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I'm trying to put together a Snow Leopard (10.6.3) Hackintosh. I've made good progress thanks to the Tonymac tools (I just donated accordingly), and am stuck with the resolution on 1280 x 1024. The Dell 20" monitor I'd like to use supports 1600x1200, and I've been trying to get it to recognize this mode.
I'm running a Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard, i7-920, and a Geforce 7600 GS card.
I've found some posts indicating that
"Because 64-bit driver support for 7xxx series cards was removed in 10.6.3.
You have to use older drivers or boot in 32-bit mode. "
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12685&p=81297&hilit=7600#p81297
I had symptoms very like "Noob's" as described above during installation, with the flashing blue screen. See also
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/lofive ... 14194.html
for more detail, but it's pretty confusing.
I've tried editing the com.apple.Boot.plist file to include
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1600x1200x32</string>
(http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2009/11/ ... creen.html)
But no matter where I edit that file (I've read conflicting advice), nothing changes - still locked at 1280x1024.
If there is a simple answer I would love to get it. But if there is an inexpensive ($50-$180) card that won't be too loud (2D graphics only & web pages, no gaming), and will install without pain, please make a suggestion and I'll run right out and get it.
I'm running a Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard, i7-920, and a Geforce 7600 GS card.
I've found some posts indicating that
"Because 64-bit driver support for 7xxx series cards was removed in 10.6.3.
You have to use older drivers or boot in 32-bit mode. "
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12685&p=81297&hilit=7600#p81297
I had symptoms very like "Noob's" as described above during installation, with the flashing blue screen. See also
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/lofive ... 14194.html
for more detail, but it's pretty confusing.
I've tried editing the com.apple.Boot.plist file to include
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1600x1200x32</string>
(http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2009/11/ ... creen.html)
But no matter where I edit that file (I've read conflicting advice), nothing changes - still locked at 1280x1024.
If there is a simple answer I would love to get it. But if there is an inexpensive ($50-$180) card that won't be too loud (2D graphics only & web pages, no gaming), and will install without pain, please make a suggestion and I'll run right out and get it.