Applying this patch how to ?

koverg-patch9700-v0.2.zip

can someone please tell me in detail how to apply this patch with out leaving anything out please ?!

im now on 10.6.3 combo update thats with Chameleon RC4 and patched kernel 10.3.0 just if that helps any ...

please if you respond post like your talking to a baby that needs its nappy changing because i really dont know shizel about patching my drivers ...

perhaps someone else can do it and post it .... i am :

Display:

Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5b60
Revision ID: 0x0000
Kernel Extension Info: No Kext Loaded
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes

in red you'll see why i need help ...

[magicfox]

Seems pretty simple just follow that README file, Let me know if you need some explanations on things

ok you think it will be ok on 10.6.3 with all updates etc ? i just need to follow the read me yeah ?


i dont totally understand the read me ...

This is the second version of my ATI Radeon 9700 driver patcher.

1. Extract the archive.
2. sudo ./patch9700.sh HI LO (where HI is the high byte in hex of your device id and LO is the low byte, e.g.: ./patch9700.sh 5e 4b if your device id is 0x5e4b)
3. manually edit the /System/Library/Extensions/ATIRadeon9700.kext/Content/MacOS/Info.plist. Replace 5B60 with your device id
Example:
...
<key>IOPCIMatch</key>
<string>0x4E441002 0x41441002 0x4E481002 0x41481002 0x41501002 0x4E501002 0x41521002 0x4E541002 0x4A481002 0x4A491002 0x4A4A1002 0x4A4B1002 0x4A4C1002 0x4A4D1002 0x4A4E1002 *0x5E4B1002* 0x5B621002 0x3E501002 0x4E561002 0x5B641002 0x3E541002</string>
...
The asterisk (*) is only meant to emphasize the change, do not enter them.

For edit /System/Library/Extensions/ATIRadeon9700.kext/Contents/Info.plist use:
In a Terminal
sudo nano -w /System/Library/Extensions/ATIRadeon9700.kext/Contents/Info.plist
then Ctrl + O to save the changes AND Ctrl + X to Exit
4. Remove kextcache
sudo rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache
kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions
5. put your desire Res at "com.apple.Boot.plist" is not posible select at System Preferences
6. Repair disk permissions with Disk Utility
7. Finally reboot

Some mouse artifacts are reported. I am working on resolving the problem.

NOTE: this patch is very experimental, I only released it because of heavy mail traffic. I you are not an experienced user please wait for a better version.

--koverg--

so my steps would be to extract open terminal and type "sudo ./patch9700.sh 5b 60" and go from there yeah ?

ATIRadeon9700.kext.zip

i also do not have the ati 9700 kext installed .. were can i get it from ?

searching kexts.com

i hazard a gess that im not to follow this read me because i need to install the kext file ... ill brb ..

[magicfox]

Yeah looks like youll have to install it, Yeah youll have to do some terminal work there, And to edit the kexts you right click it and hit Show Package Contents

i know how to show the package contenze BUT i dont know what to put into terminal

im a n00bie when i comes to terminal m8 !

this is what im typing and getting from terminal


****-****:~ ***$ sudo users/***/Desktop/patch9700.sh 5b 60
Password:
sudo: users/***/Desktop/patch9700.sh: command not found


what the heck is that all about then doode lol . ! .

[magicfox]

you type in the directory of where that *.sh file is located at like where you unzipped it etc

i did that ...


i now get this

Robs-iMac:~ Rob$ /patch9700.sh 5b 60
Patching to device id: 0x5b60
/patch9700.sh: line 11: ./binmay: No such file or directory
Robs-iMac:~ Rob$

idont get this at all can someone do this for me in team viewer because i dont get it at all ........??...............

ideas ?

[magicfox]

that binmay file should be in the directory also I saw it when I unzipped it,hmmm weird, we have the same command line skills I know nothing about it as well, I never was good at Unix/Linux command line stuff

oh ...oh dear... can someone please show this to me please !

i will try this

Copy Koverg's tgz archive to your desktop and double click on it
Open the terminal
Enter "cd Desktop/koverg*" (enter)
Enter "sudo ./patch9700.sh 5b 60" (enter)
Enter your root password (enter)
Enter "sudo nano -w /System/Library/Extensions/ATIRadeon9700.kext/Contents/Info.plist" (enter)
Press "Ctrl + w"
Press "Ctrl + r"
Enter "4e44" (enter)
Enter "5b60" (enter)
Press "y"
Press "Ctrl + o" (enter)
Press "Ctrl + x"
Enter "sudo rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache" (enter)
Enter "kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions" (enter)
Open the Disk Utility (Applications / Utilities) and click on "Repair Disk Permissions"
Reboot Mac OS X
Hope for the best ...

this did nothing for me