intel HD 4000 on osx niresh

The following method works for Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and OS X Mountain Lion 10.8. If you're using an older version of Lion, you might be able to install BridgeHelper 5.0 and get the same result.

Intel HD 4000 graphics are included in a few of Intel's newest 3nd-generation processors, which are known as "Ivy Bridge" processors.

Many Ivy Bridge processors only use lower-end HD 2500 graphics, which don't work with the method in this guide (check out our guide to HD 2500 graphics instead). If you want to find out whether your Intel processor uses HD 2500 or 4000, you can Google the model of your processor. For example, if I search "i5-3570K" on Google, the first result is Intel's official page for the Intel Core i5-3570K. According to the "Graphics Specifications" section of that page, the i5-3570K processor uses "Intel® HD Graphics 4000", which will work.


1. Install a patched version of Chameleon or Chimera
Even though Mac OS X includes drivers for Intel HD 4000, these drivers don't work on Hackintoshes by default. A Hackintosh relies on a bootloader (such as Chameleon or Chimera) to inject the device ID of its graphics card into Mac OS X, in order to enable graphics support. Otherwise, Mac OS X has no idea what graphics card the Hackintosh using.

However, the current versions of Chameleon and Chimera don't include the device IDs for Intel HD 4000 yet. For this tutorial, download and install a patched version instead-- download links below.

DOWNLOAD: Chimera [PATCHED]
DOWNLOAD: Chameleon [PATCHED]
Downloads provided by Henry Wong from stuffedcow.net.

Once you've downloaded Chimera or Chameleon (either will work), run the .pkg installer. Complete the installation process, and then proceed to the next step.

2. Select a device ID
As Mr. Wong explains on his blog, there are 11 device IDs (known as AAPL,ig-platform-id device properties) that Mac OS X uses to identify a graphics card as Intel HD 4000. In order to enable graphic support for HD 4000, you need to have Chimera or Chameleon inject one of these device IDs into Mac OS X. Below is a chart of all available device IDs.

Each device ID helps Mac OS X recognize your HD 4000 graphics in a slightly different way. The number of "Ports" is the number of input ports (such as DVI, HDMI, etc.) that will work with each device ID. You probably want to choose a configuration that works with at least 3 ports. The "Memory" column represents how much internal graphics memory you should set in your BIOS, for that particular device ID (more details about that in Step 3).

You can choose which device ID to inject by editing org.Chameleon.boot.plist, the settings file for Chameleon and Chimera. Go to /Extra in your main hard drive, and open the file org.Chameleon.boot.plist . Inside that file, add the following property:

<key>HD4000PlatformId</key>
<string>0</string>

The "0" stands for 01660000, the first device ID. If you want to use device ID 01660001 instead, replace "0" with "1". And so on.

3. Adjust your BIOS
You need to change the amount of internal graphics memory used by Mac OS X to whatever the device ID specifies. You can do this in your computer's BIOS (which is essentially the settings page for your motherboard). Boot your computer, and enter the BIOS. To enter the BIOS on a Gigabyte motherboard, you have to press the delete key when it boots (before the operating system starts). Different manufacturers set different keys for opening the BIOS.

The specific name for the BIOS setting that determines internal graphics memory size depends on the brand of your motherboard. On Gigabyte motherboards, this setting is literally called "Internal Graphics Memory Size".

Be sure to adjust the setting for "Internal Graphics Memory Size", not "DVMT Total Memory Size" (as Mac OS X ignores this setting).

Say that you're using device ID 01660000. According to chart in Step 3, that device ID requires 96 MB of memory. In that case, set "Internal Graphics Memory Size" to 96 MB in your BIOS. Then press F10 to save your changes and leave the BIOS.

4. Test it out
Reboot your Hackintosh. Once you've booted in Mac OS X, check whether you can change the screen resolution, etc. If not, then you'll have to try a different device ID. Repeat Step 2 and 3. Hopefully, you'll eventually find a device ID that works for your Hackintosh.

Ending Notes
Once you finish Step 4, your Mac OS X should finally be able to display at full resolution and have graphics acceleration. Congratulations!

P.S. The VGA port on your monitor will not work (real Macs don't have VGA ports). You have to use either the DVI or HDMI port on your monitor.

http://www.macbreaker.com/2012/07/intel-hd-4000-hackintosh.html

SOURCE: Intel HD 4000 QE/CI Acceleration
new kernel

new kernel

While the rest of us slept in, Linus Torvalds kept busy over the weekend, announcing an all new Linux kernel release.
Linux 3.16 is now stable and out there. Wherever there really is.
Typing from his treadmill desk (or possibly not, but the mental image is too humorous to resist) the Linux founder announced the latest stable release with relief, explaining:
“While 3.16 looked a bit iffy for a while things cleared up nicely, and there was no reason to do extra release candidates like I feared just a couple of weeks ago.”

What’s New In Linux 3.16?

Codenamed ‘Shuffling Zombie Juror’, Linux 3.16 arrives on the scene with a bunch of key improvements in tow. These range from complicated and integral sounding – e.g., ‘unified control group hierarchy‘ – to the more user-accessible, like new and improved drivers.
Thanks to the diligent work by Linux Weekly News and Phoronix (plus a good ol’ google on the Linux Kernel Mailing List) we’ve put together a list of some of notable changes featuring in this release.
  • Multi-platform ARM kernel image for multiple ARM SoCs (incl. Exynos)
  • Various support for Nvidia Tegra K1 and Kepler GPU
  • Nokia N900 modem driver included in mainline 
  • Initial Intel Cherryview Support 
  • Improvements to Sixaxis and DualShock 4 controller support
  • Sony-HID driver improvements 
  • RMI driver for Synaptics touchpad
  • Saitek RAT7 gaming mouse fix
  • Dell FreeFall driver
  • 80 changes and fixes to Btrfs filesystem 
  • New audio drivers for misc. Cirrus, Realtek and Analog devices. 
  • Tegra HD-audio HDMI support

Installing Linux 3.16

It’s out, which means you want it. Well, hold your horses. Linux 3.16 is likely to form the basis of the Ubuntu Linux Kernel in 14.10, which is due later this year. The 14.10 kernel will also be provided to LTS users through a point release update shortly after.
If you’re impatient and — most importantly — skilled enough, you can install Linux 3.16 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS using the corresponding installers for your system listed in the Mainline kernel archive maintained by Canonical.