7xxx rom creating test.

[ColorWheel]

If I make a ROM with the script as described, can I still use Zeus to flash a 7970? I understand that Zeus is no longer being developed, but I'm wondering if just the flashing function can still be used.

Thanks.

[ColorWheel]

Ignore previous question. I installed in a PC and used ATIwinFlash and it seemed to work fine. I did get a boot screen but I lost one of the DVI ports. I first tested before any flashing and both DVI ports worked fine. This is well beyond my area of expertise, but if anyone wants to try to solve this issue, I'd be happy to provide any information I have. In the mean time, I'm going to flash back to the original ROM, so I can use my dual monitor setup.

Sapphire 7970 OC Boost. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008
The card has 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 DP

I've attached the original and EFI versions. The original came from Darwin Dumper and I made the other with Netkas' script.

Thanks!

[blacksheep]

It's normal, Mac Edition doesn't have second DVI. There's nothing to fix TBH.
You have perfectly matched all other ports: DVI and HDMI. Use one of them with DVI adapter if you need it.

[mattvs2004]

Okay here's a question. I just got a Sapphire Radeon 7970 GHz Edition 3 GB Vapor-X to install in my 2008 Mac Pro and I'm running OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Do I still need a special rom or install special drivers? I was told originally that it should just run, provided I hook it into the motherboard's 6 - pin power port. Do I really need to flash the ROM?

[Concorde Rules]

Is the links to the stuff in the OP still current?

Just got my HIS 7950 Boost Edition.

Currently staying on 10.8.5 due to these 10.9 KPs?

[BambooMonster]

Okay here's a question. I just got a Sapphire Radeon 7970 GHz Edition 3 GB Vapor-X to install in my 2008 Mac Pro and I'm running OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Do I still need a special rom or install special drivers? I was told originally that it should just run, provided I hook it into the motherboard's 6 - pin power port. Do I really need to flash the ROM?

Your card doesn't have EFI... That means you won't have the Apple Bootscreen at startup (you won't be able to switch between partitions). Flashing adds EFI, without EFI you won't have the proper titles in your system profile either. No reason not to flash.

[BambooMonster]

Is the links to the stuff in the OP still current?

Just got my HIS 7950 Boost Edition.

Currently staying on 10.8.5 due to these 10.9 KPs?

I'm running Mavericks now and my flashed 7950 works just fine with no hiccups. Used the stuff from original post too.

[Concorde Rules]

Is the links to the stuff in the OP still current?

Just got my HIS 7950 Boost Edition.

Currently staying on 10.8.5 due to these 10.9 KPs?

I'm running Mavericks now and my flashed 7950 works just fine with no hiccups. Used the stuff from original post too.

How did you do it?

I've just done it and I still don't have boot screens!!!

When you go to system profiler for PCI cards does it say: "There was an error while gathering PCI card information?"

This is what happens:

Code:

mac-pro-en0:bundle admin$ ./makerom.sh --efifile=7950mac.efi --romfile=efiromheader.rom --originalrom=HIS7950MOD2B.rom --devid=697a
running on 7950mac.efi, efiromheader.rom with devid 697a
Patching files 7950mac.efi, efiromheader.rom for device-id 0x697a
Successfully patched efi file
Successfully patched efi rom file

Orig Size = 125440
Comp Size = 47591
47591+0 records in
47591+0 records out
47591 bytes transferred in 0.065983 secs (721261 bytes/sec)
EFI part is ready at 697a.efipart.rom
orig size - 65536
65536+0 records in
65536+0 records out
65536 bytes transferred in 0.091089 secs (719472 bytes/sec)
Before:
OpRom (size=65536, indicator_offset=0x235, indicator=0x80, checksum=0xff)
OpRom (size=48128, indicator_offset=0x31, indicator=0x80, checksum=0x0)
RawData (size=17408)

After:
OpRom (size=65536, indicator_offset=0x235, indicator=0x0, checksum=0x7f)
OpRom (size=48128, indicator_offset=0x31, indicator=0x80, checksum=0x7e)
RawData (size=17408)
the rom is ready at HIS7950MOD2B.rom.efi.rom

Thoughts!?

I've attached my two roms, one without the EFI and one 'with' if you could try doing it yourself?

And yes my ID is 679a.

[blacksheep]

You have a typo in PCIR table of EFI ROM header. DID is 7A 69 instead of 9A 67.
How did you do that? netkas files are correct.

[Concorde Rules]

I didn't change it!!!

I'll try again...

Edit: Ok I think I might know why, I've modded the firmware with VBE7... I'll try with 7A69!
Edit 2: Actually I have no idea what I'm doing.

What is wrong? I downloaded the files again and ran it on the firmware and got the same md5, changed the ID to 7A69 and its changed the md5, do I flash that ID!?

[blacksheep]

Nope. 7A 69 is wrong. It should be 9A 67 (endian flipped 679A i.e. 7950 DID).
Find it in EFI header of your HIS7950MOD2B.rom.efi.rom, change and re-run fixrom script. Should work after that.

[Concorde Rules]

Excellent. Thanks.

No idea why that changed 

[blacksheep]

I hope that you don't need HDMI, because on this particular card it won't work, at least in OS X.

[Concorde Rules]

I hope that you don't need HDMI, because on this particular card it won't work, at least in OS X.

Nope!

I modified the hex as you said but still no change.

Do you mind using the 'HIS7950MOD2.rom' and adding the EFI to it?

I'll flash the BIOS you modify to see if that works and then go from there...!

[blacksheep]

Do you mind using the 'HIS7950MOD2.rom' and adding the EFI to it?

I have a better idea: your HIS7950MOD2.rom is modified in VB7, right?
It differs from original BIOS of your card which I've DL'd from techpowerup.
I took original, untouched BIOS for your card (you can check it) and added EFI to it.
Flash this one and it will work. Modify it further as you wish.