VRAM ( was Re: sysctl hw.model )

[Eric Gorr]

Thanks for the pointers to the two lists.

Before I go off and use this information, I thought I would verify  
some information on this mailing list as well.


The only thing I really need to know is whether or not VRAM is being  
shared with the 'real' ram like it is on a MacMini or MacBook. If  
there is a way to determine this, that would be the best solution for  
the problem I am attempting to solve.

However, if there way a way to find actual (not shared) VRAM, that  
could work as well. Unfortunately, calls like aglDescribeRenderer or  
IORegistryEntrySearchCFProperty with kIOFBMemorySizeKey on the main  
display will not provide this information. There could be some other  
key I could search for with IORegistryEntrySearchCFProperty, but I am  
not certain what that would be.

I was going to use the machine name only as a last resort.

Thank you.