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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #195 on Mar 14, 2009, 7:12pm »

I insert monitor cable into another dvi port and now all looks good. What does it mean? Buggy port?

UP:
No issues with gradient blinking, but GUI (for example window switching in expose) and movie lag is still here with me.

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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #196 on Mar 14, 2009, 10:29pm »

Sounds a bit like you still have a driver from 10.5.5. Try running my 10.5.6 installer.

http://rapidshare.com/files/200270372/10.5.6_Leopard_Std_Nvidia_Drivers.zip

You will have to repair kext permissions as soon as you run it before you restart with the script I linked to in my last post as there is something up with one of the permissions. Then delete Extensions.mkext again and boot with -f -v.

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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #197 on Apr 3, 2009, 8:02pm »

Hey AquaMac,

Thanks for all the great posts so far!

Maybe you can help me. I am running a Boot-132 install with modified DSDT and everything works great so far.

Last 2 things to get working are the Sound and GRAPHICS.

I have followed this thread so far (as well as many many others) and have Installed the 10.5.6 drivers from this post and ran the permissions script right after. No change in my graphics.

My screen is running at 1024x768, x32 bit. And I cannot get it to change.

My system is:
INTEL i7 - 920 2.67GHZ - 4 CORES
OSX 10.5.6
Nvidia 9800GT 1GIG Ram, BFGx
6 GIG RAM, triple channel
ASUS P6T Deluxe MotherBoard

About this MAC shows only this:

Display:

Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 32 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0605
Revision ID: 0x00a2
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

Any assistance would be appreciated at this point. I feel like I am running out of options.

Any more info you need, just ask.

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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #198 on Apr 3, 2009, 8:10pm »

Hi,

You did not say, but, have you installed GFX strings as well. Without this you will not have QE or CI.

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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #199 on Apr 3, 2009, 8:14pm »

No idea if the GFX strings are installed... LOL

I downloaded and ran the script you had posted. And then ran the permissions script right after.

What is involved in installing the GFX strings? Is there a separate thread for that?

Is there a certain ORDER we need to go in when installing?

The more specific you can be, the better.

Thanks for the quick reply!
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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #200 on Apr 3, 2009, 9:12pm »

OK! The answer is YES! The GFX strings are installed for the 9800GT from the beginning of this thread.

Sorry, I wasn't sure what you meant exactly, so I had to go back and re-read the thread. I have done so many mods from other forums trying to get the graphics to work that phrases have started to blend together in my head. Please forgive me...

I also checked and I am running V8 of the EFI.

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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #201 on Apr 3, 2009, 10:11pm »

Ok, I am good to go!

I figured it out after reading a few more posts here and at Insanely Mac.com

I opened the com.apple.boot.plist in my /Volumes/EFI and added the GFX string in there.

I mistakenly was adding the GFX string in the com.apple.boot.plist file in my /library/preferences area. DOH!!

Once I figured it out and rebooted, ALL the graphics came up! 1680x1050, dual display and everything.

Here is what I did:

1. I created the out.HEX string according to AquaMac from this thread.
2. I opened the HEX file using EFI Studio. (google it)
3. I copied the GFX string that was generated in the HEX file.
4. Open Terminal, mount the /Volumes/EFI partition
5. Open the com.apple.boot.plist with NANO and PASTE the GFX string in there. Remember to ADD <key><device properties></key> ahead of it.
6. Save the file using CONTROL O, the exit, CONTROL X.
7. Unmount the /Volumes/EFI
8. Reboot

Worked great!!

Special thanks to AquaMac for these great posts! Even though I figured it out, his posts here helped A LOT!! Thanks again!

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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #202 on Apr 10, 2009, 12:27am »

hi
i think i need some sort of help
i follow your gfx install
i use ipc 10.5.6 my card is a bfg 9800 gt oc
from about mac
Display:

Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 32 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0614
Revision ID: 0x00a2
Kernel Extension Info: No Kext Loaded
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported
QuartzGL: Supported

from gfxutil
DevicePath = PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x4,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)

my in.plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x4,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>
<dict>
<key>@0,compatible</key>
<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
<key>@0,device_type</key>
<string>display</string>
<key>@0,name</key>
<string>NVDA,Display-A</string>
<key>@1,compatible</key>
<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
<key>@1,device_type</key>
<string>display</string>
<key>@1,name</key>
<string>NVDA,Display-B</string>
<key>@2,#adress-cells</key>
<string>0x01000000</string>
<key>@2,#size-cells</key>
<string>0x00000000</string>
<key>@2,compatible</key>
<string>NVDA,sensor-parent</string>
<key>@2,device_type</key>
<string>NVDA,gpu-diode</string>
<key>@2,hwctrl-params-version</key>
<string>0x02000000</string>
<key>@2,hwsensor-params-version</key>
<string>0x02000000</string>
<key>@2,name</key>
<string>sensor-parent</string>
<key>@2,reg</key>
<string>0x02000000</string>
<key>NVCAP</key>
<data>
BAAAAAAAAwAMAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=
</data>
<key>NVPM</key>
<data>
AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==
</data>
<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>
<data>
AAAAIA==
</data>
<key>device_type</key>
<string>NVDA,GeForce</string>
<key>model</key>
<string>NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT DDL</string>
<key>name</key>
<string>NVDA,Parent</string>
<key>rom-revision</key>
<string>3172a</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
card always show 32 mb and i dont have qe/ci
cant run aperture etc etc
thanks for helping me

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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #203 on Apr 10, 2009, 7:01am »

Hi Eric,

The information you are showing tells me you have done something wrong. If you see the words "Display" instead of your card then GFX strings are not working at all.

Try starting again, you need to find your PCI address for your card. Unpack the contents of the download directly onto your desktop, in other words remove the 2 files in the folder and put them onto your desktop. Then open the Terminal and type:

sudo su

hit return and enter your password.

Enter:

cd ~/desktop

then type:

./gfxutil -f display (then hit return)

This should give your PCI address - something like this:

PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0xe,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)

Copy the changes into the in.plist file for your card that you downloaded. Then go back into the terminal and type:

./gfxutil -i xml -o hex ./in.plist ./out.hex

You should now have a file marked out.hex on your desktop. Go to your /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration file and drag a copy of your com.apple.boot.plist to your desktop. Cut and paste your out.hex file into the plist like this - you will need to enter the device properties part so it looks like this, this one is from my netbook so ignore all the other bits:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1024x600x32</string>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string></string>
<key>UHCIreset</key>
<string>y</string>
<key>GUI</key>
<string>y</string>
<key>ForceWake</key>
<string>y</string>
<key>EHCIacquire</key>
<string>y</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>5</string>
<key>cpu_type</key>
<string>Intel Atom N270</string>
<key>device-properties</key>
<string>120300000100000001000000060300001200000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff0400220000005600520041004d002c00 74006f00740061006c00730069007a006500000008000000000000042400000049004f0050004300490043006c006100730073004d006100740063006 800000008000000000000032c000000730075006200730079007300740065006d002d00760065006e0064006f0072002d006900640000000800000086 8000001c0000006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000c0000004275696c742d496e180000006400650076006900630065002d0 069006400000008000000722700002400000049004f00500072006f007600690064006500720043006c0061007300730000000f000000494f50434944 657669636522000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c617922000000400031002c006 400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c00000019000000496e74656c20 474d4120393530204456492f5647412400000049004f004d006100740063006800430061007400650067006f0072007900000011000000494f4672616 d6562756666657220000000400031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c0065000000080000004141504c14000000400030002c006e0061 006d00650000000d000000446973706c61792d411a00000049004f005000430049004d006100740063006800000008000000868000001400000040003 1002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004141504c2c446973706c61792d421e000000730075006200730079007300740065006d002d006900640000 0008000000707200001e00000072006f006d002d007200650076006900730069006f006e0000000800000030303033200000004100410050004c002c0 0480061007300500061006e0065006c00000008000000010000001e00000049004f00500072006f0062006500530063006f0072006500000008000000 00000000</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Save it!
Overwrite the original com.apple.boot.plist with your new one. Open disk utility and repair permissions. Reboot, you are done!

Good Luck!.

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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #204 on Apr 11, 2009, 1:39am »

hi aquamac
i try the way you told me in your reply

but when i reboot my comp he start well but give a blue screen and i can hear my drive spinning and loading
any ideas ?
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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #205 on Apr 11, 2009, 4:24am »

Hi,

Did you try starting in safe mode?

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« Reply #206 on Apr 11, 2009, 8:18pm »

no i'll try
back to kubuntu for now,which working very well
but i'm not giving up
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Re: GFX Strings - How To
« Reply #207 on Apr 12, 2009, 12:10am »

hi aquamac
me again with good news ipc 10.5.6 running in full graphics mode
my mistake just change for a usb keyboard and mouse and bingo was running as soon as boot
forgot that osx dont like too much ps/2 port

thank so much for your help

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