[HOW TO]: Make 9800GX2 work in Mac Leopard 10.5.5! QE/CI Enabled! (WORKS ON NVIDIA M/Bs ONLY!) |
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[HOW TO]: Make 9800GX2 work in Mac Leopard 10.5.5! QE/CI Enabled! (WORKS ON NVIDIA M/Bs ONLY!) |
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Azamic
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Jun 13 2008, 12:02 PM Post #1
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Guys, I managed to get 9800GX2 work with all resolutions and QE/CI enabled!
To start off, my system specs are as follows: CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 o/c@3.5GHz - Aircooled OS: Leopard 10.5.2 (Leo4All) M/B: XFX Nvidia Nforce 790i SLI Ultra Mem: Patriot DDR3 PC 10666 @1333MHz GPU: XFX GeForce 9800GX2 (QE/CI Enabled with All resolutions) Sound: Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Platinum (Not working with 10.5.2 HDD: 2x500GB SATA WD Caviar & 1x750GB SATA WD Caviar Ok now for the best part of making 9800GX2 work with your Leopard: 1. Uninstall / Delete NVinject.kext 2. Install GeForce.kext, NVDAResman.kext and NVDANV50Hal.kext from here (extracts from latest kexts for 10.5.3). 3. Go to System Profiler and note down the 4-digit Device ID for your 9800GX2 (4 digits after 0x.) 4. Now go to DiaboliK's Helpful Files and install NVKush. DO NOT RESTART YET 5. Now using some help from DiaboliK's plist generator, we will create Info.plist for the three kexts installed in step 2 using the Device ID for your 9800GX2 noted in step 3.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Kernel</key> <string>mach_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>-f cpus=1</string> <key>Timeout</key> <string>5</string> </dict> </plist> Save com.apple.Boot.plist and move it back to /Library/Preferences/System Configuration/. Now go to Disk Utility and select your Leopard volume and repair permissions. Now reboot and hopefully, like me, your 9800GX2 will be up and running with all the resolutions and QE/CI enabled!!! Good luck! |
Azamic [HOW TO]: Make 9800GX2 work in Mac Leopard 10.5.5! QE/CI Enabled! (WORKS ON NVIDIA M/Bs ONLY!) Jun 13 2008, 12:02 PM
bubsterboo Thanks for the tutorial! I will report back on... Jun 13 2008, 01:07 PM
Azamic QUOTE (bubsterboo @ Jun 13 2008, 04:07 PM... Jun 13 2008, 01:18 PM
bubsterboo Did you edit the NVKush plist for 512mb ram? Jun 13 2008, 01:19 PM
Azamic QUOTE (bubsterboo @ Jun 13 2008, 04:19 PM... Jun 13 2008, 01:26 PM
bubsterboo This needs to be added to your plist in the right ... Jun 13 2008, 01:40 PM
Azamic QUOTE (bubsterboo @ Jun 13 2008, 04:40 PM... Jun 13 2008, 02:29 PM
Azamic All done. Edited Post 3 above to include modified ... Jun 13 2008, 01:43 PM
Azamic Bubs / Aqua
My 9800GX2 ROM dumps as requested:
X... Jun 13 2008, 07:16 PM
bubsterboo QUOTE (Azamic @ Jun 13 2008, 12:16 PM) Bu... Jun 13 2008, 07:59 PM
Azamic QUOTE (bubsterboo @ Jun 13 2008, 10:59 PM... Jun 13 2008, 09:08 PM
bubsterboo QUOTE (Azamic @ Jun 13 2008, 02:08 PM) I ... Jun 13 2008, 09:48 PM
demonfox13x hm this is wierd lol nvidia works?! i feel bad... Jun 13 2008, 11:02 PM
bubsterboo QUOTE (demonfox13x @ Jun 13 2008, 04:02 P... Jun 13 2008, 11:04 PM
Azamic SUCCESS!!!! I can see 512MB on eac... Jun 13 2008, 11:15 PM
rstt thanks Azamic! i try with one card... Jun 13 2008, 11:24 PM
alexlyc A bit off topic here, but did you get LAN to work ... Jun 13 2008, 11:26 PM
Azamic QUOTE (alexlyc @ Jun 14 2008, 02:26 AM) A... Jun 13 2008, 11:36 PM
Azamic QUOTE (alexlyc @ Jun 14 2008, 02:26 AM) A... Jun 16 2008, 07:30 PM
rstt this works in kalyway or only in leo4allv3?
and o... Jun 13 2008, 11:38 PM
alexlyc I am a bit lost, did you install everything correc... Jun 13 2008, 11:50 PM
Azamic QUOTE (alexlyc @ Jun 14 2008, 02:50 AM) I... Jun 14 2008, 12:02 AM
bubsterboo Azamic:
Could you please to dump your ioregistry,... Jun 14 2008, 02:31 AM
Azamic QUOTE (bubsterboo @ Jun 14 2008, 05:31 AM... Jun 14 2008, 08:17 AM
Kiko just dump using ioreg -lw 0 > ioregdump.txt Jun 14 2008, 05:21 AM
aqua-mac Could you also let me know what specific nvidia ke... Jun 14 2008, 05:23 AM
Kiko i was using 10.5.3 kexts and got my 9800 working t... Jun 14 2008, 06:08 AM
aqua-mac Azamic,
Could you please post up any info on the ... Jun 14 2008, 02:40 PM
Azamic QUOTE (aqua-mac @ Jun 14 2008, 05:40... Jun 14 2008, 05:42 PM
demonfox13x tried the kexts, now getting no signal tried both ... Jun 14 2008, 04:33 PM
aqua-mac Cheers mate! Jun 14 2008, 06:05 PM
aqua-mac Azamic,
What mach_kernel are you using, is it an ... Jun 15 2008, 10:20 PM
Azamic QUOTE (aqua-mac @ Jun 16 2008, 01:20... Jun 16 2008, 01:00 PM
jxa4508 For starters, YOU ARE MY HERO, I have been wanting... Jun 16 2008, 04:00 AM
aqua-mac Thanks Azamic! Jun 16 2008, 06:26 PM
aqua-mac Being detected as a 8600 GTS is quite normal, same... Jun 16 2008, 08:43 PM
Azamic QUOTE (aqua-mac @ Jun 16 2008, 11:43... Jun 16 2008, 09:21 PM
jxa4508 This is where I'm at so far, I have the EVGA 7... Jun 17 2008, 02:48 AM
Azamic QUOTE (jxa4508 @ Jun 17 2008, 05:48 AM) T... Jun 17 2008, 02:42 PM
jxa4508 QUOTE (Azamic @ Jun 17 2008, 02:42 PM) jx... Jun 17 2008, 08:24 PM
alexlyc What type of optical disk you use to install leo? ... Jun 17 2008, 06:18 AM
jxa4508 ok, so I tried it with -v cpus=1 and maxmem=2048 a... Jun 18 2008, 12:52 AM
Azamic QUOTE (jxa4508 @ Jun 18 2008, 03:52 AM) o... Jun 18 2008, 06:46 AM
alexlyc I physically remove 3 sticks of ram and leave only... Jun 18 2008, 03:56 AM
jxa4508 Hi there, ok I finished the installtion on the ext... Jun 18 2008, 11:19 AM
jxa4508 Anyone who couldnt get their system stable or to w... Jul 11 2008, 04:03 AM
jxa4508 ok sorry to keep posting, but I finally have both ... Jul 11 2008, 05:29 AM
Azamic QUOTE (jxa4508 @ Jul 11 2008, 08:29 AM) o... Jul 11 2008, 11:49 AM
jxa4508 QUOTE (Azamic @ Jul 11 2008, 11:49 AM) Gl... Jul 13 2008, 04:13 PM
qualsiasi Here is my try:
motherboard: GA-P35-DS3P
gfx: EVG... Jul 12 2008, 04:47 PM
Azamic QUOTE (qualsiasi @ Jul 12 2008, 07:47 PM)... Jul 17 2008, 08:41 PM
qualsiasi QUOTE (Azamic @ Jul 17 2008, 08:41 PM) I ... Jul 18 2008, 08:25 PM
jxa4508 QUOTE (qualsiasi @ Jul 18 2008, 08:25 PM)... Jul 21 2008, 11:53 PM
WildSteve Hi,
I followed the whole guide, but I finish up w... Jul 15 2008, 04:13 PM
qualsiasi QUOTE (WildSteve @ Jul 15 2008, 04:13 PM)... Jul 16 2008, 08:20 AM
jxa4508 Anyone know why this QE still won't work? I... Jul 16 2008, 09:31 PM
jxa4508 OK DO THIS FOR EVGA CARDS!! IT WORKS!... Jul 23 2008, 12:58 AM
jxa4508 I went ahead and added screenshots of system profi... Jul 23 2008, 10:22 PM
Azamic QUOTE (jxa4508 @ Jul 24 2008, 01:22 AM) I... Jul 24 2008, 12:37 PM
Xstasyen QUOTE (jxa4508 @ Jul 23 2008, 10:22 PM) I... Aug 10 2008, 11:22 AM
qualsiasi @jxa4508:
gratz for your success, now your are the... Jul 31 2008, 01:16 AM
Xstasyen I tried this on my iATKOS v4i 10.5.4 with vanilla ... Aug 7 2008, 11:30 AM
pino72 Hi there, so after reading all of this is there an... Aug 8 2008, 07:47 AM
leglez QUOTE (pino72 @ Aug 8 2008, 02:47 AM) Hi ... Aug 15 2008, 04:31 AM
TheRuggedLion QUOTE (leglez @ Aug 15 2008, 04:31 AM) I ... Aug 18 2008, 06:05 AM
Hanjin I followed your instructions and everything is fin... Aug 13 2008, 02:04 PM
Azamic QUOTE (Hanjin @ Aug 13 2008, 05:04 PM) I ... Aug 14 2008, 06:57 AM
pino72 Would be great thanks! Aug 15 2008, 02:11 PM
leglez Just got my card in today. I am already running i... Aug 19 2008, 10:38 PM
leglez Ok suggestion, don't try to install this if yo... Aug 20 2008, 03:14 AM
qualsiasi QUOTE (leglez @ Aug 20 2008, 03:14 AM) Ok... Aug 20 2008, 06:43 AM
leglez Hmm so do different releases of OS X have differen... Aug 20 2008, 10:31 PM
AqUaRiUz Hello Everyone, Im glad dat i came across dis thre... Aug 23 2008, 04:00 PM
AqUaRiUz UPDATE: i got it working guys here's a snapsh... Aug 25 2008, 02:48 AM
qualsiasi QUOTE (AqUaRiUz @ Aug 25 2008, 02:48 AM) ... Aug 29 2008, 12:29 PM
galiadi Whether people I can to force to work I wash video... Aug 27 2008, 04:03 PM
Dakirn I have almost the exact same config except that I... Sep 4 2008, 03:14 PM
japhex How is it working with 10.5.5 ? Does it need a nvi... Sep 18 2008, 11:27 AM
Azamic QUOTE (japhex @ Sep 18 2008, 02:27 PM) Ho... Sep 28 2008, 09:38 AM
qualsiasi QUOTE (Azamic @ Sep 28 2008, 09:38 AM) Ca... Oct 23 2008, 02:30 PM
taetae does not work for me :-(
black screen after load... Sep 26 2008, 05:22 PM
taetae no kids yet tried and rejected
single error in ... Sep 27 2008, 09:20 AM
nicolid Greetings all ,
Being fairly new to osx86 my in... Nov 3 2008, 03:17 AM
-a. Hey
ive just manged to install osx on my pc for t... Nov 3 2008, 03:24 PM
nicolid ***update.
In response to my own post just above ... Nov 3 2008, 04:27 PM
-a. QUOTE 1. Uninstall / Delete NVinject.kext
2. Insta... Nov 3 2008, 11:27 PM
Deadeye QUOTE (-a. @ Nov 4 2008, 12:27 AM) H... Nov 12 2008, 05:18 PM
iMax90 It's possible to use this process to install a... Nov 5 2008, 11:58 PM
JaE-V So i'm SOL with my DS3R? lol Nov 12 2008, 06:27 PM
qualsiasi I see again many ppl do confusion, others reply ho... Nov 12 2008, 10:35 PM
iAasimar I have XFX 9800GX2 and intel mobo (X38). It works ... Nov 14 2008, 08:23 PM
JaE-V QUOTE (iAasimar @ Nov 14 2008, 02:23 PM) ... Nov 18 2008, 03:44 PM
nicolid I've got iDeneb's 10.5.5v1.3 and this card... Nov 14 2008, 11:20 PM
iAasimar I solved this by changing slots -- moved videocard... Nov 19 2008, 06:26 PM
macbrush I am wondering, provided I get 9800 GX2 working wi... Dec 27 2008, 09:07 AM
aqua-mac With the GX2, each card is seen as an individual c... Dec 27 2008, 12:29 PM
macbrush Thanks for the reply. But what I want to know is t... Dec 28 2008, 07:05 AM
aqua-mac Yes each card & processor drives the monitors ... Dec 29 2008, 01:19 PM
OS-Maniac Hello! I know that the topic says for 9800GX2 ... Jan 17 2009, 03:06 PM
tdawgedogg I followed this guide and I have an intel x48 moth... Jan 23 2009, 01:54 PM ![]() |
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