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Hi,

I've updated Lion to 10.7.2 and now after the boot process when the apple logo disappear, instead of desktop I get a black screen. The system seems to be works under that black screen but there is no desktop. Only black.

Please help me!

Thanks in advance

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UPDATE: this post is obsolete. i got it up and running. obviously i messed something up. i did a fresh install, updated and voila - everything works just with graphicsenabler. :-)

short restore from my last backup, and even icloud runs like a charm.

thanks to everyone that helped me!

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i had exactly the same problem. as i used graphicsenabler set to yes in boot.plist and nothing else, i changed it to "no". at least i can now log in. i used no dsdt and so i tried NVEnabler, which did not work for me (NVidia Geforce 8400GS). any ideas how i might fix my graphics in 10.7.2?

 

thanks in advance!

smorf

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It seems like a lot of people experiencing problems with nvidia cards, don't know how about ATI, but it seems like GraphicsEnabler=y is not enough

i did checked while i had this trouble another card just to be sure it's a graphic problem (which i firstly experienced), so i inserted the 8400GS and got to the desktop, but no QE/CI

with the 220GT i got to nothing (Black Screen),

so i enabled Screen Sharing and had to play with all sort of things with my iPod (different DSDT with and without injection, no DSDT, Graphicsenabler=y/n, and finally, EFI string, which worked)

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I'll re-post my reply from a similar topic:

 

I have a GTS 250 (512MB) card and upon booting OS X following the 10.7.2 update, I was also greeted by a black screen.

 

I had been using an EFI string in my com.apple.boot.plist to inject the graphics card, but this apparently was causing the system to fail.

 

I tried the following:

  1. Removed my DSDT just in case it was causing problems-- I don't have graphics injection in my DSDT so this didn't make a difference. For the remaining attempts, the DSDT remained in /Extra.
     
  2. Removed EFI String from com.apple.boot.plist, but kept <GraphicsEnabler><No> key in com.apple.boot.plist-- this allowed OS X to boot into the GUI, but without proper resolution or accelerated graphics.
     
  3. Removed EFI String, changed <GraphicsEnabler> key to <Yes> -- this booted with "full" QE/CI and proper resolution, but it was extremely choppy with intermittent white flashes on the screen and buggy animations.
     
  4. Removed EFI string, changed <GraphicsEnabler> key to <No>, and added NVEnabler.kext (64-bit) to /Extra/Extensions-- a verbose boot indicated that the extension wasn't being loaded, so no dice.
     
  5. Removed EFI string, changed <GraphicsEnabler> key to <No>, and added NVEnabler.kext (64-bit) to /System/Library/Extensions and repaired with KextUtility-- VOILA!

 

Hope that helps somebody. Check my signature for more details on the rest of my hardware. Feel free to PM me if you have a similar card and can't get it to work!

 

Now, if we can take care of this iCloud business of my Apple ID not being recognized as an iCloud ID... grr...

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Black Screen FIX (DSDT Injection):

 

Thanks. It works for me to.

 

However, it's quite bizarre as previously to do this change, if I rebooted OSX without any KextCache (I cleaned all of them with ONYX - or I rebooted with the alt key pressed), it works. But I've go the black screen as soon as the KextKernel cache is loaded. No idea why ???

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THX goes to zoliky for the fix!

 

I've used the fix to edit my plist and was able to generate a new EFI String thats now working like before and backwards compatible!

 

A short guide:

Locate the following section in your in.plist or what ever you called it:

<key>device_type</key>

<string>NVDA,GeForce</string>

 

Replace NVDA,GeForce with NVDA,Parent.

 

Generate a new EFI String and insert it into your org.chameleon.Boot.plist.

 

That's it!

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Hi,

I am also getting the black screen problem. I have a GTX 260. I am not very good at this stuff but I remember adding a string to my com.apple.boot. Is this and EFI string? Anyways, I tried deleting that sting and using NVEnabler64, but it did not work. It is evident that DSDT Injection works fine. How do I do this, I am completely lost.

 

Thanks,

Matt

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So do I use EFI strings, DSDT Injection, or both?

 

Matt, I am in the exact same basket as you. Did you get anywhere with it?

 

I am using chameleon and need to change the DSDT.aml file as per the zoliky's instructions; how can this be done in boot options in chameleon? How can this be done when I get the black screen on boot?

 

Thanks

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