uuufo Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Just wanted to let everyone interested know I got my new eVGA GeForce 9600 GSO 512mb (which is a G94 chip) working fully. After trying many other things (nvdarwin, nvinstaller, 9xxx series drivers, etc.) I eventually tried simply installing 10.5.5, updating to 10.5.6, then installing custom Nvidea EFI String using UInstaller program. Works great, hope this helps others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seepositive Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Aye, same results with my Asus EN9600GT a couple of weeks ago. QE, CI, rotation, dual displays......very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uuufo Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Excellent! Wish I had that card instead though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUT1L1TY Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I have this card too. I would have to say for $50 (after rebate) it's pretty unbeatable. Mine is working in 10.5.6 without any drivers. Just a simple EFI string which I am attaching so that others can use it. I could not find the string anywhere and wound up generating one myself using OSx86 tools. Hopefully this will save someone the effort. nVidia_GeForce_9600_GSO_512MB.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sthunder Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I tried using UInstaller to create an EFI string for mine, but it ended with a system hard lock at the end of the white boot screen. I entered chose nvidia custom, then 9600 GSO, then 512MB for the memory. Am I doing something wrong? Do I also need NVinject or something installed? I have a K9A Platinum and am running the 9.5.0 Voodoo kernel. Installed using iDeneb 1.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkcentreOSX Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Im just wondering if anyone has got the 9600 GSO with 768mb ram working? I have it somewhat working got rid of the invisible drop downs by using the 768mb 8800 GTX but does anyone have the 9600 GSO with 768mb working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sthunder Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 So an update to my situation and a response to ThinkcentreOSX here. I got my 512MB EVGA working today. I booted into safe mode (using -x at boot), installed the 9000 series drivers (did not fix permissions, also, i did that part last night, i cannot for the life of me remember if i used the original ones or v2, v2 has been giving me a hard lock, so i'm not sure), rebooted into safe mode again, and ran Uinstaller's custom EFI string creator. I named the card "nVidia GeForce 9600 GSO" and picked 512MB for the memory size, then dvi / dvi for outputs. Rebooted and had working CI and QE. Thinkcentre, when I had the 768MB card I had the one with DDR2 memory, but it was still a g92 so the same method should work. I simply used the 9000 series installer v2 found on the first page in this forum. worked flawlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcezar Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Can someone help me install the EFI stuff.. i am very new to this stuff so dont really know much. i have OSX86 tools.. and now do i need to install anything else before i begin to edit the apple.boot thingy.. i have the EVGA 9600 GSO 512 DDr3 .. Please help me i am using the EFI String earlier in this post the TXT one.. some please provide a step by step please.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK! Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 My 9600GT seems to be working as well... however there is a small glitch which i cant figure out.. On the startup, right after the gray screen with the circle... monitor turns black for a few seconds and then it has white-noise... however it goes away when i either wait for 40 seconds or so or if i turn off the monitor and turn it back on again. The same thing happens (white noise) after the monitor shuts off.. Any ideas on what it might be? As i understand it goes into sleep mode right away.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mincingleprechaun Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I can't seem to get my asus en9600gso to do anything other than 1024x768. No CI/QE. The real problem is that I don't actually think I am successfully installing the string above or any that I try to create with the various utilities. I would appreciate any guidance. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUT1L1TY Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I can't seem to get my asus en9600gso to do anything other than 1024x768. No CI/QE. The real problem is that I don't actually think I am successfully installing the string above or any that I try to create with the various utilities. I would appreciate any guidance. Thanks. The easiest thing to do is to manually insert the string into your com.apple.boot.plist that resides in your /Extra folder. Any text editor will work. Please take a look at this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberderf Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Thank you all for sharing ! Does dual DVI output (for 2 dvi monitors) is working on this card ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUT1L1TY Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Thank you all for sharing ! Does dual DVI output (for 2 dvi monitors) is working on this card ? It should. Mine shows up in the System profiler with two ports. I do however only have one monitor so I can not say that with the utmost certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyhlo Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Did anyone try the 9600gso 768mb, will it work the with 10.5.5 or 10.5.06 update ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkmasta Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Can anyone confirm the ASUS EN9600 GSO as working? I see further up that the person was having trouble and never commented on whether he solved the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamo_Sapience Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Does anybody know, if 9600GSO is working under Snow leo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianBandit Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Can anyone confirm the ASUS EN9600 GSO as working? I see further up that the person was having trouble and never commented on whether he solved the problem. I got mine to work with the 9800 GTX drivers (using installer) that floating around on the forum. However, I can only use the DVI port so far, everything else gives me the blue screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_42 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Aye, same results with my Asus EN9600GT a couple of weeks ago. QE, CI, rotation, dual displays......very pleased. I have comprised a list of parts for my very first Hackintosh and would like to get the EN9600GT. Is your card fully functioning at all resolutions? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianBandit Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I'm confirming that I got Asus EN9600GSO to work with Universal Installer (Custom Install) on Snow Leopard. It's was very easy: 1. Choose Custom 2. Enter nVidia GeForce 9600 GSO 3. Choose 512 4. Choose DVI/VGA 5. Install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tressxmass Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Hey mates. I have a 9600GSO 512MB too, only it's Galaxy branded. I am trying to make it fully work for a week or so, but I allways get the same problem. I managed to make the System Profiler completely and fully recognise my card, with a Custom EFI string (nVidia GeForce 9600GSO > 512MB -DVI/DVI or DVI/VGA) in OSx86Tools. BUT there's a major problem - the screen is flashing blue ALL THE TIME, and I really hardly seeing anything going on the screen. It looks something like this (only im now using iPC Distro). Any ideas? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianBandit Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Maybe give Universal OSx86 Installer (UInstaller) at try. It's very similar to OSx86Tools, but it may be just what you're missing. That is what I had luck with. You can get it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrajag Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I managed to make the System Profiler completely and fully recognise my card, with a Custom EFI string(nVidia GeForce 9600GSO > 512MB -DVI/DVI or DVI/VGA) in OSx86Tools. BUT there's a major problem - the screen is flashing blue ALL THE TIME, and I really hardly seeing anything going on the screen. Any ideas? thanks. I am wondering if you have the DVI/VGA reversed in your custom EFI string. I used the UInstaller to make a custom EFI string for mine (Asus 9600GSO 512MB). I have only used the DVI port (closest to the MB) and not tried the VGA port. It also worked OK when I used the OS X Tools built-in choice for the 8800GS 384MB card (worth a try too) though of course it would not use all the memory with that one (the 9600GSO is basically the same hardware as the 8800GS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tressxmass Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I am wondering if you have the DVI/VGA reversed in your custom EFI string. I used the UInstaller to make a custom EFI string for mine (Asus 9600GSO 512MB). I have only used the DVI port (closest to the MB) and not tried the VGA port. It also worked OK when I used the OS X Tools built-in choice for the 8800GS 384MB card (worth a try too) though of course it would not use all the memory with that one (the 9600GSO is basically the same hardware as the 8800GS). First off thanks for the replys Well, I have also tried the VGA/DVI option though sadly I the screen turned black after that and of course I had to reinstall. And the 8800GS EFI is giving me the exact same problem as the custom string And by the way man, UInstaller also gave the same problem, as much as I remember. Is it a dead end? Is the only solution switching a card? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tressxmass Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 One more thing, is it possible that this problem is caused because I chose the wrong (or didn't really choose any) chipset for my machine in the customization menu? By the way i've got a Intel DG41TY (ICH7), and right now im using the iPC 10.5.6 distro. I would have done a test myself, though im kindda short on time these days. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikahrus Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Did anyone try the 9600gso 768mb, will it work the with 10.5.5 or 10.5.06 update ? I have no idea if you have found a solution but here is the EFI string that I use for my 9600 GSO 768mb (with DVI/DVI). Everything works fine and haven't come across any problems. 6e0200000100000001000000620200000d00000002010c00d041030a040000000101060000010101 060000007fff04001e00000072006f006d002d007200650076006900730069006f006e0000002f000 0006e5669646961204765466f72636520393630302047534f204f70656e474c20456e67696e65205b 4546495d22000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000 000646973706c6179100000004e00560043004100500000001800000004000000000003000c000000 00000007000000000e0000006e0061006d00650000000b000000646973706c6179140000004000300 02c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d41100000006d006f006400 65006c0000001b0000006e5669646961204765466f72636520393630302047534f0e0000004e00560 050004d00000020000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001400 0000400031002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d42200000004 00031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d61 63220000005600520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069007a006500000008000000000 0003020000000400030002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e56 44412c4e564d616322000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000 0000b000000646973706c61791c0000006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000000 0f0000004e5644412c506172656e74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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