simothebest Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 First of all hi to everyone! This is my first topic and i want to thanks all of you I have succesfully installed Mac OS X Lion on my system using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] + [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]. By the way my MB isn't on the DSDT database of Tonymac so i use [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] in order to install the essential kext in my system. I have also installed COMBO update to 10.7.2 and make working my Audio card and Ethernet card. After this i got a full resolution with my graphic chard (GeForce GTX 460) but i notice some sort of lag when i launch the Launchpad application: is like that during the transition the launchpad animation is not very smooth and seems laggy! but if i open the launchpad 3-4 times in a row the animation became very fluid, but if i stop use launchpad and try again after few minutes the animation became laggy again! After noticed this i start to try to resvolve the problem and i have done this: 1 - install the Fermi fix from [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and now i can run Luxmark 1.0 without any kind of errors 2 - install Cinebench and run with a result of 35 fps (approx) 3 - install CUDA driver from nvidia After that nothing change and the Launchpad animation is still laggy on the first use. So i heard about APGM.kext and i delete it but this change nothing maybe because i have MacPro 3,1 identifier and the APGM will not load with that identifier.... (that's correct??) Finally i try to delete the NullPowerManagmentCPU.kext (installed via [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]) and i noticed that now the animation is laggy only for the first launch and after that it run very smooth! (previously, in order to became fluid,i have to start launchpad some time, like 4-5, in a row) The card is reconized by the system because if i get system information i can see model, number, ID and Ram of my GTX 460 (the only thing is that core speed is 0) and all test with Cinebench and Luxmark works well (as previously i said). Also the resolution of the screen is 1920x1200 and works nice (apart the little problem with the launcpad animation). Now i don't know if the system is run perfectly and this is normal or if i have some sort of problem with QE/CI or something else??? i have also generate my DSDT.aml with DSDT autopatcher and refine it with my MB patch... maybe reinstall using UserDSDT instead of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] can change something?? Also i have created the bootable usb with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] using Lion GM maybe the Lion version from App Store is different??? I also have graphic enable = yes on the boot.plist and the correct ID that identify my graphic card Please help me i have searching a lot and found nothing! System: motherboard Asus P5Q processor: Intel E6750 @ 3.2Ghz (default is 2,6 Ghz) 5Gb ram ddr2 (800 mhz) Gainward GTX 460 SE 1Gb DDR5 that's all, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuel-arna Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Install the first driver http://www.nvidia.com/object/mac-driver-archive.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 CUDA drivers are not required for the GTX 460 to work, neither are additional drivers, Fermi fix or anything else from TonyMac. GTX 460 device ID 0e22 works out of the box on App Store Lion with GraphicsEnabler=y in /Extra/org.chameleon.Boot.plist. Of course there is still the famous Fermi Freeze to take care of, either with VLC looping video or CUDA clockrate running permanently in the background. All of the symptoms point to a powermangement issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simothebest Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 ok so i confirm that my card have ID Oe22 but you talk about App Store Lion... i have installe Lion GM this can be the issue? i have GraphicsEnabler=y on my chameleon.boot.plist and infact i have full resolution! Nevermind about freeze actually they never happened... I also think that my problem is related to powermanagment but i don't know how to solve it! i haven't APGM.kext because i remove it (still have a backup) and also removed NullCpuManagment.kext any advice?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 My hardware is similar to yours, I have an ASUS P5Q-E and 1GB ENGTX460, working on both App store bought Lion 10.7.2 and Snow Leopard 10.6.8. I use MacPro3,1 and have native CPU power management working. My hack specific kexts + Chameleon configuration are identical on Snow and Lion. I've never had any skipping issues on this configuration, so.. no experience fixing a problem that I've never had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chace90 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Of course there is still the famous Fermi Freeze to take care of, either with VLC looping video or CUDA clockrate running permanently in the background. Is the Fermi Freeze not fixed with Lion 10.7 and up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxic Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Try this: 1. Put AGPM.kext back in S/L/E 2. Either change your system definition to MacPro4,1 or MacPro5,1 OR Change the MacPro4,1 reference in AGPM/contents/info.plist to MacPro3,1 3. Rebuild caches 4. Reboot Which ever way you do it, you will need to check the device ID under the system definition you are using and amend it to suit your 460 if it doesn't already match. I used to get a similar thing with my GTX 480 until I put my device ID within the MacPro5,1 section of AGPM. If you are using MacPro3,1 system definition AGMP will not be loading. You therefore may be suffering from the issue I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simothebest Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 i have put back AGMP and change MacPro4,1 to MacPro3,1 the issue come only when i open the launchpad for the first time then if i open it again it's work very smooth.... Also i noticed this at the login where there is the grey screen with the apple logo and the wheel loading after that come only a grey screen without any logo and after that (it stay only few second) Lion start. It's normal that grey screen without anything on it? about the ID system information say 0x0e22 that's seems right to me! i have to add it in some other file? (i already have it on chameleon.boot.plist) edit: changed on AGMP under MacPro3,1 the default device ID and insert mine (0x0e22)! update later with news thx for helping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxic Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'll show you what I did to my AGPM/contents/info.plist My Device ID is 06c0 so I entered that after Device, replacing what was there previously. <key>MacPro5,1</key> <dict> <key>Vendor10deDevice06c0</key> The initial lag is your graphics card changing power states, some have reported success by changing the Threshold_Low integers. Though this will keep your card in an elevated power state when idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simothebest Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 i have add the ID but seems that AGPM won't load (i saw that with Kext Wizard) maybe there is some other kext that prevent at AGPM to load? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxic Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Change your system ID to MacPro4,1 or 5,1, use which ever is closest to your hardware spec. Make sure you change the system ID in AGPM back to 4,1 or 5,1, which ever you edited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyms Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I am not sure what is causing my problem but when I try to start iMovie it says that I dont have a compatible graphics card that can run "core image". I have Mac Pro 3,1 and almost everything else is working fine with my GTX580 (the latest drivers, C43 from http://iparsifal.org/osx/) I get 45,5 FPS in Cinebench. What is the AGPM doing? I dont have it at all. Maybe that is something I need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxic Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 The name of the kext is a dead give away: AppleGraphicsPowerManagement.kext It controls the power management of the graphics card. You may have to add your device ID into the AppleGL kext, I cant remember the name off the top of my head and I'm currently at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.ASavage Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I also have this problem too. I did try to change the threshold high value and it didn't help. What is does help is that I launched Final Cut Pro X and the launchpad runs like fluid afterwards. This is a weird solution for me frankly and i hope that there could be a fix for the GTX 460s. The exact card i'm using is Gigabyte GTX 460 1G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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