UPDATE 9/10:
- Added latest drivers from the 10.5.5 9f23 dev seed (Intel too)
- Only EFI strings work, current injectors do not.
- Added an option to install EFIstudio

nvinstaller.com

i notice there is something changes in the new kext,
some device id like 0611 is absent from this release,
i wonder if you could add them back so that peopel who're using nforce don't need to add them back manually!

I got my 8800GT 512MB working with your last version though it was only detected as 512MB, how would I go about removing that one safely so I can try this one? Also, would I choose just 9C20kexts + 512mb card?

Aside from the 256MB thing this install is perfect and I really don't want to ruin it. D:

doesn't work for me, the installer hangs when it gets to the "running installer script" point in the 9C20 install phase

hi Johniecarcinogen,

is this new installer fixes secondary vga out?
the previous one doesnt detect my second monitor (VGA out)...

my laptop is 7600go 256mb.

Thanks,
bory27.

Gundumfx,
It does take awhile during the 9C20 phase (if you need permission repairs on your OS X volume) because I put a repairPermissions in it to fix a problem from my last one, give it time... it will install it just takes awhile if you have permission errors. Or you can repair permissions through the disk utility then use the installer and the 9C20 phase will go faster if there are no permission errors.

robotskip,
Yes just choose 9C20kexts and the 512 version, but if you still have the 256 checked the 512 will overwrite the 256 one. You just have to install this version but it will take awhile during the 9C20 (~2-5mins if you need repairs) because this will be fixing the permissions of the Frameworks folder I screwed up with the old one.

muitommy,
I noticed your other posts btw, I wasn't ignoring you. There seems to be confusion with the 8600 GT 512's. The 512 NVinject is the only one I didn't change the VRAM,totalvalue of because NVinject hads a specific 512mb version. I didn't know which to use... I used the NVinject512 and a NVinject I edited for 512 last time and got different results for different people. Does NVinject work in any instance with your card?
EDIT: http://nvinject.free.fr/downloads.php

Ok, I updated it to take out the Permissions repair that made it seem to 'hang'. If you installed v.2 definitely repair your permissions on your mac volume in Disk Utility (a good idea every so often anyway), or in the terminal:



But this version is fine regarding permissions.

@johnniecarcinoge

i can confirm this v.3 installer can install without hanging.
but it's weird, i can get it work even though i replace all the strings,
and also repalce the nvinject.kext
i need to replace all the kexts from the my first install (v.1) to get it work.
cus i downlaod that nvinject from someone else, i dunno which one was the original,
do you need me to post it up for you or just let it be cus it's okay now.

p.s. just make some notes.

yes send me the NVinject that works for you please. So these kexts wont work for your 8600GT? Because the v.1 kexts are different.

Click to view attachment

my card is 8800GT
yea, i'm quite sure the kext from v.3 won't work for me,
how different they are? i find the version is the same.

Ok, I put a 512 I modified in v.31 like the one that you gave me but its 2.1. TY for your feedback.

I guess the '512 NVinject' is for the flashed cards.

***Success story***
My 8600GTS (512Mb, 0x0403) now works, just the total VRAM is wrong



Now I can try the DVI connector and then buy a 24" screen

thanks for the great job, johnniecarcinogen. but i cannot get into you blog, can you put it in somewhere else so i can get it? thank you very much!!

i was out this weekend so i didnt give you feedback, i get it to work with v2.0 and your new version, enabled Quart2D exterme and i still get some random freezes, cinemabench, etc.

Just one question, i was looking the fan of my 8800 GT and it runs very slowy (of course is clean), is this normal?

I supose that the thermal sensor on the graphic card will detect the temperature but im not sure, do you guys know an application that use extensive gpu, just to test...

Thanks a lot guys and johnnie for all of this great support ^^



Sorry its in spanish ^^

Thanks again!!

you must enable the quartz etreme... bye!

PS: i've installed the package and i see that the system profiler view 771 MB of video ram, instead 128MB! i think is the shared memory, or not?

Thanks for your installer!

I have previous version. Do i need to uninstall it? If i do then how?
My problem is when i open system preferences my system stops.

Does this by any chance work with Nvidia Geforce Go cards?

Da11y:
yes it works superb with geforce go. Mine is 7600go 256MB.
but it still cannot detect secondary monitor via VGA out on my laptop...

Hello!

Currently I have a Radeon 3850, but tomorrow I going to replace it with a GeForce 8600 GTS because I need the computer to have a working standby (sleep) function.

So what do I have to do? Can I just relpace the 3850 with the 8600 and than install NVinject or should I first install NVinject and than swap cards?

JonnieC, nice work, not that i've tried your latest one, but your old thread's driver worked, just the problem is that No one has reported being able to use the second output. my first output is VGA and second is DVI, so you can see how thats a problem...

if you don't mind, add me on MSN and i'll try to help out fixing your drivers (im new to Mac Drivers but not new to programming and unix)

msn: god AT uplink74.com

Will this work for "NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT"

See hardware id's attached.
Click to view attachment

Cheers
uk_rules_ok

Thank you very much for this installer -- it works for my nVidia 8600m GT 256 Mb on my Vostro 1500.

I can use the hot corners to shut off the screen now!

However, I'd like to know if there is any way to make the restart/shutdown work again, without removing the NVinject kexts. Any word on the sleep feature??  These are the only features that don't work (except for the SD card reader of course)

Thanks again for your work!

Cheers,
Kristian

gundamfx,
I honestly can't help you. I am still learning myself about OS X. These drivers are still beta drivers released from Apple and NVinject is a great project that I have nothing to do with that makes these work with no EFI. The first port being VGA may be a deal breaker for you since no intel mac has a VGA port and VGA isn't digital. To find answers you should ask here: http://nvinject.free.fr/forums/
EDIT: I just noticed in the old thread that someone replied and had the same problem.

yan.kun,
I use a 8600GTS 256mb myself and this is the first time sleep works properly for me, I'm using the 10.5.1 vanailla kernal natkas 'EFI bootloader'. The 3850 is a better card preformance-wise but install the card then NVinstall.

uk_rules_ok and others with 'go drivers',
I can't tell you for sure, but I recall that macgirl of this forum uses a laptop with 8400m using NVinject so this should work.

ok ill give it a go..

Guys, I cannot stress enough... if you had the previous version to repair your permissions. Also there are sometimes random bugs, these are beta drivers. But then all you have to do is install this and it will update you, you don't have to uninstall anything.

ok it loaded ok, working on external monitor but not on the laptop screen, is there a way to get the laptop screen working ?

I am having a little delimma....

I can not run the pkg (installer)... It flashes for a second then dissappears

Any thoughts ?


edit: I ran NVinject.0.2.0_installer from the nvinject site just fine... but I still get crashing with this pkg

Well, improvement upon existing scores, existing ones being your original 10.5.2/OpenGL/NVinject installer.

See attachments. Bench1 and XBench1 are original, Bench2 and XBench2 are your 9C23 ones.


Now to go and see if the PDF viewing bug has buggered off.

256Mb 8600GT, by the way.

*another edit*

Bench is the excellent OpenGL Extensions viewer from realtech-vr, BenchX is XBench, obviously. Ta!

*edit x3*

Next trick is to try and get things working without NVInject, by putting the device string into com.apple.Boot.plist, as outlined in Netkas forum. Wish me luck!

I have an old 6800 GTO video card. Driver works, but when it puts the screen to sleep it turns off the monitor than turns it back on with a black screen and repeats. Monitor is connected by DVI. Anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this issue?

question:
your installer has the same 10.5.2 kexts+framework that leaked 1 month ago?
i;m waiting for the final 10.5.2 update but if the 9C23 is the last test i would like to check it
so?

p.s. i have tried the 1st files were out ,i had problems and then i decide to quit and w8 for the final 10.5.2
i hope today ,if not i'll try those 10.5.2 files

Is it better to use this 10.5.2 kext with nvinject installer v.31 or just a efi/string method? (i find some operations slow with the string, i.e. zooming pictures in photoshop)...

i have evga geforce 8800gtx

other system specs:
asus p5b wifi/deluxe mobo (mic in not working, audio out - only 2 speakers mode, otherwise ok)
c2d q6600 cpu
4gb GEiL ram (4-4-4-12@800MHz)
LGE SATA optical drive/burner
2x74GB WDC RAPTOR
2x160GB WDC SATA2
1x320GBWDC SATA2
1x750GB WDC SATA2
Logitech MX5000 bluetooth keyboard+mouse
Bluetooth dongle (works fine, syncing my SE W710i phone without problems)

spanakorizo : those kexts are from a new beta, 9C23 and ARE stable, at least A LOT more than before.

hi,
I have nvidia geforce 7050/ nForce 630a
and with this driver (and other) not work

here there is more information:
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=84074

bye and thanks

not work on 8400m gt..(the only card not good)

work externel hdmi...the problem is nvcap....
please try different nvcap

does anyone have the v0.1 version...(10.5.2NVkexts+ installer v0.1) this version works perfectly for me but i cannot download it from the site anymore. its been deleted

I ended up having to edit GeForce and NVResman to edit a few things to get my 8600GTS to work, but I have QE/CI working. FCP and Video runs great, but for some reason WoW wont run. Anyone else having a problem getting WoW to work?

Works perfect with my NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 M GS 256 MB.. Thanks a lot!

most likely your VRAM,totlasize setting is set as string mode instead of data mode in Info.plist... This was a bug in the initial release of NVinject for 512Mb cards but it has been fixed now...
Also this version is to be used with laptops with 512Mb nvidia cards (GeForce 7 mainly) which can't be flashed.
NVCAP setting is not good for desktop cards with 2 DVI outputs in this one...

you can read this section for further details :
http://nvinject.free.fr/forums/viewforum.p...cba47df4bc1d6fc

9c23 is indeed much more stable, it fixed most of the issues I had with 8600GT so official update will probably be very good !

Thanks for the installer!

I have however still some issues with my 8600GT on Kalyway 10.5.1.

- Windows still lag behind the mouse pointer while dragging
- No mouse pointer shadow
- Worse performance than my previously installed 7300GT
- Changing display resolution will result in blue screen

I haven't had a crash yet though.

Is anyone else experiencing these issues or suggesting a fix?

Thanks!

Yes the performance is horrible. Wow isn't even playable and so. But I am just happy that Quartz and Core image are working fine !

Try the other DVI port.

performances are not that bad and mouse shadow works fine here.
you may be using a wrong NVCAP setting.

Thanks i used your 9c20 kexts with my GFX string, and it works great on my ASUS EN7300GS!
8it saves the hassles to pick any NVInject.kext

SticMAN

Awesome! That did it. Thanks.
All problems fixed with the exception of performance
which is still below the 7300GT (according to xbench)
However WoW runs absolutely smooth with full details
at 1920x1200 mhh.

NEVER listen to xBench GFX results

I've just installed this on a clean 10.5.1 installation and everything is enabled, full 1920x1200 res and QE/CI but the screen continually flashes blue, making this post very difficult to write. Everything worked fine before installing this. I can get other NVInject installations working and stable, but not with QE/CI support so I'd like to try and get this working!

Anyway, I'm using a PCI-E 512MB 7600gs flashed for Darwin compatibility. Yes, I did customize the installation and choose the 512MB NVInject.

-Ignore, double post-

i have my geforce 8400 working but icant get my fx8600gt 512mb worrking when it get past the apple screen the monitor just goes black any help would be nice

All right! Looks like the updated driver fixes the two issues I was having with my 8600GT 256MB:

(1) NV driver would crash when poking around System Preferences. Mouse cursor would beachball, but the system would stay up so I could still use an SSH session.

(2) System would hang when opening a PDF with Preview.

Both (1) and (2) are no longer issues on my system. It still won't wake from sleep properly, but I'm content. Thanks for this release!

Today my 8600 GTS arrived and it works like a charm. Also sleep works perfectly. Thanks for the great work!