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hi, i have an 2600xt and an 8800gts could it work? i have 3 monizors...

 

you have to do it like everybody: trial and error.

if the cards work single withs strings - it will

 

Does Logic still perform good? If so this could be cool and open up lots good things, I bought a silent pretty cheap 7300gs 512 mb from Honkong might order one more. Good work man

 

with two cards the graphics seems even to be faster than before - and yes logic performs still good :D

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I am about to build a new box, my plan is to use 3 dvi connected displays. I was thinking about 2 pci-e 7600gt. Is that a good choice or what kind of card is good to use. Is it better to use 2 similar cards or not?

 

from my experiences it could be even easier to use two different cards, but should work with two 7600gt´s

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hi so here is my plist without the ati,

how do i get the strings for 2600xt?

i am also using p5wdeluxe

 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//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></string>

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>6e0200000100000001000000620200000d00000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000010

01060000007fff04000e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000000000000000000000000

00000000000000000000000000000220000005600520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730

69007a006500000008000000000000281c0000006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000

50000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e740e0000006e0061006d00650000000b0000006469737

6c617922000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b0000

0646973706c617922000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000

000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c0000001b0000006e56696469612047

5466f72636520383830302047545320000000400031002c0063006f006d007000610074006900620

6c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616314000000400030002c006e0061006d0065000000

20000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4114000000400031002c006e0061006d006500000012000

004e5644412c446973706c61792d4220000000400030002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062

06c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163100000004e00560043004100500000001800000

04000000000003000c00000000000007000000001e00000072006f006d002d007200650076006900

30069006f006e0000002f0000006e5669646961204765466f726365203838303020475453204f706

6e474c20456e67696e65205b4546495d</string>

</dict>

</plist>

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so here is the 2600 string, now how do i merge them??

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//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></string>

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>b10300000100000001000000a50300001300000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000010

01060000007fff04000e0000006e0061006d00650000001a00000041544920526164656f6e204844

032363030204546491c0000006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000001600000

4154592c4672616e6b6c696e506172656e74360000004100410050004c002c006100750078002d00

0006f007700650072002d0063006f006e006e0065006300740065006400000005000000312200000

5600520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069007a00650000000d000000323638343335

43536260000004100540059002c005600520041004d002c004d0065006d00530069007a006500000

070000003531322a0000004100540059005f0045004600490045006e00610062006c00650064004d

06f0064006500000005000000322a0000004100540059002c0045004600490056006500720073006

006f006e00420069006f0073000000130000003131332d4232323530312d58323242220000004100

40059002c00450046004900560065007200730069006f006e0000000d00000030312e30302e32303

36000000400031002c0064006900730070006c00610079002d0063006f006e006e00650063007400

d0066006c006100670073000000080000003130323422000000400030002c0064006500760069006

0065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c00

000140000004154492c526164656f6e48443236303022000000400031002c0064006500760069006

0065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c61791c0000004100540059002c006d00

5006d00730069007a00650000000d00000032363834333534353620000000400031002c0063006f0

6d00700061007400690062006c0065000000100000004154592c4672616e6b6c696e140000004000

0002c006e0061006d0065000000110000004154592c446973706c61792d411600000041005400590

2c0052006f006d0023000000120000003131332d4232323530462d32303736000000400030002c00

4006900730070006c00610079002d0063006f006e006e006500630074002d0066006c00610067007

000000080000003130323414000000400031002c006e0061006d0065000000110000004154592c44

973706c61792d4220000000400030002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000001

0000004154592c4672616e6b6c696e</string>

</dict>

</plist>

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you can´t merge the hex files.

you have to merge the plists and create one hexfile from it.

for example: find the plist file A that gives you the working hex file for the first card. find working plist B for the second card.

now merge plist A and B to plist C. create the hex file from C and add it to com.apple.boot.plist

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what ram sizes do the cards have? 256? 512?

 

edit: attached you will find 2 different plist files. one is with 256MB nvidia, the other 512MB nvidia. couldn´t find different plist files for the ati card.

 

your plist looks like the 512MB version. in this case you had a mistake in the NVRAM line.

 

hopefully one of these will work for you

 

 

ATI_8800.plists.zip

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peach-os, here I'm again!!!

 

Well, look what is going on: I installed my whole system again (Hack #2 on my sig.)... but this time, LEO4ALLv3 WITHOUT updating to 10.5.3, because this uptade was causing some USB and Firewire bugs with my peripherals.

 

Ok, I installed and did everything again, just like a couple of weeks ago. Pasted the HEX code into com.apple.boot.plist and, after restart, I got my both cards recognized in Apple System Profiler. BUT my machine only boots if I remove all the NVDAResman kexts!

 

When I try booting up with this kexts installed, I got a black screen. Withuot, I got crapy resolution, only one monitor (I use three) and no QE/CI enabled.

 

Do you know whats going on?? I really can't update to 10.5.3, I need to stay on 10.5.2...

 

Thanks in advance

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peach-os, here I'm again!!!

 

Well, look what is going on: I installed my whole system again (Hack #2 on my sig.)... but this time, LEO4ALLv3 WITHOUT updating to 10.5.3, because this uptade was causing some USB and Firewire bugs with my peripherals.

 

Ok, I installed and did everything again, just like a couple of weeks ago. Pasted the HEX code into com.apple.boot.plist and, after restart, I got my both cards recognized in Apple System Profiler. BUT my machine only boots if I remove all the NVDAResman kexts!

 

When I try booting up with this kexts installed, I got a black screen. Withuot, I got crapy resolution, only one monitor (I use three) and no QE/CI enabled.

 

Do you know whats going on?? I really can't update to 10.5.3, I need to stay on 10.5.2...

 

Thanks in advance

 

if you are still on 10.5.2, first of all install the leo graphics update.

I would recommend you to go with a retail install instead on the asus p5w dh. I´m using a lot of usb and firewire pheripherals and never had any issues with this config on the same board (in a professional studio). you can´t run it without the NVDAResman kexts.

read here how I did the install on both machines: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...&pid=940826

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if you are still on 10.5.2, first of all install the leo graphics update.

I would recommend you to go with a retail install instead on the asus p5w dh. I´m using a lot of usb and firewire pheripherals and never had any issues with this config on the same board (in a professional studio). you can´t run it without the NVDAResman kexts.

read here how I did the install on both machines: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...&pid=940826

 

Hi there,

I've just downloaded and installed the Leopard Graphics Update, but no success. The system doesn't boot anymore... I got stuck on a kind of a "loop" between the blue screen and the darwin's black screen with some errors (very fast, I can't read them).

 

Well, I'm now formating and installing Leo4allv3 10.5.2 again... maybe I should install this Leopard Graphics Update using only one video card (instead of my two 8600GTS) and just AFTER the update try your GFX strings method??? Any ideas??

 

Thanks for the help, again

And I'm waiting you here in Brazil for a couple of caipirinhas!! ;)

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pics, and by the way just updated to 10 5 6

 

does that mean you´ve got it working except QE/CI with the ATI card?

 

Hi there,

I've just downloaded and installed the Leopard Graphics Update, but no success. The system doesn't boot anymore... I got stuck on a kind of a "loop" between the blue screen and the darwin's black screen with some errors (very fast, I can't read them).

 

Well, I'm now formating and installing Leo4allv3 10.5.2 again... maybe I should install this Leopard Graphics Update using only one video card (instead of my two 8600GTS) and just AFTER the update try your GFX strings method??? Any ideas??

 

Thanks for the help, again

And I'm waiting you here in Brazil for a couple of caipirinhas!! :)

 

this won´t matter. there won´t be any difference. do a retail install and you will be lucky ;)

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why dont you do the retail 132 install?

 

Well, I still gotta download a Retail DVD, download BOOT-132, LEARN how to (I tried but still didn't)... just lazzy, I think. :angel:

 

I'll try this tomorrow and let you guys know if it wokrs.

 

Thanks

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well in single mode i get the ati to work perfect with ATI Radeon HD - 10.5.x - 10.5.5 kexts.

no luck with both cards.

 

and peach what are your bios settings for voltage in the jumpfreesection, you are using fsb 800 right?

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have a look in my daw guide - there are some settings

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...&pid=940826

 

yes -I guess the ATI is the one causing problems. does it work with strings when installed single?

on my thumbdrive install I could get two 7300GT´s working without strings. used only nvinject....spooky :)

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have a look in my daw guide - there are some settings

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...&pid=940826

 

yes -I guess the ATI is the one causing problems. does it work with strings when installed single?

on my thumbdrive install I could get two 7300GT´s working without strings. used only nvinject....spooky :D

 

Thanks peach-os! I'll take a look there.

So, using a 10.5.4 9E25 Retail is possible to manage TWO video cards?

Still using GFX strings or NVinject?

Later (probaly) I'll have some issues and post here...

 

See ya.

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