livewireuk Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I thought id make a new topic for this as the old one is at 6 pages and has other info included: Maybe this could get a sticky ? Please post the issue you have clearly (copy fromt he verbose) and include your card model. If you had success please include the model of card and what working resolution and refresh rate you got. see attachment for driver here is the mine : my card = 7800 GT I edited '<key>IOPCIMatch</key> <string>0x00f910de&0xffffffff</string>' i added my id which was '92'. Then I applied this command ' chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NV***.kext'. Then reboot native: everything goes smooth it hits the nvidia kext and I get this output: NV: displaymacthing specific fails NV: display matching specific fails NV: analog device on output A: yes B: no NV: CRTC i appears to have a CRT attached NV: using CRT on CRT 0 After this point the screen gets duller ( the text is no longer white its more grey , like the lights went out) and it continues slowly through the verbose, it displays my nic info then it says gets too 'log in window started' etc, but it just hangs there, no gui . hope this info helps Many thanks to np_ for all his hard work on this. We are all very grateful smile.gif, have a good sleep. NVDriverBeta1.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackentangled Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I edited '<key>IOPCIMatch</key> <string>0x00f910de&0xffffffff</string>' i added my id which was '92'.Then I applied this command ' chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NV***.kext'. did you put exactly what you said? especially this part "chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NV***.kext'"? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewireuk Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 yes i repaced 'f9' with 92 then i applied this cmd from the terminal: chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NV***.kext then rebooted with -v I also removed all the old nvidia kexts... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
binary Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 yes i repaced 'f9' with 92 then i applied this cmd from the terminal: chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NV***.kext then rebooted with -v I also removed all the old nvidia kexts... A silly question perhaps, but did you literally type in chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NV***.kext? Because I chowned the NVDriver.kext, NVidia.kext, and NVidiaHAL.kexts. and all seems to be working Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewireuk Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 A silly question perhaps, but did you literally type in chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NV***.kext? Because I chowned the NVDriver.kext, NVidia.kext, and NVidiaHAL.kexts. and all seems to be working no i didnt do them seperatly i just used the command pasted in previous posts. do u have a 7800 GT on a CRT? I will try and chown the kexts seperatly but atm I am thinking this is a universal issue with all CRT'S, yet to see any sucess story with cRT. I coudl be wrong tho. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
binary Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 no i didnt do them seperatly i just used the command pasted in previous posts. do u have a 7800 GT on a CRT? I will try and chown the kexts seperatly but atm I am thinking this is a universal issue with all CRT'S, yet to see any sucess story with cRT. I coudl be wrong tho. No, I'm using a GeForce FX 5500 256MB on AGP with a CRT. Again, all is fine for me, I can see and switch resolutions and refresh rates within the OS. Oh and I'm on 10.4.5 in case that matters at all. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
capran Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 OH no! I moved the NVDA*.kexts, rebooted, and now I don't get a screen at all! Fortunately I can SSH in and here's what I get in dmesg NV: Analog Device On Output A :No NV: Analog Device On Output B :No NV: CRTC 0 is currently programmed for DFP NV: Using DFP on CRTC 0 NV: Panel size is 1680 x 1050 , Pixel Clock is 268435472 (81: SystemStarter)tfp: failed on 0: (81: SystemStarter)tfp: failed on 0: NV: Flat panel dithering disabled (81: SystemStarter)tfp: failed on 0: (81: SystemStarter)tfp: failed on 0: I'm going to put the NVDA*.kexts back. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
omni Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 You should remove all the original NVDA* and GeForce* kexts, only keep NVDriver.kext and NVidiaHAL.kext from np_. Make sure that your permissions are correct (-R root:wheel) as well as chmod -R 755 just in case. Also, delete the current Extensions.mkext and Extensions.kextcache from /System/Library to force the OS X to rebuild them with the new ones added to Extensions/ folder... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
capran Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 You should remove all the original NVDA* and GeForce* kexts, only keep NVDriver.kext and NVidiaHAL.kext from np_. Make sure that your permissions are correct (-R root:wheel) as well as chmod -R 755 just in case.Also, delete the current Extensions.mkext and Extensions.kextcache from /System/Library to force the OS X to rebuild them with the new ones added to Extensions/ folder... Man, I'm all up now. I did it all over again, just as you say, even removed the graphics mode line from boot.plist. Upon my first boot after that with -x for safe mode, I *did* get a 1024x768 safe boot window. So then I rebooted normally, but again I get no screen at all. I tried again with safe boot, and now it doesn't show a screen either. What did I do wrong?! edit: I tried this from the other thread 1: go to "HOME/Library/ByHost 2: remove com.apple.windowserverxxxx.plist 3: remove com.apple.prefernces.displaysxxx.plist 4: if you have some Graphics Options in com.bootlist..etc - remove it reboot without ANY options just -x But that didn't help either. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewireuk Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 You should remove all the original NVDA* and GeForce* kexts, only keep NVDriver.kext and NVidiaHAL.kext from np_. so are you saying do not use the NVidia.kext supplied by np_, just the ' NVDriver.kext and NVidiaHAL.kext ' to copy over? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
killjoy Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I'm new to all this stuff so if i post a bunch of stupid stuff forgive me. I can't figure out what the hell to do with this. I deleted all the nvidia.kext files like said. then went into terminal and did this. sudo -s password vi /System/Library/Extensions/NVidiaHAL.kext/Contect/Info.plist (to edit the <key>IOPCIMatch</key> <string>0x00f910de&0xffffffff</string> thing) but i get an error that looks like this: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "/System/Library/Extensions/NVidiaHAL.kext/Contect/Info.plist" [New File] what the hell am i doing wrong? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskurza Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 wow.. just wow.. I though I would never see the day I love you np_ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
@smodeus Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 So anybody know how to change (Root device is mounted read-only) so I can rm -rf system/***/NVidiaHAL.kext So I can get my gui and restart or do I have to reinstall osx.10.4.5? I've tried /sbin/mount -uw but still gives me read only file system. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewireuk Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 even tho it dont boot native it will still boot via vmware , u cud boot it like that then remove the bad kext by hand. worked for me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskurza Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 try -uw / Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
capran Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 QUOTE(cyclonefr @ Mar 20 2006, 03:29 PM) idiot : i have exactly the same problem with my LCD i guess the driver is beta we need a new version...should be easy to fix Me too it seems. It worked ONCE correctly for me, and then on subsequent reboots I get nothing. After reinstalling the driver procedure, I may get 1 safe boot where I get a screen and can change res, but its a little scrambled with the display starting 2 inches from the left (with 2 inches of garbled stuff thats supposed to be the RIGHTmost 2 inches...) ONE time I rebooted and it just worked. Afterwards...nothing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
@smodeus Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 7800 gtx Redid everything....has instructed, remove old nv files, replace with new ones, chown -r all four files, removed graphics command line from info.boot still will not boot into gui. rebooted with (-x) paused and hanged for 20 minutes restarted than went in to kernel panic Guess going to reinstall osx10.4.5 and wait for better drivers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
omni Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 so are you saying do not use the NVidia.kext supplied by np_, just the ' NVDriver.kext and NVidiaHAL.kext ' to copy over? NVidia.kext is an accelerator and as far as I know it is not complete, just a stub. NVDriver and NVidiaHAL are the files that were worked on and in use. Those who are having problems with black screens, also check your /Library/Preferences/ for com.apple.windowserver* or com.apple.preferences.display* as well as .Globalconfiguration* Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 The directions need a bit polishing. You have 2 IDs you can chose from Device and Vendor. Then post #8 states that you keep all but 2 of the files contained in the archive. Then it states to remove all "whatever files", but never stated what to do with the bundles. You only have 1 Geforce.kext, the instruction says to remove more than 1. Maybe someone should have gotten some rest before they posted this? One should have included the readme.txt in the archive as well. And why is this in the Apple section? Is this kext for MacIntel Core Duo running on nVidia Cards? SHould not be stuck... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac19 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Those who are having problems with black screens, also check your /Library/Preferences/ for com.apple.windowserver* or com.apple.preferences.display* as well as .Globalconfiguration* What should I look for? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyman Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Well I guess domino is right about this. It would be fine if a readme were included with the files. Maybe one should also move the topic elsewhere, true! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
@smodeus Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 So no matter what I try I cannot get it to work on a 7800 gtx, anybody else with a 7800 gtx get it working? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Here ya go. Thanks np_ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyman Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 @domino: Can you post the exact way you got it working? Since you got almost the same video card, maybe I see what I did wrong. Thank you. EDIT Wait a minute. Your sig says that you have a 9800Pro - is the screenshot actually from your PC? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewireuk Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 NVidia.kext is an accelerator and as far as I know it is not complete, just a stub. NVDriver and NVidiaHAL are the files that were worked on and in use. Those who are having problems with black screens, also check your /Library/Preferences/ for com.apple.windowserver* or com.apple.preferences.display* as well as .Globalconfiguration* i dont have any of those files in '/Library/Preferences/ ' do u think this NVidia.kext could be causing probs and to try without it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12553-nvidia-beta-1-driver-by-np_-post-issues-and-successs-here-please/#findComment-79693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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