case11 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Hello everyone, Concerns: - Hackintosh Systems with Nvidia Videocards and NVInstallerV.41 - installed Adobe Photoshop CS4 Beta (maybe also Final) Problem: - System freezes while using "free transform", "transform" and some other functions in Photoshop CS4 (Filters are not affected) Solution: Photoshop CS4 is using video hardware (OpenGL) for some functions. If you get freezes while using the program, please check the following settings: Photoshop -> Preferences -> Performance -> GPU-Settings and deactivate the option "Enable OpenGL Drawing" - restart Photoshop The problem is gone. Maybe there are many more video cards and driver-combinations affected. If some one get this error, please post your hardware and driver and if my solution fixed it. Hope someone will help this. I've tried so many ... removed RAM, switched kexts etc. case11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijs Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 geez, i thought I will never be able to use cs4. but your post helped, thanks:) /using 7600gt with natit dual kext/ btw, did you tried to not turn the openGL off, but adjust some settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frizzastyle Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 hi, i just googled this problem, and came here. i'm actually not on a hackintosh, i'm on a perfectly normal iMac 24" (pre-aluminium) and i was having the same problem with free transform. the solution worked, but then i was back behind the whole reason why i upgraded to CS4: clear images when not at zoom levels 25, 50, 75, etc.. and this did not work. if you want to retain the new crystal-clear images at all zoom levels, go into preferences>performance, and instead of unchecking the "enable OpenGL drawing", go into advanced settings and uncheck all the boxes. i know this sounds crazy, but it worked for me. now i can free transform AND have beautiful crystal clear images at all zoom levels. hopefully this works for all you hackintosh users out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubermykeus Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Same thing was happening here with CS4 Final. As soon as i used the Shape Tool on the open palette, bam the system is to it's knees and i have to hard reset the psu. but the fix above worked great. Thanks. GeForce 6800 XT: Chipset Model: GeForce 6800 XT Type: Display Bus: PCIe PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 512 MB Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) Device ID: 0x00c3 Revision ID: 0x00a2 ROM Revision: NVinjectGo 0.2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frtommy Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I have this freeze. Thank you very much for the solutions, now I test it. Bye bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frtommy Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 No. I don't fix. I have CS4 , Geforce 8800 gts 640mb with nvinject 0,21 ( QE/CI ok ) But still the freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frtommy Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 changes.... Installed Iatkos V7, with NVENABLER. But still the freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycorleone Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 I don't have that problem my is a 260 GTX installed netias way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmaster1 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I don't have that problem my is a 260 GTX installed netias way You don't have problem with your card. Becouse they make a special kext for this video card. Lets see if they too. Look more seriosly in nvidia 7600gs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobliiins Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 if you want to retain the new crystal-clear images at all zoom levels, go into preferences>performance, and instead of unchecking the "enable OpenGL drawing", go into advanced settings and uncheck all the boxes. i know this sounds crazy, but it worked for me. now i can free transform AND have beautiful crystal clear images at all zoom levels. hopefully this works for all you hackintosh users out there. I used this method on my hackintosh, but instead just unchecked the 'Advanced Drawing' and it worked. All is fine atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlin Zeitler Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I used this method on my hackintosh, but instead just unchecked the 'Advanced Drawing' and it worked. All is fine atm. Man, I was about ready to change careers for something where the tools stay the same. Like carpentry or baking! Until I read this forum. I had been trying to find the source of the freezing I was experiencing in Photoshop CS4 ever since I upgraded back in August 2009. I went so far as to install a completely new version of OS X on a separate start-up disk and install CS4 clean, from scratch. Same {censored}. The most basic function--selecting an area in a Photoshop file--would freeze the system. I mean, not just freeze, but bring the gray curtain down over the screen--no force quit or any of that fancy stuff. Power down via the button, restart, do it again. For this I spent $780?! I was resigned to using my version of PShop CS2 alongside its CS4 brethren (InDesign, Illustrator, etc.) but that only worked for a while. Obviously mixing and matching within the Creative Suite wasn't part of the plan. Then I came across this post. I unchecked "Advanced Drawing" under the "Enable OpenGL Drawing" and the problem disappeared--in both versions of OS X I am using (10.4.11 Tiger and 10.5.8 Leopard on an external bootable drive, on a 24" iMac, 2.16ghz, 3 gb RAM, the non-aluminum model). THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! You saved my sanity. Hello everyone, Concerns: - Hackintosh Systems with Nvidia Videocards and NVInstallerV.41 - installed Adobe Photoshop CS4 Beta (maybe also Final) Problem: - System freezes while using "free transform", "transform" and some other functions in Photoshop CS4 (Filters are not affected) Solution: Photoshop CS4 is using video hardware (OpenGL) for some functions. If you get freezes while using the program, please check the following settings: Photoshop -> Preferences -> Performance -> GPU-Settings and deactivate the option "Enable OpenGL Drawing" - restart Photoshop The problem is gone. Maybe there are many more video cards and driver-combinations affected. If some one get this error, please post your hardware and driver and if my solution fixed it. Hope someone will help this. I've tried so many ... removed RAM, switched kexts etc. case11 THANK YOU!!!! This post saved me from insanity and/or complete despair. Been trying since August 2009 to have PShop CS4 working properly. It's working, at last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizobass Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Thanks! The first time, I thought that the problem was because the openGL and the kext.. My PC: iAtkos v7 Nvidia 7600 gt 256 ram NvDarwin kext installed in the installation System("Customize button") More in my signature! Thanks for the tip... BUt, use Photoshop CS4 without opengl aceleration is not the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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