Need help with NVidia GTX 260 setup

[Catanonia]

Hi,

 

I was wondering if anyone could help me as I am at the end of my guessing and trying things. I have searched many forums and topics and after a few days I am still stuck.

 

Here is my problem.

 

Intel I7 920 with Asus P5 motherboard and NVidia 260 GTX video card.

 

VWMARE Workstation 7.1

 

Snow Leopard 10.6.1

 

 

 

I have got the whole system up and running perfectly except for the graphics card which no matter what I do will not be recognised in system profiler. It just shows the generic card with obviously no QE setup.

 

I have tried the EFI utility and picked the card up (it is listed) and edited the com.apple.Boot.plist file with its key strings, purged the caches etc, but it still refuses to show.

 

I have followed this method http://osx86.net/f19/guide-geforce-gtx-260...-leopard-t4057/ and it awent though no problems, but again system profiler doesn't show the card.

 

I have tried NVEnabler, KUSH and still nothing shows in system profiler.

 

I am using the Darwin.ISO and a retail 10.6.1 snow leopard dvd and it all works perfectly. I get sound, printers, mouse, keyboard, iTunes, IPhone connection the lot just not the GTX 260 showing in the profiler.

 

 

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction please, is it possible ? am I missing a step ?

 

I have heard about chameleon, but I and running VMWare workstation over the top of Windows 7 64bit enterprise.

 

Everything works perfectly except the graphics card.

 

Does anyone have any guides or is willing to help out.

 

Many many thanks for any help you can offer.

[Catanonia]

mmmm, a bit more reading around.

 

I have tried the following.

 

1. Manually editing the com.apple.Boot.plist file with the graphics EFI string.

 

2. Using EFI Util on the Leopard image to put in the EFI string.

 

 

 

I have noticed in some posts that <key>GraphicsEnabler</key> might be used ?

 

Should this also be in the Boot.plist file ?

 

Also a lot of posts talk about OSxTools ???? Should I be using this ??

 

again thanks for any help you can offer, trying to work this out myself and is the last hurdle to a perfectly running Leopard on VMWare workstation.

 

If I can get this working, will have full blown VMWare workstation using 4 cores and 4GB ram under a 8core 8gb ram I7

[Jamesisnotonfire]

Hi Catanonia,

 

Have you tried NVEnabler?

 

It works great for every nvidia card i've ever used. Just install into /Extra/Extensions repair permissions and reboot.

I'm not to sure if it works well on HDMI, But works perfectly with my 9800gtx on 10.6.4 with DVI.

 

Let me know how it goes

[Catanonia]

Hi Catanonia,

 

Have you tried NVEnabler?

 

It works great for every nvidia card i've ever used. Just install into /Extra/Extensions repair permissions and reboot.

I'm not to sure if it works well on HDMI, But works perfectly with my 9800gtx on 10.6.4 with DVI.

 

Let me know how it goes

 

 

 

Ok trying this. I am doing the following on a clean 10.6.1 vmware image with no boot loaders etc, just the Darwin ISO and 10.6.1 install. Also a clean com.apple.Boot.plist file.

 

1. Copy the NVEnabler.kext to the /Extra/Extensions directory.

 

2. The running the Kext Utility by double clicking it under applications. It says it is repairing the Extra\Extensions and the SLE areas.

 

3. Reboot.

 

 

 

IS this the correct steps ?

 

I tried it and same result, card not showing in System Profiler.

[Catanonia]

ok tried the following too.

 

1. Not got EVI or Chameleon installed as inside a VMWARE so I guess I don't need a boot loader.

 

2. Used OSXTOOLS to add in the EFI string to the boot.plist and it goes in fine, can see it there.

 

3. Reboot, still nothing.

 

 

 

Running GTX 260 on dual monitors, VGA and DVI, tried on both displays with nothing, system profiler still shows the default GPU

[FKA]

For the umpteenth time:

 

Chameleon 2 - "GraphicsEnabler=Yes" !!

 

If that doesn't work then "GraphicsEnabler=Yes -pci1"

[Catanonia]

For the umpteenth time:

 

Chameleon 2 - "GraphicsEnabler=Yes" !!

 

If that doesn't work then "GraphicsEnabler=Yes -pci1"

 

Thank you, sorry to be a bother, but I have been searching the forums for nearly 4 days now trying to find that exact info and I was nearly there. It is difficult to find this info at times.

 

Many thanks, will give it a go

[Catanonia]

OK i may be a bit thick here, but still having trouble. This is what I have

 

1. VMWare booting from Darwin.ISO (if I remove this no OS is found)

 

2. SL 10.6.1 base install working, can boot up no problems everytime and it works

 

3. I installed Cameleon RC4 as per this page http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2009/11/how...ually-from.html

 

4. I have edited into the com.apple.Boot.plist file in Extra and in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ the following

 

<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>

 

<string>yes -pci1</string>

 

 

 

Still only get the generic GPU showing in system preferences....

 

A bit confused, I thought Cameleon was a boot loader, but still booting from Darwin.ISO...

 

Do I need to put over the NVEnabler stuff as well ??

 

My com.apple.Boot.plist file is being processed as can see the addition keys taking place such as the timeout flag.

 

Am I missing some stupid step ????

[Catanonia]

Ok just found out that I am trying the impossible because VMWARE does actually pass throught the card, only uses the VMWare SGVA emulator, so it will never work.

 

Also using Darwin so all boot loaders are also bypassed.

 

Thanks for your help thou. I might look to installing dual boot windows 7 and Mac now.