vahnx Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Does anyone know how to get the NVidia 9400GT 1GB model working in Snow Leopard yet? I tried months ago to no avail, so I'm still stuck on 10.5.8. I've read numerous threads but since it's September I thought maybe someone got it working but has yet to post how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeSteez Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Have you looked at TonyMacOSX86's blog yet? He has the same card as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruger42 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The card works perfectly in SL with Chameleon 2 RC4 or RC5, just need to use the GraphicsEnabler boot flag and that's it. I'm only using one DVI output, if you have multiple monitors there might be more to it, but otherwise no special kexts required... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeSteez Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The card works perfectly in SL with Chameleon 2 RC4 or RC5, just need to use the GraphicsEnabler boot flag and that's it. I'm only using one DVI output, if you have multiple monitors there might be more to it, but otherwise no kexts required... Is it only for the 1GB model? I have the 512. I'm on Cham RC3, courtesy of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] but the Enabler BF did NOTHING for me. In fact, I'm still trying to figure this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruger42 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Is it only for the 1GB model? I have the 512. I'm on Cham RC3, courtesy of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] but the Enabler BF did NOTHING for me. In fact, I'm still trying to figure this out. Can't imagine the memory would be an issue since the chipset is the same. I'm not familiar with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], and I can't really speak to your specific configuration since you haven't posted any specs, but Chameleon should be able to handle the video card easily. All I can tell you is that it's been working fine for me with only the boot flag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeSteez Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Can't imagine the memory would be an issue since the chipset is the same. I'm not familiar with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], and I can't really speak to your specific configuration since you haven't posted any specs, but Chameleon should be able to handle the video card easily. All I can tell you is that it's been working fine for me with only the boot flag... Here's what I'm using... Snow Leopard 10.6.4 Chameleon RC4 MSI nVidia GeForce 9400 GT 512MB Core 2 Duo 3GHZ Gigabyte G41M-ES2H Seagate 1.5TB partitioned to 900GBs and 600GBs. Everything works except for the gfx card. What I've tried: GraphicsEnabler=Yes bootflag on both the com.apple.boot.plist in /E/ and in /L/P/SystemConfiguration/ with no success. NVEnabler in E/E gives me a black screen, and when I remove it, I can't even boot. NVEnabler in /S/L/E/ also gives me a black screen, but when I remove it, I can boot again. EFI string in /E/E and /S/L/E/ does nothing. I can't compile the DSDT after editing. What should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geithals Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Did you try with 10.6.0 first? Was it the same as it is now with 10.6.4? And you have no dvi/hdmi connected? I havent a clue about [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] or your Motherboard but have you exhausted the possibilities of getting help on that [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] forum? In general, a good place to start is to source a method that works for your board, from a thread dedicated to your motherboard. Once up and sorta running, you can get the other connected bits working, with reference to the thread. If there is no thread, then start one with the name of your motherboard. You may be directed to try another method of install. What you should be aiming for is 1. A Vanilla install or 2. A Vanilla install. or 3. last resort - As close as is humanly possible to a Vanilla install. As ruger42 mentioned, you don't need an efi string and you should not need Enablers. Here is a basic boot plist to use with Cham rc4, does yours resemble this? <dict> <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>1024x768x32</string> <key>GraphicsEnabler</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>Kernel</key> <string>mach_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string></string> <key>arch</key> <string>i386</string> <key>Theme</key> <string>Default</string> <key>Timeout</key> <string>3</string> </dict> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullangel Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 i'm stuck too in system profile just show unknown nvidia graphic card can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahnx Posted November 6, 2010 Author Share Posted November 6, 2010 I can install SL and work it with my onboard Intel GMA 3100 but I need my 9400 1GB working to use both monitors. I haven't played with hackintoshes in months but I'll see if I can get it working now.. Edit: Installed a copy of 10.6.3 ontop of the 10.5.8 and used the Graphics Enabler boot flag. Took like 15 minutes+ to boot the DVD but once it booted, I installed over 10.5.8 and took a shower. Got back, it was fully functional dual monitors 1 DVI 1 VGA Gonna update to 10.6.4 now. I love you guys!!! Now if only iTunes kept synced with multi-boot configs All my apps and music are set to Windows 7. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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