hellspawn Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Hi! I'm running SL 10.6.4 (vanilla) on a GA-965P-DS4 board with an NVidia 8800GT (G92) card (see sig for further details). Can I apply the (not so new) "Snow Leopard Graphics Update 1.0" patch via Software Update without killing my system? Thanks in advance! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/232551-snow-leopard-graphics-update-10-any-harm/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
exempt Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Hi! I'm running SL 10.6.4 (vanilla) on a GA-965P-DS4 board with an NVidia 8800GT (G92) card (see sig for further details). Can I apply the (not so new) "Snow Leopard Graphics Update 1.0" patch via Software Update without killing my system? Thanks in advance! I am wondering the same thing, logically thinking, I figure that by doing this, it might modify the Kext that we are using for our Nvidia cards, and therefore cause it to not boot, HOWEVER, if you have a dual boot like me, then you can just backup the original Kext (if you know where that is cause I dont) and then update, if it messes up, just copy the backup over...should work right?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/232551-snow-leopard-graphics-update-10-any-harm/#findComment-1571349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 If you've never modified the nvidia kernel extensions by hand to get your video card working, then it's safe to install the graphics update. If you don't know whether your kernel extensions are modified or not, your first port of call is Krazubu's 'guide for all nvidia boards'. Use Google to find it. The guide will tell you where to look, and how you can modify the drivers yourselves if needed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/232551-snow-leopard-graphics-update-10-any-harm/#findComment-1571359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svenmike Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 You could always make a copy of /System/Library/Extensions folder and install the update and if you have issues then revert back to the old kexts... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/232551-snow-leopard-graphics-update-10-any-harm/#findComment-1571403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellspawn Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 I've felt lucky some time ago and the update didn't cause any problems. Sorry, I forgot to report... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/232551-snow-leopard-graphics-update-10-any-harm/#findComment-1571485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dothacker Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 just got done updating. So far no problems yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/232551-snow-leopard-graphics-update-10-any-harm/#findComment-1572737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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