s710 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Will the nVidia Quadro NVS 290 run on snow leopard? Also, i'm currently using two screens with this card on linux, using some sort of y-cable/breakout cable. will this also work on snow leopard? (since the card only has ONE dvi connector...) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G86 [Quadro NVS 290] (rev a1) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
s710 Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Anyone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1636376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazubu Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Please post your BIOS, maybe it's possible but I gotta see the ROM. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1636960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s710 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Please post your BIOS, maybe it's possible but I gotta see the ROM. How do i find out? [edit] i may add that i dont need any 3D performance for games or something, since this is only an office desktop pc (dell barebone). Apart from a smooth desktop performance i would not need any gimmicks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1637600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s710 Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 According to this: http://www.tonymacx86.com/wiki/index.php?t...s_Card_Database Its working. I found out that i have a PNY card, so problably i just need GraphicsEnabler=Yes? What distribution / way of installation should i choose to get things working? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1640863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 How do i find out? You can use GPU-Z on Windows to dump your video card BIOS to a file: http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ Then zip and attach it here so Krazubu can have a look at it. What distribution / way of installation should i choose to get things working? Retail Snow Leopard (10.6.3 if you can find it) install DVD + suitable boot CD or USB flash drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1640999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s710 Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Im running linux, so i can't use GPU-Z. NVIDIA X Server Settings gave me something like this: Graphics Processor: Quadro NVS 290 CUDA Cores: 16 VBIOS Version: 60.86.6b.00.23 Memory: 256 MB Memory Interface: 64-bit Bus Type: PCI Express x16 Bus ID: PCI:1:0:0 PCI Device ID: 0x042f PCI Vendor ID: 0x10de IRQ: 16 That of any use for you? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1641034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'm sure there is a way to get a dump of the video card BIOS on Linux. Now that you know the BIOS version, you could also look it up over on mvktech.net and see if they have a copy. Or maybe you can find it at your video card manufacturer's website. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1641238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s710 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Please post your BIOS, maybe it's possible but I gotta see the ROM. here it is G86.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1641392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazubu Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Ok, just checked. On the hardware and logic side, the card is like a standard dual DVI-I, that cable shouldn't be a problem. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1641422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s710 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Great. So i just go for a plain install with GraphicsEnabler only (no further nvjects, DSDT patching or other graphics stuff), right? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1641436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazubu Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Yeah, GraphicEnabler or NVEnabler should give good results. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1641448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s710 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Okay, thanks for the assistance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/239960-nvidia-quadro-nvs-290/#findComment-1641473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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