ouxly40 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I will start by saying this 10.6.8 OS has been running very smooth and fast for over a year. It runs 24/7 as a web server and FTP server. Vanilla install with MyHack 1.1 never bothered with sound as I use a Soundblaster USB works OOB. Never succeeded with Graphics but1024x768 was fine. The card was 8500GTX. New application update has required better graphics. Spent hours reading about the 8500 card and tried everything. Nothing worked. Bought a new in the box Asus 8400GS 512 as it was said to be an easy install. I am doing this on a fresh clean HDD, 750GB. I have erased the drive more than a dozen times trying everything I read. Kakewalk and MyHack do very well and Kakewalk has my DSDT as well. The machine boots fine. I can go to the machine in my shop and ftp between the 2. No problems there. What I get is the grey Apple screen, no spinner. OS loads fine but graphics stops after a few seconds. GraphicsEnabler - yes or no doesnt change it. DVI port is the same except a smaller screen. I am on this machine now using an old 10.6.6 hard drive. This drive has a problem and will not boot on it's own. I don't care which card works. Sure someone has got one working in 10.6.8??? Here is profiler paste: GeForce 8400 GS: Chipset Model: GeForce 8400 GS Type: GPU Bus: PCIe Slot: Slot-1 PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 512 MB Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) Device ID: 0x10c3 Revision ID: 0x00a2 ROM Revision: 70.18.39.00.17 Displays: Display: Resolution: 1024 x 768 Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888) Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Display Connector: Could there be something in Bios causing this. It's GA-EP45T-UD3LR MB 4GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSABER Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi,install Nvidia enabler kext? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouxly40 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Tried that. Tried everything but an efi string and as soon as i learn how I will try it too. There must be something simple I have overlooked. Who actually has the 8400 or 8500 board working on 10.6.8? I now have the 8500 installed. heres the profiler info: Display: Type: GPU Bus: PCIe PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 32 MB Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) Device ID: 0x0421 Revision ID: 0x00a1 Displays: Display: Resolution: 1024 x 768 Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888) Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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