Nvidia Web Driver updates for Yosemite [UPDATE: 07/21/2017]

[jsl]

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/346.02.03f02/WebDriver-346.02.03f02.pkg

I found one bug related to Web Nvidia Drivers : 346.02.03f01 and 346.02.03f2 in Nvidia GTX 960 running Yosemite 10.10.5.

These drivers work for my GTX 960 card, but VRAM is shown as 0 MB.

Actually it should be 4096 MB which can be shown correctly in El Capitan 10.11.2.

For Nvidia GTX 780 there is no such a bug in 10.10.5 and 10.11.1/10.11.2.

[Riley Freeman]

It looks like you might have graphics injection enabled there. That would explain your card showing up as Asus and the 0MB VRAM.

[jsl]

It looks like you might have graphics injection enabled there. That would explain your card showing up as Asus and the 0MB VRAM.

Thanks and using GraphicsEnabler=No got it correctly now !

[Fljagd]

Hi,

no update for the 15F1505

[fantomas]

Hi,

no update for the 15F1505

 

maybe when 10.11.5 will be released  

 

I think you do mean 14F1505?!?  

[Fljagd]

maybe when 10.11.5 will be released  

 

I think you do mean 14F1505?!?  

oops

14F1505

[slim.jim]

346.02.03f03 is out - http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/346.02.03f03/WebDriver-346.02.03f03.pkg

[Fljagd]

346.02.03f03 is out - http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/346.02.03f03/WebDriver-346.02.03f03.pkg

Thank you I have recovered with nvidia Web Driver Updater

[bluesilence]

Hello there,

 

i'm on a macpro 5.1 and i got a big problems today.

 

I just did a minor update (for this lame itunes and some other toys) then i have to install the latest nvidia driver but i can't! it say's: version 14F1509 no supported

 

I would like to modify the pkg file to remove the os check but i can't find where is it.

 

Any help? thanx

[fantomas]

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/305169-videohow-to-skip-hardwaresoftware-check-in-nvidia-webdriver/

[bluesilence]

Thanx Fantomas! Great information with great video! The problem is i can't get Flat Package Editor.

 

I found Flat Package Editor then i did the mod.

 

THe problem is that i still got a black screen

 

seem's i need to wait for new drivers i can't use my mac

 

thanx

[Asgorath]

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/346.02.03f03/WebDriver-346.02.03f03.pkgfor 14F1505 was released earlier in the week.  Are you sure you're using 14F1509?

[woodsterix]

He probably is, I foolishly updated to 14F1509 today. Will probably have to wait for new drivers too.

[Fljagd]

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/346.02.03f03/WebDriver-346.02.03f03.pkgfor 14F1505 was released earlier in the week.  Are you sure you're using 14F1509?

yes its good for 14F1509 but you need to patch NVDAStartup.Kext

[bluesilence]

'ill will wait a patched version i do'nt know how to do that

[camoguy]

I installed the latest Yosemite security update 10.10.5 build 14F1509 and I was having trouble getting the nvidia drivers released 12/10/15 to install. I am using a MacPro5,1 smbios, but the drivers didn't want to install on this build even though the nvidia website says it's compatible. I modified the package to ignore the software check and went ahead with the installation. I've made sure to set GraphicsEnabler=No, nvda_drv=1, kext-dev-mode=1. I ran the NVIDIA WebDriver Update 1.4 but it kept saying you don't have the NVDAStartupWeb.kext. I made a backup of my NVDAStartup.kext and renamed it to NVDAStartupWeb.kext. Not sure what's going on at this point, the Nvidia driver doesn't think I'm using the correct OS that it's designed to run on.

[polyzargone]

I installed the latest Yosemite security update 10.10.5 build 14F1509 and I was having trouble getting the nvidia drivers released 12/10/15 to install. I am using a MacPro5,1 smbios, but the drivers didn't want to install on this build even though the nvidia website says it's compatible. I modified the package to ignore the software check and went ahead with the installation. I've made sure to set GraphicsEnabler=No, nvda_drv=1, kext-dev-mode=1. I ran the NVIDIA WebDriver Update 1.4 but it kept saying you don't have the NVDAStartupWeb.kext. I made a backup of my NVDAStartup.kext and renamed it to NVDAStartupWeb.kext. Not sure what's going on at this point, the Nvidia driver doesn't think I'm using the correct OS that it's designed to run on.

 

I'm pretty sure the NVDAStartupWeb.kext doesn't exist in Yosemite, even with the webdrivers installed. This kext only exist in El Capitan.

 

So rename back your NVDAStartupWeb.kext to NVDAStartup.kext then run this command in a terminal :

sudo nano /System/Library/Extensions/NVDAStartup.kext/Contents/info.plist

Look for the string NVDARequiredOS then change the build number to the current one : 14F1509 like this :

<key>NVDARequiredOS</key>
<string>14F1509</string>

[EDIT] I forgot to say that you must save changes by typing CTRL + X then hit Y and enter .

 

Finally, repair permissions and rebuild kernel cache with this :

sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions
sudo chown -R 0:0 /System/Library/Extensions
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions
sudo kextcache -Boot -U /

Then restart (make sure nvda_drv=1 is enabled in the boot args of your bootloader).

Edited December 12, 2015 by polyzargone

[Fljagd]

I'm pretty sure the NVDAStartupWeb.kext doesn't exist in Yosemite, even with the webdrivers installed. This kext only exist in El Capitan.

 

So rename back your NVDAStartupWeb.kext to NVDAStartup.kext then run this command in a terminal :

sudo nano /System/Library/Extensions/NVDAStartup.kext/Contents/info.plist

Look for the string NVDARequiredOS then change the build number to the current one : 14F1509 like this :

<key>NVDARequiredOS</key>
<string>14F1509</string>

Finally, repair permissions and rebuild kernel cache with this :

sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions
sudo chown -R 0:0 /System/Library/Extensions
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions
sudo kextcache -Boot -U /

Then restart (make sure nvda_drv=1 is enabled in the boot args of your bootloader).

oui à chaque fois je me trompe entre yosemite et El Capitan 

[camoguy]

Thanks for the fast response poly, I was able to get the nvidia drivers working at last. Due to the confusion of El Capitan and Yosemite I was going down the wrong rabbit hole. There's eight hours of my life I'll never get back. XD

[bluesilence]

any way to get this driver pathced? thanx

[polyzargone]

any way to get this driver pathced? thanx

 

Well, the procedure is descibed just a few post above …

[cornie]

Is anyone having artifacts in Safari on pictures(jpegs/pngs) embedded with JavaScript(I'm assuming it's JS, because happens mostly on facebook and gallery-like sites) as in attached pic?

Everything was fine on Radeon 4850 with Exotic Patch, now i'm on 750Ti and Web Drivers (346.02.03f03 patched for 14F1509, but it's been happening also on f02)

 

 

 

Oh and by the way, here's my patched 346.02.03f.03 web driver and NVDAStartup.kext for 14F1509, just remember to repair permissions after swapping it.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7b313mgc0it0vw0/NVWE_14F1509.zip?dl=0

[bluesilence]

where can i find this NVDAStartup.kext to patch it? it's a file? it's a parameter inside a file?

 

Thanx

[cornie]

System/Library/Extensions, after that paste this into terminal and restart

sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions
sudo chown -R 0:0 /System/Library/Extensions
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions
sudo kextcache -Boot -U /

[bluesilence]

Ok

 

I exactly did the procedure line after line.

 

Now i have a definitly black screen even with my natively supported gtx 680

 

i can't boot at all on mac os

 

that's not the exact thing : i can boot but i don't see the screen.

 

Edit:

I booted on the RECOVERY part of my macos HD then i reinstalled yosemite.

Now i'm on 10.10.5 (build 14F27) with the working webdriver and i won't touch that or update anything until a fully working patch from nvidia.

 

Thanx for the help.