sasi_10 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Hi , I am using NVIDIA Geforce 7300LE.So, I have installed macvidia from http://macvidia.starchaser.org/ thru their installer .When i restarted , after the initial apple boot screen , the screen goes blank and monitor was stilll blinking . I couldnt see the screen saying , "Starting Apple MAC OS X" and thereafter . Is thr any work-around to solve this ? Thanks in advance, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjur Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I guess your the default resolution / refresh rate can be too high for your monitor. I had similar problem, but not at just after macvidia installation. Try to run OS X with different resolution (add some parameters in boot line) Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasi_10 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 I guess your the default resolution / refresh rate can be too high for your monitor. I had similar problem, but not at just after macvidia installation. Try to run OS X with different resolution (add some parameters in boot line)Regards Thanks for your suggestion . But i am a noob , i searched this forum but i couldnt find any thread with replies , http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...boot+resolution and http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...boot+resolution Then i looked at this http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...boot+resolution to see that i shld edit boot.plist . but i dont know how to do edit the file , could you pls guide me ? Thanks , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjur Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 when booting press any key and get a boot line an then put there: "Graphics Mode"="1280x1024x32@85" of course put resolution you want, i.e. 1024x768x32 (you don't have to put refresh rate there). check first what resolutions are supported by your monitor. if you find the resolution which works fine, edit your com.apple.Boot.plist file and add a line with the graphic mode. i have experienced not always the graphics mode works, as sometimes still boots in another graphics mode, especially with macvidia drivers. but try... good luck !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasi_10 Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Thanks again . Well , i tried the solution but in vain . I tried giving the following option in the boot line boot: "Graphics Mode"="1024x768x32@60" and boot : "Graphics Mode"="1024x768x24x60" but still i get a blank screen !! The screen tries to come up but returns to blank screen. I can hear a click sound in the monitor similar to, when the monitor is swithced by BIOS/manually . pls help me to see the mac screen again . BTW , is thr anyway to drop to command line or safe mode instead of booting to GUI , in case to edit Boot.plist file or uninstall macvidia. I tried to boot to Ubuntu and tried editing but i could only mount as read-only . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrungardt Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Hi , I am using NVIDIA Geforce 7300LE.So, I have installed macvidia from http://macvidia.starchaser.org/ thru their installer .When i restarted , after the initial apple boot screen , the screen goes blank and monitor was stilll blinking . I couldnt see the screen saying , "Starting Apple MAC OS X" and thereafter . Is thr any work-around to solve this ? Thanks in advance, This sounds similar to the problem I'm having. Thread: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=30608 Maybe one of these solutions will work for you. Just to be clear, my system (with the Macvidia drivers installed, which currently I've neglected to do after a fresh install) will actually get all the way booted up, and will be usable for about twenty seconds before the machine goes to sleep (blanks out). My power light blinks, like it's asleep normally, but when I try to wake it the machine tries and can't wake. This the exact problem you're having, or not quite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasi_10 Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 This sounds similar to the problem I'm having. Thread: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=30608 Maybe one of these solutions will work for you. Just to be clear, my system (with the Macvidia drivers installed, which currently I've neglected to do after a fresh install) will actually get all the way booted up, and will be usable for about twenty seconds before the machine goes to sleep (blanks out). My power light blinks, like it's asleep normally, but when I try to wake it the machine tries and can't wake. This the exact problem you're having, or not quite? Not the same problem actually . For you , i think , you could see the GUI after the spinning icon of MAC logo and soon after that system goes to sleep forcibly. This doesnt happen for me . I had everythin in my Mac going well untill this Macvidia {censored} has been installed . After the spinning icon , i couldnt see anything in my screen at all .My monitor's LED was blinking and i could hear a sound when the screen fickers to put the GUI , but again goes back to blinking (after failure in setting the resolution/refresh rate ? ) . I am trying to either fix the solution or uininstall the driver somehow !!! Somebody pls help .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjur Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 have you tried if you can boot in a safe mode ( -x during a booting)?? try to find the solution on the maccvidia discussion board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 or uininstall the driver somehow !!! Somebody pls help .. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=215051 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherIdiot Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 i had similar problem bu if u start OS X in safe mode this will reset screen to the correct resolution change the resolution there if screen goes blank again you can still change the arrow key to change it back to boot in safe mode hold the shift key when u turn the computer on till u see the gray loading screen let me know if it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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