azhxc721 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Hi all,So I have done some pretty extensive searching and can't seem to find a straight answer on if/how this is possible.I am currently trying to use my 46" (I believe) Panasonic Viera TV to display my mac running OSx El Capitan. I can get it running just fine using the VGA port, but I have a DVI to HDMI converter, and have been running my Windows partition using that without any problems. When I try to hook it up to mac, the OS freezes.Everything else is running fine! Would love the help if anyone has any suggestions. Current Machine Motherboard - ASUS P5QC with custom DSDT Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo 4 core @ 2.4Ghz Video Card - EVGA e-GeForce 9800 (uses 980 chipset) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309494-display-using-dvi-to-hdmi-converter/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
d620osx Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Hi Not sure but could be a graphics card issue. I have a hd 5450 and a gt210 both run fine using a Hdmi to dvi connection to my dell monitors. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309494-display-using-dvi-to-hdmi-converter/#findComment-2190245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azhxc721 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 I have tried installing the NVIDIA web drivers and know that they are working but on boot it says that I am still using the native OS X drivers. Every time I switch it restarts and then does the same thing. I am really hoping this isn't stemming from an unfixable issue with the card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309494-display-using-dvi-to-hdmi-converter/#findComment-2190265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomusername00 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I have tried installing the NVIDIA web drivers and know that they are working but on boot it says that I am still using the native OS X drivers. Every time I switch it restarts and then does the same thing. I am really hoping this isn't stemming from an unfixable issue with the card. I am not sure why, but yes, the UI will keep saying that it's using the OS X drivers no matter what. On the other hand, it obviously is not, because graphics work fully accelerated. I suspect the UI is looking at some NVRAM setting which doesn't get set correctly, but the drivers select themselves based on the nvda_drv=1 bootarg At least that is my experience on a GTX970 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309494-display-using-dvi-to-hdmi-converter/#findComment-2190599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azhxc721 Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 I am not sure why, but yes, the UI will keep saying that it's using the OS X drivers no matter what. On the other hand, it obviously is not, because graphics work fully accelerated. I suspect the UI is looking at some NVRAM setting which doesn't get set correctly, but the drivers select themselves based on the nvda_drv=1 bootarg At least that is my experience on a GTX970 I had assumed this was the case as it is apparent if graphics acceleration is actually working with the OS upon boot. I have it injecting NVIDIA as well as using the nvda_drv=1 bootflag, works fine for DVI out to a DVI monitor, as well as DVI to VGA conversion. My TV onlu supports VGA and HDMI, and my DVI monitor broke, hence the hang-up and need to use HDMI rather than VGA in order to still have a decent looking display. If anyone else has any suggestions, the help is much appreciated. Thanks again everyone! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309494-display-using-dvi-to-hdmi-converter/#findComment-2190664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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