OSX86tester Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 hope I am the first to post this guide if so credit to kudos on the guys @ macvidia.com The User ?JOOST? made this really clear guide to install the driver files. # Works with Beta1Build 1 to 5 Complete Installation Guide. NOTES: This is beta.. There are known problems and np_ is working on them right away. Please be patient. Look for other threads before you post your bug (99% change it's already known). Search and don't post until you're really lost! Follow instructions clearly. One typo and it's broken! Other points: - There are known powersaving issues (laptop users?) - There is no Quartz Extreme or Core Image support!! np_ is working on it so don't ask!! - Performance is poor due to the lack of hardware acceleration. np_ is working on it so don't ask! 1) Take a piece of paper and a pencil 2) Download the complete driver package, you can find this at the new MacVidia?s File Repository ( http://macvidia.starchaser.org ) 3) Close all screens, click on the apple logo in the left uper corner. Click on About this Mac, System Profiler. Then select Graphics/Displays on the left panel At the Right some information about the Graphics Card is displayed. Look for the Device ID. It shoud be displayed in this kind: 0x0250. Write down this on the piece of paper without the 0x (so: "0250") Why we need this, I explain below. 4) Goto Applications | Utilities | Terminal Terminal is a Console for Mac OSx. If you can work in DOS or Linux you can use this aswel. If you have questions about options and things, just type man tool. Replace tool with the utility you want. (man rm will display the manual about rm (remove) 5) Type sudo -s and enter your password to gain all (root) access. Now we are going to move some old Driver files and make a backup on your desktop. 6) Run the folowing commands in terminal mkdir ~/Desktop/NVOriginals mv /System/Library/Extensions/NV* ~/Desktop/NVOriginals/ mv /System/Library/Extensions/GeForceGA* ~/Desktop/NVOriginals/ Leave the terminal screen open. Go back to the desktop 7) Mac Os X is kind enough to extract the driver zip file on your desktop. So enter the Folder on the desktop Cool On your desktop you find your harddrive, click it, go to /System/Library/Extentions/ 9) Copy the files from the Folder on your desktop to the /System/Library/Extentions/ location Mac OSX will prompt you for the unlock password. Now we have all the files in the right location and we will working on editing the files. For your information, we need to edit a file so that Mac OSX can detect your NVIDIA device. This is done by giving the kext file (Like a driver) some plug and play information. (DeviceId is a part of the PnPID). This part will not work for people with an NForce Chipset Controller! Read below. 10) Type cd /System/Library/Extensions/NVidiaHAL.kext/Content 11) Type nano Info.plist 12) Look for : IOPCIMatch 0x00f910de&0xffffffff Replace 00f9 with your noted down DeviceID 13) Save the file (CTRL X), and press Y Now we are setting some permissions right: 14) Run the folowing commands in terminal chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NVidiaHAL.kext chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NVDriver.kext chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/NVidiaHAL.kext chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/NVDriver.kext Flush the kextcache, so Mac OS X is aware of new kext files (is this line correct?) 15) Run the folowing commands in terminal rm -r /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache rm -r /System/Library/Extensions.mkext kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions/ Now we are done with the most important thing. There are some issues we are going to fix now. Clear out resolution information left by other applications 16) Type the following in terminal, rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver*.plist rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.preference.displays*.plist rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver*.plist rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.preference.displays*.plist rm -f /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver*.plist rm -f /Library/Preferences/com.apple.preference.displays*.plist Note: If the information below isn't in the file, it's not a big deal. 17) Run the folowing command in terminal nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist Look for: Graphics Mode XXXxXXXXxXX (XX can be anything) Delete both lines. 18) Save the file (CTRL X), and press Y Now we must edit a file so that the drivers are running at startup. If you reboot now most likely you will get a 'hanging' system. If you use safeboot (-x) it will work. To enable the kext files in normal boot do the following: 19) Run the folowing command in terminal nano /etc/rc Enter the following lines, at the top of the file, below the lines that are commented out with # kextload /System/Library/Extensions/NVDriver.kext kextload /System/Library/Extensions/NVidiaHAL.kext 20) Save the file (CTRL X), and press Y (if nessesary) Again repair Permissions 22) Run the folowing command in terminal diskutil repairpermissions / 23) Type: reboot Cross your fingers. What if everything is going wrong 1) At the darwin boot loader. Press enter and type -s followed by enter 2) Wait until system is booted 3) In console: Type mount -a 4) Type rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/NVidiaHAL.kext 5) Type reboot Notes about NForce Chipset Owners You need to set de DeviceId in the NVdia.kext, same as the NVidiaHAL.kext (step 10 to 13) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/55763-macvidia-installation-guide/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchiee (= Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 hey thanks for the post. I am yet to test it. Just a note, on the MacVidia website.. they claim that these drivers do not give you Qe/Ci ? is this correct? if so wouldnt one prefer Natit/Ttitan/NVInject ? i mean i know i would prefer Qe/Ci and OGL acceleration. If the way you have posted does indeed provide these things then i am sure to use this :pirate2: . Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/55763-macvidia-installation-guide/#findComment-398799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBits Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Yes this guide is old... you just COPIED it from macvidia You dont get QE/CI with macvidia but only basic framebuffer... for those who cannot get Titan/Natit or similar to work... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/55763-macvidia-installation-guide/#findComment-398837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSX86tester Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 yup coolbiits is the bomb I saw his sticky, and I noticed there wasnt one here just tons of macvidia threads not really confirming much. So hopefully this is useful to alot of folks wether new or old. Thank Macbits since I saw this post Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/55763-macvidia-installation-guide/#findComment-399090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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