mac.nub Posted October 13, 2007 Author Share Posted October 13, 2007 IkariGend - Glad to see it working for you pags - Some people have mentioned that all you have to do on Leopard is install NVinject.kext, so it may well have better support for the 8800 Series cards. Hope this helps - I think i'll go back to debugging the 10.4.10 Install DVD i'm making... Cheers, ~mac.nub Edit: Yay, finished my Install DVD... it works flawlessly, has all the drivers I need built in including LAN, Audio, GeForce 8800 320MB GTS etc. plus it doesn't have the annoying customisations some people put into their DVDs... and is only a 2GB ISO! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-470298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nervouschimp Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Success! Perfect reboot! My EVGA 8800gtx 768MB is powering my Apple Cinema 30-inch display @ 2560x1600 with CI and QE (no hot-plug required.) Many, many thanks to all those who made this possible. I was running on a 7800gt. All I did was remove natit kext and run the installer. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.nub Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 nervouschimp - Glad to hear everything worked out OK for you - wish I had a 30-Inch Apple Cinema display I guess I'll have to make do with my 21" 1400x900 monitor though, it's pretty nice anyway... Here's an interesting fact for you all, in the last week... this has been downloaded over 1,500 times this week already!... and used over 28GB bandwidth alone! If you feel like being kind and want to donate, PM me for my PayPal info, of course this is completely optional - but it would be nice to have some help paying my hosting fees! ~mac.nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pags Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 mac.nub: so you are going to be releasing a 10.4.10 install dvd w/ 8800 support soon?! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.nub Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 pags - It's definitely a possibility... currently I'm testing the Install DVD I made myself - it's a 10.4.10 Install DVD, based on the new iMac 10.4.10 Install DVDs I have. Everything seems to be working flawlessly so far - on my second revision of the DVD, the on the origional DVD, and the first revision the GeForce 8800 Drivers didn't install properly on, but I've fixed that now and they do... Rosetta works, all standard apps (Address Book, Mail, FrontRow etc.) work, CS3 installs and runs fine, no crash on About this Mac, I even have a fixed Intel 8.10.1 kernel that works on nForce motherboards... everything apart from the built-in network works on my current PC system, though I have a Belkin Gigabit LAN PCI card I put in, and it works fine. I'll be putting up a project page on my website about it over the next few days. So stay tuned for that if you're interested. ~mac.nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabricioGS Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I can confirm that I do not need to hotplug my monitor too. I have a DVI monitor and DVI cable straight form the 8800 and it booted normally. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megnus Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I would LOVE to have you releasing a DVD with 8800 support inbuildt And the best would be if it came in a Leopard of cource Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilhood Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Benny/Gotoh, do you know if in the current state of the driver, it would be possible to implement DVI dual-screen for the 8800 GTX without the need to hot-plug? P. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.nub Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Megnus - Currently if I do release a DVD it will be Tiger only, I haven't tried Leopard yet, but when it is released officially... I may end up seeing about making an Install DVD for that, though I'm not planning on doing so any time soon! P. - Personally I don't see why it *wouldn't* be possible, as if it works for one I see no reason of why it wouldn't for the other... if I were you I'd speak with gotoh, and ask if it was possible for him to implement it, as I said I see no reason why it wouldn't work... surely it would just be a matter of adding a few lines of code calling the same function for the second DVI port... and it would certainly be useful! Anyone interested in my Tiger Install DVD can checkout the provisional project page on my site here - it's not linked up from the project page yet as I want to add some more info, including screen shots etc. before I do so. The information on the page may be changed dramatically by the time I finish the page. ~mac.nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilhood Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 btw, looking forward to your install disc! The XxX one doesn't see my ICH7R drives and the Kalyway one pissed me off in the long run, too many problems with it so I just formatted the drive. It would be nice to finally have a proper near-unmodified 10.4.10 install disc. We just need it puurree Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan_Man Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Thanks for all the hard work. This driver works quite well but there are a few glitches. Installer worked perfectly. System Profiler reports memory correctly. QE/CI works great. All the openGL functions seem to be working (Google Earth, Starry Night Pro). DVD player and movie functions are good. Where I ran into problems was with resolution switching (known issue). I got blue screened when I tried to switch resolution or when iTunes went into full screen mode or when OpenMark tried to run full screen. Here are some bench marks xbench 1.3 Quartz Graphics Test 140.80 Line 106.05 7.06 Klines/sec [50% alpha] Rectangle 131.70 39.32 Krects/sec [50% alpha] Circle 123.62 10.08 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha] Bezier 116.99 2.95 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha] Text 540.42 33.81 Kchars/sec OpenGL Graphics Test 90.24 Spinning Squares 90.24 114.47 frames/sec User Interface Test 331.87 Elements 331.87 1.52 Krefresh/sec Open Mark runs @ 2200+ FPS on the opening screen and to get to 9 FPS takes about 15769728 triangles but the program won't run the whole benchmark because of the rez swtiching issue. I’ll see if I can find some other way to do some benchmarks. Specifications: Asus A8N SLI Deluxe, Opteron 175 (@ 2.2gHZ), 2 gig ram, PATA drive, eVGA 8800 GTS 320 meg, System 10.4.10 (uphuck 1.3 + update ), DVI-DVI to LCD BenQ FP931 monitor. Khan Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-471829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoraco Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 My monitor is HP f1703 only VGA and changing the resolutions and hot plug is not working. I need to buy a DVI monitor ???? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-472152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.nub Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 Khan_Man - I also am unable to change resolution etc. this seems to be a problem specific to nForce Motherboards, and also AMD Systems. As of yet there is no fix for this neoraco - If hot plugging is not working there may be a problem specific to your graphics card, you could try a DVI monitor, but I can not promise that this will fix it. ~mac.nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-472649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoraco Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Well, well no other choice today I buy a DVI monitor and WIIIPIIEEE I got my video card working at 1200x1024. Thanks mac.nub and others for make this true. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-472916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psytwerk Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I want your dvd for sure! i read the PDF and wow... all that i need Thanks a lot. Please make that available soon Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-472942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyphyleo Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 PROPS TO U MAC.NUB Release a leopard dvd with built in 8800 drivers when it comes out!! I've been waiting around 8 months for these drivers! Easy installer worked on my BFG 320 mb OC, flawlessly No hotplugging required with dvi monitor Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-472997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.nub Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 neoraco - Glad it all worked out for you in the end, even if it did require a new monitor! Psytwerk - I'm planning on testing the current release for about another 5 or 6 days by myself (and possibly one other tester - a friend of mine, just to check it works with his SATA drives etc.), then will add a few more features that I missed, then will check it all works (as there are no changes being made to the base install, just driver additions it will only be tested for 1 more day) then I will release it provided there aren't any problems... so most likely you'll be able to get it in about a week! hyphyleo - Glad everything works OK. I may well release a leopard DVD at some point in the future. Cheers, ~mac.nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-473061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaktor Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 nVidia is releasing new 8800GT and 8800GTS-cards this month and in november, does anybody know if these drivers will work for those cards too? That would be awesome, if they do I will buy the new 8800GTS when it's released! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-473124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.nub Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 No idea, but if they are based on the current GeForce 8800 Series architecture then I see no reason why they wouldn't personally. If they're not though, they may not work... ~mac.nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-473163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psytwerk Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Thanks Mac.Nub I install you driver today ( XFX 8800GTS 320MB ), but my CRT doesn't turn on.... i try to unplug, and after that i can see osx, but when i go to the rsolulution options and try to pux 1280x1024 the osx crash ... i have to do the hotplug everytime i turn on the osx??!! I have CTR with vga2Dvi convertor..., i have too.. but two are working now??!! Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-473205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.nub Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Psytwerk - Currently you have to hotplug whenever using VGA monitors, the only way to bypass this is by using a DVI monitor with DVI cable. Multiple monitors should be supported, but you will have to hotplug as you are doing at the moment. Even with DVI you have to hotplug the second monitor! Unfortunately there is no way to change resolution on VGA monitors. Cheers, ~mac.nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-473218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psytwerk Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Ha ok Then Better that Nothing I will prefer to stay in windows for a while when G80's are full supported. I will buy a Vaio Laptop soon, and that i wnat to have osx in that do you know if the new intel interagted graphics work??!! x3100 graphics.... Thanks Again Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-473234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.nub Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Psytwerk - I've heard nothing about the x3100 graphics I'm afraid, so as far as I am aware it's currently unsupported. Though if you don't mind not being able to change resolution and not having QE/CI I guess it should work by removing a few files... Edit: For those interested, I've just made revision 4 of my Install DVD... the features of revision 2 are currently shown on the DVD project page here - revision 4 contains some useful new features, I'll update the Specification sheet later so you can see what... this will be the version released to a closed beta test group... if all goes well, revision 4 will be the version released publicly (most likely by the end of the week). ~mac.nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-473384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steLee Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Strangely doing that edit on list at startup, made the apple white screen load at start, i learned it was running verbose mode since it was installed ??!!?? lol. Many Thanks for your wonderful utility , and keep up the good work!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-473606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDoggie Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 So, I gotta ask the obvious question here: Does this new 8.10.1 kernel that is working on nforce boards also support multi-core? Because if so... where do I cast my vote for awesomest dude of the month? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65849-geforce-8800-g80-only-easy-installer-tutorial/page/5/#findComment-473948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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