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[HOW TO]: Make 9800GX2 work in Mac Leopard 10.5.5! QE/CI Enabled! (WORKS ON NVIDIA M/Bs ONLY!)


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Did you installed lastest nvidia drivers for OS X? on 10.5.8 you'll need it too. after installed see older posts that says you need generate 2 gfx strings, one for each card (because 9800 gx2 internally is 2 vgas packed in sli on single slot - it have an internal pci-pci bridge).

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thanks for interest ffosilva :D

 

what do you mean by latest driver ?

 

i've downloaded evga driver something like a week ago ( before update ) .

 

i tried to install again to day and now I have those messages on boot ( on desktop display ):

 

the extension system "/system/library/extension/NVDAResman.kext" wasn't installed properly & cannot be use.

 

same for "/system/library/extension/NVDAN50Hal.kext" &"/system/library/extension/GeForce.kext"

 

but of course no changes ....

 

would you be kind enough to post what exactly is in your com.apple.Boot.plist just for me to understand well , what is wrong in mine...

 

thanks in advance

 

for info,

 

this is my device properties,plist

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>

<dict>

<key>@0,compatible</key>

<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>

<key>@0,device_type</key>

<string>display</string>

<key>@0,name</key>

<string>NVDA,Display-A</string>

<key>@1,compatible</key>

<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>

<key>@1,device_type</key>

<string>display</string>

<key>@1,name</key>

<string>NVDA,Display-B</string>

<key>NVCAP</key>

<data>

BAAAAAAAAwAMAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=

</data>

<key>NVPM</key>

<data>

AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

</data>

<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>

<string>0x40000000</string>

<key>device_type</key>

<string>NVDA,Parent</string>

<key>model</key>

<string>nVidia GeForce 980gx2</string>

<key>name</key>

<string>display</string>

<key>rom-revision</key>

<string>nVidia GeForce 980gx2 OpenGL Engine [EFI]</string>

</dict>

</dict>

</plist>

 

 

and this my device properties,hex

 

7602000001000000010000006a0200000d00000002010c00d041030a010000000101060000010101

060000000101060000020101060000007fff04000e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000

000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000220000005600520041004d002c0074

006f00740061006c00730069007a006500000008000000000000401c0000006400650076006900630

065005f00740079007000650000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e740e0000006e0061006d0065

0000000b000000646973706c617922000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007

9007000650000000b000000646973706c617922000000400031002c00640065007600690063006500

5f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c000000190

000006e5669646961204765466f7263652039383067783220000000400031002c0063006f006d0070

0061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616314000000400030002c006e0

061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4114000000400031002c006e006100

6d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4220000000400030002c0063006f006d007

00061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163100000004e005600430041

00500000001800000004000000000003000c00000000000007000000001e00000072006f006d002d0

07200650076006900730069006f006e0000002d0000006e5669646961204765466f72636520393830

677832204f70656e474c20456e67696e65205b4546495d

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Hello ...

 

First a big thanks to the whole community and especially ffosilva ...

 

I have the EVGA drivers installed

 

and my com.apple.boot.plist now looks like this:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>

<dict>

<key>@0,compatible</key>

<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>

<key>@0,device_type</key>

<string>display</string>

<key>@0,name</key>

<string>NVDA,Display-A</string>

<key>@1,compatible</key>

<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>

<key>@1,device_type</key>

<string>display</string>

<key>@1,name</key>

<string>NVDA,Display-B</string>

<key>NVCAP</key>

<data>

BAAAAAAAAwAMAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=

</data>

<key>NVPM</key>

<data>

AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

</data>

<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>

<string>0x20000000</string>

<key>device_type</key>

<string>NVDA,Parent</string>

<key>model</key>

<string>nVidia GeForce 9800 GX2</string>

<key>name</key>

<string>display</string>

<key>rom-revision</key>

<string>nVidia GeForce 9800 GX2 OpenGL Engine [EFI]</string>

</dict>

<key>PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>

<dict>

<key>@0,compatible</key>

<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>

<key>@0,device_type</key>

<string>display</string>

<key>@0,name</key>

<string>NVDA,Display-A</string>

<key>@1,compatible</key>

<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>

<key>@1,device_type</key>

<string>display</string>

<key>@1,name</key>

<string>NVDA,Display-B</string>

<key>NVCAP</key>

<data>

BAAAAAAAAwAMAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=

</data>

<key>NVPM</key>

<data>

AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

</data>

<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>

<string>0x20000000</string>

<key>device_type</key>

<string>NVDA,Parent</string>

<key>model</key>

<string>nVidia GeForce 9800 GX2</string>

<key>name</key>

<string>display</string>

<key>rom-revision</key>

<string>nVidia GeForce 9800 GX2 OpenGL Engine [EFI]</string>

</dict>

</dict>

</plist>

 

 

Now I ask the following:

1. Where does the hex inside and how do I get the hex?

 

2. Where I have to do the -f command one time?

 

 

MB: P5Q Pro

 

OS X: iAktos v7 10.5.7

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hello, i recently changed my mobo with a xfx 780i nforce.

im trying make my 9800gx2 work by following this instructions.

with gfxutil i get this display:

 

DevicePath = PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x3,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)

 

with pacifist i installed all evga drivers kext.

i tried Archive.zip device-propierties string in boot.plist.

rebooted with -f and nothing changed, i mean i got usual fram buffer desktop as i did it no changes.

 

Im running iAktos with 10.5.8.

 

Any suggestions?

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hi guys,

 

I have some changes because now my resolution is 1680*1050 but that's it :)

"in about this mac " we have:

 

Type : Moniteur

Bus : PCIe

Longueur de la voie PCIe : x16

VRAM (totale) : 32 Mo

Fournisseur : NVIDIA (0x10de)

Identifiant du périphérique : 0x0604

Identifiant de révision : 0x00a2

Moniteurs :

Moniteur de type inconnu :

Résolution : 1680 x 1050

Profondeur : Couleurs 32 bits

Core Image : Logiciel

Moniteur principal : Oui

Miroir : Désactivé

Connecté : Oui

Quartz Extreme : Non géré

 

so 2 solutions:

 

either the archive files don't work with my hardware, either I made a syntax error in the com.apple.boot.plist

 

see under :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string></string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

<key>PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>

<dict>

<key>AAPL,slot-name</key>

<string>PCIe x16 Slot</string>

<key>@0,compatible</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxOVk1hYw==

</data>

<key>@0,device_type</key>

<data>

ZGlzcGxheQ==

</data>

<key>@0,name</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxEaXNwbGF5LUE=

</data>

<key>@1,compatible</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxOVk1hYw==

</data>

<key>@1,device_type</key>

<data>

ZGlzcGxheQ==

</data>

<key>@1,name</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxEaXNwbGF5LUI=

</data>

<key>@2,#adress-cells</key>

<data>

AAAAAQ==

</data>

<key>@2,#size-cells</key>

<data>

AAAAAA==

</data>

<key>@2,compatible</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxzZW5zb3ItcGFyZW50

</data>

<key>@2,device_type</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxncHUtZGlvZGU=

</data>

<key>@2,hwctrl-params-version</key>

<data>

AAAAAg==

</data>

<key>@2,hwsensor-params-version</key>

<data>

AAAAAg==

</data>

<key>@2,name</key>

<data>

c2Vuc29yLXBhcmVudA==

</data>

<key>@2,reg</key>

<data>

AAAAAg==

</data>

<key>NVCAP</key>

<data>

BAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=

</data>

<key>NVPM</key>

<data>

AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

</data>

<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>

<data>

AAAAIA==

</data>

<key>device_type</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxHZUZvcmNl

</data>

<key>model</key>

<data>

TlZJRElBIEdlRm9yY2UgOTgwMCBHWDI=

</data>

<key>name</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxQYXJlbnQ=

</data>

<key>rom-revision</key>

<data>

MzE3MmE=

</data>

</dict>

<key>PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>

<dict>

<key>AAPL,slot-name</key>

<string>PCIe x16 Slot</string>

<key>@0,compatible</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxOVk1hYw==

</data>

<key>@0,device_type</key>

<data>

ZGlzcGxheQ==

</data>

<key>@0,name</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxEaXNwbGF5LUE=

</data>

<key>@1,compatible</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxOVk1hYw==

</data>

<key>@1,device_type</key>

<data>

ZGlzcGxheQ==

</data>

<key>@1,name</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxEaXNwbGF5LUI=

</data>

<key>@2,#adress-cells</key>

<data>

AAAAAQ==

</data>

<key>@2,#size-cells</key>

<data>

AAAAAA==

</data>

<key>@2,compatible</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxzZW5zb3ItcGFyZW50

</data>

<key>@2,device_type</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxncHUtZGlvZGU=

</data>

<key>@2,hwctrl-params-version</key>

<data>

AAAAAg==

</data>

<key>@2,hwsensor-params-version</key>

<data>

AAAAAg==

</data>

<key>@2,name</key>

<data>

c2Vuc29yLXBhcmVudA==

</data>

<key>@2,reg</key>

<data>

AAAAAg==

</data>

<key>NVCAP</key>

<data>

BAAAAAAAAwAEAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=

</data>

<key>NVPM</key>

<data>

AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

</data>

<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>

<data>

AAAAIA==

</data>

<key>device_type</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxHZUZvcmNl

</data>

<key>model</key>

<data>

TlZJRElBIEdlRm9yY2UgOTgwMCBHWDI=

</data>

<key>name</key>

<data>

TlZEQSxQYXJlbnQ=

</data>

<key>rom-revision</key>

<data>

MzE3MmE=

</data>

</dict>

 

<string>0e0800000100000002000000010400001600000002010c00d041030a010000000101060000010

101060000000101060000020101060000007fff0400220000004100410050004c002c0073006c006f

0074002d006e0061006d006500000011000000504349652078313620536c6f7422000000400032002

c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000000120000004e5644412c6770752d6469

6f64650e0000004e00560050004d00000020000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000

000000000000000001e00000072006f006d002d007200650076006900730069006f006e0000000900

00003331373261100000004e005600430041005000000018000000040000000000030004000000000

000070000000022000000400032002c002300730069007a0065002d00630065006c006c0073000000

080000000000000022000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000

0000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c0000001b0000004e56494449412047

65466f72636520393830302047583214000000400030002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5

644412c446973706c61792d4120000000400032002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00

65000000160000004e5644412c73656e736f722d706172656e741c000000640065007600690063006

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0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4212000000400032002c007200650

067000000080000000000000220000000400031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00

650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616326000000400032002c002300610064007200650073007

3002d00630065006c006c007300000008000000000000010e0000006e0061006d00650000000f0000

004e5644412c506172656e7422000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007

000650000000b000000646973706c617920000000400030002c0063006f006d007000610074006900

62006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163220000005600520041004d002c0074006f007

40061006c00730069007a0065000000080000000000002036000000400032002c0068007700630074

0072006c002d0070006100720061006d0073002d00760065007200730069006f006e0000000800000

00000000214000000400032002c006e0061006d00650000001100000073656e736f722d706172656e

743a000000400032002c0068007700730065006e0073006f0072002d0070006100720061006d00730

02d00760065007200730069006f006e0000000800000000000002010400001600000002010c00d041

030a010000000101060000010101060000000101060000000101060000007fff04002200000041004

10050004c002c0073006c006f0074002d006e0061006d006500000011000000504349652078313620

536c6f7422000000400032002c006400650076006900630065005f007400790070006500000012000

0004e5644412c6770752d64696f64650e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000000000000

0000000000000000000000000000000000000000001e00000072006f006d002d00720065007600690

0730069006f006e000000090000003331373261100000004e00560043004100500000001800000004

0000000000030000000000000000070000000022000000400032002c002300730069007a0065002d0

0630065006c006c0073000000080000000000000022000000400030002c0064006500760069006300

65005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c00000

01b0000004e5649444941204765466f72636520393830302047583214000000400030002c006e0061

006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4120000000400032002c0063006f006d0

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36514000000400031002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4212

000000400032002c007200650067000000080000000000000220000000400031002c0063006f006d0

0700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616326000000400032002c00

23006100640072006500730073002d00630065006c006c007300000008000000000000010e0000006

e0061006d00650000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e7422000000400031002c00640065007600

6900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c617920000000400030002c00630

06f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163220000005600

520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069007a00650000000800000000000020360000004

00032002c00680077006300740072006c002d0070006100720061006d0073002d0076006500720073

0069006f006e000000080000000000000214000000400032002c006e0061006d00650000001100000

073656e736f722d706172656e743a000000400032002c0068007700730065006e0073006f0072002d

0070006100720061006d0073002d00760065007200730069006f006e0000000800000000000002</string>

<key>Graphics Mode</key>

<string>1680x1050x32</string>

</dict>

</dict>

</plist>

 

anything sound weird in it ?

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anything sound weird in it ?

 

A lot! hahahha

 

 

You need only put copy .hex file content and your com.apple.Boot.plist will be:

 

 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string></string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>0e0800000100000002000000010400001600000002010c00d041030a010000000101060000010

101060000000101060000020101060000007fff0400220000004100410050004c002c0073006c006f

0074002d006e0061006d006500000011000000504349652078313620536c6f7422000000400032002

c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000000120000004e5644412c6770752d6469

6f64650e0000004e00560050004d00000020000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000

000000000000000001e00000072006f006d002d007200650076006900730069006f006e0000000900

00003331373261100000004e005600430041005000000018000000040000000000030004000000000

000070000000022000000400032002c002300730069007a0065002d00630065006c006c0073000000

080000000000000022000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000

0000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c0000001b0000004e56494449412047

65466f72636520393830302047583214000000400030002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5

644412c446973706c61792d4120000000400032002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00

65000000160000004e5644412c73656e736f722d706172656e741c000000640065007600690063006

5005f0074007900700065000000100000004e5644412c4765466f72636514000000400031002c006e

0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4212000000400032002c007200650

067000000080000000000000220000000400031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00

650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616326000000400032002c002300610064007200650073007

3002d00630065006c006c007300000008000000000000010e0000006e0061006d00650000000f0000

004e5644412c506172656e7422000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007

000650000000b000000646973706c617920000000400030002c0063006f006d007000610074006900

62006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163220000005600520041004d002c0074006f007

40061006c00730069007a0065000000080000000000002036000000400032002c0068007700630074

0072006c002d0070006100720061006d0073002d00760065007200730069006f006e0000000800000

00000000214000000400032002c006e0061006d00650000001100000073656e736f722d706172656e

743a000000400032002c0068007700730065006e0073006f0072002d0070006100720061006d00730

02d00760065007200730069006f006e0000000800000000000002010400001600000002010c00d041

030a010000000101060000010101060000000101060000000101060000007fff04002200000041004

10050004c002c0073006c006f0074002d006e0061006d006500000011000000504349652078313620

536c6f7422000000400032002c006400650076006900630065005f007400790070006500000012000

0004e5644412c6770752d64696f64650e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000000000000

0000000000000000000000000000000000000000001e00000072006f006d002d00720065007600690

0730069006f006e000000090000003331373261100000004e00560043004100500000001800000004

0000000000030000000000000000070000000022000000400032002c002300730069007a0065002d0

0630065006c006c0073000000080000000000000022000000400030002c0064006500760069006300

65005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c00000

01b0000004e5649444941204765466f72636520393830302047583214000000400030002c006e0061

006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4120000000400032002c0063006f006d0

0700061007400690062006c0065000000160000004e5644412c73656e736f722d706172656e741c00

00006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000000100000004e5644412c4765466f726

36514000000400031002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4212

000000400032002c007200650067000000080000000000000220000000400031002c0063006f006d0

0700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616326000000400032002c00

23006100640072006500730073002d00630065006c006c007300000008000000000000010e0000006

e0061006d00650000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e7422000000400031002c00640065007600

6900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c617920000000400030002c00630

06f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163220000005600

520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069007a00650000000800000000000020360000004

00032002c00680077006300740072006c002d0070006100720061006d0073002d0076006500720073

0069006f006e000000080000000000000214000000400032002c006e0061006d00650000001100000

073656e736f722d706172656e743a000000400032002c0068007700730065006e0073006f0072002d

0070006100720061006d0073002d00760065007200730069006f006e0000000800000000000002</string>

</dict>

</plist>

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Anyone rocking this in Snow Leopard yet?

 

Here is my plist info for a winfast 9800gx2 works on snow leopard

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>PciRoot(0x4)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>
<dict>
	<key>@0,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
	<key>@0,device_type</key>
	<string>display</string>
	<key>@0,name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Display-A</string>
	<key>@1,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
	<key>@1,device_type</key>
	<string>display</string>
	<key>@1,name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Display-B</string>
	<key>@2,#adress-cells</key>
	<string>0x01000000</string>
	<key>@2,#size-cells</key>
	<string>0x00000000</string>
	<key>@2,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,sensor-parent</string>
	<key>@2,device_type</key>
	<string>NVDA,gpu-diode</string>
	<key>@2,hwctrl-params-version</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>@2,hwsensor-params-version</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>@2,name</key>
	<string>sensor-parent</string>
	<key>@2,reg</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>NVCAP</key>
	<data>BAAAAAAAAwAMAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=</data>
	<key>NVPM</key>
	<data>AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==</data>
	<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>
	<data>AAAAIA==</data>
	<key>device_type</key>
	<string>NVDA,GeForce</string>
	<key>model</key>
	<string>NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2</string>
	<key>name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Parent</string>
	<key>rom-revision</key>
	<string>3172a</string>
</dict>
<key>PciRoot(0x4)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0) </key>
<dict>
	<key>@0,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
	<key>@0,device_type</key>
	<string>display</string>
	<key>@0,name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Display-A</string>
	<key>@2,#adress-cells</key>
	<string>0x01000000</string>
	<key>@2,#size-cells</key>
	<string>0x00000000</string>
	<key>@2,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,sensor-parent</string>
	<key>@2,device_type</key>
	<string>NVDA,gpu-diode</string>
	<key>@2,hwctrl-params-version</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>@2,hwsensor-params-version</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>@2,name</key>
	<string>sensor-parent</string>
	<key>@2,reg</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>NVCAP</key>
	<data>BAAAAAAAAwAMAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=</data>
	<key>NVPM</key>
	<data>AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==</data>
	<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>
	<data>AAAAIA==</data>
	<key>device_type</key>
	<string>NVDA,GeForce</string>
	<key>model</key>
	<string>NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2</string>
	<key>name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Parent</string>
	<key>rom-revision</key>
	<string>3172a</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

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Here is what I have.

evga 9800GX2

Gigabyte GA-x38-dq6 (has ich9 and x38 chips)

 

 

 

I've been trying to get this to work on SL but have had no luck. I tried using the evga kexts and the supplied hex for com.apple.Boot.plist above. I have also tried creating my own gfx strings and using osx86tools to input them. And I have tried doing it manually.

 

No luck...

But I read in the posts about this method that it works with the 55nm but I know I have the 65nm because I got it right when it came out, so that might have something to do with it.

 

Any ideas?

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ffosilva:

 

sorry. i tried soooo much - nothing works.

 

i installed snow leopard on a hackintosh (asus p5q pro mobo, leadtek geforce 9800 gx2)

 

i need detailed instructions please:

 

1. to generate the correct EFI-Strings

 

2. detailed instructions what to modify in com.apple.Boot.plist

 

 

Thanks a lot!

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How can I use this to make my card work? Total n00b to all of this kext and plist stuff.

 

I'm on 10.6.2 Universal.

 

badaxe2 motherboard

 

Here is my plist info for a winfast 9800gx2 works on snow leopard

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>PciRoot(0x4)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>
<dict>
	<key>@0,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
	<key>@0,device_type</key>
	<string>display</string>
	<key>@0,name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Display-A</string>
	<key>@1,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
	<key>@1,device_type</key>
	<string>display</string>
	<key>@1,name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Display-B</string>
	<key>@2,#adress-cells</key>
	<string>0x01000000</string>
	<key>@2,#size-cells</key>
	<string>0x00000000</string>
	<key>@2,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,sensor-parent</string>
	<key>@2,device_type</key>
	<string>NVDA,gpu-diode</string>
	<key>@2,hwctrl-params-version</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>@2,hwsensor-params-version</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>@2,name</key>
	<string>sensor-parent</string>
	<key>@2,reg</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>NVCAP</key>
	<data>BAAAAAAAAwAMAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=</data>
	<key>NVPM</key>
	<data>AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==</data>
	<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>
	<data>AAAAIA==</data>
	<key>device_type</key>
	<string>NVDA,GeForce</string>
	<key>model</key>
	<string>NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2</string>
	<key>name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Parent</string>
	<key>rom-revision</key>
	<string>3172a</string>
</dict>
<key>PciRoot(0x4)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0) </key>
<dict>
	<key>@0,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
	<key>@0,device_type</key>
	<string>display</string>
	<key>@0,name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Display-A</string>
	<key>@2,#adress-cells</key>
	<string>0x01000000</string>
	<key>@2,#size-cells</key>
	<string>0x00000000</string>
	<key>@2,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,sensor-parent</string>
	<key>@2,device_type</key>
	<string>NVDA,gpu-diode</string>
	<key>@2,hwctrl-params-version</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>@2,hwsensor-params-version</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>@2,name</key>
	<string>sensor-parent</string>
	<key>@2,reg</key>
	<string>0x02000000</string>
	<key>NVCAP</key>
	<data>BAAAAAAAAwAMAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=</data>
	<key>NVPM</key>
	<data>AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==</data>
	<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>
	<data>AAAAIA==</data>
	<key>device_type</key>
	<string>NVDA,GeForce</string>
	<key>model</key>
	<string>NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2</string>
	<key>name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Parent</string>
	<key>rom-revision</key>
	<string>3172a</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

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Here is my plist info for a winfast 9800gx2 works on snow leopard

 

Thank you so much, OneTown.. Finally I have QE/CI on my Graphics Card...

 

 

 

How can I use this to make my card work? Total n00b to all of this kext and plist stuff.

 

I'm on 10.6.2 Universal.

 

badaxe2 motherboard

 

Am using a "Bonetrail" for the MAC_OSX.

 

I convert the entry from ÖneTown" and insert the code in the com.apple.Boot.plist, with this I could make my XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 to work on the 10.6 Snow Leopard on 32 and 64-Bits (I did not install any Drivers/Injectors besides the one that comes w/OSX, "NVDANV50Hal" shows as loaded during the boot and since I have NO problem so far I will leave it as is...).

 

In the beginning I was quite confused because my system profiler info. does not show me in any way if QE/CI is enabled (not info related at all) But I knew it was working because of the windows/boxes effects and transparencies I didn't had before on my previous installation of Snow Leopard 10.6.2 but on Leopard 10.5.8.

 

I did the check with "Quartz Extreme Check 1.2" (by Marc Liyanage) and it show that is working on both monitors (DVI output) and also I check trough the Dashboard effects that shows when you add some widgets... Also, before this changes I could not play movies, just only some types on QT and in a very very bad and choppy quality, I could not get transparency on the windows or could not play games, but now I can do all that...

 

Now I have to update (again) to 10.6.2 and see if it works (I cross fingers)... since I erase/format and then install the OSX from scratch because of a mess of drivers and codes floating on the system due the lack of graphic acceleration...

 

In case if is useful for others the HEX code I insert on my "com.apple.Boot.plist" (HEX from the "OneTown" .plist post 137) :

(delete all spaces on the "string" if there's any, due the cut/paste on the post)

 

 

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>2707000001000000020000004d0300001200000002010c00d041030a040000000101060000010

101060000000101060000000101060000007fff04001e00000072006f006d002d0072006500760069

00730069006f006e00000009000000333137326122000000400030002c00640065007600690063006

5005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000004e0056004300410050000000

1800000004000000000003000c000000000000070000000020000000400032002c0063006f006d007

00061007400690062006c0065000000160000004e5644412c73656e736f722d706172656e740e0000

006e0061006d00650000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e7414000000400032002c006e0061006

d00650000001100000073656e736f722d706172656e7414000000400030002c006e0061006d006500

0000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d41100000006d006f00640065006c0000001b0000004

e5649444941204765466f7263652039383030204758323a000000400032002c006800770073006500

6e0073006f0072002d0070006100720061006d0073002d00760065007200730069006f006e0000000

80000000000000222000000400032002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000

00120000004e5644412c6770752d64696f64650e0000004e00560050004d000000200000000100000

0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000220000005600520041004d002c007400

6f00740061006c00730069007a0065000000080000000000002012000000400032002c00720065006

7000000080000000000000236000000400032002c00680077006300740072006c002d007000610072

0061006d0073002d00760065007200730069006f006e0000000800000000000002200000004000300

02c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d61631c00

00006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000000100000004e5644412c4765466f726

36526000000400032002c0023006100640072006500730073002d00630065006c006c007300000008

0000000000000122000000400032002c002300730069007a0065002d00630065006c006c007300000

00800000000000000ce0300001500000002010c00d041030a04000000010106000001010106000000

0101060000020101060000007fff04003a000000400032002c0068007700730065006e0073006f007

2002d0070006100720061006d0073002d00760065007200730069006f006e00000008000000000000

0222000000400032002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000000120000004e5

644412c6770752d64696f64650e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000000000000000000

0000000000000000000000000000000000001e00000072006f006d002d00720065007600690073006

9006f006e000000090000003331373261100000004e00560043004100500000001800000004000000

000003000c000000000000070000000022000000400032002c002300730069007a0065002d0063006

5006c006c0073000000080000000000000022000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f

00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c0000001b000

0004e5649444941204765466f72636520393830302047583214000000400030002c006e0061006d00

65000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4120000000400032002c0063006f006d0070006

1007400690062006c0065000000160000004e5644412c73656e736f722d706172656e741400000040

0031002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d42120000004000320

02c00720065006700000008000000000000021c0000006400650076006900630065005f0074007900

700065000000100000004e5644412c4765466f72636520000000400031002c0063006f006d0070006

1007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616326000000400032002c00230061

00640072006500730073002d00630065006c006c007300000008000000000000010e0000006e00610

06d00650000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e7422000000400031002c00640065007600690063

0065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c617920000000400030002c0063006f006

d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163220000005600520041

004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069007a00650000000800000000000020360000004000320

02c00680077006300740072006c002d0070006100720061006d0073002d0076006500720073006900

6f006e000000080000000000000214000000400032002c006e0061006d00650000001100000073656

e736f722d706172656e74</string>

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I followed this guide and I have an intel x48 motherboard ooops....and now i get a you need to restart your computer. Hold down the start button for several seconds or press restart every time I try to reboot. Can anyone help me with this issue.

 

With such comments we cant do sht please boot with -v and tell the diagnostics :(

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In GFXutils, when I type

 

./gfxutil -f display

 

I have

 

DevicePath = PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)

 

But how to have the other device path ?

 

PS: Sorry about my English, I am French.

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The method of removing all enablers and adding gfx strings to boot.plist with the help of the kexts from the 285gtx update from evga worked flawlessly. Thanks!

 

 

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

3GB DDR2 RAM

nVidia GeForce 9800 GX2

 

mobo:

Intel P965 chipset

Asus P5BW-LA Basswood3G-UL8E

(from hp m8120n media center)

 

install distro: i_atkos_v7 (Leopard 10.5.7)

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