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10.6.3 nVidia Blank Screen Issue with DVI/HDMI on 9800GT

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sdon1011
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My hardware : 2 Gigabyte 9800GT with DVI - VGA - HDMI, 1GB ram.

I use DSDT injection for a dual video card setup, nothing else (no specific kext and nothing in my com.apple.boot.plist).

After 2 days trying to make my HDMI port working, I finally pick the HDMI->DVI adapters delivered with the graphic cards... and the HDMI port starts to work. With an HDMI cable, I still have black screens or freezes. My monitor is a Samsung XL2370.

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kennycernadas
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9800GT HDMI ONLY WORKS FINE 10.6 / 10.6.1 WE NEED SERIOUS HELP :)

SETTLE WITH DVI/VGA UNTIL REAL FIX COME UP

 

 

 

CPU: core 2 duo e8500 3,16

MB: ASRock P43Twins1600


Mem: 2X2GB KINGSTON DDR2 800 mhz


Video: GeForce 9800GT 1024MB


HDD: 2X160 GB + 1 TB HDD

 Retail Mac OSX 10.6 + Upd 10.6.4

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jobilo
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Hi everybody,

 

After have it working with 10.6.4 (see my last post here http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...&p=1570549), 10.6.5 killed it :P .

So i savagely (didn't do a back up :) ) installed 10.6.5 via the combo update and... it didn't worked... Blue screen again... NVEnabler 64.kext doesn't seem to work anymore, maybe now i have to inject graphic card id in nvdanv50hal and nvdaresman?

Let's see other reports...

Bye

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sephira
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Been following this thread closely in the hope someone might pop in with my gfx card but seems I am in a major minority when it comes OSX with my hardware...

 

I was wondering if any of you with more knowledge than I could confirm/suggest a method for me to get my external monitor working with the latest update (10.6.5) , currently stuck on 10.6.2.

 

I have a GTX285m (mobile) GPU and have seen various methods working for people but with different cards and I am not sure how or if these cards relate to mine at all...

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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macdanger
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Yes, I have the same problem. The nvidia drivers get initilized but get blank screen when the windowserver should start up. I use a DVI Monitor which is HDCP able. I had the same problem when updating from 10.6.3. to 10.6.4. I solved it with injecting the MacPro8800GT.rom within the boot loader, but now when updating from 10.6.4 to 10.6.5 I have the same problem again.

I did not find a solution for this so far and I hope someone knows what the problem is. The update contains driver updates for all kinds of GPUs (Intel, ATI and NVidia), so I guess it has something to do with this.

 

I was really surprised to see the same problem again after injecting an original 8800GT BIOS. I am nearly vanilla an all other parts of the hardware (except voodooHDA and Realtek Ethernet).

 

Someone else who has this blank screen problem again in 10.6.5??

 

Best regards

macdanger

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MacOSXMelon
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10.6.4, my system is running fine but when the 10.6.5 Upgrade... Problems arise.

Palit GeForce 9800GT Green Ed.

- Black screen on running SC2 but with sound.

- Blue Screen on boot-up

To be able to show the display again, Needs to Sleep (Command+Alt+F12) then awake. But brightness decreases.

I think it happens everytime Display resolution refreshes.

 

Hmmmm.....

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lovetoby
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hmmm,

 

if going back to vga connectors only is an option for you -> vga only works @10.6.5 (efi,dsdt)(with 3x g92 cards)...

 

 

Is there anybody out there who got at least 2 cards running with 10.6.4 and (dvi -> hdmi or dvi ->dvi (not only vga)??)

I do not get this rom or enabler thing running with more than 1 gpu card... :P

Maybe someone tried this and knows how to use several rom files with one injector, to get at least 4 monitor working?!?

 

Thanx

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tuxy
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I can confirm that my eVGA 9800GT 1GB had DVI-HDMI working with the 8800 ROM fix under 10.6.4, and now with 10.6.5 it no longer works.

 

This is not a solution but I simply replaced the NVEnabler.kext with this .

Now I can boot my system but with max resolution 1600x1200 e no QE/CE.

 

Bye

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deadvolvo1
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Perhaps I should clarify...With completely vanilla 10.6.5, and the following strings in com.apple.Boot.plist:

 

<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Graphics Mode</key>

<string>1920x1200x32 </string>

 

I get the following in System Profiler:

 

GeForce 9800 GT:

 

Chipset Model: GeForce 9800 GT

Type: GPU

Bus: PCIe

Slot: Slot-1

PCIe Lane Width: x16

VRAM (Total): 1024 MB

Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)

Device ID: 0x0605

Revision ID: 0x00a2

ROM Revision: xx.xx.xx - internal

Displays:

SyncMaster:

Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz

Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

Main Display: Yes

Mirror: Off

Online: Yes

Rotation: Supported

Display Connector:

Status: No Display Connected

 

The SyncMaster is connected via DVI, not VGA, so that at least is working. It is only DVI to HDMI that is a problem.

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tuxy
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This is not a solution but I simply replaced the NVEnabler.kext with this .

Now I can boot my system but with max resolution 1600x1200 e no QE/CE.

 

Bye

 

1) Update to 10.6.5

2) Replaced in S/L NVDANV50Hal.kext and NVDAResman.kext (pick them up from 10.6.4)

3) Added to extra EVOenabler.kext

 

Now My profiler see the correct GC at the correct resolution 1900x1200 but no QE/CE supported

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