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Nvidia Web Driver updates for El Capitan (UPDATE 07/11/2018)


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Hi, not sure if this is the right place to post this but it relates to the driver issue.

I have a MacPro Early 2009 3.2ghz 32gb ram (2x 16gb modules, 2 open memory slots).

It have 3 different drives, OS X 10.11.6, Windows 7 and Windows 10.
I replaced the ATI 5770 with the NVDIA 980. I didn’t flash it.  I moved the stock GT120 up one slot.
The new card works fine in MacOSX with the NVIDIA web driver 346.03.15f02 build 15G31 that

I found out about from this forum post but on both Windows nothing.  In Windows I installed version

341.95 but still nothing. windows driver update can’t activate the card so I’m left with a black screen.

Is there a specialized driver for Windows 7 or 10 like the Mac driver that I need to install instead?

Your help would be most appreciated.

cheers,
Lawrence

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Hi, not sure if this is the right place to post this but it relates to the driver issue.

I have a MacPro Early 2009 3.2ghz 32gb ram (2x 16gb modules, 2 open memory slots).

It have 3 different drives, OS X 10.11.6, Windows 7 and Windows 10.

I replaced the ATI 5770 with the NVDIA 980. I didn’t flash it. I moved the stock GT120 up one slot.

The new card works fine in MacOSX with the NVIDIA web driver 346.03.15f02 build 15G31 that

I found out about from this forum postbut on both Windows nothing. In Windows I installed version

341.95 but still nothing.windows driver update can’t activate the card so I’m left with a black screen.

Is therea specialized driver for Windows 7 or 10 like the Mac driver that I need to install instead?

 

Your help would be most appreciated.

 

cheers,

Lawrence

In Windows you should get video output even without a driver installed. It would be basic 1024x768 output but it is enough to install the drivers if Windows doesn't do it for you after a few mins.

 

 

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Apple Security Update 2016-001 for 10.11.6 breaks NVIDIA web drivers (MP 5,1/GTX 970, but seems to be widespread) -- recommend waiting for driver update unless you're up to adding the new OS build to the plist file, etc.

 

[EDIT: reverting to WebDriver-346.03.15b01 worked]

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Apple Security Update 2016-001 for 10.11.6 breaks NVIDIA web drivers (MP 5,1/GTX 970, but seems to be widespread) -- recommend waiting for driver update unless you're up to adding the new OS build to the plist file, etc.

 

[EDIT: reverting to WebDriver-346.03.15b01 worked]

 

Confirmed WebDriver 346.03.15b01 is working on my system after security update 2016-001 for 10.11.6 broke my NVIDIA web driver. For anyone who doesn't know, there is a download link for the installer for this on the first post in this thread. I have temporarily disabled the automatic update feature of my NVIDIA updater control panel until a new version of the web driver is available for this build.

 

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I'm on 10.11.6 with with MacPro5,1 SMBIOS and the default OSX driver is working for my gtx 970. 

 

It wasn't working before, and I had to use the nvidia web driver. 

So I backed up to a time machine and installed OS Sierra DP, and installed the web driver beta 10.12, of course. The sound wasn't working so I reinstalled 10.11.6 and restored from that time machine back up earlier. And Now I just noticed the nvidia menu bar and preferences pane shows that i'm using the default OS X drivers. Can anyone explain this?

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After updating to the latest Nvidia Web Drivers, I have black screen after the apple logo. GTX 960 on a iMac 13,1 SMBIOS. It worked with 15b01 drivers. I tried to go back to 15b01, but now it still shows black screen. I have nvda_drv=1 on my config.plist. 

 

Any help?

Thanks in advance for the reply!

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You have to use new nvidia boot argument with Clover bootloader:

  • Boot with nv_disable=1
  • Remove nvda_drv=1 from your config.plist and add the new:
    <key>NvidiaWeb</key>
    <true/>
    To System parameters
  • Make sure your board id is set to "none" in 
    /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist
  • Run:
    sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel
    sudo kextcache -system-caches
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You have to use new nvidia boot argument with Clover bootloader:

  • Boot with nv_disable=1
  • Remove nvda_drv=1 from your config.plist and add the new:

    <key>NvidiaWeb</key>

    <true/>

    To System parameters

  • Make sure your board id is set to "none" in 

    /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist

  • Run:

    sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel

    sudo kextcache -system-caches

 

 

Unfortunately it doesn't work for me.

 

I had no board id lines on my AppleGraphicsControl. kext info.plist.

 

At every reboot, I have no high resolution (video card is not recognized and it shows 6mb of RAM) and the Nvidia panel in the upper right corner always shows "OS X default drivers".

 

I'm running El Capitan on my main machine.

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Have you disable your IGPU in bios?

 

I just installed the new Clover bootloader and the new Nvidia Web Drivers. I didn't changed nothing more. I had a working El Capitan 10.11.6 before these two updates.

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I just installed the new Clover bootloader and the new Nvidia Web Drivers. I didn't changed nothing more. I had a working El Capitan 10.11.6 before these two updates.

So I suggest you to install the drivers web with http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/474-nvidia®-webdriver-updaterapp/  and patched with the version of the OS

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