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thorazine74
10-11-2009, 12:22 PM
I compiled this list of what NVIDIA GPUs are supported in Snow Leopard 10.6.1 according to kexts, I think it could be useful to know what is supported and what is not. It doesnt mean it should work, it just means their device ids are recognized by the kexts, so with a proper injector method (kext, efi string, dsdt, chameleon) it may work.

The list is formatted as:

Device id mask

Device-id Core [Chipset name]Older NVIDIA kexts NVDANV30Hal, NVDANV20Hal and NVDANV10Hal are not in Snow Leo, so it seems Apple doesnt support older chipsets than these ones.

Chipsets Supported by NVDANV40Hal.kext [v1.6.2.35 (18.6.5f11)]:

0x004010de&0xfff0ffff: 0040 NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra]
0041 NV40 [GeForce 6800]
0042 NV40.2 [GeForce 6800 LE]
0043 NV40.3 [GeForce 6800 XE]
0044 NV40 [GeForce 6800 XT]
0045 NV40 [GeForce 6800 GT]
0046 NV45 [GeForce 6800 GT]
0047 NV40 [GeForce 6800 GS]
0048 NV40 [GeForce 6800 XT]
0049 NV40GL
004d NV40GL [Quadro FX 4000]
004e NV40GL [Quadro FX 4000]0x00f010de&0xfff0ffff:
00f0 NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra]
00f1 NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT]
00f2 NV43 [GeForce 6600]
00f3 NV43 [GeForce 6200]
00f4 NV43 [GeForce 6600 LE]
00f5 G70 [GeForce 7800 GS]
00f6 NV43 [GeForce 6800 GS]
00f8 NV45GL [Quadro FX 3400/4400]
00f9 NV45 [GeForce 6800 GTO]
00fa NV36 [GeForce PCX 5750]
00fb NV35 [GeForce PCX 5900]
00fc NV37GL [Quadro FX 330/GeForce PCX 5300]
00fd NV37GL [Quadro PCI-E Series]
00fe NV38GL [Quadro FX 1300]
00ff NV18 [GeForce PCX 4300]0x022010de&0xfff0ffff:
0221 NV44A [GeForce 6200]
0222 NV44 [GeForce 6200 A-LE]0x014010de&0xfff0ffff:
0140 NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT]
0141 NV43 [GeForce 6600]
0142 NV43 [GeForce 6600 LE]
0143 NV43 [GeForce 6600 VE]
0144 NV43 [GeForce Go 6600]
0145 NV43 [GeForce 6610 XL]
0146 NV43 [Geforce Go 6600TE/6200TE]
0147 NV43 [GeForce 6700 XL]
0148 NV43 [GeForce Go 6600]
0149 NV43 [GeForce Go 6600 GT]
014a NV43 [Quadro NVS 440]
014c NV43 [Quadro FX 540 MXM]
014d NV43GL [Quadro FX 550]
014e NV43GL [Quadro FX 540]
014f NV43 [GeForce 6200]0x016010de&0xfff0ffff:
0160 NV44 [GeForce 6500]
0161 NV44 [GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)]
0162 NV44 [GeForce 6200SE TurboCache (TM)]
0163 NV44 [GeForce 6200 LE]
0164 NV44 [GeForce Go 6200]
0165 NV44 [Quadro NVS 285]
0166 NV43 [GeForce Go 6400]
0167 NV43 [GeForce Go 6200/6400]
0168 NV43 [GeForce Go 6200/6400]
0169 NV44 [GeForce 6250]
016a NV44 [GeForce 7100 GS]0x009010de&0xfff0ffff:
0090 G70 [GeForce 7800 GTX]
0091 G70 [GeForce 7800 GTX]
0092 G70 [GeForce 7800 GT]
0093 G70 [GeForce 7800 GS]
0095 G70 [GeForce 7800 SLI]
0098 G70 [GeForce Go 7800]
0099 G70 [GeForce Go 7800 GTX]
009d G70GL [Quadro FX 4500]0x01d010de&0xfff0ffff:
01d0 G72 [GeForce 7350 LE]
01d1 G72 [GeForce 7300 LE]
01d3 G72 [GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS]
01d6 G72M [GeForce Go 7200]
01d7 G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300]
01d8 G72M [GeForce Go 7400]
01da G72M [Quadro NVS 110M]
01db G72M [Quadro NVS 120M]
01dc G72GL [Quadro FX 350M]
01dd G72 [GeForce 7500 LE]
01de G72GL [Quadro FX 350]
01df G71 [GeForce 7300 GS]0x039010de&0xfff0ffff:
0390 G73 [GeForce 7650 GS]
0391 G73 [GeForce 7600 GT]
0392 G73 [GeForce 7600 GS]
0393 G73 [GeForce 7300 GT]
0394 G73 [GeForce 7600 LE]
0395 G73 [GeForce 7300 GT]
0397 G73 [GeForce Go 7700]
0398 G73 [GeForce Go 7600]
0399 G73 [GeForce Go 7600 GT]
039b G73 [GeForce Go 7900 SE]
039c Quadro FX 550M
039e G73GL [Quadro FX 560]0x029010de&0xfff0ffff:
0290 G71 [GeForce 7900 GTX]
0291 G71 [GeForce 7900 GT/GTO]
0292 G71 [GeForce 7900 GS]
0293 G71 [GeForce 7900 GX2]
0294 G71 [GeForce 7950 GX2]
0295 G71 [GeForce 7950 GT]
0297 G71 [GeForce Go 7950 GTX]
0298 G71 [GeForce Go 7900 GS]
0299 G71 [GeForce Go 7900 GTX]
029a G71 [Quadro FX 2500M]
029b G71 [Quadro FX 1500M]
029c G71 [Quadro FX 5500]
029d G71GL [Quadro FX 3500]
029e G71 [Quadro FX 1500]
029f G70 [Quadro FX 4500 X2]

Chipsets supported by NVDANV50Hal.kext [v1.6.2.35 (18.6.5f11)]:

0x00f010de&0xfff0ffff:
00f0 NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra]
00f1 NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT]
00f2 NV43 [GeForce 6600]
00f3 NV43 [GeForce 6200]
00f4 NV43 [GeForce 6600 LE]
00f5 G70 [GeForce 7800 GS]
00f6 NV43 [GeForce 6800 GS]
00f7 ?
00f8 NV45GL [Quadro FX 3400/4400]
00f9 NV45 [GeForce 6800 GTO]
00fa NV36 [GeForce PCX 5750]
00fb NV35 [GeForce PCX 5900]
00fc NV37GL [Quadro FX 330/GeForce PCX 5300]
00fd NV37GL [Quadro PCI-E Series]
00fe NV38GL [Quadro FX 1300]
00ff NV18 [GeForce PCX 4300]0x019010de&0xfff0ffff:
0190 ?
0191 G80 [GeForce 8800 GTX]
0192 ?
0193 G80 [GeForce 8800 GTS]
0194 G80 [GeForce 8800 Ultra]
0195 ?
0196 ?
0197 Tesla S870 (Compute Server Component)
0198 ?
0199 ?
019a ?
019b ?
019c ?
019d G80 [Quadro FX 5600]
019e G80 [Quadro FX 4600]
019f ?0x040010de&0xfff0ffff:
0400 G84 [GeForce 8600 GTS]
0401 G84 [GeForce 8600GT]
0402 G84 [GeForce 8600 GT]
0403 G84 [GeForce 8600 GS]
0404 G84 [GeForce 8400 GS]
0405 G84 [GeForce 9500M GS]
0406 ?
0407 G84 [GeForce 8600M GT]
0408 G84 [GeForce 9650M GS]
0409 G84 [GeForce 8700M GT]
040a G84 [Quadro FX 370]
040b Quadro NVS 320M
040c Quadro FX 570M
040d Quadro FX 1600M
040e G84 [Quadro FX 570]
040f G84 [Quadro FX 1700]0x042010de&0xfff0ffff: 0420 G86 [GeForce 8400 SE]
0421 G86 [GeForce 8500 GT]
0422 G86 [GeForce 8400 GS]
0423 G86 [GeForce 8300 GS]
0424 G86 [GeForce 8400 GS]
0425 G86 [GeForce 8600M GS]
0426 G86 [GeForce 8400M GT]
0427 G86 [GeForce 8400M GS]
0428 G86 [GeForce 8400M G]
0429 Quadro NVS 140M
042a Quadro NVS 130M
042b Quadro NVS 135M
042c G86 [GeForce 9400 GT]
042d Quadro FX 360M
042e G86 [GeForce 9300M G]
042f G86 [Quadro NVS 290]0x05e010de&0xfff8ffff: 05e0 GT200b [GeForce GTX 295]
05e1 GT200 [GeForce GTX 280]
05e2 GT200 [GeForce GTX 260]
05e3 GT200b [GeForce GTX 285]
05e4 ?
05e5 ?
05e6 GT200b [GeForce GTX 275]
05e7 GT200 [Tesla C1060]0x05f010de&0xfff0ffff: 05f0 ?
05f1 ?
05f2 ?
05f3 ?
05f4 ?
05f5 ?
05f6 ?
05f7 ?
05f8 GT200GL [Quadro Plex 2200 S4]
05f9 GT200GL [Quadro CX]
05fa ?
05fb ?
05fc ?
05fd GT200GL [Quadro FX 5800]
05fe GT200GL [Quadro FX 4800]
05ff ?0x060010de&0xffe0ffff: 0600 G92 [GeForce 8800 GTS 512]
0601 G92 [GeForce 9800 GT]
0602 G92 [GeForce 8800 GT]
0603 ?
0604 G92 [GeForce 9800 GX2]
0605 G92 [GeForce 9800 GT]
0606 G92 [GeForce 8800 GS]
0607 ?
0608 G92 [GeForce 9800M GTX]
0609 G92 [GeForce 8800M GTS]
060a GT200 [GeForce GTX 280M]
060b G92 [GeForce 9800M GT]
060c G92 [GeForce 8800M GTX]
060d G92 [GeForce 8800 GS]
060e ?
060f ?
0610 ?
[...]
061f ?

0x062010de&0xffe0ffff: 0620 ?
0621 ?
0622 G94 [GeForce 9600 GT]
0623 G94 [GeForce 9600 GS]
0624 ?
0625 G94 [GeForce 9600 GSO 512]
0626 G94 [GeForce GT 130]
0627 G94 [GeForce GT 140]
0628 G94 [GeForce 9800M GTS]
0629 ?
062a G94 [GeForce 9700M GTS]
062b G94 [GeForce 9800M GS]
062c G94 [GeForce 9800M GTS]
062d ?
062e ?
062f ?
0630 ?
[...]
063f ?0x064010de&0xffe0ffff: 0640 G96 [GeForce 9500 GT]
0641 G96 [GeForce 9400 GT]
0642 ?
0643 G96 [GeForce 9500 GT]
0644 G96 [GeForce 9500 GS]
0645 G96 [GeForce 9500 GS]
0646 G96 [GeForce GT 120]
0647 G96 [GeForce 9600M GT]
0648 G96 [GeForce 9600M GS]
0649 G96 [GeForce 9600M GT]
064a G96 [GeForce 9700M GT]
064b G96 [GeForce 9500M G]
064c G96 [GeForce 9650M GT]
064d ?
064e ?
064f ?
0650 ?
0651 G96 [GeForce G 110M]
0652 G96 [GeForce GT 130M]
0653 G96M [GeForce GT 120M]
0654 ?
0655 ?
0656 ?
0657 ?
0658 G96 [Quadro FX 380]
0659 G96 [Quadro FX 580]
065a ?
065b G96 [GeForce 9400 GT]
065c G96M [Quadro FX 770M]
065d ?
065e ?
065f ?
0x06e010de&0xfff0ffff: 06e0 G98 [GeForce 9300 GE]
06e1 G98 [GeForce 9300 GS]
06e2 G98 [GeForce 8400]
06e3 G98 [GeForce 8300 GS]
06e4 G98 [GeForce 8400 GS]
06e5 G98 [GeForce 9300M GS]
06e6 G98 [GeForce G100]
06e7 G98 [GeForce 9300 SE]
06e8 G98 [GeForce 9200M GS]
06e9 G98 [GeForce 9300M GS]
06ea G86M [Quadro NVS 150M]
06eb G98M [Quadro NVS 160M]
06ec G98M [GeForce G 105M]
06ed ?
06ec ?
06ef G98M [GeForce G 103M]0x086010de&0xffe0ffff: 0860 C79 [GeForce 9300]
0861 C79 [GeForce 9400]
0862 C79 [GeForce 9400M G]
0863 C79 [GeForce 9400M]
0864 C79 [GeForce 9300]
0865 C79 [GeForce 9300]
0866 C79 [GeForce 9400M G]
0867 C79 [GeForce 9400]
0868 C79 [nForce 760i SLI]
0869 ?
086a C79 [GeForce 9400]
086b ?
086c C79 [GeForce 9300 / nForce 730i]
086d C79 [GeForce 9200]
086e C79 [GeForce 9100M G]
086f C79 [GeForce 9200M G]
0870 C79 [GeForce 9400M]
0871 C79 [GeForce 9200]
0872 C79 [GeForce G102M]
0873 C79 [GeForce G102M]
0874 ?
0875 ?
0876 ?
0877 ?
0878 ?
0879 ?
087a C79 [Quadro FX 470]
087b ?
087c ?
087d ION VGA
087e ?
087f C79 [Quadro FX 470M]0x0a2010de&0xffa0ffff:
0a20 GT200 [GeForce GT 220]
[...]
0a2f ?
0a30 ?
[...]
0a3f ?
0a60 GT200 [GeForce G210]
0a61 ?
0a62 ?
0a63 ?
0a64 ?
0a65 GT200 [GeForce 210]
[...]
0a6f ?
0a70 ?
[...]
0a7f ?0x0ca010de&0xffe0ffff:
(No device ids in the database from these ones at all, so I googled around and found some info but its probably incorrect...) 0ca0 GT215 [?]
0ca1 ?
0ca2 ?
0ca3 GT230 [?]
0ca4 D10P-40 [?]
0ca5 D10P2-50 [?]
0ca6 ?
0ca7 ?
0ca8 ? [GeForce GTS 260M]
0ca9 ? [GeForce GTS 250M]
0caa ?
0cab ?
0cac
0cad N10E-ES [?]
0cae
0caf ? [GeForce GT 335M]
0cb0 ? [GeForce GTS 350M]
0cb1 ? [GeForce GTS 360M]
0cb2
0cb3
0cb4
0cb5
0cb6
0cb7
0cb8
0cb9
0cba
0cbb
0cbc N10P-GLM4 [?]
0cbd
0cbe
0cbf

Edit 2009/10/15: added all device ids that match, in case some cards exist with them but are not in the pci database. "[...]" means everything between xxx0 to xxxf is missing from the db.

never_mind
10-12-2009, 04:12 PM
thank you for this info :)

Gives hope for my GF6200 (0221)

Cheers! :)

selikatwo
10-14-2009, 02:09 PM
thank for that info

elmangomez
10-17-2009, 05:40 AM
HI Thorazine,

Could I impose on you to advice me how to use these strings? I am familiar with addding long strings to the boot.plist, but I am unsure how your string is used. I have a laptop with an nVidia GeForce 7800 Go card, and I cannot get the accelerated graphics in SL.

I do get the resolution with various strings I have tested, but I get no transparent menu bar, and my Cinebench score is around 200.

Please help!

Thank you very much.

thorazine74
10-17-2009, 08:53 PM
These strings are not used in boot.plist, they are just the device ids of the cards recognized by apple's drivers, if your card is not there you would need to add its id to the plist, if your card is there and it still doesnt work the problem is something else like an incompatible laptop screen like some vaio's. What is your hardware, did it work in leopard?

elmangomez
10-18-2009, 04:20 PM
Thanks Thorazine... My card is indeed in one of your lists above. My question is where do I put it? I saw that the list above says:

0x009010de&0xfff0ffff:

So I opened the NVDANV40Hal.kext currently in SL's /S/L/E.. Then I added the string (to the plist) above to the <key>IOPCIPrimaryMatch</key> string. I added it to the beginning of the list there. Then I fixed permissions with Kext Utility.

Then when I booted, without a string in my boot.plist and GraphicsEnabler set to "yes" the card is not recognized. It only gives me one low resolution and no transparent menu bar.

The workaround that I am using is an EFI string for some other card which gives the the resolution options, but no transparent menu bars (which I guess means no hardware acceleration). I do a Cinebench test, and it benchmarks is the 200 range....

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks again,

Hernando

thorazine74
10-19-2009, 09:27 AM
What is your card's device id? You can see it in System Profiler. If its already in that list you dont need to edit the plist of NVIDIA kexts, you would only need to do that if your card's device id its NOT in that list.
Using chameleon GraphicsEnabler requires you to know what is the device path, it can be pci0 and pci1, if you are using the wrong one it wont work.
If you get the EFI String working it could be its not appropiate for your card, being a laptop card you may need to play with nvcap value inside the string, what is your laptop model and how many video outputs it has?
Alternatively you could try using a kext injecter like nvenabler (http://www.projectosx.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=370&st=0), maybe you would get better results, you would need to run Snow in 32 bits for a better chance of them working, though I think nvenabler supports 64 bits now.
Any method you try remember it needs to be only one in effect, i.e. if you use an EFI string you need to disable GraphicsInjecter and not have any injecter kext like nvenabler and the like...

elmangomez
10-19-2009, 02:48 PM
Thank you Thorazine.

My card IS listed above so I guess it is supported by the system. Code is verified in System Profiler. When I disabled GraphicsEnabler, had no EFI string, but I only got low resolution.

I then tried adding nvenabler. And the system booted to a black screen. I could tell the OS was running but nothing on the screen.

I then removed nvenabler and added these kexts, GeForce, Natit, and NVInjectGo. Also added GeForce7xxxGLDriver.bundle, GeForceGa.plugin, and GeForceVADriver.bundle. These I got from a bunch of packages I tried around, and I finally got resolution and hardware acceleration.

I am not sure if this is the ideal/clean solution, but it works...

Thanks a million for your help and advice.

pomalink
10-23-2009, 04:18 AM
anyone here have any info on how to get the Mobile nVidia GTX 260m working?
current running SL 10.6.1 without sound or graphics enabled.

system:
Asus g51vx
chipset p45m
sound ALC663
video GTX 260m 1gb

pipe
11-06-2009, 07:01 PM
good to all,

I need your help. I have a HP dc5700 with a nVidia Quadro NVS 290 and I am unable to install the corresponding kext, I tested with the nvinject natita titan .... install a kext and it allows me to change resolutions but the image from time to install the kext not sharp, they look pixelated areas of the image horizontally. According comentais this graphics card is supported by Snow Leopard, I would like to know whether Leopard 10.5.7 can be compatible and that is what I do. I've been reading and I think I might have to edit the Info.plist and introduce some code for this graphic. Could you help me? I'm desperate now. Thank you very much in advance. greetings

thorazine74
11-07-2009, 04:13 PM
Apart from having the right device id the kext itself has to support your card's core, for desktop cards they are all usually very similar (so if Apple supports G92 core, all desktop cards with that same core should work, even if apple miss some device id in their plists) but I dont know about the quadro's, maybe they are different somehow.
See this guide (http://www.projectosx.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4) for how to edit nvidia plists.

vincenzo32
11-08-2009, 07:04 PM
any news about geforce gt230m? i would like to buy a notebook that has this GPU i want to say if it will be ever supported thanks...i hope my english is correct!

i found a link with all nvidia device ids i hope it may help : http://hi.baidu.com/qbrabbit/blog/item/23af5f3449a8d547241f1439.html

Megnus
11-17-2009, 08:05 AM
I see that 7950GT is supportet, but I cannot make it work. Couldn't make it work in Leopard either. Somebody have a clue?

jakz999
11-22-2009, 11:20 AM
Ok so I have the XFX Nvidia Geforce 9500 gt 1GB.
It says the kext is "NVDANV50Hal.kext". could I just instal this and then it works?

ronoverdrive
11-30-2009, 07:14 PM
according to your list the Quadro FX 1700 is supported but doesn't want to work

tinetine
02-08-2010, 03:14 PM
Hi all,

I have SL 10.6.2 runing in 64 bits.
I git a Geforce 8600 GT 512Mo

My card works with EFI string or NVenabler 64 but only with 1 screen.
I current have a 15" LCD Sony and that works pretty well but I'd like to plug my TV instead.
But when I did the change, nothing happens, it's written no video on the TV

If you have any ideas

Thanks

Chipsets supported by NVDANV50Hal.kext [v1.6.2.35 (18.6.5f11)]:

petoeah
02-21-2010, 02:55 AM
hello, i need help
iam using 10.6.2 and my video card is gigabyte geforce 9400 gt 1mb dvi-i/vga/hdmi, and i have 2 monitors.
for the first time all working like a charm with this guide (http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=177&start=0) so i continue working with installing applications and updates.. while it updates iworks/ilife09 i go downstairs for launch.. when i back my snow gone sleep and i cannot make it awake... so i push power button and restart.. and then i got KP/message orders me to shutdown

i delete nvd* through leopard on another paritition and i can log in to snow leopard again.. with 2 monitors connected display running.. the only problem is QE/CI can't be enabled...

this my info in system profiler:
Unknown nVidia card:

Chipset Model: Unknown nVidia card
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0641
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: nVidia GeForce 9400 GT OpenGL Engine [EFI]
Displays:
X193W:
Resolution: 1440 x 900 @ 75 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
BenQ G900W:
Resolution: 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes

hollyokay
03-05-2010, 06:06 AM
hi,thorazine74 (http://www.infinitemac.com/member.php?u=6531):

i have a GF 9600M GS 512 nvidia card, i used the osx86tools to add EFI string to com.apple.boot.plis,it could make the resolution work but not QE/CI!

I also test the NVenable 64.kext boot with boot think, but when i start the SNOW, it leads me to black screen!

Any suggestion?

thanks

aankun
03-09-2010, 08:10 AM
anyone here have any info on how to get the Mobile nVidia GTX 260m working?
current running SL 10.6.1 without sound or graphics enabled.

system:
Asus g51vx
chipset p45m
sound ALC663
video GTX 260m 1gb

same laptop and same problemo here :'(

targeter15
03-18-2010, 11:33 PM
device id for 310M is 0a75. Seen a few people post success using a SL distro, but no one has mentioned if they can get QE/CI working for the GTS 3xxM fam.

crashnburn
03-19-2010, 01:09 AM
Does this mean this card will work with Snow Leopard on the Thinkpad T61 I have that has it?
Full support or partial?



Chipsets supported by NVDANV50Hal.kext [v1.6.2.35 (18.6.5f11)]:

0x042010de&0xfff0ffff:
Code:
0420 G86 [GeForce 8400 SE]
0421 G86 [GeForce 8500 GT]
0422 G86 [GeForce 8400 GS]
0423 G86 [GeForce 8300 GS]
0424 G86 [GeForce 8400 GS]
0425 G86 [GeForce 8600M GS]
0426 G86 [GeForce 8400M GT]
0427 G86 [GeForce 8400M GS]
0428 G86 [GeForce 8400M G]
0429 Quadro NVS 140M
042a Quadro NVS 130M
042b Quadro NVS 135M
042c G86 [GeForce 9400 GT]
042d Quadro FX 360M
042e G86 [GeForce 9300M G]
042f G86 [Quadro NVS 290]

AcerX3200_Tinkerer
12-13-2010, 10:04 PM
I'm less hopeful for an Nvidia Geforce 8200m kext !

mihun70
04-07-2011, 05:43 AM
i have an nvidia 6200 tc by asus..256/512 dd32;in old leopard i have used the corevidia kext from iatkos v7 install dvd,..in the 10.6.x versiones...no kext want to work...help!

nesnfsn
08-13-2011, 04:35 PM
These strings are not used in boot.plist, they are just the device ids of the cards recognized by apple's drivers, if your card is not there you would need to add its id to the plist, if your card is there and it still doesnt work the problem is something else like an incompatible laptop screen like some vaio's. What is your hardware, did it work in leopard?
I believe I have one of the Sony Vaios, the VGN-AR840E. Currently updated SL install up to 10.6.8 starting with Retail 10.6.3 disc with Nawcom's ModCD 3.1. Only had to delete and reinstall Apple80211Monitor.bundle to get the wireless fixed. Now my video only shows 5-7 MB VRAM recognized, no QE/CE, and video over internet or graphic file for movies are quite choppy.

My BIOS was modded to provide for AHCI and VT enabling. Before could only install up to 10.6.3, with several headaches. Now, only headaches are lack of LAN Ethernet recognized (laptop has a Marvell Yukon 88E8055), the nVidia issues for video and About this Mac crashing screen then refreshing.

Btw, I have both a DSDT.aml generated by DSDT Auto Patch, compiled with 0 erros, and an smbios.plist file for a Macbook4,1 (not a MBpro).

Can you shed some light and guidance to get me over the hump with either the LAN or video problems?

Hopeful in sunny South Florida

m4f1050
08-25-2011, 08:14 PM
I have a Quadro NVS 285 listed, what exactly do I need to do in order for this to work? I had to use Natit in order to get iATKOS S3 v2 installed and running. I then upgraded to 10.6.8 combo using Legacy Kernel 10.8 and Evil twins kexts..

Need to know a list of kexts I need and which ones I need to edit/and where... My goal is to get 1440x900 and dual monitors working.

I got network working on 10.5.6 and 10.5.8 combo update by editing a kext with hex editor, so not scared of doing so if needed...

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!