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grandlorie
12-13-2009, 11:11 PM
Hi All

i Managed to install IPC 10.5.6 on my Toshiba Qosmio G40 2 weeks ago, almost everything is running fine except :
The Vidoe Card, GeForce 8600 GT 512MB, i tried all the options included within IPC with no success..... all of them are giving me Black Screen.

for 2 weeks looking all over the forums and could not find one straight solution.

i am not here to Ask a solution because seems to me no one knows the answer.
i am just wondering if this Card not working at all with anyone why in the world they include it in the package.

Just make it clear and say GeForce 8600 GT 512MB not supported and whoever got a laptop or a PC with that thing {Do not even try}
Aam i right guys?
will1384
12-13-2009, 11:27 PM
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB works just fine, as I have used one in my hackintosh,

BUT, I was using a Desktop PC, with a PCI Express Video Card, and had a
vanilla install from the retail DVD

So there are two things to think about,

(1) Could it be that because its a Laptop IGP and not a regular video card
(2) Could it be the Distro you are using,

Have you tried EFI Studio?
grandlorie
12-13-2009, 11:35 PM
Hi will1384
First Thanks for you reply.

Yes, i tried EFI Studio and i choosed GeForce 8600 GT 512MB from the list and after that i restarted the laptop and booted with -v(and-f) and also started again normally and in all cases what i got is just black screen. the computer is running but with black screen (no mouse pointer shown).

so unfortunatly EFI studio did not work with me.

Also i tried to use ox86 Tools Utility by trying to add EFI and i choosed my card but when i tried to save i...t it gave me this message:
/bin sh not exist

any thoughts.
johnnybass
12-13-2009, 11:51 PM
don't install your video card from within IPC, just use universal osx86 installer
it works great with it . For me, it worked on a laptop with a 8600gt 256mb.
grandlorie
12-13-2009, 11:53 PM
" , just use universal osx86 installer " can you please explain more how to do that as i am not that MAC expert.
thanks

- Also if i installed something (talking video card) and i got black screen. how can i delete that and go back to the previous state? or do i have to make a new installation?
will1384
12-14-2009, 03:02 AM
Hi will1384
First Thanks for you reply.

Yes, i tried EFI Studio and i choosed GeForce 8600 GT 512MB from the list and after that i restarted the laptop and booted with -v(and-f) and also started again normally and in all cases what i got is just black screen. the computer is running but with black screen (no mouse pointer shown).

so unfortunatly EFI studio did not work with me.

Also i tried to use ox86 Tools Utility by trying to add EFI and i choosed my card but when i tried to save i...t it gave me this message:
/bin sh not exist

any thoughts.

You may end up having to get your NVCAP info, you dump the
Video ROM under windows or dos and run it threw NVCAP Maker
on the mac, I use GPU-Z under Windows to dump Video ROMs

The NVCAP info, its info on the video output ports on you video card,
you will get a set of numbers like this

"04000000 00000300 0C000000 00000007 00000000"
or
"04000000000003000c0000000000000700000000"

Now go into EFI studio and select your video card, click "Add Device"
now click "Save XML" now open that file with ether "PlistEdit Pro"
or "Property List Editor" and add your NVCAP info and save the file
now open EFI studio and click on File then Open XML File, and install
like you would normally with EFI studio,

Or if you are worried about it not working, just edit your
com.apple.Boot.plist file in the /Extra folder, and use Empire EFI
Boot CD or the The myHack Installer installed to a thumb drive
to boot with if you unable to boot after the changes

This way is almost the same as before

Go into EFI studio and select your video card, click "Add Device"
now click "Save XML" now open that file with ether "PlistEdit Pro"
or "Property List Editor" and add your NVCAP info and save the file.

Now copy com.apple.Boot.plist from the /Extra folder to the desktop
open it with TextEdit and add

<key>device-properties</key>
<string>PASTE YOUR HEX HERE</string>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>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>5</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>arch=i386</string>
<key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
<string>y</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1024x768x32</string>
<key>device-properties</key>
<string>PASTE YOUR HEX HERE</string>
</dict>
</plist>

now open EFI studio and click on "File" then "Open XML" File, now click
on "Hex String to Clipboard" and paste were "PASTE YOUR HEX HERE"
was.




<?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>Timeout</key>
<string>5</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>arch=x86_64</string>
<key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
<string>y</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1024x768x32</string>
<key>device-properties</key>
<string>d70300000100000001000000cb0300001500000002010c00d0 41030a000000000101060000010101060000007fff04003a00 0000400032002c0068007700730065006e0073006f0072002d 0070006100720061006d0073002d0076006500720073006900 6f006e000000080000000000000222000000400032002c0064 00650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000001200 00004e5644412c6770752d64696f64650e0000004e00560050 004d0000002000000001000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000001e00000072006f006d002d0072 00650076006900730069006f006e0000000900000033313732 61100000004e00560043004100500000001800000004000000 000003000c000000000000070000000022000000400032002c 002300730069007a0065002d00630065006c006c0073000000 080000000000000022000000400030002c0064006500760069 00630065005f00740079007000650000000b00000064697370 6c6179100000006d006f00640065006c000000240000004e56 49444941204765466f7263652047545320323530203531324d 422045464914000000400030002c006e0061006d0065000000 120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4120000000400032 002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c0065000000 160000004e5644412c73656e736f722d706172656e74140000 00400031002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e564441 2c446973706c61792d4212000000400032002c007200650067 00000008000000000000021c00000064006500760069006300 65005f0074007900700065000000100000004e5644412c4765 466f72636520000000400031002c0063006f006d0070006100 7400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d61 6326000000400032002c002300610064007200650073007300 2d00630065006c006c007300000008000000000000010e0000 006e0061006d00650000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e 7422000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f00 740079007000650000000b000000646973706c617920000000 400030002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c0065 0000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d61632200000056005200 41004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069007a00650000 00080000000000002036000000400032002c00680077006300 740072006c002d0070006100720061006d0073002d00760065 007200730069006f006e000000080000000000000214000000 400032002c006e0061006d00650000001100000073656e736f 722d706172656e74</string>
</dict>
</plist>And now copy it back to /Extra folder

I found some NVCAP numbers for you to try

Dual Display working through VGA and S-video on Go7400 on HP, NVinjectGO did it! (http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84220)

and

[DVI SOLVED] Gainward 8600GT 256mb VGA-DVI-HDMI (http://www.uphuck.ggrn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4239)
grandlorie
12-14-2009, 12:48 PM
oops

i did used EFI Studio to install my graphic card and now i got a blak screen and can not boot
will1384
12-14-2009, 10:14 PM
oops

i did used EFI Studio to install my graphic card and now i got a blak screen and can not boot

Yea that happened to me a lot, then I learned that trick about only putting
stuff into the /Extra folder and using something like Empire EFI or myHack
to boot.

When you use the CD or Thumb drive to boot it ignores the /Extra folder
on your hard drive, letting you boot if you have messed up.

But if you just install to the "/System/Library/Extensions" and or
"/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration" that boot trick wont help

And EFI studio installs to "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration"
grandlorie
12-14-2009, 10:52 PM
Yea that happened to me a lot, then I learned that trick about only putting
stuff into the /Extra folder and using something like Empire EFI or myHack
to boot.

When you use the CD or Thumb drive to boot it ignores the /Extra folder
on your hard drive, letting you boot if you have messed up.

But if you just install to the "/System/Library/Extensions" and or
"/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration" that boot trick wont help

And EFI studio installs to "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration"

OOOh

easy on me i am lost now, i am not that MAC guru as you..
so now i need to ask you this:
-if i have a black screen like i am having now. can i still boot using any method or i have to reinstall?

- what do you mean by installing to extra folder? how can i do that? i kinda of smart i swear but i am a 20 years PC user and non in MAC so please explain it more to me? for example for the graphic Card where to get the file and where to save it because now i am confused?

sorry for that but thanks
Lorie
will1384
12-15-2009, 12:43 AM
-if i have a black screen like i am having now. can i still boot using any method or i have to reinstall?

you can try, but you may end up reinstalling

- what do you mean by installing to extra folder?

I posted it already, read one of my posts above,
grandlorie
12-16-2009, 10:02 AM
you can try, but you may end up reinstalling



I posted it already, read one of my posts above,

I did manage to get my computer to show my Video RAM as 512 which is great thing, but the resolution still at 1024 x 768 and can not change it.

I tried using EFStudio to generate the code and then add it to the com.apple.boot.plist with Graphics properties and resolution 1920 x 1200 (which my screen support) but after reboot nothing changed.

am doing something wrong or is there any other way to fix this.?

Thanks
Lorie
Ianxxx
12-16-2009, 11:26 AM
I could be wrong about this but as its a laptop wouldn't that be 8600M GT not 8600GT?
will1384
12-16-2009, 01:56 PM
I could be wrong about this but as its a laptop wouldn't that be 8600M GT not 8600GT?

Yep you are correct, But some pages just list it as 8600 GT

but from what I can tell the strings are very generic, and OS X does have
the drivers, its just not using them or not using them correctly

I did manage to get my computer to show my Video RAM as 512 which is great thing, but the resolution still at 1024 x 768 and can not change it.

I tried using EFStudio to generate the code and then add it to the com.apple.boot.plist with Graphics properties and resolution 1920 x 1200 (which my screen support) but after reboot nothing changed.

am doing something wrong or is there any other way to fix this.?

Thanks
Lorie


I just went over to the iPC OSx86 page, seams that the installer lists
Nvinject for various Video Ram sizes

You could try one of them, also the NvinjectGo was made for laptops
Johnyboy
12-16-2009, 09:06 PM
I'm not sure whether you have tried it already, however I recommend you do a clean install with NVkush, NVinject selected, do not install any other efi strings or enablers other than the two mentioned, just NVinject may help get maximum supported resolution but might not support "quartz extreme" and "core image" which is essential for Apple Front row and many other graphically accelerated apps like the album art browser feature in Itunes and NVkush does the trick, specially for Nvidia 8 series.
Ianxxx
12-16-2009, 10:24 PM
I would go with johnnyboys recommendation people seem to have a lot of probs with 8600m main one being no QE/CI, seems that NVKush should do the job though
grandlorie
12-17-2009, 12:45 PM
I'm not sure whether you have tried it already, however I recommend you do a clean install with NVkush, NVinject selected, do not install any other efi strings or enablers other than the two mentioned, just NVinject may help get maximum supported resolution but might not support "quartz extreme" and "core image" which is essential for Apple Front row and many other graphically accelerated apps like the album art browser feature in Itunes and NVkush does the trick, specially for Nvidia 8 series.

Thanks i ll try that but can you tell me which NVinject to use, i tried NVinjectGo 0.2.0 512MB VRAM and NVinject 0.2.1 512MB VRAM
as mine is 512 ram and what i got is a black screen?
or do i have to try all of them (they are a lot)

Thanks
will1384
12-18-2009, 06:04 AM
Thanks i ll try that but can you tell me which NVinject to use, i tried NVinjectGo 0.2.0 512MB VRAM and NVinject 0.2.1 512MB VRAM
as mine is 512 ram and what i got is a black screen?
or do i have to try all of them (they are a lot)

Thanks


You could always try NVdarwin 512MB, there also seams to be a
"Laptop Display "checkbox in the picture on IPC's web page, that
may help also

Try the ones listed for 512MB, and the the Defaults, only one at
a time

NVinjectGo 0.2.0 512MB VRAM - Already tried
NVinjectGo 0.2.0 Default
NVinject 0.2.1 512MB VRAM - Already tried
NVinject 0.2.1 Default
NVdarwin 512MB