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Chipset or Video Card problem

Ok i got my mac PERFECT! Only one problem.. The screen is fuzzy and the text is kinda unclear.. My video card is Nvidia Geforce 8400GS. And i installed Nvinject and got my screen fixed.. but the screen is still fuzzy and the text are…

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@Saulidava Published 2010-01-31
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Ok i got my mac PERFECT! Only one problem.. The screen is fuzzy and the text is kinda unclear.. My video card is Nvidia Geforce 8400GS. And i installed Nvinject and got my screen fixed.. but the screen is still fuzzy and the text are unclear and its horrible to watch the screen. Is it the Chipset problem? or my Video Card?
Beacuse i dont know where to find a kext that support my Chipset. Intel i945P

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Author Update #1 @Saulidava 2010-01-31

Chipset Model: Graphics by NVIDIA
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0422
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: NVinject 0.2.0
Displays:
S17-1:
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

Nop :S

Author Update #2 @Saulidava 2010-01-31

I just did it. But i dont see a diffrence.. its all the same.

Author Update #3 @Saulidava 2010-01-31

And yes.. I have been tried alot of EFI string thing..

Author Update #4 @Saulidava 2010-01-31

Cant i Install Nvinject using Kext helper? or do i need to do it manually?

Author Update #5 @Saulidava 2010-01-31

Ok listen.. I did the first part.. And now the Taskbar or desktop or whatever the name is ( The bar on the top ) change colour to the wallpaper i have ( AWESOME) And i can rotate the screen.. But its still unclear and fuzzy.. Should i still install manually?

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5 technical responses curated from 15 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @lanceomni 2010-01-31

Go to System Profiler > Displays does it say Quartz Extreme Core image Enabled?

Field Note #2 @lanceomni 2010-01-31

Have you used any EFI strings for graphics in your com.apple.Boot.plist?

Remove your extensions cache. Open Terminal and type:

sudo su
rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

Reboot using the -v -f boot-flags

If this doesnt work we can manually remove NVinject and than reinstall it with the proper permissions.

Field Note #3 @lanceomni 2010-01-31

Well lets try to reinstall it.

Get a fresh copy of NVinject 0.2.1 and make sure it is on your Desktop nvinject.fr ee.fr/files/Latest_NVinject.0.2.1.zip

Remove the existing NVinject using the following command
sudo su
rm -Rf /System/Library/Extensions/NVinject.kext

The following commands will backup your extensions and install NVinject with proper permissions and ownership. An explanation for each command is provided below.

sudo -s
mkdir /backup
cd /System/Library
cp -r Extensions/ /backup/
cp /Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/Desktop/NVinject.kext Extensions/NVinject.kext
chmod -R 755 Extensions/
chown -R root:wheel Extensions/
touch Extensions/
rm -rf Extensions.mkext
diskutil repairpermissions /

Reboot using the boot-flags -v -f

Manually Installing a Kext EXPLAINED
You can manually install drivers (kexts) by following the instructions below. Be sure to do your research and make sure that what you are installing will work. It is highly recommended that you do steps 2, 3 & 4 to backup your extensions folder. This will make it possible to recover from a non booting system

Place the kext you wish to install on your desktop (The following commands rely on it being on the desktop).

1. Give yourself root privileges so that you can modify files.

sudo -s

2. Make a backup copy of your kexts. First we will make a directory called "backup" in our root directory to store them. Open Terminal and type:

mkdir /backup

3. Change directories to /System/Library This will shorten some of the commands we have to type in.

cd /System/Library

4. Copy your kexts to the new "backup" folder.

cp -r Extensions/ /backup/

5. Copy the kext from your desktop to the extensions folder (Replace YOUR_USER_NAME with yours)

cp /Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/Desktop/NVinject.kext Extensions/NVinject.kext

Repeat step 5. for each additional kext.

6. Set the proper permissions for the extensions folder.

chmod -R 755 Extensions/

7. Set the proper ownership for the extensions folder.

chown -R root:wheel Extensions/

8. Touch the extensions folder

touch Extensions/

9. Remove the extensions cache to force OSX to rebuild it with our new kext.

rm -rf Extensions.mkext

10. Repair permissions to your drive.

diskutil repairpermissions /

11. Reboot using the boot-flags -v -f
-v Verbose Mode displays useful information during the boot process.
-f Forces OSX to load kexts from the extensions folder instead of the cache file. We did delete the cache file so this is just a precaution.

Field Note #4 @lanceomni 2010-01-31
And yes.. I have been tried alot of EFI string thing..

You need to make sure that you only use one at a time so if you had an EFI string you should have removed it prior to trying NVinject

Field Note #5 @lanceomni 2010-01-31
Cant i Install Nvinject using Kext helper? or do i need to do it manually?

You can but if thats how you did it last time than you will be in the same boat. Also read what I said about EFI strings.

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