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Old 12-18-2010, 03:46 AM
Lotustar Lotustar is offline
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Nvidia 8400GS Confusion

I am running SL 10.6.2 with a Nvidia 8400GS PCIe 512 GPU and I can't figure out how to get it to stop saying "I can has model?" in System Profiler. I am using NvKush kext and the card actually works great I have full support in everything even though it does not say I do. I can run final cut pro and have the waves thing when I manage widgets so I assume I have full quartz. Here is what Sys Profiler says:
Chipset Model: I Can Has Model?
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x06e4
Revision ID: 0x00a1
Displays:
L1975NW:
Resolution: 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

I'm so confused here. Where is quartz? And why does it say I can has model? Please help?
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Old 12-18-2010, 10:01 AM
Ianxxx Ianxxx is offline
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I don't know about "I can has model", but snow leopard doesn't list quartz in system profiler.
Maybe you can alter the model name in the info.plist inside nvkush.kext
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Old 12-18-2010, 06:04 PM
Lotustar Lotustar is offline
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I don't know about "I can has model", but snow leopard doesn't list quartz in system profiler.
Maybe you can alter the model name in the info.plist inside nvkush.kext
Tried it. There is nowhere to alter the "I can has model?" in the Nvkush kext. I have added my device id (0x06e410de) to Geforce.kext, NVDANV50Hal.kext, NVDAResman.kext, and NVkush.kext. It makes no change. I boot with -v and see that NVDANV50Hal has loaded and registered and I see that "A Diabolik Joint" has loaded. My card works just fine so it's really just the "I can has model?" thing that annoys me and I want it gone. If I could just find where that line of text is stored and change it. Maybe it's in com.diabolik.nvkush but I can't find it. I even tried to find a way to edit the info in the system profiler. Someone has to know how to fix this. Please?
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Old 12-19-2010, 04:44 AM
Lotustar Lotustar is offline
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**UPDATE**
Got it fixed using osx86tools. For anyone else having problems here is what I did:
Open osx86tools
Click "Add EFI Strings/Boot Flag"
Choose GFX strings (top left)
Choose custom geforce hex at very bottom of cards list
For name input your card. Example - nVidia GeForce 4800 GS
VRAM size: 512 (or whatever yours is)
Output config: DvI-I/VGA (again, whatever you have)
Then choose "Import string to boot editor" at top and then apply at bottom of next window.
That's it. Hope this helps someone.



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