iatkos 5i not booting after update to 10.5.6 - Page 3

nfoav8or · #21 01-10-2009, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eemerge

on the " sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions && chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions " command , i get :Operation not permitted ...is it normal ?

The reason the above didn't work is because the "&&" doesn't carry over the sudo command. you need to type sudo twice so it should look like:

Code:

sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/ && sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/

or like it was later stated...

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanceomni

Code:

sudo -s
chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions
chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions
diskutil repairpermissions /

Just for future reference...

lanceomni · #22 01-10-2009, 06:57 PM

No problem. Give NVkush a try and if it doesnt work lets try to get your Device & Vendor IDs.

I would download DPCI Manager here: http://duddie.kazzuya.com/proj/DPCIManager_01.zip This tool allows you to find the Vendor & Device IDs. Its a handy tool to have if you have some devices that are not working.

It will show you something like this:

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For example the numbers on the left in the first column are the Vendor IDs and the numbers on the right in the first column are the Device ID. Find your Video Card's vendor & device IDs

With these numbers we can better check support for your card. In some cases you can add these numbers to kexts to get them up and running.

Though try NVkush first. We can also compare the IDs you get from this program with what your system thinks your card is. For example, in your last post it shows:
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x016a
Revision ID: 0x00a1

lanceomni · #23 01-10-2009, 07:02 PM

@NFOav8or

Quote:

The reason the above didn't work is because the "&&" doesn't carry over the sudo command. you need to type sudo twice so it should look like:

Thanks for that. I figured Id start grouping commands. Last night I asked one of the guys about it and they said you only needed to use it once per line. I was too lazy to give it a try. I thought it was strange to have gotten that error when everything else looked good.

Im not too familiar with EFI strings so I don't really know what to advise in NVkush doesn't work. Have any suggestions?

nfoav8or · #24 01-10-2009, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanceomni

Im not too familiar with EFI strings so I don't really know what to advise [if] NVkush doesn't work. Have any suggestions?

nothing makes EFI easier than pcwiz's OSx86 Tools Utility for beginners.
Here's a post I made a while ago that discussed EFI. If the card is supported I'd recommend using it.

http://www.infinitemac.com/f5/the-ap...post19727.html

I hope it explains the process a little more.

eemerge · #25 01-10-2009, 07:32 PM

The id`s from the little tool are:

10de:016a

the card is identified as: GeForce 7100 GS

im about to reboot now with nvkush

eemerge · #26 01-10-2009, 07:39 PM

same thing...

I Can Has Model?:

Chipset Model: I Can Has Model?
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x016a
Revision ID: 0x00a1
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported
Display Connector:

eemerge · #27 01-10-2009, 07:46 PM

i looked a little on the Efi post of nfoav8or , downloaded the little tool, and my card is int he list : 7100 128 MB ram...maybe you could give me some instructions to what to do using that?

Thanks, and thanks for all the help so far

lanceomni · #28 01-10-2009, 07:47 PM

Im at a loss on this one. If you backed up the original kexts we can restore them or re-download. Which ones did you see to delete? NVinject/NVkush/Titan...

Also check Nfoav8or's link. It discusses EFI Strings

eemerge · #29 01-10-2009, 07:50 PM

i backed them up.

i read the post about the efi strings...im thinking to give it a try..is it still safe so that i wont have to reinstall the whole system?

also, do you think there could be a better hope if i put back my gtx 280 ?

p.s. list of delete exts (initially):
NVDANV10Hal.kext
NVDANV20Hal.kext
NVDANV30Hal.kext
NVDANV40Hal.kext
NVDANV50Hal.kext
NVDAResman.kext
NVinject.kext
Titan.kext

eemerge · #30 01-10-2009, 08:19 PM

Good news!

I went back to the initial drivers, and following lanceomni`s advice not to have 2 drivers installed, i followed the 'procedure' , removed the nvinject and only left the Titan drivers ..and it works!!

Generic NVIDIA:

Chipset Model: Generic NVIDIA
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x016a
Revision ID: 0x00a1
Displays:
SyncMaster:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
QuartzGL: Supported
Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected

................

Thanks a lot guys!

If it helps anyone else, the only files i have left from my initial setup are:

NVDANV10Hal.kext
NVDANV20Hal.kext
NVDANV30Hal.kext
NVDANV40Hal.kext
NVDANV50Hal.kext
NVDAResman.kext
Titan.kext

i dunno if NVDA and Titan are still 2 different drivers, but i think im u sing Titan now (from what i can see on a -v boot)