Need to Get my 8400 GS Working - Page 2

^fire^ · #11 11-25-2008, 02:02 PM

for mine 8400GS it was

04000000 00000100 02000000 00000000 00000000

edit that in the nvinject.kext info.plist

right click on nvinject.kext --> show package contents, open Contents and copy info.plist to desktop
open it with plist editor and edit the NVCAP string from above
Copy it back to org location(will ask for admin pass) and set permissions to root:wheel / 755
after that do
sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions/Caches/

reboot and cross fingers

grtx ^fire^

milanca · #12 11-25-2008, 02:38 PM

Visit this link, great explanation:
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=103549

also you can visit nvinject site and download NVCAP maker.

Good luck!

eMatoS · #13 02-04-2009, 01:16 PM

A little info about my problem that may help others.
My 8400gs is back (almost changed it), but the thing is that it wasn't related at all with it or the kexts, efistring or nvcap, all I did was modify the AppleNforceATA kext and set:

<key>Serial ATA</key>
<true/>

in the PATA section.
Although I have a IDE HD it gave a huge performance boost to my leopard.

I must give the credit to e-rick from insanelymac.

zim2dive · #14 03-20-2009, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ^fire^

i had a 8400gs too, got it to work with adding the 060610de id in the following three kexts (info.plist)

GeForce.kext
NVDANV50Hal.kext
NVDAResman.kext

if this isn't working for you guys then remove all nvidia related kexts via terminal:

Gef*
NV*

and try the zephyroth universal Nvidia installer!

clear the caches and reboot

after the Nvidia Universal installation and putting the right ids (060610de) in the info.plists again u should have full QE/CI

for dual monitor support u have to edit the nvcaps of you nvinject!

i have the right values @ home i will post them later!

i hope i can help you guys a little bit out

grtx ^fire^

My card is 0x0422.. I tried adding 0x402210de to those 3 kexts.. I changed the mask value to all F's as well?

In verbose boot I see

Quote:

NVDANV50HAL loaded and registered

display: family specific matching fails

and then I don't even get the "normal" failure screen of all blue or all black.. I get no video output at all... my TV says "no signal"

any ideas?

card is PNY GeForce 8400 GS VCG8400SXEB 256MB PCIe

thanks,
Mike

MX1333 · #15 04-14-2009, 05:09 PM

hi

i removed the EFI strings from com.apple.boot.plist & now i've QE/CI with NVinject

woo hooo. took me three miserable weeks including a fatal crash which i somehow recovered(always backup your extensions via OSx86 tools!!!) to figure this one out...

i have attached a few NVinject kexts with this - i don't remember which one worked for me - i don't even know why i installed EFI strings in the 1st place...all the very best for you QE/CI...yes, you can do it...

here's how to remove the EFI strings:

Code:

sudo -s
  [enter password when prompted]
  nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

This will take you to a text editor showing you the contents of your com.apple.Boot.plist. Look for these two lines:

Code:

<key>device-properties</key>
  <string>YOUR LONG EFI STRING HERE</string>

Using your arrow keys, navigate the block cursor down to each of those two lines and hit CONTROL+K on both. This will cut the corresponding line out of the script (quicker than hitting the delete button, trust me).

When you're done, hit CONTROL+X and then Y, and ENTER to save the file. Now simply restart OSX, and you should boot up again without EFI strings.