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Originally Posted by Alphaman
nfoav8or, I really appreciate that one last thing. I know you and Lance were clowning me but it's all cool. I'm going to school for Computer Programming and Business Information Systems. Let me cut to the chase I don't know how to do the efi string or if I'm supposed to find it I tried Macvidia and it gave me resolution's but after a while the machine would display the crash screen with the power button behind it and eventually starting hanging upon booting.
(Delete/Move Geforce*.kext, NV*.kext.
Install MacVidia 1.0.81; don't restart; open terminal;
type 'sudo mkdir/NVBackup'
type 'sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/NV*.bundle /NVBackup'
then type 'sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/NV*.plugin /NVBackup'
restart - open display properties and get 1280x800.)
I got this from a guy named manofmany and I followed his instructions what he said worked but then it made my machine crash.
I read on Insanelymac that Core Image can be enabled but quartz extreme can't. I just wanted my menu bar to be transparent like everyone else's but because of my video it won't work will nfoav8or? Please could you tell me how to set up the eif string to do the efi string for my video card.
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hey bud... we were clowning with ya earlier but not anymore.
edit that code above to be:
boot with "-s"
Code:
/sbin/mount -uw /
cd /System/Library/
rm -Rf Extensions/GeForce*
rm -Rf Extensions/NVDA*
rm -Rf Extensions/NVinject*
cd ..
rm -Rf Extensions.mkext
reboot
now when you use a combo updater past 10.5.2, the graphics update that fixes the old problems with these kexts is included. (make sure you are using the voodoo kernel with the supported kexts for this)
To get EFI strings working, get
OSx86 Tools Utility and click on the "Add EFI Strings/Boot Flags"
another window will pop up called "Boot Editor"
click on the GFX Strings button in the top left corner.
select your Gfx card (NVidia GeForce 6150 xxxMB) then copy the hexadecimal code printed out in the bottom.
now open Terminal and type:
Code:
sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist
enter your password then the Terminal will change to the nano editor.
use the arrow keys to scroll down to right before the last two lines which should read:
now add a few lines before this to so the whole thing looks like:
Quote:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>**name of the kernel (usually "mach_kernel")**</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>**edit this to add your boot flags so you don't have to type them in all the time**</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>**whatever you want**</string>
<key>device-properties</key>
<string>**paste your hex string here**</string>
</dict>
</plist>
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now to save it while in the nano editor, press [ctrl]+[o], [enter] to overwrite the original, and finally [ctrl]+[x] to exit.
Thats it for EFI.
Now when you update your graphics to the new graphics update, the new NVDA kexts will recognize this and give you the resolutions allowed by the 6150...
For Core Imaging... you can now try to install MacVidia.
EDIT: in the code at the top you can also type in:
Code:
rm -Rf Extensions/ATI*
anywhere between the 2nd and 6th lines