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Old 02-26-2009, 04:06 PM
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8800GTS 512 MB - Need driver help

Hi

First of im quite new to osx, so bare with me... Im trying to get my card to work in world of warcraft. But gets "wow was unable to start up 3D acceleration" I've used the 9f23 installer and EFIstudio.

I hope there is some kind soul out there in OS86 that can help me


nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS:

Chipset Model: nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0600
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS OpenGL Engine [EFI]
Displays:
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected
LM928:
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported


System Software Overview:

System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (9F33)
Kernel Version: Darwin 9.2.0

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Old 02-26-2009, 06:43 PM
Bettarg Bettarg is offline
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Quartz Extreme: Not Supported
This is your problem

I dont have a 8800GTS, so i cant say witch driver will work for u , but my Wifes computer has a 7600GT and i use the standart OSX Kext with a EFI String.

Do u have give the standart Kext a try ?
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Old 02-26-2009, 10:36 PM
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Think i tryed just about every thing.. nothing works...
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Old 02-26-2009, 10:55 PM
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Your problem lies in Core Image. You dont have hardware acceleration enabled.

Here, try this :

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/ind...howtopic=89001

It`s for 8800GT but ppl wrote that it worked for GTS aswell. You have EFI tutorial, NVInject and custom kexts there - maybe some of this will work for you.


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Old 02-27-2009, 03:14 PM
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Weee im one happy dude atm Thanks for all your help guys :P

So you wanna know what worked i guess ;D I decided to give the new IPC release a try, used the 9f23installer and EFIStudio.. rebooted the system. and bingo a working gfx card
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Old 02-27-2009, 03:34 PM
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Happy to hear that See ? iPC and others did a really great work Hope you`ll like the OS.


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Old 02-27-2009, 04:25 PM
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Whats not to like ;D it's not windows.. The end ;D



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