GTX980 not being used although nvda_drv=1

AudioEngineer said:

Hello folks,

I know there's a lot of threads on these topics but couldn't find something that's really what I need.

So I have a MSI GTX980 Gaming 4G which is perfectly running on my own Mackintosh (OS X El Capitan).

Now I had to put it into a different Hackintosh (same OS) and it is not working.
nvda_drv=1 is set as boot flag, NVRAM is installed.

In "About this Mac" it is not seen and the Graphics Driver always changes back to OS X Default Driver.

My Clover config.plist is this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>ACPI</key>
<dict>
<key>DSDT</key>
<dict>
<key>Debug</key>
<false/>
<key>DropOEM_DSM</key>
<false/>
<key>ReuseFFFF</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>SSDT</key>
<dict>
<key>DropOem</key>
<false/>
<key>Generate</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>Boot</key>
<dict>
<key>Arguments</key>
<string>nvda_drv=1</string>
<key>Debug</key>
<false/>
<key>Secure</key>
<false/>
<key>Timeout</key>
<integer>5</integer>
<key>XMPDetection</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>CPU</key>
<dict>
<key>UseARTFrequency</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>Devices</key>
<dict>
<key>USB</key>
<dict>
<key>FixOwnership</key>
<false/>
<key>Inject</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>GUI</key>
<dict>
<key>Mouse</key>
<dict>
<key>DoubleClick</key>
<integer>500</integer>
<key>Enabled</key>
<false/>
<key>Mirror</key>
<false/>
<key>Speed</key>
<integer>8</integer>
</dict>
<key>Scan</key>
<true/>
<key>Theme</key>
<string>embedded</string>
</dict>
<key>Graphics</key>
<dict>
<key>Inject</key>
<false/>
<key>NvidiaSingle</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>KernelAndKextPatches</key>
<dict>
<key>AppleRTC</key>
<false/>
<key>AsusAICPUPM</key>
<false/>
<key>Debug</key>
<false/>
<key>KernelCpu</key>
<false/>
<key>KernelHaswellE</key>
<false/>
<key>KernelLapic</key>
<false/>
<key>KernelPm</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>SMBIOS</key>
<dict>
<key>BiosReleaseDate</key>
<string>04/11/2016</string>
<key>BiosVendor</key>
<string>Apple Inc.</string>
<key>BiosVersion</key>
<string>IM171.88Z.0105.B08.1604111319</string>
<key>Board-ID</key>
<string>Mac-B809C3757DA9BB8D</string>
<key>BoardManufacturer</key>
<string>Apple Inc.</string>
<key>BoardType</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>ChassisAssetTag</key>
<string>iMac-Aluminum</string>
<key>ChassisManufacturer</key>
<string>Apple Inc.</string>
<key>ChassisType</key>
<string>13</string>
<key>Family</key>
<string>iMac</string>
<key>Manufacturer</key>
<string>Apple Inc.</string>
<key>ProductName</key>
<string>iMac17,1</string>
<key>SerialNumber</key>
<string>C02QMNHKH2YQ</string>
<key>Trust</key>
<false/>
<key>Version</key>
<string>1.0</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

HELP?! Thanks.

EDIT: Just checked again, and I actually still get the black screen after the apple logo with the nvda_drv=1, need to set to nv_disable=1 in order to be able to log in.

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slim.jim said:

You are using iMac17,1. If you haven't applied the AGDP patch then that is normal.

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