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Fix NVIDIA Web Driver in macOS Sierra 10.12.6

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Is there a new Cuda driver available? I have 8.0.83 latest but it's still saying I need a new one. Weird.
 
I have a fresh build, just installed the new 10.12.6 drivers and when I set NvidiaWeb to true I get the "Couldn't allocate runtime area" halt when booting.

Any ideas on what I need to do to get past this?

Sierra works differently than previous macOS releases.

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/solving-nvidia-driver-install-loading-problems.161256/
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/new-method-for-enabling-nvidia-web-drivers-in-clover.202341/
Read these.

Most people have an issue with the setting not being loaded in NVRAM, and in this case your mobo might not have it and you need to install the NVRAM emulator from clover.
 
Maybe this is the wrong place; but, while I'm able to now get the card recognized in "About this Mac" upon startup, I'm only seeing 7mb of virtual RAM instead of the 6GB my card has accessible.
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Any idea on getting around this?
 
Maybe this is the wrong place; but, while I'm able to now get the card recognized in "About this Mac" upon startup, I'm only seeing 7mb of virtual RAM instead of the 6GB my card has accessible.
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Any idea on getting around this?

Read problem #6
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/solving-nvidia-driver-install-loading-problems.161256/

You need to install EmuVariableUefi-64 (run Clover installer again, and click CUSTOMIZE and select this).

You also need to make sure you enable nVidia.

See here:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/new-method-for-enabling-nvidia-web-drivers-in-clover.202341/

Sierra doesn't use nv_driver anymore...
 
Read problem #6
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/solving-nvidia-driver-install-loading-problems.161256/

You need to install EmuVariableUefi-64 (run Clover installer again, and click CUSTOMIZE and select this).

You also need to make sure you enable nVidia.

See here:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/new-method-for-enabling-nvidia-web-drivers-in-clover.202341/

Sierra doesn't use nv_driver anymore...

I didn't have EmuVariableUefi-64 installed, that was my issue. Now running at full speed, thanks much for your input.
 
I didn't have EmuVariableUefi-64 installed, that was my issue. Now running at full speed, thanks much for your input.

No problem! 99% of the time this is the issue people have a problem with. Most motherboards have wonky NVRAM or don't have it at all, even modern ones.

Maybe a mod should make this issue a sticky?
 
Yes, you need to Edit the "Distribution" file within the package using the Flat Package Editor.
If you adjusted and updated the "Distribution" file and package correctly you will be able to install the Nvidia Web Drivers.
After you installed the Nvidia Web Drivers modify the NVDAStartupWeb.kext to force the older drivers to load.
See https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...2-3-16025a-beta-releases.212798/#post-1420204

Thank you, it worked! Had to also install Pascal GPU Sensors since i was getting GPU Sensors kernel panic at boot. all is fine now.
 
@Wolfie81 Not to worry, this isn't something that runs all the time, it's just what you run after you upgrade to a new macOS version that doesn't have NVIDIA drivers yet.

It's functionally equivalent to what @TechHero posted, I'm just a sucker for a good one-liner ;)

Hi @noaht8um. Just to make sure I understand. if I enter this command line, in the future in all new macOS updates, the OS will automatically fake patch NVIDIA so we never have to worry about it again (unless we manually choose to update to the latest NVIDIA drivers?).
 
Is there a new Cuda driver available? I have 8.0.83 latest but it's still saying I need a new one. Weird.

It always does that when you update the Nvidia drivers - Nvidia will put out new CUDA drivers soon.
 
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