Cannot get 1080p out of EVGA GT 630

[vestax2000]

Hi, I once managed to get full 1080p out of my GT 630, but I needed to reinstall my OS. Now I cannot get it to work. Here is my org.chameleon.Boot.plist file:

<?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>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>IGPEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>kext-dev-mode=1 nv_disable=1 npci=0x2000</string>
<key>Legacy Logo</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>2</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>"1920x1080x32"</string>
<key>UseKernelCache</key>
<string>Yes</string>
</dict>
</plist>

and my smbios:

<?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>SMfamily</key>
<string>MacPro</string>
<key>SMproductname</key>
<string>MacPro5,1</string>
<key>SMboardproduct</key>
<string>Mac-F221BEC8</string>
<key>SMserial</key>
<string>G83222VZGWR</string>
<key>SMbiosversion</key>
<string>MultiBeast.tonymacx86.com</string>
</dict>
</plist>

For some reason my computer is displaying 1280x1024 and it is telling me that my graphics card is a NVIDIA Chip Model 5MB.
Here is an image:

Is there something i need to change/add/remove to get my 1080p?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Adrian B]

Hi, I once managed to get full 1080p out of my GT 630, but I needed to reinstall my OS. Now I cannot get it to work. Here is my org.chameleon.Boot.plist file:

<?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>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>IGPEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>kext-dev-mode=1 nv_disable=1 npci=0x2000</string>
<key>Legacy Logo</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>2</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>"1920x1080x32"</string>
<key>UseKernelCache</key>
<string>Yes</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Is there something i need to change/add/remove to get my 1080p?
Thanks in advance!

Open your .org.chameleon.Boot.plist with textEdit and remove the "nv_disable=1" as highlighted. Save and exit. Reboot. The first reboot may be a little slow, but when you get to the desktop the NVIDIA graphics kext (drivers) will have loaded and will allow the graphics to work correctly.

 

[vestax2000]

If I remove nv_disable=1 then my monitors turn off due to having no signal.

 

[Adrian B]

If I remove nv_disable=1 then my monitors turn off due to having no signal.

Thats odd because running with 'nv_disable=1' is disabling the drivers. Try booting with

 PCIRootUID=1

to see if that fixes the black screen issue.

 

[vestax2000]

So I tried with nv_disable=0 and the loading progress bar is taking a while. It's basically stuck right under the centre of the apple logo. Maybe I should try with -v and see what verbose tells me.

 

[vestax2000]

Small update: the progress bar has progressed a couple of pixels. Should I just force reboot and run PCIRootUID=1 like you suggested?

 

[Adrian B]

Yes try PCIRootUID=1

EDIT: Please add -f (Lowercase)

 

[vestax2000]

PCIRootUID=1 -f did the trick!!! Do I need to do -f every time I boot?

 

[Adrian B]

PCIRootUID=1 -f did the trick!!! Do I need to do -f every time I boot?

Add PCIRootUID=1 where you removed nv_disable=1 from your .org.chameleon.plist
Also change the following

 [COLOR=#000000]<key>UseKernelCache</key>[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]<string>[B]Yes[/B]</string>

to

 <key>UseKernelCache</key>
<string>[B]No[/B]</string>

Only highlighted to give clarity to where the changes need to be made. Information found on this thread:
[/COLOR]http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/125539-use-kernel-cache-yes-no.html

 

[vestax2000]

I have encountered another issue. I tried to reboot with my secondary display plugged in and right after the boot the screen turned off. Then I tried to disconnect it and boot with only my primary display and still the monitor turns off. I also applied the changes you mentioned in the earlier post.