DUAL XEON v3 • El Capitan • System lags / freezes with latest nvidia webdrivers :(

[analogo]

Hello..

my system (Asus GT740 DDR3) lags and freezes with latest nvidia webdrivers. Without the drivers and with nv_disable=1 the system works almost smoothly, but a little bit flickering.

Can anybody help me?

For more details please look my following thread:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...80v3-clover-el-capitan-system-lags-hangs.html

Many thanks!

 

[analogo]

With a MSI GTX 960 Gaming 4G graphics card and fresh installed OS X 10.11.2 it´s the same..

nvda_drv=1
Unresponsive, laggy and hanging..

nv_disable=1
Works almost smoothly..


Other abnormalities that might be related to the problem(?):

OS X System information / PCI always shows:
There was an error while gathering PCI device information.

I have to add all installed memory RDIMMs into Clover config.plist (SMBIOS). Otherwise only 2x 4GB is detected instead of 8x 4GB and memory pressure shows extremely high values..

Network ports (Intel I210AT) are detected correctly, but OS X cannot connect to LAN / internet..


Any ideas or tips please?

 

[slim.jim]

OS X System information / PCI always shows:
There was an error while gathering PCI device information.

This isn't affecting anything. When using a PC Card in real Mac Pro this same message is displayed.

Have you tried just using the stock OS X drivers?

 

[analogo]

The Nvidia webdrivers always are switching to OS X stock drivers after restart. I thought, that the GTX 960 needs the Nvidia webdrivers to work..(?)

 

[wdk23411]

First, sorry for my english
I got a gtx960 working smoothly by using nvidia webdriver, but it was on a Z77 platform.
Perhaps you need a modern Nvidia graphics card, such as Gtx960 or gtx970 etc.

 

[wdk23411]

Btw, Is your 2680 v3 a ES version

 

[slim.jim]

The Nvidia webdrivers always are switching to OS X stock drivers after restart. I thought, that the GTX 960 needs the Nvidia webdrivers to work..(?)

I was referring to using the GT 740 with the stock drivers. With the GTX 960 you do need the drivers. As long as you are booting with nvda_drv=1 then you are using the web drivers regardless of what it says in the menu bar or the Nvidia driver manager.

 

[analogo]

First, sorry for my english
I got a gtx960 working smoothly by using nvidia webdriver, but it was on a Z77 platform.
Perhaps you need a modern Nvidia graphics card, such as Gtx960 or gtx970 etc.

Can you explain please, how you did it?

I have a MSI GTX 960 Gaming 4G installed, and before a Asus GT740.

Btw, Is your 2680 v3 a ES version

No, it is the official boxed version..

I was referring to using the GT 740 with the stock drivers. With the GTX 960 you do need the drivers. As long as you are booting with nvda_drv=1 then you are using the web drivers regardless of what it says in the menu bar or the Nvidia driver manager.

OS X System information nv_disable=1:

Display:

Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: HDMI port
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 33 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x1401
Revision ID: 0x00a1
Kernel Extension Info: No Kext Loaded

Displays:

Display:

Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes


OS X System information nvda_drv=1:

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: HDMI port
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 4095 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x1401
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: VBIOS 84.06.26.00.1d

Displays:

U28D590:

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Connection Type: DisplayPort
Television: Yes


Both graphics cards have a curious ACPI path (please look the attached IORegistryExplorer v2.1 file)
IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI1@ffff/AppleACPIPCI/QR2A@2/IOPP/H000@0

Searched the internet, but found not much about QR2A/H000..

I also have attached a Console log file OS X running with nv_disable=1 and nvda_drv=1..


Edit1:

By the way, the display is connected to Display Port, and not HDMI port, like shown at Slot in OS X System information..


Edit2:

In the System GTX960 nvda_drv=1.log file beginning at 26/12/15 14:09 you can see, that the system is hanging like hell!

______________

 

[slim.jim]

Why are you using nv_disable=1 with the GT 740? Of course that doesn't work because you are disabling the Nvidia kexts for both the web drivers and the stock OS X drivers.

EDIT:

are you you only using the GTX 960 now?

 

[analogo]

Why are you using nv_disable=1 with the GT 740? Of course that doesn't work because you are disabling the Nvidia kexts for both the web drivers and the stock OS X drivers.

EDIT:

are you you only using the GTX 960 now?

Yes, I´m using the GTX960 now..

nv_disable=1, because the system is extremely unresponsive and laggy with nvda_drv=1.. Please look the log file..