[Fixed] Nvidia Alternate Graphics Preventing Boot to Desktop

[tata2290]

Hello,
I have just finished building my first hackintosh I installed all of the necessary drivers. I had been running my system using integrated graphics however, I just received my new Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti in the mail and wanted to use it in my new setup. Before installing the card, I installed the Nvidia alternate drivers and then restarted my computer with the boot flag nvda_drv=1. After attempting to boot with and without this boot flag the progress bar under the Apple logo is filled up like normal and then my monitor is displaying a no signal message. I have tried removing the 750 Ti and reinstalling the drivers with no success. I am able to boot in safe mode or by using the boot flag nv_disable=1.

My build is as follows:
Clover Bootloader version 2.3 UEFI
OSX 10.11.4
Intel i5 4690k
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 motherboard.
System Definition: iMac 14,2

I am new to the forums please let me know if I need to provide any other information.

 

[slim.jim]

What kind of connect do you have between the monitor and the card?

 

[tata2290]

The card is connected via HDMI directly to the monitor.

 

[slim.jim]

The card is connected via HDMI directly to the monitor.

Your issue is likely not with the web drivers but a setting in your bios or something in your config. As of 10.11.2 I think you should be able to boot with basic graphics even without the web drivers installed.

 

[tata2290]

I have tried uninstalling the web drivers, I was able to successfully boot like this but with very poor performance, if you think it is a BIOS issue do you have any suggestions as to what might be causing it.

Thanks for the quick response.

 

[slim.jim]

I have tried uninstalling the web drivers, I was able to successfully boot like this but with very poor performance, if you think it is a BIOS issue do you have any suggestions as to what might be causing it.

Thanks for the quick response.

Are you sure you add nvda_drv=1 to the correct config.plist?

 

[tata2290]

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Are you sure you add nvda_drv=1 to the correct config.plist?

I have been entering the nvda_drv=1 flag in the clover boot loader just before every startup with no success. Am I entering it in the wrong place? I just click options when on the boot loader screen and enter the flag there.

 

[tata2290]

It turns out I just needed to disable Nvidia injection in the clover boot loader.
Thanks for your help