NVIDIA Releases Alternate Graphics Drivers for 10.10.0 (343.01.01) with 'Maxwell' GeForce GTX 970 an

[siddharth.shekar]

In about this mac it says Mac Pro (Early 2008) which is Mac 1,3. Right.

Also I have a VGA monitor and use a VGA to DVI connected to connect the monitor. If I unplug and replug the monitor. It will boot fine for sure. But subsequent restart dont guarantee proper boot without black screen.

I have a ASUS Strix gtx 970 does it matter that I have different brand GPU??

 

[slim.jim]

In about this mac it says Mac Pro (Early 2008) which is Mac 1,3. Right.

Also I have a VGA monitor and use a VGA to DVI connected to connect the monitor. If I unplug and replug the monitor. It will boot fine for sure. But subsequent restart dont guarantee proper boot without black screen.

I have a ASUS Strix gtx 970 does it matter that I have different brand GPU??

It is possible the problem is your adapter

 

[siddharth.shekar]

I tried the different adapter still the problem persists. it is random. also i h97 d3h the boot is slow.

Moreover, I didnt have this problem when I had gtx560 which the 970 replaced.

This started happening also could be because I use GraphicsEnabler= NO as otherwise the 970 is not detected and some 3000mb generic gpu is detected in about the Mac. During 560 I always had GraphicsEnabler= Yes.

But with GraphicsEnabler=No I get better smoother and less lag while scrolling webpages or pdf files.

It is just annoying that sometimes I get black screen and after restarting 2-3 times it boot properly. I dont know what gives.

 

[siddharth.shekar]

I tried connecting to my TV throuhj HDMI and it works absolutely perfect. So I guess I have to buy a new HDMI monitor now.

I have updated to 10.10.3 and I am still having the same problem through VGA/DVI. BUt I will still tinker with it to see if I can find a permanent solution for the VGA/DVI setup.

thanks for the help.

 

[slim.jim]

I tried the different adapter still the problem persists. it is random. also i h97 d3h the boot is slow.

Moreover, I didnt have this problem when I had gtx560 which the 970 replaced.

This started happening also could be because I use GraphicsEnabler= NO as otherwise the 970 is not detected and some 3000mb generic gpu is detected in about the Mac. During 560 I always had GraphicsEnabler= Yes.

But with GraphicsEnabler=No I get better smoother and less lag while scrolling webpages or pdf files.

It is just annoying that sometimes I get black screen and after restarting 2-3 times it boot properly. I dont know what gives.

You should not be using GraphicsEnabler=yes with a GTX 970. The GTX 560 requires it though. The 970 should just require the drivers to be installed and the boot flag nvda_drv=1

 

[siddharth.shekar]

Ok. Since the hdmi Tv worked fine, till i get a hdmi monitor Ill get a HDMI to VGA converter and see if it works.. What are your views on it? You think it will work???

Do u have a HDMI/ DVI or VGA monitor and how do you connect it to the MSI GPU?

 

[slim.jim]

Ok. Since the hdmi Tv worked fine, till i get a hdmi monitor Ill get a HDMI to VGA converter and see if it works.. What are your views on it? You think it will work???

Do u have a HDMI/ DVI or VGA monitor and how do you connect it to the MSI GPU?

I don't know if the adapter will work. I use displayport but have also used HDMI and DVI. The monitors I have connected it to have either been HDMI only or DP and HDMI.

 

[siddharth.shekar]

hmm... maybe then the gpu might work with hdmi and dvi but i guess vga is an issue. ill get a hdmi to vga converter anyway and test as it is cheaper. i just need a stop gap solution till i get a hdmi monitor.

 

[mcity]

hmm... maybe then the gpu might work with hdmi and dvi but i guess vga is an issue. ill get a hdmi to vga converter anyway and test as it is cheaper. i just need a stop gap solution till i get a hdmi monitor.

To my knowledge MAC OS (recent versions) don't support the legacy VGA port (may include adaptor).
If you have windows on the same system it may work.

mcity

 

[siddharth.shekar]

Hmmm... I agree. Well it is about time I got a HDMI monitor. So might as well get one. Still in I'll get a HDMI to VGA just to check. Thanks.