NVIDIA Releases Alternate Graphics Drivers for macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 (387.10.10.10.30)

[Chili]

High Sierra upgrade nightmare

Until last Friday, I used the latest Sierra and I thought, the High Sierra maybe enough stable for me and I started the upgrade to 10.13.4.

1. The BIOS settings not changed, works same as earlier (Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H F10e latest BIOS)

2. I tried the clean install method. I downloaded the latest Install macOS High Sierra.app (10.13.4 Installer), the latest UniBeast.app (8.3.1) and I created the USB UEFI boot mode(16GB).

3. The USB boot and the installation went properly.

4. After the first High Sierra boot I solved the iTunes 12.7.4 and Security Update 2008-001 install and rebooted the High Sierra.

5. High Sierra loaded. The base system install is done and next I installed the Multibeast (10.2.0) with following properties:

MultiBeast Configuration:
Quick Start > Clover UEFI Boot Mode
Drivers > Audio > Realtek ALCxxx > ALC898
Drivers > Disk > Intel Generic AHCI SATA
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC
Drivers > Misc > NullCPUPowerManagement
Drivers > Network > Intel > AppleIntelE1000e v3.3.6
Drivers > USB > 7/8/9 Series USB Support
Bootloaders > Clover UEFI Boot Mode
Customize > System Definitions > iMac > iMac 14,2

The system works properly, until I try to install Nvidia driver (NVIDIA Alternate Graphics Drivers for macOS 10.13.4 (17E202))
After many reinstall and thousends of reboot, I didn't solved the problem.
How can I install properly the latest Nvidia driver for the High Sierra 10.13.4 (17E202)?

What did I forget?
Please, help me, I'm lost...

Done, I solved the problem. I used partially this method.

 

[bsalvador]

...going back to patched *25.106

Does this version work with dual card? How can I have this installed on my computer? Any tutorial?

 

[miles99]

Does this version work with dual card? How can I have this installed on my computer? Any tutorial?

There is an installer script to install any driver https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/nvidia-update

I can confirm that the 30.107 driver works with dual 980Tis and 3 monitors. But CUDA is not working.
System Preferences tells me today that there is a new CUDA driver 396.65. I can't find any information about changes in this version though.

Edit: Information is now online

• CUDA driver update to support CUDA Toolkit 9.2, macOS 10.13.4 and NVIDIA display driver 387.10.10.10.30.107

Unfortunately, CUDA is still not working with two cards

 

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Does this version work with dual card? How can I have this installed on my computer? Any tutorial?

bsalvador, running this command in terminal will patch/install *25.106

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Benjamin-Dobell/nvidia-update/master/nvidia-update.sh) 378.10.10.10.25.106

There is an installer script to install any driver https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/nvidia-update

I can confirm that the 30.107 driver works with dual 980Tis and 3 monitors. But CUDA is not working.
System Preferences tells me today that there is a new CUDA driver 396.65. I can't find any information about changes in this version though.

Edit: Information is now online

• CUDA driver update to support CUDA Toolkit 9.2, macOS 10.13.4 and NVIDIA display driver 387.10.10.10.30.107

Unfortunately, CUDA is still not working with two cards

miles99, you can run WebGL Water using *30.107 and dual cards?!
fyi - if WebGL doesn't work, OpenGL doesn't work and vice versa.

 

[miles99]

bsalvador, running this command in terminal will patch/install *25.106

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Benjamin-Dobell/nvidia-update/master/nvidia-update.sh) 378.10.10.10.25.106

miles99, you can run WebGL Water using *30.107 and dual cards?!
fyi - if WebGL doesn't work, OpenGL doesn't work and vice versa.

I haven't tried WebGL with both cards installed. It does run with one card. OpenGL does definitely not run with two cards installed. Even not with two cards installed and power cords pulled from one card. I have to physically remove the second card to make OpenGL run.

 

[ironwood]

Yesterday the latest NVIDIA CUDA for macOS was released, 396.64, at 15.3 MB.
Install through the preference pane at System Preferences > Other > CUDA, or download here:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-cuda-396.64-driver.html

If you are interested in the new, developers' NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 9.2, "cuda_9.2.64_mac.dmg" 1.63 GB, download it here:
https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-d...6_64&target_version=1013&target_type=dmglocal
Judging by the description of the 396.64 driver update, "CUDA driver update to support CUDA Toolkit 9.2, macOS 10.13.4 and NVIDIA display driver 387.10.10.10.30.107," you should install the 9.2 Toolkit and then update with the 396.64 driver update if called for.

 

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I just installed CUDA 396.64, and it runs fine while using the patched *25.106 web drivers. Tested via CUDA compute in Geekbench.

Still waiting for the day I don't have to use old patched drivers to get fully-functional (OpenGL) dual GPUs in High Sierra.

 

[Midphase]

I am currently using a single GTX 1080. I was thinking about adding a second card as additional computing power for Blackmagic Resolve and Redshift renderer.

Do I understand correctly that if I do, the second card won't function with the latest NVidia Driver and Cuda driver and I will need to install an older version?

 

[miles99]

I just installed CUDA 396.64, and it runs fine while using the patched *25.106 web drivers. Tested via CUDA compute in Geekbench.

Still waiting for the day I don't have to use old patched drivers to get fully-functional (OpenGL) dual GPUs in High Sierra.

Confirmed. Patched 26.106 with CUDA 396.64 runs OpenGL on two 980Tis. No issues so far. No Lilu or NvidiaGraphicFixup installed. Security update for 10.13.4 installed. TNX, apple pic!

 

[miles99]

Do I understand correctly that if I do, the second card won't function with the latest NVidia Driver and Cuda driver and I will need to install an older version?

Correct.