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No. The problem npci=0x2000 solved was the appearance that boot stopped at "PCI Configuration Begin" with verbose boot. I say appearance because the boot was continuing and many users assumed a boot hang; if they had waited, assuming no graphics problem, the Desktop would always appear.Interesting. Very interesting. So basically, by this value being set wrong (3000 vs now 2000), it causes the OS to initialize the driver at the wrong time, essentially missing its mark and never loading?
At that time, a new release (10.6.6?) presented the PCI Configuration Begin and with it, a "boot hang". The command was originally required for nvidia graphics cards only. Subsequently, some HD3000 installs needed it. npci=0x2000 directs the boot log (Console) output to the boot display, credit: bcc9, http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/to...-106-including-boot-132-install-cd/?p=1706503
Some have found npci=0x3000 works, Ive never used it. For most users, the ncpi kernel flag is not needed. It is helpful for troubleshooting older Nvidia graphics problems during boot.
Clearly, 10.8.5 is using 0x3000 for new purposes. There may be a time when npci=0x2000 breaks something.