[Solved] New updating sierra Nvidia driver?

[walaw]

OK - I did the following (with success):

1 - Change to OS X Default Graphics Driver" in the NVIDIA-pane
-> System asks to reboot -> Hit: Not now!
2 - Install the security update 2017-001 10.12.6 from the app-store
-> system reboots automatically & installs the update
3 - Clover: Press spacebar, uncheck NVIDIAWebDriver, check VESA driver (for NVIDIA)
-> Boot into OSX with these settings
4 - Login. In my case I went through a kind of system-setup process, where I typically uncheck SIRI, iCloud an the like, because I don´t trust any big-brother-cloud-services out there. Do what you like & prefer there.
5 - After some seconds the NVIDIA-driver recognized that the "OS X default driver" was in use - I ignored that, because of messing around with iCloud. After again some seconds the NVIDIA-driver pupped up with a driver update for the current (now updated) system, which I installed.
6 - Reboot with ordinary Clover-settings. System runs for far again with security update & NVIDIA WebDrivers.

 

[CablDeViL]

Never loads web driver after I change driver setting is Nvidia control panel and reboot. Here is my plist ..... What am I doing wrong? tty

Seems like its my multi monitors causing all the issues. Just use one and all works fine now. I will have to dig through this problem now.

 

[Macbooky]

On the contrary, it is the expected behaviour.
Web drivers are matched to OS build numbers and therefore break when an update changes the build number.

Luckily I'm a patient man

 

[hananias]

OK - I did the following (with success):

1 - Change to OS X Default Graphics Driver" in the NVIDIA-pane
-> System asks to reboot -> Hit: Not now!
2 - Install the security update 2017-001 10.12.6 from the app-store
-> system reboots automatically & installs the update
3 - Clover: Press spacebar, uncheck NVIDIAWebDriver, check VESA driver (for NVIDIA)
-> Boot into OSX with these settings
4 - Login. In my case I went through a kind of system-setup process, where I typically uncheck SIRI, iCloud an the like, because I don´t trust any big-brother-cloud-services out there. Do what you like & prefer there.
5 - After some seconds the NVIDIA-driver recognized that the "OS X default driver" was in use - I ignored that, because of messing around with iCloud. After again some seconds the NVIDIA-driver pupped up with a driver update for the current (now updated) system, which I installed.
6 - Reboot with ordinary Clover-settings. System runs for far again with security update & NVIDIA WebDrivers.

I updated my system and the nvidia web drivers, but system boots into OSX drivers no matter what!

 

[johndesoulman]

I updated my system and the nvidia web drivers, but system boots into OSX drivers no matter what!

Did u uncheck nv_disable=1 ?

 

[zeta]

I have applied the update, rebooted, installed new drivers, rebooted, black screen, but I can login remotely, what else do i have to do?

 

[SebDub]

Hi, did a brand new install yesterday and I wasn't aware I was using 10.13.3, so my Nvidia is having lots of issues, glitch and delay but still graphic acceleration is loaded.

Anyway, how do I know which number I need to use now ?
It was using 17D47, does 1618595 will fix this ?

THANKS.

A quick trick (just temporary) is to update the file:

/System/Library/Extensions/NVDAStartupWeb.kext/Contents/Info.plist

Look for "NVDARequiredOS" and replace the previos value with: "16G1036", like the following:

...
<key>NVDARequiredOS</key>                                     
<string>16G1036</string>
...

Then execute these commands and reboot the system:

sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel
sudo kextcache -system-caches

It should work.

 

[IrockDolo]

Hi, did a brand new install yesterday and I wasn't aware I was using 10.13.3, so my Nvidia is having lots of issues, glitch and delay but still graphic acceleration is loaded.

Anyway, how do I know which number I need to use now ?
It was using 17D47, does 1618595 will fix this ?

THANKS.

Hi @SebDub I tried your procedure and still not working for me. I updated the plist per your instructions then performed the commands in Terminal rebooted my PC and it's still running on default MACOS graphics driver. Any suggestions? If I need to provide screen shots of anything please let me know. Thanks in advance!

 

[SebDub]

Sorry IrockDolo but the procedure is not mine, it's from rehabman in the Nvidia post for high sierra. My question was 'what number' should I use, if I'm using this procedure. Well the problem I got is I'm using 10.13.3 don't know if you got the same issue, this mean we have to use an older driver, this is what this procedure I posted should be doing...