Solving NVIDIA Driver Install & Loading Problems

[P1LGRIM]

Thanks P1LGRIM, I appreciate your time looking at this.
Sierra Version 10.12.6 (16G29)

What is the problem that you have now ?

Try the attached config.plist and report progress :

 

[wckdkarma]

What is the problem that you have now ?

Try the attached config.plist and report progress :

I used the config.plist that you provided and disabled onboard Intel Graphics.
OsxAptioFix2Drv error.

 

[P1LGRIM]

I used the config.plist that you provided and disabled onboard Intel Graphics.
OsxAptioFix2Drv error.

Can you boot in safe mode ?
Or with -f UseKernelCache=No ?

 

[wckdkarma]

Can you boot in safe mode ?
Or with -f UseKernelCache=No ?

-f UseKernelCache=No doesn't work.
Yes. I can boot in safe mode.

 

[P1LGRIM]

-f UseKernelCache=No doesn't work.
Yes. I can boot in safe mode.

Open Terminal and type :

sudo kextcache -i /

Press return and type your password (it will not show on screen).
Press return again and when it has completed paste the output here.

Is it the same when you reboot restart from safe mode ?

 

[wckdkarma]

Open Terminal and type :

sudo kextcache -i /

Press return and type your password (it will not show on screen).
Press return again and when it has completed paste the output here.

Is it the same when you reboot restart from safe mode ?

Not exactly the same but close

 

[P1LGRIM]

Not exactly the same but close

Delete all of the sensor kexts.
Replace FakeSMC.kext with the latest version using kextBeast.

Open Terminal and type :

bdmesg

Press return.

Paste (not a photo) the output into a text file and attach it.

 

[wckdkarma]

Delete all of the sensor kexts.
Replace FakeSMC.kext with the latest version using kextBeast.

Open Terminal and type :

bdmesg

Press return.

Paste (not a photo) the output into a text file and attach it.

Deleted sensor kexts.
Replaced FakeSMC.kext with the latest version and inadvertently installed the included sensor kexts. Wasn't sure if I needed to remove them again as well?

 

[P1LGRIM]

Replaced FakeSMC.kext with the latest version and inadvertently installed the included sensor kexts. Wasn't sure if I needed to remove them again as well?

Yes, remove them.
Are you able to boot with nv_disable=1 ?

 

[wckdkarma]

Yes, remove them.
Are you able to boot with nv_disable=1 ?

checked nv_disable=1
unchecked nvda_drv=1
Yes, successful boot