How to make Asus nVidia GeForce 210 1GB DDR3 on Mac OS X 10.6.8?

I think you got the idea what I am wanted to ask you over here after going through the problem of yours what I wanted to ask you over here. can you tell me how can I make ASUS Nvidia GeForce 210 1GB DDR3 working? It was working fine with 10.6.7 but I got ‘pci configuration begin’ error message when after updating with 10.6.8. so let me know if you are aware of any useful instruction which would help me to resolve the problem of mine. I am waiting for the prompt replies of yours. Thanks a lot in advance.

Looking at situation I am suggesting below mentioned steps which you can try to resolve the matter of yours and let me know whether it was working for you or not.

• First of all you have to remove all graphics injectors which you are running on your system. after that you have to remove GraphicsEnabler from com.apple.Boot.plist file. Well the method which I have mentioned above worked for me on 10.6.3 and it working fine with10.6.7. finally it is working with updated version of nVidia driver as well. in fact there is no need to add device ID. In case you have added the same then it might completely screw up the entire thing.
  
• Now you have to download OSx86 Tools from the official website. You should download it and install the same on your computer.
  
  
• After completing with installation you will need to run this particular program. You have to click on Add EFI Strings/Boot Flag button and click on GFX Strings which is located at upper left side.
  
• Now from the graphic card menu you have to select custom GeForce. After that you have to enter the name of the graphics card which you are having on system into the pop up. Over here you have enter Nvidia GeForce 210 and click on Ok button.
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• From the next menu you have to select appropriate option for RAM. Once you have select appropriate option you have to select output configuration. In this particular situation I recommend that you should go for DVI/VGA.
  
  
• Now EFI string supposed to be generated and it would have number into lower window. Here you have to copy that particular EFI string and paste the same into com.apple.Boot.plist file. You can get com.apple.Boot.plist file into /Extra folder. Also see that you are inserting <key>device-properties</key> before you are supposed to insert that particular string.
  
  
  
• Let me know whether above mentioned solution worked for you or not.
  
  
  
• Well I know that there would be some people who would not be bothered about the generating the EFI string. Hence I am posting below my EFI string. I am not sure whether it worked for you or not but you can give a try at least.

Code:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
        <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
        <plist version="1.0">
        <dict>
                <key>GenerateCStates</key>
                <string>Yes</string>
                <key>GeneratePStates</key>
                <string>Yes</string>
                <key>Kernel</key>
                <string>mach_kernel</string>
                <key>Kernel Flags</key>
                <string></string>
                <key>Timeout</key>
                <string>5</string>
                <key>device-properties</key>
                <string>640200000100000001000000580200000d00000002010c00d041030a00000000010106000001010106000
        0007fff04001e00000072006f006d002d007200650076006900730069006f006e0000002a0000006e56696469612047654
        66f72636520323130204f70656e474c20456e67696e65205b4546495d22000000400030002c0064006500760069006300
        65005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000004e0056004300410050000000180000000400000
        0000003000400000000000007000000000e0000006e0061006d00650000000b000000646973706c61791400000040003
        0002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d41100000006d006f00640065006c00000016
        0000006e5669646961204765466f726365203231300e0000004e00560050004d000000200000000100000000000000000
        000000000000000000000000000000000000014000000400031002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c4
        46973706c61792d4220000000400031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e564441
        2c4e564d6163220000005600520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069007a006500000008000000000000402
        0000000400030002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163220000
        00400031002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c61791c00000064006
        50076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e74</string>
        </dict>
        </plist>

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• Well in case it does work for you than you will be able to name of the graphic card into the system profile. To check out the same you have to click on Apple icon and simply select About This Mac.
• After that click on more information or same kind of option to get whether you are able to get the name of the graphic card or not.
  
  
• Just a tip if you are not able to get com.apple.boot.plist file into /extra folder then you will be able to get the same into /library/preferences/systemconfiguration/.

Hey thanks a lot for the prompt replies of yours. I tried the above mentioned steps but it does not worked for me at all. I tried to make a custom EFI string by making use of OSx86 Tools but it did not worked for me at all. even while doing the same I got an error message which can be stated as follow.
‘AppleScript Error Can't make "0" into type boolean.(-1700)’
Let me know how can I resolve this particular matter. I am waiting for the prompt replies of yours on this particular matter. Thanks a lot in advance.

I think you will be able to by pass the above mentioned error message by using below mentioned instructions. So try it and let me know whether it helps you out or not.

• First of all you have to right click on osx86tools and simply click on show package contents and go for contents and after that clikc on resources. Now you have to find out hex file for the graphic card which you are having and you should open the same by using Textedit. Now you should copy the content of the entire file.
  
  
  
• Once you have to move to drive location where you have done installation. Most probably it supposed to be Library/Preference/System Configuration. Here you have to copy and com.apple.Boot.plist file to your desktop.
  
• After that you have to browse to Desktop and simply open you file which has been copied with text edit. It could be like as follow.

Code:

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<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN” “http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd”>
<plist version=”1.0″>
<dict>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>arch=x86_64</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>3</string>
<key>device-properties</key>
<string></string>

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• After that you have to go for last line and in between you have to add HEX characters which has been coped from HEX file (STPE-1] to device-properties section. It should be look like as follow.

Code:

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<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN” “http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd”>
<plist version=”1.0″>
<dict>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>arch=x86_64</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>3</string>
<key>device-properties</key>
<string>6c0200000100000001000000600200000d00000002010c00d041030a0000000001010600000b0
01060000007fff04000e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000220000005600520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730
69007a006500000008000000000000201c0000006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000
50000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e740e0000006e0061006d00650000000b0000006469737
6c617922000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b0000
0646973706c617922000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000
000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c0000001a0000006e56696469612047
5666f726365203934303020475420000000400031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006
00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616314000000400030002c006e0061006d006500000012
000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4114000000400031002c006e0061006d00650000001200000
4e5644412c446973706c61792d4220000000400030002c0063006f006d0070006100740069006200
c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163100000004e0056004300410050000000180000000
000000000003000c00000000000007000000001e00000072006f006d002d00720065007600690073
069006f006e0000002e0000006e5669646961204765666f7263652039343030204754204f70656e4
4c20456e67696e65205b4546495d
</string>

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• After that you have to save above mentioned file and launch termainal on your system and execute below mentioned command.

Code:

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cd ~/Desktop/
sudo chown -R root:wheel com.apple.Boot.plist
“Give your Password”
sudo chmod -R 755 com.apple.Boot.plist

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• once you have completed with execution of above mentioned commands you should close terminal and copy desktop file to Library/Preference/System Configuration and replace the same.
  
  
• finally restart the computer.

I have managed to get dvi/hdmi/vga, Dual Display by using above mentioned steps. I wanted tell you about the experience of mine.

1. I have deleted customer EFI string from com.apple.boot.
2. After doing that I have installed tonymacx86's nVidia graphics driver update without rebooting my system.
   
3. After that again I have installed multibeast by choosing System Utilities and boot the computer by using 32bit Graphics Enabler and Chimera bootloader.
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5. Once completed I have restarted the computer of mine and I managed to get HDMI + VGA + DVI (dual display).

I am hoping the information which I have mentioned over here would be useful for the people who are having similar kind of requirement like me.

I was using hackintosh and my system was having nVidia 260. I tried with Graphicsenabler=Yes. Or you can try with EFI string, or DSDT edit. Could b possible that Graphicsenabler might not work irrespective of value set to it. However if you are having a graphic issue then you can delete Graphicsenabler=yes and see whether it helps you out or not. There are people who are getting issue while using EFI string generator utility. So above mentioned thing could be useful to them I have not used multibeast and try to my system vanilla as far as possible. For graphics I have used EFI string and Chameleon.