Could 1080ti work this way?
I am currently working without full graphics acceleration and can confirm that the system remains extremely stable despite this limitation. There have been no crashes or kernel panics so far, nor have there been any graphical issues. However, there is one limitation:
The animation of the screensaver does not work. During boot, a graphical animation briefly starts but then disappears, leaving a white background. To work around this, I disable the animation and use static wallpapers, which display flawlessly. This allows me to work without any issues.
I have not experienced any problems with Chrome, unlike what other users have reported. I regularly use Safari, Chrome, and Brave, though I primarily prefer Chrome.
Thanks to Shane, who provided a helpful link to bypass access restrictions originally designed for macOS Big Sur, I was able to manually install the web drivers.
However, the process was not successful:
I managed to move the drivers into System/Library/Extensions, create the KernelCache, and regenerate the snapshot. After a reboot, all the previously installed drivers were gone, and the system directories were restored to their original state. It’s possible I made a mistake. I plan to repeat the entire process when I have the chance.
Installing and tweaking with OCAT twice broke my installation. I will never again use tools that modify the system in the background without giving the user a clear overview of what is being changed.
Additionally, booting with a graphics injection (DSDT) or patching the Kext drivers did not provide a satisfactory solution for full graphics acceleration.
Fortunately, I was able to create a 1:1 bootable copy using a detailed Terminal script. Previous attempts to create bootable clones with CCC or SuperDuper failed, as they were not visible during boot.
With the Terminal solution, the process is quick and straightforward, saving me time and making experimentation much easier.
I created an 800 MB EFI partition where I placed all the necessary drivers in EFI/OC/Kext/.
These drivers are linked in the Config.plist, which has so far delivered the best graphics performance.
@spakk The original High Sierra Nvidia Web Drivers certificate expired back in 2022. Following initiative and contact from a member over at MacRumours Nvidia released the drivers with a new Certificate. So I would be wary of using any old links to the Nvidia Web Drivers, you need to make sure you use the latest drivers with the new certificate.
That would be the drivers for 10.13.6 (17G14042) (all latest security updates installed) 387.10.10.10.40.140
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...idia-webdrivers-anymore.2346445/post-31186645
Unfortunately the original download link for the drivers has stopped working. However, you can still download the latest Nvidia Drivers from this link over at Tonymacx86.
I read your post over at InsanelyMac but didn't want to reply there, as they have a zero tolerance of all things TMx86.
Thank you for providing the links to the web drivers and CUDA drivers!
At the moment, I’m not entirely sure which version I downloaded. I’d need to boot up my Windows PC to check.
What I do know is that I downloaded and extracted the latest version ending in *140 directly from the NVIDIA website. The same applies to the CUDA drivers.
Ah, the conflict between InsanelyMac and Tonymac, this is a kind of politics I’m happy to distance myself from
