Could be a non standard apple Keyboard? See if just holding the letter T brings up the target disk mode screen. Also check for a capslock light
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iM 4,1-14,4 2011 iMac Graphics Card Upgrade
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I have issues with the keyboard but for some reason I was just getting a blank screen, time after time, finally after many restarts I was able to get an actual picture and select my high sierra install. Going back to High Sierra, maybe down the road I'll give catalina a shot, no idea why my picture was blank, Thank you so much for the replies.
During my ROM tests, and after doing several hundred flashes, I noticed that the EEPROM chip began failing and was producing random errors in verification. My only option was to replace it. It turns out, that the 8-contact WSON package is sized to match the footprint of the 8-lead SOIC, with contacts in the same physical locations and the same signal-to-pin assignments.
The WSON EEPROM chip used in the higher version Quadro- cards like the K3100M/K4100M is a:
Macronix / MX25L2006EZNI-12G
I therefore purchased a SOIC-8 equivalent from DigiKey.com.
Macronix / MX25L2006EM1I-12G, PART#: 1092-1112-ND
I have experience with small component soldering and I used a hot-air station and a microscope at 7x to accomplish this. You have to apply lots of heat to free up the central solder pad as it anchors the chip down firmly. Be aware that you can easily lift a trace and destroy the video card if you aren’t patient. Also note, there are about 9 resistors/capacitors that are near the perimeter of the chip and can easily be disrupted if you don’t have the right tools. I used extremely fine tipped long forceps to guide my removal.
caution: This is not for the amateur. I am not responsible for damage that you may incur attempting this. This is just meant to add to our knowledge base about these video cards.
1. Stock WSON EEPROM package
2. Comparison of new chip that will go in its place:
3. Kapton tape to prevent heat from destroying nearby components:
4. New SOIC-8 in place:
5. Functional:
I can now clip-rescue the chip if I brick it with my sometimes overly ambitious expectations. I figure I have ~300 cycles to get it right before I have to do it again!
Cheers!
The WSON EEPROM chip used in the higher version Quadro- cards like the K3100M/K4100M is a:
Macronix / MX25L2006EZNI-12G
I therefore purchased a SOIC-8 equivalent from DigiKey.com.
Macronix / MX25L2006EM1I-12G, PART#: 1092-1112-ND
I have experience with small component soldering and I used a hot-air station and a microscope at 7x to accomplish this. You have to apply lots of heat to free up the central solder pad as it anchors the chip down firmly. Be aware that you can easily lift a trace and destroy the video card if you aren’t patient. Also note, there are about 9 resistors/capacitors that are near the perimeter of the chip and can easily be disrupted if you don’t have the right tools. I used extremely fine tipped long forceps to guide my removal.
caution: This is not for the amateur. I am not responsible for damage that you may incur attempting this. This is just meant to add to our knowledge base about these video cards.
1. Stock WSON EEPROM package
2. Comparison of new chip that will go in its place:
3. Kapton tape to prevent heat from destroying nearby components:
4. New SOIC-8 in place:
5. Functional:
I can now clip-rescue the chip if I brick it with my sometimes overly ambitious expectations. I figure I have ~300 cycles to get it right before I have to do it again!
Cheers!
Just wanted to say a huge thanks to everyone on here who has contributed to this thread.
You have given a huge new lease of life to my ageing iMac!
And spurred me on to join this great forum and become a contributor not just a lurker!
Starting out with a base model 2010 21.5" with an i3 and a HD4670 I'm now running an i7860s a K2100M and a shiny new SSD. (I thought while it's apart why the hell not?!)
I've gone from a Valley Benchmark score of 237 with a lowly 5.7 FPS to a score of 1219 and 29.1 FPS!
It now outperforms my 2015 MacBook Pro and should certainly see it survive as the centre of my recording studio setup for another few years yet.
A complete transformation of the machine for little over £100 outlay and around 3 hours of my time.
Special thanks to Nick for your ROM without which it would not have been possible.
Anyway enough of that, just wanted to say I can 100% confirm that HP versions of the K2100M work when flashed (I purchased off eBay and didn't realise the Dell version is the one more usually sourced)
I flashed it with a CH341A before I installed it so I cannot confirm if it will boot before flashing like the Dell versions.
Secondly for anyone looking to do this upgrade seriously consider upgrading your CPU at the same time while it's all apart. I picked up a quad core i7 for less than £30 and it added maybe 10 mins to the job.
I have some experience taking apart computer based electronics but this was the first time for me dismantling an iMac but following the ifixit guide made things easy to follow.
I first cloned my HDD onto a new SSD with Carbon Copy Cloner, confirmed it would boot with a USB caddy then started dismantling.
I used 4x 10mm M2 screws to attach the GPU to the heatsink to save drilling the mounts and the only slight issue I had was when booting up I initially had no power.
I took the display back off so I could see the diagnostic LEDs, confirmed I had power but no response when pressing the power button on the back. A quick spray with some contact cleaner and all was good it booted straight up!
You have given a huge new lease of life to my ageing iMac!
And spurred me on to join this great forum and become a contributor not just a lurker!
Starting out with a base model 2010 21.5" with an i3 and a HD4670 I'm now running an i7860s a K2100M and a shiny new SSD. (I thought while it's apart why the hell not?!)
I've gone from a Valley Benchmark score of 237 with a lowly 5.7 FPS to a score of 1219 and 29.1 FPS!
It now outperforms my 2015 MacBook Pro and should certainly see it survive as the centre of my recording studio setup for another few years yet.
A complete transformation of the machine for little over £100 outlay and around 3 hours of my time.
Special thanks to Nick for your ROM without which it would not have been possible.
Anyway enough of that, just wanted to say I can 100% confirm that HP versions of the K2100M work when flashed (I purchased off eBay and didn't realise the Dell version is the one more usually sourced)
I flashed it with a CH341A before I installed it so I cannot confirm if it will boot before flashing like the Dell versions.
Secondly for anyone looking to do this upgrade seriously consider upgrading your CPU at the same time while it's all apart. I picked up a quad core i7 for less than £30 and it added maybe 10 mins to the job.
I have some experience taking apart computer based electronics but this was the first time for me dismantling an iMac but following the ifixit guide made things easy to follow.
I first cloned my HDD onto a new SSD with Carbon Copy Cloner, confirmed it would boot with a USB caddy then started dismantling.
I used 4x 10mm M2 screws to attach the GPU to the heatsink to save drilling the mounts and the only slight issue I had was when booting up I initially had no power.
I took the display back off so I could see the diagnostic LEDs, confirmed I had power but no response when pressing the power button on the back. A quick spray with some contact cleaner and all was good it booted straight up!
dears,
i just installed a GTX780m with the vbios modified but when i start the mac i only get 2 leds on the motherboard and blackscreen + reboot each 20-30sec.
can you help please?
i just installed a GTX780m with the vbios modified but when i start the mac i only get 2 leds on the motherboard and blackscreen + reboot each 20-30sec.
can you help please?
I would like to, but this is "it does not work" message makes me tired all the time.
Can you give us more specific information about hardware, software, BIOS version used? This sounds like a badly installed card, a dead card or a missing single PRAM reset after GPU swap. Do you get the boot picker on pressing alt/option on boot.
Did you modify the heat sink to make the card sit flush and flat on the sink?
NVIDIA QUADRO K1100m 2GB installed and patched.
iMac mid 2011 21.5-inch
Catalina installed 10.15.4
I get kernel panics every time when I try to login iCloud.
Finally login goes ok.
Also I have black screen every time when I reboot, but I think I need to install kexts?
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iMac mid 2011 21.5-inch
Catalina installed 10.15.4
I get kernel panics every time when I try to login iCloud.
Finally login goes ok.
Also I have black screen every time when I reboot, but I think I need to install kexts?
2011 iMac Graphics Card Upgrade
EDIT: 8/16/20 NEW AGC kexts have been added to change "board-id" to "board-ix" in the AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy binary. This has the same affect as "agdpmod=pikera" from Whatevergreen, this upload is for AMD users. "instant on" K3100m/k4100m/k5100m/780m etc cards need this kext to fix...
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Why asking this question when you already found the answer?NVIDIA QUADRO K1100m 2GB installed and patched.
iMac mid 2011 21.5-inch
Catalina installed 10.15.4
I get kernel panics every time when I try to login iCloud.
Finally login goes ok.
Also I have black screen every time when I reboot, but I think I need to install kexts?
2011 iMac Graphics Card Upgrade
EDIT: 8/16/20 NEW AGC kexts have been added to change "board-id" to "board-ix" in the AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy binary. This has the same affect as "agdpmod=pikera" from Whatevergreen, this upload is for AMD users. "instant on" K3100m/k4100m/k5100m/780m etc cards need this kext to fix...
Regarding the kernel panic I cannot help right now. But if you go back to the first page and first post you will find the "sleep issue" known to happen with 2011 models using Mojave or Catalina. This is the only situation where I can push my systems into a kernel panic. Apply these extensions, too - if not done before.
you're right.
i use Imac 27 2011 + GTX 780m with the lastest vbios provided by Nick DVB.
i am familiar with the dismantling of my imac and i think i did it well.
i hope the card is still working...
PRAM reset (command-option-p-r) didnt resolved the case...
The most important part is still the installation of the card on the sink avoiding any kind of short and having the GPU in perfect contact to the copper part. I had this with nearly every card I touched, lately with a stock ATI 6750M in a MXM-B sink. I had to use an additional 0.5mm copper plate between GPU and sink to avoid shorts of bigger caps and perfect heat transfer of a small card only using 30W.you're right.
i use Imac 27 2011 + GTX 780m with the lastest vbios provided by Nick DVB.
i am familiar with the dismantling of my imac and i think i did it well.
i hope the card is still working...
PRAM reset (command-option-p-r) didnt resolved the case...
Getting a reboot after 2/3 of the boot when the graphics will be initialised means often a bad card. Reboot without even reaching this means probably overheating of the GPU (you can check this yourself installing the card just hanging in the slot, but it may boil the card to death, too). Grinding away the upper part as shown on the pictures attached is necessary, not an option.
Hi I believed you purchased on eBay. I probably bought from the same seller as yours but how do I get it to work? Tested on iMac 27” 2011 but keeps rebooting. No display just chime. I purchased 4 cards but all with the same problem.
Hi, can someone help me about this kernel panic please ?
iMac 27 2011 quadro k610m brand new flashed with nickey bios
fresh install Catalina, same problem on Mojave and high Sierra.
blue glitches on screen, total freeze and reboot
safe mode started, glitches too but not all the time, system is exploitable, little freezes but no reboot
I tried to remount original ati card but I have the same problems
k610m is brand new, and I had no problems at all with stock card, just wanna upgrade it to install Catalina...
here's the kernel panic text :
panic(cpu 5 caller 0xffffff802c64aa3a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff802c62c26b, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000010b5c2c76, CR3: 0x00000002f52c006f, CR4: 0x00000000000626e0
RAX: 0xffffff804bb5d838, RBX: 0x0000000000002b58, RCX: 0xff060a0fff06090f, RDX: 0x0000000000000002
RSP: 0xffffff8da96a3bb0, RBP: 0xffffff8da96a3c80, RSI: 0xffffff804bb5dd20, RDI: 0x000000000035d9b2
R8: 0xfffffffffffff000, R9: 0x0000000000360705, R10: 0xfffffe93f14c52c0, R11: 0x00007fff89058000
R12: 0x0000000000000002, R13: 0xffffff804730bb00, R14: 0xff060a0fff06090f, R15: 0xffffff8043062658
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff802c62c26b, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x000000010b5c2c76, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x5, PL: 2, VF: 0
Backtrace (CPU 5), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff802c353a20 : 0xffffff802c51f5cd
0xffffff802c353a70 : 0xffffff802c658b05
0xffffff802c353ab0 : 0xffffff802c64a68e
0xffffff802c353b00 : 0xffffff802c4c5a40
0xffffff802c353b20 : 0xffffff802c51ec97
0xffffff802c353c20 : 0xffffff802c51f087
0xffffff802c353c70 : 0xffffff802ccc27cc
0xffffff802c353ce0 : 0xffffff802c64aa3a
0xffffff802c353e60 : 0xffffff802c64a738
0xffffff802c353eb0 : 0xffffff802c4c5a40
0xffffff802c353ed0 : 0xffffff802c62c26b
0xffffff8da96a3c80 : 0xffffff802c62cc26
0xffffff8da96a3ce0 : 0xffffff802c5b89d5
0xffffff8da96a3e30 : 0xffffff802c5c0301
0xffffff8da96a3e60 : 0xffffff802c55037f
0xffffff8da96a3ea0 : 0xffffff802ca6b268
0xffffff8da96a3f10 : 0xffffff802ca6b053
0xffffff8da96a3f30 : 0xffffff802ca6b029
0xffffff8da96a3f40 : 0xffffff802cb87097
0xffffff8da96a3fa0 : 0xffffff802c4c6206
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: fontworker
Boot args: -no_compat_check
Mac OS version:
19F101
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 19.5.0: Tue May 26 20:41:44 PDT 2020; root:xnu-6153.121.2~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 54F1A78D-6F41-32BD-BFED-4381F9F6E2EF
Kernel slide: 0x000000002c200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff802c400000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff802c300000
System model name: iMac12,2 (Mac-942B59F58194171B)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 25761813035
last loaded kext at 11135349335: >AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7faf90b000, size 28672)
loaded kexts:
>AudioAUUC 1.70
@fileutil 20.036.15
@filesystems.autofs 3.0
>!AGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.28.4
@AGDCPluginDisplayMetrics 3.28.4
>!AHV 1
|IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
|IO!BSerialManager 7.0.5f6
>!AUpstreamUserClient 3.6.8
>!APolicyControl 3.28.4
>pmtelemetry 1
>!AHDAHardwareConfigDriver 281.52
>!AMikeyHIDDriver 131
@GeForce 14.0.0
>!A!IHD3000Graphics 10.0.4
>AGPM 110.23.46
@Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
>AGDCBacklightControl 3.50.15
>!AHDA 281.52
>eficheck 1
>!AMikeyDriver 281.52
>!ABacklight 180.3
>!AThunderboltIP 3.1.4
>!AFWOHCI 5.6.2
>!ASMCPDRC 1.0.0
|!ABCM5701Ethernet 10.3.5
>!ASMCLMU 212
>AirPort.Atheros40 700.74.5
>!ALPC 3.1
>!A!ISNBGraphicsFB 10.0.4
@nvidia.NVDAStartup 14.0.0
>ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
>!A!ISlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
>!AFIVRDriver 4.1.0
>!AMCCSControl 1.5.6
@filesystems.apfs 1412.120.2
|IO!BUSBDFU 7.0.5f6
|SCSITaskUserClient 422.120.3
>!U!SCoexistentDriver 489.120.1
>!UCardReader 489.120.1
>!AIR!C 360
>!AFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
>!AVirtIO 1.0
@filesystems.hfs.kext 522.100.5
@!AFSCompression.!AFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
@BootCache 40
@!AFSCompression.!AFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
>!AAHCIPort 341.0.2
@private.KextAudit 1.0
>!AACPIButtons 6.1
>!ARTC 2.0
>!AHPET 1.8
>!ASMBIOS 2.1
>!AACPIEC 6.1
>!AAPIC 1.7
>!A!ICPUPowerManagementClient 222.0.0
$!AImage4 1
@nke.applicationfirewall 303
$TMSafetyNet 8
@!ASystemPolicy 2.0.0
>!A!ICPUPowerManagement 222.0.0
|EndpointSecurity 1
@kext.triggers 1.0
|IOAVB!F 850.1
>!ASSE 1.0
>!AGraphicsControl 3.28.4
@plugin.IOgPTPPlugin 840.3
|IOSkywalk!F 1
|IOAccelerator!F2 438.5.4
@nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 14.0.0
@nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 14.0.0
|IOFireWireIP 2.3.0
>DspFuncLib 281.52
@kext.OSvKernDSPLib 529
@!AGPUWrangler 3.28.4
@!AGraphicsDeviceControl 3.28.4
>!ABacklightExpert 1.1.0
|IONDRVSupport 519.15
|IOFireWire!F 4.7.5
>!AHDA!C 281.52
|IOHDA!F 281.52
|IOEthernetAVB!C 1.1.0
>mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
|IO80211!F 1200.12.2
>corecapture 1.0.4
>!ASMBusPCI 1.0.14d1
>IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
>IOPlatformPlugin!F 6.0.0d8
|IOSlowAdaptiveClocking!F 1.0.0
>!ASMBus!C 1.0.18d1
|IOGraphics!F 519.15
>!AThunderboltEDMSink 4.2.3
|IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 422.120.3
|IOBD!S!F 1.8
|IODVD!S!F 1.8
|IOCD!S!F 1.8
>!AXsanScheme 3
|IOAHCISerialATAPI 268
|IOAHCIBlock!S 316.100.5
|Broadcom!BHost!CUSBTransport 7.0.5f6
|IO!BHost!CUSBTransport 7.0.5f6
|IO!BHost!CTransport 7.0.5f6
|IO!B!F 7.0.5f6
|IO!BPacketLogger 7.0.5f6
|IOUSBMass!SClass 4.0.4
>usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.2
>usb.cdc 5.0.0
>usb.networking 5.0.0
>usb.!UHostCompositeDevice 1.2
>usb.!UHub 1.2
>!AThunderboltDPOutAdapter 6.2.6
>!AThunderboltDPInAdapter 6.2.6
>!AThunderboltDPAdapter!F 6.2.6
>!AThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 2.5.4
|IOAudio!F 300.2
@vecLib.kext 1.2.0
|IOSerial!F 11
|IOSurface 269.6
@filesystems.hfs.encodings.kext 1
>!AThunderboltNHI 5.8.6
|IOThunderbolt!F 7.6.1
>usb.!UHostPacketFilter 1.0
|IOAHCI!F 290.0.1
>usb.!UEHCIPCI 1.2
>usb.!UUHCIPCI 1.2
>usb.!UUHCI 1.2
>usb.!UEHCI 1.2
|IOUSB!F 900.4.2
>!AEFINVRAM 2.1
>!AEFIRuntime 2.1
|IOSMBus!F 1.1
|IOHID!F 2.0.0
$quarantine 4
$sandbox 300.0
@Kext.!AMatch 1.0.0d1
>DiskImages 493.0.0
>!AFDEKeyStore 28.30
>!AEffaceable!S 1.0
>!AKeyStore 2
>!UTDM 489.120.1
|IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 422.120.3
>!ACredentialManager 1.0
>KernelRelayHost 1
>!ASEPManager 1.0.1
>IOSlaveProcessor 1
|IOTimeSync!F 840.3
|IONetworking!F 3.4
|IOUSBMass!SDriver 157.121.1
|IOSCSIArchitectureModel!F 422.120.3
|IO!S!F 2.1
|IOUSBHost!F 1.2
>!UHostMergeProperties 1.2
>usb.!UCommon 1.0
>!ABusPower!C 1.0
|CoreAnalytics!F 1
>!AMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
@kext.CoreTrust 1
|IOReport!F 47
>!AACPIPlatform 6.1
>!ASMC 3.1.9
>watchdog 1
|IOPCI!F 2.9
|IOACPI!F 1.4
@kec.pthread 1
@kec.Libm 1
@kec.corecrypto 1.0
thank you for your help guys
iMac 27 2011 quadro k610m brand new flashed with nickey bios
fresh install Catalina, same problem on Mojave and high Sierra.
blue glitches on screen, total freeze and reboot
safe mode started, glitches too but not all the time, system is exploitable, little freezes but no reboot
I tried to remount original ati card but I have the same problems
k610m is brand new, and I had no problems at all with stock card, just wanna upgrade it to install Catalina...
here's the kernel panic text :
panic(cpu 5 caller 0xffffff802c64aa3a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff802c62c26b, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000010b5c2c76, CR3: 0x00000002f52c006f, CR4: 0x00000000000626e0
RAX: 0xffffff804bb5d838, RBX: 0x0000000000002b58, RCX: 0xff060a0fff06090f, RDX: 0x0000000000000002
RSP: 0xffffff8da96a3bb0, RBP: 0xffffff8da96a3c80, RSI: 0xffffff804bb5dd20, RDI: 0x000000000035d9b2
R8: 0xfffffffffffff000, R9: 0x0000000000360705, R10: 0xfffffe93f14c52c0, R11: 0x00007fff89058000
R12: 0x0000000000000002, R13: 0xffffff804730bb00, R14: 0xff060a0fff06090f, R15: 0xffffff8043062658
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff802c62c26b, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x000000010b5c2c76, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x5, PL: 2, VF: 0
Backtrace (CPU 5), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff802c353a20 : 0xffffff802c51f5cd
0xffffff802c353a70 : 0xffffff802c658b05
0xffffff802c353ab0 : 0xffffff802c64a68e
0xffffff802c353b00 : 0xffffff802c4c5a40
0xffffff802c353b20 : 0xffffff802c51ec97
0xffffff802c353c20 : 0xffffff802c51f087
0xffffff802c353c70 : 0xffffff802ccc27cc
0xffffff802c353ce0 : 0xffffff802c64aa3a
0xffffff802c353e60 : 0xffffff802c64a738
0xffffff802c353eb0 : 0xffffff802c4c5a40
0xffffff802c353ed0 : 0xffffff802c62c26b
0xffffff8da96a3c80 : 0xffffff802c62cc26
0xffffff8da96a3ce0 : 0xffffff802c5b89d5
0xffffff8da96a3e30 : 0xffffff802c5c0301
0xffffff8da96a3e60 : 0xffffff802c55037f
0xffffff8da96a3ea0 : 0xffffff802ca6b268
0xffffff8da96a3f10 : 0xffffff802ca6b053
0xffffff8da96a3f30 : 0xffffff802ca6b029
0xffffff8da96a3f40 : 0xffffff802cb87097
0xffffff8da96a3fa0 : 0xffffff802c4c6206
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: fontworker
Boot args: -no_compat_check
Mac OS version:
19F101
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 19.5.0: Tue May 26 20:41:44 PDT 2020; root:xnu-6153.121.2~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 54F1A78D-6F41-32BD-BFED-4381F9F6E2EF
Kernel slide: 0x000000002c200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff802c400000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff802c300000
System model name: iMac12,2 (Mac-942B59F58194171B)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 25761813035
last loaded kext at 11135349335: >AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7faf90b000, size 28672)
loaded kexts:
>AudioAUUC 1.70
@fileutil 20.036.15
@filesystems.autofs 3.0
>!AGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.28.4
@AGDCPluginDisplayMetrics 3.28.4
>!AHV 1
|IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
|IO!BSerialManager 7.0.5f6
>!AUpstreamUserClient 3.6.8
>!APolicyControl 3.28.4
>pmtelemetry 1
>!AHDAHardwareConfigDriver 281.52
>!AMikeyHIDDriver 131
@GeForce 14.0.0
>!A!IHD3000Graphics 10.0.4
>AGPM 110.23.46
@Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
>AGDCBacklightControl 3.50.15
>!AHDA 281.52
>eficheck 1
>!AMikeyDriver 281.52
>!ABacklight 180.3
>!AThunderboltIP 3.1.4
>!AFWOHCI 5.6.2
>!ASMCPDRC 1.0.0
|!ABCM5701Ethernet 10.3.5
>!ASMCLMU 212
>AirPort.Atheros40 700.74.5
>!ALPC 3.1
>!A!ISNBGraphicsFB 10.0.4
@nvidia.NVDAStartup 14.0.0
>ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
>!A!ISlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
>!AFIVRDriver 4.1.0
>!AMCCSControl 1.5.6
@filesystems.apfs 1412.120.2
|IO!BUSBDFU 7.0.5f6
|SCSITaskUserClient 422.120.3
>!U!SCoexistentDriver 489.120.1
>!UCardReader 489.120.1
>!AIR!C 360
>!AFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
>!AVirtIO 1.0
@filesystems.hfs.kext 522.100.5
@!AFSCompression.!AFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
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thank you for your help guys
If using dosdudes Mojave or Catalina Patcher, use for your machine recommended
patch functions, but disable "Legacy Graphics Driver / Support" on second boot
from USB...
THE NVIDIA QUADRO GPU HAVE NATIVE METAL SUPPORT !!!
If buying a card for 15$ for a 27" iMac there is no wonder to invest hours of fault
searching 😄 - collect every information you can get before experiencing and having
trouble and no solution...
patch functions, but disable "Legacy Graphics Driver / Support" on second boot
from USB...
THE NVIDIA QUADRO GPU HAVE NATIVE METAL SUPPORT !!! If buying a card for 15$ for a 27" iMac there is no wonder to invest hours of fault
searching 😄 - collect every information you can get before experiencing and having
trouble and no solution...
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Well as i can see on this thread k610m card is compatible with imac 27" and the good bios were flashed on..If using dosdudes Mojave or Catalina Patcher, use for your machine recommended
patch functions, but disable "Legacy Graphics Driver / Support" on second boot
from USB...
If buying a card for 15$ for a 27" iMac there is no wonder to invest hours of fault
searching 😄 - collect every information you can get before experiencing and having
trouble and no solution...
I didn't select legacy graphic driver on my first install of catalina, after i select it to see if my problems gone away but not...
Remounting original card and boot on high sierra usb key, i directy have artefacts on install welcome screen.
Didn't have any glitching or artefacts on boot menus like disk editor or internet recovery, only when installed system boots... Or usb key booting install..
I had Remount k610m. Same problems and No solutions at all. Strange...
It would be wise to read carefully through the first post and make sure you installed the additional kexts that are necessary for these new cards. Otherwise, Ausdersportler will have some stern words for you.
Good luck!
Hi everybody! Hope you're all doing well!
I have gone through this thread over the pas few months in preparation to upgrade/install a new GPU to replace my dead AMD card in my 27" imac 2011. I decided to go for the wx7100 and it has arrived and I have flashed the BIOS with the AMD GOP driver.
Then I installed catalina using dosdude1's tool and that also went pretty smoothly.
So far so good, at this point I was getting display with a secondary monitor connected but not without, so I went and got the open core loader and installed it to an SD card, it seems to be working as I now have display on my internal monitor and *some* brightness control, which I have read seems to be normal.
However I have run into some other issues with installing the kexts, I downloaded and unzipped the kext files from @Highvoltage12's post and replaced the file for AMD GPUs in the folder. then I dragged them to the desktop (without lilo and whatevergreen since I am using OpenCore) and launched the kext utility. When it looked like it was done doing things, I dragged the kext files into the window and I'm not sure if it gave me an error, but I realized I hadn't done the gatekeeper unlock.
So I closed everything, moved the kext files back to the folder, ran the gatekeeper unlock with hackintool, and then launched the kext utility again and then dragged the files into it. This time it came up with the result pictured in Highvoltage12's post. So I figured Great! Succes! I rebooted the computer and then tried putting it to sleep...well that's where I realized I must have done something wrong, because it won't wake up after I let it get to sleep. If I shake the mouse a few seconds after the screen dims it will come back up, but if I let it for more than 15-20 seconds, it doesn't wake up, and then presents me with the OpenCore boot selector screen, and that errors out and freezes. At that point I have to hold the power button and do a cold boot.
I do seem to have successfully enabled quicksync though, if tha helps at all.
So what have I done wrong? I'm pretty sure it's something dumb, I'm not a pro with macs at all, more of a PC guy honestly, but I wanted to bring this thing back to life. Anyway, if anybody has some insights that would be great, sorry for the novel
Thanks
I have gone through this thread over the pas few months in preparation to upgrade/install a new GPU to replace my dead AMD card in my 27" imac 2011. I decided to go for the wx7100 and it has arrived and I have flashed the BIOS with the AMD GOP driver.
Then I installed catalina using dosdude1's tool and that also went pretty smoothly.
So far so good, at this point I was getting display with a secondary monitor connected but not without, so I went and got the open core loader and installed it to an SD card, it seems to be working as I now have display on my internal monitor and *some* brightness control, which I have read seems to be normal.
However I have run into some other issues with installing the kexts, I downloaded and unzipped the kext files from @Highvoltage12's post and replaced the file for AMD GPUs in the folder. then I dragged them to the desktop (without lilo and whatevergreen since I am using OpenCore) and launched the kext utility. When it looked like it was done doing things, I dragged the kext files into the window and I'm not sure if it gave me an error, but I realized I hadn't done the gatekeeper unlock.
So I closed everything, moved the kext files back to the folder, ran the gatekeeper unlock with hackintool, and then launched the kext utility again and then dragged the files into it. This time it came up with the result pictured in Highvoltage12's post. So I figured Great! Succes! I rebooted the computer and then tried putting it to sleep...well that's where I realized I must have done something wrong, because it won't wake up after I let it get to sleep. If I shake the mouse a few seconds after the screen dims it will come back up, but if I let it for more than 15-20 seconds, it doesn't wake up, and then presents me with the OpenCore boot selector screen, and that errors out and freezes. At that point I have to hold the power button and do a cold boot.
I do seem to have successfully enabled quicksync though, if tha helps at all.
So what have I done wrong? I'm pretty sure it's something dumb, I'm not a pro with macs at all, more of a PC guy honestly, but I wanted to bring this thing back to life. Anyway, if anybody has some insights that would be great, sorry for the novel
Thanks
We published a guide about using the catalina loader. read it, reinstall catalina and install the extensions step by step using the guide and @highvoltage12v extensions. You will find the guide...Hi everybody! Hope you're all doing well!
I have gone through this thread over the pas few months in preparation to upgrade/install a new GPU to replace my dead AMD card in my 27" imac 2011. I decided to go for the wx7100 and it has arrived and I have flashed the BIOS with the AMD GOP driver.
Then I installed catalina using dosdude1's tool and that also went pretty smoothly.
So far so good, at this point I was getting display with a secondary monitor connected but not without, so I went and got the open core loader and installed it to an SD card, it seems to be working as I now have display on my internal monitor and *some* brightness control, which I have read seems to be normal.
However I have run into some other issues with installing the kexts, I downloaded and unzipped the kext files from @Highvoltage12's post and replaced the file for AMD GPUs in the folder. then I dragged them to the desktop (without lilo and whatevergreen since I am using OpenCore) and launched the kext utility. When it looked like it was done doing things, I dragged the kext files into the window and I'm not sure if it gave me an error, but I realized I hadn't done the gatekeeper unlock.
So I closed everything, moved the kext files back to the folder, ran the gatekeeper unlock with hackintool, and then launched the kext utility again and then dragged the files into it. This time it came up with the result pictured in Highvoltage12's post. So I figured Great! Succes! I rebooted the computer and then tried putting it to sleep...well that's where I realized I must have done something wrong, because it won't wake up after I let it get to sleep. If I shake the mouse a few seconds after the screen dims it will come back up, but if I let it for more than 15-20 seconds, it doesn't wake up, and then presents me with the OpenCore boot selector screen, and that errors out and freezes. At that point I have to hold the power button and do a cold boot.
I do seem to have successfully enabled quicksync though, if tha helps at all.
So what have I done wrong? I'm pretty sure it's something dumb, I'm not a pro with macs at all, more of a PC guy honestly, but I wanted to bring this thing back to life. Anyway, if anybody has some insights that would be great, sorry for the novel
Thanks
Just a recap:
- before the change the original ATI card and the complete system worked well.
- after change to K610M you have glitches and problems
- swishing back to the ATI and you have the same glitches and problems
Probably a different hardware problem (not the cards) you created during the first GPU swap? Check memory and cables seating and card seating in the MXM slot...you see me a little bit out of options. Whenever I have glitches with a card it turned out that some hardware piece was dead.
You are sure to have a clean install of both cards on the sink?
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Thanks for the quick reply, I think I found what I missed, I had exracted the config.plist for the AMD cards before booting with catalinaloader, but I had not modified them using the configurator, I guess that's why I got internal display but some other things aren't working...I knew something was up, I kept seeing references to the configurator, but when I opened it it was empty because I hadn't loaded a file.
Do I really have to completely reinstall though?
Having four cards and all are not working - I bet there is another problem with your "black screen" issue you can solve after reading the first post and the first page, again.
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How could one figure out remotely in what step you missed what extension to install or command to apply? And when you tell me that you have enabled QuickSync (the Intel iGPU H.264) in a system with an AMD card you must read a lot before even trying the reinstall....
Of course: If you had created a snapshot before touching the system with patches or patched extensions you could simply go back to this snapshot. But I bet nobody is doing this here.
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haha, I bet you're right about the snapshots! Thanks for the help, I realize that it is difficult to debug things remotely over a forum, that's probably why this thread has 300+ pages.
I did the quicksync kext because in the post I was following about the kexts it was suggested to do so, post 3271.
I ran the app that Highvoltage12 suggested (Mac X video recorder) to verify before and after, and before there was no quicksync and after, there was intel/nvidia/amd lit up next to hardware encoder.
So I was missing the sleep checkbox in kernel, and builtin picker mode, with poll apple hotkeys (which would explain why they weren't working)
I saved the config and rebooted, and I get a new boot menu now, on an all whit boot screen, but it seems to be working. I have put the computer to sleep and woken it up successfully. I don't know if you would still recommend reinstalling though.
Thanks again for all your help!
Please read the long guide linked on the first page about using the Catalina Loader...you are taking so many short cuts, you will never get the card and the system really running.haha, I bet you're right about the snapshots! Thanks for the help, I realize that it is difficult to debug things remotely over a forum, that's probably why this thread has 300+ pages.
I did the quicksync kext because in the post I was following about the kexts it was suggested to do so, post 3271.
I ran the app that Highvoltage12 suggested (Mac X video recorder) to verify before and after, and before there was no quicksync and after, there was intel/nvidia/amd lit up next to hardware encoder.
So I was missing the sleep checkbox in kernel, and builtin picker mode, with poll apple hotkeys (which would explain why they weren't working)
I saved the config and rebooted, and I get a new boot menu now, on an all whit boot screen, but it seems to be working. I have put the computer to sleep and woken it up successfully. I don't know if you would still recommend reinstalling though.
Thanks again for all your help!
Oh boy, we worked so hard to simplify the guide. But nobody wants to read it.
So I got 80% through with putting a K2100M into a 2011 21.5" iMac, and found that I have fried my SSD in the process. I did get a nasty shock at one point when I thought I had pulled the power cord but hadn't . I tried plugging in an old hard drive but it doesn't seem to be recognized by the Mac or when booted into Linux. Have I killed part of the logic board? I get four LEDs but no backlight (haven't tried again), no hard drive, and fans spin up pretty quickly. I can boot the USB grml Linux image from the guide and see it on a second monitor. Anything I should check before I give up?
. I tried plugging in an old hard drive but it doesn't seem to be recognized by the Mac or when booted into Linux. Have I killed part of the logic board? I get four LEDs but no backlight (haven't tried again), no hard drive, and fans spin up pretty quickly. I can boot the USB grml Linux image from the guide and see it on a second monitor. Anything I should check before I give up?Reset your PRAM, hold ALT key at boot (try booting with a Dosdude1 bootable USB).So I got 80% through with putting a K2100M into a 2011 21.5" iMac, and found that I have fried my SSD in the process. I did get a nasty shock at one point when I thought I had pulled the power cord but hadn't