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Updated - nVidia 10.9.3 & 10.9.4 web driver modded to skip system check.

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Mustard Seed

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Thank you for this!

I'm trying to install the web drivers on a MBA for 10.9.5 but the last version you posted doesn't work. Do you intend to update it?

Thanks in advance!

EvilMonk said:
Hi guys!
I just wanted to let you know that I modded the latest nVidia web driver for 10.9.3 so it can install on any computers (You need to have 10.9.3 installed or it will create a javascript error).
Previously the package was looking for Mac Pro 2008, 2009 & 2010. Now it will install on any computers with an nVidia GPU.
I had the chance to test it on my Retina MacBook Pro 2013 (GT 650m 1Gb), my 2010 13" MacBook Pro (320m 256Mb) and my Mac Pro 12 cores 2010. I obtained some performance gains in Cinebench and the latest Hitman game available on the app store, it is now softer and gives me less stutter.
You can also access new options in the system preferences that will allow you to select between nVidia's driver (334.01.01f01) or Apple's driver (310.10.35f08) with a mouse click and select to enable ECC memory for supported GPUs!
I hosted the modded driver on Mega. The link is the following https://mega.co.nz/#!s4EQgaTC!dVP4dXsCsUwpvC176Gqk1SfStVNRxnE5DjvOJfxz-QY
Let me know if you have questions or problems!
Have a nice day!

Edit:
Here is the driver for 10.9.4
Hosted on mega again.
https://mega.co.nz/#!YtMRUDZY!HoB_3Cd21mqWB_FR8GJBKWMK-a2lRYPFSwqYPgUftKM
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zoneee

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a couple of post ago has a kind user posted a version modified for 10.9.5.
 
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Cardsnk

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How's the performance gain on Yosemite? since many rMBP users are experiencing lag, hope the web drivers will be some sort of a fix.
 
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snaky69

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Cardsnk said:
How's the performance gain on Yosemite? since many rMBP users are experiencing lag, hope the web drivers will be some sort of a fix.
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Since I'm not on a retina I can't comment on that. But I can say that my FPS increased slightly in Diablo 3, 4-5 more FPS I'd say.
 
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snaky69 said:
I did when I updated to Yosemite using the terminal commands provided a page or two back, it worked perfectly.
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I performed the provided instructions for the 10.9.5 driver and I was unable to install it on Yosemite.

Following theBostonian instructions in the previous page:

Expand the .pkg

Code:
pkgutil --expand ~/Desktop/WebDriver-334.01.01f01.pkg ~/Desktop/WebDriver
use TextWrangler or other editor to edit var found_hardware = 0 to

Code:
var found_hardware = 1
Delete old .pkg then run this command:

Code:
pkgutil --flatten ~/Desktop/WebDriver ~/Desktop/WebDriver-334.01.01f01.pkg

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EDIT: actually I didn't know there is a 10.10 WebDriver. Now I repeated the procedure and I was able to install it on my late-2009 Macbook.
WebDriver for OSX 10.10:
http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/78853/en-us
 
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kowalhk

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Could someone post the modded version please ? I tried to change as per the previous instructions, I even got past the install screen but it gets wrong later.
Thank you in advance !
 

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kowalhk said:
Could someone post the modded version please ? I tried to change as per the previous instructions, I even got past the install screen but it gets wrong later.
Thank you in advance !
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Instructions adapted from theBostonian (previous page):

Yosemite 10.10 driver:
http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/78853

Expand the .pkg
Code: 
pkgutil --expand ~/Desktop/WebDriver-WebDriver-343.01.01f01 ~/Desktop/WebDriver
use TextWrangler or other editor to edit ~/Desktop/WebDriver/Distribution file on the line which contains the code var found_hardware = 0 to
Code: 
var found_hardware = 1
Delete old .pkg then run this command:

Code: 
pkgutil --flatten ~/Desktop/WebDriver ~/Desktop/WebDriver-343.01.01f01.pkg

In terms of performance, the nVidia WebDriver didn't help too much my 9400m GPU. According to the GfxStatus app, it performs the same as the bundled OSX driver.
 
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OK, so let me ask a more direct version of a prior question so I can make sure I'm understanding correctly...

I have a 2006 Mac Pro 2.66 Dual (which I think becomes a total of 4 cores if I remember right) - I just use it....

Anyway, it has the stock NVidia 7300 in it

Otherwise, spec'd as in my signature...

I previously understood that I'd have to upgrade the video card to install either 10.9 or 10.10 versions of OS X.

Are you saying that with this modded driver install that I could run either OS X 10.9.x or 10.10.x on my Mac Pro without changing from the video card I have now?

Or, would I still need another video card to even get the OS X versions installed in the first place on my 2006 Mac Pro?
 
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flyinmac said:
OK, so let me ask a more direct version of a prior question so I can make sure I'm understanding correctly...

I have a 2006 Mac Pro 2.66 Dual (which I think becomes a total of 4 cores if I remember right) - I just use it....

Anyway, it has the stock NVidia 7300 in it

Otherwise, spec'd as in my signature...

I previously understood that I'd have to upgrade the video card to install either 10.9 or 10.10 versions of OS X.

Are you saying that with this modded driver install that I could run either OS X 10.9.x or 10.10.x on my Mac Pro without changing from the video card I have now?

Or, would I still need another video card to even get the OS X versions installed in the first place on my 2006 Mac Pro?
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You should try. But if you can't install Mavericks, I think this driver won't help. It helps when you can install a new OS, however it doesn't have decent drivers for your old card. In this case, the nVidia WebDriver can provide performance gains.
 
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snaky69

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Mustard Seed said:
Thank you for this!

I'm trying to install the web drivers on a MBA for 10.9.5 but the last version you posted doesn't work. Do you intend to update it?

Thanks in advance!
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Seeing as your MBA doesn't have an nVidia card, there's just no way to do it.
 
ilegal31

ilegal31

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Hello,


Can anyone please share the modded web driver for OS X Yosemite?.



Thanks in advance.
 
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ilegal31 said:
Hello,

Can anyone please share the modded web driver for OS X Yosemite?.

Thanks in advance.
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I edited it to be installed on my white macbook but I don't have access to the modified file at this moment. I suggest you to follow instructions above in this page. Basically you should download the driver and edit a couple of lines on its configuration file.
 
Sirmausalot

Sirmausalot

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Because the drivers change so frequently (with every minor update to OS X) it is best to learn to mod them yourself. It may take a minor amount of trial and error, but is actually quite easy.

ilegal31 said:
Hello,


Can anyone please share the modded web driver for OS X Yosemite?.



Thanks in advance.
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rofuz

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10.10.1

Hi, Ive been trying to get it to work with OS X 10.10.1, changed as specified earlier post. Even tried to change the OS version to 14B25. But then I get Java Script error. Anyone have this issue in 10.10.1?
 
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nlambert

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F-bone said:
Newer version WebDriver-334.01.03f01 modded (10.9.5)

https://mega.co.nz/#!XwdX0LqD!5nONDqtP0wgf7mxzsxI6ZXJr5NJYbA1o12GAtNNC6d4

Please re-upload elsewhere this is a MEGA free account.
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Thanks to F-bone for that earlier version. As it helped me I thought I'd share my modded WebDriver-334.01.03f02.pkg for Mavericks 10.9.5 (13F1066) latest security update. Took me a while to work out the manual fix, this is for those that are having the same difficulty: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1305031/WebDriver-334.01.03f02.pkg
 
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