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When might the nvidia web driver for Mojave drop?
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Apple doesn't exactly make it easy for Nvidia to be ready on day one of any release.
Probably should be asking in this thread;
Frequently Asked Questions About NVIDIA PC (non-EFI) Graphics Cards
I looked up previous release dates because I was curious:
macOS El Capitan release date: September 30th, 2015
Nvidia El Capitan compatible web driver release date: Oct 1st, 2015
macOS Sierra release date: September 20th, 2016
Nvidia Sierra compatible web driver release date: September 21st, 2016
macOS High Sierra release date: September 25th, 2016
Nvidia High Sierra compatible web driver release date: September27th 26th, 2016
Edit: corrected Nvidia High Sierra compatible web driver release date
macOS El Capitan release date: September 30th, 2015
Nvidia El Capitan compatible web driver release date: Oct 1st, 2015
macOS Sierra release date: September 20th, 2016
Nvidia Sierra compatible web driver release date: September 21st, 2016
macOS High Sierra release date: September 25th, 2016
Nvidia High Sierra compatible web driver release date: September
Edit: corrected Nvidia High Sierra compatible web driver release date
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This time it's different because of Metal I'm afraid... :\
From nVidia forum...
From nVidia forum...
May I ask what the heck you are talking about
Lou
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Actually HS web driver released on 9/26/17. So all previous releases within 24 hours of OS release.
Lou
You're right, my time zone wasn't set correctly on the netkas forum so it showed the incorrect day.
Actually, I think that post could have some merit. Remember how long it took for Pascal drivers to be released? An nVidia rep said on their forums that the drivers will include Turing support - perhaps that is what's holding it up?
VOLTA was added to the .108 driver for 10.13.6, which has since been pulled. That driver apparently created issues for a lot of people but has been fine for me with GTX 1080 FE 8GB in 5,1.
That VOLTA inclusion COULD be part of the delay. Apple is also working on a 10.14.1 update, which would break driver almost immediately.
Just suggest waiting this out. If you can wait until 10.14.2 to update things should be clearer for path forward. If you cannot wait, get a Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB and use moving forward.
That VOLTA inclusion COULD be part of the delay. Apple is also working on a 10.14.1 update, which would break driver almost immediately.
Just suggest waiting this out. If you can wait until 10.14.2 to update things should be clearer for path forward. If you cannot wait, get a Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB and use moving forward.
As with every major macOS update I want to do a clean install. But this time when I start installation from a bootable USB drive I will eventually get the message:
"Installing macOS Mojave on this Mac requires that all graphic cards have Metal support and that FileVault is disabled.
Visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208898 to learn more about the installation requirements for this Mac."
This is a Mid 2010 Mac Pro 5,1 with a flashed GTX 980 Ti.
All the dialog box offers is to Quit. No way to even get further into the installation.
What's there to do? Install macOS 10.13.x and then upgrade to 10.14? What other options are there?
"Installing macOS Mojave on this Mac requires that all graphic cards have Metal support and that FileVault is disabled.
Visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208898 to learn more about the installation requirements for this Mac."
This is a Mid 2010 Mac Pro 5,1 with a flashed GTX 980 Ti.
All the dialog box offers is to Quit. No way to even get further into the installation.
What's there to do? Install macOS 10.13.x and then upgrade to 10.14? What other options are there?
^^^^See this thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-bootrom-upgrade-instructions-thread.2142418/
Lou
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-bootrom-upgrade-instructions-thread.2142418/
Lou
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Of course it won't work that way.
A flashed 980Ti only able to provide display by the Mac EFI when you boot it from a USB installer (because no web driver is included or running when you boot from it). Therefore, nothing registered as Metal supported GPU in the system. And the installer will refuse to proceed.
If you want clean Mojave installation with any non OOTB card. You should run the installer inside a current working macOS (with web driver activated). And select a newly formatter drive as the destination. As a cMP users, we can easily install multiple hard drives. Use it properly can solve your problem easily.
You need to be on latest HS to move to Mojave. That is the only way for the firmware/upgrade process to work at this time.
I have installed Mojave on my cMP 5.1. I followed the link information listed in post #14. I have a flashed Nvidia GTX 1080. I installed over 10.13.6 and it went well. Notable issues:
1. I only have one DVI monitor - my second DVI monitor is not working and option is not available.
2. When typing a search into Google Chrome the text does not show but if you hit enter it will go to a webpage but nothing displays. But Safari works.
3. One thing I found interesting is in the past when I updated OS X until I updated the video drivers the screen refresh would be super slow. Not so this time. The screen is very smooth.
That is as far as I got because I had to go back to work. I will play more later.
Lisa
1. I only have one DVI monitor - my second DVI monitor is not working and option is not available.
2. When typing a search into Google Chrome the text does not show but if you hit enter it will go to a webpage but nothing displays. But Safari works.
3. One thing I found interesting is in the past when I updated OS X until I updated the video drivers the screen refresh would be super slow. Not so this time. The screen is very smooth.
That is as far as I got because I had to go back to work. I will play more later.
Lisa
Latest from Nvidia
"Apple's recently released macOS 10.14 (Mojave) does not support CUDA. For CUDA developers who are on macOS 10.13, it is recommended to not upgrade to Mojave. Developers may not be able to use Xcode 10 to build GPU applications or run CUDA applications. Both macOS 10.13.6 and Xcode 9.4 support CUDA and work great with CUDA 10. NVIDIA is working with Apple to get Mojave to support CUDA".
"Apple's recently released macOS 10.14 (Mojave) does not support CUDA. For CUDA developers who are on macOS 10.13, it is recommended to not upgrade to Mojave. Developers may not be able to use Xcode 10 to build GPU applications or run CUDA applications. Both macOS 10.13.6 and Xcode 9.4 support CUDA and work great with CUDA 10. NVIDIA is working with Apple to get Mojave to support CUDA".
This keeps getting better and better
IMO, that's just looks more transparent, but not really looks better. If Nvidia is actually waiting Apple's help to fix CUDA issue before they willing to release the web driver. That can take a long time. Obviously Apple has no intention to provide any support to Nvidia GPU.
I see, thanks for the English lesson. Really appreciate that. Especially I am not a native English speaker, easy to misunderstand this kind of “non textbook style” English.
Lucky I made the reply (and of course you willing to reply me as well), otherwise I may never learn this