Here's what the Tiger 10.4.11 System Profiler had to say about the
5200 when it was installed:
Graphics/Displays:
GeForce FX 5200:
Chipset Model: GeForce FX 5200
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-A
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: nVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0321
Revision ID: 0x00b1
ROM Revision: 2060
Displays:
DELL S2009W:
Resolution: 1600 x 900 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Display:
Status: No display connected
I've looked into Kris's The Mac elite link. Closest match for the
5200, under the heading Original NVIDIA PPC ROMs is an FX 5200 Ultra
with a ROM revision matching the above 2060. However, it also shows a
different RAM size than the above. Next closest match is under the
heading Modified NVIDIA PPC ROMs, the various XFX PVT44AWANG GeForce
6200 listings that show a ROM revision of 2149a and a matching 256 MB
RAM size.
I clicked on the Hacking NVIDIA Extensions Support link. The phrase
"Kernel panic at boot" jumped into focus immediately, as you might
expect.
So, let me see here. Hnmmm. I might have a card with Original NVIDIA
PPC ROM, or maybe that's what I'm supposed to have gotten but
actually got a card with Modified NVIDIA PPC ROM with an
inappropriate ROM revision. Plausible? I'm only guessing. I've got a
card that just don't work, or rather, one that "works," but really
doesn't work. It seems clear that for whatever reason, the following
might apply, and I quote (from The Mac Elite):
"Some cards can be made to work in OS X with custom ROM, however OS X
extensions does not support the card's hardwired device ID, so it
would result in a Kernel Panic at boot. If the card is close to
another officially supported card in OS X or use the same GPU,
there's an easy hack which will allow it to operate in OS X."
I don't know why OHS would sell me a card I had to hack to make work.
Perhaps that was what the missing installation instructions were
about. I'll see what they have to say, and take another look at the
CD-ROM they sent me in the meantime.
Sean
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