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Forum: Motherboards & Memory Jun 13, 2010, 05:06 PM
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Well... since I was the one who cracked the...

Well... since I was the one who cracked the driver, I can assure you it works. I cracked it, Anatolymik wrote a patcher, and TiN has done a ton of testing and guide write-ups.

The hack did...
Forum: NVIDIA Dec 18, 2009, 01:50 AM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
I see. No problem. I could have been more...

I see. No problem. I could have been more diplomatic in my approach, also. You may not know that TiN's primary language is not English and his intentions are good. He's not the type of person to...
Forum: NVIDIA Dec 18, 2009, 01:17 AM
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Please also go into device manager, double click...

Please also go into device manager, double click the entry for one of your video cards, and go to the driver tab. After that, click the "Driver details" button and scroll down to find...
Forum: NVIDIA Dec 18, 2009, 01:04 AM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
We need you to scroll up in the registry editor...

We need you to scroll up in the registry editor to see the actual SLIC string. Scroll up until you see something like "987134512781Genuine NVIDIA Certified SLI Ready Motherboard for ASUS RAMPAGE II...
Forum: NVIDIA Dec 17, 2009, 05:25 AM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Do you have any idea how long it takes to reverse...

Do you have any idea how long it takes to reverse engineer a driver? If we post up the details of what has been changed and how the protection was circumvented, do you think it's easier for them to...
Forum: NVIDIA Dec 17, 2009, 05:19 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Why do you automatically thing that "hehe" means...

Why do you automatically thing that "hehe" means "I have this, you dont"?

He's happy that progress has been made and that it is working without the driver being modified. Chill out, get some...
Forum: NVIDIA Dec 17, 2009, 05:17 AM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
You used the ASUS SLIC, right? Maybe this was...

You used the ASUS SLIC, right? Maybe this was already asked...

When I patched the driver, I forced the driver to use an ASUS subsys ID (therefore, your SLIC needs to be a licenced for ASUS.
Forum: NVIDIA Dec 13, 2009, 06:52 AM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
195.62 has been cracked and is running on my P45...

195.62 has been cracked and is running on my P45 board. I will not be releasing details or drivers until we are sure on how we want to release this. I'd like to make it less confusing this time. I...
Forum: NVIDIA Dec 11, 2009, 05:05 PM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
It's being worked on, but I've been low on time...

It's being worked on, but I've been low on time lately. I'm doing what I can. Worst case scenario, I've got 9 days off coming up at the end of the month.
Forum: NVIDIA Nov 14, 2009, 03:04 PM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
I'm currently working on this (159.39), but I...

I'm currently working on this (159.39), but I don't think I'm going to release any details until the driver is official (it's currently beta). I don't want Nvidia to impliment a fix before it goes...
Forum: NVIDIA Nov 6, 2009, 04:15 AM
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Posted By sveetsnelda
I'll see if I can get another card to test with...

I'll see if I can get another card to test with and look through it. I'm assuming things didn't change too much... I still have a lot of the previous code commented.
Forum: NVIDIA Nov 5, 2009, 11:51 PM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Should I get busy again? :D Did you already...

Should I get busy again? :D Did you already look into this? Do you know what it checks for?
Forum: NVIDIA Oct 11, 2009, 03:37 AM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Haha. Nope, no word from them so far. What...

Haha. Nope, no word from them so far.

What article are you writing? I'd put my name down, but it'd probably make me a bit easier to get sued :-/
Forum: NVIDIA Oct 10, 2009, 08:56 PM
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Posted By sveetsnelda
You guys have made some serious progress :) ...

You guys have made some serious progress :) Nice!

Sorry I've been away... Work has kept me very busy lately.
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 19, 2009, 05:36 PM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Correct. All of the drivers with "rev_2" are...

Correct. All of the drivers with "rev_2" are hard-coded to detect an ASUS board. You need an ASUS X58 SLIC.
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 09:44 PM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
If you're using one of the modified drivers...

If you're using one of the modified drivers (except for the very first one I modified), then yes (use an ASUS string).
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 07:43 PM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Does XP 64 support SLI usually (with an SLI...

Does XP 64 support SLI usually (with an SLI chipset)?

If so, it'll be easy to patch and I'll take care of it after work.
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 07:34 PM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Some clarification on current status and which...

Some clarification on current status and which DSDT to use:

OSs currently supported:

XP 32-bit
Vista 32-bit
Vista 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows 7 64-bit
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 07:10 PM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
aGeoM, I sent a modified 64-bit driver to...

aGeoM,

I sent a modified 64-bit driver to TiN last night that will work for you. You'll have to put Windows into "Test signing" mode to load it, though (since it's modified). It'll at least...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 06:37 PM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Aha... I think I understand. It currently...

Aha... I think I understand.

It currently only patches the device ID (3400) if it sees vendor ID 8086?
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 06:16 PM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
I don't know much about the hal modification for...

I don't know much about the hal modification for Windows 7 64-bit since I haven't tried it yet, but I'm confident if you installed the modified NVIDIA driver right now, SLI would enable.

If you...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 06:15 PM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Nice work!

Nice work!
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 08:25 AM
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Alright... I'm *really* headed to bed this time,...

Alright... I'm *really* headed to bed this time, TiN. :D
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 08:20 AM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
Haha. Glad you got it up and running. :D ...

Haha. Glad you got it up and running. :D

Lets see those benches/screenshots. ;-)
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 08:13 AM
Replies: 6,144
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Posted By sveetsnelda
After talking to him in PM, it sounds like he was...

After talking to him in PM, it sounds like he was just having a hard time copying the driver and having it "stay" afterwards (Vista likes to overwrite it with the signed version from the driver...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 08:11 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
The method you're talking about is what the...

The method you're talking about is what the "Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider" utility does. (http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=dseo)

I've already gotten this driver to load and work on my...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 07:54 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
If the driver doesn't load at all (you can't even...

If the driver doesn't load at all (you can't even get to the Nvidia control panel), you've got a problem with just getting the driver to load in the first place.

If the driver loads (and you've...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 07:51 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Test mode would have already been enabled if you...

Test mode would have already been enabled if you ran the bcdedit commands I posted (I posted a link to a page that shows you how to do it). Picking "test mode" in DSEO wont hurt though... It'll...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 07:18 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
I understand that part very well, but it takes...

I understand that part very well, but it takes more than just adding the SLIC string and method to get it to work (unless we're not talking about the same thing). Someone mentioned modding the BIOS...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 07:10 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
To be honest, I'm not sure if the hardware ID is...

To be honest, I'm not sure if the hardware ID is stored in the BIOS or not... If so, that'd be a really easy thing to change. It might cause some odd compatibility problems though.

The driver...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 07:01 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Yes, you'll still need a modified driver. You'll...

Yes, you'll still need a modified driver. You'll also need the SLIC string that you put into your DSDT table to read that it's an ASUS board. Send me a PM with an email, and I'll send you the...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 06:36 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Once you've done all that, install the 190.62...

Once you've done all that, install the 190.62 drivers. After they are done installing, run a command prompt and copy the file I sent you (after unpacking it) to C:\windows\system32\drivers...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 06:34 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Also, you need to disable user account control...

Also, you need to disable user account control (UAC) in the security control panel (to use the Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider)
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 06:32 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Here's something you need to do while you wait: ...

Here's something you need to do while you wait:

http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/05/05/disable-driver-signing-windows-7/
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 06:31 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
It's ready to go. I'll send it to you in a...

It's ready to go. I'll send it to you in a minute (3dmark06 is almost done running).
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 06:29 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Agreed. Getting rid of the SLIC check would...

Agreed. Getting rid of the SLIC check would certainly make things easier. Now that we have SLI support possible on all OS's (except for XP 64), this is next on my list.

The only way I can think...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 06:20 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Windows 7 64-bit driver is complete. This one is...

Windows 7 64-bit driver is complete. This one is a little tricky to load, though. You have to set the OS in testmode and use NGHQ's "Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider" (unless you want to hit...
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 04:19 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
How's your work going? Still coding?

How's your work going? Still coding?
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 03:58 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
SLI Enabled on Windows 7 64-bit by using the...

SLI Enabled on Windows 7 64-bit by using the debugger. I need to find where it checks the motherboard manufacturer before patching it though... This code is quite a bit different.
Forum: NVIDIA Sep 16, 2009, 03:03 AM
Replies: 6,144
Views: 878,854
Posted By sveetsnelda
Thanks for letting me know. I posted this over...

Thanks for letting me know. I posted this over at their forums. I'm putting it here so the information is all in one place:

Yen,

I was the one who reversed and patched nv4_mini.sys. Feel free...
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