NOTE: The AKiTiO Thunder2 SHOULD NOT be plugged in yet
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Download latest nVidia Web Drivers
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Download latest CUDA Drivers and extract the pkg file
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Download PackageMaker
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Download CUDA-Z
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Uninstall all previous versions of the nVidia Web Drivers
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Restart your MacBook Pro
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Execute
sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1 nvda_drv=1" -
Restart your MacBook Pro
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Open WebDriver-[latest_version].pkg using Flat Package Editor.app (lives inside of PackageMaker.app/Contents/Resources)
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Drag Distribution to your Desktop
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Edit ~/Desktop/Distribution with TextEdit.app
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Delete or comment out these two lines:
if (!validateHardware()) return false; if (!validateSoftware()) return false; -
Save and exit
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Drag ~/Desktop/Distribution back into Flat Package Editor.app
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Close Flat Package Editor.app and choose Save
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Double-click WebDriver-[latest_version].pkg to install it
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Restart your MacBook Pro
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Double-click CUDADriver.pkg to install it
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Open the following kext files:
*/System/Library/Extensions/NVDAStartup.kext/Contents/Info.plist* */System/Library/Extensions/IONDRVSupport.kext/Info.plist* */System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleHDAController.kext/Contents/Info.plist*
Edit them each by adding the following lines of code to just above each of the closing </dict> tags that contain a
CFBundleIdentifier key:
plist <key>IOPCITunnelCompatible</key> <true/>
- Save all 3 kext files and exit
- Clear caches
sudo kextcache -system-caches - Shut down your MacBook Pro
- Connect your AKiTiO Thunder2 to your MacBook Pro via the Thunderbolt 2 cable
- Turn on the PSU
- Turn on your MacBook Pro
- Profit! :D
NOTE: I'm presently having issues with the monitors receiving a signal, then immediately losing signal. The GTX 960 fans spin up upon OSX boot, but then immediately spin back down.