Please help me Softmod my GeforceFX 5600...

Discussion in 'RivaTuner Advanced Discussion forum' started by bgdave39, May 28, 2004.

  1. bgdave39

    bgdave39 Guest

    Hello folks. I'd like to start by saying that you all have a nice and helpfull community here. This is my first post so please go easy on me :).

    I am an aspiring digital animator and seeking to get a little more out of my geforce fx 5600 grapihics card (driver- 4.5.2.3) for use in Maya. I am absolutely clueless too all of this driver talk, and softmodding really intimidates me for some reason. I have read the ones on guru3d several times but cannot get past the first step.

    1)Can anyone point me to some instructions for using SoftQuadro?
    2) WHat do I choose in the first drop down menu?
    3)WHere are my current detonator drivers located?
    4) AM I supposed to do anything before runing Soft Quadro?

    I am very greatful to anyone that can assist me as if I were an 8 year old child. Thanks in advance to anyone who can be of assistance.:cool:


    Dave
     
  2. Bluefirexp

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    Hi, While reading your post,hey,no offense- but i see that you're a complete n00b ("WHere are my current detonator drivers located?"). :rolleyes:

    You should first make some first steps and learn how your Computer and OS works, where drivers are located etc. Before expecting something MORE from your system, you should first understand, what you should care about, what could go wrong etc. It's like you can't tune a car before knowing how it works and how to repair it.

    I can't give you any advise, coz if something goes wrong you wouldn't know what to do and would blame me or others. Sorry.
     
  3. bgdave39

    bgdave39 Guest

    I have a fair understanding but the problem is there are no clear instructions. SO many people would not post here asking if it was set in stone somewhere on the net. Instead of being critical maybe you could p[oint me in the right direction at least.


    BTW...I meant my origional drivers, not detonator.
     
  4. AlecRyben

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    There are very clear instructions on this forum for all possible configurations.
    You only have to take some time and read through the threads.
     

  5. MikeC

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    I think you would save a lot of time by just answering the question instead of saying look,maybe say what exactly to search for something like that would be more productive dont you think?
     
  6. Spline

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    Well i don't think it would productive at all, by letting
    him know that he should look in this forum section to find
    the answer as we know it has been covered so many times allready is much better for him. Doing that he will learn
    how to search forums and maybe stumble on other stuff
    that would be usefull for him to know. Anyways the softmod
    has been described very good many times so he will find
    the answers by seraching here.

    But if u cannot find the solution let me know and I will find
    it for u :) ok?
     
  7. bgdave39

    bgdave39 Guest

    umm yeah can't find it or I would not have made this thread. All I wanna do is softmod my card from geforce to quadro. I have looked all over guru as well as searched the forums, no luck.

    http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66886


    If that;'s the thread you are talking about then it is not very much help for me. As I have said I am somewhat of a novice (As in I have never saoftmodded a video card) and all of the tech talk, esp. the abbreviations and such hold no bearing because I have no clue what even applies to my situation.
     
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  8. bgdave39

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    like mike said, maybe I am just searching the wrong thing. I searched for fx5600 as well as softquadro but no threads came up to answer the questions that I clearly stated in my first post.
     
  9. Spline

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    Ok so u have looked and u have found the other threads to be
    too technical in their explanation?

    What the heck I'll just tell u how I do it.

    First download rivatuner, the ny 14.3 version wich means
    the newest one from guru3d.com.

    Install it.

    Download the drivers u wan't to softmod. In your case 45.23,
    though 45.28 will work too. Those beeing the latest that I have
    got the softmod to work with.
    If u have winrar installed u should be able to just rightclick
    the downloaded driver and choose
    "Extract to 45.23_win2kxp_english.exe", point beeing u have to
    extract the drivers to be modded.

    Now start rivatuner, in rivatuner go to tab named "Power user"
    in there u will find at the bottom many icons. Click on the third one
    from left, it says "Open patch script" when u pause your mouse over it.
    Open "patchscript/nvidia/NVStrap anitprotection" folder and
    in there open "NVStrap antiprotection w2k.rts" file.
    Then click "continue" and locate the folder that u have extracted
    your 45.23 drivers to and open nv4.mini.sy_ , note: change
    the nv4.mini.sys to nv4.mini.sy_ in "files of type" or else it will
    not find the nv4.mini.sy_ file. Open it after u find it.
    Now it should succesfully patch the file.

    The first task is over.


    Now u do the same procedure except this time u open
    patchscript/nvidia/SoftQuadro4/ folder and in there open
    the "SoftQuadro4 w2k.rts" file. Now u locate the nv4.mini.sys
    file, yes it's nv4.mini.sys and not nv4.mini.sy_ anymore, and
    open it. Rivatuner will now complain about the file but choose to
    "continue" anyways.

    Ok, so the drivers are now correctly patched.

    Next, go to the "Main" tab in rivatuner. Find the word "Customize"
    and click the button next to it. Click on the first icon, "Low-level
    system settings". In there go to "NVStrap driver" tab and
    under "pci device id settings" u should change the "graphics adapter identification" accordingly. For me I choose "custom"
    and "0338 (nvidia quadro fx3000)" and then click on "install".
    Maybe someone who knows if fx5600 requires something else
    in those settings could enlighten us :)

    Then rivatuner will prompt u for a restart of windows, cancel
    that, now uninstall the detonators u have currently installed
    and the restart windows.

    Now u just install the patched drivers through device manager
    and restart and there u go.

    ...http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72188
    there u should find out what quadro card a fx5600 will turn into...

    :)
     
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  10. AlecRyben

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    Unless you are blind as a bat, you would have seen instructions for FX 5600 -> NV31GL modding here (post by Calvi3D):

    http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66886&perpage=10&pagenumber=13
     

  11. bgdave39

    bgdave39 Guest

    I guess I am blind as a bat. Anyway thanks a ton for the help guys. YOU managed to put it very clearly and I now have a pretty good understandign of what I need to do.


    SPecial thanks to spline for the simple info. I'll try it out sometimes tonight and hope everything goes well. :cool: :cool:


    Thanks again.
     
  12. bgdave39

    bgdave39 Guest

    When I go to modifdy the SoftQuadro4 w2k.rts and NVStrap anitprotection files with softquadro there is no file there to modify. I tried changing the file types to both options available but still nothing.


    I'm using these instructions posted earlier in this thread and have gotten as far as the bold print.

    First download rivatuner, the ny 14.3 version wich means
    the newest one from guru3d.com.

    Install it.

    Download the drivers u wan't to softmod. In your case 45.23,
    though 45.28 will work too. Those beeing the latest that I have
    got the softmod to work with.
    If u have winrar installed u should be able to just rightclick
    the downloaded driver and choose
    "Extract to 45.23_win2kxp_english.exe", point beeing u have to
    extract the drivers to be modded.

    Now start rivatuner, in rivatuner go to tab named "Power user"
    in there u will find at the bottom many icons. Click on the third one
    from left, it says "Open patch script" when u pause your mouse over it.
    Open "patchscript/nvidia/NVStrap anitprotection" folder and
    in there open "NVStrap antiprotection w2k.rts" file.
    Then click "continue" and locate the folder that u have extracted
    your 45.23 drivers to and open nv4.mini.sy_ , note: change
    the nv4.mini.sys to nv4.mini.sy_ in "files of type" or else it will
    not find the nv4.mini.sy_ file. Open it after u find it.
    Now it should succesfully patch the file.

    The first task is over.



    Now u do the same procedure except this time u open
    patchscript/nvidia/SoftQuadro4/ folder and in there open
    the "SoftQuadro4 w2k.rts" file. Now u locate the nv4.mini.sys
    file, yes it's nv4.mini.sys and not nv4.mini.sy_ anymore, and
    open it. Rivatuner will now complain about the file but choose to
    "continue" anyways.

    Ok, so the drivers are now correctly patched.

    Next, go to the "Main" tab in rivatuner. Find the word "Customize"
    and click the button next to it. Click on the first icon, "Low-level
    system settings". In there go to "NVStrap driver" tab and
    under "pci device id settings" u should change the "graphics adapter identification" accordingly. For me I choose "custom"
    and "0338 (nvidia quadro fx3000)" and then click on "install".
    Maybe someone who knows if fx5600 requires something else
    in those settings could enlighten us

    Then rivatuner will prompt u for a restart of windows, cancel
    that, now uninstall the detonators u have currently installed
    and the restart windows.



    Now u just install the patched drivers through device manager
    and restart and there u go.

    ...http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread...;threadid=72188
    there u should find out what quadro card a fx5600 will turn into...




    Anyone that has Softquaded a fx5600 please chime in with some help.



    *feels quadro within grasps*[
     
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  13. AlecRyben

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    Remember, you MUST use 42.51 drivers for FX 5600 - NV31GL in order to get it working. Check the link in my previous post again.
     
  14. bgdave39

    bgdave39 Guest

    I tried wiyth two different sets of drivers. I am gonna try again right now using the 42.51.


    Is there anything I need to do other than delete the other drivers I tried with before i start over?
     
  15. bgdave39

    bgdave39 Guest

    ok disregard that last post. Alright I got all the patch files done that I needed to on the 42.51 drivers. But when I went into low level system settings everything was faded and there was nothing to select. I had to click "install" to even make the menus selectable. AFter trhat I wwent o the deviuce ID section and selected custom-318 (unknown device) and clicked reinstall, at which time the selcetion went back to "let CPU detiremine devoice".

    Needless to say I hioped for the best and went ahead and uninstalled my old 45.23 drivers and restarted. OK so now no drivers are installed and when I try to install the pacthed drivers it will not let me.

    ANyone got any advice?
     

  16. bgdave39

    bgdave39 Guest

    SO close.... yet so far.....
     
  17. bgdave39

    bgdave39 Guest

    any helpers ....anyone at all.....
     

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