[Help request] AMI/Phoenix DSDT editor wanted [OLD]

What some of you may not be aware of is that there are multiple manufacturers of BIOSes for motherboards. Gigabyte boards use Award BIOSes and those are the ones Tonymac is familiar with and can edit the DSDT for.
However, Intel and MSI boards and some others (certain Asus models) use AMI, but there's also Phoenix although these days they're mostly found in notebooks. MSI even has few boards that can use EFI, but I'm not sure if there are any P55 boards with this option.
If anyone has experience of editing either AMI or Phoenix (same company as Award, but works differenly) BIOS DSDTs, please let us know if you'd be willing to help out editing them.

Cheers

Re: [Help request] BIOS manufacturers and DSDTs

Right on- great post. I feel like a noob with any other DSDT but Gigabyte. It's a really slow learning process, and it takes a lot of testing on the actual hardware. Considered purchasing a few alternate components and putting together an Intel or MSI board, but I really don't need another computer.

Re: [Help request] AMI/Phoenix DSDT editor wanted

hey lostswede,
what board you have exactly? ive got a asus p7p55d LE.
Maybe be ive found something for you and me for the allhappiness!

But they are all for windows and in spanish.

AWARD http://www.osx86.es/?page_id=207
AMI http://www.osx86.es/?page_id=212
Phoenix http://www.osx86.es/?page_id=210

Ill try it, but beforehand ill have a closer look, what i have to insert. a problem could be, which dsdt i load then. from windows? or when ive booted into hackos via a boot cd, does it load this one?

edit: found something about amibios and speedstep http://www.osx86.es/?p=691

Re: [Help request] AMI/Phoenix DSDT editor wanted

It's not for me, it's for the site in general, to help people here to get their DSDT files edited.

I'm well aware of that site, but alas, I don't read Spanish (nor speak it).

To extract your own DSDT you have to boot into OS X without a DSDT file on the hard drive, use DSDTSE (from that site) and extract one, or you can do it in Windows, but the editor is really buggy there, although it's said to work in XP.

Then you start trying to figure things out...

Re: [Help request] AMI/Phoenix DSDT editor wanted

This is a guide that I found on InfiniteMac that works.

This is a quick guide to extract your vanilla dsdt:

Download Ubuntu Live CD from ubuntu web site, burn and boot from CD. You'll be in Ubuntu 9.10 desktop. Default user is ubuntu and home folder is /home/ubuntu.

From top menu bar, accessories (system) launch terminal:

Enter Code: sudo apt-get install iasl

to install iasl compiler/decompiler.

If you have problems with package manager finding it, open (also via terminal):

Code: sudo nano /etc/sources.list

and uncomment universe and multiverse repositories. Save after editing with ctrl+o followed by enter. Ctrl+x to exit. Update source.
Code: sudo apt-get update

and install again
Code: sudo apt-get install iasl

You might not need to uncomment them (if they are not commented out by default). But you will need them for installing 'acpidump' for later dsdt patching stuff.

As i said default user in LiveCD is 'ubuntu' so go to your desktop via terminal for easier navigating and accessing files (they will be on your desktop)

Code: cd /home/ubuntu/Desktop

Then enter

Code: cat /proc/acpi/dsdt > dsdt.aml

If permissions denied enter

Code: sudo cat /proc/acpi/dsdt > dsdt.aml

Now you'll have it on your desktop.

With iasl decompile it to have a readable format.

Code: iasl -d dsdt.aml

Now you'll have decompiled dsdt.dsl also on your desktop which you can open/edit with dbl. click, open it with Gedit. You can save both files to your usb flash and transfer to OSX for future editing.

Re: [Help request] AMI/Phoenix DSDT editor wanted

it worked perfectly, had kubuntu installed before 7 so I got the CD.

ätt Raymac: from tomorrow on ill be having off university for some time, then ill figure out what to change for graphics audio usw in the dsdt file. but thanks anyways, ill have a linux via virtual mashine again, thats reallly good for such stuff

ättsamcj: i add my compiled dsdt, i also have a p7p55d-LE from asus.

Re: [Help request] AMI/Phoenix DSDT editor wanted

DSDTSE will do a great job of extracting the DSDT, no need using Linux. You need to use DSDTSE to edit and compile it anyhow.

Re: [Help request] AMI/Phoenix DSDT editor wanted

I think that thread is solved?

It is possible under windows with cygwin and iasl, under linux with iasl. it somehow seems that youre also able to load and work the dsdt of a ami bios in dsdtse.

Re: [Help request] AMI/Phoenix DSDT editor wanted

ätt sammcj: This dsdt is unedited! Its only like raymac told me to ripped in linux and compiled, but no changes! I shouldve named it untouched or sth liek that.

Re: [Help request] AMI/Phoenix DSDT editor wanted

I have all of the ASUS DSDT files already for desktops and dozens more for laptops of AMI/Phoenix.

I'll maintain an edited and optimized database of all of them very soon with the essential patches and hacks and probably some with speedstep, c-states, etc.

The hardest parts to fix are the embedded Event Controller, the SBUS, and the ports since the iMac11,1 uses two hubs. In other words, ASUS isn't coding their DSDT correctly. Even windows shows two hubs rather than multiple ports. Obviously you need this if you want sleep to work and don't want to corrupt your USB files when the system wakes up!

But it will cost ya'll a link to my soon-to-launch site or at least be sure to give credit where credit is due for everybody else I'm not putting forums on there so keep the questions over here for Tony hehe (gotta love a masochist when it comes to answering questions)

Here is my ASUS resume: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... =1429838&#

Mildly overclocked: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... t&id=68110

Hopefully it wil be ready in the next couple of weeks and you can post any requests here in the meantime and I'll add it to my "to do" list.