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ASUS ROG GL551JK fully working on Mavericks

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shutt1e said:
i use only the ssdt files you see, on the original bios ssdt1 to 4 are related to cpu pm. the cpu native pm guide http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-laptop-support/146870-guide-native-power-management-laptops.html generated for me only one file, so i removed 1 to 4 and replaced with this generated one. (actually i drop them all with clover)
i never paid attention to keyboard light status on sleep, well, i did it now while i was writing this message. if i push stop on the apple menu the laptop goes in standby and the leds on keyboard turn off. if i engage the sleep closing the screen leds turn off and don't turn on when i open the screen, so i have to press fn+f4 to make them light again.
i cannot figure what is breaking the sleep on yours, it never failed for me since first time. i sent the laptop to sleep after i wrote my earlier message this afternoon and waked it this evening to write this new one, then to try the keyboard leds i sent it to sleep and wake 3 times more, on 3th wake i lost the touchpad lol
then i sent it on sleep again to have it back.keep in account on real macbooks the battery can't be removed easily, so maybe if you remove it can be part of the problem (maybe Rehabman can tell us more about this)
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For my "sleep/awake" problem maybe it's because i don't have a smbios generated ?? (by Clover Configuration) following the guide http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-laptop-support/146870-guide-native-power-management-laptops.html "It is important to have your final smbios in place before generating a custom SSDT". But, in this guide for Clover you don't have to install a custom SSDT using the ProBook Installer. So I don't understand how u made it, can you explain?
My laptop is working good with your files really thank you, but i want to correct my problems so i think i'll continue to work on it : generate a smbios file, apply the Native Power Management, correct my ACPI files. I like it it's a real challenge and the forum is very good :)
 
Mac Pro ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
P8Z68 DELUXE GEN3 |  i7 2600K |  GeForce GTX 680
well, wrong smbios and bad serial number can lead to troubles, i am sure i found a guide here for that but i cannot find anymore. maybe its not on laptop guides being a generally macos guide.
the smbios contain some information about the mac, the script included in the probook installer generate the pm table based on the model it read on the smbios (i'm just guessing) so you can't change model later.
i choosed to emulate a macbookpro11,2 since my first start and never changed it, this is the model best matching my n551. other important smbios infos are s/n and smuuid, but i don't think they are used to generate the pm table.
my smbios

Code: 
    <key>SMBIOS</key>
    <dict>
        <key>BiosReleaseDate</key>
        <string>10/18/13</string>
        <key>BiosVendor</key>
        <string>Apple Inc.</string>
        <key>BiosVersion</key>
        <string>MBP112.88Z.0138.B02.1310181745</string>
        <key>Board-ID</key>
        <string>Mac-3CBD00234E554E41</string>
        <key>BoardManufacturer</key>
        <string>Apple Inc.</string>
        <key>BoardType</key>
        <integer>10</integer>
        <key>ChassisAssetTag</key>
        <string>MacBook-Aluminum</string>
        <key>ChassisManufacturer</key>
        <string>Apple Inc.</string>
        <key>ChassisType</key>
        <string>08</string>
        <key>Family</key>
        <string>MacBook Pro</string>
        <key>Manufacturer</key>
        <string>Apple Inc.</string>
        <key>Mobile</key>
        <true/>
        <key>ProductName</key>
        <string>MacBookPro11,2</string>
        <key>SerialNumber</key>
        <string>HIDDEN</string>
        <key>SmUUID</key>
        <string>HAS_TO_UNIQUE_AND_GENERATED_RANDOMLY</string>
        <key>Trust</key>
        <false/>
        <key>Version</key>
        <string>1.0</string>
    </dict>
 
shutt1e said:
well, wrong smbios and bad serial number can lead to troubles, i am sure i found a guide here for that but i cannot find anymore. maybe its not on laptop guides being a generally macos guide.
the smbios contain some information about the mac, the script included in the probook installer generate the pm table based on the model it read on the smbios (i'm just guessing) so you can't change model later.
i choosed to emulate a macbookpro11,2 since my first start and never changed it, this is the model best matching my n551. other important smbios infos are s/n and smuuid, but i don't think they are used to generate the pm table.
my smbios

Code: 
    <key>SMBIOS</key>
    <dict>
        <key>BiosReleaseDate</key>
        <string>10/18/13</string>
        <key>BiosVendor</key>
        <string>Apple Inc.</string>
        <key>BiosVersion</key>
        <string>MBP112.88Z.0138.B02.1310181745</string>
        <key>Board-ID</key>
        <string>Mac-3CBD00234E554E41</string>
        <key>BoardManufacturer</key>
        <string>Apple Inc.</string>
        <key>BoardType</key>
        <integer>10</integer>
        <key>ChassisAssetTag</key>
        <string>MacBook-Aluminum</string>
        <key>ChassisManufacturer</key>
        <string>Apple Inc.</string>
        <key>ChassisType</key>
        <string>08</string>
        <key>Family</key>
        <string>MacBook Pro</string>
        <key>Manufacturer</key>
        <string>Apple Inc.</string>
        <key>Mobile</key>
        <true/>
        <key>ProductName</key>
        <string>MacBookPro11,2</string>
        <key>SerialNumber</key>
        <string>HIDDEN</string>
        <key>SmUUID</key>
        <string>HAS_TO_UNIQUE_AND_GENERATED_RANDOMLY</string>
        <key>Trust</key>
        <false/>
        <key>Version</key>
        <string>1.0</string>
    </dict>
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Thanks for your informations, i find also this guide : http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/110471-how-fix-imessage.html and this section "Chapter: 4.2OS X SMBIOS (System Type)" i saw on clover configuration the magic wand to generate the informations.
I don't know why but each time a try to change something on Clover Configuration, it erase my "9MB cursor fixe" section from my config.plist.... :oops:
Anyway, for your discret card i did it (before my last install from scratch) and it's not hard, Rehabman explain everything in his guide, just follow it and you'll desactivate ur GTX860M. I must do it again now with my fresh install... the list of things to do is very long, it's the price you have to pay to build a good configuration.
 
Mac Pro ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
P8Z68 DELUXE GEN3 |  i7 2600K |  GeForce GTX 680
shutt1e said:
thanks. just a question. my acpi seem not too far to the example posted. how i can recognize the nvidia is really off? if i look on system information/graphics right now i can see both card present. if i succeed on disabling the nvidia should i expect to see it disappear from there?
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Yes.
 
iskamyra said:
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I don't know why but each time a try to change something on Clover Configuration, it erase my "9MB cursor fixe" section from my config.plist.... :oops:
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Import your existing config.plist before making changes in Clover Configurator.
 
iskamyra said:
Hi pippoaacc, i can't give you responses about the final installation, but for my G551 the fan system seem to work properly even if i don't patched my DSDT/SSDT.
For the M.2 slot, it's already occupied by a M.2 "small" format card which is used like a cache SSD (making the system SSD + the 1TB HDD 7200rpm in "hybrid" mode). It's not easy to open and i don't think you'll find easily this kind of SSD card. An other thing is to buy an classic 2,5" SSD (you must check if it have the right measure) and buy an SATA 2nd HDD SSD caddy adapter for Laptops like this one : http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00C94G7Q6/?tag=tonymacx8607-21 like this, u loose your DVD recorder but you will have 2 disk : 1 SSD for your favourite OS, and the second (1TB) for your precious DATAS :D
When i bought i hesitate between these 2 models, but a "best offer" on a website made me choose the G551.
The Lenovo is a very good laptop near this one. The principle difference between this 2 brands is the renown, here in France Lenovo is essentialy used by entreprise but for people Asus has a better popularity and the second-hand market is therefore favorable to Asus.
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Thanks so much. I'll wait for information about - - 1)battery life/reported battery status 2)trackpad fix - - from the three system builders active in this thread (iincluding you) and if they give us good news, I'll probably go for a g/gl/n 551. If anyone has information about these two points, it is really appreciated!
 
working battery status need a patched dsdt because of 16bit access to ec registers, while Apple require 8 bit access. there is a patch already developed and posted on this forum (for another asus model) which works for the N551 (and i guess for the G551 also)
With cpu powermanagement and stepping in place the battery last a few less than it last on windows (on my model not so much, being a small battery)
surfing and editing files can give you less than two hours, using intensive cpu application suck the battery very fast.same happen on windows.
For the trackpad i found ApplePS2ElanTouchpad work best. still not perfect but we have to rely on the developer of the kext.
 

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shutt1e said:
working battery status need a patched dsdt because of 16bit access to ec registers, while Apple require 8 bit access. there is a patch already developed and posted on this forum (for another asus model) which works for the N551 (and i guess for the G551 also)
With cpu powermanagement and stepping in place the battery last a few less than it last on windows (on my model not so much, being a small battery)
surfing and editing files can give you less than two hours, using intensive cpu application suck the battery very fast.same happen on windows.
For the trackpad i found ApplePS2ElanTouchpad work best. still not perfect but we have to rely on the developer of the kext.
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Great! I'm going to conclude that these are perhaps the best haswell laptops supported for osx86. Just a curiosity: in what the elan driver is not perfect? Just standard use, or gestures?
 
sometimes it don't move after wake. need a reboot or a new sleep/wake to come back. i'm unsure i'm using the last version released. gestures works ok, zoom,two finger scrolling, scroll using the right side.these are the only i use, probably there are others
 
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