[Guide] Clover UEFI - Asus N550JK-DS71T Intel HD4600 Yosemite 10.10.3

[GTAthebest]

In summary, the correct sequence of steps should be

1) DSDT.dsl: "Fix ADBG Error" and "Fix PARSEOP_ZERO Error"

2)SSDT2.dsl: "Remove _PSS placeholders"

3)SSDT7.dsl: "Cleanup/Fix Errors (SSDT)"

4) DSDT.dsl
"Fix _WAK Arg0 v2"
"HPET Fix"
"SMBUS Fix"
"IRQ Fix"
"RTC Fix"
"Fix Mutex with non-zero SyncLevel"
"Add IMEI"


5)Where Device (GFX0) (should be SSDT5.dsl)
Brightness Fix (Haswell/Broadwell)


6)DSDT.dsl e SSDT where GFX0 (still SSDT5.dsl)
"Rename GFX0 to IGPU"


7) DSDT.dsl : “Haswell LPC”

8) SSDT5.dsl Set LMAX=0

9) SSDT5.dsl commenting the code in _DOS that reads: "^^_DOS (Arg0)
and
10) Commenting out the line that reads: "Store (0xC0000000, LEVW)" (I have still to figure out where to find these lines)

11) Compiling all of tables in .aml and adding "-" between SSDT and number.

Is this right?

P.S To comment ^^_DOS (Arg0) i should change this

                Method (_DOS, 1, NotSerialized)  // _DOS: Disable Output Switching
                {
                    ^^_DOS (Arg0)
                }

to this

                Method (_DOS, 1, NotSerialized)  // _DOS: Disable Output Switching
                {
                    /* ^^_DOS (Arg0) */
                }

Right? (It seems the same syntax as C++)

 

[RehabMan]

In summary, the correct sequence of steps should be

1) DSDT.dsl: "Fix ADBG Error" and "Fix PARSEOP_ZERO Error"

2)SSDT2.dsl: "Remove _PSS placeholders"

3)SSDT7.dsl: "Cleanup/Fix Errors (SSDT)"

4) DSDT.dsl
"Fix _WAK Arg0 v2"
"HPET Fix"
"SMBUS Fix"
"IRQ Fix"
"RTC Fix"
"Fix Mutex with non-zero SyncLevel"
"Add IMEI"


5)Where Device (GFX0) (should be SSDT5.dsl)
Brightness Fix (Haswell/Broadwell)


6)DSDT.dsl e SSDT where GFX0 (still SSDT5.dsl)
"Rename GFX0 to IGPU"


7) DSDT.dsl : “Haswell LPC”

8) SSDT5.dsl Set LMAX=0

9) SSDT5.dsl commenting the code in _DOS that reads: "^^_DOS (Arg0)
and
10) Commenting out the line that reads: "Store (0xC0000000, LEVW)" (I have still to figure out where to find these lines)

11) Compiling all of tables in .aml and adding "-" between SSDT and number.

Is this right?

P.S To comment ^^_DOS (Arg0) i should change this

                Method (_DOS, 1, NotSerialized)  // _DOS: Disable Output Switching
                {
                    ^^_DOS (Arg0)
                }

to this

                Method (_DOS, 1, NotSerialized)  // _DOS: Disable Output Switching
                {
                    /* ^^_DOS (Arg0) */
                }

Right? (It seems the same syntax as C++)

You can use // for single line comments.

 

[GTAthebest]

OK, I think I've changed the various tables as described.
Unfortunately, in the meantime I had another problem and are I'm forced to make a dual boot with Windows on this computer where I installed OS X currently.
What is the proper procedure? (I can not find the forum a guide that would cover my case)


I saw that the bootcamp assistant should work with Clover but that its use would create a hybrid MBR partition table that would not be recognized by Clover instead of GUID, right?
I thought of creating another partition (Mac OS X Journaled, as if I've understood right formatting it in MS-DOS FAT 32 I would get the same result of using Bootcamp assistence) using OS X Disk Utility and then format it to NTFS using GParted, then boot from Windows 8.1 install media and install it in the new partition.
Anyway, if I'm right windows Setup should damage the EFI partition of Clover: how should I do to be able to boot Clover from HDD again?

 

[RehabMan]

OK, I think I've changed the various tables as described.
Unfortunately, in the meantime I had another problem and are I'm forced to make a dual boot with Windows on this computer where I installed OS X currently.
What is the proper procedure? (I can not find the forum a guide that would cover my case)

Create free space to install Windows. Install Windows UEFI. Rename \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi to bootmgfw-orig.efi if necessary (if you lose Clover).

BootCamp is only for Macs.

You don't want a hybrid MBR/GPT. Must be pure GPT.

 

[GTAthebest]

Create free space to install Windows. Install Windows UEFI. Rename \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi to bootmgfw-orig.efi if necessary (if you lose Clover).

BootCamp is only for Macs.

You don't want a hybrid MBR/GPT. Must be pure GPT.

So I just need to create the new partition using Disk Utilty (in Mac OS X Journaled), formatting it to NTFS using GParted, then installing Windows and finally rename that file in the EFI partition directly from Windows?

 

[RehabMan]

So I just need to create the new partition using Disk Utilty (in Mac OS X Journaled), formatting it to NTFS using GParted, then installing Windows and finally rename that file in the EFI partition directly from Windows?

That would probably work, but no you don't "create the new partition using Disk Utility".

As I wrote before, you need to create "free space".

 

[GTAthebest]

Is it possibile to do it with Disk Utility? I've never known before.

 

[RehabMan]

Is it possibile to do it with Disk Utility? I've never known before.

Yes.

 

[mobilepcuser]

Why is this guide so poorly organized and impossible to follow...

I managed to struggle through the first section and get it installed....... the portion which discusses configuring the EFI and Clover after the initial install is freaking impossible to follow and even after going up down back forth up down back forth trying to follow the super scattered instructions, they don't work.

Anyone have some decently written instructions for resolving all garble on the HD4600 and removing all the distortion? It works pretty well but its not 100% yet


Like I really wanted to say something positive but after trying to follow the scattered post install instructions I'm pretty sure all this guide did was confuse me more and report false positives.

I'm really not an incompetent person either... I work on computers for a living. just really frustrated after this wild goose chase of a post...

Please future guide writers - Organize your thoughts first.... make actual instructions not just rambling posts.

 

[RehabMan]

Why is this guide so poorly organized and impossible to follow...

I managed to struggle through the first section and get it installed....... the portion which discusses configuring the EFI and Clover after the initial install is freaking impossible to follow and even after going up down back forth up down back forth trying to follow the super scattered instructions, they don't work.

Anyone have some decently written instructions for resolving all garble on the HD4600 and removing all the distortion? It works pretty well but its not 100% yet

If you follow the main Clover laptop guide, HD4600 works: http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-...de-booting-os-x-installer-laptops-clover.html

Like I really wanted to say something positive but after trying to follow the scattered post install instructions I'm pretty sure all this guide did was confuse me more and report false positives.

Best to use the main stickies as a way to understand what normally has to happen and how to solve common problems, then use poorly organized guides as a repository of clues/details for your specific laptop.

Please future guide writers - Organize your thoughts first.... make actual instructions not just rambling posts.

Perhaps you can create a better guide and publish it here.

Best not to criticize others if you haven't made the effort yourself.