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- Motherboard
- Dell Inspirion 3542 + Clover 2.3k rev 3766
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-4510U
- Graphics
- Intel HD4400 + NVIDIA GeForce 840M
Hi,
I recently installed Sierra 10.12.2 on my Dell Inspiron 3542 laptop. I used the installation guide provided in this page using UniBeast + Multibeast (in legacy mode).
Laptop specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4510U
GPU: Intel HD 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce 840M
Eth: Realtek RTL8101E
WiFi: Atheros AR9565
Audio: Realtek ALC255
I didn't install any kext using multibeast. After the installation I read RehabMan's guide https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-laptop-dsdt-ssdts.152573/ for creating and patching DSDT and SSDTs. I will describe the steps I followed in a nutshell just in case I missed something.
I booted using Ubuntu Live cd and copied the files from /sys/firmware/acpi/tables and /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/dynamic folders to usb (11 SSDT files in total).
Then I downloaded the iasl.zip from this link: https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/acpica/downloads and placed into /usr/bin folder
I created the refs.txt and I placed in the folder where DSDT and SSDTs are located.
I disassembled using
I downloaded the latest version of MaciASL from: https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-maciasl-patchmatic/downloads
Then I copied iasl to MaciASL using
I opened each separate .dsl file with MaciASL and compiled it. I found the following errors:
DSDT.dsl
syntax error, unexpected PARSEOP_ZERO (in multiple lines)
syntax error, unexpected PARSEOP_NAME, expecting $end and premature End-Of-File
I fixed it by deleting multiple 'Zero' lines
SSDT2.dsl
syntax error, unexpected PARSEOP_PACKAGE
fixed with Remove _PSS placeholders patch
SSDT8.dsl
syntax error, unexpected PARSEOP_NAMESEG
fixed with [gfx0] Cleanup/Fix Errors (SSDT) patch
Then I saved each file as ACPI Machine Language Binary and placed them in /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched folder, I changed /EFI/CLOVER/config.plist DropOem=true and rebooted.
After that I tried to enable the audio controller. I downloaded ALC255_v2.zip from https://github.com/insanelydeepak/cloverHDA-for-Mac-OS-Sierra-10.12
I installed cloverHDA.kext in /System/Library/Extensions
I cleared kext cache
I copied entries from cloverHDA.plist to /EFI/CLOVER/config.plist
I added the following method to DSDT HDEF:
It showed error for the DTGP method. So in the beginning of the DSDT definition block I added the following method:
I saved again DSDT in /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched folder and rebooted.
1) Am I doing something wrong? Audio controller is not enabled.
2) How can I be sure that clover uses my DSDT and SSDTs patched files?
I recently installed Sierra 10.12.2 on my Dell Inspiron 3542 laptop. I used the installation guide provided in this page using UniBeast + Multibeast (in legacy mode).
Laptop specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4510U
GPU: Intel HD 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce 840M
Eth: Realtek RTL8101E
WiFi: Atheros AR9565
Audio: Realtek ALC255
I didn't install any kext using multibeast. After the installation I read RehabMan's guide https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-laptop-dsdt-ssdts.152573/ for creating and patching DSDT and SSDTs. I will describe the steps I followed in a nutshell just in case I missed something.
I booted using Ubuntu Live cd and copied the files from /sys/firmware/acpi/tables and /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/dynamic folders to usb (11 SSDT files in total).
Then I downloaded the iasl.zip from this link: https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/acpica/downloads and placed into /usr/bin folder
I created the refs.txt and I placed in the folder where DSDT and SSDTs are located.
I disassembled using
Code:
iasl -da -dl -fe refs.txt *.aml
Then I copied iasl to MaciASL using
Code:
sudo cp /usr/bin/iasl /Applications/MaciASL.app/Contents/MacOS/iasl61
DSDT.dsl
syntax error, unexpected PARSEOP_ZERO (in multiple lines)
syntax error, unexpected PARSEOP_NAME, expecting $end and premature End-Of-File
I fixed it by deleting multiple 'Zero' lines
SSDT2.dsl
syntax error, unexpected PARSEOP_PACKAGE
fixed with Remove _PSS placeholders patch
SSDT8.dsl
syntax error, unexpected PARSEOP_NAMESEG
fixed with [gfx0] Cleanup/Fix Errors (SSDT) patch
Then I saved each file as ACPI Machine Language Binary and placed them in /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched folder, I changed /EFI/CLOVER/config.plist DropOem=true and rebooted.
After that I tried to enable the audio controller. I downloaded ALC255_v2.zip from https://github.com/insanelydeepak/cloverHDA-for-Mac-OS-Sierra-10.12
I installed cloverHDA.kext in /System/Library/Extensions
I cleared kext cache
I copied entries from cloverHDA.plist to /EFI/CLOVER/config.plist
I added the following method to DSDT HDEF:
Code:
Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)
{
Store (Package (0x0c)
{
"built-in",
Buffer (One)
{
0x00
},
"layout-id",
Buffer (0x04)
{
0x0D, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 //change Your Layout_Id Here
},
"PinConfigurations",
Buffer (0x00)
{
0x00
}
}, Local0)
DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))
Return (Local0)
}
It showed error for the DTGP method. So in the beginning of the DSDT definition block I added the following method:
Code:
Method (DTGP, 5, NotSerialized)
{
If (LEqual (Arg0, Buffer (0x10)
{
/* 0000 */ 0xC6, 0xB7, 0xB5, 0xA0, 0x18, 0x13, 0x1C, 0x44,
/* 0008 */ 0xB0, 0xC9, 0xFE, 0x69, 0x5E, 0xAF, 0x94, 0x9B
}))
{
If (LEqual (Arg1, One))
{
If (LEqual (Arg2, Zero))
{
Store (Buffer (One)
{
0x03
}, Arg4)
Return (One)
}
If (LEqual (Arg2, One))
{
Return (One)
}
}
}
Store (Buffer (One)
{
0x00
}, Arg4)
Return (Zero)
}
I saved again DSDT in /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched folder and rebooted.
1) Am I doing something wrong? Audio controller is not enabled.
2) How can I be sure that clover uses my DSDT and SSDTs patched files?
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