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[Guide] Disabling discrete graphics in dual-GPU laptops

Hello,
So I've been trying to install Mac OS X on an All-In-One Dell XPS One 2710 i7-3770S HD4000 and GT640M (not related to any signature), but I got a problem: I can't access the desktop after the kext load (black screen, display flickers). Neither can I access it remotely.

I wanted to get the complete SSDT from Aida64 Engineer edition, but it gave me an error message everytime I wanted to extract anything. I tried to patch the DSDT according to your patches explanations, compiled it without errors, but I don't get all the SSDTs that you are mentioning, so I can't go further I guess.

I uploaded all things that I could (extract from Clover F4, patchmatic extract, but the ioreg, since I don't have any access to the desktop).

Thanks for your kind help.
 
Anatharias said:
Hello,
So I've been trying to install Mac OS X on an All-In-One Dell XPS One 2710 i7-3770S HD4000 and GT640M (not related to any signature), but I got a problem: I can't access the desktop after the kext load (black screen, display flickers). Neither can I access it remotely.

I wanted to get the complete SSDT from Aida64 Engineer edition, but it gave me an error message everytime I wanted to extract anything. I tried to patch the DSDT according to your patches explanations, compiled it without errors, but I don't get all the SSDTs that you are mentioning, so I can't go further I guess.

I uploaded all things that I could (extract from Clover F4, patchmatic extract, but the ioreg, since I don't have any access to the desktop).

Thanks for your kind help.
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"Problem Reporting" files are incomplete.
Read FAQ, "Problem Reporting" again. Carefully. Attach all requested files/output.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/
 
Hello RehabMan,

I read the thread you mentioned carefully so here is another upload with the requested files.
Keep in mind that I cannot provide the ioReg file because I got a blank screen after the boot (no desktop access, no remote access either) hence me wanting to deactivate the Nvidia discrete graphics

I tried extracting an ioreg using terminal in single user mode and take a photo of the other requested commands, but that is all that I can get.

Thanks for your efforts.
 
Hello RehabMan , Sorry for my basic English.

My laptop is ASUS X550JX , i7-4720HQ , HD4600 and GTX950M.

I'm successful disable the 950M on my first time and I can't see any PEGP in IORegistryExplorer.

I tried to upgrade 10.12 to 10.13 but failed and I can't boot into 10.12(I don't no what happened).

so I reinstall 10.12 on my laptop use the same kext and DSDT&SSDT but it can't disable the 950M and PEGP appear in IORegisryExplorer.

I tried to dump the DSDT&SSDT again and follow the guide again but still no effect.

Many thanks
 

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Anatharias said:
Hello RehabMan,

I read the thread you mentioned carefully so here is another upload with the requested files.
Keep in mind that I cannot provide the ioReg file because I got a blank screen after the boot (no desktop access, no remote access either) hence me wanting to deactivate the Nvidia discrete graphics

I tried extracting an ioreg using terminal in single user mode and take a photo of the other requested commands, but that is all that I can get.

Thanks for your efforts.
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Still incomplete.
- misc/preboot.log is missing (you forgot to press F2)
- ACPI/origin files are from yesterday (you forgot to press F4)

Note: The ACPI configuration you have here is wrong. You cannot patch only a single SSDT and place it in ACPI/patched (as you have done with patched/SSDT-0.aml). If you have just a single SSDT that needs patches, all OEM SSDTs must be placed in ACPI/patched. And DropOem must be set true. And SortedOrder must be used to set SSDT load order. See guide: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-laptop-dsdt-ssdts.152573/
 
WangChengJui said:
Hello RehabMan , Sorry for my basic English.

My laptop is ASUS X550JX , i7-4720HQ , HD4600 and GTX950M.

I'm successful disable the 950M on my first time and I can't see any PEGP in IORegistryExplorer.

I tried to upgrade 10.12 to 10.13 but failed and I can't boot into 10.12(I don't no what happened).

so I reinstall 10.12 on my laptop use the same kext and DSDT&SSDT but it can't disable the 950M and PEGP appear in IORegisryExplorer.

I tried to dump the DSDT&SSDT again and follow the guide again but still no effect.

Many thanks
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Your ioreg shows PEGP under PEG0 (which is under PCI0, etc).
Your config.plist lacks SortedOrder (to set SSDT load order).
Look at the strange/wrong order you have decided to load your SSDTs (from Clover bootlog):
Code: 
19:597  0:000  === [ ACPIPatchedAML ] ====================================
19:597  0:000  Unsorted
19:597  0:000  Inserting SSDT-11-OptTabl.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:605  0:008  Inserting SSDT-10-Cpc_Tabl.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:606  0:000  Inserting SSDT-9-CppcTabl.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:609  0:003  Inserting SSDT-8-SgPeg.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:611  0:002  Inserting SSDT-7-SaSsdt .aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:617  0:006  Inserting SSDT-6-SataTabl.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:618  0:000  Inserting SSDT-5x-ApCst.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:623  0:005  Inserting SSDT-4x-Cpu0Cst.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:624  0:000  Inserting SSDT-3x-ApIst.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:624  0:000  Inserting SSDT-2-CpuPm.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:633  0:008  Inserting SSDT-1-Cpu0Ist.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:635  0:002  Inserting SSDT-0-zpodd.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
Also, dynamic SSDTs should not be in ACPI/patched.
 
RehabMan said:
Your ioreg shows PEGP under PEG0 (which is under PCI0, etc).
Your config.plist lacks SortedOrder (to set SSDT load order).
Look at the strange/wrong order you have decided to load your SSDTs (from Clover bootlog):
Code: 
19:597  0:000  === [ ACPIPatchedAML ] ====================================
19:597  0:000  Unsorted
19:597  0:000  Inserting SSDT-11-OptTabl.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:605  0:008  Inserting SSDT-10-Cpc_Tabl.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:606  0:000  Inserting SSDT-9-CppcTabl.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:609  0:003  Inserting SSDT-8-SgPeg.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:611  0:002  Inserting SSDT-7-SaSsdt .aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:617  0:006  Inserting SSDT-6-SataTabl.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:618  0:000  Inserting SSDT-5x-ApCst.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:623  0:005  Inserting SSDT-4x-Cpu0Cst.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:624  0:000  Inserting SSDT-3x-ApIst.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:624  0:000  Inserting SSDT-2-CpuPm.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:633  0:008  Inserting SSDT-1-Cpu0Ist.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
19:635  0:002  Inserting SSDT-0-zpodd.aml from EFI\CLOVER\ACPI\patched ... Success
Also, dynamic SSDTs should not be in ACPI/patched.
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it works! Thank you so much!!
 
Hello RehabMan, thanks for these precisions, I actually didn't know that all SSDTs were to be added even though nothing was patched in them.

So, here is attached the files you requested, with extracts from clover.
I left the patchmatic files extracted from yesterday, since no change occurred in the meantime.
I really look forward understanding what I couldn't figure out.
Thank you kindly.
 
Anatharias said:
Hello RehabMan, thanks for these precisions, I actually didn't know that all SSDTs were to be added even though nothing was patched in them.
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With current Clover, that is the case (it is dumb).
I'm working on a fix for Clover that will allow you to put subsets of SSDTs into ACPI/patched and still have it work correctly.
(it will be in my next build of Clover).

I left the patchmatic files extracted from yesterday
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All files must be current.
Your files are also incomplete.
Please read "Problem Reporting" carefully.
 
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