Ask Rehabman Questions on OS-X-Fake-PCI-ID

[RehabMan]

So, the only difference is the ig-platform-id.. great.
I'll find it.

Many thanks.

Look at my NUC repo.

 

[samliem]

Look at my NUC repo.

Do you mean this link : https://github.com/RehabMan/Intel-NUC-DSDT-Patch ?

 

[RehabMan]

Do you mean this link : https://github.com/RehabMan/Intel-NUC-DSDT-Patch ?

Yes.

 

[samliem]

Yes.

Many many thanks..

 

[rolandino]

I got an Intel X540-T1 10Gbit card and it is working well with PCIFakeID.

Now I was wondering if it is possible to spoof the subsystem id via SSDT edit to make the SmallTree driver work.

Like this:
Device (PCI1)
{
Name (_ADR, Zero)
Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)
{
Store (Package (0x0A)
{
"AAPL,slot-name",
Buffer (0x07)
{
"Slot-1"
},

"device_type",
Buffer (0x14)
{
"Ethernet Controller"
},

"model",
Buffer (0x26)
{
"Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X540-T1"
},

"name",
Buffer (0x14)
{
"Ethernet Controller"
},

"subsystem-id",
Buffer (0x04)
{
0x0A, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
}
}, Local0)
DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))
Return (Local0)
}
}

I can see the spoofed subsystem-id showing up correctly in IOreg as well as in system report, but the SmallTree driver does not work.

The error log says:
SmallTreeIntel8259x probe b131d0f0: Unsupported Card 0x00a2

Also tried to inject "RM,subsystem-id", does not work either.

Is PCIFakeID doing something else?


Regards
Roland

 

[RehabMan]

I got an Intel X540-T1 10Gbit card and it is working well with PCIFakeID.

Now I was wondering if it is possible to spoof the subsystem id via SSDT edit to make the SmallTree driver work.

Like this:
Device (PCI1)
{
Name (_ADR, Zero)
Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)
{
Store (Package (0x0A)
{
"AAPL,slot-name",
Buffer (0x07)
{
"Slot-1"
},

"device_type",
Buffer (0x14)
{
"Ethernet Controller"
},

"model",
Buffer (0x26)
{
"Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X540-T1"
},

"name",
Buffer (0x14)
{
"Ethernet Controller"
},

"subsystem-id",
Buffer (0x04)
{
0x0A, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
}
}, Local0)
DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))
Return (Local0)
}
}

I can see the spoofed subsystem-id showing up correctly in IOreg as well as in system report, but the SmallTree driver does not work.

The error log says:
SmallTreeIntel8259x probe b131d0f0: Unsupported Card 0x00a2

Also tried to inject "RM,subsystem-id", does not work either.

Is PCIFakeID doing something else?


Regards
Roland

Maybe you forgot to install the appropriate FakePCIID kexts.

 

[rolandino]

Maybe you forgot to install the appropriate FakePCIID kexts.

No, did not forget that. Actually the SmallTree driver is working with FakePCIID and FakePCIID_Intel_GbX.

I was trying to make it work without FakePCIID but with SSDT edits.
I injected the subsystem-id 0a into the device and I also can see the change correctly in IOreg.
But the SmallTree driver does not work (unsupported card).
So I guess there must be something else besides spoofing the subsystem-id what FakePCIID is doing.
But what?

 

[RehabMan]

I was trying to make it work without FakePCIID but with SSDT edits.

Not possible.
You simply cannot do what FakePCIID does with ACPI.

 

[MMHHD]

Rehabman, hello

Here is a situation that Ilike your help with:

1) I rebranded an Atheros AR9285 (168C:002b/ 1089:1A3B)to an Intel Centerio N6205 (8086:0085/8086:1311) to pass bios Lenov's check ,
2) Now I need to use FakePCIID to get it recognized as Atheros card and get wrking.

I looked at your various FakePCIID nu cannot seem to find the right model. Could you please give me some help...?
Thanks

What did you end up doing? In similar shoes.

 

[RehabMan]

What did you end up doing? In similar shoes.

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