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Hello all,
This is not an installation guide it is merely a log of what I've done so far. Once I have a working build I will do a guide with full how to.
ASUS ZenBook Pro UX580GE-E2014R Factory Specs:
Processor : Intel i7-8750H (6C / 12T, 2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo, 9MB Cache)
Memory : 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 Soldered
Graphics : Intel UHD Graphics 630 + Nvidia 1050Ti
Display : 15.6” LED-backlit 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) 16:9 touchscreen, color calibration: Delta E < 2, 100% Adobe RGB color gamut
Hard Drive : SAMSUNG PM981 1TB PCIe NVMe (replaced with SAMSUNG EVO Plust 2TB NVMe)
Wireless Network : Intel WiFi (Will replace with DW1830)
Trackpad : ScreenPad 2.0
Audio : ALC295
Camera : VGA webcam
Battery : 71Wh 8-cell lithium-polymer battery
BIOs : 302
Ethernet : ASUS Gigabit Dongle (Realtek RTL8153)
Connectors : 2 x Type-C™ USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Thunderbolt™ 3) + 2 x Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 + 1 x HDMI + 1 x Combo audio jack + 1 x MicroSD card slot
Status of what is working and what not
I've created a USB with Catalina using Unibeast 10.0.0 .
First attempts to install Catalina were unsuccessful as I got stuck with NVME errors as PM981 is unsupported wit OsX so I replaced it with a Samsung Evo Plus 2TB NVME. Next attempts to install Catalina got stuck to "[ PCI configuration end, bridges 5, devices 20 ]".
At this point I went and created a USB with Mojave just to see if it gets also stuck at the same point but it got to installer screen without any issues so I got back to investigating why Catalina gets stuck. After reading many forum posts and looking at DSDT code I've found that if I enable PluginType, injecting UHD 630 properties (with enable-hdmi20 present as without I got black screens of KPs) with Devices -> Properties to get Whathevergreen do its stuff and added SSDT-EC with fake EC I get to installer.
I've installed Catalina, Windows 10 with Clover as bootloader.
NOTE - All the patching to DSDT and SSDT is done with hotpatching.
At this point I had a Catalina that booted with full CPU power management and with a working UHD 630 HiDPI 4K screen without Sleep or backlit control.
With SSDT-PNLF that is shipped with Whatevergreen I got black screen at boot but if I waited for the system to get to the point where the screen gets dimmed in preparation to sleep the image appeared on the screen. Digging into this issue I've fount that the SSDT did not inject properly the CLF value for Coffe Lake UHD 630 so I replaced the SSDT with another one, an older and simplified one, and the issue disappeared.
Next step I took was to get the Sleep working and to do so I mapped all the USB ports and got the following map:
Whit this information and following @RehabMan's guide on how to create a proper USB inject using SSDT I've created the SSDT-UIAC and SSDT-USBX and with them in place I've got the laptop to go to sleep (from menu, from lid close and from system sleep as is specified in Energy Saver)
Next I've went and solved (sort of) the audio by injecting layout-id - 3 with Device -> Properties and injecting CodecCommander properties using SSDT-ALC295. The following issues I have to fix at a later time :
- audio is distorted when connecting headphones but is clear on internal speakers - the hot plug of headphone is working so no need for alcplugfix
- the external microphone is not detected when plugged - always the internal microphone is active
Next I've injected RMNE device and added NullEthernet.kext as I'm still waiting for the replacement WiFi to arrive. For the Ethernet dongle I had to install Realtek RTL8153 driver (available on Realtek website) as Catalina has no kext for it (in Mojave is detected without any issue).
For the trackpad I've installed VoodooI2C.kext and it gets loaded but I have to figure out the GPIO pinning to make it work. The VoodooHID was loading but at this point in time is no longer gets loaded so I have to figure out what I did but for not it is not a priority as I want to get the battery working.
For the function keys I've installed AsusSMC and got the audio keys to work (Fn+F1 - mute, Fn+F2 - Vol down and Fn+F3 - Vol up) I will investigate this further.
Any hints or ideas on the things that are still not working or are partial working are welcome.
Attached is a debug dump of what I got at this point. There are 2 config files the config.plist is the "production" with the things that are working and the config-dev.plist is the "development" one that has possible issues.
06.03.2020 Update as per #13
04.03.2020 Update as per #12
03.03.2020 Update as per #11
02.03.2020 Update as per #7
01.03.2020 Update as per #6
This is not an installation guide it is merely a log of what I've done so far. Once I have a working build I will do a guide with full how to.
ASUS ZenBook Pro UX580GE-E2014R Factory Specs:
Processor : Intel i7-8750H (6C / 12T, 2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo, 9MB Cache)
Memory : 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 Soldered
Graphics : Intel UHD Graphics 630 + Nvidia 1050Ti
Display : 15.6” LED-backlit 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) 16:9 touchscreen, color calibration: Delta E < 2, 100% Adobe RGB color gamut
Hard Drive : SAMSUNG PM981 1TB PCIe NVMe (replaced with SAMSUNG EVO Plust 2TB NVMe)
Wireless Network : Intel WiFi (Will replace with DW1830)
Trackpad : ScreenPad 2.0
Audio : ALC295
Camera : VGA webcam
Battery : 71Wh 8-cell lithium-polymer battery
BIOs : 302
Ethernet : ASUS Gigabit Dongle (Realtek RTL8153)
Connectors : 2 x Type-C™ USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Thunderbolt™ 3) + 2 x Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 + 1 x HDMI + 1 x Combo audio jack + 1 x MicroSD card slot
Status of what is working and what not
| Intel i7-8750H Power Management | Working |
| Intel UHD 630 | Working |
| Nvidia 1050Ti | No drivers available for Catalina - Disabled |
| 4K Screen | Working with HiDPI |
| HDMI | It is connected to Nvidia 1050Ti so will not work |
| ScreenPad | It is connected to Nvidia 1050Ti so will not work |
| Battery | Working |
| Audio ALC295 | Working |
| WiFi | Will be replaced |
| Ethernet Dongle | Working - Requires Realtek RTL8153 drivers |
| Type-A USB3.1 | Working (Hotplug and extra current) |
| Type-C USB3.1/Thunderbolt 3 | Works only if devices are connected at boot - work still needs to be done |
| MicroSD Reader | Working |
| Camera | Working OOB |
| Ambient Light Sensor | Work in progress |
| Keyboard Backlight | Working |
| Trackpad | Work in progress |
| Function Keys | Working |
| Touch Screen | Working with VoodooI2C |
| Fingerprint Reader | Will never work with OsX |
I've created a USB with Catalina using Unibeast 10.0.0 .
First attempts to install Catalina were unsuccessful as I got stuck with NVME errors as PM981 is unsupported wit OsX so I replaced it with a Samsung Evo Plus 2TB NVME. Next attempts to install Catalina got stuck to "[ PCI configuration end, bridges 5, devices 20 ]".
At this point I went and created a USB with Mojave just to see if it gets also stuck at the same point but it got to installer screen without any issues so I got back to investigating why Catalina gets stuck. After reading many forum posts and looking at DSDT code I've found that if I enable PluginType, injecting UHD 630 properties (with enable-hdmi20 present as without I got black screens of KPs) with Devices -> Properties to get Whathevergreen do its stuff and added SSDT-EC with fake EC I get to installer.
I've installed Catalina, Windows 10 with Clover as bootloader.
NOTE - All the patching to DSDT and SSDT is done with hotpatching.
At this point I had a Catalina that booted with full CPU power management and with a working UHD 630 HiDPI 4K screen without Sleep or backlit control.
With SSDT-PNLF that is shipped with Whatevergreen I got black screen at boot but if I waited for the system to get to the point where the screen gets dimmed in preparation to sleep the image appeared on the screen. Digging into this issue I've fount that the SSDT did not inject properly the CLF value for Coffe Lake UHD 630 so I replaced the SSDT with another one, an older and simplified one, and the issue disappeared.
Next step I took was to get the Sleep working and to do so I mapped all the USB ports and got the following map:
| Phisical Port | Type | USB 2 Port | USB 3 Port |
| Left side upper port | Type-C USB3.1/Thunderbolt 3 | HS13 | SS03 |
| Left side bottom port | Type-C USB3.1/Thunderbolt 3 | HS08 | SS04 |
| Right side upper port | Type-A USB3.1 | HS01 | SS01 |
| Right side bottom port | Type-A USB3.1 | HS02 | SS02 |
| Camera | Internal | HS09 | |
| Touch Screen | Internal | HS12 | |
| Bluetooth | Internal | HS14 |
Whit this information and following @RehabMan's guide on how to create a proper USB inject using SSDT I've created the SSDT-UIAC and SSDT-USBX and with them in place I've got the laptop to go to sleep (from menu, from lid close and from system sleep as is specified in Energy Saver)
Next I've went and solved (sort of) the audio by injecting layout-id - 3 with Device -> Properties and injecting CodecCommander properties using SSDT-ALC295. The following issues I have to fix at a later time :
- audio is distorted when connecting headphones but is clear on internal speakers - the hot plug of headphone is working so no need for alcplugfix
- the external microphone is not detected when plugged - always the internal microphone is active
Next I've injected RMNE device and added NullEthernet.kext as I'm still waiting for the replacement WiFi to arrive. For the Ethernet dongle I had to install Realtek RTL8153 driver (available on Realtek website) as Catalina has no kext for it (in Mojave is detected without any issue).
For the trackpad I've installed VoodooI2C.kext and it gets loaded but I have to figure out the GPIO pinning to make it work. The VoodooHID was loading but at this point in time is no longer gets loaded so I have to figure out what I did but for not it is not a priority as I want to get the battery working.
For the function keys I've installed AsusSMC and got the audio keys to work (Fn+F1 - mute, Fn+F2 - Vol down and Fn+F3 - Vol up) I will investigate this further.
Any hints or ideas on the things that are still not working or are partial working are welcome.
Attached is a debug dump of what I got at this point. There are 2 config files the config.plist is the "production" with the things that are working and the config-dev.plist is the "development" one that has possible issues.
06.03.2020 Update as per #13
04.03.2020 Update as per #12
03.03.2020 Update as per #11
02.03.2020 Update as per #7
01.03.2020 Update as per #6
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