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MacOS Sierra 10.12.2 Guide for Acer Swift 3
I recently bought an Acer Swift 3. The exact model is SF314-51-53MF. I bought it here (not sure if it violates forum rules). It ‘s a nearly perfect hackintosh laptop (for my use). There are others Acer Swift 3 out there with better CPU and bigger SSD. This guide "should" apply to them as well.
Specs
- CPU : Intel Core i5-6200U (Skylake)
- Graphics : Intel HD 520
- RAM : 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz (soldered)
- SSD : 256 GB Liteon CV3-8D256 (M.2 2280 SATA, replaceable. Not compatible with NVMe SSD)
- Screen : 14-inch 1920 x 1080 IPS Matte display
- Battery : 4-cell Lithium-Ion 3220 mAh 10 hours
- Ports : 1xUSB 3.1 Gen-1 Type-C, 1xUSB 3.0, 1xUSB 2.0, 1xHDMI (full-size), 1xAudio jack
- Wifi/Bluetooth : Atheros QCNFA344A (ven id:168c, dev id:003e), (M.2 NGFF)
- Audio : ALC255 (ven id:10ec, dev id:0255)
- SD Card Reader : Realtek USB2.0-CRW (ven id:0bda, dev id:0129)
- Back-lit keyboard
- Trackpad i2c
What is working
- Graphics
- Available resolutions : 1920x1080, 1600x900, 1344x756
- HDMI (full size port)
- Mirror display, Extended Screen, 4k resolution (a bit laggy)
- HDMI audio
- With appropriate KextPatch
- Audio
- Speakers, headphones and internal mic
- SSD
- 500 MB/sec read, 450 MB/sec write in AJA System Test
- Built-in Bluetooth
- Back-lit keyboard
- Trackpad
- USB-C
- Only tested with USB3 to USB-C adapter
- USB3
- USB2
- Webcam
- Facetime working great.
- Sleep/Wake
- Lid also working
- To my knowledge, no weird things after sleep/wake
- If you disable the wifi with Acer's keyboard shortcut (Fn+F3) and go to sleep, wifi won't be able to be enable. You'll have to reboot the laptop.
- 10 hours battery life
- Tested with 10.12.1, as Apple removed the feature of remaining time with 10.12.2
What is NOT working
- Built-in Wifi
- Must be replaced
- Built-in SD card reader
- Fingerprint is detected but it is useless. It can't replace TouchID or something like that.
What was not tested
- Display by USB-C
- Headphone jack seems to be able to have a heaphone with a mic. I don't have any, so was unable to test that.
What must be done
- Purchase another Wifi/Bluetooth adapter to replace the included one
- I bought the very popular adapter to get everything working : Broadcom BCM94352Z
- Read this guide and links carefully
About this guide
This guide is made for someone who want to install only macOS Sierra. If you want to keep Windows or do another type of dual boot, you'll have to find another guide for that part.
I also sometime assume that you have another working Mac and that you know some basics stuff about macOS and hackintosh in general. I do not consider myself an expert in hackintoshing and I present you what I did to make my Acer Swift 3 works. It may not be the best practices so I am open to other suggestions.
Also, my first language is French so I'm sorry if some things are not clear enough.
Updating BIOS to the latest version and BIOS configuration
Before trying to install macOS Sierra, it would be wise to boot in windows for one final time and update the BIOS to the latest version because, as far as I know, there is no way to update it with a file on a flash drive directly in BIOS.
I installed version 1.05. If your model is not the same as me, I advised you to go search for it’s BIOS on Acer’s website of your country.
Once the update is done, go in your BIOS setup. For my model, I must presse F2 at boot. Press F9 to reset default settings. Enable "F12 Boot Menu" in Main tab. Set Supervisor Password in Security tab. Disable "Secure Boot" in Boot tab. Save settings.
Create bootable USB flash drive with Unibeast
On another Mac computer, follow steps 1 and 2 of UniBeast: Install macOS Sierra Guide to create a bootable USB. I used a USB3 flash drive. At step 2.13, choose UEFI Boot Mode.
After Unibeast has done it's job, we will have to insert some important kexts in the flash drive's EFI partition in folder EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other.
Add the following kexts:
- SATA-100-series-unsupported.kext
- Look at the attached file at the end of the first post.
- If you don't have this, your SSD will not be detected.
- VoodooPS2Controller.kext
- https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Voodoo-PS2-Controller
- If you don't have this, no keyboard and no trackpad.
Download other kexts, config.plist and other useful apps for post-install purposes
On your flash drive, create a folder named "Post-Install". In that folder, copy the following files and applications :
Clover kexts
- FakeSMC.kext and FakeSMC_CPUSensors.kext
- The other sensors kexts doesn't seem to be useful for this laptop
- https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-FakeSMC-kozlek
- BrcmPatchRAM2.kext
- Download it only if you have change your wifi card for a Broadcom compatible device. I have the common BCM94352Z.
- https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM
- SATA-100-series-unsupported.kext
- Same kext use for the flash drive
- VoodooPS2Controller.kext
- Same kext use for the flash drive
- ACPIBatteryManager.kext
- AppleALC.kext (release version)
- https://github.com/vit9696/AppleALC
- To make audio work.
- Audio layout 3, 13, 17, 28 seems to be compatible but internal mic is not working with layout 3. Layout 13 and 17 seems to be similar. I didn't tested layout 28. I use layout 13 (only by Clover injection in config.plist)
- CodecCommander.kext
- https://github.com/RehabMan/EAPD-Codec-Commander
- Without it, headphones sound is distorted (but works OK after sleep/wake). When installed, it always works.
- FakePCIID.kext and others
- BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext
- Download it only if you have change your wifi card for a Broadcom compatible device. I have the common BCM94352Z.
- https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM
- Clover EFI bootloader
- Clover Configurator
- Kext Utility
- HWMonitor
- Comes with the FakeSMC download
- iasl
- MaciASL
- Karabiner-Elements
Base config.plist
- See attached file or code :
Code:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>ACPI</key> <dict> <key>DSDT</key> <dict> <key>Debug</key> <false/> <key>DropOEM_DSM</key> <false/> <key>Name</key> <string>DSDT.aml</string> <key>Patches</key> <array> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>change _OSI to XOSI</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> X09TSQ== </data> <key>Replace</key> <data> WE9TSQ== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>change EHC1 to EH01</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> RUhDMQ== </data> <key>Replace</key> <data> RUgwMQ== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>change EHC2 to EH02</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> RUhDMg== </data> <key>Replace</key> <data> RUgwMg== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>change HDAS to HDEF</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> SERBUw== </data> <key>Replace</key> <data> SERFRg== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>change GFX0 to IGPU</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> R0ZYMA== </data> <key>Replace</key> <data> SUdQVQ== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>change HECI to IMEI</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> SEVDSQ== </data> <key>Replace</key> <data> SU1FSQ== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>change MEI to IMEI</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> TUVJXw== </data> <key>Replace</key> <data> SU1FSQ== </data> </dict> </array> <key>ReuseFFFF</key> <false/> </dict> <key>SSDT</key> <dict> <key>DropOem</key> <false/> <key>Generate</key> <false/> </dict> </dict> <key>Boot</key> <dict> <key>Arguments</key> <string>-v dart=0 nv_disable=1 kext-dev-mode=1</string> <key>Debug</key> <false/> <key>Legacy</key> <string>PBR</string> <key>Secure</key> <false/> <key>Timeout</key> <integer>3</integer> <key>XMPDetection</key> <string>Yes</string> </dict> <key>CPU</key> <dict> <key>UseARTFrequency</key> <false/> </dict> <key>Devices</key> <dict> <key>AddProperties</key> <array> <dict> <key>Device</key> <string>IntelGFX</string> <key>Key</key> <string>AAPL00,PanelPowerUp</string> <key>Value</key> <data> MAAAAA== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Device</key> <string>IntelGFX</string> <key>Key</key> <string>AAPL,GfxYTile</string> <key>Value</key> <data> AQAAAA== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Device</key> <string>IntelGFX</string> <key>Key</key> <string>AAPL00,PanelCycleDelay</string> <key>Value</key> <data> +gAAAA== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Device</key> <string>IntelGFX</string> <key>Key</key> <string>hda-gfx</string> <key>Value</key> <string>onboard-1</string> </dict> <dict> <key>Device</key> <string>IntelGFX</string> <key>Key</key> <string>AAPL00,PanelPowerOff</string> <key>Value</key> <data> EQAAAA== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Device</key> <string>IntelGFX</string> <key>Key</key> <string>AAPL00,PanelPowerOn</string> <key>Value</key> <data> GQEAAA== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Device</key> <string>IntelGFX</string> <key>Key</key> <string>AAPL,Gfx324</string> <key>Value</key> <data> AQAAAA== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Device</key> <string>IntelGFX</string> <key>Key</key> <string>graphic-options</string> <key>Value</key> <data> DAAAAA== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Device</key> <string>IntelGFX</string> <key>Key</key> <string>AAPL00,PanelPowerDown</string> <key>Value</key> <data> PAAAAA== </data> </dict> </array> <key>Audio</key> <dict> <key>Inject</key> <string>13</string> </dict> <key>FakeID</key> <dict> <key>ATI</key> <string>0x0</string> <key>IMEI</key> <string>0x0</string> <key>IntelGFX</key> <string>0x0</string> <key>LAN</key> <string>0x0</string> <key>NVidia</key> <string>0x0</string> <key>SATA</key> <string>0x0</string> <key>WIFI</key> <string>0x0</string> <key>XHCI</key> <string>0x0</string> </dict> <key>USB</key> <dict> <key>FixOwnership</key> <false/> <key>Inject</key> <false/> </dict> <key>UseIntelHDMI</key> <true/> </dict> <key>DisableDrivers</key> <array> <string>Nothing</string> </array> <key>GUI</key> <dict> <key>Hide</key> <array> <string>\EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI</string> <string>Windows</string> </array> <key>Language</key> <string>en:0</string> <key>Mouse</key> <dict> <key>DoubleClick</key> <integer>500</integer> <key>Enabled</key> <true/> <key>Mirror</key> <false/> <key>Speed</key> <integer>8</integer> </dict> <key>Scan</key> <dict> <key>Entries</key> <true/> <key>Legacy</key> <string>First</string> <key>Linux</key> <false/> <key>Tool</key> <true/> </dict> <key>ScreenResolution</key> <string>1920x1080</string> <key>Theme</key> <string>embedded</string> </dict> <key>Graphics</key> <dict> <key>Inject</key> <dict> <key>ATI</key> <false/> <key>Intel</key> <true/> <key>NVidia</key> <false/> </dict> <key>NvidiaSingle</key> <false/> <key>ig-platform-id</key> <string>0x19160000</string> </dict> <key>KernelAndKextPatches</key> <dict> <key>AppleRTC</key> <true/> <key>AsusAICPUPM</key> <true/> <key>Debug</key> <false/> <key>KernelCpu</key> <false/> <key>KernelHaswellE</key> <false/> <key>KernelLapic</key> <false/> <key>KernelPm</key> <true/> <key>KextsToPatch</key> <array> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>10.12-BCM94352-5GHz-US-FCC-dv</string> <key>Disabled</key> <true/> <key>Find</key> <data> gflSqgAAdSk= </data> <key>MatchOS</key> <string>10.12.x</string> <key>Name</key> <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> gflSqgAAZpA= </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>Laptop Intel HD 520 HDMI Audio</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> AQUJAAAEAACHAQAAAgQKAAAEAACHAQAA </data> <key>Name</key> <string>AppleIntelSKLGraphicsFramebuffer</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> AQUJAAAIAACHAQAAAgQKAAAIAACHAQAA </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>change 15 port limit to 26 in XHCI kext (100-Series-10.12)</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> g710////EA== </data> <key>Name</key> <string>AppleUSBXHCIPCI</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> g710////Gw== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>Boot graphics glitch, 10.12.dp1 (credit denskop)</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> AQAAdSU= </data> <key>MatchOS</key> <string>10.12.x</string> <key>Name</key> <string>IOGraphicsFamily</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> AQAA6yU= </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>Disable minStolenSize less or equal fStolenMemorySize assertion, 10.12.0 ( (based on Austere.J patch)</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> iUXIOcZ2UQ== </data> <key>MatchOS</key> <string>10.12.x</string> <key>Name</key> <string>AppleIntelSKLGraphicsFramebuffer</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> iUXIOcbrUQ== </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>Skylake AppleAPIC Patch (c) Pike R. Alpha</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> wegQD7bw </data> <key>Name</key> <string>AppleAPIC</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> vhcAAACQ </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>Enable TRIM for non-Apple SSDs</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> AEFQUExFIFNTRAA= </data> <key>Name</key> <string>IOAHCIBlockStorage</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA= </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>Framebuffer fix FF</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> /wAAAAEAAAAgAAAA </data> <key>Name</key> <string>AppleIntelSKLGraphicsFramebuffer</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> AAAIAAQAAACYAAAA </data> </dict> <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>10.11.dp1+ BT4LE-Handoff-Hotspot, credit RehabMan based on Dokterdok original</string> <key>Disabled</key> <true/> <key>Find</key> <data> SIX/dEdIiwc= </data> <key>Name</key> <string>IOBluetoothFamily</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> Qb4PAAAA60Q= </data> </dict> </array> </dict> <key>RtVariables</key> <dict> <key>BooterConfig</key> <string>0x28</string> <key>CsrActiveConfig</key> <string>0x67</string> <key>ROM</key> <string>UseMacAddr0</string> </dict> <key>SMBIOS</key> <dict> <key>BiosReleaseDate</key> <string>04/19/16</string> <key>BiosVendor</key> <string>Apple Inc.</string> <key>BiosVersion</key> <string>MB91.88Z.0154.B04.1604191425</string> <key>BoardManufacturer</key> <string>Apple Inc.</string> <key>BoardType</key> <integer>10</integer> <key>ChassisAssetTag</key> <string>MacBook-Aluminum</string> <key>ChassisManufacturer</key> <string>Apple Inc.</string> <key>ChassisType</key> <string>10</string> <key>Family</key> <string>MacBook</string> <key>Manufacturer</key> <string>Apple Inc.</string> <key>Memory</key> <dict> <key>Modules</key> <array> <dict> <key>Frequency</key> <string>2133</string> <key>Size</key> <string>8192</string> <key>Slot</key> <string>0</string> <key>Type</key> <string>DDR4</string> <key>Vendor</key> <string>Samsung</string> </dict> </array> </dict> <key>Mobile</key> <true/> <key>ProductName</key> <string>MacBook9,1</string> <key>Trust</key> <false/> <key>Version</key> <string>1.0</string> </dict> <key>SystemParameters</key> <dict> <key>InjectKexts</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>InjectSystemID</key> <true/> </dict> </dict> </plist>
Installation
- Follow Step 4 of of UniBeast: Install macOS Sierra Guide
- You must press F12 for this Acer laptop at boot to select USB flash drive. I plugged the flash drive in the USB3 port.
- When the installation is over and the laptop reboots, it will probably give you an error at boot (Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed). Select OK and, again, boot on your USB flash drive. At Clover bootloader, choose to boot on your newly installed macOS drive. This step is normal because there is no Clover bootloader yet on your SSD. Keep in mind this step because if you have problems booting from your SSD in the future, this could be handy.
- Don't follow step 5 of the guide.
Allow apps downloaded from Anywhere and other useful configurations
- In Terminal, type the following :
Code:
sudo spctl --master-disable
- In Finder>Preferences>General>Select to show hard disks on the desktop
- In System Preferences>User and groups
- Click on the lock and type your password
- Click on Login Options and select your user in Automatic login
Clover EFI bootloader installation
Install Clover by launching Clover_v2.3k_r3961.pkg (or similar name)
- Choose your Sierra drive as destination
- Select the following in the customize installation
- Install for UEFI booting only
- Install Clover in the ESP
- Drivers64UEFI/CsmVideoDxe-64
- Drivers64UEFI/OsxAptioFix2Drv-64
- Click Install
Copy files to EFI partition
After the Clover installation, a new volume named EFI will be on the desktop and in Finder. Copy the files and apps from your USB flash drive to the folowing locations :
- In EFI Volume, EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other
- FakeSMC.kext and FakeSMC_CPUSensors.kext
- BrcmPatchRAM2.kext (only if you have change your wifi card for a Broadcom compatible device. I have the common BCM94352Z)
- In EFI Volume, EFI/CLOVER
- Replace config.plist with the one on your USB flash drive.
Copy files to System/Library/Extensions by using Kext Utility
- Copy Kext Utility on your desktop
- Drag and drop kexts files from your SLE kexts folder of your USB flash drive on Kext Utility app on your desktop.
- When Kext Utility is done, close it. Double-click on the app again (this will repair all permissions and caches)
Configure config.plist in Clover Configurator
- Copy Clover Configurator in Applications
- Open EFI/CLOVER/config.plist (it should open in Clover Configurator)
- Rename your boot volume
- If you have the same Broadcom wifi as me, go uncheck the patches in KextPatches (those are disabled by default)
- ACPI
- DSDT Patches
- Taken from RehabMan's "OS-X-Clover-Laptop-Config" for the HD 520 at https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Clover-Laptop-Config/blob/master/config_HD520_530_540.plist
- Some patches, like "change GFX0 to IGPU" didn't seemed to work for me. I had to edit my DSDT.
- DSDT Patches
- Devices
- Add Properties
- Taken from sherlock's "Skylake menu bar glitch fix" at https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fix-skylake-menu-bar-glitch-fix.206400/
- Otherwise, you'll have strange behavior in the top left of the screen.
- Add Properties
- Graphics
- ig-platform-id = 0x19160000
- KextsToPatch
- AppleIntelSKLGraphicsFramebuffer
- Find : 01050900000400008701000002040A000004000087010000
- Replace : 01050900000800008701000002040A000008000087010000
- Comment : Laptop Intel HD 520 HDMI Audio
- I tweaked this after reading some sources files of AppleALC regarding HD 520 (github.com/vit9696/AppleALC)
- Comment : Laptop Intel HD 520 HDMI Audio
- AppleIntelSKLGraphicsFramebuffer
- Find : FF0000000100000020000000
- Replace : 000008000400000098000000
- Comment : Framebuffer fix FF
- AppleIntelSKLGraphicsFramebuffer
- Find : 8945C839C67651
- Replace : 8945C839C6EB51
- Comment : Disable minStolenSize less or equal fStolenMemorySize assertion, 10.12.0 ( (based on Austere.J patch)
- MatchOS : 10.12.x
- AppleUSBXHCIPCI
- Find : 83BD74FFFFFF10
- Replace : 83BD74FFFFFF1B
- Comment : change 15 port limit to 26 in XHCI kext (100-Series-10.12)
- IOGraphicsFamily
- Find : 0100007525
- Replace : 010000EB25
- Comment : Boot graphics glitch, 10.12.dp1 (credit denskop)
- MatchOS : 10.12.x
- AppleAPIC
- Find : C1E8100FB6F0
- Replace : BE1700000090
- Comment : Skylake AppleAPIC Patch (c) Pike R. Alpha
- IOAHCIBlockStorage
- Find : 004150504C452053534400
- Replace : 0000000000000000000000
- Comment : Enable TRIM for non-Apple SSDs
- AirPortBrcm4360
- Find : 81F952AA00007529
- Replace : 81F952AA00006690
- Comment : 10.12-BCM94352-5GHz-US-FCC-dv
- MatchOS : 10.12.x
- Disabled by default
- Enable it if you have a BCM94352
- IOBluetoothFamily
- Find : 4885FF7447488B07
- Replace : 41BE0F000000EB44
- Comment : 10.11.dp1+ BT4LE-Handoff-Hotspot, credit RehabMan based on Dokterdok original
- Disabled by default
- Enable it if you have a BCM94352
- AppleIntelSKLGraphicsFramebuffer
- SMBIOS
- I used MacBook9,1 SMBIOS
- I added manually the memory settings to reflect my 8 Gb.
First reboot
You should have pretty much everything working. Only thing not working is the brightness change. In order to achieve this, we must patch DSDT. Note: My wifi wasn't working after 3 reboots. That's when I realized that I had to run Kext Utility (without drag and dropping kexts files). When over, I rebooted and my wifi was working.
DSDT patching (must be done for brightness to work)
Brightness change by keyboard shorcut will not work if you don't see the brightness slider in System Preferences>Display.
Before going forward, I strongly suggest you to read RehabMan's Patching Laptop DSDT/SSDTs. Every following steps is straight out of that genius guide. I do not use IntelBacklight.kext.
- Reboot the laptop. At Clover boot screen press F4. This will dump files in EFI/Clover/ACPI/origin.
- Boot into Sierra
- In Terminal:
Code:
diskutil list
- This will show you information about your drives and volumes. You must find the EFI of your SSD.
-
Code:
diskutil mount disk0s1
- This should mount your EFI volume.
- Copy DSDT.aml and all SSDT*.aml from EFI/Clover/ACPI/origin to a new folder named DSDT on your desktop.
- Copy iasl from your USB flash drive to that same DSDT folder.
- Copy MaciASL from your USB flash drive to Applications
The guide talks about duplicate SSDTs and comparing their size. I have two SSDTs with the same size but not the same content so there will be no problems later on.
- In Terminal:
- Type cd and drag-and-drop your DSDT folder
Code:
sudo cp iasl /usr/bin
Code:git clone https://github.com/RehabMan/Intel-iasl.git iasl.git
- It should ask you to install git. Install git.
- Type cd and drag-and-drop your DSDT folder
-
Code:
git clone https://github.com/RehabMan/Intel-iasl.git iasl.git
- Yes, you must do it again.
- Yes, you must do it again.
-
Code:
cd iasl.git
-
Code:
make
-
Code:
sudo make install
-
Code:
sudo cp /usr/bin/iasl /Applications/MaciASL.app/Contents/MacOS/iasl61
-
Code:
cd ..
- This will put you back to DSDT folder
-
Code:
iasl -da -dl *.aml
-
- Disassembly with refs.txt
- Copy this :
Code:External(MDBG, MethodObj, 1) External(_GPE.MMTB, MethodObj, 0) External(_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.H_EC.ECWT, MethodObj, 2) External(_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.H_EC.ECRD, MethodObj, 1) External(_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP.SGPO, MethodObj, 2) External(_SB.PCI0.GFX0.DD02._BCM, MethodObj, 1) External(_SB.PCI0.SAT0.SDSM, MethodObj, 4) External(_SB.PCI0.SAT1.SDSM, MethodObj, 4) External(_GPE.VHOV, MethodObj, 3)
- In Terminal:
- type this manually :
Code:
pbpaste>refs.txt
-
Code:
iasl -da -dl -fe refs.txt *.aml
- type this manually :
- Copy this :
- Open MaciASL
- In preferences, sources tab
- Add RehabMan's Laptop Patches
- Open all of your dsl files from your DSDT folder.
- For DSDT.dsl, wait for the file to load completely
- Apply Skylake LPC Fix from the Patch menu
- Search and Replace all "GFX0" for "IGPU"
- Search and Replace all "HDAS" for "HDEF"
- Compile and if no errors, save the file as AML file (replace if needed).
- For SSDT-2.dsl (related to USB-C)
- Only dsl with an error when I compile
- Part of erratic code :
Code:Device (CR01) { Name (_ADR, Zero) // _ADR: Address Method (_PLD, 0, NotSerialized) // _PLD: Physical Location of Device { Return (\_SB.PCI0.XHC.RHUB.TPLD) One One } }
- The error is at the line starting with "One". Syntax error number 6126, unexpected PARSEOP_ONE
- Replace with code :
Code:Device (CR01) { Name (_ADR, Zero) // _ADR: Address Method (_PLD, 0, NotSerialized) // _PLD: Physical Location of Device { Return (\_SB.PCI0.XHC.RHUB.TPLD) } }
- I guessed there. It compiled properly but I don't know what that change really made.
- Part of erratic code :
- Search and Replace all "GFX0" for "IGPU"
- Compile and if no errors, save the file as AML file (replace if needed)
- For SSDT-4.dsl (related to display)
- Apply Brightness fix from the Patch menu
- Search and Replace all "GFX0" for "IGPU"
- Compile and if no errors, save the file as AML file (replace if needed)
- For every other dsl
- Search and Replace all "GFX0" for "IGPU"
- Compile and if no errors, save the file as AML file (replace if needed)
- Copy all aml files from DSDT folder to EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched
Activate Drop OEM in Clover Configurator
Open /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/config.plist with Clover Configurator. In ACPI, check the Drop OEM box. Save the file.
Reboot
In System Preferences, Display, you should now see the Brightness slider.
Install Karabiner Elements
Install Karabiner Elements from your USB App folder and reboot. Brightness change by keyboard should now work.
You should note though that you can disable Karabiner at any moment. Go to the Device tab of Karabiner and uncheck your device. You'll now have vanilla VoodooPS2Controller.kext, but not Karabiner's goodies. You could change the brightness manually by going in System Preferences, Display.
Recheck your device and Karabiner will be active.
Other things to know about that keyboard is that if you press Fn + other Fx key, you'll get the following action:
- F3 : Disconnect from your wireless network. Pressing it again won't connect you back. You'll have to manually reselect your wireless network.
- F4 : Put laptop to sleep
- F5 : Switch between displays (when you have another monitor)
- F6 : Disable/Enable main display
- F7 (and also PrtSc) : Disable/Enable trackpad
- F9 : Disable/Enable keyboard's backlight
The simplest guide I found was the one here : https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/simple-imessage-guide-for-yosemite-and-el-capitan.186276/
Conclusion
That pretty much sums it up. Have fun !
If you have any questions, I'll be happy to help !
Other Useful Links
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/ https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/readme-common-some-unsolved-problems-in-10-12-sierra.202316/ http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/312759-fix-macos-sierra-dp1-bcm94532z-wifi/ https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-dsdt-ssdt-for-laptop-backlight-control.152659/ https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fix-skylake-menu-bar-glitch-fix.206400/
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