[Guide] ASUS ZENBOOK UX305FA for El Capitan

[woodbury]

I would not suggest running ./install_downloads.sh on your real Apple computer.

If you want to prebuild the AMLs on your iMac, copy iasl to ./tools... as per post #1.

Oh god, that would explain why I got this when I tried. Should I re-install mac os on my Imac?

tag: The file “ACPIBatteryManager.kext” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file.
installing RehabMan-BrcmPatchRAM-2016-0205/Release/BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext to /Library/Extensions
installing RehabMan-Debug-2015-1230/Release/ACPIDebug.kext to /Library/Extensions
installing RehabMan-FakePCIID-2016-0201/Release/FakePCIID.kext to /Library/Extensions
installing RehabMan-FakePCIID-2016-0201/Release/FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext to /Library/Extensions
installing RehabMan-FakeSMC-2015-1230/FakeSMC.kext to /Library/Extensions
installing RehabMan-FakeSMC-2015-1230/HWMonitor.app to /Applications
installing RehabMan-IntelBacklight-2016-0220/Release/IntelBacklight.kext to /Library/Extensions
installing RehabMan-NullEthernet-2014-1016/Release/NullEthernet.kext to /Library/Extensions
installing BrcmPatchRAM2.kext to /Library/Extensions
installing SmartTouchPad_v4.4_Final_64bit.zip to /Library/Extensions
unzip: cannot find or open SmartTouchPad_v4.4_Final_64bit.zip, SmartTouchPad_v4.4_Final_64bit.zip.zip or SmartTouchPad_v4.4_Final_64bit.zip.ZIP.
tag: The file “ApplePS2SmartTouchPad.kext” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file.
installing AsusNBFnKeys_v2.4_Final.zip to /Library/Extensions
unzip: cannot find or open AsusNBFnKeys_v2.4_Final.zip, AsusNBFnKeys_v2.4_Final.zip.zip or AsusNBFnKeys_v2.4_Final.zip.ZIP.
tag: The file “AsusNBFnKeys.kext” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file.
Untrusted kexts are not allowed
FakeSMC.kext has invalid signature; omitting.
Untrusted kexts are not allowed
FakePCIID.kext has invalid signature; omitting.
Untrusted kexts are not allowed
ACPIDebug.kext has invalid signature; omitting.
Installing tools...
installing RehabMan-MaciASL-2016-0328/MaciASL.app to /Applications
installing RehabMan-patchmatic-2016-0312/patchmatic to /usr/bin
cp: /usr/bin/patchmatic: Operation not permitted
tag: The file “patchmatic” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file.
installing iasl/iasl to /usr/bin
cp: /usr/bin/iasl: Operation not permitted
tag: The file “iasl” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file.



Thank you for your help.

 

[RehabMan]

Oh god, that would explain why I got this when I tried. Should I re-install mac os on my Imac?

If your Mac is running 10.11 with SIP enabled, then it is likely all attempts to install these files failed.

You can check in /usr/bin, and /Library/Extensions to see...

 

[woodbury]

If your Mac is running 10.11 with SIP enabled, then it is likely all attempts to install these files failed.

You can check in /usr/bin, and /Library/Extensions to see...

I have 10.11.3 and it looks like SIP is enabled with that.

When I look in /Library/Extensions I see

FakeSMC.kext, NullEthernet.kext, FakePCIID.kext and others in there....

 

[RehabMan]

I have 10.11.3 and it looks like SIP is enabled with that.

When I look in /Library/Extensions I see

FakeSMC.kext, NullEthernet.kext, FakePCIID.kext and others in there....

Evidently SIP allows kext installs to /L/E. The system will not load them (because of SIP)... note:

Untrusted kexts are not allowed
FakeSMC.kext has invalid signature; omitting.
..

But you should remove the hack related kexts from your Mac.

 

[woodbury]

Clone or download UX305FA-DSDT-Patch from GitHub.

In this directory, the command sh download.sh will download a collection of drivers into downloads/. If you don't have iasl on your PATH, unzip it from downloads/tools/ into tools/, which is on the PATH for the Makefile.

Building AML files

For your UX305FA, you may later need a builtin Ethernet device (for the App Store, for example). If so, edit the Makefile and uncomment the USE_NULLETHERNET=1 line; then edit SSDT-RMNE.dsl to include a MAC address not in use by anyone. The MAC address of the factory WiFi card is a reasonable choice.

To build the AML files from DSL source, type make.


Here are the steps I am taking:

1. Download UX305FA-DSDT-Patch
2. Unzip it in "Downloads folder"
3. Open Terminal and get to UX305FA-DSDT-Patch Directory
4. Type "sh download.sh" to download collection of drivers
5. Open Makefile in Textedit and delete # sign to uncomment, close
6. Open SSDT-RMNE.dsi and replace MAC address with factory wireless Mac Address, close
7. Open Terminal and go to /downloads/tools directory and unzip IASL to /Tools directory
8. Navigate to UX305.... directory and type "make"

I can't compile it for some reason, I get this result in terminal:


iasl -ve -p build/SSDT-HACK.aml SSDT-HACK.dsl
make: iasl: No such file or directory
make: *** [build/SSDT-HACK.aml] Error 1

 

[RehabMan]

...

7. Open Terminal and go to /downloads/tools directory and unzip IASL to /Tools directory
8. Navigate to UX305.... directory and type "make"

I can't compile it for some reason, I get this result in terminal:


iasl -ve -p build/SSDT-HACK.aml SSDT-HACK.dsl
make: iasl: No such file or directory
make: *** [build/SSDT-HACK.aml] Error 1

It seems to me you forgot to copy iasl from ./downloads/tools to ./tools

You could also copy it to /usr/bin. The makefile does not look for it in ./downloads/tools. Only ./tools or somewhere that is already in the path.

 

[woodbury]

Patching is done as a post-install task on the target computer, not your iMac.

I would not suggest running ./install_downloads.sh on your real Apple computer.

If you want to prebuild the AMLs on your iMac, copy iasl to ./tools... as per post #1.

OK, well then why does this guide make it sound like it is done before you even begin to make the USB installer? I have not begun trying to install Mac os on the UX305.

This is the very first step (to be done on a working Mac):

Building

Downloading

Clone or download UX305FA-DSDT-Patch from GitHub.

In this directory, the command sh download.sh will download a collection of drivers into downloads/. If you don't have iasl on your PATH, unzip it from downloads/tools/ into tools/, which is on the PATH for the Makefile.

Building AML files

For your UX305FA, you may later need a builtin Ethernet device (for the App Store, for example). If so, edit the Makefile and uncomment the USE_NULLETHERNET=1 line; then edit SSDT-RMNE.dsl to include a MAC address not in use by anyone. The MAC address of the factory WiFi card is a reasonable choice.

To build the AML files from DSL source, type make.

After sh download.sh and make, you will later copy this whole directory, UX305FA-DSDT-Patch, to the destination machine.


I've looked at other guides and sh download.sh is run as post installation.

 

[RehabMan]

OK, well then why does this guide make it sound like it is done before you even begin to make the USB installer? I have not begun trying to install Mac os on the UX305.

It can be done either way.

I prefer to do all post-install tasks after installing. And prefer to keep the USB clean (native ACPI, etc).

 

[woodbury]

It can be done either way.

I prefer to do all post-install tasks after installing. And prefer to keep the USB clean (native ACPI, etc).

Regarding OS X USB Installation.

I did it and the USB would not unmount so I shut off the computer and made it again. I followed instructions exactly, On my desktop of my Imac it shows 2 partitions: install_osx and EFI, but when I put it in the Asus and restart, there is no install_osx, it's just a bunch of Windows options. Any idea where I went wrong?

 

[RehabMan]

Regarding OS X USB Installation.

I did it and the USB would not unmount so I shut off the computer and made it again. I followed instructions exactly, On my desktop of my Imac it shows 2 partitions: install_osx and EFI, but when I put it in the Asus and restart, there is no install_osx, it's just a bunch of Windows options. Any idea where I went wrong?

Sounds like you forgot HFSPlus.efi.