Rehabman
I successfully patched my DSDT/SSDT's to enable the following:
Brightness slider
Brightness keys
GTX 850M GPU disabled
Battery Status - The only issues - after the batter charge reaches 100%, power source switches to battery and it is stuck on calculating time remaining. When on battery or charging - everything works as it should.
Keyboard Backlighting - Using info from OSXLatitude (ELAN patches
I'm not sure if you want any patch info from me because everything I used is already in your Laptop patch repository. I used the battery patch for the ASUS-N55SL/VivoBook after comparing it to the info in my DSDT, it needed just a small change for my system.
These lines from your patch for B1C3, 16
into device label EC0 code_regex B1C3,\s+16 replace_matched begin YC30,8,YC31,8 end;
into_all method label _BIX code_regex \(\^\^LPCB\.EC0\.B1C3, replaceall_matched begin (B1B2(^^LPCB.EC0.YC30,^^LPCB.EC0.YC31), end;
My system does not require a patch for B1C3, 16. I just commented out these two lines and applied the patch. I tried it with and without the two lines, no changes noted.
This is my first DSDT/SSDT patch and it seemed a lot harder at first, but you have most of the work done with all the patches I needed in your repository. After I corrected the errors and able to compile, the rest of the patching was a snap.
I am researching ways to extend my battery life. The specs indicated that battery life for this system is 4 plus hours (not great). I was able to get 3 plus hours under OS X, but this is the first time draining the battery, so it may improve with use.
Thanks for everything you have done to help me get this laptop running successfully.