[Guide] HP ProBook/EliteBook/Zbook using Clover UEFI hotpatch

[theruck]

which one do you want?

 

[Mr.boo]

which one do you want?

I prefer macOS Catalina.

 

[Feartech]

I prefer macOS Catalina.

then post in Catalina laptop support

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[EdwardGeo]

Hi!
REPORTING of NVIDIA QUADRO M2000M Sucess on HP Zbook G3 15. Working as [ Bios=>Build in devices=>Graphics mode=(Auto, Hybrid Graphics, Discrete) ] on High Sierra (latest update). But on Windows working only as Discrete mode, in auto, it will fail to load drivers.

How?
(NOTE: this is not Step by Step GUIDE as solutions are NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL IN ANY OS AND CAN DAMAGE YOUR HARDWARE)

Step 1:
Using NVFLASH - backup the main VBIOS of dGPU. In my case it was EMPTY. On the picture, you will see, that NVFLASH64 reporting that EEPROM APPEARS TO BE BLANK. Any of google backup methods won`t help me. So it clear that MXM onboard vbios ROM is empty.

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Step 2:
- So, if VBIOS ROM is empty, how it will work?
- Another ROM chip can send VBIOS to GPU to operate.
- Main BIOS stores VBIOSes of any supported GPU mods

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- I extract VBIOS from BIOS using UEFITool

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Step 3:
- I have tried to Flash VBIOS (from main BIOS) to EEPROM, but fail, as VBIOS Isn`t FULL.
- VBIOS from MAIN BIOS is an internal part of VBIOS ROM itself.

NVFLASH64 COMMAND LIST

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VBIOS FROM BIOS FLASHING [[FAIL]]

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So I flashed EEPROM for one of the ROMs from TechnoPowerUp. And this rom was for discrete setup only. After some checks (backup flashed ROM and compare using HEXFriend.App with downloaded from web. If the files are the same, then everything is okay, ROM isn`t Bricked. Dut if the ROM is bricked and you restart your laptop, there will be no luck to recover it using software method.

And here is Results

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WHAT NOT WORKING?
In Discrete mode only laptop screen not working as Framebuffer not launching on it. And it`s full of artifacts.
Windows 10 M2000M will not work

WHAT IS WORKING (Mac Os)?
Discrete mode= Hdmi, VGA, FULL Nvidia acceleration (latest WEBDRIVERS Installed)
Auto= Nvidia as Co-Processing unit only (CUDA + METAL), DAVINCI RESOLVE (5K 5:1 RED RAW - 22 FPS, Mid CC corrections 12-14 FPS)


WHAT IS POSSIBLE, BUT I HAVE NOT ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE:
In Theory, it is possible to extract VBIOS from main BIOS and add to it INPUT and OUTPUT regions to make it right structure. Original vbios is 180 KB, but ROM from MAIN BIOS is only 119 KB. As I said before: vbios in main bios is just an internal part of Vbios, without info of GPU and regions with ways.

 

[aufuk1]

SSDT.aml file that I prepared for HP 9470m Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-3687U. frequency 2100 mhz, max frequency: 2100 mhz. Turbo feature is off and the processor does not heat up. File attached.

 

[EdwardGeo]

SSDT.aml file that I prepared for HP 9470m Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-3687U. frequency 2100 mhz, max frequency: 2100 mhz. Turbo feature is off and the processor does not heat up. File attached.

If the CPU is overheating you need to change thermal paste on it, try mx-4. On zbook g3 it gave me 69-71c' under heavy load and longtime turbo boost! The ambient temperature was 27c'

 

[aufuk1]

Thanks, there is no such problem. Still, I don't want to use it in turbo mode.

If the CPU is overheating you need to change thermal paste on it, try mx-4. On zbook g3 it gave me 69-71c' under heavy load and longtime turbo boost! The ambient temperature was 27c'

 

[EdwardGeo]

REPORTING of NVIDIA QUADRO M2000M Sucess on HP Zbook G3 15.

I have done some rendering tests on M2000M and GTX 1080 In Davinci Resolve 16!
Here are the results:

 

[techsoul]

Hey guys, I'm running both Catalina and High Sierra on my HP ZBook 15 G2 with an i7-4910mq with HD Graphics 4600M, and I was just wondering what SMBIOS I should use. I was thinking the MacBook Pro 11,3 is the closest to the build I've got, but I don't want my mac installation to become unusable if I switch it to an incompatible SMBIOS. Any advice for a newbie Hackintosher? Thanks guys!

 

[theruck]

why would you change it?
you can test it jsut either by creating a copy of your current config and daving it with different name then use clover and select the alternate config in clover menu. Or just simply rewrite the smbios name in clover menu. For specifics of your laptop just look for users with your laptop and what they use. Its simple like that.