- Joined
- Jul 4, 2013
- Messages
- 16
- Motherboard
- Alienware M17X R5
- CPU
- i7 4710MQ
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
So as the title suggests, I need a little advice on how to get full backlight on my Hackintosh laptop on Mavericks 10.9.5.
I have searched far and wide across google searching for a solution that will allow me full control of my laptop's backlight, but my efforts have so far yielded no results, because all the DSDT patches I have found are for integrated graphics cards or for desktop GPUs. I'm trying to get backlight adjustment working with a Nvidia graphics card, specifically a GTX 860M, because I know that the backlight is normally hardware controlled by the integrated Intel HD 4600, but becomes software controlled by the OS once I disable it.
My system is an Alienware M17x R5 and is fully functional except for this big issue, and the fact that I have to use the nv_disable=1 boot flag at the moment. Since the screen backlight is blinding on full blast, I am forced to wear sunglasses whenever I boot into OSX. Fortunately for me, this is one of the few laptop models I know of that actually allows you to disable Intel integrated graphics and use the dedicated graphics card by itself as the direct monitor output, therefore avoiding the optimus issue hindering many others from using their dedicated GPUs in OSX (Yes I'm using OSX for gaming as well). I've gotten the GTX 860M partially working by itself on Mavericks, and am currently working on a way for me to not have to boot with the nv_disable=1 boot flag. However for now I just need advice on how to get backlight adjustment working. Is there any DSDT patch available for Nvidia graphics cards that enable backlight adjustment, or another way to achieve full backlight control?
Thanks for any tips in advance!
I have searched far and wide across google searching for a solution that will allow me full control of my laptop's backlight, but my efforts have so far yielded no results, because all the DSDT patches I have found are for integrated graphics cards or for desktop GPUs. I'm trying to get backlight adjustment working with a Nvidia graphics card, specifically a GTX 860M, because I know that the backlight is normally hardware controlled by the integrated Intel HD 4600, but becomes software controlled by the OS once I disable it.
My system is an Alienware M17x R5 and is fully functional except for this big issue, and the fact that I have to use the nv_disable=1 boot flag at the moment. Since the screen backlight is blinding on full blast, I am forced to wear sunglasses whenever I boot into OSX. Fortunately for me, this is one of the few laptop models I know of that actually allows you to disable Intel integrated graphics and use the dedicated graphics card by itself as the direct monitor output, therefore avoiding the optimus issue hindering many others from using their dedicated GPUs in OSX (Yes I'm using OSX for gaming as well). I've gotten the GTX 860M partially working by itself on Mavericks, and am currently working on a way for me to not have to boot with the nv_disable=1 boot flag. However for now I just need advice on how to get backlight adjustment working. Is there any DSDT patch available for Nvidia graphics cards that enable backlight adjustment, or another way to achieve full backlight control?
Thanks for any tips in advance!