Modified BIOS to get all cores working, For ASUS/MSI (and some other) laptops.. Options

[rintamarotta]

Now it seems working, I flashed it again with all blocks. Thanks to both of you

Glad i could help a bit

[OriginalMACNUT]

Guys / Girls,

I just got home, so I'll just work on the roms in the morning if that's okay with everyone.
I'm really tired and just want to relax.
Thanks,
-Omn

[nukerulz]

can you make a mod for http://rapidshare.com/files/155070480/X51R209AS.zip.html ??? it's for Asus X51R AP0039, Intel Core Duo T2080, Ati Radeon x1100 128mb

Thank you in advance.

[NHJ]

@NHJ
Use the Attached file.

hi,

thanks for the file, i did test it, but there's a trouble it says the file size is 95916 and should be 1743485070 so opendsdt is not able to replace the ACPI table and thus not loaded, if needed i could make a picture with my camera.

i flashed my laptop with the latest bios wich seems to be a lot more stable while using two cores, if i can arrive on the desktop, the laptop seems to be stable.

[jazzminos]

Hi originalMACNUT!

Now I have such situation:
Hi.

1. First I flashed 4.30 original BIOS. The result in Mac was the same as with modded 4.30 BIOS by Whitehorse (http://cid-c93a505d3e013605.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/For%20Jazzminos/Bios%20-%20v.4.30.zip). - No sound+Graphics is broken. The screen is blinking. In Windows ALL devices are present.
2. Then I installed the latest ORIGINAL 4.40 BIOS. And I was surprised that graphics in Mac is broken TOO!!! Result is the same. With old memery with this 4.40 original BIOS graphics worked correctly.

It seems that the problem is caused by memory. I installed

Original SAMSUNG DDR-II SODIMM 2Gb <PC2-6400> 1.8v 200-pin(for NoteBook)
And the old memory was PC-5300... In Windows EVERYTHING works fine. But in Mac graphics is broken.
BUT!!! graphics works fine in Mac with THIS memory when I use this 2 modded BIOS versions -

• P100-102 PSPA3E & P-100 PSPADU-033026 BIOS 4.20 (rev. 1.01 - working on my P100-102 PSPA3E-00R00DGR)
• P105-S6024 BIOS 4.00 (working on a P105-S6014)

BUT!!! With this two BIOSes + new 4Gb memory I have no sound. With p100-102 BIOS ACPI worked correctly (with OLD memory). With P105-S6024 BIOS ACPI was broken and sound worked when OLD memry was installed.

I don't understand anything.

Here is DSDT that I made using iasl-win. BIOS was 4.40.
http://rapidshare.com/files/155128826/DSDT...iginal.rar.html

The information on Toshiba website tells that this BIOS is used in Satellite P100 (PSPA6), Satellite Pro P100 (PSPAH), Satellite P100 (PSPA3), Satellite Pro P100 (PSPAE), Satellite P100 (PSPAG), Satellite P100 (PSPAD), Satego P100, Satellite P100 (PSPA0), Satellite Pro P100 (PSPA4), Satellite P100 (PSPAA)

I hope that we can solve the problem.

With great respect, jazzminos.

[Merlin Corey]

Is the modified bios version 2.05 exists for ASUS X51LSeries Notebook?
Any good results with the modified bios? (I hope "5 minutes startup" issue will be solved)

[dirty harry]

Hello insanelymac community,

I'm new and have some questions about kalyway.
Can someone help me, please?

I successfully installed Kalyway 10.5.2 on my PC with the following options:
- Storage Configuration: Configure as AHCI
- ACPI 2.0 Support: enabled
- ACPI APIC Support: disabled (No way to install Kalyway set enabled here)
Install:
- kernel_vanilla_92
- NATIT_For_X2000_X3000_Series
- White_menus_fixe_HD3850_3870x2
- SSE2_Jas1048_ACPI_APIC
- ACPI_SMC_Platformplugin 3.0.0 (Intel Memory Controller)
After restart:
- I had to /movevideodrivers at Darwin's prompt (As written in the readme file)

Finish:
- System runs stable (at the moment)
- Shutdown / Restart / Standby works fine


Problems:
- Processor: 2,5GHZ Unknown / 1 Core only
- 1024 x 768 resolution only, but the graphic card is identified (picture System Profiler attachment)
Console massage: can't create a valid pixel format
- SERIAL ATA is identified as "Unknown AHCI Standard Controller" (but it still works without problems)
- ACPI APIC Support (I have to find a way to let this Bios option "enabled" because otherwise my Win x64 will not boot)

1) Does anyone know where I can find a modded Bios for "Asus P5Q PRO" to get all cores running?
2) I know it is an issue in the ACPI table. Is there any way to get all 4 cores working without modding the BIOS?
In Ubuntu 8.04 I extracted the DSDT table and load the DSDT.aml with a tool called "initramfs" during bootup.
3) Is there a way in Kalyway to fix the DSDT and load it from Harddisk like in Linux?

Thanks for help

Harry

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[OriginalMACNUT]

Well Friends,

I'm pushing everything back till Monday, as I'm heading out for the weekend
thanks,
-Omn

[gianlu93]

hello, i try to install leopard on a p5q se/r, but i can't get all cores working ( intel q6600 ), now, could you please mod this bios to get all 4 cores working? i try to do it in my own, but i'm not sure...
sorry for my bad english
thank you!

Attached File(s)

 P5Q_ASUS_SE_R_0803.zip ( 639.76K ) Number of downloads: 3

 

[ole2]

laptop ASUS F5SL

* a direct link to the BIOS file,
http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/F5SL/F5SL304AS.zip

* your PC specs (CPU, Chipset and Graphics Card),
Intel Core 2 Duo - T5450, SIS671DX, SIS968, SiS7001 (USB), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470

* and a description of the issues.
macosx boots fine, starts working (loading skype, firefox, etc.), but hangs/freeze in few minutes after

[dirtymurt]

Hi Guys,

missed a few days here and stuggling to keep up with the info flow.

Are we saying there is a fix for the NX7400 cores now? if so can someone tell me what i need to do please.

thanks in advance

[Dane33]

Hi Guys,

missed a few days here and stuggling to keep up with the info flow.

Are we saying there is a fix for the NX7400 cores now? if so can someone tell me what i need to do please.

thanks in advance

Another nx7400 user here
If someone found a solution I'd be SOOOOOOOO THANKFUL...

Singlecore sucks

[kolonija]

Hey, I've got an idea for you BIOS hackers.
I can make a website that will contain all fixed BIOSes.
Admin would have to login, to add new fixed BIOSes. There would be several Admins.
BIOSes would be in categories (category=mobo manufacturer), each BIOS would have a name, manufacturer, hacker's name,version, and there would be a link, pointing to the download site.
The website would be made for free (duh), it would have a domain.co.cc domain (free), pointing to a 000webhost subdomain.
So, you wouldn't have to pay a dollar for the site, and it would be very organised. It's a pretty good idea, don't you think?

If you are interested, send me an e-mail to graddd@gmail.com .

[AgeveOSX]

For those who have the MSI P35 Diamond (DDR3):

Flashed with the modded BIOS yesterday and it works. No checksum errors
and no ACPI or cpus=1 fix is needed in Kalyway 10.5.2. I still have problems
with iDeneb 10.5.5 but that probably has nothing to do with the mainboard.

Thanks OriginalMACNUT (i guess he's the one who modified it).

[OriginalMACNUT]

For those who have the MSI P35 Diamond (DDR3):

Flashed with the modded BIOS yesterday and it works. No checksum errors
and no ACPI or cpus=1 fix is needed in Kalyway 10.5.2. I still have problems
with iDeneb 10.5.5 but that probably has nothing to do with the mainboard.

Thanks OriginalMACNUT (i guess he's the one who modified it).

You're Welcome
And yes, I have made all of the bios on my website.
* Huge Amount Of time Doing so *

@kolonija
I have a website Already in Sig. And it is Free.

[ole2]

You're Welcome
And yes, I have made all of the bios on my website.
* Huge Amount Of time Doing so *

@kolonija
I have a website Already in Sig. And it is Free.

hello OriginalMACNUT
your site already has fixed bios for laptop ASUS F5N.
do you know if F5N bios is OK for F5SL (the one I published a little bit higher),
or it's better to wait for it's own to be altered also?
thanks

[OriginalMACNUT]

I would wait. I have to change my oil in the car and do a few things. Then I'll try and get to everything today, bit under the weather after last night though.
be back in a bit.

[gianlu93]

hello, i try to install leopard on a p5q se/r, but i can't get all cores working ( intel q6600 ), now, could you please mod this bios to get all 4 cores working? i try to do it in my own, but i'm not sure...
sorry for my bad english
thank you!

can you help me?

[ole2]

does altering DSDT is what so important to prevent osx86 from hanging?
and if it is, why ALIAS'es are included from the begin inside our BIOS'es?
are they needed for M$ products? could WinXP work after if ALIAS not present anymore?
thanks

[maksel]

I would wait. I have to change my oil in the car and do a few things. Then I'll try and get to everything today, bit under the weather after last night though.
be back in a bit.

Hey,
Would you give my bios a try too, when you have the time? I posted it here on July but never got a reply, so I assumed it might be one of those impossible ones. I tried it once myself, but reverse engineering isn't my cup of tea.
It's a Twinhead J12S with T7300 cpu, PM965 chipset and X3100 graphics.

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 j12s.ROM.zip ( 400.3K ) Number of downloads: 2