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Modified BIOS to get all cores working, For ASUS/MSI (and some other) laptops..
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Well, I guess the title says it all, after spending a lot of time reading Documentations, Specifications, Forums.. and hunting for testers tongue.gif , I finally got tehmachacker (thank you) to test a modified BIOS, and as expected, it worked.

This is the issue that intends this mod to fix:
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=78235

Basically, what I'm doing is modifying and fixing errors in the DSDT; removing aliases for the "processor" devices, because the ACPIPlatform kext doesn't like them and treat them as other CPUs.. (it's written for Macs, and Apple doesn't use that in their Firmware's ACPI Tables, actually I don't see why we need them, well..)
I for example change this:
CODE
    Scope (_PR)
                {
                    Processor (P001, 0x01, 0x00000810, 0x06) {}
                    Alias (P001, CPU1)
                }

into:
CODE
    Scope (_PR)
                {
                    Processor (P001, 0x01, 0x00000810, 0x06) {}
                }

Sometimes I have to fix more stuff.. you should know that when you try to compile your DSDT.

So if you want to get a fixed BIOS, you can PM me post your request here, included with:
  • a direct link to the BIOS file,
  • your PC specs (CPU, Chipset and Graphics Card),
  • and a description of the issues.
Don't PM me with requests, post them in this thread.

You will find some of the modified BIOSes here.

Keep in mind that I take no responsibility for a bad flash or if anything goes wrong..
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- Kabyl   Modified BIOS to get all cores working   Feb 27 2008, 03:36 PM
- - tehmachacker   It works like a charm. I must say. Thank You SO Mu...   Feb 27 2008, 03:39 PM
- - EqUaTe   'grats mate   Feb 27 2008, 03:45 PM
- - glitchbit   The Asus G2S-A1 pm965 chipset works!!...   Feb 27 2008, 05:22 PM
|- - tehmachacker   ooooh. Now im in full vanilla with the new acpi an...   Feb 27 2008, 05:45 PM
- - antaholics   glitchbit, just wondering, what mark did you get f...   Feb 27 2008, 06:25 PM
- - PiNcIuSsS   could you do one for f3sr? here's bios: http:/...   Feb 27 2008, 06:39 PM
- - glitchbit   I just put in my old HD with XP to make sure the d...   Feb 27 2008, 06:52 PM
- - antaholics   here's the xbench website: http://www.xbench....   Feb 27 2008, 08:06 PM
- - krazubu   Wow, nice work Kabyl, Maybe there is some hope for...   Feb 27 2008, 08:37 PM
- - Chrysaor   Can you make a modified BIOS for Dell Inspiron 940...   Feb 27 2008, 09:44 PM
- - EqUaTe   QUOTE (krazubu @ Feb 27 2008, 08:37 PM) W...   Feb 27 2008, 10:52 PM
|- - tehmachacker   I thought I should post my specs and up the bios. ...   Feb 27 2008, 11:18 PM
- - glitchbit   I meant to upload the file Kabyl gave me before I ...   Feb 28 2008, 12:33 AM
- - QMax   Mmmm... I'm a bit scared but I'll give it ...   Feb 28 2008, 06:24 AM
- - Kingskawn   Do you have something for the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P   Feb 28 2008, 06:40 AM
- - Kabyl   PiNcIuSsS and QMax: I will try to do it ASAP (work...   Feb 28 2008, 07:58 AM
- - jsl   QUOTE (Kabyl @ Feb 27 2008, 03:36 PM) Wel...   Feb 28 2008, 08:30 AM
- - glitchbit   I hear that this guy, Anton, may know something a...   Feb 28 2008, 02:28 PM
- - Kabyl   QUOTE (PiNcIuSsS @ Feb 27 2008, 07:39 PM)...   Feb 28 2008, 05:39 PM
|- - antaholics   QUOTE (Kabyl @ Feb 28 2008, 12:39 PM) htt...   Feb 29 2008, 03:09 AM
|- - jsl   QUOTE (Kabyl @ Feb 28 2008, 05:39 PM) htt...   Feb 29 2008, 03:26 AM
- - PiNcIuSsS   bang bang bang!!!! it works!...   Feb 28 2008, 06:17 PM
- - QMax   Many thanks Kabyl, i can't download now the m...   Feb 28 2008, 07:03 PM
- - Sempronio   Asus F3sc bios please.   Feb 28 2008, 07:14 PM
- - Kabyl   QUOTE (QMax @ Feb 28 2008, 08:03 PM) Many...   Feb 28 2008, 08:26 PM
- - QMax   Thanks for the attachment, I'll test it tomorr...   Feb 28 2008, 09:04 PM
- - glitchbit   Qmax download the AppleHDA Patcher program and the...   Feb 29 2008, 02:54 AM
|- - QMax   QUOTE (glitchbit @ Feb 29 2008, 03:54 AM)...   Feb 29 2008, 07:33 AM
|- - antaholics   QUOTE (QMax @ Feb 29 2008, 02:33 AM) Mayb...   Feb 29 2008, 07:57 AM
|- - Kabyl   QUOTE (antaholics @ Feb 29 2008, 08:57 AM...   Feb 29 2008, 08:47 AM
|- - jsl   QUOTE (Kabyl @ Feb 29 2008, 08:47 AM) Get...   Feb 29 2008, 01:47 PM
|- - EqUaTe   QUOTE (jsl @ Feb 29 2008, 01:47 PM) Thank...   Feb 29 2008, 10:18 PM
- - antaholics   I just tried the 10.5.2 AppleACPI and the Brazilma...   Feb 29 2008, 04:49 AM
- - maxoid   Kabyl, It would be great to get a modded BIOS for...   Feb 29 2008, 07:44 AM
- - easycome24   Kabyl Could you please make a w7s bois tha...   Feb 29 2008, 03:18 PM
- - Kabyl   I was trying to write a kext in the last 2 days (t...   Feb 29 2008, 05:26 PM
- - mkayz   Would be great for an asus w7s modded bios, there ...   Mar 1 2008, 05:42 AM
- - Ezhoon   Does this work for MSI P35 Neo2-FR mobo? Afaik, MS...   Mar 1 2008, 07:08 AM
- - Kabyl   QUOTE (maxoid @ Feb 29 2008, 08:44 AM) Ka...   Mar 1 2008, 07:35 AM
- - antaholics   Kabyl, Just a suggestion, maybe it would be a goo...   Mar 1 2008, 07:38 AM
|- - Kabyl   QUOTE (antaholics @ Mar 1 2008, 08:38 AM)...   Mar 1 2008, 07:53 AM
|- - jsl   QUOTE (Kabyl @ Mar 1 2008, 07:53 AM) They...   Mar 2 2008, 01:06 PM
- - hotcorez   Well done Kabyl. Glad to here that someone finally...   Mar 1 2008, 09:31 AM
- - easycome24   thanks ofcourse the newer verson is ok thanks!   Mar 1 2008, 12:55 PM
- - maxoid   Kabyl, The modded BIOS for W7S works perfect. Tha...   Mar 1 2008, 04:47 PM
- - wfei_hong   here is a modified bios for msi-16361 for lg e500 ...   Mar 1 2008, 05:33 PM
- - Wiwi   Hi !! I wonder how can you mod a bios ? T...   Mar 1 2008, 08:24 PM
- - zeroz4   Here is the BIOs for Asus U6S: http://dlsvr03.asus...   Mar 1 2008, 10:59 PM
- - vampirexx   Dear Kabyl, Thanx in advance for your great work a...   Mar 1 2008, 11:59 PM
- - Ezhoon   Kabyl, Thanks for your reply I've uploaded a...   Mar 2 2008, 06:50 AM
- - Kabyl   QUOTE (hotcorez @ Mar 1 2008, 10:31 AM) W...   Mar 2 2008, 08:47 AM
- - Wiwi   Thanks for Bios A8Sc ! Working very well What...   Mar 2 2008, 01:10 PM
- - alchark   May we also have a version for Asus U3S? Here is ...   Mar 2 2008, 10:29 PM
- - gorg   Any chance for MSI P35 Platinum Combo  ? The late...   Mar 3 2008, 05:53 AM
|- - vampirexx   Thanx Kabyl!!! It works flawlessly...   Mar 3 2008, 06:28 AM
- - Kabyl   QUOTE (alchark @ Mar 2 2008, 11:29 PM) Ma...   Mar 3 2008, 09:00 AM
|- - gorg   QUOTE (Kabyl @ Mar 3 2008, 11:00 AM) http...   Mar 3 2008, 11:02 PM
- - homer007   Can this be done for acer aspire 5670 laptops if s...   Mar 3 2008, 10:56 AM
- - pebcak   Ok, let me try it... http://download1.msi.com.tw...   Mar 3 2008, 07:25 PM
- - Kabyl   QUOTE (homer007 @ Mar 3 2008, 11:56 AM) C...   Mar 3 2008, 08:09 PM
- - pebcak   Just toasted my board and it really does look bad....   Mar 3 2008, 10:05 PM
|- - asstastic   QUOTE (pebcak @ Mar 3 2008, 05:05 PM) Jus...   Mar 3 2008, 10:43 PM
- - Kabyl   QUOTE (pebcak @ Mar 3 2008, 11:05 PM) Jus...   Mar 3 2008, 11:14 PM
- - tehmachacker   gorg a good board to buy is the p5k lots of open b...   Mar 3 2008, 11:44 PM
|- - antaholics   QUOTE (tehmachacker @ Mar 3 2008, 06:44 P...   Mar 4 2008, 12:15 AM
- - gorg   Thanks. All I know is that I'll never buy MSI ...   Mar 4 2008, 12:49 AM
- - tehmachacker   the p5k is kalyways ideal mobo. i dont think you...   Mar 4 2008, 03:00 AM
|- - antaholics   QUOTE (tehmachacker @ Mar 3 2008, 10:00 P...   Mar 4 2008, 05:46 AM
- - jsl   I think MSI PR600 is also a good choice for Hacint...   Mar 4 2008, 03:33 AM
- - pebcak   I'll try to recover my bios (found a good old ...   Mar 4 2008, 05:21 AM
|- - gorg   QUOTE (pebcak @ Mar 4 2008, 07:21 AM) I...   Mar 4 2008, 05:38 AM
- - krazubu   Here's trick I discovered a few years ago to r...   Mar 4 2008, 12:38 PM
- - pebcak   The chips aren't removeable on those boards......   Mar 4 2008, 01:52 PM
|- - gorg   QUOTE (pebcak @ Mar 4 2008, 03:52 PM) The...   Mar 4 2008, 05:10 PM
|- - pebcak   QUOTE (gorg @ Mar 4 2008, 06:10 PM) You h...   Mar 4 2008, 06:48 PM
- - kmcool   this is bios file for asus f8sv seriesplease help ...   Mar 4 2008, 05:09 PM
- - envying   Pal, nice to see that you are making a lot of prog...   Mar 4 2008, 06:17 PM
- - alchark   QUOTE (Kabyl @ Mar 3 2008, 09:00 AM) http...   Mar 4 2008, 08:57 PM
- - hotcorez   Hello Peeps, I can see that this topic is a mixtu...   Mar 4 2008, 09:48 PM
- - Corum   could you do one for f3sc? here's bios: Bios A...   Mar 5 2008, 08:26 AM
- - Kabyl   QUOTE (kmcool @ Mar 4 2008, 06:09 PM) thi...   Mar 5 2008, 09:21 AM
|- - Jexclown   Could you help me try this bios:acer aspire 5580 ...   Mar 7 2008, 08:01 AM
- - asstastic   Thanks for the new info Kabyl. What tools did you...   Mar 5 2008, 04:15 PM
- - venorm   Hello, it would be nice if you can help me with my...   Mar 7 2008, 02:40 PM
- - Chun-Nan   Hi, Thanks for your great work. I would like to ...   Mar 8 2008, 02:29 AM
- - Kabyl   QUOTE (Jexclown @ Mar 7 2008, 09:01 AM) C...   Mar 8 2008, 09:31 AM
|- - jsl   QUOTE (Kabyl @ Mar 8 2008, 09:31 AM) Read...   Mar 8 2008, 12:17 PM
- - Jexclown   [quote name='Kabyl' date='Mar 8 2008, ...   Mar 8 2008, 03:20 PM
- - asstastic   Both cores working on ACER Aspire5672 with modded ...   Mar 9 2008, 10:33 AM
|- - Kabyl   QUOTE (asstastic @ Mar 9 2008, 11:33 AM) ...   Mar 9 2008, 11:27 AM
|- - Holdlang   QUOTE (asstastic @ Mar 9 2008, 11:33 AM) ...   Mar 13 2008, 11:56 AM
- - Jexclown   Here's the files! Thx in advance!   Mar 9 2008, 02:12 PM
- - realogic   Kabyl, I'm not a girl, but if I was , I'll...   Mar 10 2008, 11:55 AM
- - albi74   could you do one for f3sa? http://dlsvr01.asus.c...   Mar 11 2008, 12:36 PM
|- - Kabyl   QUOTE (albi74 @ Mar 11 2008, 01:36 PM) co...   Mar 11 2008, 09:26 PM
- - bilsta58   Hey Kabyl, could you please make me a modified bio...   Mar 12 2008, 02:41 AM
- - albi74   Tnx Kabyl You are my hero   Mar 12 2008, 09:55 AM
- - kmcool   sorry,my network is limited to domestic net,i hav...   Mar 13 2008, 06:57 AM
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