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

[slavic77]

Thanks for your Bios Slavic77, i flashed your 1306 SLIC DSDT with success on my P5Q.

But... I cannot boot any DVD of OSX86 (ideneb 1.1, iAtkos 4i, Kalyway 10.5.2...), i've got a kernel panic when loading ACPI.

What's wrong with my config ?

I used iDeneb 10.5.4 v.1.1 with success. Anyway, I used to get kernel panics before the era of modded bios with any OSX distro, so I think if I tried to install any other distro e.g. like Kalyway now, it would be a success, too.
I suggest that you:
1. Disable (while installing) Marvell controller. After the install you'll get it working with the modded kext I'm attaching.
2. Clear CMOS (or load BIOS fail-safe defaults) - this is just to get ACPI/APIC options right, all the rest you may alter to your taste later, but the one option mentioned in point 3
3. Make sure your SATA controller is in AHCI mode. That's vitally important!!!
4. Your DVD drive MUST be SATA and it MUST be connected to RED sata ports 1,2 or 3 (mine is seated on port 1).
5. Your HDD drive MUST be SATA, too, and it MUST be connected to one if six RED sata ports.

If you give me details of your config perhaps I'll be able to give more advice.

Attached File(s)

 Marvell_6121_kext.zip ( 136.07K ) Number of downloads: 11

 

[peninha]

Dear all, dear Kabil,

I'd prefer to learn howto fish instead of bugging you everytime. But, could you please fix the latest eee pc 901 bios at:

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePC/Eee...1_ASUS_1301.zip

There's (at least) changes in this version that fix supend/resume issues.

Thank you very much in advance,
P

[hys17]

Hi!
I've checked your file. It's a no-go. This is for bad news.

For good news: mine one is working OK! iDeneb 10.5.4 v.1.1 installed and working fine! (except for the audio and ethernet)

So, you may download my version and flash your BIOS (I flashed mine using Asus Update from Windows Vista, all went OK). As a bonus, besides a working DSDT table for flawless OSX install, with my BIOS file you'll get a working SLIC extension for Vista OEM activation :-)) Sounds like a TV commercial :-)))
2 HYS17:
http://www.ami.com/support/doc/AMIBIOS8_Fl...tepaper_v10.pdf

in case anything goes wrong, use the BIOS recovery techniques from the link above. As for me, I had even printed out the file before I dared to flash my own BIOS, but luckily never used it  :-)) Wish I had this paper before my first attempt to mod my BIOS (leading to the dead MoBo); perhaps, I could have saved 10 bucks on hardware re-programming :-))

Thank u so much for ur BIOS file and ur testing for my no-go BIOS file though I haven't used it.
I'm so sorry for my file if it caused u much trouble since I am a really freshman in doing this.
And I'm so exciting for this BIOS file.I'll just flash it right now and run the Leo!

Thank you very much and sorry again for my bad BIOS file.I wish I can talk to u more if I have any further questions.

[M45t3rm1nd]

Hi there! I've already seen the bios 1.63-moded for the MSI PR600 somewhere in this thread, but I would like to know if the latest one, 1.69, is already available . If not, could you please hack it? Thanks.


http://download1.msi.com.tw/files/download...xe/1637_169.zip


PS: Without the hack, I can't boot OSx86 without the cpus=1 parameter.
PS: Please, could you also unhide all the features? Tried amibcp313, but it crashes when I try to save the file giving some access violation or memory problem. My hard is fine since I tried it on other machines and got the same error.

Thanks again.

[Icchan-san]

How can I mod my own BIOS? Thx in Advance at least until kabyl come back

[turbo_911]

So anyone got their both cores working on DELL laptops?
Or still bad news?

Hey, Kabyl check out this thread http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry775980
it might help you to resolve the issue on the Dell bios, why they crash...
Also try this too http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=117558

Thanks for help.

[fen]

hello!

could anyone please make the mod to the folowing BIOS?

big tnx.

Attached File(s)

 0301.rar ( 641.68K ) Number of downloads: 2

 

[digiko]

How can I mod my own BIOS? Thx in Advance at least until kabyl come back

would like to know too, is there any guide or tutorial of modding bios?

Thank everyone

[G.H.]

Hi all and Kabil,
I got some problems with install Leopard 10.5.2
it seems the BIOS problem.
My NB is Acer 8200.
Could you help me modify the BIOS?
Thanks for your help.

The BIOS URL:
http://rapidshare.com/files/143822901/3521.zip.html

[Jekkil]

Hi, does anyone knows if a modified version of the BIOS for W7J is needed ?
I have tried to install iATKOS v4, Kalyway 10.5.2 & 10.5.1 without sucesss on my laptop.
Always get an error with ACPI platform plugin (com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin)

I am quite desesperated, so if anyone get hint to make this thing work !

Thanks

[Jaguarrr]

Hi, does anyone knows if a modified version of the BIOS for W7J is needed ?
I have tried to install iATKOS v4, Kalyway 10.5.2 & 10.5.1 without sucesss on my laptop.
Always get an error with ACPI platform plugin (com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin)

I am quite desesperated, so if anyone get hint to make this thing work !

Thanks

You will have to use the old acpi drivers from tiger 10.4.8 there is a treath about it somewhere on this board.
Also try "Cpus=1 -F"

[sheyuanjia]

where can i find MSI P45-neo3-FR Modified BIOS ,my cpu only work one core!!



Now I find the latest BIOS for MSI P45-neo3-FR ,please modified for me!

Attached File(s)

 MSI_P45Neo3F_bios14.zip ( 735.38K ) Number of downloads: 3

 

[apfrost]

I would really appreciate anyone that could mod my bios to get all my cores working. It's for a Lenovo Y510. Please!

Attached File(s)

 06CN31WW.exe ( 770.75K ) Number of downloads: 3

 

[Alex DeWolf]

I have an Asus F8SN (T9300 processor and Nvidia 9500M w/512MB VRAM). Has the BIOS been modded yet? I got most everything working except 2nd core and Wireless.

Alex

[Joeandmat]

hello! thanks for your work! my problem is that i get the stuck at the line "using 10485 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers"
My processor is E5200, my motherboard is Asrock Conroe1333-Glan and the bios that i'd like to have modded is ver. 1.50 (because with the version 1.10 i don't get stuck, but the processor is recognized bad! (12.69GHZ!)
thanks!

[Beniboy]

Sorry if I'm being off-topic! Beniboy, did you already try if mac worked with both cores AFTER updating with that BIOS? Because, as this version is relatively new it may work. If you didn't, try it. About the other OS(es) you have in your computer there will be no problem.

funny thing is that with iatkos v1.0 both cores worked...but with kalways 10.5.2 only one works?..hmmmm...

[lordahmed]

hi hope you can help with the asus p5n-t board, i have the q6600 2.4, bfg GPU 8800GT oC2, i have the iatkos 4i, only working with cpus=1 command. i hope you can build a modified bios for us . thanks in advance. cheers

[Supramati]

In Dual boot cases, VISTA, XP still works?

Does somebody here know how to extract my actual bios?

Here its my model: P5BW-LA, 965/ICH8-R for HP m8120n

Thanx!

[joeyf40]

Hi Kabyl, thanks your great job..
My MB is MSI P35 NEO2 FR, and I use yor mod-bios 7345V1.8 works great ! But, it's seems not support E0 step cpu (E5200 E8400 E8600).I,ve checked MSI offical website only after 7345V1.9 could support E0 STEP. So,can you mod 7345V1.9 for me or many "P35 NEO2 FR" user.......Big thanks again

Bios link :
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=do...4&type=bios
my pc specs
CPU ：intel E8400 --（E0 STEP）
Chipset : p35 ich9r
Graphics Card : ATI 1950XT

[me999]

Hi, I have never had a laptop till now and would love to stick Leopard on it. I can't seem to boot into the install setup, I have tried almost every distro (including old 10.4.8) and none of them allow me to boot into the setup, it freezes. I have tried multiple boot flags and bios settings. I think my bios may be the problem. Please patch the bios file please: http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/F8Sn/F8SNG304AS.zip.

Model: Asus F8Sg
CPU: Intel T5750 2.0GHz
Chipset: Intel PM965 Express Chipset +ICH8M
Gfx: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G 256MB

Thanks