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[alemate23]

So I need C2RC5r755diffv7? I've installed C2RC5r760. How can I install your bootloader? I need C2RC5r755diffv7 because if I use your DSDT and c.a.b.p (attached here) with CR2RC5r760 I have a KP on boot. I want to try it on SL first, then on Lion.

[BlackCH]

juanerson, on Jul 6 2011, 06:20 PM, said:

Well guys, please sorry but talking about native SpeedStep again... I just want to say for record, that even at this moment I am using my own /S/L/E/IOPlatform...kext/C/P/ACPI_SMC_Platform...kext/C/R/MB4,1.plist (both files for Snow and Lion) WITHOUT or commented out (better way) the whole "<key>CStateDict</key>" part, BECAUSE I HAVE REALLY C-STATES SUPPORT FROM DSDT (Please read THIS and THIS), and the modification I did by following one Slice's suggestion on projectosx. I Repeat, I am almost sure that I am NOT wrong about THIS POINT (at least is my case), I mean the 10.6.8 update broke my native C-states support from SSDT tables, therefore in 6720s (similar HP-compaq laptops too) are non natives right now, including of course to Lion. In conclusion, the .plist can be the exactly same for both MB3,1 and MB4,1. BUT separately by each OS, because just the "SP1 steeperdict" part is the only difference that I found. I hope this helps.

Well, I do have Cstates working in 10.6.8 and in 10.7 without commenting out any code inside the plist, and without adding the chameleon generateCstates flag. The PStates are really quiet in both systems and temperatures are very good

[Zprood]

juanerson, on Jul 6 2011, 06:20 PM, said:

Well guys, please sorry but talking about native SpeedStep again... I just want to say for record, that even at this moment I am using my own /S/L/E/IOPlatform...kext/C/P/ACPI_SMC_Platform...kext/C/R/MB4,1.plist (both files for Snow and Lion) WITHOUT or commented out (better way) the whole "<key>CStateDict</key>" part, BECAUSE I HAVE REALLY C-STATES SUPPORT FROM DSDT (Please read THIS and THIS), and the modification I did by following one Slice's suggestion on projectosx. I Repeat, I am almost sure that I am NOT wrong about THIS POINT (at least is my case), I mean the 10.6.8 update broke my native C-states support from SSDT tables, therefore in 6720s (similar HP-compaq laptops too) are non natives right now, including of course to Lion. In conclusion, the .plist can be the exactly same for both MB3,1 and MB4,1. BUT separately by each OS, because just the "SP1 steeperdict" part is the only difference that I found. I hope this helps.

For general complementary explanation in Spanish look HERE.

Notes: RECOMMENDED COLDBOOT FOR TESTING (related to audio stuttering and heat problems). I know, there is not gain in performance, but allow to me delete (or change to No) the Chameleon flag "GenerateCStates". So, I don't want to worry about that in the future.

To check (before) the changes (after), see in IOReg... the CStateOverride - True, will disappear. And I feel my system a little bit more smooth (effects, transitions, etc), and the most important I have very quiet P-States, to keep low temperatures. Good Luck. Please sorry my english.

Great, I follow your recommend remove "<key>CStateDict</key>" entry and the " CStateOverride - True" has gone, also I don't use "GenerateCStates" from Chameleon too. But I have a question, I see your post about add CSTATE from SSDT to DSDT, you add all the part, I see people just recommend add three of them, so whether it can make a difference ?

Method (_CST, 0, NotSerialized)
			{
				Return (Package (0x04)
				{
					0x03, 
					Package (0x04)
					{
						ResourceTemplate ()
						{
							Register (FFixedHW, 
								One,			   // Bit Width
								0x02,			   // Bit Offset
								0x0000000000000000, // Address
								,)
						}, 

						One, 
						One, 
						0x03E8
					}, 

					Package (0x04)
					{
						ResourceTemplate ()
						{
							Register (SystemIO, 
								0x08,			   // Bit Width
								0x00,			   // Bit Offset
								0x0000000000000414, // Address
								,)
						}, 

						0x02, 
						One, 
						0x01F4
					}, 

					Package (0x04)
					{
						ResourceTemplate ()
						{
							Register (SystemIO, 
								0x08,			   // Bit Width
								0x00,			   // Bit Offset
								0x0000000000000416, // Address
							   ,)
						}, 

						0x03, 
						0x55, 
						0xFA
					}
				})
			}

[juanerson]

BlackCH, on Jul 6 2011, 10:36 PM, said:

Well, I do have Cstates working in 10.6.8 and in 10.7 without commenting out any code inside the plist, and without adding the chameleon generateCstates flag. The PStates are really quiet in both systems and temperatures are very good

OK. I think you don't want to try this, but maybe others. Anyway, only if you want, PLEASE can you test if you really have C-states (from SSDT tables) by commenting the lines inside the .plist? Otherwise I am sure is to software level support, which can be perfectly compatible with Apple shipping processors like the two penryn T8100 and T8300 for MB4,1 model (profile in our case). I mean, this not applied for you and me, my friend. BUT, my point is: what about the rest of supported processors for our HP-Compaq laptop in the whole list? My prior T5470 for example. Then, from 10.6.8 really they have FULL C-States support? I don't think. And my last question (I promise), you compare the CST tables: Our SSDT vs the Apple ones? Are very different, and I am sure you know than 10.6.8 is different too (PCI configuration Begin).

For those interested. By this way (Only for MB4,1), using TextMate here:

		</dict>
	  </array>
		<!-- juanerson's new c-states exclution from here
	  <key>CStateDict</key>
	  <dict>
		<key>MacBook4,1</key>
		<string>CSD3</string>
		<key>MacBook4,1</key>
		<string>CSD3</string>
		<key>CSD3</key>
		<dict>
		  <key>C6</key>
		  <dict>
			<key>enable</key>
			<false/>
		  </dict>
		</dict>
	  </dict>
		to here -->
	  <key>ControlArray</key>
	  <array>

Note: For MB3,1.plist is another code of course, more long.

[juanerson]

Zprood, on Jul 6 2011, 11:41 PM, said:

Great, I follow your recommend remove "<key>CStateDict</key>" entry and the " CStateOverride - True" has gone, also I don't use "GenerateCStates" from Chameleon too. But I have a question, I see your post about add CSTATE from SSDT to DSDT, you add all the part, I see people just recommend add three of them, so whether it can make a difference ?

Hi, good find. From I know, that's the "Universal" C-State definition, adding the first ones C1, C2 and C3 (maybe is just one of them working), injected by default from the Chameleon flag to the Scope PR (in SSDT). So, it should works for your CPU to basic level without problem. But personally I recommend extract your own tables (for your laptop model), I think is a better idea, which will enable all the C-States for your processor to hardware level. Furthermore, I have a question, because I don't know your laptop model: Have you C-States support right now (w/o those lines)? I am talking about IOreg and Terminal output? Also, you have audio stuttering and/or hight temperatures after cold boot?. Thank you.

[Zprood]

juanerson, on Jul 7 2011, 04:42 AM, said:

Hi, good find. From I know, that's the "Universal" C-State definition, adding the first ones C1, C2 and C3 (maybe is just one of them working), injected by default from the Chameleon flag to the Scope PR (in SSDT). So, it should works for your CPU to basic level without problem. But personally I recommend extract your own tables (for your laptop model), I think is a better idea, which will enable all the C-States for your processor to hardware level. Furthermore, I have a question, because I don't know your laptop model: Have you C-States support right now (w/o those lines)? I am talking about IOreg and Terminal output? Also, you have audio stuttering and/or hight temperatures after cold boot?. Thank you.

    Thanks for explanation that, my laptop is Lenovo Xuri C466M which is too old by now, the hardware is similar with hp 6520s. I  think the C-state&P-sate is working, I just add three C-state from SSDT table before, and then I add all of them. P-state works by add PLimitDict in the IOPlatformThermalProfile. For the audio card, i haven't that issue, you mentioned the "high temperatures" means the fan doesn't spin with cool boot ?    
    The fan problem is always in my place, if the laptop boots up with cool, fan doesn't spin, only I put it sleep and wakeup or restart.
    --Here are some information of my laptop:  zprood.zip   493.57K   3 downloads

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Regards.

[BlackCH]

juanerson, on Jul 7 2011, 04:06 AM, said:

OK. I think you don't want to try this, but maybe others.

haha, relax my friend. Im just saying I have it working without the tweaks you outlined. In my case I dont see fit to apply them. I would test them if I find some free time in the weekend though, for the sake of knowing.
Also I think C-States apply for the whole family of a particular CPU core: if you have any merom core based CPU you can use the MacBook3,1.plist as it is and it would work just fine. Same goes for penryn and the MacBook4,1.plist

Anyway, I wanted to share some thoughts about Lion. The graphic performance is awful. To me, the freeze mouse pointer problem looks like a background process of some kind taking resources (maybe a hardware check?). I say this because the freeze would happens at regular intervals of time (I would say something like every 5-7 seconds). Eventhough this problem disappear replacing the drivers with the ones from snow, the graphic performance still very bad, the GUI is very chunky compared with 10.6

[alemate23]

BlackCH, on Jul 7 2011, 12:37 PM, said:

Anyway, I wanted to share some thoughts about Lion. The graphic performance is awful. To me, the freeze mouse pointer problem looks like a background process of some kind taking resources (maybe a hardware check?). I say this because the freeze would happens at regular intervals of time (I would say something like every 5-7 seconds). Eventhough this problem disappear replacing the drivers with the ones from snow, the graphic performance still very bad, the GUI is very chunky compared with 10.6

I've no problem with mouse freeze, but graphics is really lagging. But the bigger problem are high temperatures and the absence of fan control. Fans start only when the notebook reaches very high temperatures.

[BlackCH]

alemate23, on Jul 7 2011, 03:45 PM, said:

I've no problem with mouse freeze, but graphics is really lagging

I wonder if QE/CI are fully enabled.

[alemate23]

I'm using those kexts

 x3100_2a12.zip   3.06MB   14 downloads

[juanerson]

BlackCH, on Jul 7 2011, 07:37 AM, said:

Anyway, I wanted to share some thoughts about Lion. The graphic performance is awful. To me, the freeze mouse pointer problem looks like a background process of some kind taking resources (maybe a hardware check?). I say this because the freeze would happens at regular intervals of time (I would say something like every 5-7 seconds).

Maybe the 32 Bit kernel mode? Seeing the "kernel_task" process in the Activity Monitor, I am suspecting about that. Seems not to be the same behavior in Snow.

[BlackCH]

juanerson, on Jul 8 2011, 06:32 AM, said:

Maybe the 32 Bit kernel mode? Seeing the "kernel_task" process in the Activity Monitor, I am suspecting about that. Seems not to be the same behavior in Snow.

Maybe that. Which are the 64 bit GMA kexts? 10.6.2? I would try to test it

[alemate23]

Yes, 10.6.2 kexts are 64bit. Here is it.

 x3100_64bit.zip   3.6MB   21 downloads

[superfun2k9]

I wonder what I do wrong.
I restored today the 3rd time my system from time-machine out of my 10.6.7 backup, because the upgrade to 10.6.8 went wrong, after the first reboot, my broadcom 4328 w-lan didn´t work anymore, also the resolution changed from 1280x800 to 800x640 and I couldn´t figure out, why this happens, I testet several configs, but it didn´t change anything

Also I testet installing 10.7 GM, but the installation didn´t start, it tells me, that 10.7 can´t be installed on my computer. I have profile mb3.2, mbp3.1 and mbp4.1 tested.

what can I do?

[alemate23]

superfun2k9, on Jul 8 2011, 02:44 PM, said:

I wonder what I do wrong.
I restored today the 3rd time my system from time-machine out of my 10.6.7 backup, because the upgrade to 10.6.8 went wrong, after the first reboot, my broadcom 4328 w-lan didn´t work anymore, also the resolution changed from 1280x800 to 800x640 and I couldn´t figure out, why this happens, I testet several configs, but it didn´t change anything

Update, then re-install 10.6.7 graphic and network kexts on 10.6.8

superfun2k9, on Jul 8 2011, 02:44 PM, said:

Also I testet installing 10.7 GM, but the installation didn´t start, it tells me, that 10.7 can´t be installed on my computer. I have profile mb3.2, mbp3.1 and mbp4.1 tested.

Your partition table is GUID or MBR?

[superfun2k9]

partition is GUID...

installing 10.7 should be possible from 10.6.7 and 10.6.8 afaik, or am I wrong?

[alemate23]

superfun2k9, on Jul 8 2011, 02:59 PM, said:

partition is GUID...

installing 10.7 should be possible from 10.6.7 and 10.6.8 afaik, or am I wrong?

Yes, but is not recommended. I suggest you create a new partition with format HFS+ (call it Lion), then install Lion from a USB pen (guide) or from the DMG on your pc.

[superfun2k9]

I´ve tested installing Lion from USB-stick yesterday, but I only have the bootcd v0.3 for SL, so how to boot and install Lion? When using chameleon2rc5r760 I can boot from the usb-stick, but then I get a kernel-panic screen

EDIT: I didn´t work with kexts a long time, where are the kexts for graphic, wifi and so on? sorry for the stupid question, I installed SL for about one year and forgot it

[alemate23]

superfun2k9, on Jul 8 2011, 03:21 PM, said:

I´ve tested installing Lion from USB-stick yesterday, but I only have the bootcd v0.3 for SL, so how to boot and install Lion? When using chameleon2rc5r760 I can boot from the usb-stick, but then I get a kernel-panic screen

EDIT: I didn´t work with kexts a long time, where are the kexts for graphic, wifi and so on? sorry for the stupid question, I installed SL for about one year and forgot it

Follow the guide i've suggested, it has worked fine for me. Graphic kexts are IntelGMAX3100 What the id of your x3100? 2a02 or 2a12? For wifi use IO80211family, for trackpad and keyboard voodooPS2. Here is my extra/extensions folder
 Extensions.zip   200.72K   27 downloads

[superfun2k9]

Thanks, I´m using this guide right now and it works

I´ve got the GMA X3100 2a02

I´m installing at the moment and will tell, if all is working

EDIT: booting from the usb-stick failed... it stopped with a blackscreen.. I started my 10.6.7 and did a check of the usb-stick, it tells me the data-sets are wrong and it can´t be repaired