DSDT.aml kills ASUS WL138g V2 wireless card (solved)

[di524up]

I have a GA-P35-DS4 board, which has ALC889a audio and Realtek 8111B ethernet.

 

In Leopard, ASUS WL138g V2 wireless card works out-of-box and is detected as Airport.

 

In Snow Leopard, however, it is only detected if DSDT.aml is removed from /Extra.

 

I have tried various possibilities:

1) DSDT.aml with only RTC fix

2) DSDT.aml with only sound fix

3) DSDT.aml with only ethernet fix

 

Otherwise, with DSDT.aml, RTC/sound/ethernet works perfectly.

 

Booting with kernel flags arch=i386 or -x32 did not help.

 

Anyone has similar problem and would like to share your experience? Thanks!

 

Update 1

Still no joy after further tests...

1. The same dsdt.aml kills wireless card in Leopard too

2. Flash the BIOS with the patched BIOS - same outcome

 

Update 2

Clearly the wireless card is missing with dsdt.aml

Without dsdt.aml

With dsdt.aml

dsdt.aml with RTC & sound fix

DSDT.aml.zip

 

Update 3

Finally got the wireless card in both 32- and 64-bit modes to work by decompiling the dsdt without the "-newHPET" option. However, HPET is lost.

DSDT.aml.zip

[rest assured son]

I have a GA-P35-DS4 board, which has ALC889a audio and Realtek 8111B ethernet.

 

In Leopard, ASUS WL138g V2 wireless card works out-of-box and is detected as Airport.

 

In Snow Leopard, however, it is only detected if DSDT.aml is removed from /Extra.

 

I have tried various possibilities:

1) DSDT.aml with only RTC fix

2) DSDT.aml with only sound fix

3) DSDT.aml with only ethernet fix

 

Otherwise, with DSDT.aml, RTC/sound/ethernet works perfectly.

 

Booting with kernel flags arch=i386 or -x32 did not help.

 

Anyone has similar problem and would like to share your experience? Thanks!

 

For me, the IONetworking.kext w/ Realtekr1000 always kills ASUS WL138g V2.

 

 

My recommendation. Dont put networking in your DSDT & dont use realtekr1000.kext. Then it should work.

[di524up]

It does not work even when ethernet is not included in DSDT.aml

[alexkidd]

can you post your dsdt for me to take a look?

[di524up]

Here they are, my dsdt.aml files. Thanks!

 

dsdt.zip

[rest assured son]

It does not work even when ethernet is not included in DSDT.aml

 

Get a 20$ wireless bridge from ebay if you cant get a solution.

[di524up]

Still no joy after further tests...

 

1. The same dsdt.aml kills wireless card in Leopard too

2. Flash the BIOS with the patched BIOS - same outcome

 

So, I have come to a conclusion that something in dsdt has to be changed, but I don't know how.

 

Can someone help to have a look at my dsdt a couple of posts above?

 

Thanks!

[alexkidd]

it has something to do with hpet, i will post a solution for you when i reach home... but you will lose your hpet

[di524up]

it has something to do with hpet, i will post a solution for you when i reach home... but you will lose your hpet

 

Thanks, alexkidd!

 

Like you say, it is indeed a problem with hpet. I finally got the wireless card to work by decompiling the dsdt without the "-newHPET" option. The new dsdt.aml works fine.

 

Any idea how to get hpet to work? I really appreciate your help here. Thanks again!

[alexkidd]

hpet and wireless can't work together, any solution for it?

[di524up]

Have tried to recompile dsdt.aml many many times but does not work so far.

 

Any guru can help us out? Thanks!

[alexkidd]

i've managed to get wireless card detected with HPET enabled, but it couldnt scan for any network.....

 

what i've done is add these into my dsdt

Device (RP02)
		{
			Name (_ADR, 0x001E0000)  // last two digits is a number of the bridge
			Device (ARPT)
			{
				Name (_ADR, Zero)
				Name (_SUN, 0x00)	// add this object with the same value as PCI bridge
				  Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)   // add this method
				{
					Store (Package (0x04)
					{
						"model",
						Buffer ()
						{
							"BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless"
						},

						"built-in",
						Buffer ()
						{
							0x00
						}

					}, Local0)
					DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))   // define the method at the top
					Return (Local0)
				}

  }
}

[di524up]

Will test your codes later. Thanks!

[r0ck3r4ever]

I have the same issue, will test without hpet and neworking on my ep45t-ds3r.

[di524up]

i've managed to get wireless card detected with HPET enabled, but it couldnt scan for any network.....

 

what i've done is add these into my dsdt

Device (RP02)
		{
			Name (_ADR, 0x001E0000)  // last two digits is a number of the bridge
			Device (ARPT)
			{
				Name (_ADR, Zero)
				Name (_SUN, 0x00)	// add this object with the same value as PCI bridge
				  Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)   // add this method
				{
					Store (Package (0x04)
					{
						"model",
						Buffer ()
						{
							"BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless"
						},

						"built-in",
						Buffer ()
						{
							0x00
						}

					}, Local0)
					DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))   // define the method at the top
					Return (Local0)
				}

  }
}

 

Can you give more details? To which section should the above codes be added? Thanks!

[alexkidd]

above Device (LNKB)

 

or download the attached dsdt.aml which i have already insert and compiled for u

DSDT.aml.zip

[di524up]

With your codes, HPET is working and the wireless card is detected. However, it does not scan for networks

[alexkidd]

try this

DSDT.aml.zip

[di524up]

No, it does not work. However, every time I click "Turn Airport on" I see the "scanning" on the menubar Airport icon for about 1 second, then it stops completely. Any clue?

 

Any further info that you need? Thanks!

[di524up]

Anyone has made any progress?

[di524up]

A Google search seems to indicate that dsdt mod is not compatible with wireless, not only on OS X but on Linux as well.

 

@alexkidd, you are so close already. Any progress?

[alexkidd]

A Google search seems to indicate that dsdt mod is not compatible with wireless, not only on OS X but on Linux as well.

 

@alexkidd, you are so close already. Any progress?

 

finally got HPET and wireless working with dsdt mod....after removing NullCPUPowerManagement.kext and SleepEnabler.kext and use dsdt patcher with -newHPET option....with the following code

			Device (HUB0)
		{
			Name (_ADR, 0x001E0000)
			Method (_STA, 0, NotSerialized)
			{
				Return (0x0F)
			}

			Name (PICM, Package (0x0C)
			{
				Package (0x04)
				{
					0xFFFF, 
					Zero, 
					LNKE, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0xFFFF, 
					One, 
					LNKD, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0xFFFF, 
					0x02, 
					LNKC, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0xFFFF, 
					0x03, 
					LNKA, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0001FFFF, 
					Zero, 
					LNKD, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0001FFFF, 
					One, 
					LNKC, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0001FFFF, 
					0x02, 
					LNKA, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0001FFFF, 
					0x03, 
					LNKE, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0006FFFF, 
					Zero, 
					LNKC, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0006FFFF, 
					One, 
					LNKC, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0006FFFF, 
					0x02, 
					LNKC, 
					Zero
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0006FFFF, 
					0x03, 
					LNKC, 
					Zero
				}
			})
			Name (APIC, Package (0x0C)
			{
				Package (0x04)
				{
					0xFFFF, 
					Zero, 
					Zero, 
					0x14
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0xFFFF, 
					One, 
					Zero, 
					0x13
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0xFFFF, 
					0x02, 
					Zero, 
					0x12
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0xFFFF, 
					0x03, 
					Zero, 
					0x10
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0001FFFF, 
					Zero, 
					Zero, 
					0x13
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0001FFFF, 
					One, 
					Zero, 
					0x12
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0001FFFF, 
					0x02, 
					Zero, 
					0x10
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0001FFFF, 
					0x03, 
					Zero, 
					0x14
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0006FFFF, 
					Zero, 
					Zero, 
					0x12
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0006FFFF, 
					One, 
					Zero, 
					0x12
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0006FFFF, 
					0x02, 
					Zero, 
					0x12
				}, 

				Package (0x04)
				{
					0x0006FFFF, 
					0x03, 
					Zero, 
					0x12
				}
			})
			Method (_PRT, 0, NotSerialized)
			{
				If (LNot (PICF))
				{
					Return (PICM)
				}
				Else
				{
					Return (APIC)
				}
			}

			Method (_PRW, 0, NotSerialized)
			{
				Return (Package (0x02)
				{
					0x0B, 
					0x05
				})
			}

			Device (ARPT)
			{
				Name (_ADR, Zero)
				Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)
				{
					Store (Package (0x08)
						{
							"AAPL,Slot-name", 
							Buffer (0x0B)
							{
								"Built-In"
							}, 

							"name", 
							Buffer (0x13)
							{
								"Network controller"
							}, 

							"model", 
							Buffer (0x2B)
							{
								"Broadcom Corporation BCM4320 802.11 a/b/g"
							}, 

							"device_type", 
							Buffer (0x08)
							{
								"AirPort"
							}
						}, Local0)
					DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))
					Return (Local0)
				}
			}
		}

		Device (PX40)

[di524up]

The new mod does not work for me

[di524up]

Still not working...

dsdt.dsl.zip

[Bart86]

I'd like to try this mod, but when I go to generate the DSDT with "iasl -ta" against the modified dsl, I get:

 

Intel ACPI Component Architecture

ASL Optimizing Compiler version 20080926 [Oct 4 2008]

Copyright © 2000 - 2008 Intel Corporation

Supports ACPI Specification Revision 3.0a

 

EP45T-UD3P-DSDT.dsl.txt 2746: DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))

Error 4067 - Object is not accessible from this scope ^ (DTGP)

 

ASL Input: EP45T-UD3P-DSDT.dsl.txt - 6144 lines, 205686 bytes, 2602 keywords

Compilation complete. 1 Errors, 0 Warnings, 0 Remarks, 34 Optimizations

 

 

I've double checked for things like missing brackets etc..