Jump to content
2 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

My original Software/Hardware:

    "Dock station: Windows 8" + "Unplugged Tablet|LCD: Android";

    "LCD 10.1 FHD"/i5-4200U/HD4400/4 GB;

    Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260HMWAN Mini PCI-E half-card;

    HDD Toshiba;

    BIOS v.213;

 

My current Software/Hardware:

    "Dock station: Windows 10 + OS X Siera 10.12.6 + Ubuntu" + "Unplugged Tablet|LCD: Android";

    "LCD 10.1 FHD"/i5-4200U/HD4400/4 GB;

    SSD Crucial;

    PCI-E Wi-Fi BCM94352HMB;

    BIOS v.216;

 

Ports:

USB3.0 x2, microHDMI x1,miniDP x1, comboJackMicrophone x1, comboport for Tablet|LCD (LCD, Touchscreen, Web camera) x1.

 

================================

HARDWARE (What works and doesn’t work):

================================

Processor/Chipset:

    Intel Core i5-4200U – SpeedStep Works [sSDT] (but there're some issues,see below);

 

Graphics:

    Integrated Intel 4400 HD Graphics HDMI/DisplayPort(DP) – Works full QE/CI [FakePCIID.kext & FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext, DSDT/SSDT pathes, Clover Config.plist patches];

    DisplayPort (DP) - Works;

    HDMI - Works;

(but there're some issues,see below).

 

LCD:

    Touchscreen Atmel maXTouch Digitizer USB - Works [OOB] detected as ink;

    LCD resolution (1280x720, 1600x900, 1920x1080)- Works [after Graphics setting];

    Brightness:

        Keyboard Fn brightness keys - Works [after Graphics and Keyboard settings];

        SysPref brightness slider - Not Works (see issues below);

    Unplug built-on LCD from dock and plug it to dock-station again - Works (but there're some issues, see below).

 

Audio:

    Sound: Context CX20751/2 - Works [AppleALC.kext, DSDT];

    Keyboard Fn volume keys (F10, F11, F12) - Works [after Graphics and Keyboard settings];

    HDMI Sound - Works [AppleALC.kext, Clover Config.plist patches and SSDT patches];

    Built-in microphone - Works [after Sound settings] ;

    Headphone's line-in microphone - Not Works (see issues below).

 

Keyboard/Touchpad:

    ASUS Wireless Input Receiver USB(Keyboard/Elan Touchpad) – Works [Elan AppleSmartTouchPad.kext];

    Touchpad – Works [Elan SmartTouchPad.kext] (but there isn't TouchPad Panel in SysPref, see issues);

 

Wifi/Bluetooth: Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260HMWAN Mini PCI-E half-card - not supported can be replaced with a supported card. I replaced with Broadcom BCM943225HMB card:

    Wifi 2.4GHz/5GHz, Bluetooth BCM20702A0 - Works [bT kexts, Clover Config.plist patches];

 

SSD: Crucial SSD – Works [Trim support Clover Config.plist patches];

USB 3.0: Works [OOB] (incorrect works after sleep, see issues);

Webcam: ASUS UVC 2.0 - Front cam Works [OOB with LED];

Battery: Battery management, battery status – Works [ACPIBatteryManager.kext, DSDT patch];

 

Sleep:

    Sleep mode - Works [after DSDT patches];

    Sleep on clamshell close – Not Works (I don't need it);

 

================================

INSTRUCTIONS:

================================

Hardware installation (to change the wi-fi cards or HDD) - To remove the back aluminum plate of the dock-station, use a plastic spudger(there are 2 hidden screws under the rubber foots. The rubber foots is necessary to remove);

--------------------------------

A) FOR INSTALL (this is my experience of installation OSX, you may install OSX other ways as you like):

    A.1) Update Bios version to v.216;

        CSM = disable (with enable option OS X boots and works too but see issues);

        Security Boot = Disable;

    A.2) Create Clover USB OS X installer (I used BDU app from Windwos - BootDiskUtility.exe, see links);

        Kexts - Place these kexts in Flash/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other:

            FakeSMC [system];

            FakePCIID.kext [Graphics]

            FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext [Graphics]

            ApplePS2SmartTouchpad.kext [Keyboard + Touchpad]

        Clover Config.plist - attached below (without SMBIOS), replace the one in EFI/CLOVER/

            Boot options: -v kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0;

            KernelPM = true;

            Also I use pre-configured SMBIOS for MacBookPro 11,1 (I don't know whether the pre-configured SMBIOS somehow affects to the installation of Sierra, it just copied from my El Captain last installation);

    A.4) Extract original DSDT/SSDT's (push Clover F4 key);

    A.3) Prepare HDD/SSD partitions for OS and Install OS X and Windows (I used MultiBooting UEFI Guide, see links).

 

    Need to download beforehand:

        Clover app last version;

        Clover Configurator app (I use it only for mount EFI partition and configure SMBIOS);

        Kext Utillity app;

        IORegistery 2.1 app;

        DPCIDevice app;

        iasl dissembler;

        MaciASL app;

        Piker-Alpha ssdtPRGen scripts;

        RehabMan Laptop DSDT/SSDT Patches;

        All needed kexts;

--------------------------------

B) POST INSTALL:

    B.1) Install latest Clover(I use Clover ver4268) with options:

        install Clover only for UEFI;

        install Clover on EFI partition;

        Drivers64UEFI:

            EmuVariableUefi-64;

            OsxAptioFix2Drv-64;

            OsxAptioFixDrv-64;

            PartitionDxe-64.

    B.2) DSDT/SSDT patching (for details see links):

        Create new folder, copy extracted DSDT/SSDT's(non-x) from usb-flash and downloaded iasl in folder, open console, cd to folder, type

 

 

./iasl -da -dl DSDT.aml SSDT*.aml
        Edit DSDT/SSDT via MaciASL app(use ACPI 6.1) (and DON'T use 'DSDT Editor' app, use MaciASL app!!!):

            You need DSDT.dsl, "Cpu0Ist" SSDT(my SSDT-0.dsl), "SaSsdt" SSDT(my SSDT-7.dsl);

 

            DSDT apply the following patches in the following order(!!!):

                [syn] Fix ADBG Error;

                [bat] ASUS G75VW;

                [audio] Audio Layout 12 (I use 28, change 12 to 28);

                [igpu] Rename GFX0 to IGPU;

                [sys] Add MCHC;

                [sys] Add IMEI;

                [sys] Haswell LPC;

                [sys] SMBUS Fix;

                [sys] RTC Fix;

                [sys] IRQ Fix;

                [sys] OS Check Fix (Windows 8);

                [usb] USB3_PRW(0x6D);

            Save as DSDT.aml file.

 

            SSDT:

            Generate SSDT.aml usingssdtPRGen.sh;

            Save as SSDT.aml file.

 

            SSDT-0 "Cpu0Ist" Patches:

                [syn] Remove _PSS Placeholders

            Save as SSDT-0.aml file

 

            SSDT-7 "SaSsdt" should contain GFX0 apply the following patches in the following order(!!!):

                [igpu] Rename GFX0 to IGPU

                [igpu] Rename B0D3 to HDAU

                [igpu] Haswell HD4600 Yosemite - change 4600 to 4400;

                [igpu] change in HDAU layout to 28

            Save as SSDT-7.aml file

 

            Place only the DSDT.aml, SSDT.aml, SSDT-0.aml, SSDT-7.aml in /EFI/Clover/ACPI/Patched;

 

    B.3) Clover kexts and settings:

        boot options:

        -v dart=0 kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0

 

        kexts (Place these in EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other):

            FakeSMC [system];

            CPUSensors.kext [HWMonitor app];

            LPCSensors.kext [HWMonitor app];

            ACPISensors.kext [HWMonitor app];

            FakePCIID.kext [Graphics];

            FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext [Graphics];

            ApplePS2SmartTouchpad.kext [Keyboard + Touchpad];

            ACPIBatteryManager.kext [battery];

            BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext [bluetooth]

            BrcmPatchRAM2.kext [bluetooth]

            BTFirmwareUploader.kext [bluetooth after sleep] (The author BTFirmwareUploader specifies to use it in /S/L/E/ , but at me It works in E/C/k/O/);

            AppleALC.kext [Audio]

            I don't Use VoodooPS2Controller.kext (see issues);

 

        Config.plist patches and options (You may use my config.plist, but it without SMBIOS info):

               [HD4400 and reduce some video glitches]

            <key>KextsToPatch</key>
            <array>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>Enable 1536MB for Azul framebuffer 0A260000</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    AADwAAAAAEDZCgAA
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>AppleIntelFramebufferAzul</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    AADwAAAAAGDZCgAA
                    </data>
                </dict>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>Enable 9MB cursor bytes, 0x0a260006</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    BgAmCgEDAwMAAAACAAAwAQAAYAA=
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferAzul</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    BgAmCgEDAwMAAAACAAAwAQAAkAA=
                    </data>
                </dict>
            </array>
                       [HDMI Audio]

            <key>KextsToPatch</key>
            <array>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>HDMI-Audio Port_0x6 DP2HDMI, 0A260000</string>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>AgQJAAAEAACHAAAA</data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>AppleIntelFramebufferAzul</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>AgQJAAAIAACCAAAA</data>
                </dict>
            </array>
                     [sSD Trim]

            <key>KextsToPatch</key>
            <array>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>Trim Enabler for SSD</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    QVBQTEUgU1NE
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>IOAHCIBlockStorage</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    AAAAAAAAAAAA
                    </data>
                </dict>
                </array>
                      [Wifi, Bluetooth]

            <key>Fixes</key>
                <dict>
                    <key>AddDTGP_0001</key>
                    <true/>
                    <key>FixAirport_4000</key>
                    <true/>
                </dict>

                <key>FakeID</key>
                <dict>
                    <key>WIFI</key>
                    <string>0x43a014E4</string>
                </dict>

                <key>KextsToPatch</key>
                <array>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>10.12-BCM94352-fvco-darkvoid</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    gflSqgAAdSk=
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    gflSqgAAZpA=
                    </data>
                </dict>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>10.11+-BCM94352-5GHz-US-FCC-darkvoid</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    QYP8/3QsSA==
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    ZscGVVPrKw==
                    </data>
                </dict>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>10.11+-BCM94352-Airport-Extreme-skvo</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    axAAAHUN
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    axAAAJCQ
                    </data>
                </dict>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>10.12-BCM94352-0x43b114e4-Info.plist-bpresles</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    PHN0cmluZz5wY2kxNGU0LDQzYmE8L3N0cmluZz4=
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    PHN0cmluZz5wY2kxNGU0LDQzYjE8L3N0cmluZz4=
                    </data>
                </dict>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>10.11-BCM94352-CC=#a-Ramalama</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    QYP8/3QsSA==
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    ZscGI2HrKw==
                    </data>
                </dict>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>10.11+-BCM94352-Whitelest-0x4331-iMac14,3-skvo</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    TWFjLUM2RUZBNjM5NjJGQzZFQTA=
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    TWFjLTI3QURCQjdCNENFRThFNjE=
                    </data>
                </dict>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>10.11+-BCM94352-Whitelest-0x4353-MacBoolAir5,2-skvo</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    TWFjLUM2RUZBNjM5NjJGQzZFQTA=
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    TWFjLTI3QURCQjdCNENFRThFNjE=
                    </data>
                </dict>
                <dict>
                    <key>Comment</key>
                    <string>10.11+-BT4LE-Handoff-Hotspot-lisai9093</string>
                    <key>Disabled</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>Find</key>
                    <data>
                    SIX/dEdIiwc=
                    </data>
                    <key>Name</key>
                    <string>IOBluetoothFamily</string>
                    <key>Replace</key>
                    <data>
                    Qb4PAAAA60Q=
                    </data>
                </dict>
            </array>
        SMBIOS Serial# is not configured in the attached Config.plist file (you may generate it via Clover Configurator. I use Makbook Pro 11,1 2013 late info.

 

================================

ISSUES :

================================

1) Different Mac OS behaviour at boot time and work time with the BIOS option CSM=enabled/CSM=disabled:

For example,

  -  when CSM=disabled Mac OS boots normally with Built-on LCD + DP/HDMI plugged monitor (both monitors work well during boot and after boot), but I can't unplug built-on LCD and plug it again, glitches appears on built-on LCD, helps only reboot;

  -  when CSM=enabled Mac OS boots only with one plugged monitor(only built-on LCD or only DP/HDMI monitor), the second monitor can be plugged after OS fully loaded and both monitors work well. And I can plug and unplug built-on LCD at any time, it works well without glitches.

2) CPU turboboost only to 2,3Ghz although it should be up to 2.6Ghz;

3) USB ports work incorrect after sleep mode (usb-flashs shout be replugged);

4) The built-in notebook microphone stops working when I insert the headphones with a built-in microphone (Both microphones don't work. OS X recognizes headphone's microphone as line-in).

5) I can't get to work AppleBlackLight.kext (There isn't brightness slider in SysPref -> monitor panel);

6) There isn't "Touchpad panel" in SysPref when I use ApplePS2SmartTouchpad.kext (I can't use VoodooPS2Controller.kext as touchpad has mad cursor motion with it), but SysPref -> Touchpad panel appears with it.

 

- Use AsusNBFnKeys.kext (It makes all Fn keys working - enable/disable touchpad, enable/disable bluetooth, switch to Android tablet and other) carefully because some issues appear with brightness control. For the present moment I don't use the AsusNBFnKeys.kext.

Clover doesn’t see any ext4 Volumes in Hard drive (Done, copy VBoxExt4-64.efi in /CLOVER/drivers64UEFI/).

 

================================

Links:

================================

Bios 216 - https://www.asus.com/ru/support/Download/3/587/0/1/afd86D69CMWsUhle/32/;

Create Clover USB OS X installer with BootDiskUtility.exe - https://applelife.ru/threads/mac-osx-i-clover-iz-windows-izgotovlenie-zagruzochnoj-flehshki.37189/;

Clover install options - https://ddr5.ru/ustanovka-i-nastroyka-zagruzchika-clover-na/;

Guide: MultiBooting UEFI. Install OS X, Windows 10 and Linux - https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-multibooting-uefi.197352/;

[Guide] Patching LAPTOP DSDT/SSDTs - https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-patching-laptop-dsdt-ssdts.152573;

Generate SSDT.aml using ssdtPRGen.sh - https://github.com/Piker-Alpha/ssdtPRGen.sh , http://osxpc.ru/zavod/cpu-zavod/speedstep/;

HWMonitor.app, CPUSensors.kext, LPCSensors.kext, ACPISensors.kext, FakeSMC.kext (I use 20171017) - https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-fakesmc-kozlek/downloads/;

FakePCIID.kext, FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext (I use 20170527) - https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-fake-pci-id/downloads/;

ApplePS2SmartTouchpad.kext (I use 4.6.5)- http://forum.osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/1948-elan-focaltech-and-synaptics-smart-touchpad-driver-mac-os-x/;

Clover patches Wifi and Bluetooth - https://github.com/toleda/wireless_half-mini;

BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext, BrcmPatchRAM2.kext (I use 20160705)  - https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-brcmpatchram/downloads/;

BTFirmwareUploader.kext (I use 3.1.5_10.11) - http://forum.osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/2925-bluetooth-firmware-uploader/;

AppleALC.kext - https://github.com/vit9696/AppleALC;

Piker-Alpha ssdtPRGen scripts - https://github.com/Piker-Alpha/ssdtPRGen.sh;

RehabMan Laptop DSDT/SSDT Patches - https://github.com/RehabMan/Laptop-DSDT-Patch;

================================

Many Thanks for:

================================

Maromi for the guide T300LA (http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-laptop-guides/156756-guide-asus-transformer-book-t300la-using-clover-uefi.html),

thespanky for the guide T300LA (http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-laptop-guides/166461-guide-asus-t300la-using-clover.html),

Going Bald for MultiBooting,

RehabMan, toleda, Mirone for kexts and helps,

and others

RESERVED

TX201LA_20171102.zip

  • 1 month later...

Thank You for posting this guide. I own a TX201LA and might give OSX a try on it now that you have completed this very through install guide. AWESOME WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Also I wonder if you are aware of the TX201LAF model. It recived an update to android 4.4 over 4.2 for the US model. Asus has it on there site here:

https://www.asus.com/supportonly/TX201LAF/HelpDesk_BIOS/

 

The problem is trying to mod the model to accept this update to android 4.4. I know now it may not seem like much of an update for 4.2 but it really is. 4.4 is as fast as 5.0 as for speed. It does not have all of the 5.0 features but it has most of them. I have tried to update the firmware to 4.4 using the LAF model info but need help. Are you interested in getting this done?

 

Also I should add that the TX201LA has the exact same CPU & ram as the Asus zenphone 5, which has updates to android 6. So theoretically there should be able to mod that firmware to run on the tablet.

×
×
  • Create New...