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E7450 ElCapitan - fix and finetune


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got to boot , I'am new to clover,  desktop runs yosemite

 

E7450 , i5-5200U , 16mb mem, 500 sed, 1355x768 screen

notes:

- DVMT it's 64MB, not changed , since I could not find the universal bios backup toolkit 2.0

- did try it the e7450_update.zip  - did not boot,  deleted the patched .aml files to make it boot again

- for CPU  , changed in config file to 0606

- got keyboard and touchpad working

- wifi working

- HDMI out working 2560x1440

- USB mouse, keyboard

- have not tried display port cable or docking station

 

 

not working, needs work:

- sound

- sdhc slot

- sleep lid close

- boot timeout,  need to hit enter

- graphics, xbench shows 48, so graphics might not be working right,

- dual boot windows 8.1 , still need to install on second partition, not sure how to clone

- replace LCD screen with 1920x1080 LED IPS screen

- an apple/hack sticker 

 

think this be a great laptop,  files attached

appreciate any help / pointers/ comments

Clover_Install_Log.txt

bootlog.log.txt

ls-lR__EFI.txt

ls-LR__Library_Extensions.txt

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Did you follow this guide?

universal bios backup toolkit 2.0 download link is in the guide.

Without setting DVMT, you won't have full graphics acceleration QE/CI.

The sound and SD card reader are all patched in the DSDT, they won't work without it. It also fixes the sleep issue.

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did try follow the guide. 

- the download link for 1)universal bios backup toolkit 2.0-  is not working, and could not find it with google, 

 bunch of phishing sites, etc  ---> ok tried again, did popup mackeeper, ... second try got the .z file

  - still think,  64MB shown, + 32MB = 96GB in DVMT is sufficient to boot.  it did boot , install, not sure I need to mod it .

my bios is A10 , and tried with  the dsdt.aml 's in patched , but it locks up at boot, just crashes, and I have different processor.

did not see A07 bios at dell 

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I just tried the link, download works fine. Only get one popup window in Safari, but just close it and download from the original window.

Your Config.plist probably has the FB patch to bypass the check, but I prefer BIOS DVMT preallocated mod better.

 

I have update the BIOS to A10, no change to OS X, booted just fine. The DSDT has not link to CPU so should work for your i5 as well. You could try the old DSDT/SSDT bootpack before the update and see if it makes a difference. The reason I updated is because I want to eliminate SSDT-1 and add the HDMI audio patches to DSDT. But by doing so, I lose mouse access after sleep. By adding additional SSDT-0 and SSDT-7, the issue is gone which I added as the updated bootpack.

You need to generate SSDT for your CPU and add to ACPI/Patched before enabling DropOem, could be the cause of your crash.

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did try to generate the ssdt with beta script

- not sure it's good enough

 

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:Documents rob$ sudo ./ssdtprgenbeta.sh 

./ssdtprgenbeta.sh: line 178: ther: command not found

 

 

ssdtPRGen.sh v0.9  Copyright © 2011-2012 by † RevoGirl

             v6.6  Copyright © 2013 by † Jeroen

             v18.2 Copyright © 2013-2016 by Pike R. Alpha

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

Bugs > https://github.com/Piker-Alpha/ssdtPRGen.sh/issues <

 

System information: Mac OS X 10.11.3 (15D21)

Brandstring: "Intel® Core i5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz"

 

Notice: Downloading extractACPITables.zip ...

Notice: Downloading Sandy Bridge.cfg ...

Notice: Downloading Ivy Bridge.cfg ...

Notice: Downloading Haswell.cfg ...

Notice: Downloading Broadwell.cfg ...

Version: models.cfg v160 / Ivy Bridge.cfg v0

 

./ssdtprgenbeta.sh: line 1355: let: gLogicalCPUs=4*: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "*")

 

 

 

 

ACPI Processor {} Declaration(s) found in DSDT

 

Warning: No ACPI Processor declarations found in the DSDT!

Using assumed Scope (\_PR) {}

 

./ssdtprgenbeta.sh: line 4048: let: modelSpecified=: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "=")

Notice: Downloading Restrictions.cfg ...

 

Notice: The LFM frequency in Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6.plist is set to 1300MHz!

This problem can be fixed with help of freqVectorsEdit.sh from:

https://github.com/Piker-Alpha/freqVectorsEdit.sh

 

Generating ssdt.dsl for a 'MacBookPro12,1' with board-id [Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6]

./ssdtprgenbeta.sh: line 4135: [: -eq: unary operator expected

Broadwell Core i5-5200U processor [0x306D4] setup [0x0606]

With a maximum TDP of 15 Watt, as specified by Intel

./ssdtprgenbeta.sh: line 4212: [: -eq: unary operator expected

Number logical CPU's:  (Core Frequency: 2200 MHz)

Number of Turbo States: 5 (2300-2700 MHz)

Number of P-States: 20 (800-2700 MHz)

./ssdtprgenbeta.sh: line 4351: let: gLogicalCPUsPerScope=/1: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "/1")

Injected C-States for CPU0 (C1,C3,C6,C7,C8,C9,C10)

Injected C-States for CPU1 (C1,C2,C3,C6,C7)

Warning: 'cpu-type' may be set improperly (0x0606 instead of 0x0906)

Notice: Downloading iasl.zip ...

 

Compiling: ssdt_pr.dsl

Intel ACPI Component Architecture

ASL Optimizing Compiler version 20140926-64 [Nov  6 2014]

Copyright © 2000 - 2014 Intel Corporation

 

ASL Input:     /Users/rob/Library/ssdtPRGen/ssdt.dsl - 22 lines, 75 bytes, 0 keywords

AML Output:    /Users/rob/Library/ssdtPRGen/ssdt.aml - 36 bytes, 0 named objects, 0 executable opcodes

 

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

 

Do you want to copy /Users/rob/Library/ssdtPRGen/ssdt.aml to /Extra/ssdt.aml? (y/n)? n

Do you want to open ssdt.dsl (y/n)? n

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:Documents rob$ ls

ssdtPRGen_beta.sh.rtf ssdtprgen.sh.rtf ssdtprgenbeta.sh xbench-ew7450-48.xbench

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:Documents rob$ ls /Etra

ls: /Etra: No such file or directory

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:Documents rob$ cd /Users/rob/Library/ssdtPRGen/

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ssdt.aml  regenerate with new /old script via curl 

copied ssdt.aml  from me, and ssdt-7  and 10, from E7450_update

even copied dsdt.aml from E7450_update , but kp, locked up.

 did have the OEM cpu flag to false

 

did not copy ssdt-0.aml   not sure I need it, since I put in my ssdt.aml  ?  

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right now , also copied dsdt.aml from my ssdtPRGEN directory

boots up, but no change I can see,

 - no sound

- no lcd brightness

- no lid close, sleep

 

= sleep works

= graphics , screen saver is working, assuming qc/qi quartz working

= moving window seems responsive

 

my config file is in previous post

screen shot attached from ssdtPRGen directory

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- need to carbon copy

- install windows on 2nd partition

- try out display port cable

- try out docking station

-- sdhc reader not working

-- webcam not working

-- no scrolling and touchpad !?  it is multi-touch capable 

 

 

attached boot.log   maybe you can post your working  boot.log 

 

bootlog.log.txt

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To get sound and sleep on LID to work, you need to install ACPIPoller, EAPDFix & AppleHDA_ALC293 to /L/E or /S/L/E found in kexts/Other/LE

Brightness control...F6 dims, but you'll need to install Karibiner and update the private.xml as stated in the E7450 guide.

 

Without the DSDT, you won't have audio, webcam, or SD card reader working.

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back to bios A07 , found it , switched disk, flashed it.   -> thanks !

with first boot it locked up ,  second boot worked.

Fn 6 brightness works with karabiner

lid close, -> sleep  ; lid open -> need to use power button to wake

sound works -> yeah ,  with hdmi cable it shows hdmi-sound

mini-displayport works

sd card reader works

webcam works

sound jack works,  does that have microphone too !?

CPU  now it shows  i7  , while I have i5-5200U , 

if the DSDT.aml is patched , be nice to have notes for patching

clover fn 4 did dump all the dsdt  - .aml files also have ssdt files

 

for touchpad,  don't have scrolling or multi-touch

in vmware windows,  don't have middle mouse click ,  need that for application. 

 

it's getting there, thanks

next  update to 10.11.4 

install windows 8.1 on second partition

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change the CPU Type from 0706 to 0606 in Clover Config or just remove it. that should fix the CPU display as i5

fn+4 dumps raw DSDT/SSDT, no longer needed as I have already included the patched files, unless you want to repatch your own from scratch.

touchpad, 2 fingers scrolling works but no multitouch. The trackstick also works as a regular mouse, but with Karibiner, you could enable scrolling too.

Refer back to the E7450 guide under Trackstick scrolling

No problem updating to 10.11.4, but make sure to install updated AppleHDA_ALC293 found in guide under Updates. 

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