[UEFIPatch] UEFI patching utility

[cmwilliams72]

Thanks! I'll give myHack a retry today.

[cmwilliams72]

Okay major update so here it goes:

 

I've tried almost everything to get Mac OSX Maverick on my Asus Z87 Deluxe/Dual and I don't know where to go from here.  I followed the following manuals to the letter...yes I've done that many installs and re-installs: Gus's manual for his Z87 Deluxe, Rockiron's vanilla install instructions (see insanelymac guides), and I've installed via myHack and I cannot get any of the installs to boot with my HDD; even after following all of the post-install recommendations.  

 

I know my biggest issue is that during all of the above installs, I do not have the option to choose MBR as a format option.  OSX Installer ONLY allows me to continue my install with a GUID partition (no matter what option above).

 

Based on various recommendations, I even went to the great length of continuing to install on my Hackintosh with a GUID partition and using my MacBook Pro to format a separate hard drive as MBR and copy all of the files from the prior install on the MBR drive...again to no avail.

 

I'm not sure how individual's are getting past the MBR issue or how they got their systems working, but if someone could spare some time to help that would be great.

 

Best,

 

CW

[pavolajco]

Hi CodeRush, can you patch this uefi Bios? Speedstep isn't working. It's for older Gigabyte board.

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Bios/mb_bios_ga-p67a-ud3-b3_u1d.exe

[TimeWalker75a]

Hi CodeRush, can you patch this uefi Bios? Speedstep isn't working. It's for older Gigabyte board.

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Bios/mb_bios_ga-p67a-ud3-b3_u1d.exe

Gigabyte never locked down the MSR register, so It's up to you to get it to work.. 

[partypoison1993]

Hey guys please help me. i always get error when flashing modded bios that was patched with pmpatch tool. in asus ezflash 2 utility, when trying to update with the modded bios, a security related error is popping. so i tried with ftk under both windows and dos mode, but got error, there too. this is the error im getting. " error 280 :failed to disable write protection for the bios space".

 

 

Please help guys, im friggin exhausted, i i've spend one whole day to make this possible but no luck so far. Please Help. Please ! 

 

Some info about my Mobo :-

 

Mobo-                        Asus p8h77 vle

Latest Bios update -  1103 (.CAP File)

Vendor                   -  American Megatrends Inc

Current version of Bios -1103 (original / un-modified )

OS:- Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.

 

Help! Thanks !.

[k3nny]

Hey guys please help me. i always get error when flashing modded bios that was patched with pmpatch tool.

...

Mobo-                        Asus p8h77 vle

Latest Bios update -  1103 (.CAP File)

...

Asus recently introduced a new protection and it seems the P8Z77-V LE is affected, too. You have three possibilities:

1) Patch and flash an older unprotected BIOS

2) Roll back to an older unprotected BIOS, patch and flash the current BIOS

3) Patch AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext to avoid messing with BIOS at all

[schot]

does not work for MSI H87-G41 PC Mate

 

have it patched and starting BIOS from a USB stick works...

nay can't get the patched bios flashed on the computer

[k3nny]

does not work for MSI H87-G41 PC Mate

 

 

it broke my motherboard!!!

 

WARNING!

That's bad but it would be good if you explain what the single steps and results in more detail so others won't have the same problem.

[schot]

That's bad but it would be good if you explain what the single steps and results in more detail so others won't have the same problem.

it looks now like the pact worked.... only there is no tool for windows to flash the BIOS so i have to pad the BIOS from a USB stick.

 

Still my OSx won't work but now it does not reboot anymore... now other problems bt for another topic....

[partypoison1993]

is there a way to do it another way..? like using AMITool or MMtool etc..? Please Help.?

[AsusFreak]

This has already been answered:  http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285444-pmpatch-uefi-patching-utility/?p=1939730

[buoo]

Are the new gigabyte Z87/H87 boards looked?

 

Are Asrock and MSI using the the protection of BIOS region too?

[CodeRush]

buoo, I have no idea now.

For the first question - try using latest version of PMPatch on BIOS file from new GB board. If it works and produces output file - they are indeed locked. If not - post the log and the file here, so we may look at it. I still have no access to my primary PC now, but I will be ready for action in about 2 weeks.

For the second - download the BIOS file, open it with hex editor and look at 0x60 offset, if there are 00 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF 18 01 FF FF - regions are unlocked, if something else - something else.

That year was very hard for me and I need a proper vacation to get rid of it.

[CodeRush]

yehia Amer, I have disassembled PowerManagement2 module from your BIOS and see no signs of locking code there, but maybe I'm just blind now. Will look deeper a bit later.

It looks like new GB boards are locked too, and I can't figure out the locking code from my netbook again.

Can anyone with GB Z87 board confirm if bit 15 of 0xE2 MSR is set, or post MSRDumper report here?

[Cobra03]

yehia Amer, I have disassembled PowerManagement2 module from your BIOS and see no signs of locking code there, but maybe I'm just blind now. Will look deeper a bit later.

It looks like new GB boards are locked too, and I can't figure out the locking code from my netbook again.

Can anyone with GB Z87 board confirm if bit 15 of 0xE2 MSR is set, or post MSRDumper report here?

Here is info from AICPUPMinfo.kext I use from PikeAlpha Revoboot. I haven't used MSRDumper.kext so I'm not sure if they are the same info you need. If not I will get MSRDumper.kext and use that. Just let me know if you need me too. Latest PMPatch make no output file.

 

 

 

8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT......(0x35)  : 0x40008
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PLATFORM_INFO..........(0xCE)  : 0x80838F3012300
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PMG_IO_CAPTURE_BASE....(0xE4)  : 0x1814
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: IA32_MPERF.................(0xE7)  : 0x18B0347B0D
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: IA32_APERF.................(0xE8)  : 0x17D6E1717A
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS.......(0x198) : 0x16B000000800
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_IA32_PERF_CONTROL......(0x199) : 0x800
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: IA32_CLOCK_MODULATION......(0x19A) : 0x0
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: IA32_THERM_STATUS..........(0x19C) : 0x88460000
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: IA32_MISC_ENABLES..........(0x1A0) : 0x850089
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT..........(0x1AA) : 0x1
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_TURBO_RATIO_LIMIT......(0x1AD) : 0x27272727
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS......(0x1B0) : 0x5
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_POWER_CTL..............(0x1FC) : 0x4005F
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT........(0x606) : 0xA0E03
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT........(0x610) : 0xFFD00000EA82
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS......(0x611) : 0xEC971E
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_CURRENT_CONFIG.....(0x601) : 0x1F40
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_POWER_LIMIT........(0x638) : 0xFFD0
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_ENERGY_STATUS......(0x639) : 0x8B1CFF
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_POLICY.............(0x63a) : 0x0
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_NOMINAL.....(0x648) : 0x23
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_LEVEL1......(0x649) : 0x0
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_LEVEL2......(0x64a) : 0x0
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_CONTROL.....(0x64b) : 0x80000000
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_TURBO_ACTIVATION_RATIO.(0x64c) : 0x0
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C3_RESIDENCY.......(0x3f8) : 0x0
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C6_RESIDENCY.......(0x3f9) : 0x0
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C7_RESIDENCY.......(0x3fa) : 0x0
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AICPUPMI: Low Frequency Mode : 800 MHz
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AICPUPMI: Clock Speed        : 3500 MHz
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: AICPUPMI: Max Turbo Frequency: 3900 MHz
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: waitForSystemMapper
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: Backtrace 0xffffff80006b6919 0xffffff80006b63fd 0xffffff7f81b7e4b5 0xffffff80006920cf 0xffffff8000691c8f 0xffffff800068d869 0xffffff80006927e3
8/20/13 8:09:17.000 AM kernel[0]: Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

0:  FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
16: 5A A5 F0 0F 03 00 04 03 06 02 10 15 20 01 21 1B
32: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
48: 45 00 90 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF
64: 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF 0F 03 00 FF 01 01 00 02 00
80: FF 7F 00 00 FF 7F 00 00 FF 7F 00 00 FF FF FF FF
96: 00 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF 18 01 FF FF FF FF FF FF  <see here

^Bios F7 Ga-z87x-ud3h

[CodeRush]

Cobra03, BIOS appears unlocked for writing with Intel FPT, but I can say nothing about the lock: 0xE2 register is not reported in your quote.

I also think there are a bit different mechanisms on 10.8.5 and 10.9 DP, and AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext isn't loaded anymore, making the patch unneeded too.

I have no access to normal x64 disassembler or OS X now, so for now I can say nothing more.

[Cobra03]

Cobra03, BIOS appears unlocked for writing with Intel FPT, but I can say nothing about the lock: 0xE2 register is not reported in your quote.

I also think there are a bit different mechanisms on 10.8.5 and 10.9 DP, and AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext isn't loaded anymore, making the patch unneeded too.

I have no access to normal x64 disassembler or OS X now, so for now I can say nothing more.

Moded Bios can be written without issue I have confirmed that. And yes New MacBookAir6,1/6,2 do not load AICPUPM either. So I believe you are correct that even if patch is needed its useless do to lack of .kext loading. If you need any other info I can get it for you.................

 

Did you get the files I sent your way? I know you are on vacation so this is no big deal, Just curious.......

[Cobra03]

Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT......(0x35)  : 0x40008
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PLATFORM_INFO..........(0xCE)  : 0x80838F3012300
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PMG_IO_CAPTURE_BASE....(0xE4)  : 0x1814
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS.......(0x198) : 0x168800000800
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_IA32_PERF_CONTROL......(0x199) : 0x800
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT..........(0x1AA) : 0x1
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_TURBO_RATIO_LIMIT......(0x1AD) : 0x27272727
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_POWER_CTL..............(0x1FC) : 0x4005F
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT........(0x606) : 0xA0E03
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT........(0x610) : 0xFFD00000EA82
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS......(0x611) : 0xBEADDC
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_CURRENT_CONFIG.....(0x601) : 0x1F40
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_POWER_LIMIT........(0x638) : 0xFFD0
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_ENERGY_STATUS......(0x639) : 0x73B5CF
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_POLICY.............(0x63a) : 0x0
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_NOMINAL.....(0x648) : 0x23
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_LEVEL1......(0x649) : 0x0
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_LEVEL2......(0x64a) : 0x0
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_CONTROL.....(0x64b) : 0x80000000
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_TURBO_ACTIVATION_RATIO.(0x64c) : 0x0
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C3_RESIDENCY.......(0x3f8) : 0x0
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C6_RESIDENCY.......(0x3f9) : 0x0
Aug 20 01:33:02 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C7_RESIDENCY.......(0x3fa) : 0x0
Aug 20 02:01:24 localhost shutdown[412]: reboot by _cvmsroot: 
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT......(0x35)  : 0x40008
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PLATFORM_INFO..........(0xCE)  : 0x80838F3012300
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PMG_IO_CAPTURE_BASE....(0xE4)  : 0x1814
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS.......(0x198) : 0x168800000800
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_IA32_PERF_CONTROL......(0x199) : 0x800
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT..........(0x1AA) : 0x1
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_TURBO_RATIO_LIMIT......(0x1AD) : 0x27272727
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_POWER_CTL..............(0x1FC) : 0x4005F
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT........(0x606) : 0xA0E03
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT........(0x610) : 0xFFD00000EA82
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS......(0x611) : 0x8D689B
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_CURRENT_CONFIG.....(0x601) : 0x1F40
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_POWER_LIMIT........(0x638) : 0xFFD0
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_ENERGY_STATUS......(0x639) : 0x57245E
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_POLICY.............(0x63a) : 0x0
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_NOMINAL.....(0x648) : 0x23
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_LEVEL1......(0x649) : 0x0
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_LEVEL2......(0x64a) : 0x0
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_CONTROL.....(0x64b) : 0x80000000
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_TURBO_ACTIVATION_RATIO.(0x64c) : 0x0
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C3_RESIDENCY.......(0x3f8) : 0x0
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C6_RESIDENCY.......(0x3f9) : 0x0
Aug 20 02:03:20 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C7_RESIDENCY.......(0x3fa) : 0x0
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT......(0x35)  : 0x40008
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PLATFORM_INFO..........(0xCE)  : 0x80838F3012300
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PMG_IO_CAPTURE_BASE....(0xE4)  : 0x1814
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS.......(0x198) : 0x16B000000800
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_IA32_PERF_CONTROL......(0x199) : 0x800
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT..........(0x1AA) : 0x1
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_TURBO_RATIO_LIMIT......(0x1AD) : 0x27272727
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_POWER_CTL..............(0x1FC) : 0x4005F
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT........(0x606) : 0xA0E03
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT........(0x610) : 0xFFD00000EA82
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS......(0x611) : 0xEC971E
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_CURRENT_CONFIG.....(0x601) : 0x1F40
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_POWER_LIMIT........(0x638) : 0xFFD0
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_ENERGY_STATUS......(0x639) : 0x8B1CFF
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PP0_POLICY.............(0x63a) : 0x0
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_NOMINAL.....(0x648) : 0x23
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_LEVEL1......(0x649) : 0x0
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_LEVEL2......(0x64a) : 0x0
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_CONFIG_TDP_CONTROL.....(0x64b) : 0x80000000
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_TURBO_ACTIVATION_RATIO.(0x64c) : 0x0
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C3_RESIDENCY.......(0x3f8) : 0x0
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C6_RESIDENCY.......(0x3f9) : 0x0
Aug 20 08:09:17 localhost kernel[0]: MSR_PKG_C7_RESIDENCY.......(0x3fa) : 0x0

This is actual MSRDumper.kext log.

 

Aug 20 13:07:42 localhost kernel[0]: MSRDumper PStatesReached: 8 35 37 38 39

[Menno]

C:\Users\Menno\Downloads\Rampage-IV-Extreme-ASUS-4206>PMPatch.exe Rampa

ge-IV-Extreme-ASUS-4206.CAP Rampage-IV-Extreme-ASUS-4206-PM.CAP

PMPatch 0.5.13

PowerManagement modules not found.

PowerMgmtDxe/PowerManagement2.efi modules not found.

AMI nest modules not found.

Phoenix nest modules not found.

CpuPei module at 0079EEC8 patched.

CpuPei module at 007DEEC8 patched.

Output file generated.

 

Is this correct?

[CodeRush]

Yes, but on X79 you still need a modified kext even with patched BIOS.

[partypoison1993]

hey, if i go with patching apple power management kext, the only thing is that , i should repatch these kexts after each update right.? can someone confirm this..? Thanks.

[TimeWalker75a]

Yes you do, unless the kext is not updated with a certain update.. which is obvious.

[partypoison1993]

Thanks mate.

[CodeRush]

Hi,

 

read Tito's post at MDL regarding OA30 - I wasn't even aware about the fact, that Phoenix Tools has the signing key included ; )

so it's possible to re-sign & flash an ASUS UEFI with help of PT.

 

best regards

That is great, if works. Can anyone confirm that BIOS for ASUS Z77 board, that was patched with PMPatch and then modified that way can be flashed with EZ Flash?

[ham4ever]

does it work for haswell and GA Z87 HD3 ??

thanks for this great tool