El Capitan UEFI Clover on Sony Vaio S

johnrey · November 23, 2015

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OS X 10.11 El Capitan

UEFI Clover

on

Sony VAIO S

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PLEASE REFER TO THE GUIDE.

I WILL NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS IF ALREADY ANSWERED IN THE GUIDE!

BY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE YOU AGREE TO TAKE THE RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LOSING DATA. ALWAYS BACKUP!

This guide will give you step-by-step instructions on

How to Install OS X 10.11 El Capitan on Sony VAIO SVS13.

It will actually work with different VAIO models and with older OS X versions, too. You can refer to other guides, for example

[GUIDE] Install Mavericks/Yosemite on Sony VAIO S (2012) -and other UEFI capable VAIOs- by midi ッ.

Sony VAIO S13p (SVS13A2C5E) Specs:

Intel Core i7-3520M
12GB SDRAM
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB

What's working?

Intel HD4000 Graphics with QE/CI Acceleration
HDMI
Sound (Speakers, Microphone, Headphone Jack, HDMI, USB)
Keyboard, Touchpad
USB 2.0/3.0
Webcam
Optical Drive
Ethernet
Bluetooth (Intel)
Brightness
Power button
Sleep/Wake
UEFI/NVRAM
*WiFi (Broadcom/Atheros)
*Airport Extreme 2,4GHz/5GHz
*802.11ac/n/g/b/a
*Bluetooth (Broadcom/Atheros)
*Airdrop
*Handoff & Hotspot with BT4LE

What's partially working?

Bluetooth
Intel BT worked OOB but does not feature Handoff since it's not a BT4LE.
Replace your chip with an Atheros or Broadcom one.
Webcam
Since the Exmor sensor built in is not the best, you get a dark image in OS X. Windows uses software/drivers to increase the brightness.

What's not working?

Intel WiFi
Apple doesn't use Intel WiFi.
Replace your chip with an Atheros or Broadcom one.
Discrete graphics card
NVIDIA GeForce 640M uses NVIDIA Optimus for dual-configuration which is not supported the same way on OS X.
VGA
Apple removed this feature in OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion
SD-Card/Memory Stick Reader (no drivers for OS X)
Speed/Stamina switch
Fingerprint sensor (no drivers for OS X)
Disc Eject/Assist/Web/VAIO buttons

You need…

... an empty USB flash drive or an external hard drive (8gb at least)
... a Mac or a virtual machine with OS X (10.6.8 or later)

On your Mac/OS X VM

Download OS X 10.11 El Capitan from the App Store

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Create the OS X Installer

You can actually create the OS X installer on the (external) hard drive but to keep things simple from now on I will refer to ‚USB‘.

IF YOU HAVE IMPORTANT DATA ON YOUR USB, PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP! THE USB WILL BE FORMATTED AND EVERYTHING WILL BE DELETED!

You can create the USB with either a MBR or a GPT partition scheme. If you select MBR, you will have to manually create a FAT partition for CLOVER EFI and a separate HFS+J partition for the OS X Installer. With GPT you just need 1 HFS+J partition and Disk Utility creates a hidden EFI partition.

Since we will use this USB with a UEFI system, we can use GPT. On legacy system you need a MBR USB.

Create Partition(s) on USB

Open Disk Utility under /Applications/Utilities.
Select the USB.
Click on the Partition tab.
Click on Partition Layout > 1 partition.
Click on Options. Select GUID Partition Table. Apply with OK.
Under Format select Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Under Name rename the partition to „install_osx“.
Click on Apply.
Click on Partition.
When it’s finished creating the USB partition(s) close Disk Utility.

Make OS X Installer on USB^*1

Open Terminal and type this command, then press Enter:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/install_osx --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction
You need a password for this command^*2. Type your password and press Enter.

This process can take several minutes, depending on the USB write speed. Mine took 5 minutes to finish.
Close Terminal.

You now have a OS X installer for real Macs. We need the Clover bootloader to actually boot the OS X Installer on a non-Mac system.

^*1 The createinstallmedia method is not supported under OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Use alternative methods.
^*2 If you don't have a password (blank), you need to set one under System Preferences > User & Groups > Change Password

Install Clover to USB

Download Clover EFI bootloader. http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/
Open the Clover installer package.
Click on Continue, Continue.
Click on Change Install Location.
Select your USB drive now called ‚Install OS X El Capitan’. Don't select the internal Hard Drive on your real Mac/VM!
Click on Continue.
Click on Customize.
Check ‚Install for UEFI booting only‘. ‚Install Clover in the ESP‘ will be selected automatically and installed to the hidden EFI partition.
Under Drivers64UEFI check ‚OsxAptioFixDrv2-64‘.
Optional: Install BlueMac under Themes.
Click on Install.
Type your password. Click on Install Software.
When it’s finished, press Close.

Since the EFI partition is hidden, we need to mount it to copy some files. But the Clover installer already mounted it.^*3

Go to the EFI partition (on your Desktop).
Open the folder /EFI/CLOVER/drivers64UEFI
Delete VBoxHFS.efi
Download HFSPlus.efi https://github.com/JrCs/CloverGrowerPro/blob/master/Files/HFSPlus/X64/HFSPlus.efi?raw=true
Copy HFSPlus.efi to /EFI/CLOVER/drivers64UEFI
Go to the folder /EFI/CLOVER/kexts
Delete all the folders inside /EFI/CLOVER/kexts except for ‚Other‘.
Download FakeSMC https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-fakesmc-kozlek/downloads
Copy FakeSMC.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other
Download VoodooPS2Controller https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-voodoo-ps2-controller/downloads
Copy VoodooPS2Controller.kext (Release) to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other
Download RealtekRTL8111.kext. https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-realtek-network/downloads
Copy RealtekRTL8111.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other
If you have a RAID configuration, you will need HPRAIDInjector.kext
Download HPRAIDInjector.kext
Copy HPRAIDInjector.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other
Download a config.plist for your system with appropriate frame buffer for your display resolution.

1366x768 config_HD4000_1366x768.plist

1600x900/1920x1080 config_HD4000_1600x900.plist
To download, select File > Save As
Under Format select Page Source.
Select Desktop as your location.
Click Save. Click Don’t Append.
Rename the config file on your desktop to ‚config.plist‘.
Copy config.plist from your Desktop to /EFI/CLOVER and replace the default one.
Make a backup of your /EFI/CLOVER folder to the other USB partition (‚Install OS X El Capitain‘). You’ll need it later. Create a folder for that.
Eject the EFI partition. Eject the USB.

^*3 If you unmounted/ejected the EFI partition of the USB, read the Mouning EFI section under Post Installation of this guide.

On the Sony VAIO S

BACKUP ALL YOUR IMPORTANT DATA BEFORE PROCEEDING. THE HARD DRIVE WILL BE FORMATTED AND EVERYTHING WILL BE DELETED!

BIOS Settings

Shut down your laptop.
Press the Assist button.
Press F2 to boot into BIOS.
Restore default settings under the Exit tab.
Make sure ‚UEFI‘ is on. Make sure ‚Booting from external device‘ is on.^*4
Save settings.
Shut down your laptop.

^*4 This option External Device Boot applies when you set the external device to first boot priority. it doesn't affect pressing F11 to boot from External Device.

Boot the OS X Installer

Plug in your USB into a USB 3 port. The USB 2 port will not work without GenericXHCI (GenericXHCI does not work in OS X 10.11 El Capitan anyway).
Press the Assist button.
Press F11 to boot from external device.^*5
Press ENTER to boot the OS X Installer.

^*5 If you have set the External Device as first Boot Priority you don't have to boot from Rescue Mode (Assist Button). Just connect the USB and boot your Laptop.

Installing OS X El Capitan

Select language.
Continue.
Launch Disk Utility.
Erase your hard disk. Rename your partition and apply.
Exit Disk Utility.
Install OS X. Continue.
Select your hard drive partition.
Install.

This process creates the Recovery partition.
After a while the OS X Installer will automatically restart and beging the real installation.

The real installation can take several minutes, depending on read/write speeds.

When it’s finished you will again boot into your USB’s Clover Menu.
Select your partition in Clover Boot Menu and boot into OS X.
Configure OS X.

Installing Clover to the Hard Drive

To boot without USB you need to install Clover again - this time your Hard Drive. It’s a similar process to installing it to USB.

Download Clover EFI bootloader. http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/
Open the Clover installer package.
Click on Continue, Continue.
Click on Change Install Location.
Select your Hard Drive partition. Continue. Don't select your USB.
Click on Customize.
Check ‚Install for UEFI booting only‘. ‚Install Clover in the ESP‘ will be selected automatically.
Under Drivers64UEFI check ‚OsxAptioFixDrv2-64‘.
Check ‚Install RC scripts on target volume‘
(Optional) Check ‚Install Clover Preference Pane‘
Click on Install.
When it’s finished, press Close.
Enable ‚Hard disks’ under Finder > Preferences > General > Show these items on the desktop. You can disable it later.
Open the folder /EFI/CLOVER/drivers64UEFI
Delete VBoxHFS.efi
Open your USB drive.
Copy the contents of the EFI-backup to EFI partition of your hard drive. Replace the files.
Open the folder /EFI/CLOVER/kexts.
Rename ‚Other‘ to ‚10.11‘.
Restart your laptop without the USB and boot into OS X.

Post Installation

Mounting EFI

Whenever you install something to the EFI partition, you will need to first mount it.

Download Clover Configurator. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/182149214/cloverconf/app/10.10/CCV.zip
Launch Clover Configurator.
Mount EFI partition.
Select diskXsY for your hard drive.

Patching DSDT & SSDTs

Extracting native ACPI files

Boot into Clover bootloader menu.
Press F4 on your keyboard. This will dump your native DSDT/SSDT files to /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/origin. You will get no feedback. Proceed.
Boot into OS X.
Mount EFI.

Patching ACPI files

Download MaciASL. http://sourceforge.net/projects/maciasl/
Launch MaciASL.
Go to MaciASL > Preferences > iASL.
Set ACPI 5.1 under Compiler Options > ACPI Specifications.

I created an automated terminal command to patch your DSDT/SSDTs. Either follow this method or the manual way.

Automatic Patching with Terminal

Download iasl https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/acpica/downloads
Download patchmatic https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-maciasl-patchmatic/downloads
Download RehabMan’s Laptop DSDT patches repo https://github.com/RehabMan/Laptop-DSDT-Patch/archive/master.zip
Open Terminal and enter this command:

sudo -s

This will give sudo rights to perform the following actions automatically.
Copy and paste this code into your Terminal window:

cp ~/Downloads/iasl /usr/bin

cp ~/Downloads/patchmatic /usr/bin

cp -r /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/origin ~/Desktop/origin

cd ~/Desktop

rm -r ACPI

mv origin ACPI

cp -r ~/Downloads/Laptop-DSDT-Patch-master ~/Desktop/ACPI/patches-master

cd ACPI

rm APIC.aml

rm ASF\!.aml

rm ASPT.aml

rm BGRT.aml

rm BOOT.aml

rm DBGP.aml

rm FACP.aml

rm FACS.aml

rm FPDT.aml

rm HPET.aml

rm MCFG.aml

rm MSDM.aml

rm RSDP.aml

rm RSDT.aml

rm TCPA.aml

rm UEFI.aml

rm WDAT.aml

rm XSDT.aml

sleep 10

iasl -da -dl *.aml

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/system/system_WAK2.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/system/system_HPET.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/system/system_SMBUS.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/system/system_IRQ.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/system/system_RTC.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/system/system_OSYS_win8.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/system/system_Mutex.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/system/system_IMEI.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/graphics/graphics_Rename-GFX0.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/graphics/graphics_PNLF_ivy_sandy.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/usb/usb_7-series.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic DSDT.dsl patches-master/battery/battery_Sony-VAIO-S.txt DSDT.dsl

patchmatic SSDT-2.dsl patches-master/syntax/fix_PSS.txt SSDT-2.dsl

sleep 10

rm SSDT-0.dsl

rm SSDT-1.dsl

rm SSDT-3.dsl

rm SSDT-7.dsl

rm *x.aml

rm *x.dsl

rm DSDT.aml

rm SSDT-2.aml

rm -r patches-master

rm DumpLog.txt

exit

exit

#Finished. Now follow guide

You should get a folder that looks like this. The dsl files are the ones that were patched and need to be compiled to aml files.

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Manual Way

Create a folder called ACPI on your Desktop.
Copy all the files inside /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/origin to Desktop/ACPI.
Launch MaciASL.
Add RehabMan’s Laptop Repo to Preferences > Sources. http://raw.github.com/RehabMan/Laptop-DSDT-Patch/master
Open ACPI on your Desktop.
Patch DSDT.dsl with the following patches:

[sys] Fix _WAK Arg0 v2
[sys] HPET Fix
[sys] SMBUS Fix
[sys] IRQ Fix
[sys] RTC Fix
[sys] OS Check Fix
[sys] Fix Mutex with non-zero SyncLevel
[sys] Add IMEI
[igpu] Rename GFX0 to IGPU
[igpu] Brightness Fix (HD3000/HD4000)
[usb] USB 7-series/8-series
[bat] VAIO SVS Battery
Patch SSDT-2.dsl with the following patch:

[syn] Remove _PSS placeholders

Compiling ACPI files

Open DSDT.dsl in MaciASL.
Save as ACPI Machine Language Binary (aml) „DSDT.aml“.
Open SSDT-2.dsl in MaciASL.
Save as ACPI Machine Language Binary (aml) „SSDT-2.aml“.

Including patched ACPI files in Clover

Use this Terminal command or follow the manual way:

Automatic with Terminal

Open a Terminal window and type:

sudo -s
Type this command to include the DSDT/SSDTs in Clover:

cd Desktop/ACPI
rm DSDT.dsl

rm SSDT-2.dsl

cp DSDT.aml /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched

cp SSDT-0.aml /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched

cp SSDT-1.aml /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched

cp SSDT-2.aml /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched

cp SSDT-3.aml /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched

cp SSDT-7.aml /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched

cd ..

rm -r ACPI

Manual way:

Copy DSDT.aml, SSDT-0.aml, SSDT-1.aml, SSDT-2.aml, SSDT-3.aml and SSDT-7.aml to /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched. Don’t copy the dynamic SSDTs (this with ‚x‘ at the end of the name).

SSDT/Power Management

Use ssdtPRGen to create a SSDT for your system. https://github.com/P...ha/ssdtPRGen.sh

Open Terminal and type:

curl -o ~/ssdtPRGen.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Piker-Alpha/ssdtPRGen.sh/master/ssdtPRGen.sh
chmod +x ~/ssdtPRGen.sh

Type this command to generate an SSDT for your system:

~/ssdtPRGen.sh

Including created SSDT in Clover

Use this Terminal command or follow the manual way:

Automatic with Terminal

Open a Terminal window and type:

sudo -s
Type this command to include the SSDT in Clover:

cp ~/Library/ssdtPRGen/SSDT.aml /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched

Manual way:

Open a new Finder window.
Press Shift+Command+G to navigate to a specific folder.
Type „~/Library/ssdtPRGen“ and enter.
Copy the SSDT.aml file inside ~/Library/ssdtPRGen to /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched

Restart.

Power Management Verification

Download ApplteIntelInfo.kext (built by pokenguyen #284
Verify Speedsteps in terminal:

cd ~/Downloads
sudo chown -R root:wheel ./AppleIntelInfo.kext

sudo chmod -R 755 ./AppleIntelInfo.kext

sudo kextload AppleIntelInfo.kext

cat /var/log/system.log | grep "AICPUPMI:"

sudo kextunload AppleIntelInfo.kext

Sleep/Wake

Real Macs use Hibernation Mode. You need to deactivate hibernation mode.

Open a Terminal window.
Type these commands and enter:

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0
sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage

sudo mkdir /var/vm/sleepimage

Backlight

The backlight patch and kext in OS X El Capitan has changed. If you use an older DSDT with patches already applied, you need to re-apply the backlight patches.

Download ACPIBacklight.kext https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-acpi-backlight/downloads
Copy ACPIBacklight.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.11

Battery

Download ACPIBatteryManager.kext https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-acpi-battery-driver/downloads
Copy ACPIBatteryManager.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.11

USB

USB in El Capitan has significantly changed. We can no longer use GenericXHCI or USB 3 Multiplex patch.

Download FakePCIID_XHCIMux.kext https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-fake-pci-id/downloads
Copy FakePCIID_XHCIMux.kext and FakePCIID.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.11

Clover method:

Open Clover Configurator.
Mount EFI.
Open config.plist
Under ACPI section add these DSDT patches:

Comment: Rename EHC1 to EH01
Find: 45484331

Replace: 45483031

Comment: Rename EHC2 to EH02
Find: 45484332
Replace: 45483032

DSDT patch method:

#Code from Rehabman's Lenovo U430 patch repo.

# rename EHC1 to EH01

into device label EHC1 set_label begin EH01 end;

into_all all code_regex EHC1\. replaceall_matched begin EH01. end;

into_all all code_regex \.EHC1, replaceall_matched begin .EH01, end;

# rename EHC2 to EH02

into device label EHC2 set_label begin EH02 end;

into_all all code_regex EHC2\. replaceall_matched begin EH02. end;

into_all all code_regex \.EHC2, replaceall_matched begin .EH02, end;

Audio

Download KextUtility. http://cvad-mac.narod.ru/index/0-4
Download DummyHDA.kext. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u22fjjv499gax1u/AABuJriY_0xEA4fBmIswAFYka?dl=1
Install DummyHDA.kext with KextUtility. DummyHDA only works in /System/Library/Extensions
Download CodecCommander.kext. https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-eapd-codec-commander/downloads
Install CodecCommander.kext with KextUtility. CodecCommanders (in OS X 10.11 El Capitan) only works in /System/Library/Extensions
Add these patches to Clover under Kernel and Kext patches section:

Name: AppleHDA
Find: 8508EC10

Replace: 00000000

Comment: AppleHDA #1 of 3

Name: AppleHDA

Find: 8419D411

Replace: 7502EC10

Comment: AppleHDA #2 of 3

AppleHDA #3 of 3 is not necessary in El Capitan anymore. It’s only for Yosemite/Mavericks.

Name: AppleHDA

Find: 8408EC10

Replace: 00000000

Comment: AppleHDA #3 of 3

In El Capitan there is a new codec 0x11D41983 which must not be loaded. Otherwise AppleHDA has no sound output.

Name: AppleHDA

Find: 8319D411

Replace: 00000000

Comment: Disable the new codec 0x11D41983 (El Capitan)
Under Devices in Clover use Audio Layout 3.

Additional steps after OS X 10.11.4:

Copy DummyHDA.kext from System/Library/Extensions to your Desktop.
Right click on DummyHDA.kext and Show package content.
Open the file Info.plist inside the folder Contents with a Text Editor.
Search these lines:
```
<key>OSBundleLibraries</key>
<dict> 
```

Add this below the lines:

<key>com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily</key>
<string>1.1</string>
<key>com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily</key>
<string>1.2.0a1</string>

Save and exit.
Install DummyHDA.kext with KextUtlity.
Rebuild Cache for Audio.^*6

^*6 Necessary if even after a reboot there is no sound. Look at Tuning/Tips section at the end of this guide.

HDMI

Depending on the IGPlatform ID you use, you may already have partial HDMI output.
If you use IGP=3, you already have HDMI video but no audio. IGP=4 has no HDMI at all.

Add these patches to Clover under Kernel and Kext patches section:

Name: AppleIntelFramebufferCapri
Find: 020500000004000007040000

Replace: 020500000008000006000000

Comment: HDMI-audio HD4000, port 0205

Name: AppleIntelFramebufferCapri

Find: 030400000004000081000000

Replace: 030400000008000006000000

Comment: HDMI-audio HD4000, port 0304

Name: AppleIntelFramebufferCapri

Find: 040600000004000081000000

Replace: 040600000008000006000000

Comment: HDMI-audio HD4000, port 0406

For HDMI-Video on IGP=4 you’ll need additional patches:

Name: AppleIntelFramebufferCapri

Find: 040066010103010100000002

Replace: 040066010102040200000004

Comment: HDMI-video, 64MB BIOS, HD4000 0x01660004 #1 of 2

Name: AppleIntelFramebufferCapri

Find: 00200000000000001000000400000000000000001000000400000000000000001000000400000000000000000000000

Replace: 300200000205000000040000070400000304000000040000810000000406000000040000810000000000000000020011

Comment: HDMI-video, 64MB BIOS, HD4000 0x01660004 #2 of 2
Under Clover > Devices check ‚UseIntelHDMI‘.
Restart. You may have to rebuild cache. Check "Rebuild Cache (for AppleHDA)" under Tuning & Tips section.

WiFi & Bluetooth

The Intel Wireless Card is not compatible with OS X. Only Bluetooth will partially work. Replace it with a compatible one.

Atheros AR5B195

For compatible Atheros cards download toledaARPT. https://github.com/toleda/wireless_half-mini/blob/master/Deprecated%20Files/airport_kext_enabler/toledaARPT.kext.zip?raw=true

This method is deprecated. If you wish to use a new method, follow the Airport - PCIe Half Mini guide http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292542-airport-pcie-half-mini/
For Bluetooth download and install IOath3kfrmwr.kext. https://bitbucket.org/RehabMan/os-x-atheros-3k-firmware/downloads

Broadcom BCM94352 HMB (AzureWave AW-CE123H)

For BCM94352 download FakePCIID_BCM94352Z_as_BCM94360CS2.kext or Broadcom.kext (2015-11-02 and later versions)
Copy FakePCIID_BCM94352Z_as_BCM94360CS2.kext or Broadcom.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.11
Restart.

Bluetooth/Handoff Patch

Name: IOBluetoothFamily

Find: 4885FF7447488B07

Replace: 41BE0F000000EB44

Comment: 10.11 BT4LE Handoff Hotspot

5GHz AirPort Patch

Select only one patch appropriate for your country.

Name: AirPortBrcm4360

Find: 4183FCFF742C48

Replace: 66C7065553EB2B

Comment: 10.11-BCM94352-5GHz-US-FCC-dv

Name: AirPortBrcm4360

Find: 58 54 00 25 18 2B 21 00 20

Replace: 58 54 08 0A 32 1B 43 00 0A

Comment: 5 GHz Fix for BCM94352HMB with XT country

Name: AirPortBrcm4360

Find: 4183FCFF742C48

Replace: 66C7064445EB2B

Comment: 10.11-BCM94352-5GHz-de

You can change the country code as you like. Read this post to. #329

Tuning & Tips

Bootscreen Glitch Fix

Name: IOGraphicsFamily

Find: 0100007517

Replace: 010000EB17

Comment: OS X10.10.x/10.11.x Boot graphics glitch

Alternative patch:

Name: IOGraphicsFamily

Find: 0100007517

Replace: 0100007417

Comment: OS X 10.11 Second Stage Boot Glitch fix

SSD TRIM

If you have an SSD, be sure to enable TRIM. SSHD doesn't count as an SSD. See below.

Clover method

Name: IOAHCIBlockStorage

Find: 004150504C452053534400

Replace: 0000000000000000000000

Comment: Enable TRIM for SSD

Terminal method

In OS X 10.10.4 and later you can enable TRIM by using this Terminal command:

sudo trimforce enable

Verify under System Information

SSD

Check TRIM Support: Yes
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SSHD

As you can see, it's not like the SSD above. It (Seagate SSHD 500GB) uses an HDD and has it own access to the SSD inside. The controller probably has TRIM support. No need for TRIM patch for SSHD.
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TurboDisable/DisableTurboBoostBattery.kext

(deprecated) This kext will increase battery life by disabling TurboBoost speeds on battery.

Increases battery life by disabling TurboBoost speeds on battery.

Since Clover Rev. 3350 there is an option TurboDisable. You can find it in CloverConfigurator 4.28.0+ under CPU Section.

Rebuild Cache (for AppleHDA)

Boot into Clover
Press Spacebar.
Boot without Caches.
Run KextUtility.
Reboot.

Modding VoodooPS2Controller

- Keyboard - ISO Layout -

Open VoodooPS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooPS2Keyboard.kext/Contents/Info.plist
Change <key>Use ISO layout keyboard</key> from <false/> to <true/>

- Keyboard - Swipe Left/Right -

For Swipe Left/Right the VoodoPS2Controller uses Ctrl + Command + Left/Right. Yes, you can configure the shortcuts in System Prefences to perform swipes as you wish but as a Wacom Tablet user, when I connect it my laptop, the shortcuts used are the standard ones (Ctrl+Left/Right).

The 2nd patch swaps the left and right buttons. They are reversed in VoodooPS2Controller.

Open VoodooPS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/VoodooPS2Keyboard.kext/Contents/Info.plist
Remove „37 d, „ and „, 37 u“ under <key>ActionSwipeLeft</key> and <key>ActionSwipeRight</key>.
Swap „7c“ with „7b“ under <key>ActionSwipeLeft</key> and <key>ActionSwipeRight</key>.

- Trackpad - Drag Exit Delay -

I find the Drag Exit Delay too long, so I changed the integer for that to a lower number.

Open VoodooPS2Controller.kext/Contents/Plugins/VoodooTrackpad.kext/Contents/Info.plist
Change <integer>1000000000</integer> under <key>DragExitDelayTime</key> to <integer>400000000</integer> (or a different value - a higher number results in longer drag delay)

Sources

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282787-clover-v2-instructions

Booting the OS X installer on LAPTOPS with Clover - Guide by RehabMan

10.11+ USB changes and solutions - Guide by RehabMan

[Fix] 10.11.4 broken audio with AppleHDA injector (dummyHDA) - Guide by RehabMan

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/295587-power-management-for-sandyivy-bridgehaswell-cpus/

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292542-airport-pcie-half-mini

Updated: 19:08 Tuesday May 10, 2016

peppershaker · November 23, 2015

dude, this is the best guide I've ever read.

"[sys] OS Check Fix" can you specify which one? Windows 7 , 8 , or Vista? or does it not matter.

If I'm only running OSX, do I still need this patch?

"curl -o ~/ssdtPRGen.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Piker-Alpha/ssdtPRGen.sh/master/ssdtPRGen.sh"needs to be in code format, the site is shortening the url so copy/past will result in error.

also, for manual copying over ssdt/dsdt you missed the dsdt

johnrey · November 23, 2015

dude, this is the best guide I've ever read.

"[sys] OS Check Fix" can you specify which one? Windows 7 , 8 , or Vista? or does it not matter.

If I'm only running OSX, do I still need this patch?

The OS Check Fix has nothing to do with your Windows installation. It makes the DSDT perform certain actions when recognizing a Windows version. On some systems, the battery node for example is dependent on the Windows version, etc.

I have used Windows 7 and on another occasion Windows 8 OS Check Fix. You can try different versions and see what's changing.

peppershaker · November 23, 2015

So i am now finally able to put the machine to sleep, however, upon wake, i loose audio. I copied CodecCommaner to S/L/E and still not fixing the problem. I left out OS Check Fix in the dsdt patch. do you think that's the problem?

cloud1250000 · November 23, 2015

Hi !!

Nice to see your guide!

I'll attempt it once I receive my Samsung 500gb evo 850.

I'll make sure to give you proper feed back once I'm done

midi-sama · November 23, 2015

Great Guide

Just for correction: sudo touch /var/vm/sleepimage

It's a file not a folder

And for trim: use terminal and type :

sudo trimforce enable

Then leave it for a while it will reboot the system and enable trim without the clover patching.

johnrey · November 23, 2015

Great Guide

Just for correction: sudo touch /var/vm/sleepimage

It's a file not a folder

The command for sleepimage works this way. It's okay for a file, too. Try it. It just doesn't have an extension.

To delete a folder you would need to type "sudo rm -r /var/vm/sleepimage".

But sudo touch /var/vm/sleepimage/ may work, too. It creates an empty file instead of a folder. The alternative command looks like this:

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage

sudo touch /var/vm/sleepimage

And for trim: use terminal and type :

sudo trimforce enable

Then leave it for a while it will reboot the system and enable trim without the clover patching.

Yes, I know this method and already used it. It was introduced in OS X 10.10.4. I can't remember if it still works when you multi boot or have an older version of OS X.

So i am now finally able to put the machine to sleep, however, upon wake, i loose audio. I copied CodecCommaner to S/L/E and still not fixing the problem. I left out OS Check Fix in the dsdt patch. do you think that's the problem?

Try OS Check Fix. It doesn't harm your DSDT. As for Sleep&Wake, I may have forgotten one step.

Did you install both AppleHDA/DummyHDA and CodecCommand to S/L/E?

midi-sama · November 23, 2015

So i am now finally able to put the machine to sleep, however, upon wake, i loose audio. I copied CodecCommaner to S/L/E and still not fixing the problem. I left out OS Check Fix in the dsdt patch. do you think that's the problem?

Try this too, click on the power button as if you gonna put the computer to sleep, usually it takes 20 secs to start the sleep process after that, so just leave the screen black for 10 secs then click on the power button again after that, you should get sound back (make aure the computer doesnt sleep, it's just in the delay time before it starts the sleep process).

johnrey · November 23, 2015

Try what midi ッ suggests.

Let your Laptop sleep (orange blinking LED indicates Sleep, up to 30 seconds delay).

Wake it and check Audio.

cloud1250000 · November 23, 2015

oh!

I was wondering if you managed to disable the nvidia discrete card in osx?

Thank you!

midi-sama · November 23, 2015

Try what midi ッ suggests.

Let your Laptop sleep (orange blinking LED indicates Sleep, up to 30 seconds delay).

Wake it and check Audio.

Actually it shouldn't let it get to the sleep state, just click on Sleep, the screen will turn off, leave it for 10 secs (the computer should be still awake) then wake it again and press the volume buttons (make sure you check "make a bip on volume change" under sound prefpan). This usually happen when it wakes without a connected headphones (sound always works if headphones are plugged in, from experience, it can change on your device) or when you wake it just after sleep state (like just after the orange led turn on) or when it's a really long time (like overnight ~8 hours). if you leave it for like 2 to 4 or bit more, it doesn't usually happen.

Other issues you may encounter: when it wakes, sound is only on speakers, even after attaching headphones, solution: do the same as when you dont have sound.

For Nvidia (only if you have the option to disable it in the UEFI Setup): IF YOU MADE YOUR DSDT WHEN IT'S ENABLED, REMAKE ANOTHER ONE AFTER DISABLING IT, YOU WILL GET SLEEP ISSUES IF YOU KEEP THE SAME DSDT (instant reboot after wake, or black screen and iGPU not recognized).

That's all

@Johnrey, for the GFX0 to iGPU renaming, is it really needed? I tried w/ & w/o and nothing changed (backlight and performances not affected, sleep/wake works fine).

johnrey · November 23, 2015

oh!

I was wondering if you managed to disable the nvidia discrete card in osx?

Thank you!

There is a way to disable it in OS X but I actually disabled it in UEFI. I don't see any disadvantages as my system is very cool and has longer battery life than in Windows.

And to be honest, I think my discrete graphics card is broken. I can't use it in Windows anymore..

Actually it shouldn't let it get to the sleep state, just click on Sleep, the screen will turn off, leave it for 10 secs (the computer should be still awake) then wake it again and press the volume buttons (make sure you check "make a bip on volume change" under sound prefpan). This usually happen when it wakes without a connected headphones (sound always works if headphones are plugged in, from experience, it can change on your device) or when you wake it just after sleep state (like just after the orange led turn on) or when it's a really long time (like overnight ~8 hours). if you leave it for like 2 to 4 or bit more, it doesn't usually happen.

Other issues you may encounter: when it wakes, sound is only on speakers, even after attaching headphones, solution: do the same as when you dont have sound.

For Nvidia (only if you have the option to disable it in the UEFI Setup): IF YOU MADE YOUR DSDT WHEN IT'S ENABLED, REMAKE ANOTHER ONE AFTER DISABLING IT, YOU WILL GET SLEEP ISSUES IF YOU KEEP THE SAME DSDT (instant reboot after wake, or black screen and iGPU not recognized).

That's all

@Johnrey, for the GFX0 to iGPU renaming, is it really needed? I tried w/ & w/o and nothing changed (backlight and performances not affected, sleep/wake works fine).

Renaming GFX0 to iGPU gives better power management. It's more like a real Mac. Do you use ACPIBacklight kext?

midi-sama · November 23, 2015

Renaming GFX0 to iGPU gives better power management. It's more like a real Mac. Do you use ACPIBacklight kext?

Umm... no, ACPIBacklight is optional (read the patch text), and it actually break the "smooth fade" when I get to the lowest level of brightness or get to sleep, yes it gives you a smoother sliding, but breaks that other stuff (LOL pls don't kill me, I just like the effect xD).

Other than that, the SSDT I generate makes my laptop fire hot (really bad PM) so I reverted back to -xcpm and KernelPM which give the same P-Stats as a real MBP9,2/10,1. (I'm still to this time trying to know what's wrong).

oh!

I was wondering if you managed to disable the nvidia discrete card in osx?

Thank you!

Upload your SSDTs so that I look in them, I'll try patch the GPU one.

A lil correction:

in Automatic Patching (for DSDT/SSDT)

cp -r /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/origin Desktop/origin

change it to

cp -r /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/origin ~/Desktop/origin

johnrey · November 23, 2015

Other than that, the SSDT I generate makes my laptop fire hot (really bad PM) so I reverted back to -xcpm and KernelPM which give the same P-Stats as a real MBP9,2/10,1. (I'm still to this time trying to know what's wrong).

You have an Intel i7 3520m, right? The same CPU I have. Try Clover>ACPI>SSDT>Drop OEM.

midi-sama · November 23, 2015

and

Desktop to ~/Desktop (line 4)

You have an Intel i7 3520m, right? The same CPU I have. Try Clover>ACPI>SSDT>Drop OEM.

ok will check it later (I'm trying some stuff atm, just playing around )

And for iasl command line, it gives me "-dl" unknown option

johnrey · November 23, 2015

A lil correction:

in Automatic Patching (for DSDT/SSDT)

cp -r /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/origin Desktop/origin

change it to

cp -r /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/origin ~/Desktop/origin

It will work both ways because the Terminal window starts in User's directory (~). But it's better to give absolute paths. Nice.

And for iasl command line, it gives me "-dl" unknown option

Did you extract your ACPI files? Are they inside /EFI/Clover/ACPI/origin?

Did you download iasl & patchmatic?

Try to enter the commands in parts.. It gave me some weird errors earlier...

midi-sama · November 23, 2015

Yes, the command line is wrong, change the -dl to -d

and another thing, why dont you just do "iasl -da -d DSDT.aml SSDT-2.aml" since it's the only tables the patches gonna be applied to (and since I got a problem because of other tables, I donno why, I get AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, but if I specify DSDT.aml & SSDT-2.aml it goes smoothly)

bash-3.2# iasl -da -f -d *.aml

Intel ACPI Component Architecture
ASL Optimizing Compiler version 20140926-64 [Oct 16 2014]
Copyright (c) 2000 - 2014 Intel Corporation

Ignoring all errors, forcing AML file generation

Loading Acpi table from file   DSDT.aml - Length 00033723 (0083BB)
ACPI: DSDT 0x0000000000000000 0083BB (v01 Sony   VAIO     20130313 ACPI 00040000)
Acpi table [DSDT] successfully installed and loaded
Loading Acpi table from file SSDT-8.aml - Length 00000839 (000347)
ACPI: SSDT 0x0000000000000000 000347 (v01 Sony   VAIO     20130313 ACPI 00040000)
Acpi table [SSDT] successfully installed and loaded
Pass 1 parse of [SSDT]
Pass 2 parse of [SSDT]
Loading Acpi table from file SSDT-7.aml - Length 00000839 (000347)
ACPI: SSDT 0x0000000000000000 000347 (v01 Sony   VAIO     20130313 ACPI 00040000)
Acpi table [SSDT] successfully installed and loaded
Pass 1 parse of [SSDT]
ACPI Error: [\_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.TPM_] Namespace lookup failure, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20140926/dswload-451)
ACPI Exception: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (20140926/psobject-305)
Could not parse external ACPI tables, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS

OR Maybe you should remove the other SSDTs first (in the long rm list) OR add to the iasl command line the SSDTs needed. (Just suggesting .. )

johnrey · November 23, 2015

Yes, the command line is wrong, change the -dl to -d

and another thing, why dont you just do "iasl -da -d DSDT.aml SSDT-2.aml" since it's the only tables the patches gonna be applied to (and since I got a problem because of other tables, I donno why, I get AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, but if I specify DSDT.aml & SSDT-2.aml it goes smoothly)

OR Maybe you should remove the other SSDTs first (in the long rm list) OR add to the iasl command line the SSDTs needed. (Just suggesting .. )

No, it's not wrong. It's the legacy decompiling. Readme/Help show this:

-dl Emit legacy ASL code only (no C-style operators)

-d <f1 f2 ...> Disassemble or decode binary ACPI tables to file (*.dsl)

(Optional, file type is automatically detected)

I tried my commands and they work perfectly. You need to delete all the other ACPI files except for DSDT and SSDT ones.

midi-sama · November 23, 2015

Check mine please ... why don't I have it

iaslhelp.txt

Dumped this using iasl -h > iaslhelp.txt

johnrey · November 23, 2015

Check mine please ... why don't I have it

iaslhelp.txt

Dumped this using iasl -h > iaslhelp.txt

Indeed.. Maybe you have an older version of iasl.

Try removing it from /usr/bin and download&copy the newest one. iasl.zip

cloud1250000 · November 23, 2015

I've just received my evo 500gb!

So.. I'm attempting to install osx again. This time, I'm using your guide to create my installer..

Once again, the installer just doesn't start (plain black screen).

Here's my clover config that I made following your guide.

Also, I'm giving my old clover that made the osx installer to actually boot and install.

My laptop : SVS131190S, no ips screen mod, atheros wifi card.

EFI.zip

OLD.zip

johnrey · November 23, 2015

I've just received my evo 500gb!

So.. I'm attempting to install osx again. This time, I'm using your guide to create my installer..

Once again, the installer just doesn't start (plain black screen).

Here's my clover config that I made following your guide.

Also, I'm giving my old clover that made the osx installer to actually boot and install.

My laptop : SVS131190S, no ips screen mod, atheros wifi card.

You laptop has 1366x768 resolution. You need IGP=3. Did you try it with this config? Explain "black screen". Do you see the Apple logo and loading bar? It can take a very long time to boot into the Installer.

It's important to connect to a USB 3 port.

Boot in verbose mode and read output.

cloud1250000 · November 23, 2015

Well, I selected the osx installer in clover, I saw my usb flashing for a moment while on a plain black screen (no loading, no verbose output). Then, the usb drive stopped blinking and it remained on the black screen with nothing displayed.

I used the clover.config you shared in your post for 1366x768.

midi-sama · November 23, 2015

Indeed.. Maybe you have an older version of iasl.

Try removing it from /usr/bin and download&copy the newest one. iasl.zip

wait isn't there only one, I just downloaded the latest one today

LOL I just downloaded this one and still the same thing.

Well, I selected the osx installer in clover, I saw my usb flashing for a moment while on a plain black screen (no loading, no verbose output). Then, the usb drive stopped blinking and it remained on the black screen with nothing displayed.

I used the clover.config you shared in your post for 1366x768.

Cloud, please remove the battery for 1 minute and reinsert it and try again, or reset the UEFI Setup and try again, happened to me before, I donno how it worked back. (make sure you dont have SecureBoot enabled and CsmVideoDxe in Drivers64UEFI)

johnrey · November 23, 2015

Well, I selected the osx installer in clover, I saw my usb flashing for a moment while on a plain black screen (no loading, no verbose output). Then, the usb drive stopped blinking and it remained on the black screen with nothing displayed.

I used the clover.config you shared in your post for 1366x768.

Do you have extra RAM installed? Or just the stock 4GB? I saw an entry in your config file. Remove those lines. Or add correct ones. I couldn't boot either until I added correct info here and tried different OsxAptioFix driver. PLUS USB 3.0!!! No USB 2 port.

Also try this:

Delete OsxAptioFix2Drv-64.efi

Install OsxAptioFixDrv-64.efi

wait isn't there only one, I just downloaded the latest one today

LOL I just downloaded this one and still the same thing.

Cloud, please remove the battery for 1 minute and reinsert it and try again, or reset the UEFI Setup and try again, happened to me before, I donno how it worked back. (make sure you dont have SecureBoot enabled and CsmVideoDxe in Drivers64UEFI)

That's weird.. You can try the Manual Way. I don't know why it's not available for you.

El Capitan UEFI Clover on Sony Vaio S

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