Patches

[Cassio]

The Vostro 3550 patch has nothing about video in it.

If it's an Intel HD you can try this http://Olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=391#p3570

but you will also need the proper kexts.

[pilsator]

To apply the patch you need to know the video device adress (and then perhaps you must translate it into a sequence of numbers and letters). If I run maldons "run me"-tool, it creates an ioreg.txt-file along with some other files. But I couldn't find the video device-adress in there after opening it with a text editor.

[Cassio]

Use IORegistryExplorer.

[pilsator]

After applying the DualLink patch I get full video resolution now with stock kexts. I didn't even have to install Chimera instead of Chameleon 2 r1394. Great improvement, thanks for the support!

I applied IRQs, RTC and DTGP from the Notebook SandyBridge folder and then DualLink. I can't adjust brightness even after applying the FN Keys patch from the Notebook SandyBridge folder but it's ok as ist is so I don't care.

The next big project is native power management.

Oldnapalm wrote at insanelymac:

"...If power management doesn't work (need NullCPUPowerManagement) you may need patches LPC (if AppleLPC isn't loaded) and HPET (if you have "No HPET(s) available" kernel panic).

For USB problems there are EHCI, UHCI, ICH9 USB sleep, EHCI sleep/ownership.

Sleep problems are usually related to power management and USB…."

An HPET KP didn't happen yet. So I would perhaps try LPC first and see what happens. Then if needed the USB related patches. Can they be applied just alternatively or in different combinations? Would you recommend a certain strategy?

[Cassio]

The Vostro 3550 patch includes the needed patches, so if you apply it + DualLink should be enough.

For PM you probably need

www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=258611

Please read this http://Olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=634

[samisnake]

anyone else noticed the patches have disappeared?

edit-found um

[pilsator]

I hate to say it but I lost again against the terminal when trying to apply the speedstepper patch for AICPUPM. I downloaded the version 1.2 for Lion 10.7.0 & 10.7.1 (10.7.1 is installed). I copied the file speed_stepper_lion_gm to the desktop. Started terminal, typed

sudo (space).

dragged the file speed_stepper_lion_gm to the terminal

typed space

dragged the file AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext to the terminal

That resulted in the line:

ottos-Mac-Pro:Desktop ottokatz$ sudo ./Users/ottokatz/Desktop/speed_stepper_lion_gm /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext

After typing enter and entering my password terminal said:

command not found.

The terminal and me, a sad story.

[Cassio]

Actually you have to drag AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement, not AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext.

[pilsator]

Ah I see. Thanks again. Will do that.

[Cassio]

Started terminal, typed

sudo (space).

dragged the file speed_stepper_lion_gm to the terminal

typed space

dragged the file AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext to the terminal

That resulted in the line:

ottos-Mac-Pro:Desktop ottokatz$ sudo ./Users/ottokatz/Desktop/speed_stepper_lion_gm /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext

After typing enter and entering my password terminal said:

command not found.

Ah, that dot should not be there, the right command would be

sudo /Users/ottokatz/Desktop/speed_stepper_lion_gm /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement

[pilsator]

Just wanted to ask why it still doesn't work. Will try without dot now.

[pilsator]

The speedstepper patch worked without the dot. I dragged S/L/E on Kext Utility 2.3.2 instead of rebuilding kextcache with a terminal command (don't know the command).

I copied the dsdt.aml with maldons vostro 3550 script plus DualLink patch to the extra-folder (4 lines had to be deleted to get rid of the errors as oldnapalm told me).

I removed NullCPUPowerManagement.kext from the extra-folder and dragged Extra/Extensions-x on Kext Utility.

On first boot resolution was at 1024x768, after some reboots with -v and repairing permissions full resolution is back.

But if I touch the touchpad any windows that I did not open pop up like crazy and perform a little pogo dance.

If I send the Vostro to sleep screen goes black and fans stop spinning. That didn't happen before the speed stepper patch. If I wake it up by pressing the power button screen comes back but keyboard and usb mouse don't work so that I have to shut it down the hard way.

Maybe kextcache was not rebuilded by Kext Utility?

[Cassio]

Which hibernatemode are you using? (check with pmset -g in terminal)

If it's not 0 try

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

 

You can remove /var/vm/sleepimage.

[pilsator]

Thanks for your patience, Cassio, I'll check that.

[pilsator]

Hibernatemode was: 3.

I didn´t know the terminal command for deleting the sleepimage. I guess "remove /var/vm/sleepimage", will try.

After setting Hibernatemode to 0 and rebooting the trackpad acted normal.

I could send the Vostro to sleep but after trying to wake it up by pressing the power button it wouldn't respond to the keyboard, trackpad and USB mouse.

I'm not sure but I think while booting the Vostro in verbose mode I read something like "LPC not loaded" - but the lines pass way so fast...

[Cassio]

sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage

 

Look for errors in kernel log

cat /var/log/kernel.log

[pilsator]

I could delete the sleepimage with show-hide files. But after reboot the trackpad causes the same trouble as before.

Will look for errors in kernel log.

[pilsator]

Too much text, I have to send it as an attachment.

kernelerrorprotokoll.txt.zip

[Cassio]

AppleUSBCDC: start - initDevice failed

 

Try to enable UseKernelCache (move all kexts to /S/L/E first).

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=262659

[pilsator]

I moved the kexts in E/E to S/L/E, dragged S/L/E on Kext Utility, edited the boot.plist with

UseKernelCache

Yes

removed these lines

npci

0x2000

-I didn't know what they would do-

and rebooted. That ended up in a KP.

After adding

npci

0x2000

again the system loaded with full video resolution and the trackpad acted normal.

Then I sent the Vostro to sleep and tried to wake it up. USB mouse, trackpad and keyboard didn't respond, so I had to pull the plug.

On next reboot the trackpad again makes windows pop up like nuts if I touch it.

I still have the speedstepped AICPUPM in S/L/E.

I found this in the kernel log:

Nov 6 03:19:13 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: hibernate_write_image done(0)

Nov 6 03:19:13 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: sleep

Nov 6 03:19:24 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: Wake reason: PWRB (User)

Nov 6 03:19:24 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: No interval found for . Using 8000000

Nov 6 03:19:24 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: ApplePS2Mouse: Unexpected data from PS/2 controller.

Nov 6 03:19:24 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: The USB device HubDevice (Port 1 of Hub at 0x1a000000) may have caused a wake by issuing a remote wakeup (2)

Nov 6 03:19:24 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: The USB device HubDevice (Port 1 of Hub at 0x1d000000) may have caused a wake by issuing a remote wakeup (2)

Nov 6 03:19:24 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: An Unknown USB Device (Port 5 of Hub at 0x1d100000), may have caused a wake by being connected

Nov 6 03:19:30 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: No interval found for . Using 8000000

Nov 6 03:19:34 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: 0 0 AppleUSBCDC: start - initDevice failed

Nov 6 03:19:34 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 20090516388200000 0xbda 0x138 0x3882

Nov 6 03:19:34 ottos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: 0 0 AppleUSBCDC: start - initDevice failed