Acer TimelineX 3830T - DSDT&SSDT Almost without Errors

[chouuohc87]

Hi. I have a Acer TimelineX 3830T. It has a i3-2310M processor. I have extracted and edited the DSDT and SSDT to the best of my knowledge. It is usable right now, but I have been trying to fix the kernel errors on boot up.

Also, I am having trouble making the Speedstep work and using the SSDT for C-states and P-states.

If someone knowledgable with DSDT and SSDT could look at my edits to see if I made any errors or missed something that would be much appreciated.

My smbios.plist is MacBookPro8,1.

My org.chameleon.Boot.plist has the following:

I'm not sure if I should use GenerateCStates = Yes and GeneratePStates = Yes. What are the Pros and Cons of using SSDT vs the Chameleon GenerateCStates and GeneratePStates? Also, what are the Pros and Cons of combining the SSDT into the DSDT?

 

	<key>DSDT</key>
<string>/Extra/dsdt.aml</string>
<key>DropSSDT</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>SMBIOS</key>
<string>/Extra/smbios.plist</string>

 

I have used the following kexts:

 

• AppleACPIBatteryManager, AppleACPIPS2Nub, AppleHDA, AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement, AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient, AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB, ApplePS2Controller, AppleSmartBatteryManager, AtherosL1cEthernet, FakeSMC

 

The major errors I see in the kernel.log is listed below. Here is a link to my kernel.log (http://pastebin.com/VtMiCHWE).

 

Feb 19 04:27:49 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::pushCPU_CSTData - _CST evaluation failed
Feb 19 04:27:49 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::registerLPCDriver - WARNING - LPC device initialization failed: C-state power management not initialized

-->The laptop is able to sleep and wakeup but the power management problems remains unresolved.

 

Feb 19 04:27:43 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSmartBatteryManager:getBatteryBIF(0xE00002BC) failed
Feb 19 04:27:43 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSmartBatteryManager:getBatteryBST(0xE00002BC) failed

-->The Battery Manager does not work. All I have is a "X" in the battery icon on the taskbar. Doesn't know which power source is being used either.

-->I think there is a problem with my DSDT cause the battery problem. I don't see a BST or a BIF in my extracted DSDT so I do know what to do.

 

Feb 19 04:29:07 Stevens-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 == fAudioEngineArray" failed in AppleHDADriver at line 3163 goto Exit

-->Sound works but I'm not sure how to fix this error.

I would appreciate any help here. Thanks.

Extracted DSDT and SSDT.zip

DSDT.aml.zip

[easycome24]

1.About the speedstep i think you should try out http://Olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=969&sid=b24af6e14af5da18a5a13760700465c2&sid=5fafb7d58d205adc8c34393899eeea9e#p9219 and try using the vinalla appleintelcpumanagement.

2.About battery as lion uses a 8bit data you need to change your battery data in dsdt which is a little complicated for the easy way you can follow the above link and look at later reply there is a way to fix it.

3.About audio havent figure it out myself so cant help you XXD

[chouuohc87]

1.About the speedstep i think you should try out http://Olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=969&sid=5fafb7d58d205adc8c34393899eeea9e#p9219 and try using the vinalla appleintelcpumanagement.

2.About battery as lion uses a 8bit data you need to change your battery data in dsdt which is a little complicated for the easy way you can follow the above link and look at later reply there is a way to fix it.

3.About audio havent figure it out myself so cant help you XXD

 

Thanks for your quick response.

1. I have already installed the patched AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext. It is just the SSDT, C-States, and P-States that I have problems resolving.

 

Feb 19 04:27:49 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::pushCPU_CSTData - _CST evaluation failed
Feb 19 04:27:49 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::registerLPCDriver - WARNING - LPC device initialization failed: C-state power management not initialized

 

2. Unfortunately, I have already read about changing the 16 bit to 8 bit data from http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=272459 before posting on this forum. I am still a beginner and I understand the basic concept of splitting the 16 bit into two 8 bits. However, I don't understand where in my DSDT I should start and end. If you could post on the forum using the code brackets the specific section of my DSDT I should edit, I will try to attempt it. I would prefer to edit the DSDT rather than use the AppleACPIPlatform.kext from Snow Leopard.

Again, thanks for your quick response. I really appreciate it.

[easycome24]

1. Did you patch the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext with speedsteper or u just installed one couse if you patched the vanilla one with speedsteper you should be able to use the speed step just by enabling C-States, and P-States in Chameleon.(I solved it this way) I'm not into ssdt yet so cant help you on it.

2.Try using the AppleACPIPlatform.kext from Snow Leopard from here http://Olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=969#p9249 for battery issue.

[chouuohc87]

Thanks for your help. I think I got the Speedstep and Battery working. How did you test to see if the Speedstep is working? Did you use MSRDumper or something else? How do you check the CPU temp and etc?

[uncomplicatedi]

I have this laptop! I have been having such a hard time getting osx on it. The installer boots and finishes but I cannot get the system to boot normally afterwards. It hangs on VoodooBattery or Atheros Wireless.

I am trying Snow Leopard next.

I am confused as to how these DSDT files work and how I can get one for my system. Can they be made in a system I can boot?