Qonfused / ASUS-ZenBook-Duo-14-UX481-Hackintosh

OpenCore configuration for the ASUS ZenBook Duo 14" (UX481FA/FL)
https://github.com/Qonfused/ASUS-ZenBook-Duo-14-UX481-Hackintosh
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[BIOS/UEFI] Disable CFGLock with `ControlMsrE2.efi` tool #44

Closed Qonfused closed 1 year ago

Qonfused commented 1 year ago

A good breakdown of how this driver works is explained in an InsanelyMac Forum post by @miliuco; the driver scans the BIOS's HiiDatabase for CFG Lock registers, and can set their bits to 0x00 to unlock them.

This is primarily needed for power management (required by the kernel and AppleCPUPowerManagement) as it's needed to define the CPU's C-states or idle states.

Requires:

Disable:

Qonfused commented 1 year ago

RU.efi alternative: https://github.com/dreamwhite/bios-extraction-guide/blob/master/ru.efi.md

Qonfused commented 1 year ago

Requires testing on UX581/UX582 firmwares.