So we need to add SSDT-PNLF.aml in Clover Configurator.
VoodooPS2Controller.kext (and VoodooPS2Controller.kext. You should have following Kext files on Desktop:.RehabMan’s ACPIBacklight :: We will use RehabMan's new, macOS Sierra 10.12.4 compatible AppleBacklightInjector.kext method later. For now leave everything as it is, and continue with Part II.
Bluetooth: The Broadcom bluetooth chip worked with OOB,īut does not feature Handoff.VAIO "fn" buttons (just brightness is on different position).Keyboard, Touchpad (with support for new-style (animated) Trackpad preference pane).Sound (Speakers, Microphone, Headphone Jack, HDMI).Intel HD4000 Graphics with QE/CI Acceleration.* here you can find new BIOS firmwares (end 2016) for other SVF1521 models. This Link is non commercial and just for exact model SVF1521O4E! BIOS version*: R0250DA (recommend to flash newest updateįrom Sony from NOV.2016.Display: 15.5" Widescreen LED-Backlit 16:9.February 2017: Some minor picture and BBCode improvements. February 2017: BBCode/styling/picture structure of first post is wrong formatted since last update. Will take some time since it is hell of work. Today i started with restructuring it from the beginning. March 2017: Apple's Safari browser fully messed up the correct BBCode style format for my step-by-step guide. Restructuring the BBCode style there was no time since I had exams the last weeks. May 2017: Updated thread to actual macOS Sierra 10.12.4. As RehabMan already mentions in his guide: "(.) IF YOU ALREADY HAVE PATCHED YOUR DSDT (OR SSDT) WITH A "BRIGHTNESS" PATCH (PNLF), YOU MUST REMOVE IT!"
Lot's, lot's of thanks and credits to RehabMan's gorgeous Laptop backlight control using AppleBacklightInjector.kext. Amazing improvment for the whole screen appearance/experience.
May 2017: BIG GUIDE UPDATE with new, WORKING BACKLIGHT CONTROL using AppleBacklightInjector.kext and macOS Sierra 10.12.4. OCTOBER 2017: STARTED UPDATING GUIDE FOR WORKING macOS HIGH SIERRA 10.13. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH MACOS HIGH SIERRA INSTALLATION ETC, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I REMOVED THIS HINT! Always backup!ĪCTUALLY I'M STILL UPDATING THE GUIDE THREAD. The risks and responsibilities of losing data. When following this guide you agree to take * This guide is primary meant for VAIO SVF1521 models. No need to be afraid, no need to have high knowledge about Clover bootloader, DSDT/SSDT Handling macOS, and to take a short skim over RehabMan's READ FIRST! Laptop Frequent It's recommended to have small knowledge in Getting in touch with installing macOS on a VAIO. Therefore the thread is currently most suitable to newer users, just starting I started this thread with a structured step by step guide, for installing a fresh macOS High Sierraġ0.13 on your VAIO. Turn this made some things easier with Clover. At the end of 2016 they started a new BIOS firmware distribution - in It’s nice to see that Sony still puts afford in keeping the VAIO Allows using the VAIO as a serious notebook.ĬONTINUOUS SUPPORT BY MANUFACTURER.
RELIABLE COMPATIBILITY TO HARDWARE AND MAC OS X. SSDT's, perfectly pitched for native hardware support on VAIO.ĭURABILITY (besides, SVF case is a dream for changing components) Installation is approved day by day, under different and real conditions. I'm using the VAIO SVF notebook every day - when at university, not at home, etc. WHY AM I OPENING A SPECIAL VAIO THREAD, AND PUT EFFORT IN COMPATIBILITY AND LONG-TERM SUPPORT? Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide