Resolve Non-Metal Keyboard Backlight support

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 0.4.3
 - Increment Binaries:
-  - PatcherSupportPkg 0.3.2 - release
+  - PatcherSupportPkg 0.3.3 - release
   - OpenCorePkg 0.7.8 - release
   - Lilu 1.6.0 - release
   - WhateverGreen 1.5.7 - release
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   - Hardware Cursor
     - Note cursor images will be static (ie. beachball)
   - Quicklook dismiss/expand
+  - Keyboard Backlight
+    - Drops reliance on LabTick
 - Add Ethernet Controller detection to build
 - Resolve i210/i225 NIC support on pre-Ivy Macs
 

resources/constants.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Constants:
     def __init__(self):
         # Patcher Versioning
         self.patcher_version = "0.4.3"  # OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher
-        self.patcher_support_pkg_version = "0.3.2"  #  PatcherSupportPkg
+        self.patcher_support_pkg_version = "0.3.3"  #  PatcherSupportPkg
         self.url_patcher_support_pkg = "https://github.com/dortania/PatcherSupportPkg/releases/download/"
         self.nightly_url_patcher_support_pkg = "https://nightly.link/dortania/PatcherSupportPkg/workflows/build/master/"
         self.discord_link = "https://discord.gg/rqdPgH8xSN"
@@ -698,10 +698,6 @@ class Constants:
     def legacy_wifi_support(self):
         return self.payload_apple_application_support / Path("Legacy-Wifi")
     
-    @property
-    def legacy_keyboard_backlight_support(self):
-        return self.payload_apple_application_support / Path("Keyboard-Backlight")
-    
     @property
     def legacy_dropbox_support(self):
         return self.payload_apple_application_support / Path("Dropbox")

resources/device_probe.py

@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ class Computer:
     oclp_version: Optional[str] = None
     opencore_version: Optional[str] = None
     bluetooth_chipset: Optional[str] = None
+    ambient_light_sensor: Optional[bool] = False
     third_party_sata_ssd: Optional[bool] = False
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -486,6 +487,7 @@ class Computer:
         computer.smbios_probe()
         computer.cpu_probe()
         computer.bluetooth_probe()
+        computer.ambient_light_sensor_probe()
         computer.sata_disk_probe()
         return computer
 
@@ -542,6 +544,12 @@ class Computer:
                 break
             ioreg.IOObjectRelease(device)
     
+    def ambient_light_sensor_probe(self):
+        device = next(ioreg.ioiterator_to_list(ioreg.IOServiceGetMatchingServices(ioreg.kIOMasterPortDefault, ioreg.IOServiceNameMatching("ALS0".encode()), None)[1]), None)
+        if device:
+            self.ambient_light_sensor = True
+            ioreg.IOObjectRelease(device)
+    
     def usb_controller_probe(self):
         xhci_controllers = ioreg.ioiterator_to_list(
             ioreg.IOServiceGetMatchingServices(

resources/sys_patch.py

@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ class PatchSysVolume:
                 print("- Failed to revert snapshot via bless, falling back on manual restoration")
                 self.manual_root_patch_revert()
             else:
-                if (Path(self.mount_application_support) / Path("SkyLightPlugins")).exists():
+                self.clean_skylight_plugins()
-                    print("- Found SkylightPlugins folder, removing")
-                    utilities.process_status(utilities.elevated(["rm", "-rf", f"{self.mount_application_support}/SkyLightPlugins"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT))
                 print("- Unpatching complete")
                 print("\nPlease reboot the machine for patches to take effect")
         else:
@@ -309,6 +307,11 @@ class PatchSysVolume:
             utilities.process_status(utilities.elevated(["chmod", "-Rf", "755", f"{self.mount_extensions}/{add_current_kext}"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT))
             utilities.process_status(utilities.elevated(["chown", "-Rf", "root:wheel", f"{self.mount_extensions}/{add_current_kext}"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT))
         
+    def clean_skylight_plugins(self):
+        if (Path(self.mount_application_support) / Path("SkyLightPlugins/")).exists():
+            print("- Found SkylightPlugins folder, removing")
+            utilities.process_status(utilities.elevated(["rm", "-rf", f"{self.mount_application_support}/SkyLightPlugins"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT))
+
     def add_brightness_patch(self):
         self.delete_old_binaries(sys_patch_data.DeleteBrightness)
         self.add_new_binaries(sys_patch_data.AddBrightness, self.constants.legacy_brightness)
@@ -347,8 +350,10 @@ class PatchSysVolume:
         )
     
     def add_legacy_keyboard_backlight_patch(self):
-        print("- Merging Keyboard Backlight SkyLightPlugins")
+        print("- Enabling Keyboard Backlight delay")
-        utilities.elevated(["rsync", "-r", "-i", "-a", f"{self.constants.legacy_keyboard_backlight_support}/", self.mount_application_support], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        utilities.process_status(
+            utilities.elevated(["defaults", "write", "/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist", "NonMetal_BacklightHack", "-bool", "true"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        )
     
     def add_legacy_dropbox_patch(self):
         print("- Merging DropboxHack SkyLightPlugins")
@@ -404,7 +409,6 @@ class PatchSysVolume:
             self.gpu_accel_legacy()
             self.add_new_binaries(sys_patch_data.AddAMDAccelLegacy, self.constants.legacy_amd_path)
         elif self.constants.detected_os in [os_data.os_data.big_sur, os_data.os_data.monterey] and self.constants.allow_ts2_accel is True:
-            # TODO: Enable for Monterey when acceleration patches proress
             print("- Installing TeraScale 2 Acceleration Kext patches for Big Sur")
             self.delete_old_binaries(sys_patch_data.DeleteAMDAccel11)
             self.delete_old_binaries(sys_patch_data.DeleteAMDAccel11TS2)
@@ -514,6 +518,9 @@ class PatchSysVolume:
         if self.constants.detected_os == os_data.os_data.monterey:
             self.add_legacy_dropbox_patch()
 
+        if self.legacy_keyboard_backlight is True:
+            self.add_legacy_keyboard_backlight_patch()
+        
         print("- Merging general legacy Frameworks")
         utilities.elevated(["rsync", "-r", "-i", "-a", f"{self.constants.payload_apple_frameworks_path_accel}/", self.mount_frameworks], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
         if self.constants.detected_os > os_data.os_data.big_sur:
@@ -551,6 +558,10 @@ class PatchSysVolume:
 
     def patch_root_vol(self):
         print(f"- Running patches for {self.model}")
+        
+        # Before starting, clean out old plugins
+        self.clean_skylight_plugins()
+        
         # Graphics patches
         if self.nvidia_legacy is True:
             print("- Installing legacy Nvidia Patches")
@@ -639,10 +650,6 @@ class PatchSysVolume:
             print("- Installing Legacy Mux Brightness support")
             self.add_legacy_mux_patch()
 
-        if self.legacy_keyboard_backlight is True:
-            print("- Installing Legacy Keyboard Backlight support")
-            self.add_legacy_keyboard_backlight_patch()
-
         if self.validate is False:
             self.rebuild_snapshot()
 

resources/sys_patch_detect.py

@@ -73,11 +73,13 @@ class detect_root_patch:
                     if self.constants.detected_os > non_metal_os:
                         self.iron_gpu = True
                         self.amfi_must_disable = True
+                        self.legacy_keyboard_backlight = self.check_legacy_keyboard_backlight()
                 elif gpu.arch == device_probe.Intel.Archs.Sandy_Bridge:
                     if self.constants.detected_os > non_metal_os:
                         self.sandy_gpu = True
                         self.amfi_must_disable = True
                         self.check_board_id = True
+                        self.legacy_keyboard_backlight = self.check_legacy_keyboard_backlight()
                 elif gpu.arch == device_probe.Intel.Archs.Ivy_Bridge:
                     if self.constants.detected_os > os_data.os_data.big_sur:
                         self.ivy_gpu = True
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ class detect_root_patch:
             self.amd_ts2 = False
             self.iron_gpu = False
             self.sandy_gpu = False
+            self.legacy_keyboard_backlight = False
     
     def check_dgpu_status(self):
         dgpu = self.constants.computer.dgpu
@@ -111,14 +114,10 @@ class detect_root_patch:
         return False
     
     def check_legacy_keyboard_backlight(self):
-        # With Big Sur and newer, Skylight patch set unfortunately breaks native keyboard backlight
+        # iMac12,x+ have an 'ACPI0008' device, but it's not a keyboard backlight
-        # Penryn Macs are able to re-enable the keyboard backlight by simply running '/usr/libexec/TouchBarServer'
+        # Best to assume laptops will have a keyboard backlight
-        # For Arrendale and newer, this has no effect.
+        if self.model.startswith("MacBook"):
-        if self.model.startswith("MacBookPro") or self.model.startswith("MacBookAir"):
+            return self.constants.computer.ambient_light_sensor
-            # non-Metal MacBooks never had keyboard backlight
-            if smbios_data.smbios_dictionary[self.model]["CPU Generation"] <= cpu_data.cpu_data.penryn.value:
-                if self.constants.detected_os > os_data.os_data.catalina:
-                    return True
         return False
 
     def detect_patch_set(self):