Bluetooth dongle/adapter 10.9 mavericks update, what works & what doesn't!!

So . . . . while putting the finishing touches on a few Hackintosh's I'm building as gifts for the upcoming holiday, I ended up buying and testing 4 different Bluetooth dongles/adapters on several Hack configurations. I figured, "WHY NOT?" I tested the dongles/adapters on the following 5 builds:

- Z77X-UD5H w/ Xeon E3-1230 v2
- Z77-DS3H w/ i5-3570K
- H61N-USB3 w/ i5-3450
- H61N-USB3 w/ i3-3245
- H87M-D3H w/ i5-4670K

THANKS TO FRY'S ELECTRONICS' AMAZING RETURN POLICY WHICH ALLOWED ME TO "TRIAL BY STONE" THESE LITTLE BASTARDS WITH NO STRESS AT ALL.

ALL DONGLES/ADAPTERS BELOW ARE LISTED IN THE BLUETOOTH ADAPTER DATABASE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE (The Cirago BTA3310), HOWEVER, SINCE UPDATING TO MAVERICKS, A FEW THINGS HAVE BECOME COMPATIBLE, WHILE OTHERS HAVE LOST SAID COMPATIBILITY . . OR HAVE BECOME "PROBLEMATIC". HOPEFULLY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WILL BE USEFUL FOR SOME FOLKS.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR MAVERICKS (10.9) ONLY!! I WAS LOOKING FOR NATIVE, OUT OF BOX (O.O.B.) SUPPORT ONLY, HENCE, I DID NOT INVESTIGATE INSTALLING ADDITIONAL KEXTS TO GAIN FUNCTIONALITY.

(THIS INFORMATION MAY OR MAY NOT APPLY TO MOUNTAIN LION (10.8.X), AS I ONLY CONDUCTED TESTS ON SYSTEMS RUNNING OS X 10.9 MAVERICKS)

1. Manufacturer: SABRENT
Model: BT-USBT


VERDICT: Works O.O.B., WAKES FROM SLEEP, however, creates MOUSE CURSOR DRAG, but oddly, only on 1155 systems. 4 separate times, 4 separate systems, same drag occurs after about 10 minutes; and ceases instantly upon removing the dongle. It did not have this problem on the Haswell rig at all, WOKE FROM SLEEP (keyboard, mouse, & trackpad), and was pretty much flawless in its operation ON THE HASWELL BUILD ONLY (has mediocre range).

2. Manufacturer: Kensington
Model: K33902US
VERDICT: DOES NOT WORK NATIVELY. It's listed in the database, but is the only dongle/adapter listed that has no information. DID NOT WORK O.O.B. ON ALL 5 SYSTEMS. Perhaps needs a kext.

3: Manufacturer: Cirago
Model: BTA3310
VERDICT: THIS IS THE ONE!! WORKS O.O.B. NATIVELY, WAKES FROM SLEEP, IMPRESSIVE RANGE FOR ITS SIZE. This adapter is not listed on the database, however it's predecessor, the BTA3210 is. I can confirm this works on all 5 systems, so I'll look into how to update the database with this model. ADVICE: BUY SOME ELECTRICAL TAPE, AS IT HAS A FLASHING BLUE LIGHT THAT IS CONSTANT, EXTREMELY BRIGHT, AND CANNOT BE SHUT OFF!! This is not a reason to avoid this model, but be warned . . it's ANNOYING AS S@#!. A little 1" piece of electrical tape does the trick though.

4: Manufacturer: PPA
Model: PPA USB Bluetooth Adapter v2.0+EDR
VERDICT: Database is accurate on this model. Works O.O.B., but does not wake from sleep.



Well there y'all go. Hope you found this information useful.

- J.D.S.

BTW, the chipset in the Cirago that works natively is "Cambridge Silicon Radio".

hello friend buy the dongle Cirago brand, with the installation of mavericks. the system recognizes the usb but not working, is there any special settings for usb

can you help me

THANKS