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sundd said:
Oh, my Airdrop finally worked, i guess handoff need more restriction, doesn't work now, but not a big problem. thanks your help.

RehabMan, there is one more little problem, maybe is not related to this topic, i googled it, did not have a good solution. my os is 10.11.1, my laptop is hp 9470m, i used prebook installer to post install drivers. everything works good. but when i inserted a USB 3.0 disk, there would be a kernel panic and then laptop reboot. so, is there any advice to be avoid this? thanks a lot.

sundd
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USB is off-topic. Open a separate thread.
 
RehabMan said:
There are some updates at my fork: https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM
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Ha! Of course, if there's only two ways to put a shirt on, I'd put mine on backwards!

So, do I understand the "Advanced users" section's instructions correctly that I can expect "best results" under Clover injection by using only BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext in /EFI - if I:

  1. Remove all the unnecessary firmwares from BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext/Contents/Resources, leaving only my device's firmware eg:
    1.png
  2. Replace the key/children in BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext/Contents/Info.plist>IOKitPersonalities>:
    • Delete the BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext/Contents/Info.plist >IOKitPersonalities>BrcmFirmwareStore key
    • Copy the applicable firmware PID_VID key/children from BrcmPatchRAM2.kext/Contents/Info.plist>IOKitPersonalities (eg: 0a5c_21fb)
    • Paste that key into BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext/Contents/Info.plist >IOKitPersonalities>BrcmFirmwareStore eg:
      2.png
  3. Remove the now unneeded injector BrcmPatchRAM2.kext from /EFI/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.11 ? (README says: "replace the IOKitPersonalities entry in BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext Info.plist with that of the injector kext (no need for the injector at that point)."

Doesn't quite seem correct - I don't want to fire off a defective kext! Thanks.
 
Wagonfixin said:
Ha! Of course, if there's only two ways to put a shirt on, I'd put mine on backwards!

So, do I understand the "Advanced users" section's instructions correctly that I can expect "best results" under Clover injection by using only BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext in /EFI - if I:


[*]Remove all the unnecessary firmwares from BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext/Contents/Resources, leaving only my device's firmware eg:
View attachment 161913
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No. Remove all of them. Files in Resources cannot be loaded when in EFI/Clover/kexts.

[*]Replace the key/children in BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext/Contents/Info.plist>IOKitPersonalities>:
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Maybe. Not sure what you mean by key/children... The idea is to create a custom BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext that has the firmware in the Info.plist.

The personality for the device itself (that refers to the firmware name) BrcmPatchRAM2 is separate.
 
RehabMan said:
No. Remove all of them. Files in Resources cannot be loaded when in EFI/Clover/kexts.
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Got it - removed the Resources folder with all the zhx's from the BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext

Maybe. Not sure what you mean by key/children... The idea is to create a custom BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext that has the firmware in the Info.plist.

The personality for the device itself (that refers to the firmware name) BrcmPatchRAM2 is separate.
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Actually, I'd meant the edit to Info.plist to be like shown in that second screenshot of post #504 where "IOKitPersonalities" had "0a5c_21fb", which had the 8 strings (FirmwareKey, DisplayName, idProduct, etc). I'm assuming that you don't actually mean to literally imbed the firmware file (zhx/dmp) into the kext's Info.plist file itself... ?

[EDIT] Never mind, got it. Found the unique firmware folder on your github, used the sample Info.plist. All's good! Thanks again!
 
Wagonfixin said:
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[EDIT] Never mind, got it. Found the unique firmware folder on your github, used the sample Info.plist. All's good! Thanks again!
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Yes... we had hoped that it would be simpler, but unfortunately, there are flaws in Clover kext injection that prevent easy drag/drop.
 
RehabMan said:
Yes... we had hoped that it would be simpler, but unfortunately, there are flaws in Clover kext injection that prevent easy drag/drop.
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Yeah, system.log has a bunch of unruly logged noise while booting and injecting from /EFI/Clover:

Code: 
Nov 12 20:53:58 localhost kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Version 2.2.2 starting on OS X Darwin 15.0.
Nov 12 20:54:00 localhost com.apple.kextd[43]: Can't open CFBundle for /EFI\CLOVER\kexts\10.11\BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh com.apple.kextd[43]: Can't open CFBundle for /EFI\CLOVER\kexts\10.11\BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM: Retrieved firmware "0a5c_21fb_v5862" from internal configuration.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM: Decompressed firmware (30399 bytes --> 71248 bytes).
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM: Firmware is valid IntelHex firmware.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: USB [240A6403AAC1 v274] "BCM20702A0" by "Broadcom Corp"
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Firmware upgrade not needed.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Published new IOKit personality.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Processing time 7.763 seconds.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Version 2.2.2 starting on OS X Darwin 15.0.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: USB [240A6403AAC1 v274] "BCM20702A0" by "Broadcom Corp"
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Firmware upgrade not needed.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Found existing IOKit personality "com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport".
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Processing time 0.6 seconds.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Version 2.2.2 starting on OS X Darwin 15.0.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: USB [240A6403AAC1 v274] "BCM20702A0" by "Broadcom Corp"
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Firmware upgrade not needed.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Found existing IOKit personality "com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport".
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Processing time 0.6 seconds.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Version 2.2.2 starting on OS X Darwin 15.0.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: USB [240A6403AAC1 v274] "BCM20702A0" by "Broadcom Corp"
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Firmware upgrade not needed.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Found existing IOKit personality "com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport".
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Processing time 0.5 seconds.

Where a /S/L/E based install install looks a little more orderly/behaved at boot:
Code: 
Nov 12 21:05:36 localhost kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Version 2.2.2 starting on OS X Darwin 15.0.Nov 12 21:05:36 localhost kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Published new IOKit personality for BrcmFirmwareStore.
Nov 12 21:05:36 localhost kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Published new IOKit personality for BrcmPatchRAMResidency.
Nov 12 21:05:42 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM: Loaded firmware "BCM20702A1_001.002.014.1502.1766_v5862.zhx" from resources.
Nov 12 21:05:42 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM: Decompressed firmware (30399 bytes --> 71248 bytes).
Nov 12 21:05:42 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM: Firmware is valid IntelHex firmware.
Nov 12 21:05:42 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: USB [240A6403AAC1 v274] "BCM20702A0" by "Broadcom Corp"
Nov 12 21:05:43 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Firmware upgrade completed successfully.
Nov 12 21:05:43 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Published new IOKit personality.
Nov 12 21:05:43 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Processing time 6.233 seconds.
Nov 12 21:05:43 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Version 2.2.2 starting on OS X Darwin 15.0.
Nov 12 21:05:43 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: USB [240A6403AAC1 v274] "BCM20702A0" by "Broadcom Corp"
Nov 12 21:05:43 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Firmware upgrade not needed.
Nov 12 21:05:43 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: [0a5c:21fb]: Found existing IOKit personality "com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport".
Nov 12 21:05:43 Hackintosh kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Processing time 0.26 seconds.

In the end, even though I prefer these hack kexts in /EFI/Clover (and I truly had a blast successfully building a customized injector/repo yesterday), I ended up putting them into /S/L/E, mostly based on your comments re: stability & efficiency.
 
Wagonfixin said:
Yeah, system.log has a bunch of unruly logged noise while booting and injecting from /EFI/Clover:

Code: 
Nov 12 20:53:58 localhost kernel[0]: BrcmPatchRAM2: Version 2.2.2 starting on OS X Darwin 15.0.
Nov 12 20:54:00 localhost com.apple.kextd[43]: Can't open CFBundle for /EFI\CLOVER\kexts\10.11\BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext.
Nov 12 20:54:05 Hackintosh com.apple.kextd[43]: Can't open CFBundle for /EFI\CLOVER\kexts\10.11\BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext.
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^^^ You have something wrong...

Post EFI/Clover folder.
 
Dear RehabMan

Millions of thanks a lot for your help in making the bluetooth working on 10.11.1
I have a GA-H77N-WIFI and the built in works now fully (at least my apple keyboard is paired and works perfectly).
I used your BrcmPatchRAM2 and placed it in the Clover EFI partition.

Thanks a lot again, I don't need to plug any dongle.

All the best,
Boungeud
 
GA-H77N High Sierra
GA-H77N-WIFI |  i7 3770 |  GeForce GTX 650
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