Broadcom WiFi/Bluetooth [Guide]

[N8261D]

Hey guys, I have been trying to get my bluetooth working for a while now on my Optiplex 7010, but still am not having any luck. Somebody told me that if I posted my IOREG here then someone could verify that the USB header connected to the m.2 adapter for my DW1830, is actually connected and detected. Shouldn't be a hardware problem because bluetooth works fine in Windows 10. Also, I used this card in a previous high sierra build and it was 100% working OOB on a latitude e7450. Don't know what the deal is now though...

 

[toleda]

what do you mean by "+ USB?

BT requires USB. PCIe does not support USB. The adapter must have a USB connector and USB cable to connect to the Motherboard/USB 2.0 internal connector.

 

[toleda]

DW1830, is actually connected and detected

Yes.

Shouldn't be a hardware problem because bluetooth works fine in Windows 10.

Completely irrelevant.

Don't know what the deal is now though...

USB is not configured correctly, see Post #1:
BT Injection

1. BrcmPatchRAM/RehabMan
   1. All supported Broadcom WiFi cards
   2. Correctly configured USB, ...

Off topic.

 

[Blank]

BT requires USB. PCIe does not support USB. The adapter must have a USB connector and USB cable to connect to the Motherboard/USB 2.0 internal connector.

Got the BT part with the usb. tnx
Everything else is running so well i got to get this one fixed too
The adapter I got is the most basic one (and cheap..) so no usb, i'll try it for the wifi, if it works maybe ill get the +usb one for the BT.
Thanks for the help!

 

[corint1]

Clarification of Intel's new M.2 CNVi WiFi/BT Standard.

View attachment 340288
Ableconn M.2 E to M adaptor
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Update 1: Thanks to KevinAgnes we can confirm that the M.2 Key A+E to Key M + USB Adaptors work as advertised. See Post #358 in this thread for his post on using one successfully on a Gigabyte H370N-WiFi ITX Motherboard.

and I can confirm that the adapter in the image works perfectly ... there is no need for any engineering to make it work ... it cost 32 euros ...

 

[dturro]

Nice to hear that! I'm using Mojave. No solution for sleep/wake yet (in HS I had no problem).
Actually in HS everything worked like a charm. EFI attached

Thanks for sharing, new job so I’ve been very busy. Mine was also perfect on 10.12.6
Now on Mojave I have to make sure I do t let sleep cause it will shut down and do weird restarts haha
Are you planning on using dedicated graphics down the road?

 

[corint1]

 

[Nohen]

Hey guys,

sorry in advance if this question was already answered, i’ve tried to read as much as possible but didn’t find a answer.

Is it possible to use a Broadcom m.2 WiFi+Bluetooth card on a Intel NUC8i5BEH or NUC8i7BEH?

The NUC has a built in Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (Dualband) + Bluetooth 5.0 chip which isn’t working with macOS Mojave and you can’t remove it, tou can only disable it.

If this is possible which one should I get?

I’m thankful for every answer.

Greetings

 

[LocalMadMan]

After installing windows1O on a separate hard drive and updating the motherboard drivers and bios. I somehow managed to get the wifi and bluetooth to work on the Gigabyte z37O Aorus Ultra Gaming WiFi Ver.1 mother board in the MacOS using the FENVI t919 Broadcom card..
Don't know how, had it working once and when restarted it was not working again, reinstalled more drivers thru the gigabyte drive app center, and its working for the moment. I think the key is that you have to update the bios for the motherboard, which I think you can only do on the Windows side.

 

[toleda]

Is it possible to use a Broadcom m.2 WiFi+Bluetooth card on a Intel NUC8i5BEH or NUC8i7BEH?

Only choice, dedicate the M.2 memory connector to Broadcom Wifi with a M.2-KEYM to M.2 KEYA+E adapter