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[taylud]

after linking iCloud to the Mac, all my iCloud bluetooth devices such as AirPods showed up in the bluetooth menu, it just doesn't search for them. here is the system report

 

[ModMike]

after linking iCloud to the Mac, all my iCloud bluetooth devices such as AirPods showed up in the bluetooth menu, it just doesn't search for them. here is the system report

That is normal, they are pre-paired. Other than you speaker, have you tried to wait a bluetooth device by putting it in pairing mode and searching using bluetooth preferences? I appreciate your help, I am trying to understand what is happening to help others.

 

[taylud]

@taylud I also got one from Amazon. Mine didn't say the seller was Dell so I was really worried.

But.... it looks like I spoke too soon. Bluetooth doesn't work properly. I'm having exactly the same problems @taylud is having. I didn't notice it yesterday because I saw the Bluetooth icon. When I connected my Apple keyboard via cable, it showed up immediately in the paired devices list. I guess I was too excited to try everything else. I didn't realize I never tried disconnecting it. But, when I did this morning, it doesn't pair wireless. Can't believe I missed that yesterday.

I tried Bluetooth speakers, several Bluetooth mice (a Logitech and 2 Apple Magic mice) and some headphones, and they don't even show up.

I've tried all of the steps mentioned from post #1,141 onwards.
At the moment I have BrcmFirmwareData.kext and BrcmPathRAM2.kext inside L/E. Permissions repaired, rebooted.
I've tried adding them to Other as well but same problem. Am I missing something? What were the final steps that worked for @taylud?

I haven't got search functionality yet, but devices started connecting after I installed brcmfirmwaredata.kext and brcmpatchram2.kext to l/e, reboot then delete those and put brcmbluetoothinjector.kext back into kexts/other (make sure it wasn't in there before). I can't search and connect, but if you connect the keyboard and mouse by usb then unplug straight after it should connect (and then reconnect automatically any time after that)

 

[ShaG]

You should be using DGPU with an RX-580. I haven't been able to solve the IGPU issue yet.

I am using DGPU with RX-580 now, the installation is easy with your guide, plan to add DW1560 in the weekend.

 

[taylud]

That is normal, they are pre-paired. Other than you speaker, have you tried to wait a bluetooth device by putting it in pairing mode and searching using bluetooth preferences? I appreciate your help, I am trying to understand what is happening to help others.

yes the spinning wheel in the top right of the bluetooth menu looks like it is searching, but doesn't find anything. devices are in pairing mode, and showing up in the bluetooth preferences of my MacBook

 

[Feartech]

I haven't got search functionality yet, but devices started connecting after I installed brcmfirmwaredata.kext and brcmpatchram2.kext to l/e, reboot then delete those and put brcmbluetoothinjector.kext back into kexts/other (make sure it wasn't in there before). I can't search and connect, but if you connect the keyboard and mouse by usb then unplug straight after it should connect (and then reconnect automatically any time after that)

BrcmFirmwareData.kext would belong in clover/kexts/other and not /L/E
BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext would belong in /L/E
https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM

 

[ModMike]

I know that and have been saying that all along. Read post #1059 on page 107

My mistake was that I personally removed all the 2 BRCM kexts and replaced them with the BluetoothInjector.kext for simplicity. Unfortunately I forgot to put them back when I posted the EFIs. I posted corrected ones that last night.

 

[ModMike]

This is interesting and may be the solution to a universal install:

• Advanced users: For custom firmware injectors, install the injector plus BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext. This works from either /S/L/E or EFI/Clover/kexts. Optionally, you may remove all the firmwares from BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext/Contents/Resources. If you're using the injector from Clover/kexts, the IOProviderClass in the Info.plist for BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext must be changed from "disabled_IOResources" to "IOResources". And still, you may find it unreliable... as that is the way Clover kext injection is (it does not simulate kext installation perfectly). In testing, best result was obtained if you replace the IOKitPersonalities entry in BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext Info.plist with that of the injector kext (no need for the injector at that point).

The problem is I have some follow up questions and Rehabmans been MIA for the last month.

 

[chewymac]

Same results.

 

[ModMike]

Same results.

Either you did not delete your EFI when you replaced it or did not download the new EFI I posted last night, the first line shows you loading BrcmBluetoothInjector.kext.

When you just copy over, things get replaced but old files stay behind. Please boot, delete your EFI folder and replace with the new one posted last night.

4:455  0:000  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\BrcmBluetoothInjector.kext (v.2.2.1)
4:479  0:023  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\VirtualSMC.kext (v.1.0.3)
4:493  0:014  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\USBInjectAll.kext (v.0.7.1)
4:789  0:295  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\SMCProcessor.kext (v.1.0.3)
4:802  0:013  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\WhateverGreen.kext (v.1.2.7)
4:837  0:034  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\SMCSuperIO.kext (v.1.0.3)
4:851  0:013  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\IntelMausiEthernet.kext (v.2.4.1d1)
4:864  0:012  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\AppleALC.kext (v.1.3.6)
5:575  0:711  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\AirportBrcmFixup.kext (v.1.1.9)
5:603  0:027  Extra kext: EFI\CLOVER\kexts\Other\Lilu.kext (v.1.3.5)