4530S WiFi whitelist

[Micky1979]

That's why I'm still keeping one old 512 MB flash drive. It's perfect for this purpose.

Yes, what I meant

 

[GregCH]

Hi guys!

I just ordered a 4530s for me but I'm still unsure whether it's got Atheros or Ralink card.
However, I found an offer on a polish "ebay-esque" website : http://allegro.pl/dell-wireless-dw1702- ... 06655.html I do realise that it says Dell in the title, but everything other than that seems to be ok...
Will this thing work in OSX?

Thanks.

no. it wil not work. need card with hp p/n label, like
http://www.ebay.pl/itm/HP-Atheros-AR5B1 ... 27c7c69e7d

 

[bagnolet]

Than'k you BibDonkey,
The original kext is loaded but I have this error in the kernel.log (si_doattach: srom_var_init failed: bad srom), what do you think about this ?

Regards.

If you have enough room better get full size card. They are known to work better with Apple drivers than half-size.
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=28662&start=0

I went to the above thread, it's about rebranding the card to make it "Apple branded" but in order to pass the whitelist, you have to make it "HP/Compaq branded".

 

[Hamza93]

I have (AR9485 802.11 bgn) wifi card in my laptop. It's range is low and speed is bad. Can i install a new 802.11ac card in my laptop? I don't know if it is compatible with my laptop.

 

[RehabMan]

I have (AR9485 802.11 bgn) wifi card in my laptop. It's range is low and speed is bad. Can i install a new 802.11ac card in my laptop? I don't know if it is compatible with my laptop.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html

Suggest rebranded AR9280 (AR5BHB92).

 

[AhChing]

Can anyone help me, please. I have a 4530s. I am running 10.11.6 with a 1080p screen, 8gb RAM and a 512gb SSD. It runs perfectly, everything works. Been this way for years.

Recently I thought I’d like to upgrade the WiFi card from the b/g/n that it came with. I bought the following:

HP Broadcom BCM943224HMS Wireless Wifi N Half Card 582564-001 802.11abgn

..but when I boot, it gives me an unsupported error in BIOS, error 702. BIOS is the latest 63 version (I just updated it to that, from 60, but the issue remains).

I thought this card was supported, no?

 

[RehabMan]

Can anyone help me, please. I have a 4530s. I am running 10.11.6 with a 1080p screen, 8gb RAM and a 512gb SSD. It runs perfectly, everything works. Been this way for years.

Recently I thought I’d like to upgrade the WiFi card from the b/g/n that it came with. I bought the following:

HP Broadcom BCM943224HMS Wireless Wifi N Half Card 582564-001 802.11abgn

..but when I boot, it gives me an unsupported error in BIOS, error 702. BIOS is the latest 63 version (I just updated it to that, from 60, but the issue remains).

I thought this card was supported, no?

You cannot install that card in the 4530s due to the BIOS whitelist.
See guide for recommended WiFi for your model:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...book-zbook-using-clover-uefi-hotpatch.232948/

 

[AhChing]

You cannot install that card in the 4530s due to the BIOS whitelist.
See guide for recommended WiFi for your model:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...book-zbook-using-clover-uefi-hotpatch.232948/

Thank you. That post says “You can also use a rebranded AR5BHB92 (AR9280”. So I bought one, but I still get the white list error. See attached.

 

[RehabMan]

Thank you. That post says “You can also use a rebranded AR5BHB92 (AR9280”. So I bought one, but I still get the white list error. See attached.

To use an AR9280 (AR5BHB92), you must rebrand it as an HP AR9285.
You can use search to find the rebranding guide.