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If you prefer not to use the patches or if PMHeart country patch does not work for you.

lvs1974 developed
airportfixup.kext
https://github.com/lvs1974/AirportBrcmFixup
a plugin for lilu.kext (required for this to work)

so basically.

1. Place in EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other:
  1. FakePCIID.kext
  2. FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext
  3. AirportBrcmFixup.kext (Requires Lilu.kext- which you have already - make sure all kext last versions)

2. Placed the following kexts in /Library/Extensions:
  1. BrcmPatchRAM2.kext
  2. BrcmNonPatchRAM2.kext (maybe not needed in your case)
  3. BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext
3. In Clover, add the following custom bootflag (used by AirportBrcmFixup.kext):

brcmfx-country=XX
Change XX to your country code (US, AU, NO (for Norway) etc ) or just add #a, ie: brcmfx-country=#a.

list of country codes
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/wcs/3-2/configuration/guide/wcscfg32/wcscod.html​
 
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YoshiMac said:
@asleb
with regards to your bluetooth injection .........................
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@YoshiMac many thanks for replies and so much input! And for explaining the test tool for generating error reports. Will definitely help a newbie like me. I am so grateful. I will try all your suggestions and report back.
 
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YoshiMac said:
but just looking at your config.plist you posted
you did not do any of the
kernel and kext patches for config.plist for BRCM as per guide

  • download config-bcm....
  • paste patch to config...



if you are running high Sierra 10.13
you would need these added to your config plist



note:
regarding PMHeart Patch for country above (helpful for 5Ghz working properly)
to convert ASCII to HEX you can go to terminal but i use this
https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/ascii-to-hex.html
just type in your country code and it will show you the HEX value.
eg
NO: 4e 4f
US: 55 53
AU: 41 55

US would be
Replace = <66c70655 53eb348d 55d0>

NO would be
Replace = <66c7064e 4feb348d 55d0>

please see my post #11 using AirportBrcmFixup.kext (Lilu plugin) which can accomplish the same thing with bootargument - and also does other patches
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WOW! Thank you! I'll try this tonight. But what about if we have Sierra 10.12.6?
 
ness91 said:
WOW! Thank you! I'll try this tonight. But what about if we have Sierra 10.12.6?
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If you have 10.12.6

Option 1
Only use the patches/entries relating to 10.12.x in the config-bcm94352-130.plist -file below .
And copy them correctly into your config.plist
(Use simple text editor or plisteditPro.app or clover configurator)

Clover Broadcom Patches/Download (View Raw)
config-bcm94352-130.plist.zip


Alternatively
Option 2

Try AirportBrcmFixup.kext with lilu.
See earlier post.
 
ness91 said:
WOW! Thank you! I'll try this tonight. But what about if we have Sierra 10.12.6?
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see also

BCM94352 5 GHz/Handoff Patch (10.12+)
Credit: the-darkvoid

  1. Clover/kext patch
    1. Download config-bcm94352-... (select View Raw)
    2. Paste 3 Patches to config.plist/KernelAndKextPatches/KextsToPatch
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the 3 patches are
  1. 10.12-BCM94352-fvco-darkvoid (is necessary) - this activates the fvco frequency voltage controlled oscillator - needed for 5ghz
  2. 10.11+-BCM94352-Airport-Extreme-skvo (if desired)
  3. 10.11+-BT4LE-Handoff-Hotspot-lisai9093 (if desired)

Code: 
{
                Comment = "10.12+-BCM94352-fvco-darkvoid this fixes driver not being able to initialize the fvco (frequency voltage controlled oscillator)";
                Find = <81f952aa 00007529>;
                MatchOS = "10.12.x";
                Name = "com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360";
                Replace = <81f952aa 00006690>;
            }



Code: 
        {
                Comment = "10.10+-BCM94352-Airport-Extreme-Skvo";
                Find = <6b100000 750d>;
                MatchOS = "10.10.x,10.11.x,10.12.x,10.13.x";
                Name = "com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360";
                Replace = <6b100000 9090>;
            }
Code: 
  {

                Comment = "10.11+-BT4LE-Handoff-Hotspot-lisai9093";
                Find = <4885ff74 47488b07>;
                MatchOS = "10.11.x,10.12.x,10.13.x";
                Name = "com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily";
                Replace = <41be0f00 0000eb44>;

            }
 
YoshiMac said:
If you have 10.12.6

Option 1
Only use the patches/entries relating to 10.12.x in the config-bcm94352-130.plist -file below .
And copy them correctly into your config.plist
(Use simple text editor or plisteditPro.app or clover configurator)

Clover Broadcom Patches/Download (View Raw)
config-bcm94352-130.plist.zip


Alternatively
Option 2

Try AirportBrcmFixup.kext with lilu.
See earlier post.
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thank you so much! do I need to copy all of them? (patches/entries)
 
ness91 said:
thank you so much! do I need to copy all of them? (patches/entries)
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Look at matchOS= .... that tells you which version it can apply to.
Start off with the three I mentioned in post #15.


Note:
You can copy all , clover will ignore the ones not matching your OS/version, however best practice is to keep your config.plist as clean as possible.
 
Probably stating the obvious here, but if you are really new to all this.
before editing your config.plist

  • make sure you have a bootable working clover thumb drive as backup boot device
  • make a copy of your working config.plist on your main drive -
  • edit your config.plist with PlistEditPro.app it will check your syntax (easy to get it wrong, if your editing with text editor)
 
YoshiMac said:
If you prefer not to use the patches or if PMHeart country patch does not work for you.

lvs1974 developed
airportfixup.kext
https://github.com/lvs1974/AirportBrcmFixup
a plugin for lilu.kext (required for this to work)

so basically.

1. Place in EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other:
  1. FakePCIID.kext
  2. FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext
  3. AirportBrcmFixup.kext (Requires Lilu.kext- which you have already - make sure all kext last versions)

2. Placed the following kexts in /Library/Extensions:
  1. BrcmPatchRAM2.kext
  2. BrcmNonPatchRAM2.kext (maybe not needed in your case)
  3. BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext
3. In Clover, add the following custom bootflag (used by AirportBrcmFixup.kext):

brcmfx-country=XX
Change XX to your country code (US, AU, NO (for Norway) etc ) or just add #a, ie: brcmfx-country=#a.

list of country codes
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/wcs/3-2/configuration/guide/wcscfg32/wcscod.html​
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where can I download the AirportBrcmFixup.kext? I enter to the Github project page but I don't find the file. Sorry about my noob questions
 
YoshiMac said:
Probably stating the obvious here, but if you are really new to all this.
before editing your config.plist

  • make sure you have a bootable working clover thumb drive as backup boot device
  • make a copy of your working config.plist on your main drive -
  • edit your config.plist with PlistEditPro.app it will check your syntax (easy to get it wrong, if your editing with text editor)
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I've tried everything except the AirportBrcmFixup method (because I don't find the kext to download). Still no 5Ghz and no bluetooth with any method. System info still appears like "no bluetooth information" as it was not detected
 
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