Bluetooth (BCM94352Z) not working on High Sierra

[hyper0]

My motherboard is Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI, its Intel wifi card can not be driven in macOS. So I bought BCM94352Z m.2 wifi/bluetooth card to replace it.

With following RehabMan's guide (https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM), I downloaded and put BrcmFirmwareData.kext, BrcmPatchRAM2.kext, FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext and FakePCIID.kext into the directory /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other and hacked config.plist (as below).

<dict>
    <key>Comment</key>
    <string>AirPortBrcm4360 - fcvo, 10.12.x (credit the-darkvoid)</string>
    <key>Disabled</key>
    <false/>
    <key>Find</key>
    <data>
    gflSqgAAdSk=
    </data>
    <key>Name</key>
    <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
    <key>Replace</key>
    <data>
    gflSqgAAZpA=
    </data>
</dict>

<dict>
    <key>Find</key>
    <data>
    SIX/dEdIiwc=
    </data>
    <key>Name</key>
    <string>IOBluetoothFamily</string>
    <key>Replace</key>
    <data>
    Qb4PAAAA60Q=
    </data>
</dict>

Now, Wifi works well on High Sierra. But unluckily bluetooth can not discover any other devices, and also can not be discovered by my iPhone Bluetooth's device list is always empty. Please help.

 

[Feartech]

My motherboard is Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI, its Intel wifi card can not be driven in macOS. So I bought BCM94352Z m.2 wifi/bluetooth card to replace it.

With following RehabMan's guide (https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM), I downloaded and put BrcmFirmwareData.kext, BrcmPatchRAM2.kext, FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext and FakePCIID.kext into the directory /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other and hacked config.plist (as below).

<dict>
    <key>Comment</key>
    <string>AirPortBrcm4360 - fcvo, 10.12.x (credit the-darkvoid)</string>
    <key>Disabled</key>
    <false/>
    <key>Find</key>
    <data>
    gflSqgAAdSk=
    </data>
    <key>Name</key>
    <string>AirPortBrcm4360</string>
    <key>Replace</key>
    <data>
    gflSqgAAZpA=
    </data>
</dict>

<dict>
    <key>Find</key>
    <data>
    SIX/dEdIiwc=
    </data>
    <key>Name</key>
    <string>IOBluetoothFamily</string>
    <key>Replace</key>
    <data>
    Qb4PAAAA60Q=
    </data>
</dict>

Now, Wifi works well on High Sierra. But unluckily bluetooth can not discover any other devices, and also can not be discovered by my iPhone Bluetooth's device list is always empty. Please help.

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all kexts should be installed to system

and in config.plist:
<key>InjectKexts</key>
<string>Yes</string>

should be:
<key>InjectKexts</key>
<string>Detect</string>

only FakeSMC.kext and ethernet kext should be in clover/kexts/other

also high sierra doesn't need config.plist patches to make it work

 

[hyper0]

all kexts should be installed to system

and in config.plist:
<key>InjectKexts</key>
<string>Yes</string>

should be:
<key>InjectKexts</key>
<string>Detect</string>

only FakeSMC.kext and ethernet kext should be in clover/kexts/other

also high sierra doesn't need config.plist patches to make it work

I moved BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext, BrcmPatchRAM2.kext, FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext and FakePCIID.kext into /System/Library/Extensions, and modified InjectKexts to Detect. However none of wifi and bluetooth can be recognized now

 

[Feartech]

I moved BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext, BrcmPatchRAM2.kext, FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext and FakePCIID.kext into /System/Library/Extensions, and modified InjectKexts to Detect. However none of wifi and bluetooth can be recognized now

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Read FAQ, "Problem Reporting"
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/

 

[ccerny33944]

Did you ever solve this problem, I have the same motherboard and wifi/bt chip with the same problem?

 

[monfard]

Did you ever solve this problem, I have the same motherboard and wifi/bt chip with the same problem?

I have the same issue, any solution?

 

[ccerny33944]

I have the same issue, any solution?

I'm not entirely sure how I did it, but I changed my SMBIOS from iMac 14,2 to 17,1 as well as reinstalling the latest versions of each of Rehabman's kexts (BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext, BrcmPatchRAM2.kext, FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext and FakePCIID.kext). I added this to KextstoPatch and it did the trick:
<dict>
<key>Comment</key>
<string>BCM4352-fvco, (credit Sherlocks based on the-darkvoid original)</string>
<key>Disabled</key>
<false/>
<key>Find</key>
<data>
gf9SqgAAdMQ=
</data>
<key>Name</key>
<string>com.apple.driver.AirPort.BrcmNIC-MFG</string>
<key>Replace</key>
<data>
gf9SqgAAZpA=
</data>
</dict>

Your mileage may vary, but I'd start with those as those were the steps I took to get mine working.

 

[monfard]

I'm not entirely sure how I did it, but I changed my SMBIOS from iMac 14,2 to 17,1 as well as reinstalling the latest versions of each of Rehabman's kexts (BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext, BrcmPatchRAM2.kext, FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi.kext and FakePCIID.kext). I added this to KextstoPatch and it did the trick:
<dict>
<key>Comment</key>
<string>BCM4352-fvco, (credit Sherlocks based on the-darkvoid original)</string>
<key>Disabled</key>
<false/>
<key>Find</key>
<data>
gf9SqgAAdMQ=
</data>
<key>Name</key>
<string>com.apple.driver.AirPort.BrcmNIC-MFG</string>
<key>Replace</key>
<data>
gf9SqgAAZpA=
</data>
</dict>

Your mileage may vary, but I'd start with those as those were the steps I took to get mine working.

Didn't work for me

 

[BreBo]

@monfard, please update your profile (personal details) with your Motherboard or Make/Model, CPU and Graphics Card.

Profiles need to contain at least your primary system to assist others with helping you.

 

[ticaipod]

I have the same Combo card. It says that it´s working but it´s not discovering any bluetooth devices (already tried to reset bt module)... I also tried to change my system config to iMac 17,1 without any success... What else can I try to do? Does anyone else gets the same result as me ?