Catalina no Bluetooth with Fenvi FV-T919. WiFi is working.

[csat]

Hi
Hardware I am testing is a GA-Z170X, I7, RX-580. Updated from Mojave into Catalina. I have everything working except bluetooth. It is not recognized. It was working with Mojave.

Thanks.

 

[glofter1]

BrcmPatchRAM2 for 10.15 Catalina (Broadcom bluetooth firmware upload)

I'm just going to run through some of the changes I made to RehabMan's BrcmPatchRAM project for it to function in macOS Catalina. I don't really have time to go any further with it but hopefully my research and testing can help get an official working version out. I'm using BrcmFirmwareData.kext,...

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[glofter1]

headkaze/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM

Broadcom PatchRAM driver for OS X. Contribute to headkaze/OS-X-BrcmPatchRAM development by creating an account on GitHub.

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[ZdzislawPomata]

Is the USB 3.0 also working (not USB 2.0)? Often the Bluetooth is connected through the USB 3.0 line.

 

[NiRD]

I have a similar issue with my build.

Installed a Fenvi-T919 and Wi-Fi works OOB, however, BT does not work. MacOS states that not Bluetooth device is installed. Admittedly, I have not looked into the issue much yet. (My playtime is usually on the weekends.)

Wi-Fi worked OOB perfectly.
BT reports as no connected Bluetooth devices.

My Setup:
OS: Catalina 10.15
Mobo: Z390 Gigabyte Designare
CPU: i9-9900k
RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance
GPU: Vega FE
SSD: Samsung 970
Additional PCI: Fenvi-T919

 

[csat]

It seems to be very hardware issue considering that a small BT dongle makes Catalina recognizes it. The possible pointed out solution above is very tough to my current knowledge. I tried simply place some kexts to /Library/Extensions but only this didn't solve the problem. Neither my Asus nor Gigabyte hacks are working with Fenvi-T919 for BT. I am expecting that some day it will be solved by someone clever than I am. In the meantime I am using a real Mac (mini mac).

 

[NiRD]

It seems to be very hardware issue considering that a small BT dongle makes Catalina recognizes it. The possible pointed out solution above is very tough to my current knowledge. I tried simply place some kexts to /Library/Extensions but only this didn't solve the problem. Neither my Asus nor Gigabyte hacks are working with Fenvi-T919 for BT. I am expecting that some day it will be solved by someone clever than I am. In the meantime I am using a real Mac (mini mac).

I am planning on buying a small USB BT adapter to get by for the mean time.

I'll keep an eye out for solutions. I have read on another post that someone stated that the BT and Wi-Fi worked with Catalina from this card. I queried them, so just awaiting their response.

 

[wilsonton9912]

I have that card and it works well with Catalina, have handoff and everything working

 

[wilsonton9912]

If I had a guess maybe not all the USB ports are being seen, I am using mine through a usb header.

 

[NiRD]

If I had a guess maybe not all the USB ports are being seen, I am using mine through a usb header.

That's what I suspected too. I have mine going from the

MOBO Header > NZXT 2.0 USB Header Hub > BT USB Cable

I will try to connect directly to the MOBO header and test. I will also remap my USBs and see if that helps.

Question: Was there any special method that was used to get the BT to work or was it just working OOB with Catalina?

Thanks for all your advice and support!