Continuity and Handoff Capable Apple Mini Cards + PCIe and mini-PCIe Adapters

[Atilly]

I've managed to get WiFi working using a USB Tenda W311M adapter. I can connect to the internet via just the wifi while ethernet is unplugged. I am also using a USB Bluetooth 4.0 adapter from Monoprice. I can use a BT keyboard/mouse fine as well.

However, handoff/continuity/airdrop won't work.

Do I need to buy this card:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RCKZ3SU/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

For those things to work?

Thanks!

 

[ibruno]

Thanks for everyone's contributions to this thread! I'm finally going to make to make the upgrade from Yosemite to El Capitan and I decided to get Continuity/Handoff working while I'm at it.

I already have an Apple BCM94360CD wireless card, but was wondering if there was a difference in which PCI-e adaptor I purchased?
I'm thinking of getting this one, only $13.50 on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321641369729?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Will this card work? It's seems like it should, but most of the other cards that I see for sale on Amazon/eBay are in the $25-$30 price range and are black instead of green; for example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/262064642404?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Anybody have any experience with these green cards? I notice that the card that OSXwifi has for sale is also green:

http://www.osxwifi.com/apple-broadc...-bluetooth-4-0-with-adapter-for-pc-hackintosh

Any suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and happy holidays,

Bruno

 

[androcci]

i have a maximus vi impact and my mPCIe combo has wifi and bt. it doesn't need a usb powering of any kind to stream wifi at 2.4 and 5.0 and BT 4.0. this is what i ordered and i don't even think i need the adapter.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251723761338?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT


my mPCIe looks like this.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-MPCIE-...633654?hash=item4af4ccaab6:g:V~AAAOSwDNdVmttq

and it has a half mini PCIE card inside of it. like this one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RTL8723AE-m...075567?hash=item3aa7aa8d6f:g:D6YAAOSwv0tVLscx


my worry is that is really short, and the bcd broadcom is so long!! do i even need the adapter? or the USB? el capitan!!!

 

[florosus]

Howcan I check if my motherboard is "Bluetooth-powered" as you say? Is it something on a specsheet? I run a ASUS Z97-A mobo with a mini pcie to pcie adapter and bluetooth doesn't work. Needs a usb header connection (according to you), which i don't have. Any way to get an ATX mobo to work with these mini pcie cards without a usb connection??? Thx. Any help greatly appreciated.

 

[lemonistas]

I bought a BCM4360 bundled with a PCIe adapter as shown in the first post of this thread and bluetooth and WLAN are working except for a problem with wireless speed. Even though I have an 802.11ac router speed is limited to 54mbit/s which is kind of strange... Other wireless devices (including Apple devices) in my network are working just fine. The problem persists when I use the wireless card in Windows 10.

Any suggestions what to do?

Thx

 

[geffkunert]

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Yosemite's new Handoff and Continuity features are pretty amazing. This includes making phone calls, picking up where you left off in apps on other Apple devices seamlessly. Unfortunately even the latest USB Bluetooth 4.0 dongles aren't working at all with this feature. Fortunately there are solutions available that make these features work 100%.

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The best way to get Handoff and Continuity features activated is using a native Apple mini networking card from a real 2013/2014 Mac with a specially modified PCIe or mini-PCIe Adapter. I've put a few of these together, and confirm that they work really well. Check out my album below:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/members/tonymacx86/albums/handoff-phone-call-yosemite/

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The first one I made was using an older MacBook Air card with the PCIe adapter. It connects both to PCIe slot and to USB hub on the motherboard. The MacBook card only had 2 antenna pins which were too small and too few for the 4 antenna PCIe adapter. I ended up ordering a iMac card which fit perfectly with PCIe adapter's 4 antenna pins. Both cards work fine with the mini-PCIe adapter as well- however you need to make sure your motherboard (I used an ITX with built in mini-PCIe slot) is fully bluetooth powered. If I were to do it again, I'd get the iMac card first, but both cards are identical Broadcom chipsets.

Search BCM94360CD BCM94331CD Apple WIFI/Bluetooth Cards and Adapters on Amazon​

The following screenshots show how the card shows up on a CustoMac. It's a fully native Broadcom BCM43xx wifi with BRCM20702 Bluetooth USB hub.

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View attachment 112144You can find the adapters and cards readily available on Amazon or eBay, usually shipping from China. This method provides the best cost savings- I was able to make a full unit for under $50. In addition the website osxwifi.com sells the full package- no assembly required. This method costs extra because of the convenience and assurance that the right parts are ordered.

Continuity Activation Tool is an open source script to get Continuity working with some older Macs built in Bluetooth module- this could also work with some Bluetooth 3.0 cards. Check out Github for the latest download of Continuity Activation Tool. Unfortunately this doesn't enable 3rd party USB Bluetooth devices though such as the IOGear Bluetooth dongle. EDIT: Continuity Activation Tool 2.0 works with some Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongles.

If you've ordered or enabled a specific card or adapter, this thread is to list all working and functional WIFI/BT adapters which work with Handoff and Continuity features in OS X Yosemite.

Please provide as much detail as possible including model numbers, photos, and screenshots when listing your card and adapter. Thanks!

Hi @Tony! First, sorry that I'm really bad at this OSX port to PCs. I tried years ago, it worked, until I hit "Update".
Back then, things were more complicated to fix than are today, thanks to this website.

Now tell me, I own this Gigabyte Z97N-wifi, and I'm already using the PCI-E with a graphic card that eats 2 slots.
Will this Broadcom BCM94360CD fit in the Wifi+Bluetooth card that comes already with the Z97N-Wifi?

 

[Desmond86]

I received the BCM94360CD card with adapter from OSXWIFI, it just took 6 days to arrive to Europe.

Working very well.

 

[mosser]

Quick question. OSXWifi mentions that it works with bios and boot loader apple wireless keyboard is this true ? also is it only the one from osxwifi that works with bios / boot loader ? or is it the bcm94360cd generally ?

-Mosser

 

[mosser]

Nobody knows ? bumpy

 

[Eki_13]

hello. i have imessage and airdrop working but not call forwarding and handoff.
the card is an apple one.i notice that connectable is no. how can i fix it?
i have selected imac 13.2

 Bluetooth Low Energy Supported:    Yes
  Handoff Supported:    Yes
  Instant Hot Spot Supported:    Yes
  Manufacturer:    Broadcom
  Transport:    USB
  Chipset:    20702B0
  Firmware Version:    v112 c9036
  Bluetooth Power:    On
  Discoverable:    Off
  Connectable:    No
  Auto Seek Pointing:    On
  Remote wake:    On
  Vendor ID:    0x05AC
  Product ID:    0x828D
  HCI Version:    0x6
  HCI Revision:    0x234C
  LMP Version:    0x6
  LMP Subversion:    0x4170
  Device Type (Major):    Computer
  Device Type (Complete):    Mac Desktop
  Composite Class Of Device:    0x380104
  Device Class (Major):    0x01
  Device Class (Minor):    0x01
  Service Class:    0x1C0
  Auto Seek Keyboard:    On
  Services: