Continuity and Handoff Capable Apple Mini Cards + PCIe and mini-PCIe Adapters
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I have one of the Fenvi T919 cards and while the wifi works absolutely perfectly on Sierra 10.12.3, the bluetooth is nonexistent. I have tried switching the usb plug in my motherboard (Asus z170 series) and restarting several times. I have looked at the clover configurator and nothing seems to be off so I didn't change anything. It works on windows just fine so I'm wondering if for some reason Sierra is ignoring that USB input from the motherboard?
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It depends... What laptop? Do you know what type of card is in there now? Mini PCIe? M.2? There are lost of solutions but it also depends on space etc...
Yes! So I ordered this one: 12+6 Pin to M.2 for BCM94360CS2 (also ordered the 2013-2015 MB Air AC Wifi/BT4.0) - I didn't know these existed! I'm very excited to hear it works as should. Life is so much easier with a legit Apple card! Thanks for the heads up. Yeah on newer motherboards with wifi m.2 slots the Bluetooth works off USB pins within the slot as well.
As for the Fenvi cards I just don't have the space... I actually own a PCIe x1 adapter with a legit BCM94360CD and it works like a charm... But for the ITX board I just have no where to put it. Up for grabs if anyone needs it...
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It's an M.2 combo card. It's going into a mini itx board, that's why I need to repopulate that slot. I have no extra pcie slots.
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About to build my first Customac Pro with GA-Z170X UD3 Motherboard running Sierra. I bought the "OSXWIFI PC/HACKINTOSH - APPLE BROADCOM BCM94360CD - 802.11 A/B/G/N/AC + BLUETOOTH 4.0" board.
My question is: Do I need to "enable" the usb port that I use to plug into this board? I already generated my "SSDT-5.aml" and "USB-SSDT.aml" files and did not "enable" any usb 2.0 headers on the motherboard.
Thanks in Advance.
ps emailed the guys @ OSXWIFI and haven't heard back...
My question is: Do I need to "enable" the usb port that I use to plug into this board? I already generated my "SSDT-5.aml" and "USB-SSDT.aml" files and did not "enable" any usb 2.0 headers on the motherboard.
Thanks in Advance.
ps emailed the guys @ OSXWIFI and haven't heard back...
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So after an agonizingly long 2 months, I finally received both parts for my wifi/bluetooth adapter (first shipment got lost, so had to get it resent. Then of course the first shipment has now shown up a week after the second one arrived 
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Anyways, long story short, I ordered a BCM94360CD BCM94331CD to PCI-E 1X Adapter and a Broadcom BCM94360CD 802.11ac WiFi card+Bluetooth 4.0 for Apple 27" iMac AirPort off of eBay (there are lots of them available from different sellers). Both shipped from China.
Once they arrived, I simply hooked them together, and plugged them in to my mobo, and voila! Bluetooth and Wifi working perfectly. Handoff and Continuity didn't work immediately, but after following P1LGRIM's guide for iMessage again, it works perfectly! I haven't gotten a chance to test out unlock with my apple watch, but thus far all other aspects of continuity and handoff are working.
). Anyways, long story short, I ordered a BCM94360CD BCM94331CD to PCI-E 1X Adapter and a Broadcom BCM94360CD 802.11ac WiFi card+Bluetooth 4.0 for Apple 27" iMac AirPort off of eBay (there are lots of them available from different sellers). Both shipped from China.
Once they arrived, I simply hooked them together, and plugged them in to my mobo, and voila! Bluetooth and Wifi working perfectly. Handoff and Continuity didn't work immediately, but after following P1LGRIM's guide for iMessage again, it works perfectly! I haven't gotten a chance to test out unlock with my apple watch, but thus far all other aspects of continuity and handoff are working.
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Hello.
Yes, I think you will need to enable the motherboard USB header for BT use. There is a setting specifically for this purpose.
If you take a look at this thread:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/10-11-0-10-11-3-skylake-starter-guide.179221/#DetailedUSB
then go down to section: 7.2.2 Constructing SSDT
You need to set the enabled USB header to '255' as instructed there in your SSDT.
Hope that helps.
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If the port works already then you shouldnt have to do anything. if not, then you will need to use the SSDT to 'enable' the USB ports on the motherboard.
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Is this an adapter or a 2-in-1 card? Thanks. It looks a little suspiciously cheap