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[Guide] Installation of USB Wireless Antenna (Chipset RT2870/RT3070) in Mac OS X 10.11.x (El Capitan

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After update my mac to "El Capitan" everything worked fine, except my wireless antenna. I looked everywhere for a solution, and after a many tries, it finaly worked, using more then one solutions that I found at the same time, so I decided to create these step by step to everyone.


Installation of USB Wireless Antenna (chipsets RT2870 or RT3070) using the software "BearExtender 5.4".
- OS X 10.11.x (El Capitan)


Installation (software)
1) Remove workaround first - RESTART
2) Remove old files - RESTART
3) Install 5.4 (BearExtender) - DONT RESTART YET!
4) Connect the USB Wireless Antenna


Installation (driver)
5) Run EasyKext Utility
6) Drag RT2870USBWirelessDriver.kext to it - RESTART


Deactivation of the SIP (System Integrity Protection) Kext Signing Protection
7) Restart your Mac on Recovery Mode
- Restart and hold “Command” + “R”
8) Open “Terminal”
- At “Utilities” menu
9) Type “csrutil - -without kext”
10) A success message should appear:
- “Successfully enable System Integrity Protection. Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect.”
10b) An error message may appear (it’s OK)
- “csrutil: requesting an unsupported configuration. This is likely to break in the future and leave your machine in a unknown state.”
11) If the message on item 10 appears you may RESTART you Mac


Your USB Wireless Antenna is now working in your mac with “El Capitan”!


Enjoy!


I put all the archives required, including this "step by step" in a .dmg file.


View attachment BearExtender 5.4 (El Capitan Ready for chipsets RT2870 or RT3070).dmg.zip
 
Can I use which one kext? Do you share that you are using kext??

Also; If it works for me, It would have been a perfect post. :headbang::p:clap:


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Edit: I think this solution for not hackintosh... :oops:
 
I didn't tried with any other kext, but i think that should work, because the most important thing to the driver to work in El Capitan is the deactivation of the SIP.


I shared the kext in question and the EasyKext.
 
Hello all.

i Have Tenda W311U+

RT2870


I installed driver from mediatek:

MT7610U/MT7612U
1/20/2016 V5.0.1.25
icon_macos.png
MAC 10.9/10.10/10.11

http://www.mediatek.com/en/downloads1/downloads/

works like a charm - one click install;)
 
After update my mac to "El Capitan" everything worked fine, except my wireless antenna. I looked everywhere for a solution, and after a many tries, it finaly worked, using more then one solutions that I found at the same time, so I decided to create these step by step to everyone.


Installation of USB Wireless Antenna (chipsets RT2870 or RT3070) using the software "BearExtender 5.4".
- OS X 10.11.x (El Capitan)


Installation (software)
1) Remove workaround first - RESTART
2) Remove old files - RESTART
3) Install 5.4 (BearExtender) - DONT RESTART YET!
4) Connect the USB Wireless Antenna


Installation (driver)
5) Run EasyKext Utility
6) Drag RT2870USBWirelessDriver.kext to it - RESTART


Deactivation of the SIP (System Integrity Protection) Kext Signing Protection
7) Restart your Mac on Recovery Mode
- Restart and hold “Command” + “R”
8) Open “Terminal”
- At “Utilities” menu
9) Type “csrutil - -without kext”
10) A success message should appear:
- “Successfully enable System Integrity Protection. Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect.”
10b) An error message may appear (it’s OK)
- “csrutil: requesting an unsupported configuration. This is likely to break in the future and leave your machine in a unknown state.”
11) If the message on item 10 appears you may RESTART you Mac


Your USB Wireless Antenna is now working in your mac with “El Capitan”!


Enjoy!


I put all the archives required, including this "step by step" in a .dmg file.


View attachment 171148
May 16, 2016 Latest 10.11.5

This worked for me: PLEASE NOTE.... last step is different as the OS has new commands now.
Installation of USB Wireless Antenna (chipsets RT2870 or RT3070) using the software "BearExtender 5.4".

- OS X 10.11.x (El Capitan)



Installation (software)

1) Remove workaround first - RESTART

2) Remove old files - RESTART

3) Install 5.4 (BearExtender) - DONT RESTART YET!

4) Connect the USB Wireless Antenna



Installation (driver)

5) Run EasyKext Utility

6) Drag RT2870USBWirelessDriver.kext to it - RESTART



Deactivation of the SIP (System Integrity Protection) Kext Signing Protection

7) Restart your Mac on Recovery Mode

- Restart and hold “Command” + “R”

8) Open “Terminal”

- At “Utilities” menu

9) Type “csrutil disable”


Restart



Your USB Wireless Antenna is now working in your mac with “El Capitan”!
 
Doesn't work :( I use a Belkin F6D4050 v1 with a Ralink RT3070 chipset. I done all steps posted below, but BearExtender doesn't want to open. The command version of ralink wireless utility says "ERROR: No Driver".

I use El Capitan 10.11.5
 
Anyone get this working under 10.12 (Sierra) yet? (Just loaded up PB3 - but hardwired until I can get this driver working).
My adapter has the MediaTek MT7610U chipset (which is the same as the RaLink RT2870).

Let me know, thanks!
 
After update my mac to "El Capitan" everything worked fine, except my wireless antenna. I looked everywhere for a solution, and after a many tries, it finaly worked, using more then one solutions that I found at the same time, so I decided to create these step by step to everyone.


Installation of USB Wireless Antenna (chipsets RT2870 or RT3070) using the software "BearExtender 5.4".
- OS X 10.11.x (El Capitan)


Installation (software)
1) Remove workaround first - RESTART
2) Remove old files - RESTART
3) Install 5.4 (BearExtender) - DONT RESTART YET!
4) Connect the USB Wireless Antenna


Installation (driver)
5) Run EasyKext Utility
6) Drag RT2870USBWirelessDriver.kext to it - RESTART


Deactivation of the SIP (System Integrity Protection) Kext Signing Protection
7) Restart your Mac on Recovery Mode
- Restart and hold “Command” + “R”
8) Open “Terminal”
- At “Utilities” menu
9) Type “csrutil - -without kext”
10) A success message should appear:
- “Successfully enable System Integrity Protection. Please restart the machine for the changes to take effect.”
10b) An error message may appear (it’s OK)
- “csrutil: requesting an unsupported configuration. This is likely to break in the future and leave your machine in a unknown state.”
11) If the message on item 10 appears you may RESTART you Mac


Your USB Wireless Antenna is now working in your mac with “El Capitan”!


Enjoy!


I put all the archives required, including this "step by step" in a .dmg file.


View attachment 171148




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hi, many thanks to you.
I have problem with my dongle wifi ralink MT7601
i installed driver like u said & it known now to my el capitan .
it's search & find wifi modems but not connecting more than 2 sec
what did i mised?
please help me
 
Hello all.

i Have Tenda W311U+

RT2870


I installed driver from mediatek:

MT7610U/MT7612U
1/20/2016 V5.0.1.25
icon_macos.png
MAC 10.9/10.10/10.11

http://www.mediatek.com/en/downloads1/downloads/

works like a charm - one click install;)

Thanks worked for my RT3070 (Intelbras WBN900) under El Captain 10.11.6
lsusb from Linux: 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070

Icon on system bar for this app is very ugly, I hand made one, a bit better ...
1- uncompress zip file
2- Copy over ...
Code:
cp TaskIcn.icns /Applications/Mediatek Wireless Utility/WirelessUtility.app/Contents/Resources/
3- Restart your session...
 

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