Install Dell DW1820A (Broadcom BCM94350ZAE)...

[P1LGRIM]

It doesn't seem like it's a violation

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[Oranges2Apples]

@P1LGRIM
So by that statement, shouldn't be fine to link to another forum/site/content if it doesn't violate any tonymacx86 "general rules"? The way it reads doesn't imply that I cannot post any links at all, so that's why I'm confused here.

Edit:

Also, why was my reply removed?

 

[Hugotai]

I didn't get this. Can you explain?

Just confirming we are having the same wifi-card.
But the card I own is DW1820A, with id (CN-08PKF4), so is not working well, sometime, it will work "properly" with the method that I mentioned, maybe for 10 hours or longer, but usually it will KP or freeze, so I'm using DW1560 now, didn't know it was the part number is a causing the problem.

It doesn't seem like it's a violation, but I've got banned twice already haha! So I'll have to behave now

When I posted the solution with the link my post got deleted so... I figured it's not allowed?

Ah ok I understand the subsystem-id's now:

• 1028:0021 (part # CN-0VW3T3) = Almost works OOB (Out of box).
• 1028:0021 (part # CN-096JNT) = Problematic
• 1028:0023 (part # CN-08PKF4) = Problematic

The only strange thing I'm expiriencing is that 5Ghz networks are not always found. Once connected I don't get disconnected though. 2,4Ghz networks work like a charm!

Can more people confirm DW1820A with part number ( # CN-0VW3T3) works for all laptops (maybe test with the 10.15 beta too). I might sell the DW1560, and buy another DW1820A,

 

[slipanot]

Just confirming we are having the same wifi-card.
But the card I own is DW1820A, with id (CN-08PKF4), so is not working well, sometime, it will work "properly" with the method that I mentioned, maybe for 10 hours or longer, but usually it will KP or freeze, so I'm using DW1560 now, didn't know it was the part number is a causing the problem.

Can more people confirm DW1820A with part number ( # CN-0VW3T3) works for all laptops (maybe test with the 10.15 beta too). I might sell the DW1560, and buy another DW1820A,

Stick with the DW1560. Ive got a DW1820A "CN-0VW3T3" and it can be some trouble to get running correctly. It would always KP on every other boot in Mojave 10.14 through 10.14.5. And i never was able to get BT to work correctly. Now i have a few DW1560s and they all work flawless. WiFi and BT with minimal kexts.

 

[matey]

My subsystem-id is 1028:0021, and it is definitely not working OOB. The card needs to be properly configured and then it works great but as i mentioned above, after approximately 10 minutes the card is not yet present in the system and so the WiFi network connection is gone. The Bluetooth works great.

 

[denisuu]

Stick with the DW1560. Ive got a DW1820A "CN-0VW3T3" and it can be some trouble to get running correctly. It would always KP on every other boot in Mojave 10.14 through 10.14.5. And i never was able to get BT to work correctly. Now i have a few DW1560s and they all work flawless. WiFi and BT with minimal kexts.

Though I would recommend getting the DW1560, but I haven't had 1 Kernel panic since I installed the DW1820A as described in post #104

Everything works like a charm, wifi never disconnects or anything... The only strange thing I have is since I added the DW1820A my laptop doesn't shutdown without DSDT shutdown fix.

 

[konr.rad]

It was good, but it is not anymore. I am buying a BCM94352Z card

 

[zanderzhng]

In my case,
1. WIFI works OOB.
2. Bluetooth can't upload firmware via macOS. Uploading firmware via Windows, and reboot into macOS, with a brcmnonpatchram2.kext, the bluetooth will work.
Details are in my repo.

 

[contemporarygary]

I have the same card, and even though on the label it says "CN-0VW3T3", the PCI ID is 0a5c:6412, not 14e4:43a3/1028:0021. Did I get myself a fake card?..

Anyway, as I installed it, my laptop won't boot at all. However, after disabling the card in BIOS and applying the modified IO80211Family.kext as well as BrcmPatchRAM2 I got it to work!
The only problem is that it would only boot every other time, often just reboots again once I log in or on the Apple logo.

Can anyone confirm that they don't have any KP anymore after following this guide?

 

[denisuu]

In my case,
1. WIFI works OOB.
2. Bluetooth can't upload firmware via macOS. Uploading firmware via Windows, and reboot into macOS, with a brcmnonpatchram2.kext, the bluetooth will work.
Details are in my repo.

What do you even mean by "Uploading firmware via Windows"?