[solved] Followed Broadcom Wife/BT Guide. I have BT but no WiFi

[oddjobav8r]

I followed the guide at https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/broadcom-wifi-bluetooth-guide.242423/. I did not patch Clover config.plist with config-bcm94352-130.plist because I couldn't figure out how and there is conflicting info on whether I need to or not. I installed all the kexts from Rehabman as per the guide in S/L/E. I now have BT working perfectly but no WiFi on 10.13.4. My Bluetooth chipset reports as 20702B0 which is a native Broadcom card from an old Mac that worked natively through Yosemite.

 

[RehabMan]

I followed the guide at https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/broadcom-wifi-bluetooth-guide.242423/. I did not patch Clover config.plist with config-bcm94352-130.plist because I couldn't figure out how and there is conflicting info on whether I need to or not. I installed all the kexts from Rehabman as per the guide in S/L/E. I now have BT working perfectly but no WiFi on 10.13.4. My Bluetooth chipset reports as 20702B0 which is a native Broadcom card from an old Mac that worked natively through Yosemite.

No "Problem Reporting" files attached.
Read FAQ, "Problem Reporting" again. Carefully. Attach all requested files/output.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.164990/
Use the gen_debug.sh tool mentioned in the FAQ, that way it is less likely you'll omit something.

Note: Kexts should be installed to /L/E, not /S/L/E.

 

[oddjobav8r]

Thanks RehabMan. I moved the kexts and applied what I think are the correct patches in Clover. I have attached my debug zip file.

 

[RehabMan]

Thanks RehabMan. I moved the kexts and applied what I think are the correct patches in Clover. I have attached my debug zip file.

No WiFi hardware on the PCI bus:

0:100  0:000  === [ GetDevices ] ========================================
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:00.00) : 8086 0C00 class=060000
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:01.00) : 8086 0C01 class=060400
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|01:00.00) : 10DE 1C82 class=030000
0:100  0:000   - GFX: Model=Asus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti family 137 (Nvidia)
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|01:00.01) : 10DE 0FB9 class=040300
0:100  0:000   - HDMI Audio: 
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:14.00) : 8086 8CB1 class=0C0330
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:16.00) : 8086 8CBA class=078000
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:19.00) : 8086 153B class=020000
0:100  0:000   - LAN: 0 Vendor=Intel
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:1B.00) : 8086 8CA0 class=040300
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:1C.00) : 8086 8C90 class=060400
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:1C.02) : 8086 8C94 class=060400
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|03:00.00) : 1969 E091 class=020000
0:100  0:000   - LAN: 1 Vendor=Atheros
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:1C.03) : 8086 8C96 class=060400
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|04:00.00) : 8086 244E class=060401
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:1C.06) : 8086 8C9C class=060400
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|06:00.00) : 1B4B 9172 class=010601
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:1F.00) : 8086 8CC4 class=060100
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:1F.02) : 8086 8C82 class=010601
0:100  0:000  PCI (00|00:1F.03) : 8086 8CA2 class=0C0500

Either your WiFi is defective, installed incorrectly, or disabled in BIOS.

 

[oddjobav8r]

I tried a different slot. I wonder if this could be the problem. I was thinking it may possible be incorrect PCIE issues but now I wonder if the card is damaged after looking at it.

 

[oddjobav8r]

Does the bluetooth functionality only rely on the usb being plugged in to an internal header or does it rely on the PCIe as well? The card gets power through the bus even if I don't plug in the header but no wifi. When I plug in the header, I get BT. I also can't seem to find in 'system info' where I can see if the OS can even see the card. Thanks. It worked before I rebuilt my system in a 1x slot which is now covered up. I can't get it to work on the 4x or 8x slot. I wonder if I should rearrange and try it back in the 1x.

 

[oddjobav8r]

RehabMan,

For reasons I don't understand, putting it back in a 1x spot and moving my graphics card fixed the issue. I was under the assumption that you could put a 1x card in any PCIe slot, but I guess I was wrong. Thanks for helping me troubleshoot. It's all working now and I don't have to spend more $ so it's a win.

 

[RehabMan]

RehabMan,

For reasons I don't understand, putting it back in a 1x spot and moving my graphics card fixed the issue. I was under the assumption that you could put a 1x card in any PCIe slot, but I guess I was wrong. Thanks for helping me troubleshoot. It's all working now and I don't have to spend more $ so it's a win.

Marked solved.