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    Missing Binaries for Apple realtek8153patcher KEXT

    I am trying to get a USB-based Realtek 8153 ethernet interfacing working, which is embedded in a TB4 Dell WD22TB4 dock (tested working under Windows). It is attached to a MBPro M2 (13", 2022) running Sonoma 14.4.1. To my knowledge, what needs to be enabled is the Apple USB Realtek8153 patcher...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 AMD RX580 no display output, “No Kext Loaded”

    Hello, I have had a couple of threads but I have still had no luck with getting an AMD RX580 to work. Previously, I tried using an XFX AMD. This did not have any display output. I gave up with this card and bought a used Nitro Sapphire RX580. Still no output. I have reinstalled a fresh copy...
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    Bluetooth not working

    One of my colleagues has a Mac Mini 2018. I am not in IT but our company doesn't have IT support and because I seemingly know more than most about computers most issues fall to me. I can solve most but this has stumped me. Bluetooth had been working absolutely fine, but has recently stopped...
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    Alesis Multimix FireWire 16 on a M1?

    Currently I am using my mixer /audio interface on my old 2011 MacBook Pro with HighSierra. But during the next year I would like to upgrade to the new 16 inch MacBook Pro with an M1 chip. Is anybody here who did the shift as well from an Intel to an Apple Silicon chip and succeeded in using his...
  5. LeoI07

    Is GPU acceleration possible on the original Apple TV?

    I know that the first generation Apple TV runs a modified version of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, and it’s possible to get regular Tiger and even Leopard running as well. However, those versions run like crap due to a lack of graphics acceleration via the built-in Nvidia GeForce Go 7300 GPU. I think...
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    Looking for Intel HD3000 2048/4096 mb KEXT files

    Hi! Some weeks ago i found the kext files for Intel HD3000 2048mb vram but now i don't know where were them. I don't know how to edit kexts and none of the methods i found on the internet worked for me. Can someone send 2048 or 4096 mb Intel HD3000 kext files? I would really appreciate it. ogm
  7. Applicator

    Modify kext / graphics driver to avoid kernel panic

    Hey there 👋 I'm having some trouble lately with my wife's iMac 4k '17 with AMD Radeon Pro 555 GPU. It's panicking whenever it's set to sleep for more than a few minutes, and I know the kernel panics are caused by the GPU. It crashes during the boot process regularly, but after 10-15 tries you'll...
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    How to disable wifi hardware in Catalina

    I have a little challenge for someone much smarter than me. I want to uninstall or disable the wifi hardware on my Macbook Pro 16" 2019, running Catalina 10.15.6 My previous method in prior versions of OS on my old 2014 MBP was to delete the IO80211....kext files using Terminal in recovery...
  9. Xiang54

    No sound coming from my macbook pro a1286 15" 2011

    Hi everyone! As I wrote on the title I hear no sound from my mac. If I go to System Preferences -> Sound I cant see any audio driver. I should visualize the internal speakers instead. Im not totally sure but the problem is probably begun once I've tried to install soundflower even though now...
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    MBP random shutdowns after update to 10.14.6

    MBP random shutdowns after update to 10.14.6, I used the workaround I found on here to disable thunderbolt 2 by adding .BAK to the kext file. Now it isn't allowed so I have to carry around an external drive plugged into the thunderbolt 2 port.
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    Problem installing OS X on SSD NVMe

    Hello! I have MacMini Late 2014 with HDD drive with El Capitan. I bought SSD Samsung Evo 970 M2 and NGFF Adapter. I have added patch-nvme by RehabMan. After that Mac showed my SSD. I tried to erase it with DiskUtility, but had an error: diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ UntitledUFS /dev/disk0 Started...
  12. Nessdufrat

    Permissions problems and kext...

    Hi guys, I'm facing a rather strange issue on my Mac Pro (2009, upgraded to the 5,1 firmware, if it makes a difference, running El Capitan 10.11.6). I recently added a hard drive coming from another mac inside it (actually, I cloned the drive from another mac running El Capitan, since the...
  13. brothman01

    remove sophos kext files

    I uninstalled Sophos with the uninstaller it comes with, but there are still kext files in my library folder. (/Library, not ~/Library). I have tried many different ways to delete them but nothing has worked. If you are somehow a genius and know how to delete the files please let me know. 1...
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    macOS Coping ipc_port with rights between spaces

    Hi, I was wondering if there's any way to copy port and port's right from a user task into the kernel task assuming I'm running from a kernel extension. my final goal is to use 'task_set_exception_ports' to set my own port (created in kernel) as the task's exception port, and if I get an...
  15. earthwriter

    Atheros WLAN Card Driver Kext For Mac Pro 2.1 El Capitan?

    Hello recently our Wifi Dongle bit the the dust but we have an Atheros I think it's 39xx internal card it's working in a PC that we want to install in our Mac Pro, I went online searching for a driver for El Capitan 10.6.8 the closest thing I found was Kext file for Hackintosh, I tried to use a...
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    Help with RX470 set up

    Mac Pro 4,1 with 5,1 upgrade 2 x 2.26 GHz 24GB RAM 10.12.3 I've just made my first attempt to install an RX470 into my machine and have met with partial success.... I was able to try out a Sapphire Rx470 8GB like this one. It is installed in Slot 1 and powered by a dual six pin to 8 pin...
  17. Applebik

    Wi-Fi: No Hardware Installed on MacBook Pro 2015. Need help from Expert Mac Users/Devs

    This question is from a experienced mac user (me) who has literally searched the entire web and still hasn't got the answer. So to start I got a MacBook Pro 2015 on Sierra. Two weeks earlier, one moment the Wi-Fi was working and four hours later there was the no hardware installed problem. I can...
  18. Avenged110

    Permanently load kext?

    I'm not particularly knowledgeable with the command line or privy to kext functionality in macOS. I'm currently using Turbo Boost Switcher (a GUI for loading an extension that toggles turbo boost) and since FileVault is enabled, it prompts me for my admin password every time my MacBook sleeps...