2011 MacBook Pros can support Handoff/Continuity

[Menel]

*snip*

It worked!!!



<3

 

[Menel]

Airdrop.
This is odd. Mac can send to iPhone and iPad.

iPhone and iPad can't see Mac, and send the other way... ???

 

[Lem3ssie]

Airdrop.
This is odd. Mac can send to iPhone and iPad.

iPhone and iPad can't see Mac, and send the other way... ???

Disconnect BT from Mac or iOs, reconnect, devices will handshake.

 

[Jacooch]

I have the same comp, and for the longest time I couldn't get it to work. What i ended up doing was putting AirPortBrcm4331.kext in the trash, restarting. Then i put AirPortBrcm4331.kext back, and i had handoff capabilities and wireless functionality.

What is your mac ID? if you have the same as mine, i can send you my edited kext and you can see if it works. To find the #, put

ioreg -l | grep "board-id" | awk -F\" '{print $4}'

in terminal.

Mine is Mac-94245A3940C91C80. I appreciate your help. Gonna put the originals back and try your method. I haven't replaced the 4331 file. Will try now.

 

[Lem3ssie]

Mine is Mac-94245A3940C91C80. I appreciate your help. Gonna put the originals back and try your method. I haven't replaced the 4331 file. Will try now.

Download and unzip :
https://db.tt/ro0JtHJQ

Delete IO80211Family.kext from /Systeme/Library/Extensions

Reboot, wifi is now dead.

Copy unzipped IO80211Family.kext to /System/Library/Extensions

Terminal this :

sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"

sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo chmod -R 644 /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel

sudo kextcache -system-caches

Reboot.

Look for Handoff check box in System Preferences.

 

[hyperskier96]

Download and unzip :
https://db.tt/ro0JtHJQ

Delete IO80211Family.kext from /Systeme/Library/Extensions

Reboot, wifi is now dead.

Copy unzipped IO80211Family.kext to /Systeme/Library/Extensions

Terminal this :

sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"

sudo chown -R root:wheel /Système/Bibliothèque/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo chmod -R 644 /Système/Bibliothèque/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel

sudo kextcache -system-caches

Reboot.

Look for Handoff check box in System Preferences.

will it work in french if the system isn't in french?

 

[Lem3ssie]

will it work in french if the system isn't in french?

No it wont, a bad copy/paste.

/Système/Bibliothèque/Extensions means /System/Library/Extensions

 

[Jacooch]

Download and unzip :
https://db.tt/ro0JtHJQ

Delete IO80211Family.kext from /Systeme/Library/Extensions

Reboot, wifi is now dead.

Copy unzipped IO80211Family.kext to /System/Library/Extensions

Terminal this :

sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"

sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo chmod -R 644 /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel

sudo kextcache -system-caches

Reboot.

Look for Handoff check box in System Preferences.

Thanks for the help!! Followed directions (using english, , Getting unexpected results. Perhaps, i am having permission issues. Fixed the first one ( had to change security settings to allow all apps downloaded from anywhere.

Having done that, I am now seeing this error: "AirPortBrcm4331.kext has incorrect permissions; omitting." when i run the "sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel" command.

After reboot, wifi is not available because "hardware is not available" when i click on the wifi icon on top menu bar (Radar with an X).

Is this making sense, am I doing something incorrectly still? I am seeing that I have the right BT card (BT LE supported is a yes, the other two are a no)

Thanks again for any help!!

John

 

[Patriot24]

It seems very intermittent. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

iOS > iOS = Always
OS X > iOS = Always
iOS > OS X = Sometimes?

Not sure what to do about that.

 

[Lem3ssie]

Thanks for the help!! Followed directions (using english, , Getting unexpected results. Perhaps, i am having permission issues. Fixed the first one ( had to change security settings to allow all apps downloaded from anywhere.

Having done that, I am now seeing this error: "AirPortBrcm4331.kext has incorrect permissions; omitting." when i run the "sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel" command.

After reboot, wifi is not available because "hardware is not available" when i click on the wifi icon on top menu bar (Radar with an X).

Is this making sense, am I doing something incorrectly still? I am seeing that I have the right BT card (BT LE supported is a yes, the other two are a no)

Thanks again for any help!!

John

try this one : http://we.tl/h1wValByTB
It's the one i've been using.

Do the steps i asked you for in my last post.

100% working.

Wetransfer is far more reliable when integrity matters.

 

[Jacooch]

try this one : http://we.tl/h1wValByTB
It's the one i've been using.

Do the steps i asked you for in my last post.

100% working.

Wetransfer is far more reliable.

Thanks, giving it a try now. Just in case, I am using kext drop to install/copy the kext file to the proper location. This is correct way to do it, yes?

 

[Lem3ssie]

Thanks, giving it a try now. Just in case, I am using kext drop to install/copy the kext file to the proper location. This is correct way to do it, yes?

Do only what i said for now, it succeded many times.

Let kextdrop behind for now.

 

[Jacooch]

Do only what i said for now, it succeded many times, believe me.

Let kextdrop behind for now.

I appreciate your help. Same results with last file link. I am going to delete and re install Yosemite. Maybe a fresh install will be the kicker to get this working.

Again, thanks!! I will post my results later today. Maybe my struggles will help other that are having the same issues.

Well, not able to get hand off to work on my early 2011 MacBook Pro. I can finally get wifi to work, but no option for enabling hand off. I had to fix permissions to even get wifi to recognize the hardware. After a clean install of Yosemite, all updates installed, a re install did not fix my issues. Not sure where to attack it from here. Will keep watching this thread for any other ideas.

 

[pablito1972]

Thanks so much!

Just got it up and running on a MBP 15'' Late 2011 with a BT4.0 Module from the 2012 Series an Yosemite GM RC3

Regards,
Pablo

 

[KoolStar]

I found that signing out of iCloud and then back in made it all work instantly after system information stated that handoff was enabled.

 

[Lem3ssie]

I found that signing out of iCloud and then back in made it all work instantly after system information stated that handoff was enabled.

That's why i put it in the tutorial right from the first i've published. What happens when you sign out/in ? Your keychain asks for encryption and decryption keys, needed for devices to handshake.

 

[bugayev]

Would love some help, if you would be so kind. I have run thru the tutorial 4 times, the first time, admittedly, I didn't follow the directions on the last mac-. I am getting the same results (no handoff feature available in General settings in sys pref's).

I tried the above on my MBP early 2011, only different result is that when I remove the AirPortBrcm4331.kext I lose wireless functionality.

Would this failure mean that I have the wrong card installed (it is a 4cax as far as I can tell)? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks for reading...

I've had a similar issue to yourself - followed the excellent tutorial but something just isn't sticking! Board ID Mac-C08A6BB70A942AC2

 

[clemac]

Problem

Hey, also got the same problem... Not working at all. No checkbox showing.

Shouldn't I be able to get it working by default with my bluetooth version:


MacBookPro9,1 mid2012

Bluetooth Low Energy wird unterstützt: Ja
Handoff wird unterstützt: Nein
Instant Hotspot wird unterstützt: Nein
Hersteller: Broadcom
Transport: USB
Chipsatz: 20702A3
Firmware-Version: v147 c5799
Bluetooth-Signal: Ein
Sichtbar: Aus
Verfügbar: Ja
Zeigegerät automatisch suchen: Ein
Entferntes Beenden des Ruhezustands: Ein
Hersteller-ID: 0x05AC
Produkt-ID: 0x821D
HCI-Version: 0x6
HCI-Revision: 0x16A7
LMP-Version: 0x6
LMP-Unterversion: 0x2293


Could someone help me out this is my number:
Mac-4B7AC7E43945597E

 

[Lem3ssie]

Is Yosemite installed ?, it seems a mid 2012 MacBook pro is compatible out of the box.

 

[luigi75]

Download and unzip :
https://db.tt/ro0JtHJQ

Delete IO80211Family.kext from /Systeme/Library/Extensions

Reboot, wifi is now dead.

Copy unzipped IO80211Family.kext to /System/Library/Extensions

Terminal this :

sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"

sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo chmod -R 644 /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel

sudo kextcache -system-caches

Reboot.

Look for Handoff check box in System Preferences.

Thank you Lem3ssie, this worked!

Great!

 

[clemac]

Is Yosemite installed ?, it seems a mid 2012 MacBook pro is compatible out of the box.

Yes, gold master 3. weird right? Calls work out of the box...
Any tips?

 

[ScottieW]

THANK YOU for supplying the script! Everything seems to work, BT, Handoff is ticked... yada yada.

Handoff is working with Safari and mail, yet the biggie... SMS, not so much.

Any thoughts? (I did update to the latest beta yesterday PRIOR to this)

TIA!

 

[supraru]

Do only what i said for now, it succeded many times.

Let kextdrop behind for now.

Hey there, been reading this thread and the one on Apple's support forums for about 90 minutes now. Saw your posts on both and figured I would ask a quick question for you (since you seem to be consistently on top of things).


I have an A1286 MBP (Late 11) running Yosemite PB6 (10.10), iPhone 6 running iOS 8.0.2.

I have purchased the 4CAX card (due to arrive soon).

My question(s):

1) Your thorough tutorials mention the requirement of Yosemite Developer Preview and iOS beta. I do not have either. Does this affect the outcome of me following your tutorial given my info above?

2) Since it is rumored that the official Yosemite release is to be available as early as 10/17, in your opinion would you recommend waiting until I download that public OS release before attempting this BTLE 4.0 upgrade? I would assume there would be an iOS released shortly thereafter (could easily be wrong though!)


Thank you in advance for all of the support you have posted on these and other forums with this upgrade!

 

[zone23]

Can someone please try this IO80211family.kext?
http://d-h.st/2eZ

I have no way to test this because I don't have the new card. Remember to back up your original IO80211family.kext first...

First enable loading of unsigned kexts:

sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"

Unzip the kext, copy it into /System/Library/Extensions and make sure it replaces the original.
Then set permissions:

sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo chmod -R 644 /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

Clear the kext cache:

sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel

sudo kextcache -system-caches

I don't want to share what I changed right now, but if you look in the 4360 kext it's pretty obvious... If you want to know just PM me. I'm just thinking Apple is likely keeping an eye on this thread so I don't want to share it yet, especially if it works.

Let me know if this works! Note that if you don't add kext-dev-mode=1 it will refuse to even attempt loading the kext and you will have no Wi-Fi, and if you don't clear kext caches it will still use the original kext. So make sure you do both of those steps!

This worked for me, thanks a lot.

 

[ZeRoLiMiT]

updated to currect beta and no issues and didn't have to redo anything all working perfect!