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2011 MacBook Pros can support Handoff/Continuity
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you are gonna need to supply more info than that.
Step 1: relax
Step 2: provide as much info as possible so people in this thread have the capability to help you. No one wants to help people that expect magic to take place
Step 3: Realize that nothing you did is irreversible. Well, assuming you didn't go running with scissors in the terminal.
Hey everyone, was wondering if anyone could help me out.
My early 2011 15" macbook pro is having wifi problems and I'm not sure if it is the card or the cable connecting it to the motherboard. I ran across this thread today so I figured I might as well upgrade to something 4.0 compatible while I was fixing my wifi.
Does this card have bluetooth 4.0 and will it work with my macbook?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-MacBook...916?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item418874ac5c
Also can someone suggest a cable? I found this one,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Airport...t=US_Drive_Cables_dapters&hash=item35cce232c9
Should it work?
Thanks in advance!
My early 2011 15" macbook pro is having wifi problems and I'm not sure if it is the card or the cable connecting it to the motherboard. I ran across this thread today so I figured I might as well upgrade to something 4.0 compatible while I was fixing my wifi.
Does this card have bluetooth 4.0 and will it work with my macbook?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-MacBook...916?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item418874ac5c
Also can someone suggest a cable? I found this one,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Airport...t=US_Drive_Cables_dapters&hash=item35cce232c9
Should it work?
Thanks in advance!
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can someone please give a walkthrough step by step guide from start to finish that they have working on early 2011 with what part i need to upgrade and model number of the part, there is so many conflicting guides.
if you need anymore info from me let me know. thanks
if you need anymore info from me let me know. thanks
not to be the forum police or anything, but c'mon man, Lem3ssie has reposted at least a dozen times for people. You have the early 2011 (assuming MBP), so verify your board ID (should be the same as his), and follow his posts. Super-simple.
At most you would have to read 2 pages of posts.
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Looks like the official updates are out now. 10.10 (public) and iWork.
iOS8.1 to come monday (public release)
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my board id is slightly different, so what advice do you have for me now? my id is Mac-94245B3640C91C81
I would advise you to look at POST #1 and follow the steps outlined. Particularly #4 and #7 will apply to your question. Same board ID.
ok will do, also what would happen if the machine had a factory restore of the operating system, would i need to do this process again? silly question but i am going to sell my mac next year
Nah your question makes perfect sense. I'd want to make sure of the same thing.
In my opinion, a factory restore would revert to Mavericks, with files associated with the previous Airport/BT board that came in your 'puter. So you would have only one option: reinstall the original BT board, then do a full factory restore.
This upgrade is meant to work with Yosemite, and if you aren't restoring to Yosemite, then the process would not be applicable.
With that said, I am certain since this BT4.0 board DID COME in 'puters that shipped with Mavericks, that it would be simple to re-convert this process for Mavericks, to the BT4.0 board. BUT, that would be more work than just simply re-installing the original board, in my opinion, and relatively pointless since you wouldn't get any additional features for your effort.
I believe (someone please correct me if I am wrong) that what I said above would work, but the order of operations could be wrong. I assume that the original board would have to be reinstalled prior to the factory restore. Doing it the other way around would result in potential problems. But hey, Im no expert.
Is anyone else that installed the CAX card in a MBP seeing that Handoff was working in GM, but no longer working in Release? Installed the last kext file I had that was working, and still no go.
Tried that, even tried the edit it with the Mac- number thing. Still no go.
Thanks, but I fixed my issue. I fat-fingered the edit of the Mac- number. Thanks for your help. If anyone needs a Late 2011 13" MBP edit, let me know.
Good to see you got it working. Weird that it changed for the release. Maybe post your board ID (i'm assuming its the 1C81) so people with identical IDs (and Official Yosemite Release) can leech off your work? haha.
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Calls worked, then they stopped working.
Is there any Continuity feature that can work without adapter upgrade? A few days ago, I restored my iphone as new and was able, for a few hours, to make and receive calls through my MacBook Pro 8,2 with Yosemite GM candidate 2.
After that I wasn't able to do it again. Any Idea?
Is there any Continuity feature that can work without adapter upgrade? A few days ago, I restored my iphone as new and was able, for a few hours, to make and receive calls through my MacBook Pro 8,2 with Yosemite GM candidate 2.
After that I wasn't able to do it again. Any Idea?
Using the solution on a mid 2011 MBA after final 10.10 version
Hi all.
Thanks for all the fantastic work done here.
I was about to try this solution on my mid 2011 MBA. I have had all public betas, but i just updated to the final version.
Do i need to change anything in the step by step guide, before doing it or should it also work for the finale 10.10 version ?
Rgds
Torben
Hi all.
Thanks for all the fantastic work done here.
I was about to try this solution on my mid 2011 MBA. I have had all public betas, but i just updated to the final version.
Do i need to change anything in the step by step guide, before doing it or should it also work for the finale 10.10 version ?
Rgds
Torben
Could someone help me get the right Bluetooth 4.0 card to get handoff/airdrop to work? I have a MacBook pro early 2011. I found this in the thread, http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=140968486547 I'm not sure if it will work? Thanks.
Final Version
First, I appreciate the guide and love to see continuity working on my MBA 2011. Thank you guys a lot!
Second, just to be sure, is this guide working at the final release on MBA 2011, too? I read I only have to repeat the guide once again. Right? Thanks again in advance.
First, I appreciate the guide and love to see continuity working on my MBA 2011. Thank you guys a lot!
Second, just to be sure, is this guide working at the final release on MBA 2011, too? I read I only have to repeat the guide once again. Right? Thanks again in advance.
I just ordered this one for my macbook pro early 2011: http://www.ebay.com/itm/191376516165 
Will it work?
Will it work?
Is this possible for Macbook Air 2011? As I understand it, this model does support Bluetooth low power mode. Any tips?