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The project isn’t open-source but new stock should be replenished within a month.
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802.11ac and BT 4.2 are here for unibody MBPs and A1342 MB!
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Probably within a month.
The project isn’t open-source but new stock should be replenished within a month.
If you are running 10.14.5 Dosdude1 patched you should reinstall the native io80211family kext. It will increase speeds.
Will the price stay 130 usd also for the new batch? Or will the price drop? Furthermore I live in the Netherlands it is possible to change the value of the package such that I don't pay import tax?
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Success: Installed the 802.11ac cards in my two 15" MacBooks Pro with ease. The result is encouraging and gives a very remarkable boost in download and browsing speeds (left: original card; right: 802.11ac card from @troop231):
Thanks a lot for your work!
Best,
Magnus
Thanks a lot for your work!
Best,
Magnus
It is awesome! I noticed with my MBP 17 Early 2011 model that it "idles" at that 878mbps speed and throttles up when receiving and sending data. I get over 1100mpbs to full rated AC speed when the card is actually pushing data.
EDIT: I tested my 2017 MBP work laptop and it behaves the same way.
EDIT: I tested my 2017 MBP work laptop and it behaves the same way.
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It is awesome! I noticed with my MBP 17 Early 2011 model that it "idles" at that 878mbps speed and throttles up when receiving and sending data. I get over 1100mpbs to full rated AC speed when the card is actually pushing data.
EDIT: I tested my 2017 MBP work laptop and it behaves the same way.
Nice! That's great that the idle speeds on the 2017 MBP behave the same way. Long live the unibody MBPs!
PCBs for batch/version #2 will be ordered today. This batch should allow easy installation into the 13" MBP and potentially the unibody plastic MacBooks.
This card allows 3x3 MIMO and Bluetooth 4.2 even if you only have three antenna wires instead of four.
Also includes low profile 3M Dual Lock 'hook and loop' to make it better to mount and easier to remove if need be.
This card allows 3x3 MIMO and Bluetooth 4.2 even if you only have three antenna wires instead of four.
Also includes low profile 3M Dual Lock 'hook and loop' to make it better to mount and easier to remove if need be.
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I have a MacBookPro 4,1 17" early 2008 2.5GHz Intel Core Duo running MacOS Mojave 10.14.3 via DosDudes patcher.
I have lost my bluetooth after upgrading but continue to have Wifi using this Version 2 of this third party card:
https://www.quickertek.com/product/mcard/
Here is my system read out for wifi...bluetooth shows no information....a ktext rebuild problem?
Do any forum members know if there another WiFi/Bluetooth card that will work with my 4,1 OS 10.14.3 setup?
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x112)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.61.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1305.2)
MAC Address: ac:29:3a:ec:60:a2
Locale: FCC
Country Code: US
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
AirDrop Channel: 149
Auto Unlock: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
I have lost my bluetooth after upgrading but continue to have Wifi using this Version 2 of this third party card:
https://www.quickertek.com/product/mcard/
Here is my system read out for wifi...bluetooth shows no information....a ktext rebuild problem?
Do any forum members know if there another WiFi/Bluetooth card that will work with my 4,1 OS 10.14.3 setup?
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x112)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.61.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1305.2)
MAC Address: ac:29:3a:ec:60:a2
Locale: FCC
Country Code: US
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
AirDrop Channel: 149
Auto Unlock: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
I thought this company sold vaporware products; lots of people on here had to get a refund after waiting months and not receiving a product.
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The a1261 MacBook Pro's wireless/Bluetooth situation is near identical to the 2009-2012 Mac Pros. To actually use Bluetooth 4.2 you would have to buy an mPCIe adapter that has USB data +/- and splice them into the data wires found on your old Bluetooth 2.1 board.
Not sure if the quickertek "kit" actually had the data +/- wires on their board but the one I bought from eBay does
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-PCI-E...1CD-Upgrade-to-Version-3-0-DZ002/333183219913
If you boot high sierra/older on your MBP 4,1 do you have bluetooth in those OS's? it would be Bluetooth 2.1 but this could be a kext issue from the Dosdude1 patcher, or a kext Apple could have removed in 10.14.3.
This is all under the assumption that there are no USB data +/- lines on the MPCIe side of the logic board.
I formerly had bluetooth function using the quicketek mcard2.
I do nt know how to fix the kext issue which I suspect is the problem since the new install of OSX 10.14.3
I do nt know how to fix the kext issue which I suspect is the problem since the new install of OSX 10.14.3
Can you take a photo of the wireless card? I’m curious to see the first one in the wild in a MBP.
***UPDATE***
I found a $19 USB dongle adapter from HIDEEZ that restored bluetooth 4.0 functionality to my MacBookPro 4,1 running Mojave 10.14.3 via dosdude's procedure.
https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Accessory-Multifunctional-Hideez-Key/dp/B0792NSF7M
Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 6.0.10f1
Hardware, Features, and Settings:
Name: MacBook Pro
Address:
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes
Handoff Supported: Yes
Instant Hot Spot Supported: Yes
Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio
Transport: USB
Firmware Version: 8891
Bluetooth Power: On
Discoverable: Off
Connectable: Yes
Auto Seek Pointing: On
Remote wake: On
Vendor ID: 0x0A12
Product ID: 0x0001
HCI Version: 4.0 (0x6)
HCI Revision: 0x22BB
LMP Version: 4.0 (0x6)
LMP Subversion: 0x22BB
Device Type (Major): Computer
Device Type (Complete): Mac Portable
Composite Class Of Device: 0x38010C
Device Class (Major): 0x01
Device Class (Minor): 0x03
Service Class: 0x1C0
Auto Seek Keyboard: Off
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