MP 1,1-5,1 802.11ac, BT 4.0, Continuity, and Handoff Working on Mac Pro 2010

[UKenGB]

Switch user can cause issue. In fact, most Handoff function may become single direction after users switching.

Interesting. I can see how changing users could disrupt a badly thought out auto login process, but in Apple's latest and greatest Mac OS? Who'd have thought.

I just restarted and have only logged in as myself again. Have to see how that goes. Will it be working again.

I have to say, Watch Unlock is not as useful as I thought it would be. You still have to enter the password when first logging in after a restart and I have found that to also be the case after a long time has passed. I don't mean eons, but if my MacBook Pro is unused for several days, it tells me I need to "enter the password so I can use Watch Unlock". Anyone else see the absurdity of the wording of that actual instruction even if its intention is clear.

It seems Apple have not taken far enough the whole concept of local security controlled by the Watch. I would like the Mac to know that I am sitting there at my desk, or at least in the same room and in which case to NOT lock itself. I find it monumentally stupid that I am forced to keep repeatedly entering passwords to unlock stuff that should not have been locked. I don't lock my briefcase every time I go into another room in my house for more than 10 minutes, and then have to fumble around to find the key to open it again, just for the few minutes I might need it. Then to lock it again while I work on something the other side of the same room. Only to then have to find the key and unlock it again when I need to look at something inside it. This would be utterly stupid. Yet we accept this sort of carry on with our computerised devices. Well, I don't accept it. Just get irritated at the constant entering of passwords in order to continue with what I am doing. Where's Artificial Intelligence when you need it. Seems to me that the Mac and its OS should by now be smart enough to know where I am and be able to act accordingly, in the way I want it to and not force me to adopt irritating security and privacy measures that are NOT appropriate where the devices are being used.

Anyway, I'll be interested to see if Watch Unlock is now functional again.

 

[h9826790]

Interesting. I can see how changing users could disrupt a badly thought out auto login process, but in Apple's latest and greatest Mac OS? Who'd have thought.

I just restarted and have only logged in as myself again. Have to see how that goes. Will it be working again.

I have to say, Watch Unlock is not as useful as I thought it would be. You still have to enter the password when first logging in after a restart and I have found that to also be the case after a long time has passed. I don't mean eons, but if my MacBook Pro is unused for several days, it tells me I need to "enter the password so I can use Watch Unlock". Anyone else see the absurdity of the wording of that actual instruction even if its intention is clear.

It seems Apple have not taken far enough the whole concept of local security controlled by the Watch. I would like the Mac to know that I am sitting there at my desk, or at least in the same room and in which case to NOT lock itself. I find it monumentally stupid that I am forced to keep repeatedly entering passwords to unlock stuff that should not have been locked. I don't lock my briefcase every time I go into another room in my house for more than 10 minutes, and then have to fumble around to find the key to open it again, just for the few minutes I might need it. Then to lock it again while I work on something the other side of the same room. Only to then have to find the key and unlock it again when I need to look at something inside it. This would be utterly stupid. Yet we accept this sort of carry on with our computerised devices. Well, I don't accept it. Just get irritated at the constant entering of passwords in order to continue with what I am doing. Where's Artificial Intelligence when you need it. Seems to me that the Mac and its OS should by now be smart enough to know where I am and be able to act accordingly, in the way I want it to and not force me to adopt irritating security and privacy measures that are NOT appropriate where the devices are being used.

Anyway, I'll be interested to see if Watch Unlock is now functional again.

Reboot and only login one user, or logout that user and re-login again should able to fix personal hotspot, Handoff, and watch login.

 

[UKenGB]

Reboot and only login one user, or logout that user and re-login again should able to fix personal hotspot, Handoff, and watch login.

As you say, after the reboot (for other reasons), I logged in just as me and after sleeping all night, I woke the Mac Pro and it was unlocked by the Watch. So...

Multiple logins do seem to confuse the Watch Unlock process. But what exactly causes the problem? Is it having another user logged in at the same time? Or will another user logging in and then out also cause a problem even when the main user is now the only logged in user?

I could try some possible combinations, but anyone know the exact cause?

 

[hknatm]

Used this card for converting bcm943602 but got no luck about bluetooth. D- to first pin from the top D- on the second one as told. Anything to check or the card is not working?
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/rG0uNLE


My bad started to work!!

 

[nethfel]

Hi All,
I just installed a bcm94360 series wifi/bluetooth into my MacPro5,1 (flashed from 4,1) via one of the pcie slots and a cable going from the usb pins on the bluetooth portion to a USB port. It is showing in bluetooth to be handoff compatible (yay). airdrop works currently, handoff does not :/ . Will the instructions here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...0-keep-updating.1748061/page-45#post-26973486

Work with Mojave 14.3?

 

[cdf]

Hi All,
I just installed a bcm94360 series wifi/bluetooth into my MacPro5,1 (flashed from 4,1) via one of the pcie slots and a cable going from the usb pins on the bluetooth portion to a USB port. It is showing in bluetooth to be handoff compatible (yay). airdrop works currently, handoff does not :/ . Will the instructions here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...0-keep-updating.1748061/page-45#post-26973486

Work with Mojave 14.3?

They should. However, I would advise you to try just whitelisting first, because modifying kexts is not the best thing for stability in the long run.

Edit: Note that it is common for Handoff and Continuity not to work immediately after whitelisting. Be patient, and make sure that you sign in and out of iCloud on you devices and restart them.

 

[nethfel]

They should. However, I would advise you to try just whitelisting first, because modifying kexts is not the best thing for stability in the long run.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a try when I get home tonight!

 

[nethfel]

Yay! It worked! Now do I need to re-enable SIP? You didn't mention that in the original topic you referenced.

 

[h9826790]

Yay! It worked! Now do I need to re-enable SIP? You didn't mention that in the original topic you referenced.

NO

 

[cdf]

Yay! It worked! Now do I need to re-enable SIP? You didn't mention that in the original topic you referenced.

Glad to hear it worked. For this fix, it shouldn't really matter whether or not you re-enable SIP.

 

[Auggie]

Hello everybody.
In the last weeks I read a lot about Wifi / Bluetooth in the MacPro 4,1/5,1. I'm aware there are guides on installing Wifi Cards in the MacPro nevertheless I wanted to share my experiences here.

My primary goals were:

• 802.11ac / Bluetooth 4.2 (or at least 4.0)

<snip>

• • BCM43602
    • internally soldered: MacBook Pro Retina (Early 2015)
      
    • BCM943602CS: MIMO 2x2, BT4.2
      
    • BCM943602CDP: MIMO 3x3, BT4.2

- jonashoechst

I purchased a second MacPro5,1 and this time I wish to put together my own DIY parts list, but need confirmation that the above card, BCM943602CDP, is actually indeed Bluetooth 4.2.

All information I can Google indicates it is BT4.1 only.

Can anyone verify what version of the Bluetooth standard does BCM943602CDP actually support?

 

[Squuiid]

I purchased a second MacPro5,1 and this time I wish to put together my own DIY parts list, but need confirmation that the above card, BCM943602CDP, is actually indeed Bluetooth 4.2.

All information I can Google indicates it is BT4.1 only.

Can anyone verify what version of the Bluetooth standard does BCM943602CDP actually support?

Definitely 4.2.

 

[Auggie]

Hello everybody.
In the last weeks I read a lot about Wifi / Bluetooth in the MacPro 4,1/5,1. I'm aware there are guides on installing Wifi Cards in the MacPro nevertheless I wanted to share my experiences here.

My primary goals were:

• 802.11ac / Bluetooth 4.2 (or at least 4.0)

<snip>

• • BCM43602
    • internally soldered: MacBook Pro Retina (Early 2015)
      
    • BCM943602CS: MIMO 2x2, BT4.2
      
    • BCM943602CDP: MIMO 3x3, BT4.2

- jonashoechst

Definitely 4.2.

Thanks! Even though I got confirmation earlier as I was going through this long thread post by post since it's been several years since I bought my original OSXWiFi kit, and several pages later (after I posted my query) there was confirmation that it was 4.2.

I'm on page 32 presently. I have a source for the bare adapter card, a source for the BCM943602CDP, and a source for the antenna extension; I just need a source for the USB data cable, one that hopefully doesn't require hacking/crimping/soldering... and perhaps the screw to hold the card to the adapter (I remember reading about the thread size but didn't save the info).

 

[mattspace]

So I just did a High Sierra upgrade on a separate partition, and discovered my bluetooth, which has full continuity / handoff etc support on Sierra, is completely gone - showing up as "no information available" in System Report, and requiring a full hardware power off & restart in order to come back in Sierra.

In System Information it's:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x111)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.21.171.133.1a2)

Command Line shows:
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes
Handoff Supported: Yes
Instant Hot Spot Supported: Yes
Manufacturer: Broadcom
Transport: USB
Chipset: 20702B0
Firmware Version: v137 c9262

Is this a known "doesn't work" model, or is there a way to salvage the situation?

 

[tommy chen]

is not a problem of the card but is caused by the system change and the stored ID of the bluetooth devices

 

[mattspace]

is not a problem of the card but is caused by the system change and the stored ID of the bluetooth devices

so... is there a solution that I can run in HS to re-enable it?

 

[tommy chen]

if I start from mojave back then HS is always enough a second reboot
over the keyboard ctrl + cmd + F11 (drivekey)

 

[mattspace]

if I start from mojave back then HS is always enough a second reboot
over the keyboard ctrl + cmd + F11 (drivekey)

ahh, are you getting at the possibility that my HS install might recognise the bluetooth, if i boot into it from shutting down sierra after choosing the HS boot disk in the prefpane, the same way that it took a power off and reboot to get sierra to re-recognise the bluetooth hardware after i'd rebooted back into it from HS?

 

[tommy chen]

you boot in to HS twice

 

[mattspace]

you boot in to HS twice

Well that’s odd - just rebooted from Sierra to High Sierra to start checking how to get Bluetooth back, lo and behold, its back and functioning correctly.

 

[bengi]

Few years ago I bought the OSWIFI kit for my Mac Pro 3,1. Now I have a Mac Pro 2012 5,1 and I was confident that the only part needed was the BT antenna extender and that the card and the adapter could be moved from the 3,1 to 5,1. However the OSXWiFi web page shows two different kits.
What are the differences between the two kits?

 

[TheStork]

Few years ago I bought the OSWIFI kit for my Mac Pro 3,1. Now I have a Mac Pro 2012 5,1 and I was confident that the only part needed was the BT antenna extender and that the card and the adapter could be moved from the 3,1 to 5,1. However the OSXWiFi web page shows two different kits.
What are the differences between the two kits?

That's probably best answered by the osWIFI.com support group.

 

[bengi]

I contacted them: it seems that all I need is the extension for the BT antenna and the so-called «custom USB cable». This cable is not needed in the Mac Pro 3,1, what is it for?

 

[mattspace]

I contacted them: it seems that all I need is the extension for the BT antenna and the so-called «custom USB cable». This cable is not needed in the Mac Pro 3,1, what is it for?

it might be the cable that plugs into the motherboard where the bluetooth module originally sits, and routes the replacement bluetooth back into the system in the original place

 

[bengi]

Fine. They have also just added BT 4.1 in a special kit “limited edition », which is however outrageously expensive... 200 usd!