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Handoff Breakdown With Activation Tool
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No way to enable Handoff on my MBA 13" mid 2011
Hi I already tried this workaround twice and the same for the original workaround.
All steps seem fine and I get positive feedback.
When I call nvram -p" by "nvram -p | grep "kext-dev-mode" | awk -F'=' '{print $2}' I get 1 as result.
One only issue, I think at point 27 it prints kext-dev-mode allowing invalid signature -67061 0xFFFFFFFFFFFEFA0B for kext AirPortBrcm4360.kext but I could not find
kext-dev-mode allowing invalid signature -67061 0xFFFFFFFFFFFEFA0B for kext IOBluetoothFamily.kext
When I reach point 29 the bluetooth does not work and if I have a look at bluetooth setting in the Mac info, there is no BT reported, see attachment.
I don't think it makes any sense at this point to restart the task list for the fifth time, is there any suggestion which could help me detecting what went wrong?
Let me know thanks C.
Hi I already tried this workaround twice and the same for the original workaround.
All steps seem fine and I get positive feedback.
When I call nvram -p" by "nvram -p | grep "kext-dev-mode" | awk -F'=' '{print $2}' I get 1 as result.
One only issue, I think at point 27 it prints kext-dev-mode allowing invalid signature -67061 0xFFFFFFFFFFFEFA0B for kext AirPortBrcm4360.kext but I could not find
kext-dev-mode allowing invalid signature -67061 0xFFFFFFFFFFFEFA0B for kext IOBluetoothFamily.kext
When I reach point 29 the bluetooth does not work and if I have a look at bluetooth setting in the Mac info, there is no BT reported, see attachment.
I don't think it makes any sense at this point to restart the task list for the fifth time, is there any suggestion which could help me detecting what went wrong?
Let me know thanks C.
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No unfortunetly a dongle will not work at this point(if ever). I've taken the iMacs apart, you need suction cups to pull the screen. ifixit.com sells everything you need and you can see a tear down there. I macs are tricky because I'm not sure if they need the adapter like the Mac pro or not along with the bt/wifi card itself. I think it depends on model year and off the top of my head I belive you do with the 09.
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Redo the Bluetooth family one, something went wrong with the edit if it doesn't show.
I edited again the IOBluetoothFamily kext. I am quite sure I did it well, but running the command sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel
Does not print
kext-dev-mode allowing invalid signature -67061 0xFFFFFFFFFFFEFA0B for kext IOBluetoothFamily.kext
See the print in the attachment.
THANKS for any help.
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I was not able to upload it to the forum, you can get it from the dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1fhu5rvsgy696r2/IOBluetoothFamily.kext.zip?dl=0
NOT ENOUGH WORDS TO THANK YOU!
I´m sorry butI I´m not able to open that file. My Mac says, that the file is damaged and i should put it to the trash!?!? Maybe dropbox causes a problem?
greetings
digilemmi
Yes it could be corrupted, because, Dropbox zipped it automatically (if I download it I can see it correctly BTW).
I re-uploaded an already zipped version, hoping this can work on your machine.
You can download it from here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1fhu5rvsgy696r2/IOBluetoothFamily.kext.zip?dl=0
THANKS A LOT REALLY
and let me know if there other problems.
@polimedia:
On my first try I had the same problem! You have to make sure that you DON'T get either of the following messages:
Make sure that you get the following two messages instead:
I started all over again with the original (unmodified & backuped) files and the first thing I did this time was to repair the disk permissions in disk utility at the beginning. Also remember to delete the previously patched files in /System/Library/Extensions/ at the beginning.
Good luck!
On my first try I had the same problem! You have to make sure that you DON'T get either of the following messages:
Code:
AirPortBrcm4360.kext is not valid; omitting.
IOBluetoothFamily.kext is not valid; omitting.
Code:
kext-dev-mode allowing invalid signature -67061 0xFFFFFFFFFFFEFA0B for kext IOBluetoothFamily.kext
kext-dev-mode allowing invalid signature -67061 0xFFFFFFFFFFFEFA0B for kext AirPortBrcm4360.kextI started all over again with the original (unmodified & backuped) files and the first thing I did this time was to repair the disk permissions in disk utility at the beginning. Also remember to delete the previously patched files in /System/Library/Extensions/ at the beginning.
Good luck!
There are actually a couple for each some have wifi ac some have wifi n. Also some need a adapter (iMacs) some don't so it's very hard to compile a compleat list of what cards work and don't.
Mac pros need an adapter and can use APPLE BROADCOM BCM94360CD
MacBook airs I recommend BCM94360CS2 because it is wifi ac as well as bt4.0 but that's not always necessery.
MacBook pros need the BCM94331PCIEBT4CAX
These may not be the only options and you should double check with someone who has done it just to be sure. I don't want people buying the wrong card because I "said so"
Help?
MBA Mid 2011 Air here.
I've tried every single step through several revisions, including the latest today. I've used Hex and the 0dex program. I even tried vobb's idea to delete, drop running the kext commands, reboot, installing modified ones and then running commands again.
I cannot get the IO80211 one to appear in step 27.
What am I doing wrong? Any ideas?
MBA Mid 2011 Air here.
I've tried every single step through several revisions, including the latest today. I've used Hex and the 0dex program. I even tried vobb's idea to delete, drop running the kext commands, reboot, installing modified ones and then running commands again.
I cannot get the IO80211 one to appear in step 27.
What am I doing wrong? Any ideas?
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Excellent work! It worked perfectly!
What should I do with the .kext files on my desktop now? just delete them?
What should I do with the .kext files on my desktop now? just delete them?
Personal Hotspot no longer works
Hi All,
I've followed all the steps with my Macbook Air 2011, twice. Been in IT for 30 years, so no problem with instructions. The system report now shows Bt LE, Handoff supported & Instant Hotspot supported as all Yes. So all good there.
Hand off works sporadically, not consistent. But biggest issue is I can no longer tether my iPhone 6+ via Wifi. Does anyone have any ideas why?
Reverting back to the original Kext's fixes the tethering, but applying the mods again kills it.
Using iOS 8.1
Cheers, Bernie...
P.S. I noticed many people talk about doing this to receive phone calls on their Mac, which is not necessary as that's a feature of FaceTime using iPhone cellular Calls which uses WiFi. Both Mac and Phone must use same WiFi. Also SMS on the Mac is similar and is controlled by iOS->Settings->Messages->Text Message Forwarding, also using WiFi.
Hi All,
I've followed all the steps with my Macbook Air 2011, twice. Been in IT for 30 years, so no problem with instructions. The system report now shows Bt LE, Handoff supported & Instant Hotspot supported as all Yes. So all good there.
Hand off works sporadically, not consistent. But biggest issue is I can no longer tether my iPhone 6+ via Wifi. Does anyone have any ideas why?
Reverting back to the original Kext's fixes the tethering, but applying the mods again kills it.
Using iOS 8.1
Cheers, Bernie...
P.S. I noticed many people talk about doing this to receive phone calls on their Mac, which is not necessary as that's a feature of FaceTime using iPhone cellular Calls which uses WiFi. Both Mac and Phone must use same WiFi. Also SMS on the Mac is similar and is controlled by iOS->Settings->Messages->Text Message Forwarding, also using WiFi.
No idea sorry, but just as a fyi; I also have the MBA2011 and a 5S running the new ios8.1 and it is bulletproof - everything working like a charm.
I only share this because I cant see how it is the mods causing it, because if it was, surely it wouldnt work for any of us?
I only share this because I cant see how it is the mods causing it, because if it was, surely it wouldnt work for any of us?
That mac mini takes the same as Macbook pro: BCM94331PCIEBT4CAX. Just incase you didn't want search ;-)
These both just sound like a handshake issue, try logging out of your iCloud on all devices reboot all devices then restart and log into iCloud on your computer first then your idevices. Give it a couple min. and you should be ok. If not give it one more restart.
I have tried multiple times and I can't open any of the Kext files in 0xed. I keep getting an error " the document "airportbrcm4360.kext could not be opened. device not configured.
you need to right click that kext show package contents-macos then open that file with 0xed
Muchas gracias!! por el tutorial. Me funcionó perfectamente siguiendo todos los pasos.
Tengo un macbook pro early 2011, le cambié la tarjeta Bluetooth anterior por una CAX y 607-8958 de segunda mano.
Para las personas que hablan español me pueden contactar si tienen alguna duda.
UncleSchnitty, thank you so much
Saludos y muchas gracias a todos..
Tengo un macbook pro early 2011, le cambié la tarjeta Bluetooth anterior por una CAX y 607-8958 de segunda mano.
Para las personas que hablan español me pueden contactar si tienen alguna duda.
UncleSchnitty, thank you so much
Saludos y muchas gracias a todos..