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Handoff/Continuity Working on Any Non BT-4.0 Macs?
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In the event that the external Bluetooth adapters don't work, someone posted that they had success after replacing their 2011 MacBook Pro's wireless card with a card from a 2012 MacBook Pro. Here's the pertinent post.
I modified my boot settings and after rebooting I received a message that my iPhone 5S was available for continuity. Text messaging works. Finally!
So I finally get the SMS texting feature from Continuity working and I realize most of my friends have iPhones...
I was thinking about enabling trim (not using trim enabler) and I discovered that I have to run this command:
sudo nvram boot-args=”kext-dev-mode=1″
I had reboot to enable this and the first boot after Yosemite reported that my 5S was available for Continuity. Maybe I have bad install. Siri is down for me and I doubt other people are seeing the same problem.
Thank goodness for upgrades
2009 4,1 mp
via USB
details coming
2009 4,1 mp
via USB
details coming
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Does your System Overview say 88 GB of RAM?
yeah, had to move some over to other system.
having 8 slots is nice
WOW, I hope we don't need 88GB of RAM for it to work.
I have a 3,1 and also have the same "Allow Handoff..." under General. Are you also running iOS8? Have you had any luck with any part of Continuity?
An incorrect phone name was the root cause I think. My MBP expected my phone to be called a certain name. This area is still a bit buggy.
I want to say don't waste time in troubleshooting this, but I refused to stop tinkering either and it finally worked.
More adventures:
My phone refused to send MMS and I had to reset network settings. That fixed my problem, but that changed my iPhone's name. Continuity then stopped working... see the fun we go through with a beta?
Ah. Here I am still hoping that we can use a standard BT 4.0 USB module. Man, he was on earlier.
As of now no you can't thats been answered a lot on here. They may update that in future versions of 10.10 but as of now you can't sorry. Basically its looking for very specific cards (broadcom wireless/BT4.0LE cards) As of this DP there is no dongle that will make it work. realistically its not difficult to switch that card out at all (except mac pros they get a little tricky because pre nMP BT and wireless were 2 different cards) all you do is open your system and swap your wifi/BT card with a newer one. Right now the cards are going for ~$40.
Im still holding out that this might change by launch but probably not
Actually, there is one working dongle. This one. Also, yeah, it looks for a specific one, so I though MacVidCards had modified a kext to 'broaden' the search. I have a IOGear dongle that uses a Broadcom chip 2 revisions newer than the one required for Handoff. My MacPro1,1 (Hacked Yose) has compatibility for the AirPort/Bluetooth without any major hacking (still needs adaptor) and my Late 2011 MBP can (and probably will) be upgraded to a 2012 card. I'd still like to wait and see what MacVidCard has, along with more people working on what defines a Mac saying Yay/Nay on a dongle.
EDIT: Looking through his posts, yes, it is probably what you linked to.
That dongle is a mpcie-> usb adapter. Look at the chip on it, its the broadcom94322. its the same idea as what I posted just a smaller form. Thats all thats going to work on this DP.
Guys, you are leaping and jumping to conclusions. I don't have the USB dongle from china. I made my own and will be making more. Similar to the China one, but done differently.
Connected externally via USB and fully functioning in 10.10.
Only caveat is that you have to cycle the internal USB off. Working on that.
Connected externally via USB and fully functioning in 10.10.
Only caveat is that you have to cycle the internal USB off. Working on that.