[USB Wifi] Updated Ralink/Mediatek RT2870/ RT2770/ RT3X7X/ RT537X/ RT5572

[ghost8282]

30 minutes ago, RagK said:

 You mean your 1st message above on page 18?

 

Yes, this one:

 

[RagK]

29 minutes ago, ghost8282 said:

Yes, this one:

I tried but it did not work. Is it due to the fact that my wifi has WPA2?

[chris1111]

Just now, RagK said:

I tried but it did not work. Is it due to the fact that my wifi has WPA2?

Why not Buying a compatible adapter 

This is the Known Working and testing adapter 

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Follow this page

https://github.com/chris1111/Wireless-USB-Big-Sur-Adapter

 

 

 

[ghost8282]

4 minutes ago, RagK said:

I tried but it did not work. Is it due to the fact that my wifi has WPA2?

I don't think so, I'm connected to a wpa2 access point.

Check that the kext is loaded, check that the utility runs, check network in system preference pane.

[RagK]

32 minutes ago, ghost8282 said:

Check that the kext is loaded, check that the utility runs, check network in system preference pane.

 

Kext is loaded,

 

And the system preference pane shows this 

 

Also the utility works as when I unplug wifi dongle, the utility closes automatically.

[MNSiw]

On 9/29/2020 at 6:13 PM, ghost8282 said:

D-LinkUtility/MiniTaskUSB-DLinkUtility

 

Can you please share MiniTaskUSB-DLinkUtility that works on Big Sur, the one I have shows 'need to be updated' error, tried finding it online but no luck.

[ghost8282]

4 hours ago, MNSiw said:

Can you please share MiniTaskUSB-DLinkUtility that works on Big Sur

I'm using this in big sur 11.4 20F71, see attached D-LinkUtility.zip: there's only the DLinkUtility, not the prefpane as it wont work due to big sur extra security.

Just extract D-LinkUtility.zip into your app folder.

And of course you need the kext for your wifi chip, since I'm running a vm hackintosh I'm injecting the kext with the opencore bootloader.

You will need to manually edit the plist files as described above to connect to the ssid, you will have no control from the app (the "wireless preference" menu is not working), you can't scan for networks, so you need to know the ssid data and manually input them in the plist.

I'm attaching also MiniTaskUSB-DLinkUtility-patch-icon-text-big-sur.zip

If you use the original D-LinkUtility you will find that the icons in the top bar are {censored}, the % is not readable at all.

So I just replaced MiniTaskUSB-DLinkUtility ("patched")  into D-LinkUtility to have readable icons both in dark and light themes.

D-LinkUtility.zip MiniTaskUSB-DLinkUtility-patch-icon-text-big-sur.zip

Edited June 28, 2021 by ghost8282

[MNSiw]

7 hours ago, ghost8282 said:

I'm using this in big sur 11.4 20F71, see attached D-LinkUtility.zip: there's only the DLinkUtility, not the prefpane as it wont work due to big sur extra security.

 

Thank you so much Ghost8282 for such a detailed response, so nice of you 🙂

 

I'm using TP-Link USB adaptor for WiFi, using RT2870USBWirelessDriver.kext + DWA-140WirelessUtility.prefPane, first I tried injecting the kext through OpenCore but preference pane was crashing with that, so moved it to S/L/E, no more crash and it started showing available networks.

 

But it does not connect automatically on boot, previously I was using MiniTaskUSB-DWA140.app for this purpose, but this version isn't compatible with Big Sur, now going to try the one you shared.

[chris1111]

works here from LE

 

I will share a program soon  with a BS Blue WIFI Icon  DARK AND LIGHT mode

 

[ghost8282]

5 hours ago, chris1111 said:

works here from LE

 

I will share a program soon  with a BS Blue WIFI Icon  DARK AND LIGHT mode

 

For RT2870USBWirelessDriver?

That would be a dream

 

[chris1111]

6 hours ago, ghost8282 said:

For RT2870USBWirelessDriver?

That would be a dream

 

I have a DREAM 😂

Yes  The program will integrate the OC install or LE Install 

 

 

 

[chris1111]

Ok Done  enjoy 

[chris1111]

It work also for Monterey 12 

 

https://youtu.be/9QWt15rYzJE

[ghost8282]

Thanks Chris to have packaged all the things: still we don't have the scan network nor the prefpane, am I right?I think there's nothing to do with them, I tried patching the binaries but had no luck.

[chris1111]

23 minutes ago, ghost8282 said:

Thanks Chris to have packaged all the things: still we don't have the scan network nor the prefpane, am I right?I think there's nothing to do with them, I tried patching the binaries but had no luck.

Thanks to you 

the panel not working anymore 

 

I add a usefull utility  

available at the end of the github page

[ghost8282]

10 minutes ago, chris1111 said:

available at the end of the github page

Sorry Chris, maybe I'm dumb or just worked too much today...but I cannot find the "Connect D-LinkUtility": is it inside D-LinkUtility-Package.zip ?

 

NEVERMIND, MY EYES WORK NOW!! FOUND

 

Edited June 29, 2021 by ghost8282

[chris1111]

4 hours ago, ghost8282 said:

Sorry Chris, maybe I'm dumb or just worked too much today...but I cannot find the "Connect D-LinkUtility": is it inside D-LinkUtility-Package.zip ?

 

NEVERMIND, MY EYES WORK NOW!! FOUND

 

I organise the page with a smal video for Connect Wifi 🍷

[MNSiw]

Thank you @chris1111

 

I'm using DWA-140WirelessUtility.prefPane and it's working fine, but yeah, kext need to be in S/L/E.

 

After adding MiniTaskUSB from @ghost8282 to the setup, now it's working perfect, auto connecting to active profile on login.

 

One last issue I have is about Real-Time Clock Power Loss (005), got this error on every boot, going to try RTCMemoryFixup + rtcfx_exclude, any suggestion?

Edited June 30, 2021 by MNSiw

[chris1111]

I add another button to Connect D-LinkUtility  (Logout before Connect)

Usefull if not connect to the first try

 

Also test MiniTaskUSB-DWA160 and its work good 🍷

Edited June 30, 2021 by chris1111

[chris1111]

 

OK Release V2 Use MiniTaskUSB-DWA160 on Github

now Now the program Install or Uninstall options.

Now the Connect D-LinkUtility.app is install on Desktop.

 

Enjoy D-Link 

Edited June 30, 2021 by chris1111

[ghost8282]

Hi @chris1111, do you know if a 64 bit application exist in your repos for 2870?

As far as I know all are 32 bit, newer versions only install the prefpane.

Patching the prefpane is a no go (at least for me), as apple decided to block things executed from within the system preference panel (for example, java installs a prefpane but when clicked it opens a separate app/panel).

Maybe, if we have a 64 bit app (I mean not integrated in the preference panel) there will be some hope in having the scan function.

[chris1111]

5 hours ago, ghost8282 said:

Hi @chris1111, do you know if a 64 bit application exist in your repos for 2870?

As far as I know all are 32 bit, newer versions only install the prefpane.

Patching the prefpane is a no go (at least for me), as apple decided to block things executed from within the system preference panel (for example, java installs a prefpane but when clicked it opens a separate app/panel).

Maybe, if we have a 64 bit app (I mean not integrated in the preference panel) there will be some hope in having the scan function.

 

I don't have that but I don't quite understand the end of your last paragraph? can you be more clear in what you are looking for

For my part the network works very well on my ARCHER T2UH

I do not believe that the preferance panel will change anything because the scan is done very well by MiniTask USB. Do you have problems with your Adapter

[ghost8282]

1 hour ago, chris1111 said:

I don't have that but I don't quite understand the end of your last paragraph? can you be more clear in what you are looking for

For my part the network works very well on my ARCHER T2UH

I do not believe that the preferance panel will change anything because the scan is done very well by MiniTask USB. Do you have problems with your Adapter

Thank you Chris.

I have no issue with the wifi connection, no problems.

But you are saying that "the scan is done very well by MiniTask USB": here I'm confused...To be clear, by "scan" I mean having a window or something else that shows me available wifi networks, even if I'm not connected to any ssid.

If I click MiniTask USB all it does is running it by putting an icon in the top bar; the only way I know to scan for networks is clicking on the icon, then on "Wireless Preferences", but this does nothing.

 

How do you scan for available networks?

Edited July 1, 2021 by ghost8282

[chris1111]

14 minutes ago, ghost8282 said:

Thank you Chris.

I have no issue with the wifi connection, no problems.

But you are saying that "the scan is done very well by MiniTask USB": here I'm confused...To be clear, by "scan" I mean having a window or something else that shows me available wifi networks, even if I'm not connected to any ssid.

If I click MiniTask USB all it does is running it by putting an icon in the top bar; the only way I know to scan for networks is clicking on the icon, then on "Wireless Preferences", but this does nothing.

 

How do you scan for available networks?

Ha ok now I understand I think the only way would be to correct the Panel to have network available or try to modify WirelessUtility.app 32 bit app from Mediatek

[ghost8282]

Just now, chris1111 said:

Ha ok now I understand I think the only way would be to correct the Panel to have network available or try to modify WirelessUtility.app 32 bit app from Mediatek

yeah that's what I meant, sorry if I wasn't clear.

The panel is a no go: apple doesn't allow to run things within the panel itself.

So I asked for a Wireless utility, but as far as I know all are 32 bit and it's impossible to convert without source code.

I think it's a no go...super angry with the ralink/mediatek/dlink developers....why they abandoned the app and went for the prefpane?Couldn't they convert the app to 64 bit too?if it was, now we had working devices with scan functions...