SavageAUS Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Has anyone used one of these with a hack?Native? I believe it has a Broadcom chipset. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TQEX7AQ/?tag=hackizone-20 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockDown Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Works oob Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2637829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageAUS Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Works oob Thanks for confirming that, ordered. My current one (in signature) WDN4800 I think used to work oob until Mojave (Atheros). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2637831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockDown Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 The T6E/T8E needs a bit of patching for 5ghz while T9E no Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2637835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Hello everybody! I built my first Hackintosh today and it's running great so far. The only thing that really sucks is the WiFi. It's extremely slow (3Mbps - Megabits..) while my MacBook Pro sitting next to it is a lot faster. I use a T9E from TP-Link, too and was wondering if maybe there's a kext or something that helps to make it run faster! Thank you in advance! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Hervé said: No, it cannot be a driver issue. It's more an issue of actual wireless connection/channel. It's working a lot better (like MacBook Pro) after putting it into a different slot on the motherboard! Does anyone here know how to get AirDrop working with this card? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 7 hours ago, Hervé said: Should work OOB; you just need to enable/launch it. It also depends on the version of IOS/OS X/macOS you run on your other devices. If you run older versions, you need to apply specific steps. You can Google for this. My other devices aren't on the latest version but one below. Two iOS devices on 11.x and macOS High Sierra. Those 3 work great amongst each other. You mean if I'd update them, it might work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Hervé said: They run recent enough versions. So in your case it works without any other software? I mean it could be AirDrop, too... It was pretty buggy at the beginning on my iPhone as well (in terms of not showing devices) when I got it. On another note: on which PCIe slot did you insert the adapter? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 49 minutes ago, Hervé said: I run laptops. How did you put that card into a laptop? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Hervé said: Where did you see that I did? Wrong assumption ;-) Is it possible that AirDrop can't work properly without Bluetooth? The T9E doesn't have BT...... I am now able to see my other devices from the Hackintosh but not the other way round. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Hervé said: Yes, Bluetooth is required for AirDrop between IOS and OS X/macOS devices. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirDrop Do you think I can just add a little USB BT adapter and make it work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageAUS Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) I have the archer T9E Software Versions: CoreWLAN: 13.0 (1370.8) CoreWLANKit: 13.0 (1370.8) Menu Extra: 13.0 (1376.2) System Information: 12.0 (1300.2) IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.12.2) Diagnostics: 1.0 (805) AirPort Utility: 6.3.9 (639.6) Interfaces: en2: Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x619) Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.61.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1305.2) MAC Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Locale: Unknown Country Code: AU Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Wake On Wireless: Supported AirDrop: Supported AirDrop Channel: 149 Auto Unlock: Supported Status: Not Associated works fine with my little BT usb adapter. Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 6.0.9f1 Hardware, Features and Settings: Name: iMac Address: xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes Handoff Supported: Yes Instant Hot Spot Supported: Yes Manufacturer: Broadcom Transport: USB Chipset: 20702A3 Firmware Version: v14 c4096 Bluetooth Power: On Discoverable: On Connectable: Yes Auto Seek Pointing: On Remote wake: On Vendor ID: 0x0A5C Product ID: 0x21EC HCI Version: 4.0 (0x6) HCI Revision: 0x1000 LMP Version: 4.0 (0x6) LMP Subversion: 0x220E Device Type (Major): Computer Device Type (Complete): Mac Desktop Composite Class Of Device: 0x380104 Device Class (Major): 0x01 Device Class (Minor): 0x01 Service Class: 0x1C0 Auto Seek Keyboard: On Services: Bluetooth File Transfer: Folder other devices can browse: ~/Public When receiving items: Accept all without warning State: Disabled Bluetooth File Exchange: Folder for accepted items: ~/Downloads When other items are accepted: Save to location When receiving items: Accept all without warning State: Disabled Bluetooth Internet Sharing: State: Disabled Incoming Serial Ports: Bluetooth-Incoming-Port: RFCOMM Channel: 3 Requires Authentication: No For my WiFi card i use AirportBrcmFixup.kext And fot BT i use BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext and BrcmPatchRAM2.kext Nothing in config.plist except this boot flag brcmfx-country=AU Edited October 13, 2018 by SavageAUS 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, Hervé said: That should work, yes, as long as you have a suitable BT module. This being said, I'd replace the card if I were you and opt for a fully supported combo Wifi/BT model. There are also desktop adapters for Apple BCM94360xx/94331xx cards or direct PCIe equivalent. You could find they suit your needs better. For Bluetooth, you simply hook the adapter to an internal USB port. Thank you very much! My only issue is that I'm very happy with the speeds I'm getting with the T9E and usually you have to get the original Apple cards from eBay etc. where you don't have warranty so.. I will try with a USB module :-) 14 hours ago, SavageAUS said: I have the archer T9E Software Versions: CoreWLAN: 13.0 (1370.8) CoreWLANKit: 13.0 (1370.8) Menu Extra: 13.0 (1376.2) System Information: 12.0 (1300.2) IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.12.2) Diagnostics: 1.0 (805) AirPort Utility: 6.3.9 (639.6) Interfaces: en2: Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x619) Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.61.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1305.2) MAC Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Locale: Unknown Country Code: AU Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Wake On Wireless: Supported AirDrop: Supported AirDrop Channel: 149 Auto Unlock: Supported Status: Not Associated works fine with my little BT usb adapter. Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 6.0.9f1 Hardware, Features and Settings: Name: iMac Address: xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes Handoff Supported: Yes Instant Hot Spot Supported: Yes Manufacturer: Broadcom Transport: USB Chipset: 20702A3 Firmware Version: v14 c4096 Bluetooth Power: On Discoverable: On Connectable: Yes Auto Seek Pointing: On Remote wake: On Vendor ID: 0x0A5C Product ID: 0x21EC HCI Version: 4.0 (0x6) HCI Revision: 0x1000 LMP Version: 4.0 (0x6) LMP Subversion: 0x220E Device Type (Major): Computer Device Type (Complete): Mac Desktop Composite Class Of Device: 0x380104 Device Class (Major): 0x01 Device Class (Minor): 0x01 Service Class: 0x1C0 Auto Seek Keyboard: On Services: Bluetooth File Transfer: Folder other devices can browse: ~/Public When receiving items: Accept all without warning State: Disabled Bluetooth File Exchange: Folder for accepted items: ~/Downloads When other items are accepted: Save to location When receiving items: Accept all without warning State: Disabled Bluetooth Internet Sharing: State: Disabled Incoming Serial Ports: Bluetooth-Incoming-Port: RFCOMM Channel: 3 Requires Authentication: No For my WiFi card i use AirportBrcmFixup.kext And fot BT i use BrcmFirmwareRepo.kext and BrcmPatchRAM2.kext Nothing in config.plist except this boot flag brcmfx-country=AU Cool, thank you so much! Would you mind giving an Amazon link or model name of your BT dongle? Why did you install the AirportBrcmFixup.kext? In my case, the T9E worked without kext files.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Edited October 13, 2018 by unixb0y Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageAUS Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Cool, thank you so much! Would you mind giving an Amazon link or model name of your BT dongle? Why did you install the AirportBrcmFixup.kext? In my case, the T9E worked without kext files.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I used AirportBrcmFixup.kext to change the country code to Au. I believe I bought the BT USB from my local MSY as it had a Broadcom chipset. I’ll see if I can find it.This is the one I am usinghttp://www.msy.com.au/sa/elizabeth/peripherals/17594-simplecom-nb407-mini-usb20-bluetooth-v40-dongle.html Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, SavageAUS said: I used AirportBrcmFixup.kext to change the country code to Au. I believe I bought the BT USB from my local MSY as it had a Broadcom chipset. I’ll see if I can find it. This is the one I am using http://www.msy.com.au/sa/elizabeth/peripherals/17594-simplecom-nb407-mini-usb20-bluetooth-v40-dongle.html Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What is changing a country code needed for? Thanks for the link! I found this on the German Amazon and will try it asap :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageAUS Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 That reads that it has the CSR 8510 chipset not Broadcom. Broadcom is what your looking for. I’m not sure what changing the country code does but I did it and don’t have an issue. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, SavageAUS said: That reads that it has the CSR 8510 chipset not Broadcom. Broadcom is what your looking for. I’m not sure what changing the country code does but I did it and don’t have an issue. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Okay, well I just searched for "Bluetooth Hackintosh", and found that item because a reviewer has mentioned using it on a Hackintosh. Do you mean if I find one with a Broadcom chip, it will work for sure or are there specific models? EDIT: what about this guy? https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B007MKMJGO/ Edited October 14, 2018 by unixb0y Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageAUS Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 The easiest one to get and use is the Broadcom 20702A3Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageAUS Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Okay, well I just searched for "Bluetooth Hackintosh", and found that item because a reviewer has mentioned using it on a Hackintosh. Do you mean if I find one with a Broadcom chip, it will work for sure or are there specific models? EDIT: what about this guy? https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B007MKMJGO/Yes that one should be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, SavageAUS said: Yes that one should be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Cool thanks! It's labeled as a 20702A3, not 20702. Is that a big difference? Also, the "continuity activation tool" that I'll probably need to use (does it work on Mojave? no updates for 2 years..) mentions the 20702A3, so I think that should be safe. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageAUS Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Yeah that still should be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, millusions said: hi, i have a T8E and T9E both work OOB without any action, however, on wake from sleep WiFi can be very slow, the fix for this is AirportBcrmFixkup.kext and FixAirport tick in clover config I don’t think I have this issue but I also don’t use standby so often :-) I’ll check it later, thanks for the hint! Do you have AirDrop / if yes what did you use to get it running? Edited October 14, 2018 by unixb0y Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixb0y Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, millusions said: hey, sorry, i dont use AirDrop so cant comment. the only thing that doesnt work is WOL even thought in properties it says its supported, but also tried T8E and T9E in Mac Pro 3.1 and WOL didnt work and in Mac Pro didnt say its supported (strange). one more issue with these cards is when 'wake for network access' is enabled on T9E the computer will not go to sleep when streaming plex from it but with T8E it will What is WOL? Wake on LAN? I don't need that.. (What do people use it for? Remote access?) Also, in my case internet speeds seem to be the same even after waking the computer from sleep mode ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockDown Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 On 10/14/2018 at 1:15 PM, millusions said: hi, i have a T8E and T9E both work OOB without any action, however, on wake from sleep WiFi can be very slow, the fix for this is AirportBcrmFixkup.kext and FixAirport tick in clover config where did you install AirportBrcmFixup, Clover kext folder or /L/E? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageAUS Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 where did you install AirportBrcmFixup, Clover kext folder or /L/E?Mine is in Clover kexts folder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/335730-tp-link-archer-t9e/#findComment-2640966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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