Sonoma Wi-Fi solutions that do not require disabled SIP (e.g. Intel AX210)

[miliuco]

@D3v1L

As you answered yourself, no, it isn’t worth if you specifically want Airdrop. FaceTime can be used without Broadcom cards (I guess, not tried yet). But Airdrop with Intel wifi doesn’t work.

However, there is LocalSend, a free app Airdrop like that works very well with any wifi card. It’s simple and fast. This is what I use on Sonoma where I have the AX210. 

[Slice]

Moreover Facetime works without WiFi at all.

[cankiulascmnfye]

iMessage and Facetime won't work with AirportItlwm.kext – they require itlwm.kext instead.

[LockDown]

11 hours ago, cankiulascmnfye said:

iMessage and Facetime won't work with AirportItlwm.kext – they require itlwm.kext instead.

it works with AirportItlwm

[Slice]

17 hours ago, cankiulascmnfye said:

iMessage and Facetime won't work with AirportItlwm.kext – they require itlwm.kext instead.

Won't work with and works without?

[cankiulascmnfye]

14 hours ago, LockDown said:

it works with AirportItlwm

 

NO IT DOES NOT!

 

Then Message won't get delivered when using AirportItlwm in macOS Sonoma! @Slice

 

https://github.com/5T33Z0/Thinkpad-T490-Hackintosh-OpenCore/issues/14

 

The message will get stuck in limbo. See progress bar:

 

 

[miliuco]

@cankiulascmnfye @Slice @LockDown

 

Just tried on Sonoma + AX210, Facetime works with itlwm and with AirportItlwm. Tried using iPhone Continuity Camera. Phone connected by USB cable, don't know if this has to do with Facetime success. Without USB cable I can't see the iPhone as camera.

Message works fine also, I can send and receive messages with the Intel wifi.

Edited January 2, 2024 by miliuco

[cankiulascmnfye]

@miliuco

• Handoff and Universal Clipboard are the only supported Continuity features supported by AirportItlwm

[miliuco]

2 minutes ago, cankiulascmnfye said:

Handoff and Universal Clipboard are the only supported Continuity features supported by AirportItlwm

Yes, I know that, that's why it surprises me.

 

EDIT: sorry, just realized that I have also Ethernet connected to the fiber router, maybe is this the reason?

Edited January 2, 2024 by miliuco

[cankiulascmnfye]

2 hours ago, miliuco said:

Yes, I know that, that's why it surprises me.

 

EDIT: sorry, just realized that I have also Ethernet connected to the fiber router, maybe is this the reason?

 

If the LAN connection is on top of the list of Network connections (=before Wi-Fi), then most definitely.

[LockDown]

3 hours ago, cankiulascmnfye said:

 

If the LAN connection is on top of the list of Network connections (=before Wi-Fi), then most definitely.

i have the lan as secondary and it just works. Works even the lan was in seconday or Off

[prcmelo]

Wi-Fi is working, but I can't connect my MX Keys and MX Anywhere 3 to Bluetooth, it keeps spinning forever and does not connect.

 

My headphones and Phone connects, as other Logitech devices. Only the "MX Series" that does not work in Bluetooth.

 

Edit: Card is a Fenvi 

 

Edited January 20, 2024 by prcmelo
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[miliuco]

@prcmelo

Not sure why do you have the issue. I can connect my AX210 BT to Apple devices (Mouse, Keyboard and Trackpad), to a third party BT mouse, to 2 BT speakers different branch... 

 

Rechek that you have the right Bluetooth kexts.

 

Do you have these boot args?

 

	<key>NVRAM</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Add</key>
		<dict>
			<key>7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82</key>
			<dict>
				<key>bluetoothInternalControllerInfo</key>
				<data>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=</data>
				<key>bluetoothExternalDongleFailed</key>
				<data>AA==</data>
			</dict>
		</dict>
		<key>Delete</key>
		<dict>
			<key>7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82</key>
			<array>
				<string>bluetoothInternalControllerInfo</string>
				<string>bluetoothExternalDongleFailed</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
	</dict>

 

Edited January 20, 2024 by miliuco

[prcmelo]

Hy @miliuco 

 

It only happens with the "MX Series" from Logitech, other devices connect quickly, even other Logitech devices that are not from "MX Series"

 

I'm sending a print with the Kexts that I use and the NVRAM Section from my Config.

[prcmelo]

@eSaF I think we have the same mouse and keyboard. In Windows they work fine, even with the Logitech Receiver or Bluetooth. In macOS they only work with the Logitech Receiver. I can see both in the Nearby Devices in Bluetooth Settings, but all I got when I try to connect is a spinning wheel.

 

Do you have different kexts and/or config then what I posted above?

 

I have another Logitech Keyboard, a K375s, and it works fine with Bluetooth in Sonoma, only the "MX Series" that does not work with Bluetooth.

Edited January 21, 2024 by prcmelo
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[prcmelo]

@eSaF thanks for your time and for the info!

 

I see your mouse is a MX Master, mine is a MX Anywhere 3. I'm also using the receiver from Logitech to connect mouse and keyboard on Sonoma, with the latest Logi Options+.app version.

 

Your card is also AX210NGW? 

 

For me, it's very strange the fact that only these 2 devices are not working via Bluetooth.

[deeveedee]

Correct me if I'm wrong ...

@prcmelo is using Intel with Open Wireless and @eSaF is using Broadcom with OCLP patching.

[prcmelo]

@deeveedee yes, Fenvi Intel AX210NGW. Browsing some pages in Github, I saw lot's of people with issues similar as mine.

 

But then an user called Lorys89 posted another IntelBluetoothFirmware 2.3.0 version, (not the officially released), and now everything is working better than my last native Broadcom. 

 

There is, (or not), something in the officially released IntelBluetoothFirmware 2.3.0 that prevents my Logi MX Devices to use Bluetooth.

 

If someone face the same trouble, and want to test it, I'm leaving the link here, (feel free to erase it, if not permitted external links)

 

IntelBluetoothFirmware 2.3.0 - Logi Devices Compatible

[miliuco]

Very small issue.

Hackintool by @headkaze has an Extensions tab where it reports the installed kexts.

In the list of kexts, itlwm is seen when we use itlwm and also when we use AirportItlwm. This is because, in the file /Applications/Hackintool.app/Contents/Resources/Kexts/kexts.plist, both kexts have Name=itlwm.

This is correct from the point of view that the project is called itlwm. But I prefer Hackintool to show AirportItlwm when this is the active kext.
This can be solved by modifying the value of the Name property in the AirportItlwm key.

 

By default it is like this:
 

 

 

But, changing to Name=AirportItlwm, Hackintool displays the active kext in a way I like better.

 

 

 

Edited February 29, 2024 by miliuco

[Max.1974]

Thanks my friend, I will change too!

[Max.1974]

On 1/20/2024 at 5:48 PM, prcmelo said:

Wi-Fi is working, but I can't connect my MX Keys and MX Anywhere 3 to Bluetooth, it keeps spinning forever and does not connect.

 

My headphones and Phone connects, as other Logitech devices. Only the "MX Series" that does not work in Bluetooth.

 

Edit: Card is a Fenvi 

 

 

 

Hi @prcmelo you can try use this program, works fine! 

 

https://github.com/Plutoberth/SonyHeadphonesClient/releases/tag/v1.3.2 

 

[derpuma]

@miliuco

Would it be possible to share a config.plist for all the entries for a Wi-Fi 6 Intel AX210 on macOS Sonoma?
Would be very nice!

If I only like to use Bluetooth, I dont have to install the Wifi Kext and make changes in config.plist for wifi, right?

Edited March 4, 2024 by derpuma

[miliuco]

@derpuma

Yes, wifi and BT are different things, you can have only one of them. 
I’ll post later config for wifi, BT or both. 

[derpuma]

23 minutes ago, miliuco said:

@derpuma

Yes, wifi and BT are different things, you can have only one of them. 
I’ll post later config for wifi, BT or both. 

Sound great. Thx a lot.
Ordered my Card yesterday, should come tomorrow!

But I will recheck and will compare with your configs! And ( think about including Wifi too. The file exchange via LocalSend sounds very interesting!
So far I prepared a new EFI with this config and kext which should do the magic trick for BT:

[miliuco]

@derpuma

 

Okey, good work. I attach config.plist

• config-ax210.plist: AX210 only Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi kext can be itlwm.kext or AirportItlwm.kext, never both; itlwm.kext needs Heliport.app to connect to the networks)
• config-ax210-wifi-bt.plist: AX210 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (Wi-Fi kext can be itlwm.kext or AirportItlwm.kext, never both; itlwm.kext needs Heliport.app to connect to the networks)
• config-ax210-bt.plist: AX210 only BT.

config-ax210-bt.plist config-ax210-wifi-bt.plist config-ax210-wifi.plist

 

Note: on Sonoma 14.3, try AirportItlwm.kext from this comment (issue in the OpenIntelWireless GitHub):

https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm/issues/937#issuecomment-1963569381

But on Sonoma 14.4 beta, try this AirportItlwm.kext (different issue in the OpenIntelWireless GitHub):

https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm/issues/953#issuecomment-1920413379

 

 

Edited March 4, 2024 by miliuco