modern wireless patches Sonoma Os - Wi-Fi is back :)

[fabiosun]

With the definitive release of the new Apple operating system, many users have experienced first hand the complete loss of Wi-Fi and some Apple services such as (Airdrop, Imessage, Facetime, photobooth) especially for Apple users with iPhone mobile phones the problem is annoying as you lose some conveniences that having an Apple ecosystem allowed in previous OS up to macOS Ventura.

 

A tool, OCLP, or OpenCore Legacy Patcher in full, comes to our aid.

It is a tool designed for "original" Macs, but which also comes in handy for those who use Hackintosh systems.

There are important compromises to accept (it is not the job of this post to explain them), but once accepted it is possible to use the wifi cards that were previously recognized also on the latest Apple OS

To date you must use the "nightly" version of OCLP as the release is not yet available with Sonoma support, below is the link:

 

OCLP (latest)

 

Below are the steps to prepare our system for the installation of OCLP:

 

1) install macOS Sonoma by updating kexts and bootloader to the latest versions

2) edit the config.plist and set SecureBootModel to Disabled* (in misc/Security section of your config.plist)

3) block com.apple.iokit.IOSkywalkFamily

4) add the kexts and a dependency in the OC's appropriate folder and declare them in the config.plist as shown in the pictures below:

• IOSkywalkFamily.kext
• IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext
• IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcmNIC.kext

5) use a soft unlock for SIP**:

• 03080000

6) use a boot-arg for AMFI***:

• amfi=0x80
• or use AMFIPass.kext and -amfipassbeta boo-targ***

6 bis) Now it is possible to use only amfipass.kext (1.4.x release or greater ) and avoid to use any bootargs

7) if you also use different operating systems remember to set the min kernel for the block and kext in the appropriate section of the config.plist

 

* After OCLP is installed is possible to set SecureBootModel as you like

** After OCLP is installed is possible to set SIP to 0008000 (sip Enabled 0x800)

*** it is only possible to use a kext and a bootarg for this step and this step could solve crash in some apps like Dropbox , Firefox and Whatsapp  (https://macos86.it/topic/6463-oclp-il-wi-fi-è-tornato-in-macos-sonoma/?do=findComment&comment=143907  )

 

 

Example for the modification to be made for point 3):

 

 

Example for the modification to be made for point 4):

 

After copying the two kexts IOSkywalkFamily.kext and IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext, declare them in the config with the order shown in the photograph (the third is inside the main kext)

 

Example for the modification to be carried out for points 5) and 6):

 

boot-arg amfi0x80 e csr-active-config 03080000

 

Once these changes have been made, you need to restart OSX

At the OpenCore menu it is strongly recommended to reset NVRAm and check that SIP is disabled at this point.

 

After logging in it is now possible to launch OCLP (taken from the link posted just above in this thread).

OCLP adds a service that requires acceptance.

You will have the options available in the image below:

 

Click on Post-Install Root Patch and then click on start root patching:

 

OCLP will ask to be relaunched as root, enter your password and let the software make its changes

in a few seconds OCLP will ask to restart and if everything went well the next restart you will be able to enjoy your fully functional wifi! 🙂 

 

 

 

 

Remember always to reset NVRAM when some modifies is done in OCLP app or config.plist (related to OCLP options)

 

 

For more informations about OCLP:

 

kexts.zip

 

 

 

 

[onathema]

All works on  Fenvi BCM94360NG! Thank u!

[Rox67er]

Thanks @fabiosun works flawlessly! WiFi + Airdrop + Apple Watch unlock all working again.

[idle]

Everything is fine... but only for those who do not use Skype or Whatsapp... because they stop working after these manipulations...

[fabiosun]

1 hour ago, idle said:

Everything is fine... but only for those who do not use Skype or Whatsapp... because they stop working after these manipulations...

Have you tried with amipass.kext with -amipassbeta boot arg instead of using amfi=0x80?

[fabiosun]

9 hours ago, fabiosun said:

Have you tried with amipass.kext with -amipassbeta boot arg instead of using amfi=0x80?

and this is whatsapp app:

[syter]

works great w/ -amipassbeta

didn't know that it depends on kext order, so AMFIPass.kext has to be loaded just after IO kexts within config.plist, NVRAM cleared

• IOSkywalkFamily.kext
• IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext
• IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcmNIC.kext
• AMFIPass.kext

Edited October 22, 2023 by syter

[fabiosun]

added in originate post new IOSkywalkFamily kext useful for 14.4b2

 

[notsure]

Thanks for this, I was able to fix my wifi and get airdrop back. Not sure if it's related, but it looks like after following these steps somehow the Plex app is broken. I get "QtWebEngineProcess quit unexpectedly." Is it possible one of the patches in OCLP broke the QT Web Engine?

[fabiosun]

@notsurenot sure 🙂 about method you used to patch

Bootarg or Amfipass kext?

If you could explain in detailed all steps to do i would be happy to try also in my system (if plex app is available)

[notsure]

@fabiosun I basically followed what you have laid out. I updated OC to 0.9.8 and updated all kexts, added the new kexts in the same order, set csr to 0308, added amfi=0x80 to bootargs, rebooted and cleared nvram from OC, then launched oclp. The only available patches were for wifi, I allowed it to finish and rebooted. It's not really a huge deal. I'd much rather have working wifi airdrop and handoff, also Plex still works in the browser. I'm just curious to know if one of the patches broke it somehow. 

[fabiosun]

@notsureuse only the kext and not the bootarg

 

6) use a boot-arg for AMFI***:

• amfi=0x80
• or use AMFIPass.kext and -amfipassbeta boo-targ***

and check also ***

[Perdu]

sorry if I intrude @notsure check the EFI carefully I see you have two network cards, the bluetooth kexts are on false, put the aerdwaure in the signature at least the moderators will know what to intervene on maybe you didn't understand @fabiosun steps well

Edited March 6, 2024 by Perdu

[fabiosun]

1 hour ago, notsure said:

added amfi=0x80

this bootarg could break some app from working well as dropbox or whatsapp, maybe also Plex? 😉

 

use only the kext AMFIPass.kext (1.4 release), clean NVRAM and try 🙂

 

[notsure]

31 minutes ago, fabiosun said:

this bootarg could break some app from working well as dropbox or whatsapp, maybe also Plex? 😉

 

use only the kext AMFIPass.kext (1.4 release), clean NVRAM and try 🙂

 

@fabiosun This fixed it! Thank you!

 

50 minutes ago, Perdu said:

sorry if I intrude @notsure check the EFI carefully I see you have two network cards, the bluetooth kexts are on false, put the aerdwaure in the signature at least the moderators will know what to intervene on maybe you didn't understand @fabiosun steps well

@Perdu I've had those kexts disabled for a while. I don't remember which update, but one broke bluetooth and this was the fix. I could probably remove them, but it seems to be working this way. I've added my hardware in my signature. Thanks!

[mark]

I followed everything as it was laid out above, however I still get no wifi. I set up everything like this first, then patched, reset NVRAM (multiple times), and I'm still stuck.

 

[Anto65]

Try to set Minkernel in AmfiPass.kext to

 

Remove boot-args -amfipassbeta

[mark]

7 minutes ago, Anto65 said:

Try to set Minkernel in AmfiPass.kext to

 

Remove boot-args -amfipassbeta

 

I tried both but they didn't work 😕

[Anto65]

Maybe you are using the old kext? Try replacing it

 

IOSkywalkFamily.kext.zip

[mark]

49 minutes ago, Anto65 said:

Maybe you are using the old kext? Try replacing it

 

IOSkywalkFamily.kext.zip 191.1 kB · 2 downloads

This fixed it, thank you so much!!

[iisgorz]

Grazie mille it worked for me with your latest IOSkywalkFamily.kext !!!!! I have been struggling for a couple of week trying to have my BCM4360 working and you save my life !!!!

[dreamwhite]

Good afternoon everyone. I succeeded patching my Fenvi BCM94360NG with the same method applied in this topic even on macOS Sequoia!

The steps are summarized here:

- download OCLP Nightly build from here (commit 462d6f6)

- IOSkywalkFamily and IO80211FamilyLegacy in the attachments (please note that the above attached IOSkywalkFamily is the same used for Sonoma 14.4+)
- Misc/Security/SecureBootModel set to Disabled

- NVRAM/Add/7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82/csr-active-config set to <03080000> (or AwgAAA== if you’re using a plain-text editor)

- csr-active-config added under NVRAM/Delete/7C436110-AB2A-4BBB-A880-FE41995C9F82 to make sure that the right SIP value is injected when you boot OpenCore

 

Under Kernel/Add add the following kexts in this order:

IOSkywalkFamily.kext

IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext

AirportBrcmNIC.kext that is bundled with IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext

 

In case you want the plain-text version:

 

Spoiler

<dict>
    <key>Arch</key>
    <string>x86_64</string>
    <key>BundlePath</key>
    <string>IOSkywalkFamily.kext</string>
    <key>Comment</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>Enabled</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ExecutablePath</key>
    <string>Contents/MacOS/IOSkywalkFamily</string>
    <key>MaxKernel</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>MinKernel</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>PlistPath</key>
    <string>Contents/Info.plist</string>
</dict>
<dict>
    <key>Arch</key>
    <string>x86_64</string>
    <key>BundlePath</key>
    <string>IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext</string>
    <key>Comment</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>Enabled</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ExecutablePath</key>
    <string>Contents/MacOS/IO80211FamilyLegacy</string>
    <key>MaxKernel</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>MinKernel</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>PlistPath</key>
    <string>Contents/Info.plist</string>
</dict>
<dict>
    <key>Arch</key>
    <string>x86_64</string>
    <key>BundlePath</key>
    <string>IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcmNIC.kext</string>
    <key>Comment</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>Enabled</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ExecutablePath</key>
    <string>Contents/MacOS/AirPortBrcmNIC</string>
    <key>MaxKernel</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>MinKernel</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>PlistPath</key>
    <string>Contents/Info.plist</string>
</dict>

 

 

Block IOSkywalkFamily.kext injection in the kernel cache using Exclude strategy:

 

Spoiler

<dict>
    <key>Arch</key>
    <string>Any</string>
    <key>Comment</key>
    <string>Block IOSkywalkFamily kext</string>
    <key>Enabled</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Identifier</key>
    <string>com.apple.iokit.IOSkywalkFamily</string>
    <key>MaxKernel</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>MinKernel</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>Strategy</key>
    <string>Exclude</string>
</dict>

 

 

Finally:

1. Open OpenCore-Patcher.app
2. Select Post-Install Menu
3. Make sure that Networking: Modern Patches is in the available patches
4. Click on Start Root Patching and wait till the app asks to reboot
5. Once the reboot dialog shows up, reboot the system and boot using the second bootable drive

You should notice that the first boot is really slow (at least that happened with me). The next ones should be regular

 

Kexts.zip

[perez987]

@dreamwhite

I've tried OCLP 1.6.0 nightly with the kexts that you uploaded. On Sequoia.

My Wi-Fi is Fenvi T919 so is not exactly the same BCM94360NG (I think mine is BCM94360CD).

I disabled Ethernet (en0) to be sure that Wi-Fi is the only adapter.

amfi0x80 in boot args (no AMFIPass.kext).

These are the results:

• Wi-Fi works (I have not had to select any network nor enter any password)
• System Info >> Network >> I see Airport (en2)
• System Info >> Wi-Fi is blank (no info)
• System Settings >> Wi-Fi is blank (no info)
• Wi-Fi icon in menu bar is greyed (as disabled) although it has a dropdown menu with Wi-Fi enabled and the name of the network I am connected to
• Preview app doesn't open.

You say "reboot the system and boot using the second bootable drive", what does it mean? second bootable drive?

Also: OCLP nightly from the main branch or from the sequoia-development branch?

Edited June 21, 2024 by perez987
Added Preview issue

[mathewgx]

@dreamwhite , I had tried this method on Sequoia last week , wifi was back but I could not log into icloud settings and chrome not openiing.

[mathewgx]

How did you manage to boot with amfipass.kext? I'm getting reboots.