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Hi I have the same WiFi card installed in my E7450 so hopefully You will manage to get Handoff/Hotspot running comparing Your configuration to mine. I have followed a simple guide by Ross Fisher, however not step by step - I skipped some points, as everything works perfectly without them. I have installed the following kexts on my EFI partition (/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.11): FakePCIID FakePCIID_Broadcom_WiFi BrcmPatchRAM2 BrcmFirmwareData These should deal with proper WiFi module identification as Airport Extreme, which results in working 5GHz band without any additional patches and fakeID injections in Clover Configuration. Also Bluetooth module should be working visible in System Report, although without Handoff/Hotspot support yet. There are no custom or modified kexts files connected with WiFi/Bluetooth neither in /Library/Extensions nor in /System/Library/Extensions. Next thing is Clover KernelAndKextPatches configuration in config.plist file: <dict> <key>Comment</key> <string>10.11-BT4LE-Handoff-Hotspot-lisai9093</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>Find</key> <data> SIX/dEdIiwc= </data> <key>Name</key> <string>IOBluetoothFamily</string> <key>Replace</key> <data> Qb4PAAAA60Q= </data> </dict> My system definition is MacBookPro12,1 and I have El Capitan 10.11.5 installed. Good luck

I updated all DSDT and SSDT files from Your package, just in case. I also have ACPIPoller.kext installed in /Library/Extensions. But still nothing happens when I'm opening the lid. I'll check tomorrow if the ACPIPoller is properly loaded and if I don't have any 'rogue' kexts installed in LE or SLE.

Thank You I was planning to use the same DW1560 I have now in my E7450 and replace the Dell-mounted M.2 SSD with Samsung 950 Pro NVMe disk. HDMI audio is not important to me at all, SD card reader might be useful but I think I could deal without it. Do You prepare DSDT file by Yourself? Where do You get proper patches from? I did manage to extract and patch a DSDT file for a Gigabyte or Intel mainboard sometime ago, but I had patch files for it. Naturally, it is much more convenient when You provide us with a ready-to-use bootpack But again, I am asking out of curiosity. Thanks.

Yes I am, followed Your guide step-by-step. I only added FakePCIID kexts for WiFi and Bluetooth, which enable Handoff and Personal Hotspot together with some patches. But I am using Your DSDT and Your SSDT-? files, except for the first one generated by script. Tomorrow I'll check these files again, maybe they were updated on the forum in the meantime and I have an older version.

Hello, I have a tiny sleep/wake up issue with my E7450 on 10.11.5. It doesn't really bother me nor is it a big inconvenience, but I'm a bit curious if it can be easily fixed? My notebook goes to sleep properly after closing the lid. However, nothing happens when I open back the lid. I have to press the blinking power button and then the computer wakes up correctly. Thanks for any hints

Hi, I'll paste You my working custom entry configuration from config.plist for Gentoo Linux, maybe it would prove useful somehow I used kernel compiled with EFI-stub option, which enables kernel booting without any boot loader on EFI systems - it can be booted directly using correct boot entry in BIOS. Then I put the compiled kernel (bzImage file) on EFI partition in \EFI\LINUX\gentoo_x64.efi. Finally, using the Arguments key in custom entry configuration I specified the root device of linux system (the kernel has to support GUID partition scheme). It works and boots extremely fast <dict> <key>Arguments</key> <string>root=/dev/sda4 ro</string> <key>Disabled</key> <false/> <key>FullTitle</key> <string>Gentoo Linux</string> <key>Hidden</key> <false/> <key>Ignore</key> <false/> <key>Image</key> <string>icons\os_gentoo.icns</string> <key>Path</key> <string>\EFI\LINUX\gentoo_x64.efi</string> <key>Type</key> <string>Linux</string> <key>Volume</key> <string>EFI</string> <key>VolumeType</key> <string>Internal</string> </dict> Good luck

Hello Jake, What is Your status on E7470 and El Capitan? Is it already worth buying to be used with MacOSX without issues? I have a perfectly working E7450 now, but my brother needs a notebook and I'm thinking about giving him mine and buying something else instead Thanks.

Yes, You're right, sorry - didn't read the question correctly You could run: diskutil list remember the identifier corresponding to EFI partition on USB disk (probably disk1s1, if only one HDD/SSD is installed) and then in the next command: diskutil mount <identifier> I'm a linux geek, that's why I prefer terminal commands and solutions

Or option number 4, which I personally prefer: Launch Utilities->Terminal application (unless You have Terminal app in the dock, as I do ) and type: diskutil mount EFI. Then the EFI disk icon should appear on the desktop and in Finder.

Jake Lo, I am also using ApplePS2Controller kext and everything You mentioned (2-finger scroll, double-tap, drag-lock) is working. However, in current state it is impossible to disable tapping entirely - I'm more used to using buttons below the touchpad instead of tapping. It would be nice to have 3- and 4-finger gestures working also... One more thing: did You also had to swap 'command' and 'option' buttons in keyboard preferences? After OSX installation (both in Yosemite and El Capitan) my WIN button worked as 'option' (i.e. country-specific letters) and ALT worked as 'command' (for all keyboard shortcuts, etc). It is an easy swap, not a problem at all, but just wondering whether it is only my notebook...

Firstly, once again thanks Jake Lo for all Your help. El Capitan upgrade was flawless and quick - no more GPU related glitches and hangs, big improvement. I think, more or less, everything is now working on my E7450. The only thing, which is bugging a little bit, is absence of touchpad in system preferences - it says 'No touchpad found' and bluetooth assistant is trying to find a pointing device automatically. I know this bluetooth intervention can be easily turned off, but regardless, there are no configuration options for the touchpad itself. Do You know if there is (or will be) a solution for this? The touchpad in Windows 10 is really powerful with it's 3 and 4-finger gestures.

Hello 1) Boot entries added automatically by Clover usually have names based on partition names and best-guessed icons, which I don't really like. That's why I always create custom boot entries, for MacOSX Recovery (hidden), Windows Boot Manager (hidden), direct boot to Microsoft Windows (via EFI file on EFI partition) and Linux (not on all my computers though) - then You are able to assign Your own names and icons to each boot entry 2) I used files from HD5500.zip from post #73, no problems with booting at all. But, as Jake Lo noticed before, we have i7 CPUs, Your's is i5, maybe that is an important difference. 3) Could You check how is Your card named in About this Mac -> System information (I don't remember the exact labels)? Is it discovered as Airport Extreme or as some 3rd party wireless card? 4) Haven't tried HVT yet, a rather prefer doing things step by step and in a more self-aware manner than automagically But as long as Your audio works correctly, I don't believe there is any difference, apart from maybe the need to reinstall VoodooHDA after each system update ? 5) I have the latest BIOS A05 on my E7450 and haven't noticed any flickering... but I'm still in a process of installing and configuring my laptop (Yosemite + Windows + Linux) and maybe haven't been working long enough under MacOSX. I can't help You with FileVault - never used it before, sorry. Are You using VoodooPS2Controller or ApplePS2Controller for Your touchpad? Is Your touchpad detected in System settings -> Touchpad? Because I have no devices there and cannot setup anything. As for the handoff feature in bluetooth controller, You can check whether it is supported in About this Mac -> System information -> Bluetooth

OK, new status Contents of /Clover/Kexts/10.10: ACPIBacklight ACPIBatteryManager AppleIntelE1000e ApplePS2Controller FakePCIID FakePCIID_BCM94352Z_as_BCM94360CS2 FakeSMC GenericUSBXHCI WiFi works, card is visible as AirPort Extreme, Broadcom BCM43xx in System Information (when I added PCI-id in AirPortBrcm4360.kext the card also worked perfectly, but it was called 'Third-party wireless card"). Bluetooth is also working, but without HANDOFF - I have 2 handoff patches in clover configuration (directly from Your file), but they doesn't seem to work. Toleda's site has different patch and a command, which I used successfully on E7240 with BCM94352HMB - do You think they can also be used with this card?

Now in /Clover/Kexts/10.10 I have: ACPIBacklight ACPIBatteryManager AHCIPortInjector AppleIntelE1000e ApplePS2Controller FakePCIID FakePCIID_BCM94352Z_as_BCM94360CS2 FakeSMC + plugins GenericUSBXHCI WifiInjector Should I get rid of something?

Thanks. BTFirmwareUploader I know - I used it with my E7240 and BCM94352HMB adapter. FakePCIID and FakePCIID_BCM94352Z_as_BCM94360CS2 found and downloaded, will test it later. Where can I get the AppleHDA_ALC293 kext from? Also, should these kext be installed in S/L/E or placed on clover partition in /Clover/kexts/10.10 ? Another question: is it really necessary to install FakePCIID? Wouldn't it be enough to modify the original AirPortBrcm4360.kext and add proper PCI-ids to Info.plist file (14e4:43b1 or 14e4:43a0)?

Hello, First of all, enormous thanks for Your posts on this forum. Thanks to them, I managed to successfully install Yosemite on my previous Latitude E7240. Now I'm trying to finish new installation on Latitude E7450 (i7, FullHD, DW1560, broadband adapter). I used Your clover configuration (modified it for custom dual-boot entries, smbios and serials) together with DSDT and SSDT files. What is working in system version 10.10.5: - graphics (HD5500), didn't check HDMI nor DP as I don't need it now - wireless card 2.4 and 5 GHz - LAN adapter (e1000e) - trackpad (using ApplePS2Controller) - TRIM on ssd What is not working: - bluetooth (not even visible in system) - battery status / percentage cannot be read - audio Also, WIN and ALT had to be switched in system preferences in order to work 'normally' - WIN as cmd key and ALT as option. If You manage to find some spare minutes, I would be very grateful if You could describe how You succeeded in getting Your Broadwell Dell to work, especially the things I have troubles with. Thanks, Kuba

Thanks And do I need to download and patch my DSDT.aml again after upgrading BIOS?

Hi robertostudios! How did You manage to solve the sticky-keys issue in OSX? Only downgrading BIOS version to A08 helped? Did You try the latest BIOS maybe?