Qcom Atheros wifi& Bluetooth On Big Sur Beta 9

Q: What is a Hackintosh?

A non-Apple computer configured to run macOS using compatible PC hardware combined with a custom bootloader and configuration files to emulate a real Mac environment.

Q: Is building a Hackintosh legal?

Installing macOS on non-Apple hardware violates Apple’s End User License Agreement (EULA). It is generally not illegal for personal experimentation but not permitted for commercial use.

Q: What hardware is best for a Hackintosh?

The best hardware closely matches real Apple systems, with Intel CPUs (6th Gen to Core Ultra), AMD Radeon GPUs, compatible chipsets, and Intel-based Wi-Fi cards offering higher success rates.

Q: Can I build a Hackintosh with an AMD CPU?

Yes, macOS can run on AMD Ryzen CPUs using kernel patches, but Intel CPUs provide better native compatibility.

Q: What is OpenCore?

OpenCore is a modern Hackintosh bootloader that provides near-native macOS behavior and is the recommended bootloader for new installations.

Q: Is Clover still supported?

Yes, Clover is still supported but less recommended compared to OpenCore for modern systems.

Q: Which macOS versions support Hackintosh?

Hackintosh systems support macOS versions from Leopard up to recent releases, depending on hardware compatibility.

Q: Do NVIDIA graphics cards work on Hackintosh?

Only older NVIDIA GPUs work on older macOS versions; modern NVIDIA GPUs are incompatible with current macOS releases due to lack of driver support.

Q: What is an EFI folder?

The EFI folder contains the bootloader, drivers, kexts, and configuration files required to boot macOS on a Hackintosh.

Q: What are kexts?

Kexts (kernel extensions) are drivers that enable hardware functionality such as audio, Ethernet, USB, and graphics.

나수환 · October 5, 2020

I was using big sur beta, but I decided to use Wifi And Bluetooth chipset on my laptop. So I started to downgrade macOS Version.

WIFI : Had no problem using from 10.11 to 10.15 (Catalina) by replacing IO80211Family.kext (with Airport40.kext plugin inside)

Bluetooth : Some Versions of macOS didn't upload firmware to the chipset and was unable to find other bluetooth devices. The only way to get bluetooth work in macOS is booting to Windows and rebooting to macOS

WIFI : And I reverted back to macOS Big Sur Beta 9. Now when I try to replace IO80211Family.kext to older one (With Atheros Support) and rebuild cache using kmutil, it says kext linking had failed. And when I replace the kext with patched one I found on the internet, it does builds cache sucessfully, but after a reboot it shows kernel panic. How to get this Wifi working?

BlueTooth : Is there no way to upload firmware to my bluetooth chipset w/o booting to windows?

Edited October 5, 2020 by 나수환

MaLd0n · October 5, 2020

it's time to change this card ?

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