WiFi icon on bar but I don't have an WiFi adapter on my desktop

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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.

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

asapreta · April 29, 2021

Hi guys, I have BigSur running fine in my rig.

Many thanks to @MaLd0n for the folder and DSDT made to it.

But there is something that annoys me, the WiFi icon on the bar as I don't have any WiFi adapters on the machine.

Why this happens? I can remove it by unchecking the box in the DOCK & MENU BAR but it wasn't suppose to load as I don't have any WiFi, right?

Thanks.

Edited April 29, 2021 by asapreta

anto barreca · April 29, 2021

20 minutes ago, asapreta said:

Hi guys, I have BigSur running fine in my rig.

Many thanks to @MaLd0n for the folder and DSDT made to it.

But there is something that annoys me, the WiFi icon on the bar as I don't have any WiFi adapters on the machine.

Why this happens? I can remove it by unchecking the box in the DOCK & MENU BAR but it wasn't suppose to load as I don't have any WiFi, right?

Thanks.

system preference/ dock bar menu

asapreta · April 29, 2021

Just now, anto barreca said:

system preference/ dock bar menu

Yes, I know. But the question is, it wasn't suppose to load anything regarding WiFi as I don't have WiFi adapters, right?

anto barreca · April 29, 2021

2 minutes ago, asapreta said:

Yes, I know. But the question is, it wasn't suppose to load anything regarding WiFi as I don't have WiFi adapters, right?

I think it is the default of the system, even I have no wifi I have hidden it

asapreta · April 29, 2021

2 minutes ago, anto barreca said:

I think it is the default of the system, even I have no wifi I have hidden it

I think the same but as I don't have any real macs anymore, I can't be sure if it is a hackintosh "bug" or it happens in a real mac too.

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