Generic Card Reader Driver Friend
Introduction
A Lilu plugin that makes System Information recognize your built-in USB card reader as a native one.
Supported Systems
- macOS Ventura
- macOS Monterey
- macOS Big Sur
- macOS Catalina
- macOS Mojave
- macOS High Sierra
- macOS Sierra
- macOS El Capitan
Dependencies
- Lilu v1.4.7 or later.
Limitations & Notes
- This plugin contains a dummy driver that attaches to your USB card reader and injects necessary properties.
- This plugin is derived from but NOT compatible with RealtekCardReaderFriend.
- This plugin is for decoration purposes only, and your card information will NOT be present by System Information.
- This plugin does NOT work out of box, and you must follow the guide to specify the vendor and the product identifiers of your card reader.
- If your card reader is powered by either AppleUSBCardReader.kext or RealtekCardReader.kext, you should NOT use this plugin.
Support
If you would like to support my work, please consider a donation.Boot Arguments
- -gcrfoff (or -liluoff) to disable
- -gcrfdbg (or -liludbgall) to enable verbose logging (in DEBUG builds)
- -gcrfbeta (or -lilubetaall) to enable on macOS newer than 12
Changelog v1.0.4
- Add support for macOS Ventura.
Credits
- vit9696 for Lilu.kext
- Acidanthera for MacKernelSDK
- FireWolf for developing the card reader driver and its companion Lilu plugin for macOS
Acknowledgement
- dreamwhite for testing the early beta release.
License
This project is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.Copyright (C) 2021 FireWolf @ FireWolf Pl. All Rights Reserved.
