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  1. Striker

    AtherosE2200Ethernet 2.2.2

    AtherosE2200Ethernet Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 driver for macOS Key Features of the Driver Supports Qualcomm Atheros AR816x, AR817x, Killer E220x, Killer E2400 and Killer E2500. Support for multisegment packets relieving the network stack of unnecessary copy operations when assembling...
  2. EliteMacx86

    GUIDE How to Enable Ethernet on macOS [Broadcom, Realtek, Atheros, Intel, Aquantia, Mellanox, Chelsio, Myricom and Solarflare]

    How to Enable Ethernet on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] This guide covers the implementation of Ethernet on macOS using Clover and OpenCore. By following this guide, you'll be able to enable Ethernet on macOS using Clover or OpenCore Bootloader. The guide supports numerous Ethernet vendors such as...
  3. EliteMacx86

    GUIDE How to Enable Atheros WiFi on macOS [Clover/OpenCore]

    How to Enable Atheros WiFi on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] By following this guide, you'll be able to enable Atheros WiFi on macOS using Clover or OpenCore Bootloader. Overview Back in the day, Apple used Atheros based WiFi Cards in its Mac lineups but Apple dropped the support for Atheros based...
  4. A

    Is AR9565 compatible for Big Sur?

    Hello there! I'm new to the forum. I hope I didn't open the subject in the wrong place. I am using a Dell Inspiron 3542 laptop and the Wi-Fi card model of this laptop is AR9565. But I could not manage to introduce the Wi-Fi card to Big Sur. Could you please support me? Thanks everyone for your...
  5. K

    Network kext not loading on Big Sur

    Hello! I just upgraded to Big Sur and my wifi just broke. But I have the network kexts that worked on Mojave, Catalina, but not working on Big Sur. Kexts: corecapture.kext CoreCaptureResponder.kext IO80211Family.kext The network is QCA9565/AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter. How do I force load...
  6. K

    macOS Catalina and Atheros QCWB335 bluetooth

    Hello! I have an Atheros QCWB335 Wifi and Bluetooth chip in my computer. System says Bluetooth is on, but AirDrop and Bluetooth file transfer are not working. Also, Bluetooth icon in the menu bar not just doesn't shows up devices, there is no devices section. Only a Bluetooth: On text and Open...
  7. EliteMacx86

    WiFi Compatibility List for OS X and macOS [Broadcom, Atheros, Intel and Realtek]

    WiFi Compatibility List for OS X and macOS [Broadcom, Atheros, Intel and Realtek] Following are the list of compatible and non-compatible WiFi models for Mac. For Broadcom https://www.elitemacx86.com/threads/how-to-enable-broadcom-wifi.606/ For Atheros...
  8. Cyberdevs

    Atheros Installer for 10.14 and 10.15 2.0

    Disable SIP before running the installer. Change Log: Added the Atheros Support for macOS Catalina. Added macOS detection for necessary file installation. Backing up the original IO80211Family.kext for macOS Catalina to desktop. Known issues: No 5GHz network detection. Rebuilding...
  9. Cyberdevs

    GUIDE How to Enable Network Adapter on macOS

    For the sake of the simplicity I will refer to the network adapter as LAN in the rest of the article. These devices can be activated under the macOS by using a specific kind of KEXT and I will show you how to determine which one of these vendors is provided the LAN adapter on your mainboard and...
  10. Cyberdevs

    GUIDE Enabling WiFi Support for Atheros Based WiFi Adapters

    As of the first release of macOS Mojave, Apple has removed the support for Atheros based WiFi adapters by removing the AirPortAtheros40.kext file from the IO80211Family.kext/Contents/Plugins so if you have been using one of those cards you need to add the missing AirPortAtheros40.kext back to...
  11. Cyberdevs

    AirPortAtheros40 installer 1.0.1

    Please read me: Ever since macOS Mojave came out (I mean the first DP) Apple removed the support for Atheros based WiFi Adapters from the IO80211Family.kext, so to fix it we need to add the AirPortAtheros40.kext to the Extensions manually. After each clean install the AirPortAtheros40.kext needs...