MacOS Sierra Final release Don't Working

[JimmyPastel]

Have you tried these steps?

Is there already an open topic for this issue?

Please include the following information.

• OS Version: 10.12
• Mac model: iMac 21,5 2011
• Dongle or replaced card?: card replaced
• Used dongle/card: Broadcom

Your Issue: Hi, I`ve been using cat without problem in all betas and GM of macOS Sierra with all functions, but in the final release I don't find a way to make it works. only works Airdrop.

I've made a clean installation of macOS, disable SIP, and run CAT, Cat says that everything its ok, but I can't made handoff, continuity etc... work. I try to overwrite cloudpair but nothing.

the system shows continuity/handoff and unlock with Apple Watch, but no way to make it works.

Any ideas?

--- OS X Continuity Activation Tool 2.3 --- by sysfloat
original by dokterdok

OS X reports Continuity as active. No changes were applied.

--- Initiating system compatiblity check ---

--- Hardware/OS checks --- Verifying Continuity status... OK. OS X reports Continuity as active Verifying Mac model reference... OK. Known compatible Mac Model detected: iMac12,1 Verifying Mac board-id... OK. Long board id detected: Mac-942B5BF58194151B Verifying OS X version... Warning: This tool wasn't tested with OS X versions higher than 10.10. Detected OS version: 10.12 Verifying Wi-Fi hardware... OK. A Broadcom AirPort card is active, and is using the Continuity compatible Brcm4360 kext Verifying AWDL status... OK. An AWDL interface is up, Wi-Fi is ready for Continuity Verifying Bluetooth hardware... OK. The internal Bluetooth card is active Verifying Bluetooth version... OK. Bluetooth 4.0 detected Verifying Bluetooth features... OK. Bluetooth features are Continuity compliant Verifying Bluetooth firmware... OK. Bluetooth firmware version: v126 c9198 Verifying Login Item... OK. Login item for Auto Continuity Check is not set.

--- Modifications check --- Verifying OS kext protection... OK. Kext developer mode is not active. This tool can fix this. Verifying SIP... Ok. System Integrity Protection is already disabled Verifying ContinuitySupport... OK. Already patched. Verifying kexts readability... OK. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth kexts were found and could be read Verifying Wi-Fi whitelist status... OK. Your board-id is not yet whitelisted. This tool can fix this. Verifying BT4 dongles compatibility... OK. Compatibility with BT4 USB dongles is not enabled, this tool can fix this if a dongle is plugged in Verifying old Wi-Fi kext presence... OK. Legacy Brcm4331 Wi-Fi driver is present. This tool can fix this. Verifying legacy Wi-Fi card patch... OK. The legacy Wi-Fi patch is not present. This tool can fix this. --- Modifications check ---

[awests]

Same issue here with MBP 8,2 and broadcom card.

[SietZz11]

For me also only AirDrop working with replaced care in MacBook Pro Late 2011...

[cmonard]

For me nothing work on final release. handsoff appear in settings, is checked, but nothing show up. Tried to disconnect and reconnect icloud account. check and unchek it. reboot the mac. MacBookPro 8,2 card replaced. Everything showing OK in CAT

[SietZz11]

Got mine working now, run beta instead of master version and put on both your devices iCloud Drive on and off (note this is different than logging in and out on iCloud server)

[SietZz11]

*off and on

[kubatlad]

I have the same problen with osx siera to mid 2011 MacBook Air Verifying SIP ... NOT OK. Verifying Mac model references ... OK Verifying Mac board-id ... OK Verifying OS X version ... Warning: This tool was not tested on OS X versions Higher than 10.10 Detected OS version: 10.12 Are you sure you want to continue? 1) Yes 2) No

? 1

Verifying Wi-Fi hardware ... OK Verifying Bluetooth version ... OK Verifying Bluetooth features ... OK Verifying ContinuitySupport ... OK. This tool can fix this. Verifying SIP ... NOT OK. To continue you need to disable System Integrity Protection and come back here.

[rmpel]

Just wanted to report Macbook Pro 17" late '11, replaced the board internally, SIP disabled, macOS Sierra, works 100% first try.

[SietZz11]

@kubatlad , so, disabling SIP might solve your problem right?

[awests]

@SietZz11 Tried the beta branch, still no luck with auto unlock, other continuity features work fine.

[SietZz11]

@awests auto-unlock doesn't work for me as well.. Problem seems to be the wifi bandwith, which requires Wifi 802.11ac capability. The AirPort card that I use (and probably most of the people here, since it's the recommended CAX card for use of CAT) doesn't support this. See this thread for more information: https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/307

[awests]

@SietZz11 Ah that thread certainly does help out. That is a shame, not going to take up one of my USB ports with a dongle.

[JimmyPastel]

I,m not sure if my card its compatible.

but I've been using in OS X betas and gm the auto unlock function without problem, but at final no way.

so I guest that it would work with an update of the tool?

these is my card information,

[nextjet]

Which card are you guys using for compatibilty?

[nextjet]

@rmpel Which card did you replace the stock one in your Mac Pro 17 Late 2011? Are you using the final version of Sierra or still Beta?

[rmpel]

( http://bit.ly/1rF9ge7 ) I'm using the BCM94331PCIEBT4CAX which is Bluetooth 4.0 LE, WiFi N. ( I'm trying to get my hands on one of these: http://www.quickertek.com/products/Ucard.html which supposedly support BT 4.0 LE and WiFi AC )

I'm running macOS Sierra from the App store, the public release.

SIP is disabled of course, otherwise this would never work.

I'm using the latest Beta branch of CAT ( https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/tree/beta )

I don't have an Apple watch, nor do my co-workers, so I cannot test that feature.

Handoff and Instant Hotspot are fully functional.

[kpcsrc]

I have Continuity features working on my upgraded (BT/WIFI card) 2011 iMac on Sierra, including the new copy/paste. I don't have a Watch so can't touch on that. I ended up loading Sierra on two different drives to test and play with Continuity Activation Tool, and I was able to get Continuity to work with Sierra using both Beta and Master versions.

I tried different things within the tools including running (2) System Diagnostic, which would tell me that everything was ok and Continuity was already activated. But if I then ran (1) Activate Continuity, it would tell me that it was already active but that it was making changes to correct something... I forget exactly what it said. It would then restart my iMac.

But anyway, Continuity still wouldn't work, so I'd try logging out and in iCloud on my iMac and my iPhone, but still no change.

The thing that seemed to trigger it to start working on this machine, for both Beta and Master, was to make a phone call to my iPhone from a different phone. The call would pop up on my iMac and I'd answer it on my iMac. Then, the other Continuity features all seemed to start working. They continue to work after a re-start, too. So far...

[nextjet]

@rmpel Spoke with Quickertek this afternoon and the reason why the card is sold out is because they are preparing a new version.I am expecting a call back from a product manager to see if the new build will support the features discussed in this thread.In which case i will share with the group.

[cmonard]

disable SIP Remove the patch and reinstall correct file from backup. log out from icloud reboot install patch with last version of CAT reboot reenable SIP log in again

Got it working

Universal clipboard not working, but everything else, yes

[maciboy]

Is there any chance to see if universal clipboard is working/ configured correctly other than copy some text on iOS and try to paste it in macOS? Since this try&error doesn’t work for me… Also opening the clipboard window (Finder->Edit->Show Clipboard) doesn’t reflect any changes, while sending text between iPad and iPhone…

However, the rest is working great! Got Handoff and AirDrop working on first try after updating my MBP 2010 15“ with Gymle Dongle to Sierra.

Edit: Mmh funny! Universal clipboard and Handoff both just working in one direction: from Mac to iOS devices :( iPad and iPhone both show the icon for the currently open Mac-app, also the past what was just copied on the Mac. The mac seems to not receive any stuff, neither open iOS-apps nor stuff in iOS-clipboard!

[nextjet]

@cmonard what do you mean "everything else"? does that include apple watch unlock? as well?

[JimmyPastel]

I tried beta, and tried log in/out iCloud Drive, and call my iPhone from another phone and I don't get it work, two days ago handoff and continuity begin works from my ipad/Mac but between my two iphone/Mac no way to make it work(neither apple watch)

the system report in cat tell that everything its ok but some things that can be fixed by the tool, but when I run the tool, only says that everything its ok, and the system diagnosis doesn't change. the same as here #346

people who have it mostly working, are you using the cluoudpair file? and if you are, can you share it?

*edit, I try to make like @cmonard said and nothing, and now not ipad/mac working.

If someone can explain like for "kids" all the steps since you install macOS from 0, to get this tool working I will be very apreciatted, because im missing something and can't make it works

[mobile4]

Macbook 13' 2010 mid. Gmyle dongle. HDD has been replaced to SSD. Worked well with the latest Yosemite. El Capitan - CAT installed without errors but kernel panic on reboot. Tried both version of CAT from Master and Beta branches. Sierra - Some errors during installation of CAT. Something related to permissions and kext back up. Hangs on reboot.

Probably problem related to SSD? Everybody who has the same problem. Do you use SSD instead of HDD? As I wrote above MBP hangs on reboot. Please make detailed instruction on how to replace wifi and bluetooth kext back to original. It is very boring to reinstall OS for the next experiment.

[frizby66]

Have exactly the same issue with permissions and have an SSD. CAT works as expected and handoff etc. works fine but get the permission error when apply CAT.

Reboots fine with no issues.

On 27 Sep 2016, at 11:59, mobile4 notifications@github.com wrote:

Macbook 13' 2010 mid. Gmyle dongle. HDD has been replaced to SSD. Worked well with the latest Yosemite. El Capitan - CAT installed without errors but kernel panic on reboot. Tried both version of CAT from Master and Beta branches. Sierra - Some errors during installation of CAT. Something related to permissions and kext back up. Hangs on reboot.

Probably problem related to SSD? Everybody who has the same problem. Do you use SSD instead of HDD? As I wrote above MBP hangs on reboot. Please make detailed instruction on how to replace wifi and bluetooth kext back to original. It is very boring to reinstall OS for the next experiment.

— You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/343#issuecomment-249833163, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ALU-Rhlb5Qa7RbEUvfQqbEngdEeg3y5Rks5quPcdgaJpZM4KDJZl.

[mrexer]

i'm having the same issue: Mac Pro 4,1 (firmware upgraded to 5,1 from other thread on macrumors) then bought this card on ebay.

Wifi AC & bluetooth 4 recognised. CAT installed and SIP disabled, signed out iCloud and signed in again. Only Air Drop works, no apple watch unlock, not continuity and not universal clipboard.

Tried to uninstall CAT 2.0, reinstalled, rerun the steps. But no luck.

[JimmyPastel]

I finally have it working, all features, include copy/paste and Apple Watch unlock.

I made a clean install of macOS, then configure Mac without login in iCloud. Then a disable SIP, and install CAT 2.4, login in iCloud on the Mac . Set on handoff in all devices ( I put it off before log in the Mac) Restart all my idevices and all working, my iPad didn't appear in handoff so I make a FaceTime audio call and set off/on iCloud Drive and now its working also.

I dont know why this time was so hard to make it works, and in the diagnostic tool still show some thing that can be fixed by the tool.

[maciboy]

I’m using a MBP 2010 15“ and replaced the HDD more than a year ago with a SSD. Had no issues with CAT since then, so imho a drive-exchange doesn’t make any difference!

[nextjet]

@JimmyPastel What watch os and iPhone os are you using?

[JimmyPastel]

@nextjet iPhone 6s plus iOS 10.0.1, watchOS 3, and iPhone SE same iOS version

[nextjet]

And what vendor's wireless card did you finally replace the stock one with?

[JimmyPastel]

i have this one "IMAC 2009, IMAC 2010 AND IMAC 2011 - APPLE BROADCOM BCM94360CD - 802.11 A/B/G/N/AC + BLUETOOTH 4.0" from www.osxwifi.com

[nextjet]

Thank you so much.I have a macbook pro 15 in late 2011 will be looking into a card from the vendor you mentioned.So glad i might be able to get some more millage from you older macbook pro.!

[mrexer]

Guys, I just want you to know that I solved the problem.

Before this, Airdrop fully functionally worked.

So I decided to make a fresh install of Sierra. This time installed w/o signing in iCloud. Disabled SIP. Then rebooted and installed CAT. Rebooted and... everything works like a charm!

Airdrop, Continuity, Hand Off, even Apple Watch unlock!

For everybody have the same problem, I suggest to try this.

[nextjet]

@mrexer what is your configuration and what wifi/bluetooth card are you using? thank you

[bennydente]

Hi, In my scenario, CAT working fine and system diagnostic say YES on all needed BT features. But no trace of continuity working until I disconnect my macbook pro from iCloud and log-in again. no reboot needed. I hope these can halp and..... waiting for Apple Watch Unlock feature hack!!! bye!.

[fishredleung]

Work when i logged out my iCloud account from my mac and logged back in!

[shaka80]

Hello guys, hope someone can help me.

I have a MBP 15" 2.53Ghz mid 2009 with SSD and RAM upgrade. I bought a BT GMYLE dongle and the CAT tool doesn't work properly. I would like to know if I can upgrade the internal bt/wifi card. Just to let you know that in my case the card is under the clutch cover and Sierra is installed and working fine with the dosdude1 tool.

Thank you :)

[mrexer]

@nextjet I'm using this card on a MacPro 4,1 > upgraded firmware 5,1.

[nextjet]

Anyone have Apple Watch unlock working with a Macbook Pro 15in Late 2011 8,2 with either the stock wifi/bluetooth card or an upgrade and if so which one?

[seargentpepper]

Handoff stop working randomly, I'm not sure how to force it, do Airdrop but never show me the apps opened on my iPad in the Mac Dock.