[Mac OS X] 為你的舊 Macbook iMac 升級藍牙 Bluetooth 4.0 BLE

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最近因為需要,所以研究藍芽Mac OS X 上的 藍牙傳輸

才赫然發現,手邊的 Macbook 所搭載的是舊版藍牙模組是舊的,所以出現此文

 

確認你的 Macbook 型號是否支援

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(資料來源:Continuity Activation Tool)

請去對照一下你的 Mac 型號,點左上角的蘋果 > About this Mac 就可以看到資訊

主要是落在 亮綠色 (Works) / 草綠色 (Works with Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle OR new AirPort Extreme Card) / 藍色 (Works with Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle)

就可以使用

小弟的電腦是 Macbook Pro 13" (Late 2011) 所以落在草綠色上

所以可以使用

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選購藍牙接收器

所需使用的必需要是 Broadcom BCM20702 的晶片(這也是Apple所使用的藍芽晶片)

市面上買的到的,小弟這裏列出幾個可供挑選

  • WellWhole WED-210 V4 藍芽迷你接收器 V4.0+EDR
  • IOGEAR GBU521 迷你型藍牙4.0 傳輸器藍芽接收器
  • KBTalking 藍芽接收器

 

當然還有其他的 Broadcom 晶片的,如果有看到歡迎不吝告知

採用 CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) 的晶片目前是不支援,選購時可要注意

 

安裝藍牙接收器

小弟是使用 WellWhole WED-210 V4 藍芽迷你接收器

就直接插進去就好了

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然後會在 系統資訊 USB 頁籤看到二個藍牙裝置

一個會寫 Broadcom Corp. 一個會寫 Apple Inc.

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使用工具Patch

主要是使用 Continuity Activation Tool 這個工具幫我們調整

主要位置在這

https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool

下載位置在此

https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/archive/master.zip

 

解壓縮之後,開啟 Continuity Activation Tool

中間會要你輸入您的使用者密碼

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會有

1) Activate Continuity

2) System Diagnostic

3) Uninstall

4) Quit

四個選項讓您選擇

填入數字1 按下Enter 開始Patch

安裝完成之後會提示你重開機

以下是小弟的安裝時的Log

 

— OS X Continuity Activation Tool 2.0.0 —
by dokterdok

— Initiating system compatibility check —

Verifying Mac model reference… OK
Verifying Mac board-id… OK
Verifying OS X version… OK
Verifying Wi-Fi hardware… OK
Verifying Bluetooth version… OK
Verifying Bluetooth features… OK
Verifying kexts readability… OK
Verifying Bluetooth blacklist status… OK
Verifying Wi-Fi whitelist status… OK
Verifying legacy Wi-Fi card patch… OK
Verifying old Wi-Fi kext presence… OK

— Initiating Continuity mod —

Disabling OS kext protection… OK
Fixing disk permissions… OK
Backing up original drivers… OK. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth kexts were backed up in ‘…’
Skipping blacklist patch… OK
Patching whitelist……………. OK
Cleaning up old Wi-Fi kext… OK
Applying legacy Wi-Fi card patch… OK
Verifying BT4 dongle patch status… OK
Setting HCI switch behavior… OK
Patching Bluetooth feature flags… OK
Skipping legacy Wi-Fi cards patch… OK
Applying correct permissions… OK
Updating kext caches… OK
Updating system caches… OK
Backing up patched drivers… OK. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth kexts were backed up in ‘…’

ALMOST DONE! After rebooting:
1) Make sure that both your Mac and iOS device have Bluetooth turned on, and are on the same Wi-Fi network.
2) On OS X go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES> GENERAL> and ENABLE HANDOFF.
3) On iOS go to SETTINGS> GENERAL> HANDOFF & SUGGESTED APPS> and ENABLE HANDOFF.
4) On OS X, sign out and then sign in again to your iCloud account.
Troubleshooting: support.apple.com/kb/TS5458

Thanks to Lem3ssie, UncleSchnitty, Skvo, toleda, TealShark, Manic Harmonic, rob3r7o and the many beta testers for their support.

 

完成測試

可以使用 Mac 版的 LightBlue 做測試

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請自 Mac App Store 下載

https://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/lightblue/id639944780?mt=12

下載完成看看能不能成功打開,而沒有收到需要開啟藍芽的提示
這樣就成功了

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也可以在系統資訊看到

Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes
Handoff Supported: Yes
Manufacturer: Broadcom
Transport: USB

這些字樣

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參考資料:

https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool

https://justhackme.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/adding-a-ble-bluetooth-4-0-dongle-to-mac-os-x-mavericks/ 

 

 

 

 

在〈[Mac OS X] 為你的舊 Macbook iMac 升級藍牙 Bluetooth 4.0 BLE〉中有 3 則留言

  1. 請問,是否照著步驟做,就可以使用HandOff的功能了呢?謝謝~

  2. 請問這樣可以用Handoff 嗎?
    可以用AirDrop來Mac傳檔案給iPhone嗎?

  3. Warning: This version of Mac OS X (10.11.6) is Experimental! Only partially tested on El Capitan
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    升级了系统将无效了,哈哈。

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