Installing Broadcom WiFi on macOS Sonoma, if it were a real macOS version, would typically involve a series of steps similar to those required for other macOS versions.
These would include ensuring hardware compatibility, modifying system configurations, and potentially disabling system security features that prevent unauthorized kernel extensions (kexts) from loading.
In this article, we will be discussing all the steps that will help you to install Broadcom Wifi On macOS Sonoma without any hassle.
What Are The Prerequisites For Installing Broadcom Wifi On MacOS Sonoma?
- A compatible Broadcom WiFi card
- Access to macOS Sonoma installation
- Basic knowledge of macOS terminal and system configuration
How To Install Broadcom Wifi On MacOS Sonoma?
Before we begin with the steps, you will need six tools, IOSkywalk, IO80211FamilyLegacy, AirPortBrcmFixup, corecapureElCap, Hackintool and Open Core Legacy Patcher IO80211ElCap.
- Open Open Core Legacy Patcher.
- Go to Kexts and open it.
- Select Wifi and then select FamilyLegacy and iOSkywalkFamily from the file and unzip them. If you have different broadband then you will have different kexts.
- Open the Opencore Configurator and mount the ESP.
- After mounting place the required Kext folder in your EFI OC folder.
- Now open Config.plist and go to the Kernel tab and add the entries of newly added kexts.
- Make sure to place in proper order and set them in Kernel version to 23.0.0 (this is the value you need to add in the Minkernal tab).
- Now block iOS Skywalk. Go to the Block section of the Kernel tab and add the Kexts that you want to block.
- Next, go to the Miscellaneous tab and Security tab. Here you will have to disable the secure boot model from the dropdown list.
- Go to the NVRAM tab and select the last DUID.
- Here, add a Boot AR and disable the SIP. Go to boot-args and add the value alcid=1 amfi=0x80, go to csr-active-config and add the value, 67000000. Save the changes.
- Now quit the Core Configurator and eject the mounted ESP.
- Restart your PC.
- During restart reset NVRAM once.
- Open Open Core Patcher and click on Post install root patch.
- Click on Start Root patching and follow the prompts on the screen.
- Restart your system after done and reset the NVRAM once while restarting.