requiem OP , 5 days ago

Victory #openbsd #macbookair

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h3artbl33d , 5 days ago

@requiem

Nice! Did you need to swap the WiFi PCIe card?

requiem OP , 5 days ago

@h3artbl33d Yeah. As a bonus hassle I kept ordering the wrong card! Fortunately they are cheap on eBay, but I now have 2 x BCM94630CS2 and 1 BCM94630CS … Because I needed the BCM946302CS 🤪 Gonna make a FORTUNE on eBay I tell you!

h3artbl33d , 5 days ago

@requiem

Oh hell yes! Actually a shame that Apple uses these 'custom' cards.

requiem OP , 5 days ago

@h3artbl33d Yeah. Mind it would make sense to make a breakout board or a shim. It’s PCI but funky PCI, is my understanding?

h3artbl33d , 5 days ago

@requiem

I am a bit out of the game - previously Apple would have somewhat custom cards that combined WiFi and BT. IIRC the chip had a somewhat different identifier. Haven't tried compiling a custom driver.

requiem OP , 5 days ago

@h3artbl33d I think these boards are standard in these generations of Macbooks (A1465), but the connector is proprietary. I think it wouldn't be impossible to create an adapter that would allow you to pliug in different, standard PCIE boards. Like, use an Atheros chipset board, or an Intel one. Ipads and iPhones are a different matter tho - I took an iPad apart the other day, hoping to re-use the wireless card in it, but that was a whole other breed. I think it even had FM radio?!