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What about next version of OSX 10.10 #16

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ruckerst opened this issue Oct 24, 2014 · 6 comments
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What about next version of OSX 10.10 #16

ruckerst opened this issue Oct 24, 2014 · 6 comments

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@ruckerst
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Thanks a lot ! It is working perfectly on my MBA mid 2011. One question : what is going to happen when Apple will release an upgrade of OS X 10.10. Will it be necessary to use your "Continuity Activation Tool" again to keep continuity running on the Mac ?

@SliceOLife
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Depends on Apple updating/patching those Kext's, if they do, you'll have to re-use the tool.

@dokterdok
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v.1.0.2 now backs up the freshly patched drivers. In case Yosemite disables the patching methods in a future update, you may try :

  1. Try to apply the latest version of the tool. If this doesn't work:
  2. Restore the driver backups made in /Users/(username)/KextBackupAfterPatch

@Chrichton
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Can I run version 1.0.2 to get a backup, when I have already been applying version 1.0.1 before?

@dokterdok
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Yes you can.
Running Continuity Activation v.1.0.2, when you already applied a v.1.0.0 or v.1.0.1 patch, will do this:
• You will get a backup of your currently active drivers in the /Users/(username)/KextsBackupBeforePatch directory
• The Wi-Fi driver will receive a new patch that decreases chances that Continuity fails after reboot
• You will get a backup of your freshly patched drivers as well, in a separate directory _/Users/(username)/KextsBackupAfterPatch

See this screenshot

@dokterdok
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FYI : a redditor has confirmed that you need to re-apply the activation with the tool when upgrading to Yosemite 10.10.1 pre-release. The good news is that it works. Remember to always get the latest version of the tool when re-applying the activation.

dokterdok added a commit that referenced this issue Nov 9, 2014
* Fixed a bug that prevented Handoff to be enabled in the System
Preferences, even after a successful patch
([#21](#21
),
[#22](#22)
,
[#31](#31)
)
* Added a backup step for freshly patched drivers, potentially useful
if a future OS X update disables the patching methods
([#16](#16
))
* Added a prompt in case existing backups are found, asking whether to
overwrite the files or skip. Previous behaviour was to silently
overwrite.
* Removed the 13" MacBook Pro 2010 from the compatibility list
([#28](#28
), pull
[#29](#29))
* Minor optimisations
@dokterdok
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To summarize:
With CAT's design, there are good news and bad news. The bad news is that anytime Apple updates the wireless drivers through an OS X upgrade, the tool will need to be re-applied. The good news is that you always benefit from the wireless enhancements and bugfixes by using the latest drivers.
This has been true so far with OS X 10.10.1 and 10.10.2. And in case a future OS X update blocks the CAT activation from completing, then just re-install your drivers backup, with a tool like Kext Drop.

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