{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/105","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/105/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/105/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/105/events","html_url":"https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/105","id":52792896,"number":105,"title":"remarkably smooth Continuity enablement with CAT 2 & dongle (donation made :-) )","user":{"login":"EricPSmith","id":10276309,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10276309?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith","html_url":"https://github.com/EricPSmith","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/EricPSmith/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":3,"created_at":"2014-12-24T03:17:39Z","updated_at":"2015-01-22T21:32:08Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Hi folks, \r\n\r\nJust thought I would share my very positive experience with enabling Continuity on my MacBook Pro (late 2011) using CAT 2.0.0 and a GMYLE Bluetooth 4.0 LE dongle. I got through the process on the first try, with only very minor blips that were easily solved, and everything is up and running smoothly now. Perhaps this end-to-end description of the process will be helpful to other new users as well. :-)\r\n\r\nI launched CAT from OS X Finder and ran System Diagnostics from the script’s menu, which provided a very clear picture of the tool’s findings about my system, and what it could do. Then I ran the Activate Continuity command, plugging in my new Bluetooth dongle when prompted. The script didn’t seem to detect the dongle, but then I remembered reading that built-in Bluetooth had to be disabled first. With built-in Bluetooth disabled, I started over with Activate Continuity; this time CAT detected the dongle on insertion, and ran through to completion without incident. \r\n\r\nCAT kept me apprised of what it was doing all along, in clear language that I could understand, which I found really helpful. On completion, it provided several followup steps I would need to take to get everything working, and then prompted me to reboot. \r\n\r\nOn completion of reboot & login, I reenabled Bluetooth, which was now working through the new dongle, and then re-paired my Apple wireless keyboard & trackpad. Pairing with the keyboard was flaky at first, but un-pairing and re-pairing resulted in a solid connection that has been reliable ever since. \r\n\r\nHandoff was already enabled on both my Mac & iPhone 5S, so no changes were required there. Signing out of iCloud in OS X and then signing back in again was a bit unnerving, based on all the OS X prompts about deleting local data (while leaving data intact in iCloud), but I just followed all the default prompts, and iCloud services appear to be working fine again after all that. \r\n\r\nThe Continuity feature I was most interested in was AirDrop between Mac & iPhone, so that’s where I focused my testing. In OS X Finder, I selected a file, and then chose sharing > AirDrop from the Finder toolbar. My iPhone did not appear in the AirDrop sharing dialog, but when I changed AirDrop on the iPhone from Contacts Only to Everyone and then closed Control Center, the iPhone appeared as an available target in OS X for sending the file. I proceeded with sending the file to the iPhone, which asked for permission to receive the file, transferred the file, and then asked which of several apps to open it in. \r\n\r\nTransferring files from iPhone to Mac was even easier. I simply selected a file within an iOS app, tapped share, and tapped my Mac to send it there. The file immediately transferred to the Mac’s Downloads folder, with no permission required. \r\n\r\nAnd while I didn’t do any specific Handoff testing, I did later notice that having a Numbers spreadsheet open on my iPhone did yield a Numbers Handoff icon to the left of my OS X Dock. \r\n\r\nWhen I look at how easy this was compared to what the early adopters went through, I feel really lucky and grateful. Being able to use a tiny $11 dongle while leaving my MacBook Pro hardware intact is so much easier than locating and installing a non-standard Wi-Fi & Bluetooth card (and potentially losing Wi-Fi & Bluetooth when booting from Recovery HD). Likewise, running a comprehensive and communicative shell script from Finder is far easier than performing the many technical steps described by Uncle Schnitty at MacRumors. \r\n\r\nKudos and deep thanks to CAT’s developer(s), and to all who contributed to making this so smooth and easy for the rest of us. I’ve just made a donation as well. :-) \r\n\r\nEric"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/comments/71103068","html_url":"https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/105#issuecomment-71103068","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool/issues/105","id":71103068,"user":{"login":"pauloman80","id":10655988,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10655988?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80","html_url":"https://github.com/pauloman80","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pauloman80/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-01-22T21:32:08Z","updated_at":"2015-01-22T21:32:08Z","body":"My Apple Bluetooth keyboard is working fine except for the special keys in the top row (Brightness, volume, etc.). I did the BrcmPatchRAM earlier today, and eventually the keyboard was properly found and started working. Is there a way to get that top row of keys back? I've been attempting to unpair the keyboard from the laptop, but even though I'm typing on it right now, the drop-down for it under the Belutooth menu bar item shows that it's not presently connected. Also, when I go into Keyboard Preferences there's no Bluetooth keyboard found. Odd. Input, anyone? \r\n\r\nThanks to dokterdok & the rest of the community for their hard work making this a reality. "}}