HP 850 G7 Sequoia Success

04012025

- Fix all USB port via port mapping

- Fix WiFi and Bluetooth as notes below

Kudos to youtuber - ikip and u/miliuco - insanelymac for sharing how to fix the WiFi and Bluetooth.

Notes

How to get BCM94360CS2 to work with macOS Sequoia

1. Set SMBIOS in order for Compatibility with Sequoia eg MacBookPro16,4 for HP 850 G7

2. Mount ESP, select EFI folder, copy below kext to OC/kexts folder:

AMFIPass.kext

IOSkywalkFamily.kext

IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext

IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcmNIC.kext

1. Open config.plist, run OC Configurator, click Add tab to add below:

BundlePath: IOSkywalkFamily.kext

BundlePath: IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext

IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcmNIC.kext

MinKernel: 24.0.0

1. Click Block tab to block below:

Arch: Any

Identifier: com.apple.iokit.IOSkywalkFamily

Comment: Allow IOSkywalkFamily Downgrade

MinKernel: 24.0.0

Strategy: Exclude

Enabled: YES

1. Select Misc, click Security tab to disable Secure Boot Model:

Set dropdown list to Disabled

1. Select NVRAM, add boot Args:

Select last entry "7C....F82", add "-v keepsyms=1 -lilubetaall revpatch=sbvmm" to boot-args key

1. Disable SIP for root patching

Set csr-active-config to 03080000

1. Save config.plist

2. Reboot system and reset NVRAM

3. Patch System Volume

Run OCLP and select Post-install Root Patch

Click Start Root Patching

Click Yes to relaunch as root

1. Reboot system and reset NVRAM

Hardware:

CPU: Intel i7-10510U (4) @ 1.80GHz

GPU: Intel HD Graphics UHD 630

RAM: 16G

Motherboard/Laptop Make and Model: HP 850 G7

Audio Codec: Intel Audio

Ethernet Card: Intel

Wifi/BT Card: BCM94360CS2

Touchpad and touch display devices: Touchpad with tap-to-click, scrolling, and mouse buttons

BIOS revision: S73 Ver. 01.15.00

Working Features:

Full graphics acceleration on Intel UHD630 iGPU

Gigabit Ethernet LAN connection

Wireless and Bluetooth connectivity (with a compatible card like the BCM94360CS2)

CPU power management

Battery management

Keyboard and touchpad functionality

Keyboard backlight (controlled via F5/F6 keys)

Not Working Features:

Camera

Microphone

HDMI output