Itlwm: Basic tutorial for itlwm [EN]

[assanges]

This is a translation of #146 w/ limited or no support at all.

Original article on the PC Beta forum (Simp. Chinese only)

_This tutorial is based on the driver and app presented/ complied on 2020-06-18, which may differ significantly from the current release. Please stay tuned for updates!_

Prequestive: Driver and Application

Driver - kext

Complie the itlwm S/C

Or download itlwmx_ax200_0618.kext.zip via PC Beta above
(Note: only the itlwmx kext w/ an x can be applied on Intel AX200)

Application - HeliPort

Compile the HeliPort S/C

The following driver & app have been compiled for you: (Source:黑苹果Intel WiFi交流群)

HeliPort.zip（as in JUN18）
itlwmx.kext.zip（as inJUN18）

Apply the magic

If you are not going to use the HeliPort app,
Please remember to modify the SSID和 password in the itlwmx.kext/Info.plist
i.e.:【itlwmx.kext->RMB->Show Package Contents】:Contents/Info.plist

_Oh BTW, some of you might encounter insufficiecnt rights after editing the info.plist, and solution beneath_

According to the author, @zxystd, stated on the PC Beta forum (the link above), the kext driver needs to be loaded manually w/ Terminal.

If you want to add new Wifi connection & don't want to reboot your device, 
you can unload the kext -> modify it -> re-compile it -> reload it
Unload: 
sudo kextunload -b com.zxystd.itlwm
Load:
sudo chown -R root:wheel itlwm.kext
sudo kextutil -v 6 itlwm.kext

Okie Dokie, will need to clarify the steps above for dummies, the kext path might differ.
So let's take AX200 (itlwmx.kext) for demo:
First, extract the itlwmx.kext to Desktop (i.e. the path of driver=Desktop);
Open terminal and type sudo chown -R root:wheel
then drag the itlwmx.kext into the terminal, yep, you look it right, drag it inside.
After that you'll get a sudo chown -R root:wheel /Users/abc/Desktop/itlwmx.kext
instead sudo chown -R root:wheel itlwm.kext, you know what I mean.

Normally, if you not going to put the kext into your OC or Clover partition,
you would only need two lines to execute in the Terminal in order to load it up:

sudo chown -R root:wheel itlwmx.kext
sudo kextutil -v 6 itlwmx.kext

After you run these 2 lines👆,
Open 【 Launchpad -> Sys. Pref. -> Network -> (Bttm-left corner) ->【+ 】-> choose the【Ethernet】-> Apply

The open the HeliPort，
You can try to click the Wi-Fi icon multiple times if you didn't see the list (just like moving the cursor in WIN95 for I/O lol)
As in the current timestamp (2020-06-18), HeliPort Support joining Wi-Fi connection, other functions unknown due to lack of test. The application shall be improved in later stages, stay tuned.

FAQs & Troubleshoot

1. How do I know if I have connected to Wi-Fi？
   Open 'HeliPort',【Open Net Pref. -> Network -> check Status: Connected (Green light)】
2. What if I don't have any【Ethernet】option to add:
   Use 小新pro13 EFI OC as example
   Comment w/ # or remove 2 entries: (I think ASPM is very suspicious，Details PCI Device ASPM, but unconfirmed）

DeviceProperties\Add\PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1C,0x0)
DeviceProperties\Add\PciRoot(0x0)/PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1C,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)

1. How do I quit HeliPort ：
   Credit to @williambj1：

a) Alt (Cmd) + LMB on the HeliPort, you shall pass through;
b) sudo killall HeliPort  in the Terminal ;

or c) the most complicated way ( maybe somebody just can't help themself being geek, huh? )
Open 【 Lauchpad -> Other -> Activity Monitor -> Find【 HeliPort】, double clicks ->【Quit】

1. Wi-Fi Connections after Wake from sleep：
   Theoretically, it shall reconnect after it woke up,
   howeeeeevvverrrr if that's not the case:
   w/ HeliPort : 1. Turn off Wi-Fi; 2. Turn on Wi-Fi, if you've configured a default SSID to, it should do its job again.

Optimization/ Automization

Put the itlwmx.kext into OC or Clover partition, it will do its job, no more Terminal typing.
Moreover, if the Info.plist has been configured w/ aWi-Fi SSID & password, even no Heliport is required.

DON'T ASK THINGS LIKE HOW TO AIRDROP, it's in the early stage mate!

This tutorial is 'as-in' in 2020-06-18, which may differ significantly from the current release. Please stay tuned for updates!

Finally a big thank-you to every contributor for their efforts on intel wifi being able to use on macOS, thanks again to @zxystd

(And my most appreciation for @M69W for writing tutorial for dummies, thanks!)

[assanges]

大佬們請收下我的膝蓋 <(_ _)>

[williambj1]

会整合进教程，感谢

[M69W]

非常赞!

小新pro13 使用AX200的简单教程

[Stevemoretz]

Thanks for this but isn't it a little simpler than this?I just put Helliport in application folder and kext loaded the kext and that was it.

[M69W]

It's simple but no easy for some one.

[assanges]

Thanks for this but isn't it a little simpler than this?I just put Helliport in application folder and kext loaded the kext and that was it.

Your comment described this in the TL;DR fashion perfectly LUL

[williambj1]

Thanks.