Drive Native Intel Wireless Card

Beginning

In this instruction, we will introduce two ways to drive our Intel Wireless Card.

Use itlwm and HeliPort
Use AirportItlwm

The latest releases of AirportItlwm and itlwm can be found at the following link:

https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm/releases

The latest release of HeliPort can be found at the following link:

https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/HeliPort/releases

How to Use

Use itlwm and HeliPort

First, turn off Show Wi-Fi status in menu bar in SysPref - Network - Wi-Fi.
Then, unzip all the packs you downloaded and copy itlwm.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/ or /EFI/OC/Kexts/.
If you are using OC, you need to add the following code to your config.plist:

<dict>
	<key>Arch</key>
	<string>x86_64</string>
	<key>BundlePath</key>
	<string>itlwm.kext</string>
	<key>Comment</key>
	<string>Intel Wi-Fi driver</string>
	<key>Enabled</key>
	<true/>
	<key>ExecutablePath</key>
	<string>Contents/MacOS/itlwm</string>
	<key>MaxKernel</key>
	<string></string>
	<key>MinKernel</key>
	<string>16.0.0</string>
	<key>PlistPath</key>
	<string>Contents/Info.plist</string>
</dict>

Reboot, and move HeliPort.app to your Applications folder.
Open HeliPort.app and done.
- You need to allow software from any sources first.
- Run sudo spctl --master-disable in Terminal.app.

Use AirportItlwm

First, make sure your macOS version >= 10.13.
Remove itlwm and HeliPort and turn on Show Wi-Fi status in menu bar in SysPref - Network - Wi-Fi.
Then, unzip the pack you downloaded and copy AirportItlwm.kext to /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other or /EFI/OC/Kexts/.

For Clover users

If macOS version >= 10.13 but < 11, open /EFI/CLOVER/config.plist and add the following code to KernelAndKextPatches - ForceKextsToLoad:

<key>ForceKextsToLoad</key>
<array>
	<string>\System\Library\Extensions\corecapture.kext</string>
	<string>\System\Library\Extensions\IO80211Family.kext</string>
</array>

For OpenCore users

Open /EFI/OC/config.plist and add the following code:

<dict>
	<key>Arch</key>
	<string>x86_64</string>
	<key>BundlePath</key>
	<string>AirportItlwm.kext</string>
	<key>Comment</key>
	<string>Intel Wi-Fi driver</string>
	<key>Enabled</key>
	<true/>
	<key>ExecutablePath</key>
	<string>Contents/MacOS/AirportItlwm</string>
	<key>MaxKernel</key>
	<string></string>
	<key>MinKernel</key>
	<string>17.0.0</string>
	<key>PlistPath</key>
	<string>Contents/Info.plist</string>
</dict>

Also, change your SecureBootModel to allow loading immutablekernel. If your macOS version >= macOS11 (KernelCollection), you don't need to do the following steps:

	<key>DmgLoading</key>
-	<string>Any</string>
+	<string>Signed</string>

	<key>SecureBootModel</key>
-	<string>Disabled</string>
+	<string>Default</string>

If the above method does not work, reverse changes on DmgLoading and SecureBootModel, then force loading IO80211Family. Open /EFI/OC/config.plist and add the following code:

<key>Force</key>
<array>
	<dict>
		<key>Arch</key>
		<string>Any</string>
		<key>BundlePath</key>
		<string>System/Library/Extensions/corecapture.kext</string>
		<key>Comment</key>
		<string></string>
		<key>Enabled</key>
		<true/>
		<key>ExecutablePath</key>
		<string>Contents/MacOS/corecapture</string>
		<key>Identifier</key>
		<string>com.apple.driver.corecapture</string>
		<key>MaxKernel</key>
		<string>19.99.99</string>
		<key>MinKernel</key>
		<string>17.0.0</string>
		<key>PlistPath</key>
		<string>Contents/Info.plist</string>
	</dict>
	<dict>
		<key>Arch</key>
		<string>Any</string>
		<key>BundlePath</key>
		<string>System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext</string>
		<key>Comment</key>
		<string></string>
		<key>Enabled</key>
		<true/>
		<key>ExecutablePath</key>
		<string>Contents/MacOS/IO80211Family</string>
		<key>Identifier</key>
		<string>com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family</string>
		<key>MaxKernel</key>
		<string>19.99.99</string>
		<key>MinKernel</key>
		<string>17.0.0</string>
		<key>PlistPath</key>
		<string>Contents/Info.plist</string>
	</dict>
</array>