If SMBIOS is changed, does this affect the USB Port mapping?

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If SMBIOS is changed, does this affect the USB Port mapping?

hotsticker opened this issue 4 years ago · 5 comments

Hi, thanks for the latest release. Everything is working for me except for USB 3.0 ports. I set the SMBIOS to MacPro7,1 because it fixes DRM playback issues. Does a different SMBIOS change the USBPorts.kext no longer function?

Answer 1 · 2021-05-10T01:13:51.000Z

SMBIOS and USBPorts.kext, no direct relationship between them.

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Answer 2 · 2021-05-10T01:19:28.000Z

Ok, thanks for the tip @BenjaminX!

Answer 3 · 2021-05-10T23:31:13.000Z

SMBIOS and USBPorts.kext, no direct relationship between them.

SMBIOS has a direct relationship to USBPorts.kext. As You can see in the embedded Info.plist file, the SMBIOS is part of the USBPorts.kext:

So if You change the SMBIOS, You have to change the IOKitPersonalities also to the new SMBIOS. In this case you have to change iMac19,1-XHC to MacPro7,1-XHC.

Answer 4 · 2021-05-10T23:53:18.000Z

Ah, that's very helpful to know! Thank you for the insight and pointer to where to make the update, @atl285!!

Answer 5 · 2021-05-11T01:24:33.000Z

SMBIOS and USBPorts.kext, no direct relationship between them.

SMBIOS has a direct relationship to USBPorts.kext. As You can see in the embedded Info.plist file, the SMBIOS is part of the USBPorts.kext:

So if You change the SMBIOS, You have to change the IOKitPersonalities also to the new SMBIOS. In this case you have to change iMac19,1-XHC to MacPro7,1-XHC.

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