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Universal Control: Advanced option available after patch but linked device not available

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#948 opened on Feb 7, 2022

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Description

Machine Model

Other/Non-Applicable

Application Version

Latest Release

Application Variant

TUI (Text User Interface)

Have you verified whether this issue has been opened before? If no, your issue will be closed

true

Have you verified whether this issue is covered in our guide? ie. Troubleshooting and Legacy Acceleration pages

true

Have you already verified this is a patcher bug and not a macOS bug on our discord servers?

true

Is this issue with a 3rd party application?

false

What versions of macOS are you seeing the problem on?

macOS 12, Monterey

Where does this issue happen?

Within macOS (After Logging in)

What is the Issue?

  • OCLP 0.4.2 description said it should unlock Universal Control on Monterey native Macs.
  • I installed OCLP on MacBookAir7,2, which did enabled the "Advanced" option in Display.
  • However, there's no "linked" devices listed on the MacBook Air nor on the M1 Max MacBook Pro nearby. Mirrored display (via AirPlay works, tho).

What steps have you taken to troubleshoot this?

No response

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
PythonmacOS internalsOCLP codebase
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
The issue reports that after applying the OCLP patch, the Universal Control Advanced option appears but no linked devices are shown. Investigate the code that enables Universal Control for macOS 12 on unsupported Macs. Check if there are missing entitlements or kext loading issues. The fix may involve ensuring that the necessary system services are correctly patched. Reference issue #948 and the relevant code in OpenCore Legacy Patcher.