Intel Wireless driver, Intel PRO/Wireless 2100/2200/3945/4965 Driver for Mac OS X86 Options

[jalavoui]

get iwi's latest files from

http://code.google.com/p/iwidarwin/

Please read the FAQ here http://code.google.com/p/iwidarwin/wiki/FAQ

check for development news in this tread

[tyre777]

okey tnx- will test this out- any special instructions for this? does it work on ur part?

[Auggie]

Wow, if you get this working, you will accomplish what many others were unable to. I wish you the best of luck -- I went ahead and got a Broadcomm chip to fix mine...

Hope you get it working!

[cyclonefr]

wow! then make a 3945

[bikedude880]

My main question is this: Are you trying to have it use Apples wireless networking kext (hard/not documented) or Apples wired kext (easier/well documented/needs a custom interface for setting it up). Whatever path you take, good luck. This is one hell of a project to be working on.

[dadaz]

Doesn't work with 10.4.8 kernel (SSE2 B6) and 10.4.8 extensions. It detect 2200BG card but makes panic talking about dependencies.

Can you code this with 8.8.1 kernel and 10.4.8 extensions dependencies, a lot of people have this config now I think.

Any way I'll reinstall a new OSx86 this WE and tried this again.

Will tell you.

[rjtd]

What is the current state of the driver?
Can it connect to networks?

[mestam]

guys please .. give full detailed feedback... let's help this saviour to carry on his work properly!

[powrslave]

I realize you said 10.4.4 but i put it on a 10.4.7 and had wifi light blinking --but it kinda killed my logon and I was stuck with a busy mouse and a gray screen.

This post has been edited by powrslave: Dec 29 2006, 04:12 AM

[Auggie]

This is the furthest anyone has gotten with this, is it not? Sorry if I'm wrong...

...Keep up the hard work. Doesn't REALLY affect me anymore, I've changed my card anyway, but it DOES affect a TON of current AND future users. Great project.

[dvdemecillo]

this load ok on my laptop and i got a new network port detected (Airport) under Network (System Preferences).
sadly, i can't connect to our unsecured wifi here at the office.
to double-check our wifi network is working, i reboot the same laptop under vista and was able to connect from there.
i think this is pretty close but i do experience a hard lockup.
anyway, thanks for giving us hope

my hackintosh:
acer travelmate 2420
p-m 740 (1.73ghz, sse2)
intel gma900 (qe(2d)/ci/opengl)
osx 10.4.8 (almost pure apple w/ semthex 8.8.1 beta9 exp6 sse2 kernel)

[cyclonefr]

could u port the intel linux 3945 BG driver the same way u did for iw2200? thanx !

[tralcan]

thanks, but when i try to connect say 'error' and some time the computer is hang up

[kinwah.lai]

my log :
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 3 (3) -> 2
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=0D flags=A0 size=4
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (13 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Scan completed: type 0, 0 channels, 1 status
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: associate...
Dec 30 11:46:34 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: no network found
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 4 (4) -> 3
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=0D flags=A0 size=4
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (13 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Scan completed: type 0, 0 channels, 1 status
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: associate...
Dec 30 11:46:37 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: no network found
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 5 (5) -> 4
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=0D flags=A0 size=4
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (13 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Scan completed: type 0, 0 channels, 1 status
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: associate...
Dec 30 11:46:40 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: no network found
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 6 (6) -> 5
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=0D flags=A0 size=4
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (13 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Scan completed: type 0, 0 channels, 1 status
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: associate...
Dec 30 11:46:43 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: no network found
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 7 (7) -> 6
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=0D flags=A0 size=4
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (13 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Scan completed: type 0, 0 channels, 1 status
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: associate...
Dec 30 11:46:46 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: no network found
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 8 (8) -> 7
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=0D flags=A0 size=4
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (13 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Scan completed: type 0, 0 channels, 1 status
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: associate...
Dec 30 11:46:49 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: no network found
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 9 (9) -> 8
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=0D flags=A0 size=4
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (13 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Scan completed: type 0, 0 channels, 1 status
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: associate...
Dec 30 11:46:52 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: no network found
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Firmware error detected. Restarting.
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: ipw_adapter_restart
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: getPOWER 1, 1 0 0 0
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_FW_INITIALIZATION_DONE)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: darwin_iwi2200: Interrupt::Firmware successfully loaded and initialized
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: device failed to boot initial fw image
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: boot firmware ok
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: darwin_iwi2200: Microcode OK, rev. 53594 (0xd15a) dev. 3 (0x3) of 11/22/04 20:27
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: bss firmware ok
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Writing EEPROM data into SRAM
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: geography 9 = ZZR
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Setting MAC address to 00:15:00:4f:b0:ee
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Configuring adapter
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Setting RTS threshold to 2304
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Setting IPW_CMD_SEED_NUMBER to 305419896
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Setting IPW_CMD_HOST_COMPLETE
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Configured device on count 2
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 1 (1) -> 0
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=14 flags=A0 size=104
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (20 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: TODO: Calibration
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 2 (2) -> 1
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=0D flags=A0 size=4
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (13 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Scan completed: type 0, 0 channels, 1 status
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: associate...
Dec 30 11:46:55 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: no network found
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: scanning...
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_TX_CMD_QUEUE)
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER)
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: RxQueueIntr: hw 3 (3) -> 2
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Packet: type=03 seq=00 bits=00
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Notification: subtype=0D flags=A0 size=4
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: type = i (13 bytes)
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: Scan completed: type 0, 0 channels, 1 status
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: associate...
Dec 30 11:46:58 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: no network found


my spec
HP dv4318
Intel Centrino + 2Gb ram
OSx 10.4.8 ( 10.4.4 kernel )

my wireless network setup
1. belkin router
2. linksys router

another error show in log
Dec 30 11:51:04 darren-lais-computer kernel[0]: kAirPortSwitchWepNetwork: terminating supplicant!

thanks for your effort..

This post has been edited by kinwah.lai: Dec 30 2006, 03:53 AM

[TaterSalad77]

Great to see we havent forgotten about the Intel Wireless people. I really hope this project goes far. Everyone help jalavoui as much as you can. I dont have a 2200 card to test this out on. Hopefully development will further to the people with Intel 2915ABG like myself

[bikedude880]

Little install guide to help out:

1. Unzip it
2. Drag it to /System/Library/Extensions/
3. Open up a terminal and type:
   
   CODE
   cd /System/Library/Extensions/
   
   
   CODE
   sudo chown -R root:wheel iwi2200.kext
   
   
   CODE
   sudo chmod -R 755 iwi2200.kext
4. Delete /System/Library/Extensions.mkext and /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache
5. Reboot, hope it works...

[rathalos]

just a report, its fun to see your wireless icon blink on your laptop, but this is far from complete....

great to jus try once, but it WILL lockup your system if u use it long term... (i had mine lock up many times already)

it works on a 10.4.8 system, but you have to first get your pcmcia driver working first, and it can be found somewhere on this site....

cannot connect to any single network, even open ones... cannot detect and scan and list in the airport menu... changing some settings causes a system wide lockdown....

i think there are many issues to be resolved here, other than jus porting.... but great work!!!!! got my hope flame burning again even since i got a usb wireless adaptor....

[joachim_vanhove]

will this work on a 10.4.6 with Intel 2200 Wireless?

Thanx!

[rathalos]

it will allow detection of the card as an airport device... but i dont think it is usable yet....

[joachim_vanhove]

It allows indeed the detection of the card as an airport card,..
But no network connection is possible, any idee how to get it working?