Intel Wireless 2100, 2200bg, 2915bg, 3945abg, 4965agn, IWIDarwin drivers for mac os x 10.4 and 10.5 *under development* Options

[Will V]

iwi2200 works under kalyway_10.5.2 which is upgraded from kalyway_10.5.1, WEP is also confirmed working. Just make sure to use XX:XX:XX.. format when typing WEP key. I'm using 40-bit key, and have DELL D6000.

Thanks all developers and supports here for giving us the wireless access on Leopard!

Hey there Heavencat!

Could you specify what do you mean by xx:xx:xx format? I'm able to see my access point; however, when i try to connect thru the NetworkSelector (terminal) i get BUS ERROR or if i try the NSGUI after entering my WEP i get a loading circle then nothing happens? I was wondering what you meant by xx mode?

Thanks,

Sorry WILL V, it work perfectly for me.
But i must type wep key for each reboot


I use Kalyway 10.5.1 and no problems with 2200 driver.
2 weeks since I formatted and installed a kalyway
quizaine times on my pc, I will try to
explain how I do. if it can help you ...

1) open NSGUI and clic on connect with your wep key

2)open network preferences, enter your network name, choose airport and clic for "advanced" .
TC/IP choose manualy and enter
your IP 192.168.1.xxx
masq : 255.255.255.0
your router : 192.168.1.1

3) open safari, and clic network diagnostics
Then i don't know what you do it, clic for continue, continue, continue...
Sometimes it work for the first time, sometimes i must reboot, close and open NSGUI...
BUT FINALY IT ALWAYS WORKING

good luck

Thanks for providing me with this info LapinMalin!
Last night is spent a few hours trying to figure out how to get the iwi2200 drivers to work. Every time i enter my WEP key in NSGUI (with HEX checked or unchecked) i just get the loading circle but nothing happens. I dont know if its supposed to show connected, give you a pop up message, or even an error message cuase nothing really happens. If i try to open Network Preferences the window closes itself within seconds which does not let me make any changes, and if i try connecting thru the NetworkSelector (terminal) i get BUS ERROR when i enter my wep key.

I guess i'll re-install Leopard again and see what happens (i'm using Leo4All 10.5.2)

Thanks for taking the time to reply though

Will V.

[zwaldowski]

FreeBSD driver for iwl4965's, if it'll help any.

http://www.clearchain.com/wiki/Iwn

[matsie]

I tried to install FreeBSD driver 3945 but I am getting a "Makefile:14 missing separation stop" error.

Any ideas how I can install it on 10.5.4?

[MagicWTF]

I tried to install FreeBSD driver 3945 but I am getting a "Makefile:14 missing separation stop" error.

Any ideas how I can install it on 10.5.4?

that's because OSX and BSD althought both UNIX based are different OSs, he's supplying it for dev help, it won't work in OSX, and I think those drivers have been posted before

hope that makes sense, it's 5am and I just got off an 11 hour work shift...

[jalavoui]

iwi2100
works for unprotected networks only

iwi2200
works for wep networks - use nsgui
if association fails reboot and try again

iwi3945/4965
don't work - need hardware to finish writting code
i took 2 days to make iwi2100 to work - i think i can do it for this drivers

thanks for keeping iwidarwin alive

[Will V]

iwi2100
works for unprotected networks only

iwi2200
works for wep networks - use nsgui
if association fails reboot and try again

iwi3945/4965
don't work - need hardware to finish writting code
i took 2 days to make iwi2100 to work - i think i can do it for this drivers

thanks for keeping iwidarwin alive

Hey there jalavoui!

I dont know if its something that i'm doing wrong but i've re-installed OS X about 4 times trying to get the drivers to work, I've used the iwi2200 and the iwi2200 svn version; however, i get the same results. I'm able to see the access points around my house (including mine). when i try to connect using NSGUI i get prompted for my wep key. After doing so i get a loading circle and then nothing happens. I've tried with the hex decimal option checked and uncheck. I've rebooted a few times and nothing.
I even noticed that after installing both versions of the driver, Network Preferences crashes (closes itself) within seconds of me trying to open it.

Any suggestions?

[derekreid]

iwi3945/4965
don't work - need hardware to finish writting code
i took 2 days to make iwi2100 to work - i think i can do it for this drivers

Where are you now with hardware problems? I'd rather make a donation to the development of the 3945 driver than buying a new card, but I'm not really convinced there will be a driver anytime soon.

[rojotemate]

hello boys, I have a 3945abg working when I load leopard on -x mode (safe boot)... but the rest of the kext dont work. so is wifi or sound....

HUGS

Dener

[mehdymehdy]

hello boys, I have a 3945abg working when I load leopard on -x mode (safe boot)... but the rest of the kext dont work. so is wifi or sound....

HUGS

Dener

jalavoui says something and disapears for a long time. so what's up with that get the card working and we'll all donat.

ok wat exactly do u mean 3945abg working but wifi not working??? is ur wireless card being detected as airport and r u getting any connections?

[rojotemate]

I din't mean an air port. in safe boot my 3945abg card work as a usb wireless card. but on a normal boot is not detected.

I'm new on os x so I don't know if what i say is obvios or not.

Dener

[mackie_mac]

aha ! Intel 3945 abg is the most popular wireless and if there is no support for that i wouldnt have installed kalway in the first place, since my ethernet also doesnt work (its broadcom 590x), so whats left now .. I can live without sound or video, but wireless/ethernet is critical ..

Wish there was a solution on this soon. I can contribute to writing the code if there is a how to (i mean if someone can put how to write a driver) since i have the hardware and i can download XCode etc.

oops i found quite a lot of information at http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=71779

[9898jjj]

Hello All,

3954abg driver we all think it is very hard to solve, one of driver i was download from this forum,
look like close to work with this Wireless card, only can not turn on the AirPort, at this moment
I was using that ASUS WL-167g it work like a AirPort.

Can someone try to solve this driver ( can't turn on AirPort problem )?



Hardware Overview: ( DELL INSPIRON 1420 )

Model Name: Mac
Model Identifier: MacBook Pro
Processor Name: Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU T8100 @
Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
CPU Features: FPU VME DE PSE TSC MSR PAE MCE CX8 APIC SEP MTRR PGE MCA CMOV
PAT PSE36 CLFSH DS ACPI MMX FXSR SSE SSE2 SS HTT TM SSE3 MON DSCPL VMX EST TM2
SSSE3 CX16 TPR PDCM SSE4.1
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.88Z.006C.B05.0802291410 (Apple Inc.)
Serial Number: W1234567890

AirPort Card Information:

Wireless Card Type: Third Party Wireless Card
Current Wireless Network: AirPort is currently turned off


ASUS:

Active Location: Yes
Services:

Ethernet:

Type: IEEE80211
BSD Device Name: en0
Hardware (MAC) Address: 00:00:0d:00:00:00
IPv4:
Addresses: 192.168.0.20
Configuration Method: Manual
Router: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Masks: 255.255.255.0
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
AppleTalk:
Configuration Method: Node
Node: Node
DNS:
Server Addresses: 218.102.62.71
Proxies:
Exceptions List: *.local, 169.254/16
FTP Passive Mode: Yes
IEEE80211:
Disconnect On Logout: No
JoinModeFallback: Prompt
PowerEnabled: 0
PreferredNetworks:
SecurityType: WEP
SSID_STR: Cat_II_WLAN
Unique Network ID: 26702DAF-0BA4-40E1-AAE6-A12FB059504B
Unique Password ID: F6E19CF9-D113-4940-ADD9-3DA0BDCAA81A
RememberRecentNetworks: 1
RequireAdmin: 0
SMB:
Workgroup: mshome

FireWire:

Type: FireWire
BSD Device Name: fw0
Hardware (MAC) Address: 47:4f:c0:00:05:ce:31:5c
IPv4:
Configuration Method: DHCP
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
Proxies:
Exceptions List: *.local, 169.254/16
FTP Passive Mode: Yes

AirPort:

Type: Ethernet
BSD Device Name: en1
Hardware (MAC) Address: 00:22:15:0b:84:2b
IPv4:
Addresses: 192.168.0.13
Configuration Method: Manual
Router: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Masks: 255.255.255.0
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
AppleTalk:
Configuration Method: Node
DNS:
Server Addresses: 218.102.62.71, 205.252.144.126
Proxies:
Exceptions List: *.local, 169.254/16
FTP Passive Mode: Yes

Attached File(s)

 iwi3945_wip_1_.zip ( 27.09K ) Number of downloads: 93
 AirPort.jpg ( 217.73K ) Number of downloads: 153
 Airport_Card.jpg ( 66.64K ) Number of downloads: 94
 like_AirPort.jpg ( 64.24K ) Number of downloads: 90
 Wireless_Network_Select_1.jpg ( 52.98K ) Number of downloads: 91
 dmesg.txt ( 4.07K ) Number of downloads: 20
 ioreg.txt ( 43.53K ) Number of downloads: 14
 system.txt ( 1.55MB ) Number of downloads: 22

 

[pere]

Hello All,

3954abg driver we all think it is very hard to solve, one of driver i was download from this forum,
look like close to work with this Wireless card, only can not turn on the AirPort, at this moment
I was using that ASUS WL-167g it work like a AirPort.

Can someone try to solve this driver ( can't turn on AirPort problem )?



Hardware Overview: ( DELL INSPIRON 1420 )

Model Name: Mac
Model Identifier: MacBook Pro
Processor Name: Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU T8100 @
Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
CPU Features: FPU VME DE PSE TSC MSR PAE MCE CX8 APIC SEP MTRR PGE MCA CMOV
PAT PSE36 CLFSH DS ACPI MMX FXSR SSE SSE2 SS HTT TM SSE3 MON DSCPL VMX EST TM2
SSSE3 CX16 TPR PDCM SSE4.1
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.88Z.006C.B05.0802291410 (Apple Inc.)
Serial Number: W1234567890

AirPort Card Information:

Wireless Card Type: Third Party Wireless Card
Current Wireless Network: AirPort is currently turned off


ASUS:

Active Location: Yes
Services:

Ethernet:

Type: IEEE80211
BSD Device Name: en0
Hardware (MAC) Address: 00:00:0d:00:00:00
IPv4:
Addresses: 192.168.0.20
Configuration Method: Manual
Router: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Masks: 255.255.255.0
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
AppleTalk:
Configuration Method: Node
Node: Node
DNS:
Server Addresses: 218.102.62.71
Proxies:
Exceptions List: *.local, 169.254/16
FTP Passive Mode: Yes
IEEE80211:
Disconnect On Logout: No
JoinModeFallback: Prompt
PowerEnabled: 0
PreferredNetworks:
SecurityType: WEP
SSID_STR: Cat_II_WLAN
Unique Network ID: 26702DAF-0BA4-40E1-AAE6-A12FB059504B
Unique Password ID: F6E19CF9-D113-4940-ADD9-3DA0BDCAA81A
RememberRecentNetworks: 1
RequireAdmin: 0
SMB:
Workgroup: mshome

FireWire:

Type: FireWire
BSD Device Name: fw0
Hardware (MAC) Address: 47:4f:c0:00:05:ce:31:5c
IPv4:
Configuration Method: DHCP
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
Proxies:
Exceptions List: *.local, 169.254/16
FTP Passive Mode: Yes

AirPort:

Type: Ethernet
BSD Device Name: en1
Hardware (MAC) Address: 00:22:15:0b:84:2b
IPv4:
Addresses: 192.168.0.13
Configuration Method: Manual
Router: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Masks: 255.255.255.0
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
AppleTalk:
Configuration Method: Node
DNS:
Server Addresses: 218.102.62.71, 205.252.144.126
Proxies:
Exceptions List: *.local, 169.254/16
FTP Passive Mode: Yes

Where did you picked this driver, can you be more specific??
I have check this driver and it doesn´t assign any hardware mac adress to the card.... it is impossible to make it work if it´s not recognized the hardware properly... It remember me to the first driver released for the IWI 3945, it just showed the Airport config and nothing more.
In the logs i get "disabled interrupts", that means the hardware is not working.
Please read all our effords to make this wireless card works before post , is so easy to play with the people feelings about this.
But if you really know the source of this driver and if it´s under development, please point use WHERE did you pick it and we will help to test it and debug along with Javalui´s drivers.

[fmac]

Hallo

I worked with the drivers for Intel wireless 2100 long time ago when the first Tiger came out, and one thing I know,
that made the difference for working or not, is ethernet has to be "en0" and airport has to be "en1"
So check your networkinterfaces.plist in Library,Preferences and change it
Give it a try

Sorry for my english

AUSTRIA, high montains no kangurus

[mackie_mac]

Interesting - Partial Success for Intel 3945 ABG (My computer is Lenovo Y410 and i rely on intel for wireless, i have a broadcom 590x for ethernet which also doesnt work ha ha ).

I downloaded the latest DMG from http://code.google.com/p/iwidarwin/ and followed the process. After installing here is the current situation
1. No errors or problems , no kernel panic etc , it reports successful install.
2. I reboot and restart successfully.

1. ifconfig shows this as "en0" and it shows everything except that it shows status as "inactive".
2. using apples network util, i see this information, and also it shows vendor as Intel and it shows even 3945 ABG too.
3. I use networkselector (the command line one) which shows 4 options .
4. I select 1, to turn it on .. dont know if it turns on or not, since i get the menu back.
5. When i ask it to show networks (scan), it believe me shows the wireless networks and asks to select an unsecure network.
6. I make my wireless unsecure and then i again scan and select that.
7. It says trying to connect or something like that .. and menu comes back as usual again.

Thats it ... even after that network is not connected and also when i use the networkselector gui it says searching for networks and then hangs there , actually i guess the whole os froze i had to hard boot it.

So thats the status ! Any debug info required ? let me know, i can help. I am now struggling to see how to install xcode etc .. i dont think there are c compilers too, so even if i want to code i will have to struggle to download. i guess internet is critical for anything.

Keep up the good work guys !

[krrr]

Interesting - Partial Success for Intel 3945 ABG (My computer is Lenovo Y410 and i rely on intel for wireless, i have a broadcom 590x for ethernet which also doesnt work ha ha ).

I downloaded the latest DMG from http://code.google.com/p/iwidarwin/ and followed the process. After installing here is the current situation
1. No errors or problems , no kernel panic etc , it reports successful install.
2. I reboot and restart successfully.

1. ifconfig shows this as "en0" and it shows everything except that it shows status as "inactive".
2. using apples network util, i see this information, and also it shows vendor as Intel and it shows even 3945 ABG too.
3. I use networkselector (the command line one) which shows 4 options .
4. I select 1, to turn it on .. dont know if it turns on or not, since i get the menu back.
5. When i ask it to show networks (scan), it believe me shows the wireless networks and asks to select an unsecure network.
6. I make my wireless unsecure and then i again scan and select that.
7. It says trying to connect or something like that .. and menu comes back as usual again.

Thats it ... even after that network is not connected and also when i use the networkselector gui it says searching for networks and then hangs there , actually i guess the whole os froze i had to hard boot it.

So thats the status ! Any debug info required ? let me know, i can help. I am now struggling to see how to install xcode etc .. i dont think there are c compilers too, so even if i want to code i will have to struggle to download. i guess internet is critical for anything.

Keep up the good work guys !

Wow nice work there . Get Xcode man . internet is critical ofcourse.


And i have this idea. isnt there something like VNC ( screenshare?) in OSX? Why cant this developer simply logs into our laptops with all running and he can try some magic? Wont that be cheap and fruitful ?

[krassi Vassev]

Hi Krrr, I like your idea and I'm ready to give my details on vnc, even with afp, if necessary.

[9898jjj]

Where did you picked this driver, can you be more specific??
I have check this driver and it doesn´t assign any hardware mac adress to the card.... it is impossible to make it work if it´s not recognized the hardware properly... It remember me to the first driver released for the IWI 3945, it just showed the Airport config and nothing more.
In the logs i get "disabled interrupts", that means the hardware is not working.
Please read all our effords to make this wireless card works before post , is so easy to play with the people feelings about this.
But if you really know the source of this driver and if it´s under development, please point use WHERE did you pick it and we will help to test it and debug along with Javalui´s drivers.

Thank you for your advise, I will find it out and reply to you later.

it because i was try already more than twenty of 3945dmgs it is

hard to find out please wait....................

[2k1Toaster]

Well I see this is in active developement, but I hope it gets put to "released" soon! I cant live without my internet...

[Gabik123]

Wow nice work there . Get Xcode man . internet is critical ofcourse.


And i have this idea. isnt there something like VNC ( screenshare?) in OSX? Why cant this developer simply logs into our laptops with all running and he can try some magic? Wont that be cheap and fruitful ?

i have mobileme. i would gladly give anyone access to it so they could use backtomymac and thus screenshare to my laptop for development. PM me if interested.