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We're starting a team to work on getting wireless drivers for OSx86!

 

We'll use this thread to post any helpful information we find, any files we create, etc. Also, we will have an IRC channel solely devoted to wireless discussion at #osx86.wireless

 

Project Leader - Passe

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We're starting a team to work on getting wireless drivers for OSx86! 

 

We'll use this thread to post any helpful information we find, any files we create, etc.  Also, we will have an IRC channel solely devoted to wireless discussion at #osx86.wireless

 

Project Leader - Passe

 

Well, i just proposed the idea of creating a devel section. But as i said in my previous posts i'm not a devel :/

 

The WirelessDriver is a Darwin PPC driver for Prism1/Prism2.x wireless 802.11b controllers.

 

So a driver for theses cards may be easier to port on Darwin x86 / OSX86 than others that don't have a Darwin version.

 

In the last 2 days there was a bit of work about this driver, Pablo256 could compile it on x86. Unfortunately he couldn't find his Prism card, so i helped him to debug it. For the moment it's not working and creates a kernel panic when pluging the card.

 

It seems that others have worked on it as you can se in this thread : http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=890

 

I don't think i'm the good man for beeing "project leader" of that kind of project, but if there is motivated people in order to continue to work on it and maybe have it to work, let's post here :-)

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Okay, i guess i'm a t the same level as you guys now, i added the __MBUF_TRANSITION_ defne and can build the kext, but when i insert my Prism 2 based card (Netgear MA401) i get a kernel panic. Unfortunately i have no idea how to start debugging kernel extension on OSX ;)

 

edit: My silver orinoco card also causes a kernel panic

 

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Has anyone talked to the original developers of the wirelessdriver project?  I'm sure they could shed a lot of light on the subject.

 

I think that's a great idea! From their site, here are their addresses:

 

Benjamin Herrenschmidt benh@mipsys.com (initial port of Bill Paul's BSD driver to Darwin/OS X)

Louis Gerbarg gerbal@cs.rpi.edu (edits for compatibility with Darwin/OS X)

Rob McKeever robm@mac.com (got the driver working, ongoing development, Our Leader)

David Ross n1qfd@mac.com (wrote a GUI interface to the driver, continuing development of the GUI)

Rob McKeever robm@mac.com (global re-write of the driver, yet to be released)

 

Yuriwho yuriwho@mac.com (general support, testing, organization and web site guy)

Nicholas Riley njriley@uiuc.edu (assisted compliance with Apples HUI guidelines in the GUI)

 

Can we have a few people email them?

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Hi folks,

 

Then, there it goes... the question is simple, who wants and can work on that project ?

 

4 guys seems to work on their own, one don't want to continue.

bedrock, Doc_Z, SRECD, what about you ? And others of course.

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I am all for helping out, of course I have to resolve my PCCard problem first. I won't be much help until I can get OSX to recognize that I have a card plugged in...

 

You can generally find me on #osx86.

 

Don't know how well my developer skills will translate, but I'm happy to give it a shot.

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I've been able to get the darwin wireless driver working with the built-in wireless card on a dell laptop. I am not willing to host the modified driver but I can post detailed instructions if people think it's going to be useful.

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im not working on this project but i do know that making sure the device id is added to the proper plist files will stop kernel panics .. atleast it has for me and video cards.if the device id is in the plist along with others take all the ids out but the one you need that seems to help also

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i just got permission to release the beta drivers for Edimax USB G sticks. Anyone that needs it, let me know here or pm. Shouldn't be hard to attach.

 

It's fine, you can send it to your friends. But, please be aware this driver is still in testing stage, you and your friends will be at own risk.

 

I've told that it may not work in the latest Mac OS (Tiger).

 

Sincerely yours,

omitted

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I've been able to get the darwin wireless driver working with the built-in wireless card on a dell laptop.  I am not willing to host the modified driver but I can post detailed instructions if people think it's going to be useful.

 

 

@Lagnet,

 

It would be great if you can post the information here

 

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im not working on this project but i do know that making sure the device id is added to the proper plist files will stop kernel panics .. atleast it has for me and video cards.if the device id is in the plist along with others take all the ids out but the one you need that seems to help also

 

in fact, for me it was the contrary, my card wasn't referenced in the plist, when i added the pccard id in the plist files the kernel panics became.

 

I believe IOPCCard couldn't bind my card to a specific driver, then when i added it to the wirelessdrivers Info.plist IOPCCard could bind the card to this driver.

 

All we need for the moment is a skilled guy for kernel debugging.

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dmesg should tell you

 

BTW after a few googling i just find out the chipset : Zydas zd1211

 

Is the Edimax driver working on osx86 ?

 

 

Sorry m8. I'm still gathering drivers and as much information as I can before formatting and eradicating Windows. Once Mac is installed I have no plans on going back to Windows. I only have one more application to confirm. I need an application that will work with syncing Mac and my PocketPC.

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Hi all,

 

i am currently working on a port of the ipw2200 driver... but i am having trouble setting the dmas up to transfer the firmware and initialize the ucode some skilled dude is helping me on the developers mailing list however.

 

i'm in #osx86.wireless but it seems that i'm the only one there... i'll hang around.. anyone interrested shld please show up cause after a week i'm abandoning the channel if noone appears..

 

 

to all interrested developers (please only people with knowledge on C/C++):

 

we can setup a sourceforge project and work on this together... i'm quite troubled by the dma thingi maybe together we could work this out...

 

joel thomas

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