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[TheDirTchamber]

Yeah, it involves editing and flashing a new BIOS image.

Would a plist option to override the hardware MAC be useful?

I don't know. I already did that in the NetworkInterfaces.plist (I think) and still nothing. Also added the card id in the Info.plist of the kext. Still no go.

[eno]

I don't know. I already did that in the NetworkInterfaces.plist (I think) and still nothing. Also added the card id in the Info.plist of the kext. Still no go.

This option I have in mind would be something like:
<key>MACOverride</key>
<true/>
<key>OverrideMAC1</key>
<string>00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee</string>
<key>OverrideMAC2</key>
<string>00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ef</string>

And nForceLAN would set the MAC on initialization (where it is setting the random MAC).

[TheDirTchamber]

Ok...I'll give it a shot.

[TheDirTchamber]

Did you manage to create that plist file eno?

[eno]

Did you manage to create that plist file eno?

Finally finished the update. To turn on the MAC override set MACOverride to true (the key is already in the plist but it is set to false by default) and set a string for OverrideMAC1 and/or OverrideMAC2 to the MAC address.

Ex:
<key>OverrideMAC1</key>
<string>01:23:45:67:89:ab</string>

[TheDirTchamber]

Thanks eno, it works now, with the override key. Just a small thing: before I modified the plist file, I tried changing the mac address again. With this new kext, right after I type the password and hit ok in the "Change MAC" application, the PC freezes completely and I have to restart. So it doesn't work like that anymore. Good thing the override solution works.

[eno]

Thanks eno, it works now, with the override key. Just a small thing: before I modified the plist file, I tried changing the mac address again. With this new kext, right after I type the password and hit ok in the "Change MAC" application, the PC freezes completely and I have to restart. So it doesn't work like that anymore. Good thing the override solution works.

Opps, I found a typo. Not sure why setting the MAC address worked for me when I tested it. Fixed in 0.64.5.

[normc]

Downloaded and installed 0.64.5, and kextstat still shows it at 0.64.2. Removed nForceLAN completely, and reinstalled and it still says 0.64.2.

This is from the Info.plist file:
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>0.64.2</string>

Am I somehow getting the wrong version on the download? What I have sort of works. I have to go into network settings each boot and enable the ethernet. It creates a new connection each time, so I have "Ethernet, Ethernet 2, Ethernet 3..." to the number of times I have booted and enabled it. Had a similar problem when running 10.5.6, but upgrading to 0.64.3 seemed to solve the problem. (kextstat shows 0.64.3 on my 10.5.6 install) I'm now running 10.6.0 trying to run nForceLAN 0.64.5 and the problem is back. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Norm

[eno]

Downloaded and installed 0.64.5, and kextstat still shows it at 0.64.2. Removed nForceLAN completely, and reinstalled and it still says 0.64.2.

This is from the Info.plist file:
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>0.64.2</string>

Am I somehow getting the wrong version on the download? What I have sort of works. I have to go into network settings each boot and enable the ethernet. It creates a new connection each time, so I have "Ethernet, Ethernet 2, Ethernet 3..." to the number of times I have booted and enabled it. Had a similar problem when running 10.5.6, but upgrading to 0.64.3 seemed to solve the problem. (kextstat shows 0.64.3 on my 10.5.6 install) I'm now running 10.6.0 trying to run nForceLAN 0.64.5 and the problem is back. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Norm

I must have forgotten to update the plist. If you downloaded and installed the 0.64.5 pkg then you have 0.64.5.

Not sure why it would show a different connection on each boot. Maybe it is a problem with the pseudo-random MAC generator (runs when the device has an invalid MAC). Is the device's MAC address the same on each boot?

[normc]

I must have forgotten to update the plist. If you downloaded and installed the 0.64.5 pkg then you have 0.64.5.

Not sure why it would show a different connection on each boot. Maybe it is a problem with the pseudo-random MAC generator (runs when the device has an invalid MAC). Is the device's MAC address the same on each boot?

I installed from the 0.64.5 package.

mac address is the same every boot. Tried to go to 0.64.3 (copied from my 10.5.6 install) and it doesn't work either. In fact it disconnects after a few mins of browsing.

Thanks,
Norm

[siefer]

My card is detected now and it recognizes that a cable is attached, however no matter what I do the IP stays at 169.{censored}.xx.xx. This is a MCP77 card, 10de:0760 on a 780a chipset running 10.5.8. The router is SMCD3GN and other computers have internet connectivity through it. The MAC address of the card starts with 00.

edit: nvm it works!!! i turned on disable msi and powered the computer off for a minute

[ferro]

it doesn't work on asus m4n82 with nforce 890i. it gets wrong address from dhcp. does anybody know are there any normal drivers for this motherboadr or not?

[eno]

it doesn't work on asus m4n82 with nforce 890i. it gets wrong address from dhcp. does anybody know are there any normal drivers for this motherboadr or not?

PEBKAC!

Seriously, don't post to this forum just to complain. If you want help getting it to work please give a little more information so I (or others) can figure out if there is a problem with the driver or if there is something wrong with your setup. Useful information: driver version, did you attempt to use forcedeth.kext before installing nForceLAN, did you install the kext by hand or did you use the package, have you tried changing the drivers setting (turing of msi, etc).

BTW, there are no official (I take by "normal" you mean official) driver for any nVidia hardware outside the MCP89 chipset (macbook/mac mini chipset). The nForceLAN driver is based on the open-source Linux driver. If your motherboard's chipset works under Linux it works with nForceLAN otherwise there is no way I can support it.

[ferro]

PEBKAC!

Seriously, don't post to this forum just to complain. If you want help getting it to work please give a little more information so I (or others) can figure out if there is a problem with the driver or if there is something wrong with your setup. Useful information: driver version, did you attempt to use forcedeth.kext before installing nForceLAN, did you install the kext by hand or did you use the package, have you tried changing the drivers setting (turing of msi, etc).

BTW, there are no official (I take by "normal" you mean official) driver for any nVidia hardware outside the MCP89 chipset (macbook/mac mini chipset). The nForceLAN driver is based on the open-source Linux driver. If your motherboard's chipset works under Linux it works with nForceLAN otherwise there is no way I can support it.

okay. i've tried some ways to install it: by hand and by OS setup. forcedeth.kext doesn't work at all. nForceLAN driver works, but only on localhost . for example it gets mask 255.255.0.0. can it depends on chipset driver?
P.S. on Linux/Win LAN works fine

[e60]

@eno
First of all, I want to thank you for your amazing job on the nForce Lan! unfortunately I still have some problems installing and using your kext. Here are my System spects:

- Mac OS 10.6.3
- AsereBLN booter
- Mainborad: Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H
- Ethernet: nVidia MCP79 Ethernet Controller / Realtek 8211CL chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Before I use your installer, I delete the "nvnet.kext" located in IONetWorlingFamily.kext -> Content -> Plugins. The installation it self seems to be successful but after restarting my Machine I get no connection to the Internet and sleep won't work any more. Ok, to be honest, sleep don't works correctly without the nForceLAN.kext too. If I resume from sleep, my Network connection is broken.

Here are the nForceLAN logs:

\f0\fs24 \cf0 12.04.10 22:54:30	Installer[192]	nForceLAN  Installation Log\
 12.04.10 22:54:30	Installer[192]	Opened from: /Users/e60/Desktop/Drivers/nForceLAN_0.64.5.mpkg\
 12.04.10 22:54:43	Installer[192]		Aktualisieren: "nForceLAN"\
 12.04.10 22:54:43	Installer[192]		Aktualisieren: "nForceLAN (10.6)"\
 12.04.10 22:55:17	kernel	nForceLAN: found nVidia MCP79 Ethernet Controller device 10de:0ab0 with flags 0x017cdf5e\
 12.04.10 22:55:17	kernel	nForceLAN: Version 0.64.5 starting\
 12.04.10 22:55:17	kernel	nForceLAN: failed to open PCI device.\
 12.04.10 22:55:24	installd[198]	Installed "nForceLAN" ()\

12.04.10 22:56:10	kernel	nForceLAN: found nVidia MCP79 Ethernet Controller device 10de:0ab0 with flags 0x017cdf5e\
   12.04.10 22:56:10	kernel	nForceLAN: Version 0.64.5 starting\
   12.04.10 22:56:11	kernel	nForceLAN: Ethernet address 00:1f:d0:a6:df:9c\
   12.04.10 22:56:11	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): enabling interrupts with mask: 0x000000df and msiEnable: 0x00000000\
   12.04.10 22:56:11	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): Network link down.\
   12.04.10 22:56:12	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): Link speed now 100Mbps(duplex = Full, flow control = Yes), code 0x10064.\

And last but not least, here some screenshots. I realy hope you can help me to solve the problem!

*Edit*

Here are some more logs with LogLevel=1 set in Info.plist

13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: log verbosity to 1
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: message signaled interrupts (MSI): disabled (if available)
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: optimization mode: throughput
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: timer IRQ: enabled
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: probing...
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: found nVidia MCP79 Ethernet Controller device 10de:0ab0 with flags 0x017cdf5e
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: Version 0.64.5 starting
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: supported media: 10BaseT(half) 10BaseT(full) 100BaseTX(full) 100BaseTX(half) 1000BaseTnForceLAN: creating link timer.
13.04.10 18:58:35	kernel	nForceLAN: Ethernet address 00:1f:d0:a6:df:9c
13.04.10 18:58:35	kernel	Sound assertion ""ERROR: EFI ROM did not publish 'hda-gfx' associative property!\n"" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-184.4.3/AppleHDA/AppleHDACodecGeneric.cpp" at line 340 goto ExitErrornForceLAN(en0): enabling interrupts with mask: 0x000000df and msiEnable: 0x00000000
13.04.10 18:58:35	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): Network link down.
13.04.10 18:58:36	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): Link speed now 100Mbps(duplex = Full, flow control = Yes), code 0x10064.

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[Martijntjuh]

Great! Thanks, this is the one i'm looking for

[Skijumper]

Hi all. Sorry for my English and know about MAC OS, iam from Czech and iam in MAC world new .

I have one question about LAN nForce - Forcedeth. I installed now MAC OS Kalyway 10.5.2 and selected Force, my motherboard is MSI P7N-SLI Zilent (Platinum). After start MAC OS, ethernet are work - showing my MAC adress. But if i click to connnect and select "Using DHCP" - OS say me "internet has a self assigned IP may not be able to connect". So i dont understand whats a problem. On the Windows XP is all working normally.

Can anybody help me?

[eno]

I find it a bit troubling that you are having sleep issues with a 9400M chipset. That is the same chipset as in the mac mini and the previous iteration of the Macbook Pro line. This chipset is also one of the most tested with nForceLAN (I have a Macbook Pro). Have you looked at this forum? http://www.insanelym...48#entry1128917

Edit: Just noticed you are active in that thread... Have you tried turing up the log level and looked at the messages that appear after resuming from sleep? The LAN on my Macbook Pro comes back every time.

One comment: With the MCP79 I recommend leaving MSI on.

@eno
First of all, I want to thank you for your amazing job on the nForce Lan! unfortunately I still have some problems installing and using your kext. Here are my System spects:

- Mac OS 10.6.3
- AsereBLN booter
- Mainborad: Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H
- Ethernet: nVidia MCP79 Ethernet Controller / Realtek 8211CL chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Before I use your installer, I delete the "nvnet.kext" located in IONetWorlingFamily.kext -> Content -> Plugins. The installation it self seems to be successful but after restarting my Machine I get no connection to the Internet and sleep won't work any more. Ok, to be honest, sleep don't works correctly without the nForceLAN.kext too. If I resume from sleep, my Network connection is broken.

Here are the nForceLAN logs:

\f0\fs24 \cf0 12.04.10 22:54:30	Installer[192]	nForceLAN  Installation Log\
 12.04.10 22:54:30	Installer[192]	Opened from: /Users/e60/Desktop/Drivers/nForceLAN_0.64.5.mpkg\
 12.04.10 22:54:43	Installer[192]		Aktualisieren: "nForceLAN"\
 12.04.10 22:54:43	Installer[192]		Aktualisieren: "nForceLAN (10.6)"\
 12.04.10 22:55:17	kernel	nForceLAN: found nVidia MCP79 Ethernet Controller device 10de:0ab0 with flags 0x017cdf5e\
 12.04.10 22:55:17	kernel	nForceLAN: Version 0.64.5 starting\
 12.04.10 22:55:17	kernel	nForceLAN: failed to open PCI device.\
 12.04.10 22:55:24	installd[198]	Installed "nForceLAN" ()\

12.04.10 22:56:10	kernel	nForceLAN: found nVidia MCP79 Ethernet Controller device 10de:0ab0 with flags 0x017cdf5e\
   12.04.10 22:56:10	kernel	nForceLAN: Version 0.64.5 starting\
   12.04.10 22:56:11	kernel	nForceLAN: Ethernet address 00:1f:d0:a6:df:9c\
   12.04.10 22:56:11	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): enabling interrupts with mask: 0x000000df and msiEnable: 0x00000000\
   12.04.10 22:56:11	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): Network link down.\
   12.04.10 22:56:12	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): Link speed now 100Mbps(duplex = Full, flow control = Yes), code 0x10064.\

And last but not least, here some screenshots. I realy hope you can help me to solve the problem!

*Edit*

Here are some more logs with LogLevel=1 set in Info.plist

13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: log verbosity to 1
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: message signaled interrupts (MSI): disabled (if available)
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: optimization mode: throughput
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: timer IRQ: enabled
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: probing...
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: found nVidia MCP79 Ethernet Controller device 10de:0ab0 with flags 0x017cdf5e
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: Version 0.64.5 starting
13.04.10 18:58:34	kernel	nForceLAN: supported media: 10BaseT(half) 10BaseT(full) 100BaseTX(full) 100BaseTX(half) 1000BaseTnForceLAN: creating link timer.
13.04.10 18:58:35	kernel	nForceLAN: Ethernet address 00:1f:d0:a6:df:9c
13.04.10 18:58:35	kernel	Sound assertion ""ERROR: EFI ROM did not publish 'hda-gfx' associative property!\n"" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-184.4.3/AppleHDA/AppleHDACodecGeneric.cpp" at line 340 goto ExitErrornForceLAN(en0): enabling interrupts with mask: 0x000000df and msiEnable: 0x00000000
13.04.10 18:58:35	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): Network link down.
13.04.10 18:58:36	kernel	nForceLAN(en0): Link speed now 100Mbps(duplex = Full, flow control = Yes), code 0x10064.

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@ferro

okay. i've tried some ways to install it: by hand and by OS setup. forcedeth.kext doesn't work at all. nForceLAN driver works, but only on localhost . for example it gets mask 255.255.0.0. can it depends on chipset driver?
P.S. on Linux/Win LAN works fine

If your network card works under Linux it should work with nForceLAN. The hard part is tracking down which os component is causing the problem :-/. Can you post anything in the system log that contains the text nForceLAN. The fastest way to get this is to type the following in a console:
grep nForceLAN /var/log/system.log

Ack, stupid post merging.

[e60]

@eno
Tahnk you very mutch for the fast replay!

I find it a bit troubling that you are having sleep issues with a 9400M chipset. That is the same chipset as in the mac mini and the previous iteration of the Macbook Pro line. This chipset is also one of the most tested with nForceLAN (I have a Macbook Pro).

Very strange. Unfortunately I don't have a clue what is causing these problems. If I install nForceLan and try to go to sleep, it seems that my machine is "shutiung down" but the HDD don't turns off and I can hear that all fans are still active. Trying to resume from "sleep" isn't possible. I always have to turn the computer off and have to restart. After doing so, I can't find any nForceLan related logs from this procedure. The only logs I can find are the startup logs. Furthermore I'm not able to establish a Internet connection if nForceLan is installed, although the network adapter is showing "connected"

Without instaling nForceLan and just using IONetworkingFamily.kext (nvnet.kext) sleep works propably, but afer resuming from it Lan is broken. Are there maby any Ethernet relating DSDT edits I have to do to get sleep working?

Have you tried turing up the log level and looked at the messages that appear after resuming from sleep? The LAN on my Macbook Pro comes back every time.

What do you mean with turing up the log level? I have set the log level to 1. Is there another option?

[ctheanh]

After installing your 0.64.5 package.I can see computers (Windows PC) on Network but I can't connect (nothing happen when click "Connect as" in Finder)