Serkan Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Is anyone interested in getting AR9285 to work? The device has Vendor ID 168c and Device ID 002b, which could be similar to the AR9280 (Device ID 002a), which is supported natively as an Airport Card in Snow Leopard without any kexts or modding. So in theory one should be able to change 168c,2a with 168c,2b in /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/Plugins/AirPortAtheros.kext/Contents/Info.plist together with some other changes that refers to the AR9280. I've tried only changing the Info.plist which lasted in a message during boot-up about failing to start a few Airport kexts. I did not get this message before so I think the change was a good start. Can we try to crack down on this card and save ourselves the warranty void path? The exact error is: start [/sourceCache/AirportDriverAtheros5424/AirportDriverAtheros5424-411.19.4/src/common/lmac/ath_dev/darwin/AtherosController.cpp:1149] load failed any c++ guys out there who can look into this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gariscus Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I'm not a C++ guy, but I have a AR9285 so I can be a tester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 did everyone just go ahead and buy dell minipci's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmanbk Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I have an AR9285 (hp mini 110) and am also looking for a solution. Editing the Info.plist also did not work for me, and I have found slim results otherwise regarding this. I think we're going to be pioneering this thing ourselves unless the 002a can be modified like you said. Keep it going! Can someone who has an idea about this chime in? EDIT: This is in regards to Snow Leopard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willgt09 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I have a 1005HA with this POS wifi card. I'm not a coder by any means, but having the AR9280 (I believe) working on OS X but this one not, is quite frustrating. yet I have no idea how to make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freethemac Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 same message here : start [/sourceCache/AirportDriverAtheros5424/AirportDriverAtheros5424-411.19.4/src/common/lmac/ath_dev/darwin/AtherosController.cpp:1149] load failed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mipf06 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Same situation here!! I've a Samsung N140 with atheros ar9285. Please, help!!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellboy Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 not the solution, but some info : http://www.infinitemac.com/f5/atheros-card-9285-t4431/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mipf06 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 I'd read it. I hope somebody can make it work. I could update to 10.6.3 but no modification about wifi. Bad luck!!!. Meantime, I'm using an usb adapter. Regards. Mipf06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asstastic Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Despite the similar name the, 9280 and 9285 cards are very different. The 9280 is a dual-band wireless card supporting 2.4ghz and 5ghz radios while the 9285 is a single band card with only 2.4ghz support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covua Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I also need AR9285 kext for my Asus K40IJ. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohdediku Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 i have same problems ASUS A42JR core i3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Bartholomew Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I have this same card the only two things preventing me from using Mac OS X are the gma x4500 and this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F83vf Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I also need AR9285 kext too who can help me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronno Fatal1ty Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 GREAT NEWS AR9285 WORKING! just install the new kext in www.kexts.com its amazing great job =)=)=) Kext_for_AR9285.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tianlye Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Does this means it works on 10.6.2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronno Fatal1ty Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 yes fully working on any version of snow leopard tested by me... ive got ar9285 working at 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tianlye Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Funny.... I unzip the file, drag the .kext into the kext utility everything seems ok. I reboot nothing... Did I do something wrongly ? lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Williams Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Yeah it is fully working on my hp mini 311,with 10.6.4 it is soo sweet now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchcoffee Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Does this work with 10.5.2? If not, could someone please convert it so it does? Kind regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronno Fatal1ty Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Does this work with 10.5.2? If not, could someone please convert it so it does? Kind regards. no sorry it's only compatible with 10.6.x distros i will try to get a fully working kext for 10.5.x distros i've tested this one in 10.5.8 and the result was kernel panic... best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchcoffee Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 no sorry it's only compatible with 10.6.x distrosi will try to get a fully working kext for 10.5.x distros i've tested this one in 10.5.8 and the result was kernel panic... best regards I would much appreciate it if you could get it working for 10.5.x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandom Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I installed the new kext from kexts.com and I was really excited to see a new icon on the top right of the menu. Unfortunately I can't connect to anything, it automatically assigns me a 169.* IP. The device shows up as an Ethernet card in airport settings. For those who got it to work, any tips? Does yours show up as Ethernet? Edit: A little bit more details.. I'm running 10.6.4 imaged from VMware (my dual layer burner in this VAIO kept throwing up errors so, 10 DL DVDs later, I improvised). I have a VAIO VPCCW21FX with the Atheros AR9285 card. Everything working except for hardware acceleration and the WiFi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronno Fatal1ty Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 thats very simple.. in vmware you've got the network shared in windows and mac... so you will not get the icon of the wifi... you will have in the preferences panel>network the icon of the vmware network conenction and not the wifi... if you want the icon of wifi just download like me the single layer retail version of snow leopard in thepiratebay... hope this helps best regards I would much appreciate it if you could get it working for 10.5.x. im not sure but you can try this... go upgrading your 10.5.x distros like this install 10.5.3 and install the kext... if you get kernel panic just enter in mac via single user mode and remove the kext upgrade to 10.5.4 and do the same... once you reach the 10.5.8 and get kernel panic try to install snow leopard single layer dvd retail instalation... it's much easier than get the fully working kext to 10.5.x distros... with that laptop you should have no problems in running 10.6.x... just download iAtkos S3 V2 10.6.3 best regard my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamelogin Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Thank you very much! AR9285 works now on my Samsung R580 laptop. (Mac OS X 10.6.2, and now after update in 10.6.4 too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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