AnonMac Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hi, this is my first topic here. Anyway, to cut to the chase, I have a MacBookPro4,1 (which came with Leopard). I found a way to install Tiger on it, and I have done it. However, the disc I used is from a not-very-compatible MacBook2,1. Meaning, it came with incompatible kexts for my computer. So basically, can I copy the needed kexts from Leopard? And if so, which ones? Or can someone show me where to get them for Tiger (from a MacBookPro3,1, as it is the most similar MBP to my MBP but I don't have one) if it isn't against the forum rules? Thank you in advance. PS. Please don't tell me to buy a MacBookPro3,1 restore disc, because that's not going to happen. Also please don't ask me why I want to do this, as all I need is to know how to get AirPort to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riws Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 No, you can't take Leopard drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Is there a way to get Tiger kexts? Thank you, all help is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riws Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Install the 10.4.11 Intel Combo Update from Apple site? It has the newest drivers for Tiger. Wifi is the only thing, that does not work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 I already installed it. In fact, to make it work (without wifi) i had to install the 10.4.9 delta (it had 10.4.8). Then MBP graphics software update v1.2, then 10.4.11. Then boot into Tiger. Works nice. To make the keyboard function nice, I copy the topcase kext from Leopard to Tiger. Multitouch doesn't work. And wifi. That's all. Everything else does. I'll try reinstalling 10.4.11 again. As far as I know, the airport kexts are IO80211Family.kext, AppleAirPort.kext, and AppleAirPort2.kext. Are these the only ones? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riws Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 AirPort drivers are here: /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ Which AirPort card does your MBP have? ID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 From Mac OS 10.6.4: Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x8C) Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.27) Should this work? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riws Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 What kext's do you have in /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 AirportAtheros.kext AirportAtheros5424.kext AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext 10.4.11 update apparently updates some of theses, like the AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext. The listed kexts are after 10.4.11 install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riws Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Look with DPCI Manager after the ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Do I do that on Tiger or anything? I launched it in Snow Leopard, but I don't see what I need to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riws Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 The window is empty? Or take all the ID's from Snow Leopard's Broadcom driver Info.plist and copy them to Tiger's one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Yeah, and multi touch, but that's expected since no Mac with multi touch shipped with Tiger. So my trackpad works like a one button mouse (not even the scrolling and 2 finger clicking works). Anyway, thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 I have installed 10.4.11, and still nothing. Why is that? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riws Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Did you copy the ID's from Leopard Info.plist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 No, which Info.plist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riws Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 No, which Info.plist? Broadcom Kext (AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 OK, I've done that, but nothing. However, I tried deleting all the network config files and launching Setup Assistant, and I managed to choose a network. It tells me AirPort is not configured. After a reboot AirPort stops working and I have to repeat. Any idea why? Also, what do AppleAirPort.kext and AppleAirPort2.kext do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riws Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 OK, I've done that, but nothing. However, I tried deleting all the network config files and launching Setup Assistant, and I managed to choose a network. It tells me AirPort is not configured. After a reboot AirPort stops working and I have to repeat. Try to load the Kext in Terminal with root rights and with kextload. Also, what do AppleAirPort.kext and AppleAirPort2.kext do? They are for PowerPC Mac's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonMac Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 Try to load the Kext in Terminal with root rights and with kextload. They are for PowerPC Mac's. How do I load a kext with kextload? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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