jpschoute Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hi all, I run osx86 and it runs really good. I have a belkin 7050 v3000 USB Wireless networkadapter which i use now. I gotta plug it in everytime to work and use railink prog. Now the ASUS WL-138g V2 is for sale near me. When i read the WIKI it should be supported as airport in 10.4.8 I searched the forum but did not find much about the card. So i got 2 more hours to buy it have anyone had any succes with the card ? cheerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 v1 is a Marvell chipset and is not supported v2 is a Broadcom chipset and should be supported. Might have to edit an Info.plist. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=34071 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpschoute Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 No one with an ASUS WL-138g v2 pci card ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonnypolak Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I bought this card based on the Wiki. Spend 50$AUD on it. But it was worth every penny Very simple to get it to work under OSX. Just edit the Info.plist file using the link provided above and add the device ID: 4318 and it works HAPPY DAYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS8 Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 1/ edit /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext/Contents/Info.plist 2/ search for "<key>IONameMatch</key>" 3/ add line "<string>pci14e4,4318</string>" 4/ save, exit, reboot 5/ go to network preferences and configure - should be listed as AirPort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
email_atif Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 ^ Does this fix work for Leopard as well, or does the WL-138g v2 work right out of the box in Leopard? Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS8 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 This is for Tiger only. ASUS WL-138g v2 works in Leopard out-of-the-box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIntrepidSpaceboySpiff Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Hm. I have installed Kalyway but cannot get a decent connection. I see that the device ID is in the kext already and it is recognized as Airport, but it permanently drope the connection. I get full signal strenth, but trhoughput is 3kb/s at best! I just testet and it takes 5 Minutes to load the youtube front page (!). It cannot be a network problem for my powerbook performs just splendid. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIntrepidSpaceboySpiff Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 So, by now I tried everything I could think of. I turned encryption off and used WEP/WPA/WPA2 PSK - nothing will render this card useful. Is there anybody using this card on a plain Kalyway Leopard install? The network througput is just unbearably slow, 1,45kB/s peak (!). Please, this hacintosh experience of mine is slowly turning into a nightmare of a timesucker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coda Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 So, by now I tried everything I could think of. I turned encryption off and used WEP/WPA/WPA2 PSK - nothing will render this card useful. Is there anybody using this card on a plain Kalyway Leopard install? I Didn't stay with Kaly long enough to find out, but it works fine for me with retail install. Although sometimes, my default network isn't found when the machine is powered up, I have to turn it off and on again. I think this is a 10.5.1 bug though, rather than a fault with the card. The network througput is just unbearably slow, 1,45kB/s peak (!). Please, this hacintosh experience of mine is slowly turning into a nightmare of a timesucker... Unfortunately even now, and even with hand picking the hardware you can still have problems which need man-hours to solve. There still isn't a 'one size fits all' solution that works for everyone. Stick with it, and soon you'll be happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIntrepidSpaceboySpiff Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Now that my EFI-vanilla-retail-install is in place I can focus on this card - unfortunately it still doesn't work. The HCL wiki says it works, but using a patch would render it not working, whatever that means. Could it be that the card is defective? I had a test-install of ubuntu 7.10 and with the proprietary firmware and a driver installed and it still it did not work but showed the described erratic behavior. I have no vista to install and had to find out that WinXP64 can only be installed on MBR discs. I would be very, VERY thankful for any helpful suggestions what to try. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coda Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Now that my EFI-vanilla-retail-install is in place I can focus on this card - unfortunately it still doesn't work. The HCL wiki says it works, but using a patch would render it not working, whatever that means. Could it be that the card is defective? I had a test-install of ubuntu 7.10 and with the proprietary firmware and a driver installed and it still it did not work but showed the described erratic behavior. I have no vista to install and had to find out that WinXP64 can only be installed on MBR discs. I would be very, VERY thankful for any helpful suggestions what to try. Cheers! The problem with Hackintosh is that when something goes wrong and you're banging your head on the wall, we just jump to the conclusion that it's the install, or the drivers. Your hardware can actually be faulty Seriously, if you don't have a 1ft thick brick wall in-between you and the router, take the card back and swap it. I have the same card and it works perfectly. With a vanilla install, this card works OOB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIntrepidSpaceboySpiff Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 With a vanilla install, this card works OOB. I will have to test that in Windows before I can return it (since a Hacintosh is not officially supported), so I am in the process of organizing a copy of Vista. In the meantime - does this card look the same in your install? It is not recognized as a PCI card and only as a third party airport card. Perhaps there are different revisions? On mine it says WL-138gE R1.40 WL138G V2 R3.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coda Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Perhaps there are different revisions? On mine it says WL-138gE R1.40 WL138G V2 R3.00 Well apart from mine being in English, yes. It doesn't say anything about PCI cards in System Profile, just 3rd party airport. If you are in Germany it's possible that we have the exact same card (I'm next door in CZ). I have the small blue ASUS branded box - WL-138G V2. There is a multi barcode sticker on the front, which has the following details: UPC: 6 10839 72183 2 EAN: 4 719543 721834 SN: 791EAC032XXX MAC: 001D0648XXXX ASUS WL-138G V2 90-I9B0E1-0PAZ 6304 Made in China Sep 2007 The SN and MAC should identify if we have the same cards, even if the UPC and EAN don't... Hope this helps. EDIT: I have an XP install on another disk attached to this Hackintosh, and the wireless also works fine there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIntrepidSpaceboySpiff Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Made in China Sep 2007 Mine is from August 2007 So I will wait for Windows to judge over my card. And a shout out to the country that hosts the beautiful city of Prague Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roidm Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I have the same problem with my 138g v2,..really slow, about 10/15 kB/s, It´s perfectly recognized like a third party airport but it doesn´t work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coda Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I have the same problem with my 138g v2,..really slow, about 10/15 kB/s, It´s perfectly recognized like a third party airport but it doesn´t work. Just to check, I created a ~200Mb file from /dev/random and ftp'd that (using terminal, command line FTP) from the hackintosh to the mac-mini. Average rate was 921.90 KB/s and it took 03:45. I should try it from XP and see if there's any difference. Both of these machines are connected to my wifi access point, not directly to each other. Hackintosh is connected at 54Mb/s. The mac-mini is showing connected at 48Mb/s. BTW - for meaningless comparison I tried this on the wired connection too: 9.48MB/s and it took 21s. Which is what you'd expect from a 100MB/s line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roidm Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I have done a new Leo install from retail DVD and It works like a charm . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIntrepidSpaceboySpiff Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I have done a new Leo install from retail DVD and It works like a charm . gz, lucky you In my case that didn't help. Also it is difficult to connect to the network, most time it will fail or report a timeout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coda Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Just to check, I created a ~200Mb file from /dev/random and ftp'd that (using terminal, command line FTP) from the hackintosh to the mac-mini. Average rate was 921.90 KB/s and it took 03:45. I should try it from XP and see if there's any difference. Both of these machines are connected to my wifi access point, not directly to each other. Hackintosh is connected at 54Mb/s. The mac-mini is showing connected at 48Mb/s. BTW - for meaningless comparison I tried this on the wired connection too: 9.48MB/s and it took 21s. Which is what you'd expect from a 100MB/s line. Quoting myself... I did the same tests from Windows XP... and....IT'S MUCH SLOWER! Same ~200mb file: WIFI: 616.28 KB/s and took 5:44s which is about 60% of the previous speed LAN: 8526.99 KB/s and took 24s which is about 90% of the previous speed So, in conclusion, there's nothing wrong with this wireless card under Leopard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIntrepidSpaceboySpiff Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Well, another retail EFI vanilla install and nothing has changed. I doesn't connect (timeout or error) and when it does (1-5%) it shows full signal strength but nearly no throughput at all. I tried to install Windows and none of the versions I had (XPSP2,XP64SP1,Vista64) wanted to be installed. So I am going to exchange the card. rats. Any other option for a Hacintosh WLAN PCI card? A PCIe slot would be available to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIntrepidSpaceboySpiff Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Well, I took the jump and bought a (twice as expensive) D-Link DWA-547 and even though its version 1.00 and not 1.10 as the HCL suggests it works like a dream. Its even recognized as Airport Extreme and should support 802.11n ^^ No more whining here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaGalileo Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I'm planing in buying this card soon, here is Switzerland this card is very cheap! I would like to be sure that with my configuration this card will work out-of-the-box and at full speed. I've read post saying its working like a charm and others saying its very slow. I have Kalyway 10.5.2 + vanilla kernel. Am i wasting my money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coda Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I had some problems with the wifi not connecting to my default home network after power-on until I went to settings and stopped/started the interface, but this was in 10.5.1... in 10.5.2 everything is fine. It was a bug in 10.5.1 that caused it, and it wasn't only on this wifi card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qw3rty Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'm having problems getting this to work in 10.5.2. I bought it because it was cheap and I thought it would work out of the box. The card is recognized by the OS. I can see the networks around me. But I can't connect to any of them. I tried WEP, WPA, and open. The card recognizes when the router needs a WEP or WPA password, but says "Connection failed". Does anybody have any ideas? It seems like it is so close to working, there must be something I could do. update: I can create a network on my Hackintosh with this card, and connect to it with my Powerbook. It also works the other direction, I can connect to a airport network created on my Powerbook. Still can't connect to a router though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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