"Intel Pro Wireless 2915abg" or "Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet" on Mac OS X 10.4.8

LazyGus · March 3, 2007

How do I get Intel Pro Wireless 2915abg or Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet to work with Mac OS X 10.4.8. I have tried several guides for both of them but I can't get it to work. I would really like to get an internet connection, feels a bit useless without it.

If you can help me with this you will be my new hero!

decaturguy · March 4, 2007

Hi i have Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet too, i downloaded this driver http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...ost&id=3114

To get on-board ethernet working - added by Embries.

Head to this post to get the .kext - http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=129533

Instructions:

@Gellius31: try the following instructions

1. unpack AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext.zip

2. move AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext to /System/Library/Extensions/

3. open Terminal

4. sudo -s

5. chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/

6. cd /System/Library/Extensions/

7. chmod -R 755 AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext

8. reboot

9. You will have MAC address of 00:00:00:00:00:00. Boot with ubuntu live cd, get MAC address of your NIC using ifconfig utility at terminal. Write it down.

10. Reboot to OS X, open terminal and set your MAC address manually:

sudo -s

ifconfig en0 ether <your mac address here>

Network should now be working!

i hope this helps, i'm a newbie and i don't use mac os that much, this days i've been playing with Vista och Linux.

SEARCH for "Broadcom" there is a lot of Broadcom posts/guides in this forum.

Edited March 4, 2007 by decaturguy

LazyGus · March 4, 2007

Thanks for the reply but I can't get it to work!

In the last step of the guide:

"ifconfig en0 ether <your mac address here> " I get an error:

"ifconfig: interface en0 does not exist"

Does you Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet work with mac os x 10.4.8 or should I maybe install an earlier veresion of the OS?

All ideas are welcome!

Edited March 4, 2007 by LazyGus

decaturguy · March 4, 2007

I think you need to edit the "Info.plist" file its inside "AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext\Contents" the driver that you've downloaded.

maybe your vendor and device id is not listed in there.

<key>IONameMatch</key>
			 <array>
				 <string>pci106b,8</string>
				 <string>pci106b,9</string>
				 <string>pci106b,85</string>
				 <string>pci14e4,16a6</string>
				 <string>pci14e4,1648</string>
				 <string>pci14e4,165d</string>
				 <string>pci14e4,1696</string>
				 <string>pci14e4,165e</string>
				 <string>pci14e4,1659</string>
				 <string>pci14e4,1677</string					
			 </array>

mine is <string>pci14e4,1677</string>

u need to boot it windows or linux Livecd's to to look for your vendor and device ID. After you finish editing the file don't forget to fix the permission.

4. sudo -s

5. chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/

6. cd /System/Library/Extensions/

7. chmod -R 755 AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext

8. reboot

open the terminal and type ifconfig press return, if u get en0 it means you card its found.

LazyGus · March 4, 2007

I did what you said and now the ethernet is working!! Thank you very very very much!!!!!!

Do you know how to make wireless work too?

Edited March 4, 2007 by LazyGus

decaturguy · March 4, 2007

I'm sorry but i don't use wireless with mac but i tried it once with a cheap usb wireless and it worked after i downloaded the driver from chip maker.

There are some people here trying to port Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Driver for Linux to mac. maybe they can help you.

Here is the link to that thread http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=36976

If the driver for your card is not available try to buy those cheap usb wireless. there is a list of working cards here in this forum. please use the search button.

The card that I've tried is BELKIN usb 802.11g 54 Mbps v4000 (also known as v4). But i don't recommend this card after reboot it needs to be unplugged and replugged.

Good Luck.

LazyGus · March 4, 2007

Thanks for the answear.

I've already tried that one but it doesn't work, but I got the ethernet working now thanks to you so it's not such a big deal.

cup4leafs · March 19, 2007

Hi guys. i followed these directions and was able to get my connection working. thanks. but, the connection only works until i reboot again and then i get a message that the driver was installed incorrectly and i have to follow these directions again, everytime i reboot. is there a way around this?

Logica#1 · March 25, 2007

G'day All,

I've got a Broadcom NetXtreme ethernet as well running 10.4.8 on a Thinkpad R52. I've followed all the instructions given above and still can't get the ethernet to work.

When I type in "ifconfig en0" in terminal, I also get the error "interface en0 does not exist.

I've checked in the plist if my vendor id and device id are there, they ar -

pci14e4,167d

Done all the repairs, etc.

Can anyone suggestion other possibilities to try??

many thanks in advance!!

I think you need to edit the "Info.plist" file its inside "AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext\Contents" the driver that you've downloaded.
maybe your vendor and device id is not listed in there.
<key>IONameMatch</key>
			  <array>
				  <string>pci106b,8</string>
				  <string>pci106b,9</string>
				  <string>pci106b,85</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,16a6</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,1648</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,165d</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,1696</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,165e</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,1659</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,1677</string					
			  </array>
mine is <string>pci14e4,1677</string>

u need to boot it windows or linux Livecd's to to look for your vendor and device ID. After you finish editing the file don't forget to fix the permission.

open the terminal and type ifconfig press return, if u get en0 it means you card its found.

G'day All,

I've got a Broadcom NetXtreme ethernet, that isn't working, as well running 10.4.8 on a Thinkpad R52. I've followed all the instructions given above and in this thread and still can't get the ethernet to work.

When I type in "ifconfig en0" in terminal, I also get the error "interface en0 does not exist.

I've checked in the plist if my vendor id and device id are there, they are -

pci14e4,167d

Done all the repairs, etc.

Can anyone suggestion other possibilities to try??

many thanks in advance!!

MemoX · April 11, 2007

Hi,

Work for me. But every reboot i've to change the mac address from 00:00:00:00:00:00 to mine.

Don't know how to fix it.

Any idea.

Thanks.

enqubis · April 20, 2007

Hey guys,

I also have the broadcom netextreme gigabit nic, my device id is 1600

I loaded the driver, and it shows that it is loaded, i have tried so many broadcom fixes for my dell d820 that when I load this driver up, my nic shows up as "en2"

when I try to:

sudo -s

ifconfig ether 00:19:b9:58:ce:04

I get:

ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Network is down

My first thought was maybe I should plug it in and then try, but same result, while there is a link, the system preferences does not show a difference weither there is a link or not, my dmesg shows:

AppleBCM5151Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed

AppleBCM5151Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - enable - failed

Any Ideas??

mujahid7ia · June 3, 2007

thanks, the method quoted above worked for my NetXtreme on a thinkpad r60 w/o editing the info.plist file!

thanks!

nanagn · June 14, 2007

hey i'm in the same situation as one of the guys above, i followed the guide and my vendor/device id is in their ( the 167d one) but i still get "ifconfig: interface en0 does not exist"

3bood · June 21, 2007

hey guys

i have a proble with my notebook

i have

1- Broadcom 440x NIC

i know that MAC has the driver but for some reason it dosen't show

2- intel pro 2915 ABG wireless card

3- ATI R 9000 Video card 128MB

i was looking for the drivers to conig them but i came out with nothing

if any one can tell me where i can find them or how i can GET THEM TO WORK

thanks in advance.

3bood

Pyro2927 · August 6, 2007

Hey guys,

I also have the broadcom netextreme gigabit nic, my device id is 1600

I loaded the driver, and it shows that it is loaded, i have tried so many broadcom fixes for my dell d820 that when I load this driver up, my nic shows up as "en2"

when I try to:

sudo -s

ifconfig ether 00:19:b9:58:ce:04

I get:

ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Network is down

My first thought was maybe I should plug it in and then try, but same result, while there is a link, the system preferences does not show a difference weither there is a link or not, my dmesg shows:

AppleBCM5151Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed

AppleBCM5151Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - enable - failed

Any Ideas??

I'm getting the exact same problem. It recognizes my ethernet card, but I get that error whenever I try to set my mac address. Does anyone know how to fix this?

NGTS · August 7, 2007

It is working with my HP Desktop. I think the driver file is the key to the Gigabit Ethernet card issue.

Truelies77 · September 28, 2007

Hi,

Work for me. But every reboot i've to change the mac address from 00:00:00:00:00:00 to mine.

Don't know how to fix it.

Any idea.

Thanks.

That's exactly my same problem with my Dell OptiPlex GX520... if I do an ifconfig, I see that the MAC address is always 00:00:00:00:00:00.

Thanks a lot in advance for any help.

See ya!

Truelies

TinTim · June 4, 2008

I think you need to edit the "Info.plist" file its inside "AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext\Contents" the driver that you've downloaded.
maybe your vendor and device id is not listed in there.
<key>IONameMatch</key>
                 <array>
                     <string>pci106b,8</string>
                     <string>pci106b,9</string>
                     <string>pci106b,85</string>
                     <string>pci14e4,16a6</string>
                     <string>pci14e4,1648</string>
                     <string>pci14e4,165d</string>
                     <string>pci14e4,1696</string>
                     <string>pci14e4,165e</string>
                     <string>pci14e4,1659</string>
                     <string>pci14e4,1677</string                    
                 </array>
mine is <string>pci14e4,1677</string>

u need to boot it windows or linux Livecd's to to look for your vendor and device ID. After you finish editing the file don't forget to fix the permission.

open the terminal and type ifconfig press return, if u get en0 it means you card its found.

This worked for me!! whoohoo!! I now have internet on my Acer hackintosh, no more booting to windows for internet.

FYI: I have a broadcom netextreme with: manufactid: 14E4 and device id: 1654

All I had to do, to get it working, was to change where it says: 165e to a 1654, so:

<key>IONameMatch</key>
                  <array>
                      <string>pci106b,8</string>
                      <string>pci106b,9</string>
                      <string>pci106b,85</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,16a6</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,1648</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,165d</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,1696</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,165e</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,1659</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,1677</string 
                                     </array>

becomes...

<key>IONameMatch</key>
                  <array>
                      <string>pci106b,8</string>
                      <string>pci106b,9</string>
                      <string>pci106b,85</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,16a6</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,1648</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,165d</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,1696</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,1654</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,1659</string>
                      <string>pci14e4,1677</string 
                                     </array>

..and change the mac address aswell, as it was just a bunch of 00000000000..

cheers everyone!

Vidar F.

Noosymer · November 14, 2008

Hi,

Could someone tells me how to fix the MAC address in order not to have to change it at each reboot ?

shoonik · July 30, 2009

I think you need to edit the "Info.plist" file its inside "AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext\Contents" the driver that you've downloaded.
maybe your vendor and device id is not listed in there.
<key>IONameMatch</key>
			  <array>
				  <string>pci106b,8</string>
				  <string>pci106b,9</string>
				  <string>pci106b,85</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,16a6</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,1648</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,165d</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,1696</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,165e</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,1659</string>
				  <string>pci14e4,1677</string					
			  </array>
mine is <string>pci14e4,1677</string>

u need to boot it windows or linux Livecd's to to look for your vendor and device ID. After you finish editing the file don't forget to fix the permission.

open the terminal and type ifconfig press return, if u get en0 it means you card its found.

When you say edit the "Info.plist".. where is this file and after I edit this what do I do with it?

Thanks

crashnburn_in · April 1, 2010

hey i'm in the same situation as one of the guys above, i followed the guide and my vendor/device id is in their ( the 167d one) but i still get "ifconfig: interface en0 does not exist"

FUJITSU LIFEBOOK S6240
Kalyway 10.5.2 EFI V8

Kernel 9.2.2

Graphics: Intel 915 (GMA900) WORKING WITH QE+CI

Ethernet: Broadcom netxtreme gigabit ethernet (BCM5751) WORKING

Wireless: Intel 2915ABG WORKING WITH IWIDARWIN DRIVER

Disc Drive: MAT{censored}A DVD-RAM UJ-841S WORKING

Proccessor: Intel Pentium M 740 1.73Ghz SSE2

Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio (ALC260) WORKING BUT NO LINE IN OR OUT

Buddy how are you making the 2915ABG work? Which Kext / Driver you using?

cacawate · April 1, 2010

Thank you for this post, I am trying to make my Acer Extensa 5630 LAN work, hopefully this driver would do it.

srinivas Antarvedi · June 14, 2010

Hey guys,

I also have the broadcom netextreme gigabit nic, my device id is 1600

I loaded the driver, and it shows that it is loaded, i have tried so many broadcom fixes for my dell d820 that when I load this driver up, my nic shows up as "en2"

when I try to:

sudo -s

ifconfig ether 00:19:b9:58:ce:04

I get:

ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Network is down

My first thought was maybe I should plug it in and then try, but same result, while there is a link, the system preferences does not show a difference weither there is a link or not, my dmesg shows:

AppleBCM5151Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed

AppleBCM5151Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - enable - failed

Any Ideas??

Hello i have also tried

sudo -s

ifconfig ether 00:19:b9:58:ce:04

I get:

ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Network is down

can anybody help me

thanks

Mykebr · September 8, 2010

Hello i have also tried

sudo -s

ifconfig ether 00:19:b9:58:ce:04

I get:

ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Network is down

can anybody help me

thanks

You have to have it active before you can change the mac address. Go to preferences > network > and see if there is that little green light next to it. It will only work if its active, remember to connect a cable to it.

Now the next step is having someone that can write a script that we can run on the start up or manually when the computer boots up, otherwise you'll have to manually change the info on terminal everytime.

hope this helps

shadowblade2652 · February 25, 2012

I get the same thing AND I have the green light AND my cable is plugged in!

What the heck is going on?

Update:

I got internet by using a tp-link wn723n usb adapter and downloading the RTL8192SU Driver from the osx86.net

"Intel Pro Wireless 2915abg" or "Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet" on Mac OS X 10.4.8

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