Presario V4000 almost works. No wifi

[randomgyan]

After half a night, I have managed to install OSX 10.4.9 on my Compaq PResario V4000

Spec:

Intel Pentium M 1.73GHz

Intel GMA900 (native driver selection in the install)

ICH6 and ICH8 (native driver selection in install)

Broadcom wifi

Integrated audio (which works fine with the native drivers)

ethernet (again works fine with the native drivers)

 

the problem i have is - i cannot get wifi running because i have no idea what broadcom chip i have.

Is there a way to figure that out in OSX or in bios or at boot or something?

 

If anyone with the V4000 can tell me what broadcom wifi chip is inside, it would be awesome!

 

Further - strangely enough, i do have bluetooth and it shows up in the finder bar on top!

The hardware button seems to work as well when i switch it off, the bluetooth gets disabled, when i switch it on, the bluetooth is enabled. But no wifi.

 

Is there ANYWAY to fix the wifi?

 

Thanks!

[randomgyan]

hmm ok i did some more research and apparently, the device ID for the broadcom chip is 4318:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=13766

 

 

But after editing the files as mentioned here:

http://www.insanelymac.com/lofiversion/index.php/t51881.html

 

I STILL cant get wifi to work. my kext file now has all the device Ids from 4311 to 4330 (yup ALl of them)

and i also changed the other file as per the steps above but still no luck with this.

 

Help!!

[candykane]

BroadCOM4318 Wifi Chipset next time just use google

[randomgyan]

i Did

and finally did find 4318 (and noted that in my second post above) but it still isnt working so... any other ideas i can try?

[candykane]

Part 5: Airport

(Thanks To EuroFreakyMac For The Guide)

 

1. Open Terminal, Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal

 

 

 

type this -> sudo su

 

3: then this -> cd /System/Library/Extensions

 

4: then ->cd /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext/Contents/

 

5: then: nano -w Info.plist

 

6: Ok then scroll down until you see:

 

<key>IONameMatch</key>

<array>

<string>pci14e4,4328</string>

<string>pci14e4,4329</string>

<string>pci14e4,432a</string>

<string>pci14e4,4311</string>

<string>pci14e4,4312</string>

<string>pci14e4,4313</string>

<string>pci14e4,4319</string>

<string>pci14e4,431a</string>

 

7: before <string>pci14e4,4319</string> add this: <string>pci14e4,4318</string> (change the 4318 to your ID, Mines is 4318 because i have Dell Wireless 1370)

 

8: then Control X, then Y then hit Enter

 

9: then Do: sudo reboot

 

10: then you should see a Blank Baseball Feild Icon (airport icon) on the finder bar

 

11: Open up Terminal then type -> sudo su

 

12: Then -> cd /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/

 

13: Then -> nano -w /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist

 

14: You should See this

 

<key>BSD Name</key>

<string>en0</string>

<key>IOBuiltin</key>

<false/>

<key>IOInterfaceType</key>

<integer>6</integer>

<key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>IOLocation</key>

<string></string>

<key>IOMACAddress</key>

<data>

 

15: change that to this:

 

<key>BSD Name</key>

<string>en1</string>

<key>IOBuiltin</key>

<false/>

<key>IOInterfaceType</key>

<integer>6</integer>

<key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>

<integer>1</integer>

<key>IOLocation</key>

<string></string>

<key>IOMACAddress</key>

<data>

16: then Ctrl-X -> Y -> Enter

 

17: Then: sudo reboot

 

18: After Reboot, Click the Airport Icon on the finder bar and click 'Network Preferences' It'll Say

 

Has Found the following Port

 

'Airport'

 

19: Click Ok then click the drop down box that has Show: next to it then click 'Airport' then click Apply Now and then, Click the Airport icon then select your Network and then Your Done

 

 

 

you did all that?

[el_joze]

Hello, I also have a laptop, compaq presario v4000, did I say you could exact version of OSX 10.4.9 you used?

 

Thanks.