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webguy0822
Hi Guys,

I'm running Leo4allV3 on a Dell XPS 420 and everything's working, except internet. My ethernet isnt supported, so I installed a Linksys WMP54G V4.0 that I had lying around. I installed the latest drivers from ralink. Everything installs, I reboot, but the card isnt picked up in System Prefs..

When I try to manually load the kext I get "does not contain code for this architecture". Ideas??

If anybody got this working, please let me know exactly what you did..

Thanks
macgirl
It has a Ralink RT61 chipset, Ralink only provide PPC drivers for this card.

only RT2500, RT73 and RT28xx has drivers for Intel macs.
jbloggs
I have the same card and tried the new drivers --> http://www.ralinktech.com.tw/Home/Support/Macintosh.html

They didn't work. Only other thing is to email their Tech Support (FAE@ralinktech.com.tw, FAE@ralinktech.com) and request drivers for RT61 chipset for the Mac OSX not mentioning that its running on a PC, of course.
BigPimpin
QUOTE(jbloggs @ May 8 2008, 03:28 PM) *
Only other thing is to email their Tech Support (FAE@ralinktech.com.tw, FAE@ralinktech.com) and request drivers for RT61 chipset for the Mac OSX not mentioning that its running on a PC, of course.

In my experience emailing anyone in Taiwan about anything never reults in a reply. You can try, but I wouldn't bank on getting a response.
webguy0822
Are you sure the v4 is RT61? I just read the wiki and it says RT2500

LOOK HERE
CODE
http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.5.2#Wireless


Thanks for the replies
macgirl
QUOTE(jbloggs @ May 8 2008, 02:28 PM) *
I have the same card and tried the new drivers --> http://www.ralinktech.com.tw/Home/Support/Macintosh.html

They didn't work. Only other thing is to email their Tech Support (FAE@ralinktech.com.tw, FAE@ralinktech.com) and request drivers for RT61 chipset for the Mac OSX not mentioning that its running on a PC, of course.

I doubt they believe is not for a hakcintosh since no real Intel Macs has PCI slots, the Mac Pro has PCI-E slots btw.

The only Mac that had PCI slots was the DTK (Developers Transition Kit) and those do not exist anymore since they were lent, not bougth.

QUOTE(webguy0822 @ May 8 2008, 07:23 PM) *
Are you sure the v4 is RT61? I just read the wiki and it says RT2500

LOOK HERE
CODE
http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.5.2#Wireless


Thanks for the replies

maybe it is a 4.1

use DPCI manager to see its DeviceID:
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webguy0822
Ok I'll try that later thanks, if it is a RT2500 which driver should I use since the ones on ralink are PPC ONLY?

thanks again
webguy0822
Crap...It's an rt61!!.. guess I'm Out of Luck?? Whats a good cheap usb wifi adapter to use??

thanks again
jbloggs
I just checked with DPCI Manager and mine does say:

1814:0301 Ralink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI

So I guess I need a new NIC as well.

What I would like is a Gigabit NIC card that would work out of the box, anyone know of one?
macgirl
Realtek 8169

also check the WIKI
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