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tatsumasadf

Jun 18 2008, 10:30 AM

I have a dell Precision T3400 everything except the Network card works.
It is a Broadcom NetXtreme Intergrated Gigabit Ethernet Controller BCM5754
the DEV_ID = 167A, VEN_ID = 14E4

I have changed /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily/Contents/Plugins/AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext/Contents/Info.plist to include my Card

and changed the hex code of /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily/Contents/Plugins/AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleBCM5701Ethernet I found and replaced all 66 81 fa 59 16 to 66 81 fa 7a 16
and found and replaced 75 71 to eb 71

then opened terninal

CODE

   sudo -s
   cd /
   cd /System/Library/Extensions/
   ln -s IONetworkingFamily.kext com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily.kext
   rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache
   rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
   chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions
   kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions
   reboot

the when I was back to the desktop I opened terminal again and typed

CODE

sudo ifconfig en0 ether 00:1E:C9:41:64:C7

and got this back

CODE

   sudo ifconfig en0 ether 00:1E:C9:41:64:C7
   Password:
   \ifconfig: interface en0 does not exist

although the ethernet port shows up in the network settings it doesn't connect.

please someone help me fix this problem.

infuzion

Oct 2 2008, 02:24 PM

Well this isnt exactly a help with your current network card but why not go buy a cheap osx86 compatible card and throw that in... then you would have a 100% working machine! Network cards are cheap these days and it will save you quite a lot of headache

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