WITH 10.4.x
Checked with 10.4.8/.9, gives you a 100% airport extreme experience.
For use with 10.4.10+ you need to copy the kext from one of the previous versions. You can get it easily by downloading Apple's 10.4.8 update, then using Pacifist to extract the IO80211Family.kext


WITH 10.5.x
Using the 10.4.8 kext with Leopard gives you a working airport extreme, but only for WEP or open networks. WPA is proving a bit belligerent, you can connect to wpa2/wpa networks using the "chipxsd method" described at the end of this post. Editing the 10.5 kext can lock up your system when trying to use your airport. Feedback would be greatly appreciated if you have found a way, or even if you tried and failed.

Leopard "instructions" after the Tiger ones.


10.4 up to 10.4.8


Manufacturer ID: 168c
Device ID: 0013

(168c:0013)


Edit:

/System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortAtheros5424.kext/Contents/Info.plist

from

<key>IONameMatch</key>
<array>
<string>pci106b,0086</string>
<string>pci168c,1c</string>


change to

<key>IONameMatch</key>
<array>
<string>pci106b,0086</string>
<string>pci168c,1c</string>
<string>pci168c,13</string>

if your manufacturer & Device ID are different, just change the line to

<string>pci{man ID,Dev ID}</string>


Then

sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/
sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/
sudo rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
sudo rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache

(Or, use the script in the attached .dmg file if you can't be bothered cleaning up permissions by hand)

Reboot...

and voilà detected as an airport extreme card


LEOPARD INSTRUCTIONS:

The previous kext method:

For use with 10.5 you need to copy the kext from one of the previous versions. You can get it easily by downloading Apple's 10.4.8 update, then using Pacifist to extract the IO80211Family.kext

Edit the kext as per the Tiger instructions above...

(Thanks Eclau.)




The new kext method

For 10.5, follow the same procedure, but edit the System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortAtheros.kext




warning:

With Leopard kexts a lot of computers get this problem -consider it a "work in progress." This seems to help in some cases:



Connecting to WPA/WPA2 in 10.5

To connect to WPA/WPA2 networks follow this guide (thanks chipsxd). Your airport icon in the task bar may or may not work, and, you might get an error at the end of the steps - BUT you will be connected to the network



A little tip to make life easier. under /system/library/CoreServices is the Network Diagnostics.app. Drag it onto your dock and use it to connect - saves a few clicks

To make it connect automatically at login:

Use chipxsd's script from here

or:



Note: if you get these symptoms:



Then



(Thanks thew.)

Hi, where did you purchase this card, or where is it available for purchase?

Works Great !!!!!

thanks :]

http://www.extremepc.co.nz/product_info.ph...6384d4b943b4818

That's about $20 US, but that's probably useless for you if you are outside of NZ.

I have the getgear WG311T that has the same device id and vendor id like TP-LINK and it works great.

Where can I find the Device ID and Vendor ID without opening up the laptop?
My System Profiler doesn't show any information.

Shooting myself in the foot here... I found my own answer in a Rammjet thread:

Hardware ID's

If you install apple's AirPortExtremeUpdate2007001 (feb 07) you will need to re-edit the plist, but otherwise this method works fine with the new kext & frame work.

Is there a known solution for Atheros 5523-based cards? Mine appears in System Profiler (vendor ID 0cf3 and device ID 0002), and it indicates that the manufacturer is Atheros, but this plist mod will not work.

The kext itself says it's for the 5424, but here it works for the 5212. Is there any way of knowing what the difference is?

Have you tried adding the id to the other atheros plist? -probably delete it first from the 5424 one

Yeah. It looks like it's just plain incompatible. Thanks for the tip.

I've moved it over to a Linux box using NDISwrapper and stole the PCI wireless card from that machine after finding it in the HCL. Lucky me!

Thanks with your help my TP-Link wireless card works.

I must be doing something wrong. I have the same card as consolation, with the same manufacturer ID and device ID. I followed the instructions:

1. added the <string>pci168c,13</string> to the /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortAtheros5424.kext/Contents/Info.plist file
2. sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/
3. sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/
4. sudo rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
5. sudo rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache
6. and finally rebooted the machine

When OSX loads, I see the Airport icon on the bar, but it doesn't seem to work. When I load the System Profiler, it says "Airport is currently off".
I did all that on a fresh 10.4.8 installation. What am I doing wrong?

My Hackintosh setup:
- P5W64 mobo
- Intel QX6700
- 2GB DDR2
- ATI X1590XT
- TP-LINK 651G

Can someone please help me?

Are you using plist editor to edit the plist? I find that nano in terminal works as well, but you have to be VERY careful with formatting. Sounds like you are doing everything right. Maybe use the kext from 10.4.5, you will only get plain airport with that, but it could be a fall back option while you try to work things out.

Else, apply apple's 10.4.8 combo, replace kernel and Applesmbios.kext before reboot and try again.

You just need to edit the /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist file

edit the string <string>en0</string>

to <string>en1</string> (or en2 if you have other network cards i guess)

and string <key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>
<integer>0</integer>

to <key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>
<integer>1</integer> <--- this number shall reflect the one used in the other.. so if you have en1 it shoud be 1 and en2 should be 2 and so on.


Then just reboot and check your network settings. It should find a new Airport card.

Finnaly, it works!!

Thank you Thew and consolation for your help.

If anyone is interested, I can "lend" my notes from my notebook. My english is a bit crappy, but I think it's still usefull. You can find it here: http://www.google.com/notebook/public/0306...Q8d-Ks50i?hl=en

it worked for me on a tp-link TL550G
works good and easy
Thanks a lot!

Tidied up first post.

I used this method in an attempt to get my Netgear WG311T Wireless Card to work. I'm using JaS 10.4.8. I believed this was the correct method, I applied it and ended up seeing no results so I reset in hope it would update then. Instead I found I was stuck at the Grey loading screen with the swirling not pinwheel. I have a backed up kext but I can't get into console or anything to replace it. I was hoping someone could guide me in the right direction.

JaS 10.4.8
E6600 Processor
P5B Asus Mother Board

boot into single user mode (instructions on how to are easily found here), then delete the kext and try again, check your device IDs, etc.

This method works for my Netgear WG311 (first revision), WG311T and WPN311...

Thanks....

New revisions of these cards use AR5213 and dont work

Tried TP-LINK 651G

If someone managed to get them work somehow pls share info.

Consolation,

I read this entire thread and gave it a whirl on a new HP a6040n Desktop. Its a 945G chipset Asus board with Built in Lan. That does not seem to work.

I bought a Netgear Wireless PCI card for cheap but its new and its a WG311TNA. I loaded a Linux Live CD and ran LSPCI -nn and checked everythign and its the same card manufacturer and ID as yours exactly. It read out as AR5212 802.11abg NIC [168c:0013] (Rev 01).

I used plist editor as well although not sure what the difference between using that and nano is?

I noticed you enter 13 and not 0013 not sure why but I entered as you did pci168c,13

I see the airport Icon on the top menu bar and its off.

I did as they said here to modify the file and change en0 to en1 even tried en2 and changed the other line of script as it sais to with the exact same number. Also edited it in plist editor.

I did not do the apple combo update. The one you download? I think they are on 10.4.10 now.

You said to save the kernel and the Applesmbios.kext, but what about the system.kext as well? Any other kexts I should save and resore?

Another question how do they get these IDs? Like I did or is there a command in MAC terminal to get the ID? I tried lspci lshal etc etc. Is there a different BSD command for that? I am thinkning not?


Ok here is what my config looks like and tell me what you think is wrong?

My Linkysy WDM300N works right out of the box without any modifications but as soon as I do an update like Uphuck's combo update it kills my network altogether. I have to try to apple Combo update and restore the usual files. There is a tutorial on this and there a are a few other kexts to save and loginwindow.app as well. No biggie!!




Built-in Ethernet:

Type: Ethernet
Hardware: Ethernet
BSD Device Name: en0
IPv4:
Configuration Method: DHCP
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
Proxies:
FTP Proxy Enabled: No
FTP Passive Mode: Yes
Gopher Proxy Enabled: No
HTTP Proxy Enabled: No
HTTPS Proxy Enabled: No
RTSP Proxy Enabled: No
SOCKS Proxy Enabled: No




Built-in FireWire:

Type: FireWire
Hardware: FireWire
BSD Device Name: fw0
IPv4:
Configuration Method: DHCP
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
Proxies:
Proxy Configuration Method: Manual
ExcludeSimpleHostnames: 0
FTP Passive Mode: Yes
Auto Discovery Enabled: No
Ethernet:
MAC Address: 00:11:d8:00:01:2f:e0:2d
Media Options: Full Duplex
Media Subtype: autoselect



Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x5A00)
Wireless Card Locale: Unknown
Wireless Card Firmware Version: 0.1.27
Current Wireless Network: AirPort is currently turned off


Help would be greatly appreciated.

Hardware:
HP Desktop a6040n Core 2 Duo 1.86GHZ
Asus IPLBL-LA 945G chipset
2 Gigs ram
OSX86 Jas 10.4.8 latest DVD PPF1 PPF2 SSE2 SSE3 HPET

Consolation,

I was finally able to make them work both the Netgear WG311TNA and the Buffalo Card which is a Broadcom chipset 4318.

I was not able to get my Linksys WPN300N to work in Uphuck's 10.4.9 only in Jas 10.4.8. I see it in the Network as Airport but not in the Airport config. When I run Network from the Profiler it shows it in Red and when I click connect I get the signal window and It does nothing, sais its off?

I wonder if I need to update to Airport Express?

What do I need to save again? the AppleSMBIOS.kext and Kernel only? What about System.kext and FamilyNetwork and IO80211 kexts?



Would you happen to know which Kexts I need to modify for USB Wireless and which ones are for the LAN Ethernet both PCI and BUilt into the Motherboard?

Sorry about all the questions.

Thanks

Hi,

I was just typing you a reply when you posted.. I'll try to help, but it might be sporadic; me and my partner had a new baby yesterday... When you do a system update you need to keep (or re-edit) ALL the kexts you modified for your system. If you are using apple update (as opposed to the pre hacked versions), you will need to keep your AppleSMBIOS.kext and put in a hacked Kernel.

My understanding is that the kexts that deal with usb bus and pci bus are separate from the network chipsets, i.e. you need both to run but only the network ones need concern us; as long as the device meets usb or pci spec. I could be wrong

What chipset is the Linksys WPN300N?

P.S. What did you need to do to get your netgear running?

Thanks for the quick reply.

the Linksys wmp300n :

14e4:4329


I just rewrote the script again and rebooted then went into network and it said new port and Viola I had it working.

I cannot get the 14e4:4329 device to work in Uphuck's 10.4.9 r1.3 in either my hp a6040n, Core 2 Dup 1.86GHZ, 945G chipset nor my HP m9040n Quad Core 2.4GHZ G33 chipset.

It does work in Jas 10.4.8.

Thanks again for the quick reply, I also repled to the other post you replied to.

WIll a MAC Airport Wireless Thumbdrive work on a PC with hackintosh?

That's manufacturer id not chipset; looks like broadcom to me. Find out which broadcom chipset it uses, then what kext is called on. Transplant the .8 kext into your new install.

LSPCI from a Linux Live CD shoudl give me the Manufact and chipset I hope. THen how do you know which kext is called on?

Netgear WG311T PCI
10.4.10
Have edited according to post #1.
Unable to boot into GUI. Booting stopped after the following message:
AirPort_Ahr5424ab: Ethernet address 00:18:4d:77:c5:d2
Light on card continues to flash...Any idea? Thank you

Edit:
Have just installed the PCI card on a 10.4.8 system...
Recognized as Airport without problem.
Anyone can help with 10.4.10? Thank you!

I'd check that I have the correct manufacturer/device ids and that the plist is edited correctly.
If it's recognised as airport it will only give you b not g.

the kexts are different. in 10.4.8, it's AirPortAtheros5424.kext but in 10.4.10, it's AirPortAtheros.kext.
Have re-edited & tried many times, similar problem, boot would not proceed...

Replace the /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext from .10 with the one from .8; now that you mention it, I copied mine over when I upgraded to .10 (so I wouldn't have to re-edit), works fine. Then, follow instructions in first post. Make sure you fix the permissions up.

copying kext from 10.4.8 did the trick!
Thank you!

Tp-Link TL-WN651G Works Great !!!!! thanks

Some of these cards will work right out of box, but, without the edit they will be recognised as Airport not Airport Extreme. Airport will only give you "b," if you want "g" you need to edit.

i can't get it to work in leopard.
after adding the line in the info.plist the card is recognized as airport and it even shows the available networks, but when i try to connect to a network the whole os freezes and i gotta press the reset button.

does anybody else get this behavior?

is there a fix for it?

thanks in advance.

se_dony

I just had the same thing happen on another computer that used to work w/ 4.10. I will have a play around when I get back to mine. It was working for a while at least.

Got the exact same prob and i ended up copying the IO80211Family.kext I used in Tiger, it still works in Leo

My Netgear WG311T is finally recognized by Leo, thanks to you consolation. The only problem is that i'm not able to join wpa/wep network. Only open ones. I can't understand why.

Yeah, I noticed that as well. We might need to copy an older framework. There seems to be quite a few ppl having this problem, not just with atheros cards. I'll try to mix and match some bits in the weekend if I get the time; new baby and all that, hasn't left me a lot of time to muck around with computers....

ok. i tried the versions that i thought might work:

10.4.5 version: doesn't work (not recognized) (this version worked before in tiger 10.4.9)
10.4.8 version: recognized but i can't turn it on in the preferences pane (the entry in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist is also correct)
10.5.0 version: recognized but os freezes if i try to connect to a network

if anybody has a working configuration (maybe some additional framework that needs to be changed)
it would be great if it gets posted so others can try it out.

thanks in advance

For Leopard 10.5:
I use orignal IO80211Family.kext, but after editing Info.plist, I removed all Code* files from the directory, and from the main kext directory.
Everything work fine

--- HW ---
Atheros 5212 PCI:168c,1014
IBM Thinkpad T60

Can anyone confirm that? Using that edit I get system lockup when I turn AP on. If it works for others I'll add it to the first post.

I'm wondering if we are not bumping into Apple's code signing as per here. Some components won't run because they detect that the new kext has been altered. Just a wild guess at this stage...

I just went to the store and picked up a Netgear WG311T, followed this guide, and I am working (using Leopard 10.5)

I can even connect to secured networks (currently connected to a WEP network submitting this post)

I'm not sure how though - If there's anything I can do to help so other people can connect to secured networks please let me know.

I'm using a modified 10.4.8 kext that I got from the official apple.com patch

Thanks,

good luck.

Same thing happens to me with Leo - the whole computer freezes, even my keyboard doesn't respond afterwards (caps lock...).

I edited the /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortAtheros.kext, and added the <string>pci168c,13</string> line. AirPort is recognized, OS X even finds the access points around me, but as soon as I enter the WPA password (which is requested by my home access point), and hit the 'connect' button, the whole system freezes.

My TL-WN651g works well in 10.4.8 (and even 10.4.9 and 10.4.10 using the 10.4.8's IO80211Family.kext), but no luck in 10.5. If I try to overwrite the Leopard's IO80211Family.kext with the 10.4.8's one, system complains it's not a valid kext installation. I change the ownership, run the repairPermissions and delete the kext cache, but it still complains.

How did you guys managed to get the TL-WN651g working in Leopard 10.5?

No permissions errors... Try to chown -R root:wheel it maybe... But it works fine, even WEP !

At the top of the guide it says if you use Leopard you need to download the Mac OSX 10.4.8 update from Apple:

NOTE
For use with 10.4.10+/10.5 you need to copy the kext from one of the previous versions. You can get it easily by downloading Apple's 10.4.8 update, then using Pacifist to extract the IO80211Family.kext

I did that, then did all of the edits to THAT kext, and everything works for me.

Let me know how it turns out.

neikous: that's what I did, but the system complained the kext wasn't installed properly. But then I tried the chown again, like cyclonefr said, and it actually worked

But there's this other problem now I can't use the WPA encryption - doesn't matter if I type the right password or not, it doesn't let me connect to it: "Connect failed". But if I connect to my neighbor's router (which doesn't use any encryption) it let's me in.

OK, this is getting a bit confused now. I have two Leo partitions - one is my main one which was an upgrade install from 4.10, the other is my "stunt" partiton that was a clean install. The upgrade one works with 10.4.8 kext only but can't log into WPA, only WEP or open. The clean install works with 10.5 kext but will often (but, not always) freeze when joining a network (only open ones work sometimes), 10.4.8 only gives me access to open (non-encrypted) networks reliably.

Tonight, I will try to copy some older bits from tiger, see if I can make it run this way. My problem is that I no longer have .4.x system to play with. So, if anyone who still has tiger could post which kexts and frameworks are loaded when running wireless on WPA2 network. At least we will know where to start looking for trouble...

I don't know if anyone has posted this but I might have found a solution to the freezing up issue in Leopard. I am running the Leopard flat image and everything was up and running on boot except for my wireless. I decided that since it worked with the IO80211Family.kext from 10.4.5 in Uphuck verison 10.4.9 then it should work on Leopard. I followed your instructions for installing that and also trying the one from 10.4.8 to no avail it found the card but it would not turn on so I edited my leopard kext instead by adding my vid and did 168c:1b and once I changed the permission using the provided dmg file (yes I am lazy ) and rebooted. I went to turn on the airport and bam it froze and after many attempts I finally got it to work.........the solution..... I took all other device ids and only left mine in there and it worked fine after that in fact I am posting on Leopard! Thanks for your help Consolation. Please update your first post to reflect my findings and if you want to give me credit that would be cool but not needed.