InsanelyMac Forum > Attansic L1 Driver Project

simphax

May 6 2008, 06:57 AM

I have an Attansic L2 Ethernet in my ASUS F5R . Can I use this driver for my card?

pomket

May 10 2008, 07:17 PM

anyone probe this in p5l-vm 1394 motherboard??

DJConvict

May 11 2008, 07:26 PM

Thank you DaemonES and MadInt! We owe you big time!
Finally I can ditch that Realtek and use my onboard nic.
I have been running this driver for a couple of days now and it works great. No crashes under heavy load, DHCP works, no KPs, or shutdown/restart problems.

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SERBIA - BOG JE SA NAMA

lucif3r

May 12 2008, 03:04 PM

you guys are truly amazing!!! Thanks!!

FreemanTP

May 19 2008, 12:40 PM

Can't wait to get home from work and give it a try. With luck I can throw away my old 3Com 905b adapter and use the onboard attansic nic

kiwi89

May 20 2008, 12:50 AM

Well I have been using these drivers on my p5k-se mobo and they have been working great.... infact Im using them at the moment lol and Ive had no probs. Thanks guys.

glitchbit

May 20 2008, 07:44 PM

Thanks, Jimmy it installed and worked immediately and I got it just in time because I found out my SQL server 2005 does not work going through bridge mode or NAT and now I am using my built in L1 for OSX and my usb ethernet for VMwares XP!

scsi_mac

May 22 2008, 01:14 PM

Thanks for the hard work!

c1m1n

May 23 2008, 04:02 AM

Many Thanks to DaemonES, MadInt, and everybody for amazing work on this driver. Working flawlessly on 10.5.2 (vanilla+EFI)

LeoNep

May 24 2008, 10:15 AM

This worked perfectly on my new Asus P5KC board and Leo4AllV3. Thank you everyone!!

obs0lete

May 24 2008, 10:09 PM

Wow...works like a charm! This works on the Asus P5KPL-VM. Thanks!

ovof

May 25 2008, 10:49 AM

QUOTE(obs0lete @ May 24 2008, 10:09 PM)

Wow...works like a charm! This works on the Asus P5KPL-VM. Thanks!

Does anyone found a solution to make it work after sleep/wake ?

After sleep/wake, it has unassigned ip adress, and even manually ip set, no work, need reboot,

Thanks for any help

ali sert

May 25 2008, 10:51 AM

hello I don't install driver ...how to install driver... I very little anything mac....anybody screenshot step step help me please very very thanks...

Strannik

May 25 2008, 10:56 AM

Doesn't work on M2N

(10.5.2 rev.2 from Zephyroth)

Signal64

May 25 2008, 04:32 PM

QUOTE(Jimmy Mallmann @ Apr 25 2008, 11:14 AM)

Hi, here is a .pkg of the last version of the kext posted here...

Hope it helps some one..

Thanks to DaemonES and MadInt (again!)
Click to view attachment

I'm only seeing one issue with these on an ASUS P5E-VM HDMI motherboard with a Leo4AllR3 10.5.2 install.
As reported by others, there is an issue with the driver not working correctly when coming back from sleep.

The /var/log/system.log looks like:

CODE

May 25 09:09:03 alans-macpro31 kernel[0]: System Doze
May 25 09:09:18 alans-macpro31 configd[52]: setting hostname to "alans-macpro31.local"
May 25 09:09:19 alans-macpro31 kernel[0]: [AttansicL1Ethernet] Error: >>> rx exception: status = 0x65700011
May 25 09:09:28: --- last message repeated 2 times ---
May 25 09:09:28 alans-macpro31 ntpd[33]: sendto(17.72.133.42) (fd=26): Can't assign requested address
May 25 09:09:36 alans-macpro31 kernel[0]: [AttansicL1Ethernet] Error: >>> rx exception: status = 0x65700011
May 25 09:10:06: --- last message repeated 20 times ---
May 25 09:10:09 alans-macpro31 kernel[0]: [AttansicL1Ethernet] Error: >>> rx exception: status = 0x65700011
May 25 09:10:33: --- last message repeated 5 times ---
May 25 09:10:33 alans-macpro31 ntpd[33]: sendto(17.72.133.42) (fd=23): No route to host
May 25 09:10:35 alans-macpro31 kernel[0]: [AttansicL1Ethernet] Error: >>> rx exception: status = 0x65700011
May 25 09:11:05: --- last message repeated 5 times ---
May 25 09:11:23 alans-macpro31 kernel[0]: [AttansicL1Ethernet] Error: >>> rx exception: status = 0x65700011
May 25 09:11:39: --- last message repeated 2 times ---
May 25 09:11:39 alans-macpro31 ntpd[33]: sendto(17.72.133.42) (fd=23): No route to host
May 25 09:11:45 alans-macpro31 kernel[0]: [AttansicL1Ethernet] Error: >>> rx exception: status = 0x65700011
May 25 09:12:15: --- last message repeated 2 times ---
May 25 09:12:44 alans-macpro31 ntpd[33]: sendto(17.72.133.42) (fd=23): No route to host
May 25 09:13:47 alans-macpro31 ntpd[33]: sendto(17.72.133.42) (fd=23): No route to host
May 25 09:14:52 alans-macpro31 ntpd[33]: sendto(17.72.133.42) (fd=23): No route to host

Otherwise it's been very quick and stable.
I used Auto Negotiate and it DHCP'd and determined the 1000baseT Full-Duplex correctly.

Is there a possible resolution to the sleep issue?

solaris2k8

May 28 2008, 02:57 PM

Please ..help

Installed Kalyway Leopard 10.5.2 and my ATI 2900XT works great... on DVI

I have an ASUS P5K Motherboard that needs AttansicL1Ethernet to find my network card....

Never used Mac before... and I don't know how to install Kext files

All I know is that I have a Zip file tha contains many files...

Is it possible ... someone to write a guide for "idiots" ?

Thank you in advance

Signal64

May 28 2008, 03:49 PM

solaris2k8 - Just use the package Jimmy posted in post #342 of this thread.
It handles the install of the kext files for you.

Still issues with sleep on two systems.. not sure if there is a way to unload/load the driver on system sleep/wake.

penarol

May 28 2008, 04:59 PM

Hi

Work very fine here in Asus P5L-VM1394
Now i have a free pci slot in my mobo (I Don´t need now my PCI Realtek 8139)
Thanks for your time and Efforts.
This community is big because there´s people with you...

Thanks Again
Cheers

Signal64

May 29 2008, 06:01 AM

Penarol - You tested it with putting the system to sleep and waking it up?

Jimmy Mallmann

May 29 2008, 11:52 AM

QUOTE(solaris2k8 @ May 28 2008, 11:57 AM)

Please ..help

Installed Kalyway Leopard 10.5.2 and my ATI 2900XT works great... on DVI

I have an ASUS P5K Motherboard that needs AttansicL1Ethernet to find my network card....

Never used Mac before... and I don't know how to install Kext files

All I know is that I have a Zip file tha contains many files...

Is it possible ... someone to write a guide for "idiots" ?

Thank you in advance

Hi, I had the same " resuming from sleep " problem with a 3Com NIC and other I do not remember the model. I had to wait a little to it to "refresh" the conection, you can manualy refresh it in the NIC´s advanced controls, renew IP...

C ya!

The problem seems to be with OSX,

nikeita

May 30 2008, 12:02 AM

the driver do the job very well, except it stop working when wake-up from a resume/sleep state.
any workaround? i'm on 10.5.2...
thx

Signal64

May 31 2008, 02:38 AM

After a system sleep and wake, I waited 30 minutes and tried to renew the ip as a test.
Didn't work.

Seems the driver goes into a corrupted state with the following in /var/log/system.log

[AttansicL1Ethernet] Error: >>> rx exception: status = 0x65700011

This is with the lasted drivers kindly packaged by Jimmy Mallmann in post #342 of this thread.

sashabe

Jun 2 2008, 08:24 PM

Thanks for this hard work!!! It works perfectly on Asus P5B-E.

Signal64

Jun 3 2008, 02:21 AM

And how does the sleep portion work (which nobody seems to check before reporting "it works")?

braveskunk

Jun 3 2008, 08:40 AM

hey, i have a desktop pc and sleep option dont work at all for me, so i cannot say if the driver works after waking up... sorry

vracman

Jun 4 2008, 04:04 PM

QUOTE(Jimmy Mallmann @ Apr 25 2008, 06:14 PM)

Hi, here is a .pkg of the last version of the kext posted here...

Hope it helps some one..

Thanks to DaemonES and MadInt (again!)
Click to view attachment

Works very fine in Asus P5E-VM HDMI!!!
Thanx!!!!!!!!!!!!

Signal64

Jun 5 2008, 03:04 AM

QUOTE(vracman @ Jun 4 2008, 09:04 AM)

Works very fine in Asus P5E-VM HDMI!!!
Thanx!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not with sleep it doesn't. That's the board I'm using.

digable

Jun 5 2008, 06:51 AM

I wanted to also confirm the no ip after waking up from sleep on the P5E-VM HDMI.

khalloooz

Jun 6 2008, 01:46 AM

i'm very new here and i wanna know how i make exactlly the patch ...thanks

DAMO960

Jun 7 2008, 06:09 PM

can somebody please help. i have zip package but dont have a clue how to install, please have read about loaddebug.sh and dtill cant work it can somebody please give me step by step instructions, the folder is located /Users/daimonbowland/Desktop/AttansicL1Extensions

thank you in advance

footswitch

Jun 8 2008, 09:19 PM

i haven't actually tested this yet, but.. you guys totally rule

this community owes you

i'm going to test this in my P5K-SE right away.

maybe the first post of this thread should be updated, and include a link to the .zip with the package.

best regards and catch you later

(i'll go insane if i post the result via OS X from my P5K-SE!)

braveskunk

Jun 9 2008, 07:20 AM

QUOTE(DAMO960 @ Jun 7 2008, 08:09 PM)

can somebody please help. i have zip package but dont have a clue how to install, please have read about loaddebug.sh and dtill cant work it can somebody please give me step by step instructions, the folder is located /Users/daimonbowland/Desktop/AttansicL1Extensions

thank you in advance

if you have .pkg version of the installer just double-click and install. if you have the "scripted" version-with install scripts. open terminal
type sudo
enter your password
navigate to the folder you unzipped the installer to, eg.:
/users/your_name/downloads/l1_driver/
and type

sh installdebug.sh
wait till finish
type restart and hit enter
or choose restart from the apple menu
thats all

if you have problem with running thru folders in terminal. these commands should help you:

cd folder_name <-- enter the folder
cd .. <-- go up one folder(to the parent folder)
cd / <---go to the root folder

ls -l <--list files and foldeds in current folder
sh script_name.sh <-- run the script specified in script_name

hope this helped a bit:)

mseren

Jun 9 2008, 08:18 PM

Thank you daemonES for this awsome driver. I've just installed and everythings OK! I have Asus P5K SE and works perfect!

Thanks again for your hard work and good luck for your next projects.

kiu777

Jun 9 2008, 10:08 PM

Works in principle but is dead after wkae up from sleep. Not usable for me (Asus P5K-SE)

arhip

Jun 10 2008, 10:06 AM

Just installed and tested on my ASUS P5KR (Kalyway 10.5.2). Seems to work fine! Will test sleep/wake later...

Thank you guys!

UPD:
I've tested sleep option. It works for me. Great!

Bart86

Jun 11 2008, 04:25 PM

Tested on P5K (vanilla). 10.5.3 kalyway, vanilla kernel. Work upon boot, but does not work after resuming from sleep. Tried ifconfig down/up, still doesn't work. Have to reboot to make it work again.

drsgfire

Jun 11 2008, 04:52 PM

Hello there. First off let me say that I am not using a Attansic card. I was reading on another thread that the Attansic kext would also fix an atheros card, which is what I have. If that is true then can you please help me out with this. I have downloaded the kext for the attansic and put it in my extensions folder. I ran the terminal and when I got to the part where you type "kextload attansicl1ethernet.kext" it says this:

kextload: extension /system/library/extensions/attansicl1ethernet.kext is not authentic (check ownership and permissions; run with -t for details)

so I went to the kext file in the extensions folder and got info on the file. I changed the permissions to read & write for all users. I don't know if that has anything to do with it though. I am a big windows user and I don't know a whole lot about the mac structure. I don't know how to do this "-t" thing it's talking about. I feel like I'm really close to getting my wifi working. Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Jose

footswitch

Jun 11 2008, 07:39 PM

Hi again. This actually works with my Asus P5K SE

it's awesome, now my hackintosh is fully functional

It's however strange the behavior with sleep/resume. I got it to work one time, but don't know how and why.

Colares

Jun 13 2008, 01:44 PM

QUOTE(braveskunk @ Apr 16 2008, 02:44 PM)

or if u dont have/dont know what kext helper is.
copy the kext to system/library/extensions,then open terminal,
type sudo -s
enter your password
navigate to system/library/extensions to do that, type

cd /
cd system/library/extensions/
type kextload attansicl1ethernet.kext
open disk utility and click repair permissions
the commands u have to enter are bold

Whats this password?
I hit enter (no password and dont work)
try name of hd, name of machine and dont work either...

I didnt made a password, i just let the field of password blank and installed.
I MUST reinstall? Or what should I do?

braveskunk

Jun 13 2008, 02:28 PM

no u can boot from install dvd and when the setup is loaded, choose reset password from tools menu. then create a new one- but dont create an empty one. then you will be able to do the rest. i honestly dont know other way to work it out. maybe just sudo command without any switches? i'm not sure.

fonglee

Jun 14 2008, 02:58 AM

Working perfectly for me on P5L-MX...thank you very much.

BlackAle

Jun 15 2008, 12:24 AM

Amazing, working great on an Asus P5KC. Thanks so much.

Batian

Jun 15 2008, 09:14 PM

Thanks for the great work, guys.
basically this driver works for my Asus P5K board, but for some reason i'm seemingly getting extremely low bandwidth (no more than 20 kbit in local LAN) and long delays in DNS-lookup. any suggestions what might be the reason?

PS: Odd, but seems that reinstalling the 10.5.3 combo update (which i did to fix core image support) fixed the Problem.

Bart86

Jun 16 2008, 04:40 AM

Hey Batian - you have the same board as me. Can you confirm that the driver works for you after resuming from sleep. If so can you list your BIOS version and also what sort of sleep you doing...eg. S1, S3 etc.

Thanks

kiwi89

Jun 16 2008, 04:54 AM

QUOTE(Colares @ Jun 13 2008, 01:44 PM)

Whats this password?
I hit enter (no password and dont work)
try name of hd, name of machine and dont work either...

I didnt made a password, i just let the field of password blank and installed.
I MUST reinstall? Or what should I do?

Did you get my PM I sent you? If you didnt make a password make one or just leave that bit blank. Try to think a little before you go and ask things like that.
Dw you wont have to install, just make a password for your account. Its soo much easier to use kext helper so if you dont have it google for it and try that instead of trying to use the console.

Batian

Jun 19 2008, 10:57 AM

QUOTE(Bart86 @ Jun 16 2008, 06:40 AM)

Hey Batian - you have the same board as me. Can you confirm that the driver works for you after resuming from sleep. If so can you list your BIOS version and also what sort of sleep you doing...eg. S1, S3 etc.

Thanks

no, i cant confirm i'm afraid. Sometimes it works (i have absolutely no clue why, or where the difference to "standard behavior" is there) , but most of the time i get the

CODE

Error: >>> rx exception: status = 0x60700011

as everyone else.

I'm using S3 only sleep mode with Version 1006 BIOS

TigerK_69

Jun 21 2008, 05:14 AM

I've been monitoring this thread since the beginning and it has been worth the wait. Thanks DaemonES and MadInt! Just installed the pkg and it works beautifully with my P5L-VM 1394!
Спасибо братья!

DAMO960 get the pkg file from page 18, quick and easy installer!

Ardman

Jun 25 2008, 06:14 PM

You rock. Working on P5k-c

rooq

Jun 26 2008, 09:33 PM

Great work, the driver works for me too. P5K, 10.5.3 Kalyway update.
A few issues though also for me:

GigE doesn't work for me, only 100M and slower (tried FD/HD, also fails)
Ethernet is gone after resume from sleep (10.5.3, orig. kernel)
And I'm getting really slow upload speeds, download is fine, but upload is only 500K max.

Any news on an updated version which possibly adresses these issues? Else I'm getting an RT8169 based card pretty soon.

Thanks,

Rooq

realpolitik

Jun 30 2008, 07:12 AM

So, what's the verdict.

Has anyone gotten this to work including sleep functionality on any motherboard? If so, which?

Also, is this definitely working on Atheros L1 chipsets?