No, it hangs everytime I set the MAC address. But my D-Link router works with 00:00:00:00:00:00

Hi, and tks. everyone, i made it with a Compaq dc5100, but i still stuck with the SetMac Script, first time its load i got a message of security and the system try to fix it, but my MacAdr its still 00000 so i have to manually change it, ¿can any one help me with this?

sorry about my english and tks again

Hi,
I'm using a Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook 7020.
Has anyone else had any success with one of these or something similar?

My net card is a 'Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet' Adaptor, h/w code 167d.

I've tried applying the driver supplied here as instructed and also tried editing the 'info.plist' file but my card still is not recognised at all. I've also tried using dmesg to find the init but the tool is unable to find any references.

Can any provide any assistance or help me?

Thanks.

I still have this problem...any news about 1600 device?

Hi again,
Further to my last mail, I've now gotten it to work, however, I am now stuck with a MAC address of 00:00:00:00:00:00 and an odd set of messages in my startup:

ks-computer:~ root# ifconfig
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en0: flags=8823<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:00:00:00:00:00
media: autoselect (<unknown type>)
supported media: none autoselect 10baseT/UTP <half-duplex> 10baseT/UTP <half-duplex,hw-loopback> 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex,hw-loopback> 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex,flow-control> 100baseTX <half-duplex> 100baseTX <half-duplex,hw-loopback> 100baseTX <full-duplex> 100baseTX <full-duplex,hw-loopback> 100baseTX <full-duplex,flow-control> 1000baseT <full-duplex> 1000baseT <full-duplex,hw-loopback> 1000baseT <full-duplex,flow-control>
fw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 2030
lladdr 00:00:0e:10:03:VV:XX:YY
media: autoselect <full-duplex> status: inactive
supported media: autoselect <full-duplex>

ks-computer:~ root# dmesg
r headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vectors 0:23
ACPI: System State [S0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)
Security auditing service present
BSM auditing present
disabled
From path: "uuid",
Waiting for boot volume with UUID 5201987C-3BC4-32D4-AA84-02C73B601FF0
Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
USB caused wake event (EHCI)
AppleIntelPIIXPATA: Secondary PCI IDE channel is disabled
Debug driver registered: AppleUSBUHCI
Debug driver registered: AppleUSBUHCI
FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 8026 PCI now active, GUID 00000e100352c887; max speed s400.
Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/ST96812AS Media/IOFDiskPartitionScheme/Untitled 2@2
BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
jnl: replay_journal: from: 7367680 to: 5444096 (joffset 0x68000)
Jettisoning kernel linker.
Resetting IOCatalogue.
GFX0: family specific matching fails
display: family specific matching fails
Matching service count = 0
Matching service count = 2
Matching service count = 2
Matching service count = 2
Matching service count = 2
Matching service count = 3
GFX0: family specific matching fails
display: family specific matching fails
GFX0: family specific matching fails
display: family specific matching fails
ApplePS2Trackpad: Synaptics TouchPad v5.9
BCM5751Enet: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00
display: Not usable
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 resetAdapter - FTQ initialization failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 wakeUp - reset adapter failed
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 0 0 enable - failed
(80: coreservicesd)tfp: failed on 0:

Can anyone help with this, as it seems the driver is unable to start my device.
If I do this command, nothing happens, however it doesnt freeze my system.
sudo ifconfig en0 ether 00:01:6C:WW:XX:YY

Additionally, I tried the alternate kext from earlier in this thread (The one which needed a HEX editor to apply the MAC address to the system, which i did), but it crashes my system with a kernel panic on every startup.

Can anyone help please?

THanks all.

Anyone?

Is this thread totally died?

Can someone at least point to a fix or other current thread as I cant seem to find any.

Thanks.

Hi,
Is anyone still working on this?

Hi there,
any chance to has driver working for 1600 id and 10.4.8 ??
Please this is the only missing feature to my hackintosh.
Cheers
Mathias

Thanks Nisa! That worked for me. Do you know of a way that I can manipulate this to make my Sound Blaster Live work? I have the Windows driver disk, can I use that in any way? It is the last thing that I cannot get working.

Thanks again

Oh well, I guess just a little step will make onboard 5752 (1600 id) works, but if there's really no further development, an USB to Ethernet adapter is needed
I spent US$20 for a D-Link DUB-E100, it works flawlessly with driver here:

http://www.sustworks.com/site/news_usb_ethernet.html

bumping this thread also. I have got really close but I guess I will just wait until I swap out my wireless card on my d620 for the dell 1490.
Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5752 [14e4:1600]
Update: My correct MAC address is found and set but I am unable to receive an IP address. Would be nice to have most of the thigns inside the computer working instead of having a franken machine with usb sound, nic, and wireless sticking out of the ports LOL! Wish I had the knowledge to get this working for myself and others but my coding know how and experience are none.

Hi folks, just a little compatibility note here. I'm running JaS' 10.4.8 on a Dell Optiplex GX280 and have everything onboard working but the Broadcom BCM5751 nic. I've tried a number of Nisa-it's drivers now and either get no change with early versions or a system lockup with more recent drivers. I've tried someone else's suggestion of manually loading the drivers once the system is booted but that, too, locks up the system. It always gets as far as the setPowerLevels message then hangs the system. Thanks for all the work that's gone on in this thread so far, it's impressive stuff, and I'd love to see this working properly eventually.

Hi everybody,

I haven't read the whole thread, I hope not to ask something that has already been.
I'm new to OSX X86 (and also to mac in general). I have installed on my new Dell M90 the tiger image downloaded from Emule. It is the Mac OSX 10.4.1.
My gigabit card is a broadcom 57xx and id is : PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1600&SUBSYS_01CF1028&REV_02\4&378EDFA4&0&00E2.

I wish to ask (to Nisa-it) if the driver for this card is available. If I'm not wrong I haven't seen this particular id specified anywhere.
In the cas it is available, which procedure shall I follow to install it?
I have another question for everyone: once installed (if possible) the ethernet card, can I update (and is it advisable or not) my OSX X86 using the update program of tiger or shall I download the updated version of OSX-X86 and reinstall it again? I read something about to not update the Quick Time application...

Tiger seems to work fine on this laptop, but a lot of drivers are missing (I don't know if with updated version the situation is different). Also video seems to be good, except that it has a fixed resolution of 1024 x 768 and it has some problem in refreshing video signal.

Thank you very much to everyone.

Personal thanks to Nisa-it. My NC8230 with 10.4.8 JaS now has Broadcom 5751 adapter (167d device id) properly functioning.

Hi, help needed!

I have installed Mac OS X 10.4.8 on my laptop but I can't get my ethernet to work.
I've got a Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_169C). Has anyone got this to work?

Please help me!


EDIT: It now works thanks to decaturguy (http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...rt=#entry316300)

I've got a problem with this in 10.4.8. I did the 'hack', hex edited the file etc and changed the entries for my 1677 devID NIC.

I got a couple of reboots out of it, although I didnt actually get a network connection working cos my mac address was still 00:00:00:00:00:00.

Then after doing a few application installs and the wireless 'hack' (which now detects my wireless network but wont connect using WEP or WPA...still working on that) - now when I reboot it freezes up after about 3 mins of being on, I can login but only if I do it quickly. When I tried logging in using single user mode it stops at the following point (last few lines copied from the boot screen):

localhost:/ root# Mar 6 19:37:37 localhost DirectoryService[64]: Launched version 2.1 (v353.5)
Airport_Brcm43xx: Ethernet address 00:90:96:b9:6b:96
BCM5701Enet: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00
Mar 6 19:37:38 localhost mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformSendUDP send to failed to send packet on InterfaceID 01808A00 lo0/4 to 224.0.0.251:5353 skt 9 error -1 errno 65 (No route to host) 2078149728
Mar 6 19:37:41 mat-ts-computer mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
AppleBCM5701Ethernet: 1 1659 setPowerLevels - returning early, have a 5721. onoff=, fPciDeviceId=
AppleBCM5701Ethernet: 1 1659 setPowerLevels - returning early, have a 5721. onoff=, fPciDeviceId=

So something about the '1659 setPowerLevels - returning early' makes me worry! Any pointers on cause of this or what it means exactly?

If I disable the NIC in the BIOS it boots fine and dandy and everything works. (except the wireless WEP/WPA still!)

I really want a network connection!!! If anyone can advise how to solve this issue I'd really, really appreciate it - either wired or wireless! I will try to replace the kext file with the original and start again I guess. Now I KNOW it's the NIC causing the problems (and that I can circumvent them by disabling it!) I dont see the point in reinstalling. I need to solve it really.

I'll even make the offer of paypal'ing some one some cash ($20 or something? Name your price!!) if they can send me the 'proper' files to get this working! It's 14e4 1677 (Broadcom '1677' DevID) on a Dell Latitude D610 Centrino, 2GB RAM.
Oh, same goes for getting the wireless to work with WEP etc... I haven't been able to find much on the forum about that issue either.
I hate makiing offers like that...sounds so sad...it's not that I cant be bothered, but I'm leaving the country in the next 2 weeks and really want to have this laptop 100% by then...

Could we not get a sticky going with tried and tested tutorials for fixes...cos you go into a section on here and several different people have added thier little 'tricks and tips' for different releases (10.4.1 - 10.4.8) and by the end of it you dont know which bit's you should do and which you shouldn't. I'm sure my issues have been caused by mixing instructions on the fix's and kext 'hacks'.

As always - thanks in advance for any help!

I found somthing that might be useful I'm about to test it for myself


Broadcom Ethernet
Jon Sharp [email="hackers%40opendarwin.org?Subject=Broadcom%20Ethernet&In-Reply-To=C8778E74-EFDE-11D8-8A97-000A95BA12C4%40opendarwin.org"]jrsharp at southern.edu [/email]
Tue Aug 17 07:55:59 PDT 2004

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>
> That driver is distributed as binary only, so the OpenDarwin project
> doesn't have the source. I just checked the version in CVS [1] and
> verified that it is a PPC binary only (not fat, as you surmised).
>
> If you had it working on a prior release of OpenDarwin, I suggest you
> copy that binary to your new installation of OD 7.2.1 and try again.
> The drivers are compatible between releases.
>
> Honestly, I don't know how it ever worked since the copy we have is for
> PPC. Are you sure it worked on a prior release? Regardless, the advice
> above is sound.
>
> cr
>
> [1]
> http://cvs.opendarwin.org/index.cgi/src/build/apple_binary/
> AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext.tar.gz
>
>

Chuck,
Thank you so much for your response. I was not sure I would be successful in
running an older driver, but I was! I booted into my new OD 7.2.1 installation
and inserted the Apple Darwin 7.0.1 CD. I just copied over
AppleBCM7501Ethernet.kext, updated the extension cache and rebooted. It is
working fine so far. I have installed darwinports and have begun to populate
the system with all the necessary applications and utilities. I thought that OD
came with X, but it did not install it by default, so I am compiling the xorg
port from darwinports.

And yes, I was VERY surprised that my onboard Broadcom gigabit ethernet worked
when I decided to play around with Darwin 7.0.1! It was really the only thing
that made my system useful under Darwin. It's too bad that Apple is no longer
distributing the driver as a fat binary. Perhaps later patches broke x86
compatibility? Perhaps it was just a fluke that it was ever supported in the
first place.

In summary, (for any Dell Latitude D600 owners out there) the Broadcom Gigabit
Ethernet adapter (BCM5705M) built in to the Dell Latitude D600 is supported
under Darwin if the binary driver from the Apple-distributed Darwin 7.0.1 is used.

Thanks again for your help, and I hope that the other improvements in 7.2.1
allow me to really have some fun with OD on my x86 hardware.

Jon Sharp
http://jonsharp.net

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Hopefully this will work.

God I'm so dumb. I didn't realize I had OS X 10.4.1 installed. That would explain why I'm having problems. Anyway, be sure to check your version of OS X. I will be installing 10.4.8 JaS after class and work today. I'll be sure to let people know if Nisa-it's kext works on my machine.

Using haters method I nearly got Networking for my BCM 5787 M.
Nearly, because the computer locks up after receiving 512 packets.
Sending packets seems to work.
DHCP works, Mac Address is 00:00:00:00:00:00.
The system.log doesn't show the powerlevels error messages.

I used the kext from 10.4.9 and replaced 66 81 fa 6a 16 with 66 81 fa 93 16 and 75 71 with EB 71.
(device ID 166a instead of 1659)
And of course, I had to edit Info.plist.

There are more device ids to try besides 1659, there are also 1668, 166a, 1696, 1645, 1648 and 16a7 in the driver.
Those who load up show all the same behavior.
That's it, I am at the end of my knowledge.
Maybe someone else has an Idea ...

I have an AW8-Max motherboard and unfortunately it has two BCM5789s. (169d) The 5751 kext works if "work" is the appropriate word to use. Before I describe the problems I should mention that I have 10.4.8 Jas AMD/Intel beta2 SSE2/3 installed. Here is what goes wrong...

I install the kext and upon reboot I have no network. I open network settings and it says new port detected, when I try to save the changed settings it just adds another one - "pci based network or something like this". And the en number gets increased as well, I start off with en0 and after a couple reboots the new en number is en6 or something . Funny thing is that network works when I set a Mac number for the enX using ifconfig but I can't get it to work after reboot or using a manual ip adress.


my problem is very similar to the ones described in the links below

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=313075

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=103915

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...w+port+detected

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=30399

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...w+port+detected

I have read the entire topic, if someone can help with this 5789 it'd be awesome or I'm just going to buy a cheap ass 8139 pci card. It kind of sucks because I haven't got any more PCI slots to waste, I'll have to remove one of my tv cards...

Did anyone got the BCM5753M working?
(Without killing the controller, that is)

Vendor ID is 14E4.
Dev ID is 16fd.

1) Installed the patched driver (AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext.zip - also tried AppleBCM5701Ethernet.zip).
2) Added IDs to the Info.plist file - following: <string>pci14e4,16fd</string>.
3) Cleared and rebuilded the extensions cache.
4) Rebooted the system.

OSX finds a new controller, PCI Ethernet Slot ethernet.
It says the cable is not plugged in, but it is!.
It also reads the mac address to be alot of 0 (zero's).

Tried setting the MAC address manual, but it denies.

Anyone?
Thanks in advance!

nm, got it

Having some interesting problems

10.4.9
kernel 8.9.1

PCI ethernet slot ethernet


sudo ifconfig en4 ether xX:XX:XX:XX
Network is down.

What's the deal?

BCM5752
14E4
1600

I am running 10.4.8 and tried both patched driver from dongzhihere http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...200#entry209718 which is a modified version of haters patch. I also tried nisa-it's patch and I get the error above and then the system hangs. I have to disable the nic and then go remove everything. Anyone else having this issue.

If you are running 10.4.8 and get the AppleBCM5701Ethernet: 1 1659 setPowerLevels - returning early, have a 5721. onoff=, fPciDeviceId= error and then the system hangs. Here's how to fix it:

1st disable your nic in your bios. Then:

Quoted from another post...

I figured out that if you move the AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext from /System/Library/Extensions to another folder and load it manually after you are in the Gui it works fine!

So what I did:

1. sudo -s
2. mkdir /System/Library/Extensions2
3. cd /System/Library/Extensions
4. mv AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext ../Extensions2/
5. cd ..
6. rm Extensions.*

That moved the kext to a different folder to prevent the autostart => halt of the system.

7. Than open your "/etc/rc" file with the editor of your choice and go to the end of the file. Before "exit 0" add the following line

kextload /System/Library/Extensions2/AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext


8. diskutil repairPermissions /
9. reboot

Using this method I got the card working on every startup and my Pentium M (SSE2 only) with the latest semthex kernel (beta9).

Mac Boy,

Nice tip! I feel like a retard for not thinking of that, I knew that it worked when I used kextload. Works like a charm, looks all natural.

Stevo

Has anybody had success with a 5705 card? If so, can you explain how to make the nic work? My 5705 doesn't even show up at all. Thanks.

Anybody figure anything out for 10.4.9 yet? I get an error when booting, it hangs at




after loading the kext from extensions2

Thanks! O and thanks Mac Boy for that great fix in 10.4.8, too bad it doesn't work for 10.4.9

EDIT: Scratch all of that, i updated manually and it works fine.

hi, i have the same problem after second reboot, but non of the how-to's in this thread worked for me.

so, does this work, when i write a startup script, which do all the comands in the terminal again?:

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

and when this is working, how do i do this?
i never write a startup script befor.
or can anyone write me one?

droger

This worked for me.

Anyone have these kexts? I am looking for the latest one of Nisa-it's kexts. After the site reload the attachments are not there anymore.

-flipsoft

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to this, but i have Dell Optiplex GX280. This one has the problem whit the 00:00:00..... mac adres. Spoofing the mac-adres will result in a system hang. (so SetMac also not working).

Is there a path for it? I don't know which card is installed, course i don't know how to figure out.

Ubuntu is running fine on the same machine

thanks nisa-it! - finally broadcom 5751 / 57xx running on uphuck 10.4.9

found a solution for boot hang.

.. it's from the first time you ever install osX86 and chose DHCP in setup .. even though u never get internet it still remembers DHCP settings and u get a crash.

to fix it (there's probably a faster way) remove all traces of patched AppleBCM57xx kext from the Extensions folder (if u put it in the IONetworking kext take it out from there too)

then do the normal kextcache stuff to clean it up:

sudo -s
rm /System/Library/Extensions.*
chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/
kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions
shutdown -r now

(note, if u are not booting into the partition u want to patch, then make sure u get the path right, ie. /Volumes/your_drive/System/Library/Extensions/ instead of /System/Library/Extensions.)

after u reboot, put a fresh nisa-it patch in, ie. unzip and place it directly into the /System/Library/Extensions/ folder, don't worry about the IONetworking kext.

next do another kextcache routine so it knows where it is etc.

sudo -s
rm /System/Library/Extensions.*
chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/
chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext
kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions

do NOT restart

next is the tricky fix part...

in a shell, type the following, but don't do it until u have read this whole post and are ready to jump because if u screw this up it will hang in 10secs

sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext

now u have a short time to load the "System Preferences" icon and choose the "Network" icon. once u select it will tell u it has discovered ur card, do not load the preferences before u type the above shell command or u will be screwed.

next, quickly, and i mean quickly go to the drop down menu called "Show:" under "Location:", u will see the card listed there as "PCI Ethernet Slot ethernet" or similar, choose it, and in the TCP/IP pane choose the "Configure IPv4:" drop down menu and select "Manually" then like lightning press the "Apply Now" button in the bottom right of the window and click YES.

That's it. now configure your ip manually, u have to do this manually, so just make a note of your details from a windows boot or other way. for systems that hang after a few secs u have to reboot and try to be faster. and obviously u can not use any DHCP at all. note, do not mess with any MAC address settings if ur system is hanging.

NOTE: very important u have to do this superfast or it will hang as it tries to automatically configure the IP with DHCP. it's a good idea to practice this as i screwed it up and got a hang several times b4 hitting apply now in time. good luck. this is my first mail sent from net on a hackint0sh!
-lowlife

attached the kext i used for convenience thanks to nisa-it! dunno if someone already said the above but hope it works 4 u.

hey my card is recognized out of the box (57xx) but when i plug in it says no ethernet is in. 3 days straight working on this and im stumped. I tried all the patches. Nothing changes

Dell Latitude D620
Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx(recognized but doesn't work)
intel pro/wireless 3597(not supported yet)


Can someone help me?????it's recognized but doesn't work (57xx)

You are a bloody genious

so far so good on dell optiplex sx280 with 10.4.8! Thanks!

I've also got a Dell Optiplex SX280, with Broadcom BCM5751 (14e4,1677) ethernet, on Jas osx 10.4.8

I've loaded Nisa-it's driver and finally the ethernet card option became active and it loaded but with MAC address at 00:00:00:00:00:00. I really thought I was close at this point, however, I can't ping my router or get on the internet.

Here is the system log:

AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 1 1659 setPowerLevels - returning early, have a 5721. onoff=, fPciDeviceId=
BCM5751Enet: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 1 1659 setPowerLevels - returning early, have a 5721. onoff=, fPciDeviceId=
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: 1 1659 setPowerLevels - returning early, have a 5721. onoff=, fPciDeviceId=
AppleBCM5751Ethernet: a 0 interruptOccurred - Not my interrupt
AppleBCM5751Ethernet - en0 link active, 100-Mbit, half duplex

I am at the end of my rope. I have tried everything...rebooted the router, the pc, cleared the kextcaches...I just cannot make this work.
Can anyone offer any suggestions? I'll be happy to provide more info if needed. It appears that I have a connection but like I said I can't even ping my router.
Thanks very much.

Fix for MAC Address = 00:00:00:00:00:00


Follow the commands on http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2006-04/mac_address_spoofing and "spoof" your network adaptor to be your *real* MAC Address.

HINT: To find your real MAC address, use "ipconfig -all" in Windows. (I'm sure there are other ways, like looking at your router's admin pages but this was most convenient for me )



This is useful for people whose routers do not support network adapters with 0 MAC address.


(Apologies if this is old, I can't be arsed reading the later posts to check.)

Hi all,

I literally tried all patches/fixes posted here and elsewhere on the board, but I always get stuck at the same point: My MAC-Address is 00:00:00:00:00:00, if I try to fix that (no matter whether using sudo ifconfig en2 ether [real MAC] or sudo ifconfig en2 ether [real MAC]), it always fails beause the "Network is down" (the card is recognized as en2).

My system is a Latitude D620, BCM5752 Vend_ID: 16e4, Dev_ID: 1600 (added to a patched BCM5751Ethernet.kext boot.plist)

My system.log says:

(once)


(several times)


(once)


(once)

I already turned off DHCP and set the IP-Address etc manually, the card is shown in the Network settings...

I've been working on this for days and slowly turning crazy

Does anyone know how to fix this?

I attached the full system.log.

~edit: It now also says there is no cable plugin in network options (though of course there is )

Thanks Nisa!

It starts working for me after removing IPv6 settings...

169d
Acer 5684

D.


mac adress is 00....

Hmm... It's not working for me. Freezes up everytime. Even if I am faster than lightning. After clicking on "Apply now" (and I mean instantly when clicking on the button) the system freezes up.

I have no idea anymore. DEVID: 1677

So sad.

I have the same DEVID (1677,14e4) and it works. It may also depend on the type of router you have.

Does it lock up after kextload if you don't start the preferences?

Yes it freezes when I only load the kext.
But it also does if I open the preferences and set it to manual. Even if I am the lightning itself. Seems to be that in that moment when I click on Apply it hangs.

So I see no way to get it working.

BTW, it is _NOT_ related to the router, 'cause it hangs also without cable connected.

Oh my god lowlife I LOVE YOU.

I been trying for sooooo long, and it finally works now!! THANK YOU

YouHoooooo, working!!!!

used the 5751 kext which already has the dev id for my BCM5789 (169d). installed, cleared cache, rebooted. loaded up, set mac address then ALL worked!!!!!!!!!!!


woohooo. need to set mac after each reboot though, so will put in script

*Here goes my third try at Osx*, still can't make it work, device id 169D and using the patched kext, no signs of ethernet card. I get the memory mapping error so i'm missing something or i'm missing something.

Update: Kext complains of this

Dependencies: Incomplete
Dependency Errors:
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily: No valid version of this dependency can be found

Finally working on a Dell D610 Laptop (ID 1677)

Many thanks to Lowlife re the nisa-it post and download.

Working great when I first ran kextload and manually set the IP - but on the first reboot the system froze up completely.

At least I know it works, just need to figure out why it's freezing now.

your a lifesaver...

all I did was drop the kext file in the extensions directory and restarted and walla network, internet

now moving on to video and audio in my dell gx620

hello mate, does this method work for OS 10.4.9 UPhuck v1.3?
i haver noticed that most of people here use previous version.
someone response? thx

Hi,

I got my BCM5751 to work with your help. It in deed is the network setting "DHCP", which causes the system to freeze. There are two changes to your procedure, which worked for me (on 10.4.9 using uphuck 1.4iR3 and nisa-it patch):

a ) I did NOT have do the clean-up part, even though the drivers have been installed. My computer booted very fast, so that there was enough time to change the network settings after a clean boot-up, before the system started freezing.

b ) I am using the setting "DHCP with manual setting". It finds the router without problems.

The MAC address is also 00:00:00.... This does not seem to bother my router. Works anyway ( lucky ). Changing to the correct MAC address (using the "ifconfig en2 ether 00:11:....." command") brings the system to freeze. Looks like I have to live with the wrong MAC address.

But I can surf the net. That's all I needed

Thanks for your help!

O'Lee