InsanelyMac Forum > PCIe Wireless card

takeawaydave

Jul 21 2007, 07:45 PM

Any PCIe Wireless card known to work under 10.4.9?

The HCL for 10.4.8 has a distinct lack of PCIe cards listed. There seem to be a small number of such cards on the market as it is anyway.

One I have found is the ABIT Airpace WLP-01 but I'm not too sure as to what wireless chip is used on the card.

I read somewhere (can't find it again though) that its Atheros.... not sure though (waiting on ABit to reply to enquiry).

Can anyone else suggest anything before I get a USB solution?

amdmatt

Jul 21 2007, 11:08 PM

im running osx86 JaS build and i found a mini-pci wifi card that worked.. i ordered the Atheros AR5BXB6 108Mbps SuperG card off ebay..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Atheros-AR5BXB6-108Mbp...VQQcmdZViewItem
there is the only one on ebay thats currently for sale.. and thats the same seller i bought it from and it was an excellent transaction.

takeawaydave

Jul 22 2007, 11:41 AM

Yes but thats a mini PCI card. These Atheros cards do work with 10.4.8 but they aren't PCIe.

mini PCI are generally for laptops. PCIe aren't.

I'm looking for a PCIe to fit in a case.

aqua-mac

Jul 22 2007, 12:51 PM

Have a read through this:

http://www.s155158671.websitehome.co.uk/wi...ssnonahack.html

Also I am told that the D-Linlk wireless n card works (only available in the states at the moment) but I have not tried it myself.

takeawaydave

Jul 22 2007, 07:57 PM

I was just going to invent one of those...bit pricey though.

amdmatt

Jul 23 2007, 01:38 AM

wait.. ur looking for a pci-e wifi card for a desktop?
if so never heard of one..
but that atheros i listed is deff a mini-pcie card and works perfectly

takeawaydave

Jul 23 2007, 11:17 AM

yes thats right I'm looking for a PCIe wireless card for my desktop. The desktop is a Dell 5150c - I think they call the case a mini BTX. Small, fairly quite - extremely hackintosh compatible but difficult to upgrade.

BTW for the record the ABit Airpace WLP-01 uses a Atheros AR2425 wireless chip. According to Technical Dept. (UNIVERSAL ABIT U.K. Company Ltd.)

No mention of this wireless chip anywhere on these forums. Googling for it hit a few entires on the ubuntu forums where I gather it is unsupported.

johan

Jul 23 2007, 02:49 PM

rt2500 pci

like Linksys 54 G

osx driver on site linksys

errandwolfe

Jul 23 2007, 06:15 PM

Johan, are you saying you found an RT2500 based PCI EXPRESS card?

takeawaydave

Jul 27 2007, 05:34 PM

yep be a bit more specific Johan....

tinkertank

Oct 30 2007, 10:06 PM

QUOTE(takeawaydave @ Jul 21 2007, 03:45 PM)

Any PCIe Wireless card known to work under 10.4.9?

The HCL for 10.4.8 has a distinct lack of PCIe cards listed. There seem to be a small number of such cards on the market as it is anyway.

One I have found is the ABIT Airpace WLP-01 but I'm not too sure as to what wireless chip is used on the card.

I read somewhere (can't find it again though) that its Atheros.... not sure though (waiting on ABit to reply to enquiry).

Can anyone else suggest anything before I get a USB solution?

I have installed one of these cards in my mac. It isn't recognized at all. It's PCI-e. I'll see if i can find a driver for the Atheros chipset that is mentioned later in this thread.