I tried to install using DMZ and kext. No matter what i try it shows up as ethernet in my preference's. When I use the network program provided it seems the options don't do anything. no errors, no confirmations, nothing. I have attached a screen cap of terminal running the network program along with my preferences and a display of my kext.

Hey, great work on the 3945 driver! Keep the ball rolling, this is going to mean a huge deal to the osx86 project as a whole..

Quick side note, I noticed the latest SVN for iwi2200.dmg for 10.5 changed to rev. 803, so uninstalled the previous and gave it a try. Worked great this time, no manual permission changes needed. nsGUI still doesn't load at startup as it previously did, but running it from the Applications folder does the trick (I'm sure there is an easy way to make apps load on boot in OS X). I input my WEP key in hex xx:xx:xx:xx:etc format, and all is working perfectly. I swear this driver is working MUCH faster than before, you guys have done great with this. Keep it up, happy to witness all the talent being put into the project.

Jalavoui:

There's a bug in the iwl3945 driver. Sometimes the driver can't wake up the card properly and you have to reboot to make it work. It takes from one to even 10 reboots to make the driver work.

The linux version of the driver outputs the following if the card doesn't initialize:


and the following if the card initializes properly:


Thats why you get different results from different people.

I hope that helps!

ps: I have downloaded the Kalyway 10.5.2 DVD but it doesn't have xcode in it... Can I download it from somewhere else or do I need to get another DVD image? I'll search the forums about it later [@ work right now... ]

Another 3945abg owner here.
Tried 803 and I get same kp as righteye.
Tried 748. Boots to desktop okay but about a minute later system freezes.

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Wirednet, Go to http://developer.apple.com/tools/download/ and download xcode 3.0 for Leopard and go on...

Yeah I tried that but it wants username/password and I don't feel like registering at Apple...
I guess I'll have to find it elsewhere

Wirednet,

You can register for free.... and then download xcode...I did it a few days ago

You will also need snv to keep track of the source code changes

Regards

Too late... its a torrent world... heheh

Subversion is not a problem, I use it everyday @ work =)

Easter is coming, I wanna take advantage of the (limited...) work-free days to check out the code, maybe help a bit, who knows

Thanks y'all

hi, I also downloaded from apple site. was ok. and much faster than torrents, but it's the same. just keep in mind that you need almost 3 GB free space to install. (that's why i'm waitin for new ubuntu rel (tomorrow) to format again and give more room to hackintosh!)

easter is coming??? where do you live man? here it has been the 23 of march!!!

ciao!

Well its almost done now... Space is the real issue since my Mac partition is only 10 gb (actually it was my old linux test partition heheh). Seems I'll have to do some volume resizing...

I live in Athens, Greece (Orthodox) Easter day is on the 27th of April here!

iwi3945 rel 804
fixed kp
try a few reboot if you get errors in logs

wow! so have a nice easter!! (I mean, like in every parts of the world, you're gonna eat a lot of good things, is it?)

I have to say this: my pc has a big partition with ubuntu, than windows virtualized just for ACAD and 3DSMAX, than another partition (that is going to grow, thanks to all the people developing hackintosh!) for macOSX. If I only needed bsd...

I think is good to have all the chance!!!

ehmm.. sorry everybody for the OT!!
hallo all, davide, from Rome...

804 for testing:

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804 logs:

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clean test partition, booted and things get interesting at line 196 in the file.

First error: Apr 23 09:36:55 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_mac_open leave - failed

Next set of errors starting on line 266:

Apr 23 09:36:58 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x82000008.
Apr 23 09:36:58 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: Start IWL Error Log Dump:
Apr 23 09:36:58 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: Status: 0x00010132, Config: 00000000 count: 1
Apr 23 09:36:58 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: Desc Time asrtPC blink2 ilink1 nmiPC Line
Apr 23 09:36:58 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: SYSASSERT (#5) 0000009279 0x0089A 0x00FE0 0x00304 0x00000 57
Apr 23 09:36:58 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: Start IWL Event Log Dump: display count 8, wraps 0
Apr 23 09:36:59 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: 0000000000 0x000000d5 0117
Apr 23 09:36:59 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: 0000000000 0x000000be 0118
Apr 23 09:36:59 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: 0000000130 0x00000000 0651
Apr 23 09:36:59 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: 0000000151 0xffffff1e 0454
Apr 23 09:36:59 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: 0000000152 0x00000000 0472
Apr 23 09:36:59 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: 0000000173 0x000000c5 0104
Apr 23 09:36:59 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: 0000009278 0x00000000 0401
Apr 23 09:36:59 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: 0000009281 0x00000100 0125
Apr 23 09:36:59 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_print_rx_config_cmd RX CONFIG:
Apr 23 09:37:00 Sony kernel[0]: IOPCCard debug: iwl data: 0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
Apr 23 09:37:00 Sony kernel[0]: IOPCCard debug: iwl data: 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

Oh, and is ths the ucode line you mentioned yesterday?

Apr 23 09:37:00 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_rx_reply_alive Alive ucode status 0x00000001 revision 0x1 0x9

Build 804

Javalui added alot of new things!!

No KP, No freezes (just when try to manually unload with the console).
No errors on manual load or Reboot.
Did 4 tests, manual load, manual add to network interfaces (didnt do auto), reboot with switch OFF, reboot switch ON, ( on the last one the card keeps scanning soooo much before load the system).

pere,
nice logs
looks like you know how to make the card work

this can be so easy to fix:
pr 23 16:41:35 Pere kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_init_channel_map Ch. 4 [2.4GHz] IBSS ACTIVE WIDE (0x2b 15dBm): Ad-Hoc supportediwl3945: U iwl3945_mac_open Wait START_ALIVE Condition: 0ms left\
Apr 23 16:41:35 Pere kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_mac_open Wait for START_ALIVE timeout after 2000ms.\
Apr 23 16:41:35 Pere kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_mac_open leave - failed\
this means the driver as to wait just a litle bit for the card to finish alive_start
i also need to have another way to start a scan - need a better hack

iwi3945
check if you can get this in log: SCAN_COMPLETE_NOTIFICATION
you only get this if you manage to load the driver without errors
the svn is down
copy this files to iwi3945 folder and build
don't worry with the warnings - it's ok
and please try to help with the code
if i add the card i can make this driver work in 1/2 days
if you get a kp - it will be in this call:
iwl_scan(priv);
can you try other ways to make this work?

Javalui, i have found this:
The first time i use iwi3945.xcodeproj from inside the downloaded folder, it give me some compile errors (attached), the i go to the build folder, erase the kext and build again, then it gives no errors, this is the kext i use...
Im usin xcode from apple, leopard 10.5.2.

Here is my kext too.

Here are my 804 logs...

Reboot is a must... the first time the kext is load, is not the same as the second time....

Can somebody explain (Pere) how to manually:

1) load the kext: like this?




2) add the interface.

What steps do you go through exactly?


So more people can produce clean logs...

CHeers, Tyn

My log from manual svn...
This time no scans and i found one error:
error iwl3945: Error sending REPLY_BT_CONFIG: time out after 500ms.

Im going to explain how i do, hope is ok and hope help others...

new build from Jalavoui: (805?) I pulled your files into the project folder to compile as instructed.

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New logs: booted with -x, manually started kext. Much different results. Been comparing my logs to that linux log of yours , and this line is totally new, and matches linux:Apr 23 12:14:22 Sony kernel[0]: IOPCCard info: iwl3945: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a channels.

very cool.

my first 2 errors are:

Apr 23 12:14:22 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: Error sending POWER_TABLE_CMD: time out after 500ms.Apr 23 12:14:22 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_enqueue_hcmd Sending command REPLY_BT_CONFIG (#9b), seq: 0x0401, 16 bytes at 1[1]:4Apr 23 12:14:22 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_send_cmd_sync Wait REPLY_BT_CONFIG Condition: 0ms leftApr 23 12:14:22 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: Error sending REPLY_BT_CONFIG: time out after 500ms.ANo SCAN_COMPLETE_NOTIFICATION because of errors.

I wonder why I can't get a complete load like Pere. Off to more testing.

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iwi3945
this can fix the starttup bug
looks like some cards just fail to load the ucode
i forgot this file - this does the scan work and can give a kp

Ok, here is the way i do, if its wrong, please correct me.
Downloaded Xcode from apple (last version)
http://developer.apple.com/tools/download/
Downloaded the repair permissions tools (attached) ,copy it to applications.
Then download the iwi files with the attached .command (everytime there is a new version i erase the whole folder it creates under my user folder before download)
Manually execute iwi3945.xcodeproj
Go to the build folder created by the builder program under iwi3945 in my user folder, go to debug into this folder and take a look to see whether the iwi3945.kext has been created.
Go to system preferences network and check there is an network connection en0 and its not active (
check its id to see its not iwi ones and dettach the cable).
Then restart to make the system loads without any network connection.

Now after rebooting:

1.Open again the iwi3945 folder under my user>build>debug, keep open.
2.Open too system/library/extensions keep open.
3.Then open the console and select show all messages, click on clean screen and watch there is no new messages and keep it open to see new messages.
4.Drag the kext from the debug folder to the extensions folder (previously erase any other iwi3945.kext may be inside and reboot to be sure the system starts clean).
5.Quickly execute repair and set permissions, once the program finish, the kext is loaded auto and the console begins to give output messages, copy them, save into a file.
6.Clean the console, go to system preferences>network, maybe you have a new adapter, click apply, check the console, get the new log.
7.If the new adapter dont appear, add manually (with the + symbol), maybe is the last network adaptor, you have to check the hardware id, go to applications>utilities and open system profiler>network, the new iwi adaptor must be en1 and there you can see its hardware id, compare with the one you have add to network..
8 if it is not en1, then you have to hardcode it to make osx always set it as en1, go to library>preferences>system configuration>networkinterfaces.plist and change the iwi hardware adress from any enX it is to en1 (and currently en1 to the one iwi was using), restart.
9.After some clean reboots with the kext loaded, go to console,system.log and copy it,post here.

Sorry if has been a soooo long explanation, but with the normal log commands i always get blank logs, so i have to do it like this.

Hope it helps.

Built the latest from your attachments.

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mine gets stuck in a scan loop of sorts, no matter how I test. (-s, -x, full boot) You can see what's happening within the first 10 lines of the iwl entries. no KP in any boot mode either.



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mlazy,
there's no usefull data in your logs
can you try after boot to load it with kextload?
i need inital driver starttup log lines
the scan is called after the driver calls enable()
maybe if you delete iwi3945.kext,en1,reboot,kextload,apply en1 will give this logs


iwi3945 rel 805
manage to upload the files
it's the same code as mlazy build

ok, here's a good and simple way to test this:
1) delete any iwi3945 interface from system preferences -> network
2) delete iwi3945.kext and reboot
3) build in xcode and use kextload to load it
open console->system.log. you'll see the msg "check first up bla bla bla)
4) open sys prefs -> networks and press apply
the drive will start working

gimme 5 mins. going down now..

last version as code to fix the en1 bug
the driver is expected to detect witch enx you're using
some msgs in log still show en1 - ignore it

Jalavoui,

I'm stuck here. Cold boot, and the first lines I get about the driver are at line 327:

Apr 23 13:51:24 Sony kernel[0]: os Channel 187 [5.2GHz] is restricted -- skipping.
Apr 23 13:51:24 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_init_geos Channel 188 [5.2GHz] is restricted -- skipping.
Apr 23 13:51:24 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_init_geos Channel 189 [5.2GHz] is restricted -- skipping.
Apr 23 13:51:24 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_init_geos Channel 192 [5.2GHz] is restricted -- skipping.
Apr 23 13:51:24 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_init_geos Channel 196 [5.2GHz] is restricted -- skipping.
Apr 23 13:51:24 Sony kernel[0]: e 0x14


No mesages at all about startup. Attached is a log from the power button to the desktop and then some. I guess someone else needs to test this build.....

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Gonna go try your last suggestion now.

you seem to be letting the driver autoload
if using kextload do you get inital drive log lines?

im think the problem is:
Apr 23 13:52:04 Sony kernel[0]: goto system preferences -> networks and press apply if you keep seeing this
maybe you forgot to follow it
this msg is show ever 2 seconds - the driver won't start if enx isn't add to sys prefs - nets
but if you get inital errors on driver load this will also fail

anyone else to post logs?

I'll not able to test today as I have a family party (My sister birthday)...


but I think the startup issue could be related to when the kext is load...

As I said before, a reboot is needed, because the first time the kext is loaded don't work in the same way as second time...

I think we should find the correct way to test, or jalavoui will not be able to get info from the logs.

As far as I see it could be:

- Update svn, build with xcode. Repair permision on kext
- load the kext
- Goto system preferences and apply (not sure of this)
- reboot
- load the kext againg

Other important thing is the harware switch... I think it must be on during the computer bios startup... too many options...

I'll read you later.... enjoy the evening...

@#$ iwi cards

Alright I think jala/mlazy are up to some good here. First off the bat, I think the timer issue is back, I guess its trying to regulate the temp of the card before it can load???. But I did get a few good lines

Apr 23 13:20:14 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_rx_handle r = 7, i = 6, REPLY_ADD_STA, 0x18
Apr 23 13:20:14 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_rx_reply_add_sta Received REPLY_ADD_STA: 0x01
Apr 23 13:20:14 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_send_cmd_sync Wait REPLY_ADD_STA Condition: 49ms left
Apr 23 13:20:14 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_send_add_station REPLY_ADD_STA PASSED

Then later I get:

Apr 23 13:20:14 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: darwin_iwi3945: Ethernet address 00:19:d2:be:49:86
Apr 23 13:20:14 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: darwin_iwi3945::enable()
Apr 23 13:20:14 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: ifconfig going up
Apr 23 13:20:14 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: outputPacket called by someone
Apr 23 13:20:14 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: outputPaccket2 called

Then it tells me thermal timer is not needed, somewhere we need to comment out the calls to these functions. You have two separate functions that may be in conflict with each other. I need a bigger partition any one else game, or am I just completely off the marker?

Kext below

Build the Revision 805
First time it freezes my system:
second boot KP
third boot this are the logs:
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i'll be back tomorrow with more logs.

Hey,

Manual kextload goes right to it as well:

Apr 23 14:20:18 Sony sudo[417]: super : TTY=ttys001 ; PWD=/Users/super/Desktop/iwi3945/805/build/Debug ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/kextload -t iwi3945.kext
Apr 23 14:20:23 Sony kernel[0]: 945/805/compatibility.cpp:6520
Apr 23 14:20:23 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_rx_handle r = 18, i = 17, REPLY_3945_RX, 0x1b
Apr 23 14:20:23 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_rx_reply_rx Rssi -85 noise -127 qual 40 sig_avg 0 noise_diff 0
Apr 23 14:20:23 Sony kernel[0]: ieee80211_rx_irqsafe @ /Users/super/Desktop/iwi3945/805/compatibility.cpp:1841

I've got to figure out what I'm doing wrong here. I have a pretty good record testing with you here over the past 3 weeks.

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at least some conclusion:
- the driver works fine for some cards
- if you don't get a kp them the card fail to start and is doing nothing
- the panic is at ieee80211_scan_completed() this means the driver complets the scan job ok
need to find out why

iwi4965-osx5.1 uploaded to svn...

jalavoui - can you check it in case I baulked the repository (again!)

BTW the version is a bit out of date, but it should build ok.

ok
we'll share some bugs here

it's ok for building
you can post iwi4965.kext here for testing
first tip:
change ieee_open,checkfirstup

i hope you find a way to start scaning - i'm getting crazy about this


iwi3945 rel 807
this might be the way to scan
only works if you manage to start the driver without errors
if you get a kp - post the picture

My log from 805...Always frozen except safe boot, manual load

Logs 806
Guys you move fast again ...
after a KP ... a few reboots and 7 minutes waiting for each reboot ... the driver loaded
have a look when the driver loads ... allot better
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Logs 807.
No freezes.

807 manual kextload: no KP, sees new enet, starts scan.

I'll reboot into -x mode and manually load again to confirm results.

807 built from Jalavoui's source.

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Still getting some errors on my card version. booted -x, manual load. looks interesting, very interesting..

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@Javalui: "check if you can get this in log: SCAN_COMPLETE_NOTIFICATION
you only get this if you manage to load the driver without errors"

807 revisited... i turned off my laptop to check the card restarting from cold...
Got this:
23/04/08 21:57:57 kernel ieee80211_scan_completed on manual load log. Is this an advance?.

iwi3945 rel 808
more scan hacks
all this work is to try to get SCAN_COMPLETE_NOTIFICATION in logs
this only works if you get it without errors
maybe i'm missing something - but i'm near to find

Damn fast release, here are my 807 logs, didnt look over them much, the card is cooking tho. I get the same things earlier as well as this:

Apr 23 15:13:58 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_alive_start RFKILL status: 0x1
Apr 23 15:13:58 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_init_channel_map Channel map already initialized.
Apr 23 15:13:58 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_init_geos Geography modes already initialized

Soon after I get this error:

Apr 23 15:13:58 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: error iwl3945: Microcode HW error detected. Restarting.

and then

Apr 23 15:13:58 doctadres-mac-pro kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_irq_handle_error Restarting adapter due to uCode error.

This seems to loop and every time the temp of the card seems to drive up. Gonna try to boot 808, I wont have time to comb it tho, I have a few patients i need to check up on

808:

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Jalvoui, what does this error mean right when I kextload:

Apr 23 16:26:09 Sony sudo[374]: super : TTY=ttys000 ; PWD=/Users/super/Desktop/iwi3945/808/build/Debug ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/kextload -t iwi3945.kext
Apr 23 16:26:14 Sony kernel[0]: 5_rx_handle r = 3, i = 2, REPLY_ERROR, 0x02
Apr 23 16:26:14 Sony kernel[0]: error iwl3945: Error Reply type 0x00000000 cmd UNKNOWN (0x3C) seq 0x022C ser 0x0000003C

Logs for 808...
No SCAN_COMPLETE_NOTIFICATION...

808 logs:

SSHHHHH... don't tell Jalavoui:

Apr 23 16:35:00 Sony kernel[0]: iwl3945: U iwl3945_bg_scan_completed SCAN complete scan

!!!!!!!!


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Revision 807
Yes ... you really fast
No matter what ... i get same logs on this revision
I was playing with the Fn+F2 ... you can see that.
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iwi3945 rel 809
the driver needs to be configure before scan
let's see what logs show from this
the hacks are in check_firstup()

can someone put iwi2200.dmg from svn in iwidarwin downloads?
also need a working iwi2200.dmg for os x 10.5

i have one more release to post
waiting for logs...

to cxddev, I just build the iwi4965.kext, installed and all went ok, en1 showd in network.
I can see the errors now in system.log, i will now figure out how to create good log files.

No Kp's after install

update: hope these logs are ok

Hi all,

I have been lurking for a while, but have been unable to help testing since I have a 4965 card. It looks like a version has been submitted, so I would like to help.

I have plenty of experience developing in windows (.NET), but unfortunately nothing on the mac. Could somebody repoint me to the post explaining how to test and how to create logs - I would really appreciate it. I have been looking for it for the last 30 minutes.

Jalavoui - you are the man. I can't believe you are doing all of this without even owning the card. Much respect to you.