Ranger Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 We're starting a team to work on getting wireless drivers for OSx86! We'll use this thread to post any helpful information we find, any files we create, etc. Also, we will have an IRC channel solely devoted to wireless discussion at #osx86.wireless Project Leader - Passe Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortis Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 opensource for IntelWireless Pro in sf.net is ip2200. There´s also a proyect for those devices for BSD : iwi Seems a more suitable alternative. I´m taking a look at it to try and port it to Darwin Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passe Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 We're starting a team to work on getting wireless drivers for OSx86! We'll use this thread to post any helpful information we find, any files we create, etc. Also, we will have an IRC channel solely devoted to wireless discussion at #osx86.wireless Project Leader - Passe <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, i just proposed the idea of creating a devel section. But as i said in my previous posts i'm not a devel :/ The WirelessDriver is a Darwin PPC driver for Prism1/Prism2.x wireless 802.11b controllers. So a driver for theses cards may be easier to port on Darwin x86 / OSX86 than others that don't have a Darwin version. In the last 2 days there was a bit of work about this driver, Pablo256 could compile it on x86. Unfortunately he couldn't find his Prism card, so i helped him to debug it. For the moment it's not working and creates a kernel panic when pluging the card. It seems that others have worked on it as you can se in this thread : http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=890 I don't think i'm the good man for beeing "project leader" of that kind of project, but if there is motivated people in order to continue to work on it and maybe have it to work, let's post here :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedrock Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Okay, i guess i'm a t the same level as you guys now, i added the __MBUF_TRANSITION_ defne and can build the kext, but when i insert my Prism 2 based card (Netgear MA401) i get a kernel panic. Unfortunately i have no idea how to start debugging kernel extension on OSX edit: My silver orinoco card also causes a kernel panic -- bedrock Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybluejeans Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I have an Orinoco Gold card, but I don't believe that OSX is even recognizing that there is any hardware in my pcmcia slot. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anything show up under PC Cards under System Profiler for you guys? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybluejeans Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Has anyone talked to the original developers of the wirelessdriver project? I'm sure they could shed a lot of light on the subject. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackice Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 well, I have a PRISM 3890 device, and I get no mention of it in OSX86. Same with my D-Link dwl-G520+ (and I think that's PRISM based, so yea...). It would be great if we could get it to work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Has anyone talked to the original developers of the wirelessdriver project? I'm sure they could shed a lot of light on the subject. I think that's a great idea! From their site, here are their addresses: Benjamin Herrenschmidt benh@mipsys.com (initial port of Bill Paul's BSD driver to Darwin/OS X) Louis Gerbarg gerbal@cs.rpi.edu (edits for compatibility with Darwin/OS X) Rob McKeever robm@mac.com (got the driver working, ongoing development, Our Leader) David Ross n1qfd@mac.com (wrote a GUI interface to the driver, continuing development of the GUI) Rob McKeever robm@mac.com (global re-write of the driver, yet to be released) Yuriwho yuriwho@mac.com (general support, testing, organization and web site guy) Nicholas Riley njriley@uiuc.edu (assisted compliance with Apples HUI guidelines in the GUI) Can we have a few people email them? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passe Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Hi folks, Then, there it goes... the question is simple, who wants and can work on that project ? 4 guys seems to work on their own, one don't want to continue. bedrock, Doc_Z, SRECD, what about you ? And others of course. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybluejeans Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I am all for helping out, of course I have to resolve my PCCard problem first. I won't be much help until I can get OSX to recognize that I have a card plugged in... You can generally find me on #osx86. Don't know how well my developer skills will translate, but I'm happy to give it a shot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeguy Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Belkin wireless usb adapter has been proven to work with drivers: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=1117 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
enb14 Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Which chipset does those wireless cards use? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Don't mind me guys. I'm just fallowing the development. Also I don't think it's such a good idea to post complete email addresses so that bots can leech off of them . Good luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-6923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Here's a reply from Edimax when I request a Mac OSX driver for my 7317UG USB stick: There's no official released driver for Mac OS. You can try this testing driver. ZD1211MacUSB_install_1_3_0_0release_note.pdf Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagnat Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I've been able to get the darwin wireless driver working with the built-in wireless card on a dell laptop. I am not willing to host the modified driver but I can post detailed instructions if people think it's going to be useful. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaS Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 im not working on this project but i do know that making sure the device id is added to the proper plist files will stop kernel panics .. atleast it has for me and video cards.if the device id is in the plist along with others take all the ids out but the one you need that seems to help also Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 i just got permission to release the beta drivers for Edimax USB G sticks. Anyone that needs it, let me know here or pm. Shouldn't be hard to attach. It's fine, you can send it to your friends. But, please be aware this driver is still in testing stage, you and your friends will be at own risk. I've told that it may not work in the latest Mac OS (Tiger). Sincerely yours, omitted Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedrock Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I've been able to get the darwin wireless driver working with the built-in wireless card on a dell laptop. I am not willing to host the modified driver but I can post detailed instructions if people think it's going to be useful. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> @Lagnet, It would be great if you can post the information here -- bedrock Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passe Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Here's a reply from Edimax when I request a Mac OSX driver for my 7317UG USB stick: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What chipset is used by this USB dongle ? It seems that's not a RT2500. Prism GT, Atheros, Broadcom, ... ? Please let us know. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passe Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 im not working on this project but i do know that making sure the device id is added to the proper plist files will stop kernel panics .. atleast it has for me and video cards.if the device id is in the plist along with others take all the ids out but the one you need that seems to help also <{POST_SNAPBACK}> in fact, for me it was the contrary, my card wasn't referenced in the plist, when i added the pccard id in the plist files the kernel panics became. I believe IOPCCard couldn't bind my card to a specific driver, then when i added it to the wirelessdrivers Info.plist IOPCCard could bind the card to this driver. All we need for the moment is a skilled guy for kernel debugging. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 What chipset is used by this USB dongle ? It seems that's not a RT2500. Prism GT, Atheros, Broadcom, ... ? Please let us know. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your guess is as good as mine. I can contribute and attach if you want. But I have no idea where I can locate the chipset. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passe Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Your guess is as good as mine. I can contribute and attach if you want. But I have no idea where I can locate the chipset. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> dmesg should tell you BTW after a few googling i just find out the chipset : Zydas zd1211 Is the Edimax driver working on osx86 ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 dmesg should tell you BTW after a few googling i just find out the chipset : Zydas zd1211 Is the Edimax driver working on osx86 ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sorry m8. I'm still gathering drivers and as much information as I can before formatting and eradicating Windows. Once Mac is installed I have no plans on going back to Windows. I only have one more application to confirm. I need an application that will work with syncing Mac and my PocketPC. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-7889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Is the Edimax driver working on osx86 ? I'm finally running a native install and no the edimax drivers sent to me doesn't work. Neither does the utility that was installed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-9009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxx Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Hi all, i am currently working on a port of the ipw2200 driver... but i am having trouble setting the dmas up to transfer the firmware and initialize the ucode some skilled dude is helping me on the developers mailing list however. i'm in #osx86.wireless but it seems that i'm the only one there... i'll hang around.. anyone interrested shld please show up cause after a week i'm abandoning the channel if noone appears.. to all interrested developers (please only people with knowledge on C/C++): we can setup a sourceforge project and work on this together... i'm quite troubled by the dma thingi maybe together we could work this out... joel thomas Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1022-project-wireless-drivers/#findComment-11850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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