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Unpack IO80211Family.kext.zip and AppleAirPort.kext.zip.

 

Move both files to /System/Library/Extensions/ (drag and drop via Finder).

 

Open Terminal. (Applications > Utilities > Terminal).

 

sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

 

Reboot.

 

Open Terminal again.

 

sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext

sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext

 

Reboot. You should now see the baseball diamond next to the Bluetooth and/or Speaker symbols.

 

Click it. Go through the network assistant and select AirPort (should be first option). Apply and close.

 

Click the baseball diamond again and select your wireless SSID (the nextwork's name).

 

WPA should be working. Enter your key (if you have one.)

 

Everything should work now!

IO80211Family.kext.zip

AppleAirPort2.kext.zip

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This post help me with a Belkin F5D7011 (Broadcom 4306) :laser:, it works withe wep and wpa.

I have now my pcmcia wireless card working as a airport card, thanks!!!

Hope this helps more ppl like me that dream to have a wireless card working in osx

 

Whoa! Would you be kind enough to tell me what you're running (10.4.3, 10.4.4, whatever)?? I think I might have given these files a shot (and gotten a kernel panic) but I'll try it again.

 

Thanks a lot!!

  • 3 weeks later...

I have used these 2 kext files before, and everything worked fine. Now, after reinstall it won't load the AppleAirport2.kext anymore. Dunno why. Did everything the same way as I did the last time.

 

This is what it tells me:

 

sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext

10AirPortPCI is not compatible with its superclass, 20IOEthernetController superclass changed?

kextload: a link/load error occured for kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext

load failed for extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext

(run kextload with -t for diagnostic output)

 

What have I done wrong?

  • 2 weeks later...

i get this error when i try to load the kext.:

timothys-computer:~ root# kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/

10AirPortPCI is not compatible with its superclass, 20IOEthernetController superclass changed?

kextload: a link/load error occured for kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/

load failed for extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/

(run kextload with -t for diagnostic output)

timothys-computer:~ root# kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/

kextload: extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/ appears to be valid

10AirPortPCI is not compatible with its superclass, 20IOEthernetController superclass changed?

kextload: a link/load error occured for kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/

load failed for extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/

(run kextload with -t for diagnostic output)

timothys-computer:~ root#

 

what does all this mean? i understand that it isnt loading the AppleAirPort2 kext i just dont understand why

  • 4 weeks later...

I get the same error as Tristan202, I have been told by someone else with the same Laptop i have that this worked for them so i am not sure what is up? but if anyone has any ideas on this I would appreciate it it is the last things i need to get working :)

Thanks

 

Hp zd7000

nVidia go5600 @ 1440x900

Broadcom 4301(not working yet)

pent 4 3.06 w/ht

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