mcfsn Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I really tried all of these atheros-workarounds given in this board. nothing really worked for me (kext replacements and so on). but this works for me: i didn't chose the atheros driver during the installation, but the zydas driver (ONLY the zydas driver - deselect everthing else). atheros has bought zydas - it's the same. the system information lists my card as an usb-card, but aiport doesn't recognise the card. don't worry, as the kalway developers (?) developed a very nice tool, which makes you able to connect to your wireless network with your zydas/atheros card even without using airport. -> Applications/Utilites/WLan (preinstalled app if you've chosen the zydas driver) maybe i could help you =) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattleferdz Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Is this thing really true? I have a 5007EG card and a Leo4all distro. Mind sharing the kext or installer pack you used? thanx! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-881137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfsn Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 of course it is i just installed the system (kalway 10.5.02) and ticked the zydas driver. i didn't have to modify any system files (like kernel extensions, ...). it ran out of box. i don't know if this will work on other releases. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-881141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattleferdz Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 can you send to me the pkg? wattleferdz@yahoo.com or just a link for it? i would like to test it. thanx Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-881173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_prince41 Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 can you send to me the pkg? nay_pianfoon@hotmail.com thanks you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-881234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultramarinus55 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I really hope you're referring to AR5007EG (never heard of a UG) nevertheless, I'd like to try out your package! Please send it to me :censored2: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-882276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 yay, two more emails for my spam lists Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-882302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogan Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I took the zydas kexts and WLAN off of the kalyway install (I couldn't install using the Kalyway disc because it doesn't see the os x partition) and installed them on my JaS 10.5.3 install but it didn't work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-883347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BuildSmart Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Why on earth would you think that a Zydas wifi driver would make an Atheros wifi card work? Good luck with your wireless issues. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-885643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogan Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Why on earth would you think that a Zydas wifi driver would make an Atheros wifi card work? Good luck with your wireless issues. At this point, I'm willing to try anything within the realm of my technical capabilities. I had c++ in college, but I don't remember enough of it now nor am I familiar enough with the IOKit to port a linux driver. Tossing a few kexts into the extensions folder is a cakewalk in comparison. I should mention that I really didn't expect this to work, but it took me 3 minutes to try, so why not? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-886054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hello, can anyone me send the pkg please m.semme@arcor.de im german ..... my english is not soo butiful your Jarhead Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-888275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdull Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Why on earth would you think that a Zydas wifi driver would make an Atheros wifi card work? Good luck with your wireless issues. This is simply because acquisition do happen on earth... http://zd1211.wiki.sourceforge.net/ ZyDAS have been very friendly towards the community in terms of providing a fully open source driver, freely distributable firmware, technical specifications under non-distribution agreement, and answering queries from developers. We hope other vendors will follow their great example, and with the inclusion of a stable in-kernel driver we certainly recommend this hardware as a worthwhile purchase for Linux users. After being acquired by Atheros, the chipset was renamed to AR5007UG. The original drivers support the new hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124587-atheros-ar5007ug-solution-kalway/#findComment-965446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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