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Yeah, but he tried a LUCENT card in the airport slot - a slot designed for a BROADCOM. The device was AUTOMATICALLY loaded because it was in the airport slot, and it worked.

That isn't possible, it still needs the proper chipset on the card to work. All an airport slot is is a special minipci slot in newer Apples, or a bog-standard (but supported) pcmcia slot on other machines.

OK with my newly compiled KEXT, i get

 

tiger-x86:/System/Library/Extensions root# kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext

Unknown symbol _kmod_info in /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAirPort2

kextload: /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAirPort2 does not not contain kernel extension code

kextload: can't map module files

kextload: can't check load addresses of modules

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)

 

Can anyone shed any light on a solution to my problem?

 

Thanks

I have gotten the kext moddification to succesfully load. However, it will not recognize my Truemobile 1300. The PCMCIA card icon pops up in the top corner and there are not any errors booting in verbose mode, any ideas would be helpful.

 

The computer is an ASUS V6V.

 

UPDATE: the airport icon now shows up, however the icon says that it is not configured and is greyed out..

 

Under the System Profiler it says;

Wireless Card type: Third Party Wireless Card

Current Wireless Network: Airport is currently turned off.

 

Update 2:

The card now turns on and lights up, but I still can't turn Airport on.

 

Update 3:

Running this application I can detect my wireless network using --scan

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?sto...050715001815547

Well, I just downloaded cyrana's file, double click it to extract its contents revealing a file "AppleAirPort2".

 

I then opened up Terminal and change my directory to where the file was located and proceeded typing the following commands in the same order.

 

$ sudo mv AppleAirPort2 System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/

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

$ sudo cp -r System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext /System/Library/Extensions  <<--- When this line of command was typed, I got an error about the two directories are identical but I just ignored it.

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

 

And finally, enjoy!! :lol:

 

I need help, when i try to kextload, a message regarding authentication of file coming up. It says error on owner/permission.

First 3 step went ok...

What can I do?

sokodude---There is. On page 2 of this thread cyrana posted a compiled and working .kext along with instructions to install. The link on page 2 to the file expired so a new link was posted on page 8. That link is

 

http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2VYEAD0...TB1R03QEP56IDWR

 

You'll have to actually read some of the posts to install it.

I need help, when i try to kextload, a message regarding authentication of file coming up. It says error on owner/permission.

First 3 step went ok...

What can I do?

 

 

I had this as well, I fixed it by going to Utilities -- Disk Utility -- Selecting the partition that OS X is on and then selecting --- Repair Disk Permissions. It worked for me anyway.

OK with my newly compiled KEXT, i get

 

tiger-x86:/System/Library/Extensions root# kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext

Unknown symbol _kmod_info in /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAirPort2

kextload: /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAirPort2 does not not contain kernel extension code

kextload: can't map module files

kextload: can't check load addresses of modules

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)

 

Can anyone shed any light on a solution to my problem?

 

Thanks

 

Anyone?

Woot! I got the be hatch working :P woohoo :) Thanks for all the posts guys.

 

Update:

 

Just Rebooted, All working fine, Wireless Icon Appears in Status Bar, oh just for information, my card is a Broadcom 54g Inbuilt to a HP Pavilion zd8124ea Laptop.

Woot! I got the be hatch working :P woohoo :) Thanks for all the posts guys.

 

Update:

 

Just Rebooted, All working fine, Wireless Icon Appears in Status Bar, oh just for information, my card is a Broadcom 54g Inbuilt to a HP Pavilion zd8124ea Laptop.

So what did you have to do to get your error resolve? Just reboot? (Just asking in case anyone else has the same problem)

So what did you have to do to get your error resolve?  Just reboot? (Just asking in case anyone else has the same problem)

 

 

To be honest with you i don't exactly know what I did differently to make it work, I just know it eventually did :angry: thanks for the help, I get my full 54MBit with it too.

Good news!

 

If your Broadcom card is being detected as "Built-in ethernet" and the Apple Airport status icon says "Airport: Not Configured", I have a solution. It worked for me, so it will probably work for you.

 

Open up terminal:

 

cd /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources

sudo ./airport --associate

 

Now just type in your SSID and WEP key and you should be ready to surf.

 

You can also scan for SSIDs by typing:

./airport --scan

 

hope this helps :)

Also, can someone else figure out how to save a configuration file so we don't have to type this all the time? thanks.

 

edit:

it looks like the configuration file is located at:

 

/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist

 

I'm just not sure exactly where to put my WEP key. If someone else finds out please let us know.

Good news!

 

If your Broadcom card is being detected as "Built-in ethernet" and the Apple Airport status icon says "Airport: Not Configured", I have a solution.  It worked for me, so it will probably work for you.

 

Open up terminal:

 

cd /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources

sudo ./airport --associate

 

Now just type in your SSID and WEP key and you should be ready to surf. 

 

You can also scan for SSIDs by typing:

./airport --scan

 

hope this helps :)

 

 

i tried your method and it was able to scap for wap but was unable to connect to them when it found them.

 

im on a emachines m6811 with a broadcom wireless card. i am unable to get any bars on the firewire thing in the top bar and it is being shown as built in ethernet.

 

how can i get it so that when i push fn + f2 it turns on my wireless card like in windows?

 

what is wrong here?

Woot! I got the be hatch working :P woohoo :P Thanks for all the posts guys.

 

Update:

 

Just Rebooted, All working fine, Wireless Icon Appears in Status Bar, oh just for information, my card is a Broadcom 54g Inbuilt to a HP Pavilion zd8124ea Laptop.

 

 

What is the HP part # for that broadcom mini-pci, and the broadcom chipset too if you don't mind? thx

QUOTE(jchowland @ Sep 9 2005, 09:32 PM)

The yousendit link is dead.

 

Would someone be able to submit it to megaupload - the link's dont expire as often.

*

 

 

 

 

check page 8

there's a working link there

 

The link on page 8 is dead as well ... repost please?

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