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Broadcom BCM5787M/BCM5784M - A solution


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Hi,

 

I have Hexedited the BCM5787M Kext with the BCM5784M ID (14e4 1698) and it works!!!!!!!

 

Thank you Nobb1X ;)

 

Here is the kext to install, use Kexthelper, repair permissions and reboot

Just follow Nobb1X instructions (Readme file in zip with the kext) to change MAC adress and to be able to connect...

 

Broadcom_5784M.zip

 

Thank you Nobb1X and Boombeng :rolleyes:.. Got my Broadcom BCM5784M working without issues on my iAtkos v7 !!

 

Cheers !!

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i'm trying to get the bcm5761e card working in snow with the 5701 kext but i'm getting these errors at boot

Sep  5 09:16:04 Ujens-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: AppleBCM5701Ethernet:        1     1659 setPowerLevels - returning early, have a 5721.  onoff=, fPciDeviceId=

Sep 5 09:16:04 Ujens-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: AppleBCM5701Ethernet: 0 0 InitNVRam - found non-5701 with serial eeprom or unbuffered flash

Sep 5 09:16:04 Ujens-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: AppleBCM5701Ethernet: 0 0 getAdapterInfo - init/sanity check of nvram failed

Sep 5 09:16:04 Ujens-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: AppleBCM5701Ethernet: 0 0 start - getAdapterInfo failed, giving up

Sep 5 09:16:04 Ujens-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: IOCommandGate::disable() called when not gated

Sep 5 09:16:04 Ujens-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: Backtrace 0xffffff800052fc87 0xffffff7f81361c8c 0xffffff800052497a 0xffffff80005249a0 0xffffff80005249e7 0xffffff8000529ed0 0xffffff8000530240

Sep 5 09:16:04 Ujens-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

Sep 5 09:16:04 Ujens-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet(2.2.4b2)@0xffffff7f81361000->0xffffff7f81374fff

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my dev id is 1680. any idea?

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I`ve got Acer As 5536 and Broadcom NetLink 5784M.

I`ve installed driver that I downloaded in the first post and did all things written in tutorial. Now my network cable is shown always enabled, even if cable is unplugged from laptop:) I have network with static IP and I can`t ping both router and my IP. In System Profiler my mac-adress is OK.

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Thanks to this thread this solves my problem on my BCM5784M 14e4:1698 card driver.

 

now i got an IP, Masks, Router, DNS Server addresses respectively.

 

BUT! because i can't figure out on Hex Editing using hexfiend. I still can't connect to the Internet or Ping other computers on my network.

 

so i did some searching until i found of like this:

 

open a Terminal then type:

 

sudo ifconfig enX lladdr 00:00:00:00:00:00

 

where X is the number of your Enthernet and the zero(0) is the actual Mac Address of the card.

 

provide your Admin password if needed.

 

so simple but effective than Hex Editing.

 

BINGO!!!!

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For everyone who has Snow Leopard installed and want to make it work, heres how you can do it:

1. IOPCIFamily.kext from Leopard 10.5.8 modded to recognize PCI devices

2. AppleBCM5787Methernet kext

3. Just install with kexthelper and restart

4. Boot with -f and -v option. There are some issues with sleep

5. Try using the script to enable the interface or use tcpdump

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For everyone who has Snow Leopard installed and want to make it work, heres how you can do it:

1. IOPCIFamily.kext from Leopard 10.5.8 modded to recognize PCI devices

2. AppleBCM5787Methernet kext

3. Just install with kexthelper and restart

4. Boot with -f and -v option. There are some issues with sleep

5. Try using the script to enable the interface or use tcpdump

What IOPCIFamily.kext do you mean? Can you give a link?

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Thank you for releasing a new one! I've reinstalled my SL many times and it didn't work but now it will maybe work ;)

 

But I'm not really shure if I have a BCM5787M. In Windows it's listed as Broadcom Netlink Gigabit Ethernet but it is a 14E4, 1693.

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I have a studio xps 1640 with snow leopard 10.6.2

 

I'd like to make my Broadcom 5784m work on this system, but I see the driver in this thread is made for 10.5 version.

 

What is the status with snow leopard?

 

Thank you,

 

Marco

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I have a studio xps 1640 with snow leopard 10.6.2

 

I'd like to make my Broadcom 5784m work on this system, but I see the driver in this thread is made for 10.5 version.

 

What is the status with snow leopard?

 

Thank you,

 

Marco

 

5784M snow leopard (not mine)

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1427009

 

 

 

first post updated with the SNOW LEOPARD version. (Broadcom 5787M 14e4:1693 ONLY)

 

good luck

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Thanks nobb1x i tried the kext.. atleast it doesnot break the shutdown n restart..

im still on 10.6.2

is it worth to update to 10.6.3 i dont want to lose out on my graphic functionality (intel x3100)

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