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panoramic
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Can anyone help. I installed kalyway 10.5.2 on a Dell optiplex gx270. Everything looks great until I open a browser

( safari or firefox ). I get a kernal panic box telling me I have to power cycle my pc.

 

I also have a GX270 with 10.5.2 and I am seeing the same results also with Opera.

I have also tried a different video card (GeForce FX5500) with the same results.

 

I am thinking it is the LAN driver or it's configuration. It is able to pull a page or two usually before causing the kernel panic. Perhaps it has to do with an interrupt or DMA resource not being handled properly but that is only a guess.

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virgil_xp
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Hey !

 

I've got a problem too using forcedeth on ASUS M2N4 SLI with Tub Girl tiger

 

Here it is, I have this error when typing this in the Terminal :

 

kextload -v /Users/Virgil/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext

 

Here is the error :

 

kextload: kext /System/Library/Extensions/AppleThermal.kext is not valid
kextload: extension /Users/Virgil/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext appears to be valid
kextload: loading extension /Users/Virgil/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext
kextload: extension /Users/Virgil/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext is already loaded

 

Any idea ? thx

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After I install the driver the system wouldn't boot up. It just stops and with -v flag there is not much to do because it manages to run the boot sequence sometimes more sometimes less. So I have to manually execute (but not install) the kext in terminal every boot to connect.

Abit KN8 Ultra

Athlon X2 3800+

4GB RAM

160GB SATA

ATI Radeon HD 2600XT

Dual Display 1280x1024 with QE/CI

Onboard nForce4 LAN

Logitech MX Revolution

Zephyroth's Leopard-10 5 2-AMD-EFI-Rev2

 

Okay, what works for me is if I only load the forcedeth0.2 (computer would not boot up when installed). Also I have to have forcedeth.kext or forcedeth-nockd.kext installed (though they would cause kernel panics when cpus=1 is not used) or the system would freeze when loading forcedeth0.2. So I created a shell script with automator that will run at every login:

 

cd /System/Library/Extensions/

echo "password" | sudo -S kextunload forcedeth-nockd.kext (or forcedeth.kext, depends which one is installed)

cd ~/Library/forcedeth/build/Release (this line will point to where your forcedeth folder is placed, I have it in my user library folder)

echo "password" | sudo -S chown -R root:wheel forcedeth.kext

echo "password" | sudo -S chmod -R 755 forcedeth.kext

echo "password" | sudo -S kextload -v forcedeth.kext

 

Replace every "password" with your password without quotation marks.

You could test this in terminal before creating a script.

Sometimes after a crash the system would freeze when loading a forcedeth0.2 kext but after a restart it works just fine.

 

This is just a short description how I managed to get forcedeth to work with both cores, maybe someone else will find something useful from this replay. In other words I can't install forcedeth 0.2 or 0.3 and this is my workaround. At least no more kernel panics.

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hceuterpe
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Anyone get jumbo frames to work with the nForce4 LAN driver? I checked out the latest source code and it most certainly is a port of the linux driver. In fact I found the exact spot where it sets the maximum MTU..which is my problem.

All my gigabit equipment run in jumbo frames (I dont need the argument, I know enough to get it going correctly without connectivity issues, and it IS faster). The particular line of code is in there, but it's setting it to a constant value of some sort--possibly related to Mac OS API. Otherwise there's a set value of 9202 or something. Identical to the linux port...

Great except mac barfs when i set a mtu over 9000.

 

So has anyone gotten their card to go above the 1500 typical limit? I know my particular card goes to 9000 as it works in both linux and windows.

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Pspfreak101
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Hi I have a Hp pavillion a1730n install went great everyhing works but the ethernet... I have asus board built in ethernet:nvidia nforce networking controller (my complete specs [url="http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/en/ho/WF06b/12132708-12133156-12133158-12133158-12133158-12932758-78159005.html"[/url]

 

Here is my terminal log when I input the commands on page 3 for the forcedeth

 

Terminal:

bash-3.2# chown -R root:wheel ~/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext
bash-3.2# chmod -R 755 ~/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext
bash-3.2# kextload -v ~/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext
kextload: extension /Users/Matt/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext appears to be loadable
kextload: loading extension /Users/Matt/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext
kextload: /Users/Matt/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext loaded successfully
kextload: sending personalities to kernel:
kextload:	 from extension /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext:
kextload:		 IONetworkStack
kextload:		 Kernel Debugging Driver
kextload:	 from extension /System/Library/Extensions/IOPCIFamily.kext:
kextload:		 IOPCI2PCIBridge-Name
kextload:		 IOPCI2PCIBridge-i386
kextload:		 IOPCI2PCIBridge-PCI
kextload:	 from extension /Users/Matt/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext:
kextload:		 nForce 4 LAN
kextload: sending 6 personalities to the kernel
kextload: matching started for /Users/Matt/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext
bash-3.2#

 

My system log:

Last login: Wed Jun 11 08:18:37 on ttys001
matt-ryans-macpro31:~ Matt$ tail -f /var/log/system.log
Jun 11 08:15:40 matt-ryans-macpro31 login[166]: USER_PROCESS: 166 ttys000
Jun 11 08:15:51 matt-ryans-macpro31 sudo[178]:	 Matt : TTY=ttys000; PWD=/Users/Matt; USER=root; COMMAND=/bin/bash
Jun 11 08:16:01 matt-ryans-macpro31 mdworker[153]: (Error) SyncInfo: Boot-cache avoidance timed out!
Jun 11 08:16:05 matt-ryans-macpro31 kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page: p=179[mdworker] clearing CS_VALID
Jun 11 08:16:05 matt-ryans-macpro31 kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page: p=180[mdworker] clearing CS_VALID
Jun 11 08:17:31 matt-ryans-macpro31 kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page: p=187[lssave] clearing CS_VALID
Jun 11 08:17:45 matt-ryans-macpro31 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5811 PCI: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.
Jun 11 08:18:37 matt-ryans-macpro31 login[188]: USER_PROCESS: 188 ttys001
Jun 11 08:18:39 matt-ryans-macpro31 login[188]: DEAD_PROCESS: 188 ttys001
Jun 11 08:18:45 matt-ryans-macpro31 login[199]: USER_PROCESS: 199 ttys001
Jun 11 08:20:57 matt-ryans-macpro31 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5811 PCI: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

 

It thinks that my ethernet is actually Firewire and Don't know how to fix this. Thank you if you could help

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Anonymous03
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How did you get your internet to work? I have the same motherboard (asus m2n) but it doesnt work. It doesnt even detect the card (i use kalyway 10.5.2)

 

I use Leo4All...

I detect my card by using forcedeth.kext.zip and THIS instruction:

 

Place kext in desktop

(in terminal)

sudo -s

chown -R root:wheel ~/Desktop/forcedeth.kext

chmod -R 755 ~/Desktop/forcedeth.kext

kextload -v ~/Desktop/forcedeth.kext

 

But I see only loop with

forcedeth: packet 80000000 - 8000062e

after that my system hangs up.

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daftpunk
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I use Leo4All...

I detect my card by using forcedeth.kext.zip and THIS instruction:

 

Place kext in desktop

(in terminal)

sudo -s

chown -R root:wheel ~/Desktop/forcedeth.kext

chmod -R 755 ~/Desktop/forcedeth.kext

kextload -v ~/Desktop/forcedeth.kext

 

But I see only loop with

forcedeth: packet 80000000 - 8000062e

after that my system hangs up.

 

Ok, will try that. I think you have to boot with cpus=1 to fix it

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Azamic
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I have a perfectly running built-in MAC lan on my Nforce 790i SLI Ultra with the attached Forcedeth kext. BTW I installed my 10.5.2 from Leo4Allv3. Although I have not installed the 10.5.3 combo update but I DID however updated all my kexts to 10.5.3 kexts.

 

Let me know if the attached kext helps someone :(

 

My current flags are -f cpus=1.

forcedeth.kext.zip

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icehacker
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Hi i just bought the board [Asus Striker II Formula] 4 days ago and now am running 10.5.2 using iATKOS v2

 

It would be gr8 if i can get a solution from one of u gurus for my problem ; whis is the network cards dont show up i used the nForceEthernetController.kext which ended up showin me one lan and one wifi port i guess i used the wrong one..

 

and now i found this post , got forcedeath and my card is not comming up here is the o/p

 

[0]: forcedeth: Initializing.

[0]: forcedeth: Probing.

[0]: forcedeth: WARNING - your nVidia device 0x10DE:0x0373 is not known to work. Continuing anyway...

[0]: forcedeth: Starting.

[0]: forcedeth: PCI system 0x10DE:0x0373, subsystem 0x1043:0xCB84 opened.

[0]: forcedeth: Mapped from 0xEFFFA000 of length 4096.

[0]: forcedeth: Allocated 3072 bytes of contiguous memory for DMA: rx at 0x5aa60000, tx at 0x5aa60400, wired at 0x2fb6f000.

[0]: forcedeth: Found nForce4 LAN with MAC: 00:1F:C6:49:66:0B.

[0]: forcedeth: Found PHY 0x5040:0x0003 at address 1.

[0]: forcedeth: Initializing.

[0]: forcedeth: Probing.

[0]: forcedeth: WARNING - your nVidia device 0x10DE:0x0373 is not known to work. Continuing anyway...

[0]: forcedeth: Starting.

[0]: forcedeth: PCI system 0x10DE:0x0373, subsystem 0x1043:0xCB84 opened.

[0]: forcedeth: Mapped from 0xEFFF7000 of length 4096.

[0]: forcedeth: Allocated 3072 bytes of contiguous memory for DMA: rx at 0x5abd2000, tx at 0x5abd2400, wired at 0x2ed70000.

[0]: forcedeth: Found nForce4 LAN with MAC: 00:1F:C6:49:70:99.

[0]: forcedeth: Found PHY 0x5040:0x0003 at address 1.

[0]: com_triton_forcedeth: Ethernet address 00:1f:c6:49:66:0b

[0]: forcedeth: Enabling... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

[0]: forcedeth: Starting transmit/receive engines

[0]: forcedeth: Network link down.

[0]: com_triton_forcedeth: Ethernet address 00:1f:c6:49:70:99

[0]: forcedeth: Enabling... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

[0]: forcedeth: Starting transmit/receive engines

[0]: forcedeth: Network link down.

 

and also this is needed i guess

 

Warnings

{

"Kext has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style" = true

}

 

kextload: extension forcedeth.kext appears to be loadable

kextload: loading extension forcedeth.kext

kextload: forcedeth.kext loaded successfully

kextload: sending personalities to kernel:

kextload: from extension /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext:

kextload: IONetworkStack

kextload: Kernel Debugging Driver

kextload: from extension /System/Library/Extensions/IOPCIFamily.kext:

kextload: IOPCI2PCIBridge-Name

kextload: IOPCI2PCIBridge-i386

kextload: IOPCI2PCIBridge-PCI

kextload: from extension /Users/macosx/Desktop/forcedeth/build/Release/forcedeth.kext:

kextload: nForce 4 LAN

kextload: sending 6 personalities to the kernel

kextload: matching started for forcedeth.kext

 

 

 

 

pls tel me what i need to do

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thedude26
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Hi,

 

After many tests i made 3 little scripts to make my MCP61 Ethernet work.

I used forcedeth driver from Andrewneo (but my computer froze when I downloaded a file)

I used forcedeth 0.3c from planetbeing (but it froze my computer when i launched the driver (both forcedeth & forcedeth-nockd)

 

Now i melt the two driver and my connection work (without the cpus=1 flag)

Just unzip the attachement on desktop and it works fine, launch the Internet, internet 2 & internet 3 scripts.

 

I'm looking for an easier solution, so if you can help me...

forcedethMCP61.zip

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SteelWings11
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Hello Im new at this. I just got os x leopard running on my computer WOooHOoooo! But I had no networking. So I tried version 3 and 2 of the driver posted and when i tried version 3 I got to step 9 and when i entered the command a window apeared saying "A new network interface has been detected" :blink: then everything froze :( . Whats wrong? I tryed it like 5 different times and the same thing happens. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Rhys28
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I have an Asus M2NPV-VM board with onboard nForce4 NIC that I can not for the life of me get working... The device ID isn't in the plists in forcedeth, so I added it (0x026910DE), and it recognizes the card, picks up the MAC address and everything, but the link never comes up. It works fine in Windows, so I know it's not a physical problem. Any suggestions???

 

Thanks!

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Dob
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Hello. Dude26 your solution is working for me. I have Asus M2N motherboard and Kalyway 10.5.2 amd installed. Both cores working, no freezing since yesterday. Planetbeing's 0.3 forcedeth-nock used to work with this MB with Zephyroth's 10.5.2 installed. Anyway thx for this.

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