bpeugh Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I have a Acer Aspire 5610 and I can get everything to work from Kayway 10.5.2 to Kalyway 10.5.3 to the 10.5.4 Delta Update but the wireless and the etherent port. The wireless says it is Intel WG3945ABG and I have no idea what the ethernet port is. Could someone help shed some light. If they never will work, that is fine and I will move onto something else. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134150-acer-aspire-5610-intel-wg3945abg-and-ethernet-not-working/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityiswhere Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 intel wifi 3945abg does not work yet. progress on it is kept here http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=84072 , but don't expect anything solid anytime soon. we can't help with ethernet until we know what it is. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134150-acer-aspire-5610-intel-wg3945abg-and-ethernet-not-working/#findComment-950936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpeugh Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 Hey thanks for the info. I don't know what the ethernet is and don't know how to find out. But the wireless is a deal breaker for me right now so I will check back on it in a few months. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134150-acer-aspire-5610-intel-wg3945abg-and-ethernet-not-working/#findComment-951077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHJ Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 don't expect anything for the wireless, buy a pccard wireless or change the internal card for your ethernet, windows will tell you what it is. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134150-acer-aspire-5610-intel-wg3945abg-and-ethernet-not-working/#findComment-951179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpeugh Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 I think I will try to change the PCCard as it would be easier. As for the ethernet port I don't know how to find that out as the drivers just show the generic Intel one for the wireless also. Sorry, only have been doing PCs for about a year and I am still learning. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134150-acer-aspire-5610-intel-wg3945abg-and-ethernet-not-working/#findComment-951502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpeugh Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 I guess the best would be to try to find a USB plug in stick that would work because I tried to get the PCMCIA slot working and it crashed the OS. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134150-acer-aspire-5610-intel-wg3945abg-and-ethernet-not-working/#findComment-951667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharredPC Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Different machine here, of course, but same brand, anyway... I swapped my internal Intel 3945 card out and never looked back. Drivers for it have been 'in the works' for over a year now, and I'm betting simply will never happen. Swapped my card with a Windows-only Toshiba laptop owner; neither of us lost anything in the deal, and I ended up with an Atheros 5006 that detects as a native Airport Extreme under OSX. Other options are a USB Wifi stick, or a PC card. Initially my PC card slot wouldn't work either, but installing some more drivers solved that. Don't immediately give up on that idea. Your Ethernet looks to be a Broadcom, possibly even a 5787 (this info is easiest to find in Windows, let me know if you need instructions). Depending on your device ID (mine's a 1693) you can get it working under OSX. You can't do anything until you know device ID, however. Each one is different. Good luck! I now use OSX 10.5.5 as my primary operating system on a Acer Extensa 5620. It runs awesome Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134150-acer-aspire-5610-intel-wg3945abg-and-ethernet-not-working/#findComment-951697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpeugh Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 Actually, I could use some help on figuring out what the ethernet is. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134150-acer-aspire-5610-intel-wg3945abg-and-ethernet-not-working/#findComment-956034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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