Starbuckpga Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 So ok I checked the Wiki when upgrading to Snow Leopard 10.6 for possible wireless cards that would work. Well sure enough I had the DWL-G520 rev.B in an older system. So I installed Snow Leopard today, with the card installed. Got it booted up and there is nothing showing under the wireless or modems in the system profiler. But according to the Wiki it says the...... Interface Standard Device Manufacturer Notes Fully Working w/o Patch PCI b/g DWL-G520 rev.B D-Link only x32 vanilla driver yes is fully working out of the box without a patch. Well this is not true cause I have the wireless card installed in my system and it does not work. It has worked just fine when I boot over to Windows 7. So in that case, what am I going to need to do in order to get this wireless card to work for me? Thank you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuckpga Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 Wow no one has a clue? All kinds of hits for this card when you do a search, but no one says how they get it to work. Also how can I update the Wiki to correct the mistake on the forum? It needs to be changed as the card does not work with Snow Leopard right out of the box. I've updated the Wiki with the correct information. This card does not work for Snow Leopard 10.6. Thanks to the {censored} that posted the wrong information and wasted a lot of my time. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/#findComment-1280756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trus0und Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Umm are you in 32 bit mode? what bootloader and which boot flags Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/#findComment-1281996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuckpga Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Umm are you in 32 bit mode? what bootloader and which boot flags How would I know if I am in 32 or 64 bit mode. Also no idea what you mean about the bootloader and which boot flags. I do know I used the lifehacker install and process if that helps any. Thanks for any help at all, I am stuck. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/#findComment-1283629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntsmkfob Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Bring up About This Mac/More Info and click on Software on the left column. It will say Yes to 64 bit Kernel and Kexts if you're running 64 bit, which isn't supported by the driver. Use google to find out how to run in 32 bit mode. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/#findComment-1283643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuckpga Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Bring up About This Mac/More Info and click on Software on the left column. It will say Yes to 64 bit Kernel and Kexts if you're running 64 bit, which isn't supported by the driver. Use google to find out how to run in 32 bit mode. So yes it says 64 bit kernel and extensions. I googled how to run in 32 bit mode. I held down the "3" and "2" during boot, but it appears it's still booting in 64 bit mode after trying it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/#findComment-1283662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuckpga Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 I cannot get the system to boot in 32 bit mode. I tried holding down the keys, I also downloaded a utility that let's me switch back and forth from 32 and 64 bit, nothing. Still says Yes in the 64 kit kernel and extensions section of the software. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/#findComment-1283724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinielascom Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 add this to your com.apple.Boot.plist <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>arch=i386</string> Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/#findComment-1283747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuckpga Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 add this to your com.apple.Boot.plist <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>arch=i386</string> Do I just add it anywhere? I've never modified a file on Mac before, so just want to make sure I do it right, thank you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/#findComment-1283755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuckpga Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 add this to your com.apple.Boot.plist <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>arch=i386</string> I put this right under the last entry, but before the closing, and now it brings up the Apple logo, the circle spins, and then it stops at the top, system won't boot into Leopard now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/188908-why-does-the-wiki-say-the-d-link-dwl-g520-revb-works/#findComment-1283818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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