kogepan Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 ok ive searched alot of posts and tried all the solution that ive found, but my ethernet is still greyed out. I have a Toshiba lappy. My ethernet vender id is 0x10928086. I added the id into networking family etc etc, but it'still greyed out. I dunno wha to do any help would be great! im running 10.4.6 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Just to be sure, you added your vendor/device id to the following: IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleIntel8255x.kext/Contents/Info.plist In System/Library you deleted the Extensions.kextcache and Extensions.mkext You repaired permissions on your OSX partition. Reboot <== added Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-160615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogepan Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 yes i have added my vendor id into the plist, but have not deleted the files u stated i will do that now and post the result. thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-160628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I should have mentioned, after doing the file deletion and running repair permissions, you need to reboot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-160631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogepan Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 ok ive tried deleted those 2 files, repaired, reboot. But after i reboot the files showed up again!! And the ethernet is still greyed out. btw my Built in firewire is enabled, but i dun have any firewire port on my lappy. The ethernet option was always there but just greyed out even be4 i added my vendor id. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-160642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 The files are supposed to return. They get rebuilt with the new kext information. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-160646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogepan Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 ok then im not sure y it's still greyed out. i added the vendor id, deleted the files, then reboot. still greyed out. any ideas? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-160971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogepan Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 i think the OS is reading my ethernet as firewire. or something i duno anymore! aah Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-161279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Ok open ur networkinterfaces.plist file and change all the en0's to en1's and all the en1's to en2's and tall the en2's to etc etc etc. then save ansd reboot Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-161295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogepan Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 under my networkinterfaces.plist there's only "fw0" option and no en0 to be found. I tried changing fw0 to en1 but the ethernet after reboot is still greyed out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-161308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Then you rnetwork card aint configured, and hasnt been, has it worked b4? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-161310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogepan Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 i guess not? im not an expert at all when it comes to Mac. After i install 10.4.6 i left it alone for a while. then the past few days ive been readin up on configuring the ethernet to work. The ethernet option was always there but greyed out. How do i configure it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-161311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Frankly, i dunno i've only had this probelm b4 with my wifi card set to en0 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-161324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogepan Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 hmm ok im trying to do some searching again, no luck so far Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-161327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
enb14 Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I have the same problem I used to had my intel integrated nic working, now since I installed the new kext located in 10.4.7, now I don't have my NIC working anymore, where is located the networkinterfaces.plist? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-162632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 if it was wokrign why did u nstall a new kext . One of the fundamental rules of life, if it aint broken dont fix it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-162642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 where is located the networkinterfaces.plist? /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-162649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogepan Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 so...anyone know y my network pref only has Fw0 to configure?? but no En0? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-163947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BuildSmart Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 The problem is that whoever did the 10.4.7 Network driver didn't do it properly and it's incomplete. Compare the one from 10.4.6 and you'll see what I mean. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-163971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogepan Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 im running 10.4.6 but i still have this weird problem. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24174-ethernet-help-greyed-out/#findComment-164172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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