packysauce Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 So, I hear the WPC54G works as an airport card. I have the WMP54GS, the speedbooster card. I can fool the drivers (I think) to load with the ID 14E4:4320. However, the wireless icon in the top right says Airport not configured. there's no NetworkPreferences.plist to edit to enable the adapter, and nothing in System Preferences to initialize it. Am I missing something, am I an idiot, or should I just buy a new wireless card (ugh)? Everything else works wonders, and since I wasn't exactly paying attention when I did the partitioning, the only OS I have now is the lovely 10.4.5. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know! Thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
enb14 Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I have the same card but I only have it working if I disable (removing the kext) the integrated Networking card, try that and let me know if that helped. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-162137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oiasdas Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I have the same card but I only have it working if I disable (removing the kext) the integrated Networking card, try that and let me know if that helped. I have that same card and it works perfectly without changing any kexts or any settings from the second i install. I am running the HotIso 10.4.6 image, and it works perfectly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-162481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
packysauce Posted August 12, 2006 Author Share Posted August 12, 2006 Enb14, which kext is that exactly, im not at my house right now to check and see. I suppose I could just got balls to the wall and take all the network ones out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-162575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
enb14 Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I'm unsing the kext /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext if you don't have it, you can download it, its on 10.4.7 combo update then use pacifist to extract the kext. then edit the file Info.plist and add this <string>pci14e4,4320</string> Now you should have your wireless wmp54gs fully working Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-162623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
packysauce Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 See, that's the fun part. I edited that kext, thats how I got the airport symbol in the top right to come up. but when i click it to select a network it says not configured. What integrated networking card kext were you talking about? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-163461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
enb14 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 The one on an intel D945GNTL, the one that supports 10/100 not the 10/100/1000 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-163540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiaboliK Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 packysause - after you got the airport ion to show and it says "airport not configured" goto system preferences and then click network. now a pop up so show ans says a new port is recognized and it should says airport - at that point click ok or apply settings. then you can click the airport icon again in the menubar or open internet connect and connect to your wireless network if that dosent work read this -> http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry140135 then retry steps from system preferences on. hope that helps Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-163548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
packysauce Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 that prompt never comes up, its like the driver knows the card is there, but it cannot configure it. the airport setup assistant (or whatever its called) said it would do it for me, but failed to configure the card. Any ideas? My mobo, btw, is an intel D945PSN. I'll try disabling that kext a little later tonight and see if that helps. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-163553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiaboliK Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 i edited my above post. try that and do a reboot and it may become configureable. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-163558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
packysauce Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 i have no networkinterfaces.plist file, and im not home again to try. ill see what i can figure out when i get back home and let you guys know what i work up. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-163565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
packysauce Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 I would just like to say that I am RETARDED. I was looking in the WRONG SystemConfiguration folder for NetworkInterfaces.plist because apparently proper folder paths are unimportant to me. The driver loaded when I modified the kext and then once I found that goddamned file I applied the en0->en1 and 0->1 tweaks and voila. I <3 this forum, enb, and diabolik. now with working internet i feel a lot better about f***ing up my windows partition. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-163734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiaboliK Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 thats great to hear you got it workin! death to MS Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-163819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
enb14 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Well done packysauce, every body makes some mistakes but you finaly got it working. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24348-linksys-wmp54gs-an-episode-in-adventure/#findComment-164646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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