TimmyK. Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hello, I have made my Dell D620 into a Hackintosh, but WiFi didn't work with the bundled card. So I bought a Broadcom WiFi card, but it still says, "No AirPort card installed". So is there a driver or something or was it the wrong card? Please help me, I paid $4 for that card and don't want it to go to waste! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 device id ? 4315 ?? add to both broadcom kexts in io80211family.kext the info.plist has 4312 skips to 4318 .. missing 4315. u can get a dsdt edit to make it think its 4312 device id. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1706158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 It's a 4311. But can you please use proper English? I can't understand the rest of your reply. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1710827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfesq Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 What version of OS X are you running? What is the model of your card? Be sure to check this out: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=120958 You have a pci-e wifi card - you need to remember that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1710830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 What version of OS X are you running? What is the model of your card? Be sure to check this out: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=120958 You have a pci-e wifi card - you need to remember that. I am running 10.6.7. The card is a Broadcom BCM4311 with a mini PCI-e interface. Anything else you need to know? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1710848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 would help you but i cant speak english.. sorry. (in between the lines.. you dont understand the issue so you must insult) by the way.. get a real laptop d620 is old Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1711197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 I'm sorry if I offended you, I didn't know English was not your first language (it annoys me when native English speakers on the internet are too lazy to write properly, and I falsely assumed that you were one of them). But yes, I would love to get a new laptop but a don't have the money. So is there a driver for the BCM4311 for Hackintosh? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1711527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 not much offense taken. i made my english teacher mad at class for me out spelling 85% of class up north in new london jr high back in 8th grade .. fresh off the plane and i showed airplane ticket to teacher lol but i told him i visited a lot every other summer since 6yrs old (1981) when i visit dad in summer for 2 months at a time. it came in handy at 11 yrs old with english teacher in puerto rico .. i was teachers pet lol on point. what are u using 10.x.x? the wifi card model is 4311 but what is the device id and subvendor id. LSPCI .. install it. http://osx86.sojugarden.com/2009/10/lspci-...r-1-0-released/ if u want work to work out of box get AR5B91 atheros. or broadcom BCM94321 i think i have a 4311 laying arround.. gona try to see what stops it. my device says 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01) Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 0465 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 Memory at f9ffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+ Capabilities: [d0] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] #14e4 ========== 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01) Subsystem: 14e4:0465 and its working fine no hax needed. you have smbios.plist or dsdt issues. or irq issues. or different device id. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1711824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 OK, thanks! I'm on Ubuntu at the moment, so I'll give it a shot the next time I boot up OS X (it is version 10.6.7). I downloaded and extracted the file (myHack_lspci_Installer_1.0.mpkg). However, I don't see what to do now; there is no .exe or .dmg or any other executable files in the folder. Of course, I am on Linux now so maybe it will appear differently on OS X. I'll have to wait and see. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1711843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 install the pkg in osx .. but in linux its already included.. in terminal lspci -v also make sure your smbios.plist is properly filled. boot with -v -f the osx make sure bios is properly set.. and use Fn F2 to enable wireless. try MacBook3,1 smbios.plist for 10.6.8 ( needs Mac-Fxxx boardid) osxlatitude.com Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1711878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Your the first person I've ever known to get Hackintosh on an AMD processor, which I am surprised worked for you because OS X is meant for Intels. I don't know if this is the problem, but I bet it will cause a plethora of quirks and this might be one of them. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1712275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 it works. but with hack kernel.. he probably needs smbios.plist fixed and Device (PCI) _ADR change to _UID Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1712416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 OK, I installed the program and ran the commands they said to, then rebooted. Still doesn't work. And how do I fill this smbios.plist? And I know wireless in enabled in my BIOS. And where can I find the Mac-Fxxx boardid? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1718167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 I found this, but do I have to rebrand my Wifi card for it to work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1718191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 u can rebrand in dsdt with registers. but both work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1720589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 OK, I am now thoroughly befuddled. Someone told me: "I found the fix. You have to replace System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Apple80211Monitor.bundle. My problem is that I was trying to revert to the 10.6.7 version. I had to go back to my SL DVD and get the 10.6.3 version before it worked." However, I looked on the DVD and could not find any such file. Do I have to re-install? Most of this thread, especially post #10, made a woosh as it flew past my head. I have no idea how to find, let alone configure, an smbios.plist or dsdt. Can someone please give me a simple, step-by-step guide to getting WiFi? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1720758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 what video do u have intel or nvidia? .. Intel video files for gma950 d620 dsdt and files i did for a friend. but his card is different. but dsdt fixes should help. use the chameleon2rc installer in my signature link for 1520 ONLY the chameleon.. Use extra from link posted ( if its nvidia let me know different dsdt needed) thanks to www.osxlatitude.com WHAT BIOS VERSION ? DELL Power on post SCREEN AT BOTTOM shows Axx xx =## Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1720775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 What does my video card have to do with Wifi? But it is an Intel 945GM. But I'm afraid that at this point I do not have enough computer expertise to understand anything other than a simple, to-the point step-by-step guide, so I do not yet understand what to do. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1720978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 i guess u need to be spoonfed. (and i did). the files in the link above is FULL STUFF U NEED for 10.6.7 or less. i dunno if they work on 10.6.8 yet best bet is check osxlatitude.com on results of d620 10.6.8 (DSDT.AML= is part of hardware description osx sees from chameleon2 rc5 bootloader) 1: put Extra in the main hard disk of osx. (the extra in the d620 intel video type refering to 2 types of motherboard for D620 Nvidia video being other kind. are u drinking ??) 2: instal Chameleon2 rc5 (which is in my pack in my signature bellow NOT THE EXTRA IN IT!) 3: reboot at type -v -f and see how it runs. you will need kext wizard (in new releases section of forum) to install kexts like fakesmc.kext acipibattery and voodoohda to /System/Library/Extensions Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1721008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 OK, so go to extra in the hard disk. Then what? Then install chameleon... I don't understand this part. Type in -v -f as it is booting? Then install fakesmc.kext? Or, since I am obviously not as smart as you guys are, would it be easier just to get a AR5B91 or BCM94321? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1727077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 OK, so go to extra in the hard disk. Then what? Then install chameleon... I don't understand this part. Type in -v -f as it is booting? Then install fakesmc.kext? Or, since I am obviously not as smart as you guys are, would it be easier just to get a AR5B91 or BCM94321? yes do that. the booting screen shows your osx hard disk. at that point type -v -f ok steps. install chameleon2 rc5 .. then copy the Extra to the os x hard disk. then reboot with -v -f Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1727409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 You mean the part where it asks me to choose between my bootloader and my hard disk? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1728249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyK. Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 OK, I booted after typing -v -f and now WiFi is working! But I haven't installed Chameleon or any kexts. I just rebooted, and this does appear to be a permanent fix (maybe I already installed chameleon a while back, I can't remember). Thanks to all commentors, especially LatinMcG, for helping me solve this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1729755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 awesomeness comes in a .zip I'm glad it was that easy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1730883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesnfsn Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 awesomeness comes in a .zip I'm glad it was that easy If I need to start a separate thread, please advise, and I will. I have a Sony VAIO VGN-AR840E notebook that i have modded the BIOS to allow me to set ACHI and VT (hyperthreading). It has a T8100 Core2Duo 2.1Ghz CPU, nVidia 8400m GT graphic chipset onboard, a Broadcom BCM94322MC Dual Band 802.11N Mini PCI-E Wireless Card, Marvell Yukon 88E8055 LAN ethernet chipset, etc. I am now running 10.6.7 through installation with 10.6.3 Retail Disc and Nawcom's ModCD, followed by update with 10.6.7 Combo Update. Have backed up main partition to a Backup Partition with Carbon Copy Cloner, so I have access through Chameleon to a backup SL 10.6.7 partition. I have no visible smbios.plist file in /Extra. I cannot get to 10.6.8 without ruining WiFi connection. Have not had access to Marvell Yukon for Ethernet at any time from the initial installation with 10.6.3 DVD, through 10.6.7. I have installed both 10.6.8, as well as 10.6.8 Combo Updates, same result. Have tried to replace Apple80211Monitor.bundle, IO80211Family.kext, IONetworkingFamily.kext, AppleACPIPlatform.kext and IOPCIFamily.kext. Each time, Kernel Panicks. Any help you can provide to aid me in getting to 10.6.8 with WiFi? With the Marvell Yukon Ethernet working? Thanks in advance, NESNFSN in Sunny South Florida Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/261023-broadcom-wifi-not-working/#findComment-1731705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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