AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter

[takeawaydave]

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0034] (rev 01)

 

I am trying to get this card working in my Samsung NP550P5C laptop with Mountain Lion 10.8.2. It is a combo wireless / bluetooth card but I assume that the wireless device behaves the same way as in a normal non-combo card.

 

So far I am able to load AirportAtheros21 as well AirportAtheros40 by making vendorid and productid replacements based on the 10.7.4 IO80211Networking kext.

 

 

Since AirPortAtheros40 is loaded first and I see the following in the kernel log:

 

start [/sourceCache/AirPortDriverAtheros9380/AirPortDriverAtheros9380-431.14.10/src/common/lmac/ath_dev/darwin/AtherosController.cpp:962] load failed

 

I remove the ids from AirportAtheros21 so it doesn't load on boot.

 

Now I have just the following loaded:

 

 

So far so good...

 

However I don't know how to proceed now that the AirPortAtheros40 kext is loaded however no Wireless Interface is available in SystemPrefs.Network.

 

Any hints or guidance would be appreciated.

 

I have tried deleting and reconfiguring interfaces by removal of /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist

 

Also tried removing the following:

 

/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist

 

But this was clutching at straws with no net effect....

 

Any one able to help ?

dmesg.txt

system.txt

[takeawaydave]

I am looking now at making DSDT edit for this problem (will definitely need help now!)

 

Need to confirm something - when looking at IOREG output my wireless card is it this one :

 

 

If so...

 

Should I need to edit the following section in DSDT:

 

 

Now I plan to proceed as per here and have the following patch:

 

Device (PXSX)
		 {
			 Name (_ADR, Zero)
			 Name (_SUN, One)
			 Name (_PRW, Package (0x02)
			 {
				 0x09,
				 0x04
			 })
			 Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)
			 {
				 Store (Package (0x0B)
					 {
						 "AAPL,slot-name",
						 Buffer (0x08)
						 {
							 "AirPort"
						 },
						 "device-id",
						 Buffer (0x04)
						 {
							 0x34, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
						 },

						 Buffer (0x08)
						 {
							 "AirPort"
						 },
						 "model",
						 Buffer (0x35)
						 {
							 "Atheros 9462 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Network Adapter"
						 },
						 "subsystem-id",
						 Buffer (0x04)
						 {
							 0x12, 0x41, 0x00, 0x00
						 },
						 "subsystem-vendor-id",
						 Buffer (0x04)
						 {
							 0x4D, 0x14, 0x00, 0x00
						 }
					 }, Local0)
				 DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))
				 Return (Local0)
			 }
		 }

 

This is based on device ids taken from Linux where the following is seen:

 

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0034] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Device [144d:4112]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Expansion ROM at f7880000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
Kernel modules: ath9k

 

I have added and compiled. Any advice.

DSDT.aml.zip

[legolas93]

Great! I have the same card! Now i have to go out for a while. When i return we can try together!

[takeawaydave]

Cool I hope you're brainier than me....

[takeawaydave]

Any one with any ideas here ? Help on DSDT would be cool !

[takeawaydave]

BUMP BUMP BUMPADUMP !!!

[crazyJAT]

Any news here?

[leon321]

hello

 

I am in the same wagon !

I bought this mini PCI card from china, & received it today

And right now I can't find a kext !

Previous to order, I read that Atheros was working in Mac OS X ! but now I am not sure anymore.

Any track is welcomed

[XTuga]

So no news?

[qmaster312]

Anyone???

[ComicsNight]

hey i have the same card pci-e x1 Atheros AR9462 my devid 0034 and venid is 168C so this is 0x168C0034 got any drivers for this hardware?

[Onixs]

hey i have the same card pci-e x1 Atheros AR9462 my devid 0034 and venid is 168C so this is 0x168C0034 got any drivers for this hardware?

Non or probabaly will never be