sportman Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Broadcom Wireless Tutorial Kext Used The kext used for this tutorial is the IO80211Family.kext. This kext needs to be put into /System/Library/Extensions/ if it is not already there. Entering your device ID Make a backup of IO80211Family.kext Edit the .plist file cd /System/Library/Extensions sudo nano /IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext/Contents/Info.plist Once editing the plist navigate to the area where you see <string>pci14e4,4311</string><string>pci14e4,4318</string> <string>pci14e4,4320</string> Add a line with dev id (in place of XXXX) <string>pci14e4,XXXX</string> Setting Permissions Type these commands into terminal sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions Final touches (Optional) edit the interface config in order to use the airport utility instead of istumbler. sudo nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist swap the en0 with en1 for that device. Run disk util and repair perms Please note that you may need to change the number to en2 if you have 2 onbaord pci lan cards. Sometimes your network card is already configured as an airport device and you do not need to swap the en # Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/289131-broadcom-wireless-tutorial/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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