TigerPilot Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I have and interesting problem with a Dell e1505 and the standard TrueMobile 1390 wireless card. My last configuration evolved from the original Maxxus 10.4.3 DVD and ended at the JaS 10.4.8 Combo Update. Everything worked as expected until I decided to install the SoundblasterUSB stuff and things started going south fast. Every attempt at backing out or reverting to previous versions of the OS failed because the installer detected that there was a newer version of the module and it wasn't going to replace it. In frustration I decided to wipe the harddrive and reinstall the OS from scratch, starting at 10.4.5 and progressing up to 10.4.8, this time using the Apple 10.4.8 Intel Update, the Mifki kernel and files (AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext, AppleSMBios.kext and IOATAFamily.kext) from the "[HOWTO] - Update Mac OS X 10.4.7 to Mac OS X 10.4.8 with Mifki kernel on a Dell Inspiron 6400/E1505 (GMA950)" instructions. Finally I updated to the latest Semthex kernel using the Prasys script. Each install was flawless except when I initially booted the new OS my attempt at configuring the AirPort Wireless network failed. My 1390 card was detected, but after entering the SSID, encryption type and password it appeared the system was trying to talk to the router, but the connection failed and a button was displayed to retry. If I retried, the system froze up solid. If I canceled and reentered the data, the system froze up solid. There are no entries in either the system.log or the console.log that jump out at me. I'm looking for any suggestions on things to try. Any at all. Thanks, Mike Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34470-osx-freezes-when-attempting-to-configure-wireless-card/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Sounds like your wireless device id is in this file, but would be good to verify it: /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext/Contents/Info.plist Also, try this: Edit the following file and for wireless change en0 to en1 and then below that find an <integer>0</integer> and change that to 1. /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34470-osx-freezes-when-attempting-to-configure-wireless-card/#findComment-244285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerPilot Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Thanks Rammjet, I'll try that when I get home tonight. Just out of curiosity, shouldn't it be in there? I gleaned this from another post about the wireless card: DW 1390 REV A01 MAC: 0016CE27D550 Broadcom BCM4311KFBG (on the IC) BCM94311MCG (Written on the PCB) I'll let you know what I find out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34470-osx-freezes-when-attempting-to-configure-wireless-card/#findComment-244299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yes, it should be there since the card seemed to be recognized. But during the 10.4.8 upgrade, you likely changed the kext and it might need to be tweaked again. I would verify it to be sure. None of the numbers you provided are necessarily the device id, although it might be "4311". Go to System Profiler and look at PCI cards. If that doesn't work, go to Windows -> Device Manager -> Network Adapters -> 1390 -> Properties -> Detail tab. Vendor id is the 4 characters after VEN_ (and should be 14e4) and the device id should be the 4 characters after DEV_. Inside the kext file I indicated, look for pci14e4,43xx where xx are last 2 digits of your device id. You might also try going to System Preferences -> Network -> Show: popup -> Network Port Configurations. Delete the Airport entry and quit Preferences. Go back and add Airport (if it doesn't automatically detect it). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34470-osx-freezes-when-attempting-to-configure-wireless-card/#findComment-244315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerPilot Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 The plist files were both set up correctly already. I extracted files from the 10.4.5 version using Pacifist but that make no difference. I do now have an error message when the system boots though. Off to google this one: Nov 29 22:15:03 Macintosh /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/airport: Error: WirelessCreateScanResults() = 88001003 Mike Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34470-osx-freezes-when-attempting-to-configure-wireless-card/#findComment-244639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerPilot Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 SUCCESS!!! Now I'd just like to know what exactly fixed my problem. In a nutshell, all I did was go into the BIOS setup and turned off the wireless card and rebooted. The OS correctly noted that no wireless card was present. The AirPort icon near the clock was gone, and the System Profiler said no AirPort card was present. Next I went back into the BIOS setup and turned the wireless card back on and rebooted. This time everything started normally and when I clicked on the AirPort icon I noticed a slew of detected networks the card had detected. Then I simply entered my network information and off I went. I hope this helps someone else. Mike Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34470-osx-freezes-when-attempting-to-configure-wireless-card/#findComment-244745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I've always thought that deleting some of the airport and network files in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration would do the same thing, but haven't experimented deleting one at a time and restarting until the airport gets rediscovered. Most people don't have a BIOS setting for wireless. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/34470-osx-freezes-when-attempting-to-configure-wireless-card/#findComment-244752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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