madamax2 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Does anyone know what kext I should install for Realtek RTL8169/8110? I am on high sierra, but I will upgrade to a more current MacOS later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madamax2 Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) 46 minutes ago, jinbingmao said: GitHub - Mieze/RTL8111_driver_for_OS_X: OS X open source driver for the Realtek RTL8111/8168 family That kext only supports Supports Realtek RTL8111/8168 B/C/D/E/F/G/H found on recent boards. My PCI network card is Realtek RTL8169/8110 so I don't think that will work with this card. I also installed that kext and another one my same coder Mieze - RealtekRTL8100-Binary 2.0.1 in /L/E but none of them working, still shows no device in System report Is it correct to install it into /Library/Extensions? Any other suggestion or solution or why the installation of the kext is not working/loaded? Edited May 20, 2021 by madamax2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockDown Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 You can put all 3rd party kext in EFI to avoid permission issue which might cause not to load. For the ethernet, try AppleRealtekRTL8169. Look it up in download section. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madamax2 Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, ellaosx said: You can put all 3rd party kext in EFI to avoid permission issue which might cause not to load. For the ethernet, try AppleRealtekRTL8169. Look it up in download section. yeah normally I put the kext in EFI>CLOVER>kexts>Other but those two RTL kext didn't work so I thought it needed install the kext in either /L/E or S/L/E?I place AppleRealtekRTL8169 in the EFI partition and now ethernet is working. Thanks.Download link for the kext Edited May 20, 2021 by madamax2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madamax2 Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hervé said: https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/220-realtek-rtl81698110-driver/ https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297277-realtek-rtl81698110-driver/ You'll also find lots of very old thread talking about poor or lack of proper support with kexts of some sort in Tiger up to Lion. Seems to be very old hardware. Thanks.. yeah...i found that kext in those links when searching that filename mentioned above. yeah this is an old PCI network card... my onboard NIC is faulty so this is my only option What USB wifi adapter is supported in MacOS including High Sierra to Big Sur? What PCI-E network card is supported in MacOS including High Sierra to Big Sur? Edited May 20, 2021 by madamax2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockDown Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) Any USB dongle that has a realtek chip is good. Broadcom for PCIe if you want wireless. Edited May 20, 2021 by ellaosx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madamax2 Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 51 minutes ago, Hervé said: This is now going off-topic, so just to close the matter: https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/11138-inventory-of-supportedunsupported-wireless-cards-2-sierra-big-sur https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/12972-macos-compatible-m2-cards https://osxlatitude.com/forums/topic/11322-broadcom-bcm4350-cards-under-high-sierramojavecatalinabig-sur https://dortania.github.io/Wireless-Buyers-Guide/ ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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