rathalos Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 jalavoui, any updates?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalavoui Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 Thanks for answering. Good to see people care about this driver When i started this drive i have found lots of code from people who have tried to make it work. This release is meant to check some of the linux ported code. I'm using the IO80211Family.kext just to make the device to be detected as an airport card. The IO80211Family functions are to hard to use but i'll keep then to get feedback for now. I'm currently using the 10.4.4 kernel. When i get Shemtex sources i'll change to 10.4.8 You can help by posting the logs like kinwah.lai did - I'm uploading a new version that forces a local IP (it should be detected on system preferences). or If you want to build it from source: - Install linux with the kernel source (i used mandriva 2006). - Get the Ext2FS.pkg to allow access to the linux partition from mac os x86 (mount ro mode). - get the Linux project sources (ieee80211, ipw2200-1.2.0 and the ipw-2.3 firmware). - install the sources and ipw2200-1.2.0 on your root folder. - The iwi2200.kext should build fine on xcode 2.4.1 - post new releases in this forum Testing alpha versions might crash mac os x86 but it is for a good purpose Thank you all ieee80211_source.zip iwi2200_source.zip iwi2200_v2.kext.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eranj Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 1st I want to say I appreciate your efforts! 2nd, I would like to add that it will be easiser to test, if there'll be an uninstall script for the worst (or expected) case scenario Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Just for a little friendly competition and as some motivation to the other developer, I have a kext that (hopefully) will load the firmware. Please post a log of it (hopefully) loading and who's kext you used (bikedude880 or jalavoui). Thanks. EDIT: File removed... see next post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinwah.lai Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) thanks bikedude880 , i will try it now i got this error when i try to load the kext by bikedude880 darren-lais-computer:/Users/darrenlai root# kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext kextload: extension /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext appears to be valid kextload: notice: extension /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext has debug properties set kld(): Undefined symbols: __ZN14darwin_iwi22009notifIntrEP9iwi_notif kextload: kld_load_from_memory() failed for module /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext/Contents/MacOS/iwi2200 kextload: a link/load error occured for kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext load failed for extension /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext (run kextload with -t for diagnostic output) i will try to restart the machine now. will update you guys later Edited December 31, 2006 by kinwah.lai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I made a little mistake and left some debugging features on. This one has them disabled. EDIT: Same error as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinwah.lai Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) I made a little mistake and left some debugging features on. This one has them disabled. i've try to load this kext but still got the same error and i'm running on 10.4.8 ( 8.4.1 kernel ) darren-lais-computer:/Users/darrenlai root# kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext kextload: extension /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext appears to be valid kextload: notice: extension /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext has debug properties set kld(): Undefined symbols: __ZN14darwin_iwi22009notifIntrEP9iwi_notif kextload: kld_load_from_memory() failed for module /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext/Contents/MacOS/iwi2200 kextload: a link/load error occured for kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext load failed for extension /System/Library/Extensions/iwi2200.kext (run kextload with -t for diagnostic output) Edited December 31, 2006 by kinwah.lai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I just don't understand why it keeps giving that error message... until I can get jalavoui's source to compile, I can't go any further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Great work, so you are able to load the firmware correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathalos Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 bikedude880, i am getting the same error message as kinwah.lai..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poplars Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) dang dude, if you get that working man I'll straight up come back to OSX86. I have a 2915ABG, I heard that the 2915, 2200, 3945 are all around the same chipsets so they shouldn't be too hard to get ported to work for all of them if you get the driver to initially work in the first place. my advice to you, don't give up. I've seen too many people in the past give up and it's just really lame, there's so much sourcecode flying around from people who attempted it in the first place, so please do try and thank you for your efforts. Edited December 31, 2006 by poplars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Im working on a 3945abg kext at the moment so it will be interesting to get my hands on the code when i get back home. how far r u in ur 3945 dev dave? id like to test it when it is suppose to work thanx again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Well, I wish I were able to compile these sources, but I keep getting an error... 47 to be exact. errors.tiff EDIT: Got past the errors, but I don't feel good about the way I did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poplars Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 any updates on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathalos Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 yea, been waiting for updates.... but from what i see from the image you posted, could it be that the 802.11 framework that you compiled with is incompatible with the intel driver??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Hack Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Little install guide to help out: I tried using this install guide, and I still do not see anything close to a wireless card on my system (I have an Intel 2200BG installed in a Dell Latitude D600), my system boots up fine though...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Hack Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 This is my first atempt to port the linux driver to mac. The requirements are a 10.4.4 kernel and the IO80211Family.kext version 1.1 Please help me going further Thanks I tried using the install guide, and I still do not see anything close to a wireless card on my system (I have an Intel 2200BG installed in a Dell Latitude D600), my system boots up fine though...... Any thoughts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apoc333 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 @Amadeus I used the manual and the airport showed up. But it has no function yet. I'm strongly looking forward for the first working alpha or what ever release ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathalos Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 amadeus, currently, its not a working driver yet.... like i said earlier, its only allows u to detect ur wireless card only and recognise it as an airport driver but does nothing more than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poplars Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 it is indeed a challenge, you have to rewrite the driver to the iokit or whatever, and it's a pain in the ass. I just hope this guy can actually do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Hack Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well folks I spoke too soon, I get back onto my Dell D600 tonite and it is bricked. This was after I installed version 2 of the driver, I am running JaS 10.4.7. Back to the drawing board....LOL. I just have to figure out how to unbrick it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Hack Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Thanx for the instructions, it un-bricked my Dell D600!!!! Thanx!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalavoui Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 i've installed 10.4.8 with semthex bet9 kernel and recompiled the iwi2200.kext The IO80211Family.kext and framework from 10.4.8 are usefull and should be replaced by the ones found in the 10.4.5 to 10.4.7 update. I've removed the IOPCCardFamily.kext from 10.4.8 (it crashs all times at boot). Anyone as it working on 10.4.8? v2 of iwi2200.kext starts with a 168.254.xxx.xxx IP. it can be changed to 192.168.xxx.xxx or other. I don't have 2 wireless machines, but i'd like to know if it can work in a closed network... to use it on 10.4.8 remove the IOPCCardFamily reference from info.plist and recompile iwi2200.kext I read bikedude880 posts and i can use all the help i can get on this. I'm using an old firmware. i'd like to use the latest but i have no idea on how to split it (it is included in just one file) or to load it as in the linux code. Anyone with new ideas, please post new versions of the iwi2200.kext on this thread for being tested. The intel linux 3945 BG should be easy portable since it's an intel card. I would like to see a build for this one at this thread New versions should be set to work with the 10.4.8 kernel. i'll submit then soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banane Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) big up jalavoui! Edited January 5, 2007 by banane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rathalos Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 1000 cheers for jalavoui!!!!!! You're the savior of all laptop hackintoshes!!!! cant wait for ur v2 to be released..... oh, please also do include instructions on how to install, or what dependencies are required.... cheers!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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