Getting Realtek 8110S Lan to work under JaS 10.4.8 SSE2 SSE3

[hecker]

Dear community,

 

If you are having trouble getting your Realtek 8110S onboard ethernet card to work under JaS's latest 10.4.8 release you can fix it by replacing the plugins folder in IONetworkFamily with the working ones from tubgirl's 1048 FINAL release.

 

I am not allowed to post any kexts here but I have a zip file with instructions in case anyone needs them.

 

 

hecker.

 

 

PS: Right now I am finishing my installation journal after having tried tubgirl's and JaS's final releases. It will be posted here soon.

Edited February 1, 2007 by hecker

[Wiseguy2K]

How do you go about replacing the kext files? Just drag the new one where the old one went? I'm just asking in general context, not for a specific file.

[hecker]

Basically, yes. Do it from the terminal though because you have to have root privileges to modify system files.

Example:

 

The sudo command (super-user do) is typed before any command that requires root privileges. It will promt you for your password after you enter it.

 

The rm command (remove, unlink) is used to remove files/directories.

 

The cp command (copy), copies files. You can use the -R switch to copy a folder including it's contents.

 

Notice the spaces on the command lines between source and destination files! I made them extra wide for viewing purposes only

 

(Open Terminal window under Application/Utilities)

sudo rm /System/Libraries/Extensions/<whatever>.kext

sudo cp -R /<your_source_files /<destination>

 

In my case I just needed to replace the files in the Plugins folder of a text file (which is actually a folder too).

 

I did this to remove the original files and then copy the ones I had placed on my desktop:

 

sudo rm /System/Libraries/Extensions/IONetworkFamily.kext/Contents/Plugins/*

sudo cp /Users/hecker/Desktop/Plugins/* /System/Libraries/Extensions/IONetworkFamily.kext/Contents/Plugins/

 

Make sure you make a backup copy of whatever files you will be modifying so you can undo the changes.

 

After modifying kext files you have to make the system read the new files after reboot.

BEWARE: Doing this can generate a kernel panic! It can easily be undone though.

 

sudo rm /System/Libraries/Extensions.mkext

sudo rm /System/Libraries/Extensions.kextcache

sudo reboot

 

If you have never worked with the console before than for the love of god inform yourself a little before diving into the terminal and doing stuff to your system.

 

Use the man <command> to access the user manual.

 

Cheers,

 

Hecker

[marticus]

hi,

 

just want to confirm. there's an open when you boot to single user mode to boot with gui, yet still remaining in single user mode. if i boot to this option can i just drag and drop? also would you mind sending me a url where i can download the realtek 8110 sc onboard lan kext. i've been looking for a way get this to work.

 

thanks

[rdalrt]

Sorry to bring this back from dead, but does anybody have a link to the IONetworkfamily file from Tubgirls release? I can't find it anywhere.

 

Thanks.