codestain Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I just installed JaS 10.4.8 but I can't connect to the internet. It can't see my ethernet at all and it says it's not plugged in. Does anyone else have this problem and knows how to fix it? Should I download a driver or something? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsgjunkie Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Whats your hardware setup? A lot of the Dells have had this problem and needed to use an old kext. Look for IONetworkingFamily.kext and replace it. There are some guides in the wiki on how to do so. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-303872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
codestain Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 I don't have a dell.. My LAN is VIA PHY VT6103 I can't find any driver online.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-303929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsgjunkie Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 The kext may still be the problem - its caused a lot of problems. I'd still give it a try. Just copy the old one to the desktop so you have it as a backup and can revert to it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-303937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
codestain Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 Ok, but I didn't understand.. Find IONetworkingFamily.kext and replace it with what? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-303965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dponmac Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 sounds like you're going to have to check the wiki and buy a usb or PCI wireless NIC that works with 10.4.8 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-303989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
codestain Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 If I install a driver how can I remove it if I don't want it? Is there a way? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-304023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsgjunkie Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 IONetworkingFamily.kext Download the file, unzip it, copy the IONetworkingFamily.kext to system\library\extensions, do chmod and chown. the kextload it then reboot. I cant promise that it will work, but I know the kext in 10.4.8 has been causing problems for a lot of people. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-304037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbig Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 guys please make a explanation on procedures. need to repair permissions and load on kextcache cp newkext.kext /System/Library/Extemsopms/ chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/yournewkext.kext chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/yournewkext.kext rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache then reboot... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-304048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsgjunkie Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 guys please make a explanation on procedures. need to repair permissions and load on kextcache cp newkext.kext /System/Library/Extemsopms/ chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/yournewkext.kext chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/yournewkext.kext rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache then reboot... Thanks for the break down. I didn't have it in front of me. I had a similar problem and the person that helped me gave me the info I supplied code with and using the search feature I was able to find everything I needed. I figured code could do the same. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-304099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
codestain Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 If it won't work and I want to change it back what will i do? I'm new in OSX and the commands you wrote mean nothing to me.. Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-304692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
codestain Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 I spent an hour or two searching and I found this web page with the driver for via chipset: http://www.pinxue.net/mac/viarhine.html Now my Ethernet works. Thanks for the help though.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-304815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
codestain Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 This is getting really annoying but the driver is full of bugs. The IONetworkingFamily.kext is for 3 ethernet cards, described in the wiki. As it seems I'm going to have to buy a new one Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-305472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awedio Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 guys please make a explanation on procedures. need to repair permissions and load on kextcache cp newkext.kext /System/Library/Extemsopms/ chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/yournewkext.kext chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/yournewkext.kext rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache then reboot... Okay - totally new to all this - but just wanted to say "Thanks" and explain what I did in case it helps anyone else . . . or warns anyone else (see below for question!) Thinkpad R40 - I swapped out the original HD so it's just got two partitions on it, one with 10.4.7 and the other 10.4.8 - with the latter I lost the built in ethernet - just wasn't being recognised. So I'm clueless about the terminal (not scared just cautious and know I'm ignorant!) - so I made a folder on the desktop called "Removed Kexts" and dragged the IONetworkingFamily.kext (1.5.1) to it. So it is still in the extensions folder cos it only gets copied... so I CMD - Delete (backspace) the kext, authorise with admin password, and then drag and drop the older v 1.5.0 kext into the folder - authorise again. Then delete the Extensions.kextcache and Extensions.mkext (again with authorisation), repair permissions in Disk Utility and reboot . . . Ethernet recognised at least. Question is : while I appreciate this is WAY less elegant and probably seems pretty dumb to those who are familiar with the terminal, is there anything actually WRONG with doing it the way I did it? Obviously I'm thinking about replacing other kexts (as and when necessary) - so if I just got lucky this time I'd like to know? cheers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/42482-osx-cant-see-my-ethernet/#findComment-306159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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