twophive Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I've been looking for a fix to make this card work, and I'm sure there are others out there with this same card. I've edited to the plist.kext to reflect the hardwares vender and dev id, which is : 168c:001c I have tried both 10.4.5 and the latest updated 10.4.9 IO80211. Under dmesg, I spotted this error : start [/SourceCache/AirPortDriverAtheros5424/AirPortDriverAtheros5424-223.47.4/M35a/src/driver/AtherosController.cpp:448] loaded unsuccessfully unable to attach hardware; HAL status 3 IO80211Controller::stop called! start [/SourceCache/AirPortDriverAtheros5424/AirPortDriverAtheros5424-223.47.4/M35a/src/driver/AtherosController.cpp:448] loaded unsuccessfully unable to attach hardware; HAL status 3 IO80211Controller::stop called! The specific card is the Abit Airpace PCIe 1x. If anyone has a fix, or any suggestions, I would appreciate it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0qtrx Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I also have this god-forsaken wireless chipset, lol, on my Sony Vaio lappy that I have Jas 10.4.6 running on. I have been trying for the past couple days to get wireless working with no success. Here's what I have done: I got the 10.4.5 update from apple, and used Pacifist to extract the IO80211Family.kext. I then replaced the one from 10.4.6, and made sure that the AirPortAtheros5424.kext within the contents/plugins of IO80211 was all in order. Permissions fixed, chown -R root:wheel on my extensions directory All set. I reboot the machine, and it seems I have problems. Under system profiler / extensions, AirPortAtheros5424 shows up as loaded, but has two unsatisfied dependencies because apparently "no valid version" or something. IONetworking, and IO80211Family itself. I've followed this thread: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=33089 But, alas, it has led me do a dead end. I will try the kext from the airport extrame 2007 update, and if that doesn't work, I'll try 10.4.7, as my 10.4.8 dvd won't boot into setup (empty blue screen). Still tinkering, I'll keep you posted. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-367861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
twophive Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 Anyone? Anything at all. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-369439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuXb Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 .. same thing here .. Any solution ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-370450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
twophive Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 Purchased something that works ($30US), at the local store. Broadcom 4318 Chipset, works perfect with info.plist edit. I still would like to figure this card out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-370788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo1 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Hi I have same 168c:001c chipset. I can get it to be recognised on my Vaio laptop but when I try to connect to wireless router it give Kernal Panic says 'You need to restart your computer'. It would be grate if some one can get this working. br lolo1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-371320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo1 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 @RoyIdeas The card to be recognised you need to use /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortAtheros.kext/ Edit the AirPortAtheros.kext/Info.plist like this : <key>IONameMatch</key> <array> <string>pci168c,1c</string> Note device ID = 1c even though your card is read as 001c. If you have AirPortAtheros5424.kext in /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns make a backup and then remove it. do permissions as stated in the link in 2nd post in this thread and then restart. This will make the card recognised but it still does not connect . br lolo1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-371436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
royideas Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 lolo1 Okay THX ) i try this method soon ) can you give me your AirPortAtheros.kext ? please =) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-372026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
twophive Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 Thanks for the info, but still, no go. good luck to others Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-372041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo1 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 lolo1 Okay THX ) i try this method soon ) can you give me your AirPortAtheros.kext ? please =) Heres my IO80211 kext which includes AirportAtheros.kext good luck br lolo1 IO80211Family.kext.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-372261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
royideas Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 lolo1 THx ) yeah it recognized but don't want connect ) any solution else how to do? first step is compleate ) Common guys we can do it =) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-372490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Heres my IO80211 kext which includes AirportAtheros.kext good luck br lolo1 IO80211Family.kext.zip Thanks for posting your kext, I only see a broadcom kext in that IO80211 kext? Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-373429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
royideas Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Sal Thats right butin this kext you can find 3 kext ))) If you have any solution it will be great ) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-373865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted_account Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hello, Was jsut wondering if anyone managed to get this Abit Airpace PCI-e wifi adapter to work on OSx86. I believe it's the Atheros chipset explained above...Thanks for your time. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-410468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjeab Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hi, I want to inform to anyone that has an Atheros AR5006EG wifi card which never work in OSX86 before, Please try to upgrade using Koolkal 10.4.10 combo update v.2, It's found your wifi card and can use it without any fix. My notebook Benq R55 series (Intel chipset + 945 graphics) after upgrade the first restart it shows a wifi signal (a Fan shaped) in menu bar and shows nearby wifi hotspot which you can select and connect to it. Hope this help. Bye. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-410478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted_account Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Thank you arjeab Are there any specific instructions i'm supposed to follow? Do I just d/l 10.4.9 uphuck and then patch with the Koolkal 10.4.10 update and the card should read? My card is actually a pci-express wifi adapter, you think it would still work since it's the same chipset? thanks for the reply! I appreciate you letting the community know. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-410523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raton Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 That is great news! If I can get this card to work, then I can say a have a 98% functional Hackintosh! I'll try later this evening and post my results here. Good luck to everybody! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-410527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuXb Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 @ gramarye: no way of telling but by try&error: all PCI cards, no matter if PCI or PCIe, dock into the PCI bus. The PCI bus determines the memory and IO-ranges with which the card is "driven". The PCI bus'es memory and IO-ranges are determined by/in the BIOS. Each BIOS has slightly different memory and IO-ranges. Apple only has a few of them for which they programmed their kexts. If your computer's/ Laptops BIOS matches these specifications you're lucky. I have a ORIGINAL (!!) Apple WiFi card in my Laptop, and it does NOT work. Because of the very proprietary memory and IO-ranges Toshiba is using. Just editing vendor-ID etc. is NOT sufficient. In some kexts these ranges have been sourced out into one of the XML plists and can be edited (e.g. Apple's kext for the PCMCIA cards), in other kexts like the Atheros WiFi ones they have been hard-coded into the binary part of the kext (the actual "driver") - one would need special hacking skills to get ones memory and IO-ranges in there. The other possibility would be to hack ones BIOS, but that is way dangerous. Still, just search for Koolkal 10.4.10 combo update v.2 @ demonoid.com and give it a shot, it's worth a try. I cannot download it right now because my DSL won't be back online until in about 10 days. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-410533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemac Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Can one get access or download the changed network files from that koolkal v2 version? Tried that upgrade (didn't say v2 though???) but it panics at the very end and the machine never boots again. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-411143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemac Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Plus on a re-install of uphuck v1.3 this procedure with a AR5007 card causes network preferences to crash. Any help is appreciated. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-411164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted_account Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 That is great news! If I can get this card to work, then I can say a have a 98% functional Hackintosh! I'll try later this evening and post my results here. Good luck to everybody! Plus on a re-install of uphuck v1.3 this procedure with a AR5007 card causes network preferences to crash. Any help is appreciated. The Raton, any results you can share with us? bemac, did you ever get around to fixing the network problem you had? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-419266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaGalileo Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I would like to know too, i have the same problem than gramarye's. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-642721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
byusinger84 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I too would like help on LEOPARD for getting the Abit Airpace card to work. Does anyone know if the above solutions work with LEO? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51382-atheros-5006eg/#findComment-709832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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