Atheros 5007EG, Acer Aspire 5610....Does it work?

[m.catamount]

Ive had NO luck at all getting my Atheros to work...

 

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...412439.....Nope.

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...5006......Nope.

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...1260.......Nope.

 

 

This is what System Profiler is telling me...

 

 

Version: 2.3.5

Last Modified: 10/22/07 6:52 PM

Get Info String: 2.3.5, Copyright © 2006–2007 Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Location: /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortAtheros.kext

kext Version: 235.9.3

Load Address: 0x424af000

Valid: Yes

Authentic: Yes

Dependencies: Incomplete

Dependency Errors:

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family: No valid version of this dependency can be found

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily: No valid version of this dependency can be found

Integrity: Kext has no receipt

 

.....Im set at en1, integer 1, my address is correct in the atheros info.plist (168c,1c.....actually my address according to windows is 168c,001c...does the w 0's make a difference?)...everything is set right im sure.....what am i doing wrong? Has ANYONE had any success with the Atheros 5007?

[waldisweety]

I have an Acer Aspire 5315 using Leopard 10.5.4.(iATKOS 4i.iso) and Vista Ultimate

.In Vista under Device Manager it gives me an Atheros 5007EG but on another

hard Disk runing XP it displays Atheros 5006 so i did the following

 

1.Without installing Airport Update 2008-004 l use kext helper to install io80211family.kext (v.2.1.2)

2. After an restart l noticed that Airport turned on but yellow (No Network) I have tried at least 5

or 6 different versions of io80211family.kext but only version 2.1.2 loads properly and gives me

under System Profiler/Airport Card/ Airport Extreme (0x168c,0x428) and System Profiler/ Extensions

-AirPortAtheros v.3.1.5

-IO80211Family v.2.1.2

I noticed that the networkinterface.plist under /library/preferences/systemconfiguration is en1

If l delete all the mkext files and repair io80211family.kext permissions

(chmod -R 755 /system/library/extensions/io80211family.kext

chown -R root:wheel /system/extensions/io80211family.kext),

after the next restart the AirPortAtheros /IO80211Family are vanished!!!

3. So I tried the >-f< trick editing f to com.apple.boot.plist

from /Library /Preferences/SystemConfiguration/

as bellow

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key> Kernel Flags </key>

<string>-f</string>

4. Although it gave me kernel panic l rebooted as -v so l reboot again as root user

5.Then without Repair disk permission or repairing io80211family.kext permissions again or anything else

6.l started kismac went to preferences --> driver and add airport extreme passive mode --> Start scan

and after l see network detected, l close it .l went to the airport icon on the top right on my desktop

and my network was listed. I clicked on it

From System preferences/Network the Airport icon is green!!!!Surfing with safari the the wireless Lan LED is

always inactive like if it doesn't work?The only thing thats annoying is that l have to always start kismac.

IO80211Family_kext_v.2.1.2.zip

Atheros_5007EG_proof.zip

[jasballz]

Ive had NO luck at all getting my Atheros to work...

 

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...412439.....Nope.

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...5006......Nope.

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...1260.......Nope.

 

 

This is what System Profiler is telling me...

 

 

Version: 2.3.5

Last Modified: 10/22/07 6:52 PM

Get Info String: 2.3.5, Copyright © 2006–2007 Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Location: /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortAtheros.kext

kext Version: 235.9.3

Load Address: 0x424af000

Valid: Yes

Authentic: Yes

Dependencies: Incomplete

Dependency Errors:

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family: No valid version of this dependency can be found

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily: No valid version of this dependency can be found

Integrity: Kext has no receipt

 

.....Im set at en1, integer 1, my address is correct in the atheros info.plist (168c,1c.....actually my address according to windows is 168c,001c...does the w 0's make a difference?)...everything is set right im sure.....what am i doing wrong? Has ANYONE had any success with the Atheros 5007?

 

Download Chuck Nan's drivers found at my post here and follow the instructions below

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t=#entry1100366

[waldisweety]

My system is Acer Aspire 5315 -051G12MI(Intel Celeron M530 (1.73GHz)-120GB

 

Atheros AR5BXB63 Model number

 

Hard disk has 3 partitions Vista Ultimate – Leopard 10.5.4.(iATKOS 4i) –Ubuntu 8.10

 

Also I have another Hard disk (120GB)- contains Windows XP Pro /Vista Ultimate

 

 

 

From the Device manager in Vista Ultimate it displays

 

Atheros 5007EG Wireless Network Adapter (vendor 168C device)

 

On the other disk Windows XP displays Atheros 5006

 

I did the following :

 

1. 1) I installed the io80211family.kext (v.2.1.2) using Kext Helper b7 or OSx86 Tools

 

2. After a restart I noticed that under System Profiler/Airport Card/

 

3. Airport Extreme (0x168c,0x428) and

 

4. System Profiler/ Extensions

-AirPortAtheros v.3.1.5

-IO80211Family v.2.1.2

 

From System preferences/Network the Airport icon is yellow (but no networks detected)

 

Note that after Leopard 10.5.4.(iATKOS 4i) installation the io80211family.kext (v.2.1) found from

 

/system/library/extensions never loaded the driver to the System Profiler/ Extensions

 

 

 

2) I checked if networkinterface.plist under /library/preferences/systemconfiguration is en1

 

 

3) editing f to com.apple.boot.plist

from /Library /Preferences/SystemConfiguration/

as bellow

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key> Kernel Flags </key>

<string>f</string>

 

 

 

4) After the next restart you may receive kernel panic like I did booted as -v so l reboot again as root user

 

Note that I NEVER received a kernel panic again due to io80211family.kext

 

 

 

5) I started kismac went to preferences --> driver and add airport extreme passive mode --> Start scan

and after l see network detected, l close it. From System preferences/Network the Airport icon for the first time is green

 

 

 

YOU MUST NOTE :

 

-Iit is annoying is that l have to always start kismac.

 

- THE WIRELESS Lan LED (SATELLITE SYMBOL BUTTON ) IS ALWAYS INACTIVE DURING SURFING THE NET. Even

 

When I’m surfing with firefox form Ubuntu 8.10 again its always inactive.

 

-I NEVER installed anything else mentioned in many posts , NEVER GOT my Airport icon green

 

-l NEVER deleted mkext files or repaired io80211family.kext permissions or I NEVER chown – chmod

 

-SOMETIMES KISMAC FREEZES DURING SCANNING (NEVER COMPLETES SCANNING AND NEVER DETECTS ANY NETWORKS)

 

THE CAUSE MAYBE IS THE ATHEROS IS DISABLED ,PRESSING THE BUTTON DID NOT WORK.THE SOLUTION TO THIS WAS TO

 

RESTART BOOT IN VISTA ULTIMATE MAKE SURE THAT THE WIRELESS PICKS UP NETWORKS .THEN BOOT BACK TO LEOPARD

 

THEN KISMAC WILL 100% DETECT NETWORKS.

 

[jmb1972]

Works for me (Acer ASPIRE 5315-202G12Mi/Atheros 5007eg)

 

MANY THXXXX