iNoob Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Try setting manual IP address. I don't have a MCP55 board, but a MCP51 one, and this driver works fine for MCP51 boards, at least mine does, even DHCP! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-649273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurabas Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Try setting manual IP address. I don't have a MCP55 board, but a MCP51 one, and this driver works fine for MCP51 boards, at least mine does, even DHCP! I already did assign the IP manually but it did not work. Morever, its fixed! I used your kext in my MCP55 .. i just unplugged the power cord for 1 minute and unplugged my router (1 min) < the key Before, when I was unplugging the power cord only, it doesnt work. The key was unplugging both router and PC powercord Thanks for you help!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-649320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cephas Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Having never touched a mac before I came across the OSx86 project, could I just confirm how to install this? I can then test it on my Asus P5N-E SLI motherboard. Terminal sudo -s (password) sudo mv /users/MyName/desktop/nForcEthernetDriver.kext /system/library/extensions/ sudo chmod 755 /system/library/extensions/nForcEthernetDriver.kext sudo chown -R root:wheel /system/library/extensions/nForcEthernetDriver.kext rm /system/library/Extensions.kext rm /system/library/extensions/cache/com.apple.kext.info kextcache -k /system/library/extensions/ exit Is this correct? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-651202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNoob Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 Terminal sudo -s (password) sudo mv /users/MyName/desktop/nForcEthernetDriver.kext /system/library/extensions/ sudo chmod -R 755 /system/library/extensions/nForcEthernetDriver.kext sudo chown -R root:wheel /system/library/extensions/nForcEthernetDriver.kext rm /system/library/Extensions.mkext rm /system/library/extensions/cache/com.apple.kext.info kextcache -k /system/library/extensions/ exit Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-651207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotta Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Hi This gives my the same result as MikeInS original. Works if I unplug for 30secs first, but Panics on any download unless cpus=1 is set Spotta Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-651228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmunki Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I don't have the problem of the 169 IP after updating to 10.5.2. Now my only problem is downloading anything. I have a 20/5 connection, so as SOON as I start a download (such as getting Firefox when I first got stability), I get the "You need to reboot" error. So, this still isn't "stable"? Just curious, but THANKS MUCH! for getting a working NIC for me. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-651542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cephas Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 It doesn't seem to work at all. Before I apply it it doesn't recognise that it's plugged in, then after it refuses to transmit data, and if set to DHCP then it assigns itself an 169 IP address thing. Manually it won't connect either. Are there any other generic Marvell drivers which might work? Oddly I'm using an Asus P5NE-SLI, listed on the hardware page as "LAN-working out of the box". No it isn't! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-655537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNoob Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Do you have a nForce LAN NIC? A "nForce Ethernet Controller" on Windows' Device Manager? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-655555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cephas Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ah no problem, I'd forgotten the whole take the power cable out business. Seems to be working - writing this post from it now. Any good ways of testing it's reliability let me know what I can do. Cheers! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-656328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNoob Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 I should add this to the first topic. Test it with Bittorrent or something like that. Good luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-656619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cephas Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ha, I love speaking too soon. No, surfed for about 20 mins with about 12 different tabs and it threw up a kernel panic. Haven't tried the cpus=1 thing though, would prefer not to since I'm all for dual-core goodness. Any other drivers out there to try? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-656799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizu Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I tried both extensions on an Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe with a dual nForce 570 / Marvell 88E1116 controller on OSX 10.5.2. I managed to get both working by unplugging my computer for 30 seconds. Was able to surf a bit but trying to download two files simultaneously crashed the computer. Haven't tried cpus=1. Might do that later... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-660714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurabas Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi, Thank you again for the kext. It works on me fine. The only problem is everytime I boot to xp and then go back to mac, I have to do the 30 sec thing again. I do this everytime I change OS from XP to Leopard .. Is there a way to fix the 30-sec removal powercord thing everytime you switch OSes? Thank you! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-664011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remonster Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yes it works! It seems to make my computer lag a little though when I come back to it after being away for 10+ mins. This really helped me out though, it pretty much saved my OSx installation lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-664559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remonster Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 After using it a little bit longer I have found that this is an extremely unstable version. I am randomly getting complete freezes when using the internet and I cannot download anything from it as this also causes a freeze. Its an awesome start but it needs some work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-664760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeflux Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I loaded this kext file and my M2N-E board with nForce 570 chipset started to see the network card, I manually assigned an IP and started browsing. But the system kept freezing after some time, especially when trying to download files. I also tried cpus=1 but the system still froze. I think this kext is a good start for nForce 570 chipset. Keep up the good work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-666127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00l Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 thanks a million it works for my M57SLI-S4 on Leopard 10.5.2 but I have to add "cpus=1" to make the system stable, otherwise it will crash when I use BitTorrent or download large-size files can you resolve it ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-667700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeflux Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Ha ha ha ha ha I am Doctor Frankenstein I have made an nForce LAN driver using Forcedeth and nForceEthernetController, but I need subjec... er... testers! to make it work properly. So, please help me doing this! Also give me your opinion! Thx planetbeing and MikeInS for this!IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you use this driver and your LAN is still not working, unplug you computer for 30 secs or so. Also try unpluggin' your modem for 30s-1m. Hey iNoob, is there any update to this new driver? Is it stable yet? Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-670077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNoob Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 No it's not stable yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-670313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaBy2 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I'm using Leopard X.5.2 with a dual core AMD processor and I got a kernel panic every time I try to download a file (Asus M2N32-Sli Deluxe with nVidia nForce 590 SLi). It does not freeze when using cpus=1 I hope you will find a fix very soon ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-672392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickincorp Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Are there any updates for this in Leo 10.5.2 M2N sli deluxe board the network is 'active' but i am unable to get an internet connection, just wondering if there is an update or another kext that may work for me. thx very much for getting me this far. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-674709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroHart Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Ha ha ha ha ha I am Doctor Frankenstein I have made an nForce LAN driver using Forcedeth and nForceEthernetController, but I need subjec... er... testers! to make it work properly. So, please help me doing this! Also give me your opinion! Thx planetbeing and MikeInS for this!IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you use this driver and your LAN is still not working, unplug you computer for 30 secs or so. Also try unpluggin' your modem for 30s-1m. Hello I tried using this Kext I have Iatkos r3 and the Kallyway Update 10.5.2 I installed the kext before the kallyway update I am using the EVGA 680i SLi mobo I did everything you said! but get no connection actually I have to enter with -x -y because if I try to boot normally it just does not boot iNoob can you help me with this please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-675472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNoob Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Sorry, but my OS X install won't boot. If someone could say to me how to enable NX on M2NPV-VM... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-675661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I am a total noob when it comes to OS X, im am really sorry since this is a stupid question, but, to install this, all i should have to do is move it into /system/extensions right? I have no idea what i am doing and would appreciate some help. I have a Evga 680i SLI mobo, and i have to type -x to actually be able to boot, i don't know if that info will help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-679935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNoob Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 There is a tool that will help you on installing kexts. Serach Google for "Kext helper". Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/89475-discontinued/page/2/#findComment-680840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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