Help with IBM wifi card

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Help with IBM wifi card

#1 Post by smintier » Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:14 pm

Update!
look for something like this in the file
<array>
<string>pci106b,0086</string>
<string>pci106b,1c</string>

for my thinkpad the "<string>pci168c,1014</string>" works.
For a list of possibilities goto:
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php? ... 0&start=40
Good Luck


I have a T-60 with OSX 10.4.8[JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2].iso and the IBM Atheros wifi card in it.
I followed the or these instructions on the list and have had no luck

Editing plist:
cd /System/Library/Extensions

sudo nano /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortAtheros5424.kext/Contents/Info.plist

Add in .plist:
<string>pci168c,1014</string>

Setting Permissions:
sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions

kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions

I am thinking that I am putting "<string>pci168c,1014</string>"
in the wrong place in that file. There are many things in that file and there seems to be an order consisting of "key" and then on the next line "<string>" Where does "<string>pci168c,1014</string>" go exactly? Also what does it mean "pci168c,1014" I'm guessing pci is pci, but what are the numbers telling me?
Thank You very much for your help on this.
Stefan
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. - George Orwell, "1984"

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