Am 21.08.2002 15:56 Uhr schrieb "Phillip Burk" unter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> For those of you planning on upgrading to OS X 10.2 and using IEEE > 802.11 PC cards, Jaguar breaks the open-source wireless driver. There's > been no indication at wirelessdriver.sourceforge.net that it will be > updated, although I suspect that it will. On the Open Source Wireless Driver mailing list, one of their developers said: > I think it's close enough to the release date to at least let out the patch > for the existing installer, with the new one to follow in a day or two. > > Basically, Jaguar introduces some security checks for kernel extensions and > the current driver fails this test. To fix it: > > Do one of the following: > 1) Install the developer tools. This installs a more complete version of > kextload that is needed here. > 2) Open terminal and run "sudo kextload > /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext" > 3) Modify > /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext/Contents/Info.plist", removing > the 2 line entry for IOKitDebug on lines 33 and 34 (it's not needed except > during development and was incorrectly typed as a string when it should have > been an integer) > 4) run "sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions" > ...NOTE: This won't work if run from the console as kextload will pop up a > dialog asking for confirmation > > ...or... > > 1) "sudo chmod -R ugo-w /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext" > 2) "sudo chown -R root.wheel /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext" > 3) Modify > /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext/Contents/Info.plist", removing > the 2 line entry for IOKitDebug on lines 33 and 34 (it's not needed except > during development and was incorrectly typed as a string when it should have > been an integer) > 4) run "sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions" > > I'm doing this from memory, so I'm sure someone will correct me if I've left > something out... > > -Rob So, it seems you can modify the existing driver to work with Jaguar, or you could wait for them to release the next version. Christoph -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
