Hi John, Thanks for sharing - I do not get any recognition like that :-( -Dana
On Nov 22, 10:12 pm, JohnCarmonne <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 22, 2011, at 6:52 PM, DLC wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings, all. > > Okay, a while ago I received great advice from some colleagues here > > regarding wireless cards and a G5 with a PCI-E slot compatibility. > > After doing some homework, I purchased one of those mini PCI_E > > adapters and then a PCI-E wireless card to fit into it. > > Installed the completed unit with out a hitch. I targeted a Broadcom > > BCM94312MCG PCI-E card, knowing from history, experience AND said > > recent reports/advice that Broadcom is Airport-compatible and > > generally the way to go. > > So..... > > No Airport, no nothing. System profiler recognizes the presence of the > > card installed in slot 4 as "Other Network controller" and that there > > are "no drivers installed" (or more accurately "Driver Installed: > > No") > > Am I still missing something? Is there an OS-level configuring I have > > yet to do? > > Thanks for any input on this, > > Regards, > > Dana > > Dana I have one of those cards in my PPC G5 dual 2.7 and for me it was plug > and play no drivers needed:-) > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36728487/AIRPORT.png > > John Carmonne > Yorba Linda CA > 92886 USA > Power Mac Dual 2.7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
