Hi Barry! I've got the same type of computer you do. According to the references I found on-line regarding wl-4.80.53.0, for whatever reason, it is buggy and doesn't work. The only way around this is to have OS X running such that fwcutter can extract the firmware from it.
I understand your feelings regarding OS X, I commiserate. However, a running version which is used such that a viable version of the firmware becomes extracted from it is the best way to insure the quality of firmware you acquire and import into YDL. I don't envy the work ahead; I can only state that once you pass that stage you may find that the effort was worth it. The instructions on this page still work: http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/solutions/ydl_5.x/airport-extreme.shtml Problems I found: [EMAIL PROTECTED] b43-fwcutter-009]# ./b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/ \/mnt/macosx/Sys*/Libr*/Ex*/Ap*/Con*/Ma*/AppleAirPort2 Sorry, the input file is either wrong or not supported by b43-fwcutter. This file has an unknown MD5sum 85c71d658b650fd2ef546d1d81b113a0. [EMAIL PROTECTED] b43-fwcutter-009]# [EMAIL PROTECTED] bcm43XX-fwcutter-006]# ./bcm43XX-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/ \/mnt/macosx/System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAirPort2 Sorry, the input file is either wrong or not supported by bcm43XX-fwcutter. This file has an unknown MD5sum 85c71d658b650fd2ef546d1d81b113a0. The above was resolved by NOT copying over the ifcfg-eth1 file with the ifcfg-eth0 file. Also the HWADDR variable in ifcfg-eth1 != the HWADDR variable in ifcfg-eth0. Anaconda creates both files with different definitions for the hardware location accessed for Ethernet (eth0) and Wireless (eth1). What follows is the ifcfg-eth1 file settings located in /etc/sys*/net*scripts: # Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller DEVICE=eth1 ONBOOT=no BOOTPROTO=dhcp HWADDR=00:11:24:90:c3:d8 NETMASK= DHCP_HOSTNAME=arakus IPADDR= DOMAIN= TYPE=Wireless ESSID=off/any CHANNEL=1 MODE=Managed RATE=Auto USERCTL=yes IPV6INIT=yes PEERDNS=yes After reboot, it is then possible to do the standard manual invocation of eth1 via the terminal. The sequence anywhere else entails looking/scanning for signals and using the essid which are available and/or to those essid's key i've been given to use (in the event of an encrpted network: 1. #ifconfig eth1 up 2. #iwconfig eth1 3. #iwlist eth1 scanning 4. #iwconfig eth1 channel 6 txpower on rate auto essid ???????????? 5. #dhclient eth1 Explanation: ? represent #'s and letters identifying a router or password. In the event a router's signal has a name line 4 should be: #iwconfig eth1 channel 6 txpower on rate auto essid 'xxxxxxxxx' key ????????????????? where x are the char forming the name and the key is the password sequence to that protected router. Of course if you decide to use wpa-supplicant -- a good idea as it is better security, then the sequence of initiating connection between airport extreme and the router will be different. All the best... On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:26:53 -0500 Barry Hembree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I recently installed ydl 6.0 on my g4 powerbook. I am having a hard > time getting the wireless interface to work. I followed the > instructions in the various threads but still no luck. Here are the > step I took: > > 1) bownloaded and compiled the fwcutter program (I have the wired > ethernet connection working) > 2) downloaded wl-4.80.53.0 and extracted into /lib/firmware (I don't > have Mac OS X on my computer anymore) > 3) Tried various combination of editing configuration files by hand > and using the network-config app. > > I do get an error message when I try to activate the device as follows: > > Error wireless request "Set Mode (8B06)" > > any help at this point would be gratly appreciated. I have spent far > too many hours on this. > > Thanks > Barry ===== "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ... I get most joy in life out of music." "What Life Means to Einstein: An Interview by George Sylvester Viereck," for the October 26, 1929 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
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