On Feb 25, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Jason Brown wrote:
On Feb 25, 2010, at 3:35 PM, dc wrote:
On Feb 24, 9:53 pm, Herbert Goodfriend <bon...@mailforce.net> wrote:
I would like to install an AirPort Extreme card in a recently
acquired PowerMac G5 Dual 2.3GHz.
This would be cheaper, easier and faster:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXP802NPCI/
This card is a PCI card, and I believe his Late 2005 PowerMac G5 only
has PCIe slots, so he'll need a PCIe card AFAIK.
I have that card. Hate it personally. The software that comes with
it is garbage. The hardware seems fine, however I do wish the
antennas could be removed from the stand and screwed directly into
the card. I stopped using it due to how poor the software actually is.
Any card with a Broadcom or Atheros chipset can work using the Apple
Airport software without needing any additional software. The only
minor tweak might be the need to add the Vendor ID# & Device ID# to
the Apple kext's info.plist file. It's a relatively easy tweak. For
Broadcom there's a script available to add support to the .plist file
for virtually all common Vendor & Device # combinations. The script
patches the .plist and makes sure the ownerships & permissions are
correct, so it's much easier than manually tweaking. I use a Broadcom
802.11n card and added Airport support using
"bcm43xx_enabler_0.5.3.sh" script available here:
<http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=51725>
<http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=49262
>
You will need to register to download the script. To run the script
open Terminal and type "sudo" and drag the unzipped script into the
Terminal window and hit the Return key. Type your admin password when
asked. You shouldn't need to reboot, the kext should load dynamically
and your new "Airport" card should recognize immediately. If you don't
get a notification open System Preferences>Network, or reboot if
nothing is shown in Network Preference Pane for Airport. It should
work with almost all Broadcom cards. If it doesn't, you can manually
add your Vendor ID# & Device ID# to the info.plist file of
AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext.
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