Sierra z68x-ud3h-b3 No Ethernet Detected (10.12.6)

[ninjamoby]

Having the problem with ethernet not registering as en0 in order to access App Store. It used to work, but somewhere along the line WiFi became en0 so things needed to be fixed.

I've followed the instructions to remove the network devices SysPrefs->Network, delete networkinterfaces.plist, preferences.plist, etc., and then rebooting.

After this, OSX will not detect ethernet at all. (Meaning when I go back into SysPrefs->Network to re-add devices, adding Ethernet is not an option)

About This Mac -> System Report does not show any ethernet card present.

DPCIManager does not detect ethernet. It registers Wifi as En0.

The previous working Kext was RealtekRTL8111.kext from RehabMan and it was in Clover/Kexts/10.12

I cannot get that to work again whether on the EFI partition, or in L/E or in S/L/E.

Any tips would be appreciated to solve this one.

I have a stable system otherwise, but being unable to update some apps is causing a slowdown.

 

[P1LGRIM]

The previous working Kext was RealtekRTL8111.kext from RehabMan and it was in Clover/Kexts/10.12

When injecting kexts with Clover all kexts should be in /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other only.
For clarity delete all of the /EFI/CLOVER/kexts/10.* folders.

Alternatively install to /Library/Extensions.
It is useful to have your ethernet kext and FakeSMC.kext in both locations but ensure they are the same version in each.

 

[ninjamoby]

Thanks Pilgrim.

I'm wary to change this as it was a pain in the butt to get audio and other things back in the day.

Should it be seamless moving from 10.12 to Other folder?

 

[P1LGRIM]

Should it be seamless moving from 10.12 to Other folder?

It's hardly rocket science.
If you are that worried then save a copy of your current /EFI folder and then you can always get back to where you are now if need be.

 

[ninjamoby]

Thanks. I switched over to OTHER. All the other kexts still work.

Ethernet issue remains the same as before.

 

[P1LGRIM]

Ethernet issue remains the same as before.

Ensure that Ethernet is enabled in the BIOS settings.

zip and attach your /EFI folder.

 

[ninjamoby]

Ethernet enabled in Bios and I attached the zip file below.

Much appreciation for your guidance.

 

[P1LGRIM]

I cannot see anything there that would prevent your Ethernet from working.

 

[UtterDisbelief]

Ethernet enabled in Bios and I attached the zip file below.

Much appreciation for your guidance.

Check where the correct booting EFI partition is.

According to your install log you have a 120GB internal drive, a 250GB internal drive, 2x 2TB internal drives and an external 4TB drive. Of those four of them have EFI partitions.

There's a chance you are modifying the wrong EFI folder in the wrong partition? And even if not, which is the default boot drive? The EFI you uploaded has the Microsoft Windows boot files too, on the 120GB drive ...

Sierra seems to be on the 250GB drive.

 

[ninjamoby]

It's definitely loading the kexts from the Clover EFI directory (because that's the only one Clover is installed on, I checked the others). I dual boot to Windows on a different drive but double check BIOS isn't loading that drive first.

I ran "kextstat" in terminal, and it seems like Clover isn't injecting the networking kexts for some reason.