[Guide] Airport - PCIe Half Mini v2

[toleda]

I am not able to turn on WiFI

See Post #1, Problem Reporting, attach missing files

 

[xXKingSDXx]

See Post #1, Problem Reporting, attach missing files

Problem Reporting
1. I am NOT able to turn on WiFi in OS X (every time I try to do, this "Jan 22 18:52:27 SDMac.ffeh sharingd[202]: 18:52:27.284 : SDStatusMonitor::kStatusWirelessPowerChanged" appears in the Console). When I click on "Turn WiFi on" nothing happens. It seems like Bluetooth does not find any Devices.

2. OS X Version: Yosemite (Mavericks same problem)
Motherboard model: ASRock Z87E-ITX
BIOS Version: 2.50
Processor: Intel Core i5 4570
Graphics: Asus GeForce GT610

3. Procedure/Guide used[Guide]_airport_half-mini_details.pdf (also happens with edited AirPortBrcm4360.kext)
4. Filesize too big

5. View attachment airport.log
6.


8. View attachment config.plistView attachment debug.log(Off Topic: When I try to edit a screenshot with Preview.app it looks really weird:
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[fiberzap]

Hi, I am new to this and I'm not the most technically savvy person but I managed to do a dual boot of Yosemite and Windows 8.1 on an Intel i3 NUC.

I bought an Atheros AR9280 from eBay because it supposedly can work out of the box on Yosemite but it is not detected when installed (WiFi: no hardware installed). When booted to Windows, it works perfectly right away. However, Windows device manager says that it is Atheros AR5009 wifi card. The label on the wifi card says AR5BHB92. Searching the internet, AR5BHB92 seems to be the same as AR9280. But it's not clear whether AR5009 is the same as either one or something different and why would Windows recognize it as AR5009 anyway to begin with.

I am assuming that AR5009 is not supported yet on Hackintosh. Is there a difference in AR9280 wifi cards that I should be aware of when purchasing online? I prefer something that just works out of the box with half-mini PCIE. Thanks.

 

[RehabMan]

Hi, I am new to this and I'm not the most technically savvy person but I managed to do a dual boot of Yosemite and Windows 8.1 on an Intel i3 NUC.

I bought an Atheros AR9280 from eBay because it supposedly can work out of the box on Yosemite but it is not detected when installed (WiFi: no hardware installed). When booted to Windows, it works perfectly right away. However, Windows device manager says that it is Atheros AR5009 wifi card. The label on the wifi card says AR5BHB92. Searching the internet, AR5BHB92 seems to be the same as AR9280. But it's not clear whether AR5009 is the same as either one or something different and why would Windows recognize it as AR5009 anyway to begin with.

I am assuming that AR5009 is not supported yet on Hackintosh. Is there a difference in AR9280 wifi cards that I should be aware of when purchasing online? I prefer something that just works out of the box with half-mini PCIE. Thanks.

Use DPCIManager->PCI List or 'lspci -nn' in Linux Terminal to find out what it really is. The only thing that matters is vendor/device-id. Text names are useless.

 

[toleda]

4. Filesize too big

Most important file requested, zip it.

 

[fiberzap]

Use DPCIManager->PCI List or 'lspci -nn' in Linux Terminal to find out what it really is. The only thing that matters is vendor/device-id. Text names are useless.

Thanks. I used Windows Device Manager and got the following:
Vendor ID: 168C
Device ID: 002A

Seems like it matches the native device ID in the guide but it's not recognized as being installed by Yosemite.
Maybe a stupid question, where can I find AirPort.Atheros40.kext? I am assuming I need this to run the Atheros card?

Thanks.

 

[RehabMan]

Thanks. I used Windows Device Manager and got the following:
Vendor ID: 168C
Device ID: 002A

So it is AR9280, which is recognized natively by vanilla kexts.

Maybe a stupid question, where can I find AirPort.Atheros40.kext? I am assuming I need this to run the Atheros card?

The kexts you need come with a clean install of OS X.

 

[xXKingSDXx]

Most important file requested, zip it.

View attachment SDMac.zip

 

[fiberzap]

So it is AR9280, which is recognized natively by vanilla kexts.



The kexts you need come with a clean install of OS X.

That's why I bought this wireless card so I can use it, hopefully, without having to tinker with anything beforehand.

I did a "ioreg -l" and it shows up there with IONAME = pci168c,2a.
But under About This Mac -> System Report, this card does not show up on the PCI device list. The Network System Preference also does not have Wifi installed.

Again, this device works well on the Windows boot partition so there is nothing wrong with the hardware. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[RehabMan]

That's why I bought this wireless card so I can use it, hopefully, without having to tinker with anything beforehand.

I did a "ioreg -l" and it shows up there with IONAME = pci168c,2a.
But under About This Mac -> System Report, this card does not show up on the PCI device list. The Network System Preference also does not have Wifi installed.

Again, this device works well on the Windows boot partition so there is nothing wrong with the hardware. Any ideas? Thanks.

Do a fresh install so you're certain you have vanilla kexts.

You should not expect it to show up on the PCI device list.

Keep in mind a new network card must be have its interface added via SysPrefs->Network->[+].