Broadcom 5752
I have the same exact card as someone (A.A.) who posted this .kext on the InsanelyMac forums. I don't know what the heck I am doing wrong but this is getting very frustrating since it is the last piece of my PC to Mac puzzle. I've tried…
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- @somoneybaby Published 2009-05-08
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I have the same exact card as someone (A.A.) who posted this .kext on the InsanelyMac forums. I don't know what the heck I am doing wrong but this is getting very frustrating since it is the last piece of my PC to Mac puzzle.
I've tried many different ways to install this .kext and I just can't get my Ethernet card to be recognized.
What am I doing wrong?
I've saved the .kext to a PC. I saved it to a thumb drive and copied it over to my Mac OS Desktop. File called "AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext"
If I "Show Package Contents" on AppleBCM* I see 2 files. A folder called "_MACOSX" and another .kext file named the same (AppleBCM*). Within that "_MACOSX" folder is another .kext file (same name - AppleBCM*).
Should I be installing the entire .kext I saved onto my desktop? It just seems weird that there is a _MACOSX file and a normal .kext in the original package.
Here is the installation I found and tried using:
1) I made sure there were no other instances of AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext
2) Commands:
sudo -s
<root password>
cp -r -v ~Desktop/AppleB* /S*/L*/E*/IONet*/C*/Plug*/
rm -v /S*/L*/E*.mke*
diskutil repairpermissions /
reboot
You see anything I may be missing?
Here is the link to the .kext file I'm using:
AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext ↗
** File Structure of .kext Broken down to unconfuse anyone haha**
AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext
..._MACOSX
…AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext
…Contents
…Blank - Nothing in here
...AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext
…Contents
…Info.plist
…version.plist
…MacOS
…AppleBCM5701Ethernet (This is a Unix Executable File)
…AppleBCM5751Ethernet (This is a Unix Executable File)
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1 technical responses curated from 2 original dispatches
mabey you should just try
kext-helper (web.mac .com/v1.42ghz/Kext_Helper/Software_files/Kext%20Helper%20b7.zip)
just start it, drag the kext and drop it into the window, press "Easy Install" after entering your password.
after that reboot your computer, it should work then.
Sources & Contributor Provenance (2 credited usernames · Thread #2796)
| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @somoneybaby | Primary Author | 1 | 2009-05-08 |
| @Macsperience | Contributor | 1 | 2009-05-12 |