[Wirelessdriver-support] Patch/Workaround Repost for OS X 10.2 (aka Jaguar)

[jelyon <je...@ma...>]

 From the list earlier this week:

FWIW, there have been several posts indicating this workaround works 
just fine.

-----Original Message-----
> From: Rob McKeever [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 12:48 PM
> To: Steven Major
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] 10.2 - I got mine today!
>
> That's pretty much the case...
>
> I think it's close enough to the release date to at least let out the 
> patch
> for the existing installer, with the new one to follow in a day or two.
>
> Basically, Jaguar introduces some security checks for kernel extensions 
> and
> the current driver fails this test. To fix it:
>
> Do one of the following:
> 1) Install the developer tools. This installs a more complete
> version of kextload that is needed here.
> 2) Open terminal and run "sudo kextload
> /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext"
> 3) Modify
> /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext/Contents/Info.plist",
> removing the 2 line entry for IOKitDebug on lines 33 and 34 (it's not 
> needed
> except during development and was incorrectly typed as a string when it
> should have been an integer)
> 4) run "sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions"
> ...NOTE: This won't work if run from the console as kextload will
> pop up a dialog asking for confirmation
>
> ...or...
>
> 1) "sudo chmod -R ugo-w
> /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext"
> 2) "sudo chown -R root.wheel
> /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext"
> 3) Modify
> /System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext/Contents/Info.plist",
> removing the 2 line entry for IOKitDebug on lines 33 and 34 (it's not 
> needed
> except during development and was incorrectly typed as a string when it
> should have been an integer)
> 4) run "sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions"
>
> I'm doing this from memory, so I'm sure someone will correct me if I've 
> left
> something out...
>
> -Rob