Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] wireless driver fix for 10.2 for the Terminally Challenged

[vix <ne...@ka...>]

I can't resist posting this. I also wrote a tutorial for the
terminally-challenged. It's a little bit different in that it calls for
using Batchmod, but it also works.

Installing the wireless driver GUI stylee:

You will need these 3 apps, available at www.versiontracker.com: Batchmod,
BBEdit, and Pacifist. They are good to have around anyway.

1. download WirelessDriverBeta4

2. mount it and open the Installers folder. Just run this 1 installer:
WirelessDriver 1.0.0beta4.pkg. Restart.

3. Now click your merry way down to the file you just installed,
WirelessDriver.kext
(located in yourharddrive/System/Library/Extensions/)

4. Use Batchmod to change the permissions so you can r w and x like a master
of the universe. That is, drag and drop WirelessDriver.kext on top of
Batchmod and check the r, w and x boxes.

5. Open the file WirelessDriver.kext in BBEdit and delete the 2 line entry
for IOKitDebug on lines 33 and 34.

6. Save it and put it back where it was
(yourharddrive/System/Library/Extensions/).

7.Now use Pacifist to install Wireless Preference Pane.pkg to
yourharddrive/System/Library/PreferencePanes. It will install WirelessDriver
PPane.prefPane.

8. Insert wireless card in and restart.

Cheers,
Victoria



> Hello all,
> 
> I am new to the list but a user of the Wireless Driver since beta 2.
> Thanks to the many developers for all your great work.
> 
> In following the recent threads concerning the problems encountered
> by upgrading to 10.2, I have found a work-around fix for those list
> members who may not wish to try their hand at using the Terminal. In
> other words, people like myself who may feel Terminally Challenged.
> 
> Thanks to Robert, Michael and all the rest who posted various fixes
> that got rolled into this one.
> 
> If you are trying to newly install or re-install the Wireless 1.0.0
> Beta 4 drivers do all the following steps, if you have the Beta 4
> driver installed already skip to Step D:
> 
> 
> Step A
> Do this first:
> 
> 1. Download Pacifist http://www.charlessoft.com/Pacifist.dmg
> 2. Mount the Pacifist disk image
> 3. Copy the application to your hard drive.
> 4. Mount the Wireless Driver 1.0.0 Beta 4 disk image
> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wirelessdriver/WirelessDriverBeta4.sit
> 5. Copy the Installers folder to your hard drive
> 
> 
> Step B
> Go into the Installers folder. Install the following components in this order:
> 
> 1. Wireless Config Terminal Tool.pkg
> 2. WirelessDriver 1.0.0beta4.pkg
> 
> Following the WirelessDriver install you will be forced to Restart your Mac.
> 
> 
> Step C
> Once you are back up, run Pacifist (from Robert's directions).
> 
> 1. In the Pacifist window, Click Open Package...
> 2. Select Wireless Preference Pane.pkg in the Installers folder.
> /Installers/Wireless Preference Pane.pkg.
> 3. Click the triangle to Open the Package Contents.
> 4. Click to highlight WirelessDriver PPane.prefPane.
> 5. Click Extract To...
> 6. Navigate the dialog box to  /System/Library/PreferencePanes  or
> just /Library/PreferencePanes (this should work as it is where the
> installer will place it, but it is untested.)
> 7. Click Choose.
> 
> 
> Step D
> Next, go to /System/Library/Extensions and find the WirelessDriver.kext file.
> 
> 1. Control Click on the file and choose Show Package Contents.
> 2. Open the Contents folder
> 3. Open the Info.Plist at the root of Contents with either BBEdit or
> TextEdit.  BBEdit provides line numbers so it might be easier, but I
> did it with TextEdit and counted the lines just fine.  Just make sure
> you make the window big so you do not count a wrapped line by
> accident.
> 3. Find lines 33 & 34. They should look like this:
> 
> <key>IOKitDebug</key>
> <string>65535</string>
> 
> 4. Remove these lines and do not leave any blank lines between the
> entries above and below.
> 5. Save
> 6. A warning dialog box will come up and say Couldn't Save...   Click
> the Overwrite button.
> 7. Quit your text editor.
> 
> Step E
> And the final step - fix the permissions
> 
> 1. Highlight the WirelessDriver.kext file at /System/Library/Extensions.
> 2. Choose Get Info from the File Menu.
> 3. Open the Ownership & Permissions section
> 4. Click the lock to unlock.
> 5. Change Owner to System. It may ask for your Administrator login
> and password here, if so enter it.
> 6. Change Group to Wheel.
> 7. Click the lock to lock the file.
> 7. Repeat this for the WirelessDriver PPane.prefPane wherever you put
> it. Either in  /System/Library/PreferencePanes  or just
> /Library/PreferencePanes.
> 
> That's it....   it will work just fine.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Brian