[Wirelessdriver-support] install docs need changes...

[Paul C. <pjc...@ve...>]

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Folks,

The current installation docs for the wireless driver need a couple 
changes. I'm hoping I'm not way off base in my troubleshooting below.

1) Before installing the wireless driver package, I did not have any 
"Other" System Preferences applets. Therefore, I did not have, and 
the installation did not create, an enclosing directory for the 
WirelessConfig applet:

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     /bin/ls: /Library/PreferencePanes: No such file or directory
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(or '~/Library/PreferencePanes' for that matter.) I see in the 
installation PDF the screen shots show several of these third party 
applets. In the interim between troubleshooting and install sessions, 
I installed the MenuMeters applet and that did the trick. The 
wireless driver install should create the directory if needed.

By the way, I did see a message in the archives about one user 
installing APE Manager, rebooting and then being able to install the 
driver. The reply said the reboot probably activated the driver. In 
fact, the APE Manager install created a needed directory.

2) In the mailing list archives, Rich Johnson's "Recipe to bring up a 
new wireless card" post should be included somewhere in the install 
docs:

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=5880908

I found I had to run the Troubleshooting Info script as suggested 
after installation, get my card name, and add it to the appropriate 
line, IOName, in 
"/System/Library/Extensions/WirelessDriver.kext/Contents/Info.plist"

Only after this did I see the 'en1' interface appear. Then, opening 
System Preferences notified me of a new network adapter at en1, and 
suggested I select the "Apply Now" button, which I did. Opening the 
'WirelessConfig' applet showed the connect to network field is now 
available, where it wasn't before. Opening Network showed 'Ethernet 
Adapter (en1)' also.

3) The faq.html file included with the install isn't the latest. The 
FAQ on the project Web site is more current. I mention this because I 
did troubleshooting offline and one executable described in the FAQ 
changed. The installation FAQ lists these two commands for 
troubleshooting:

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     sudo kmodstat -n com.apple.iokit.IOPCCardFamily

     sudo kmodstat -n org.noncontiguous.WirelessDriver
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when they should be:

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     kextstat -b com.apple.iokit.IOPCCardFamily

     kextstat -b org.noncontiguous.WirelessDriver
     ---

I realize the Troubleshooting Info script gives the needed info, but 
it would be nice if this was corrected in the install FAQ.

4) By the way, In my search of the mailing list archives, most times 
the Troubleshooting Info script report is posted, the command line 
tool is not found and adding a symlink doesn't seem to help:

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     ### wd command line tool status

     wirelessck.command: /usr/local/bin/WirelessConfig: No such file 
or directory

     % sudo ln -s /Applications/WirelessConfig.app /usr/local/bin/WirelessConfig
     Password:
     % ls -l /usr/local/bin/WirelessConfig/
     total 0
     drwxr-xr-x  7 root  wheel  238 Mar  8 13:26 Contents/

     % ls -l /usr/local/bin/WirelessConfig
     lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  28 Mar 15 15:48 
/usr/local/bin/WirelessConfig@ -> /Applications/WirelessConfig.app

     ### wd command line tool status

/Applications/Wireless/wirelessck.command: 
/usr/local/bin/WirelessConfig: is a directory
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Whatever... Is this item needed or optional? How can I correct it if 
it is needed?

Thanks in advance.

Paul