[the_jaguar]

I had Ubuntu installed on my Dell mini 9 - wireless and sound were working great.

I upgraded to 2 gigs of ram and also installed a 32GB Super Talent SSD yesterday. Along with this upgrade, I created a Snow Leopard USB stick with a retail Snow Leopard DVD and used NetbookMaker to make it bootable, etc. I used the Mechdrew guide -> http://osx.mechdrew.com/guides/nbi1.shtml for this.

After the installation, everything worked fine except for the wireless part. My wireless card was not even being identified. I booted into single user mode and did the NetbookInstall thing too, but that didn't help with the wireless, and in fact, I lost my sound too.

I ended up erasing the partition and reinstalled Snow Leopard from the USB drive. I still have the same issue of no wireless access

I would really appreciate any help resolving this issue.

Also, my mini does not seem to resume from sleep mode. Is there a known fix for this issue?

---------- Post added at 12:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:43 PM ----------

I fixed the sleep/wake issue by disabling "USB legacy support" and "USB wake" - part of the problem solved.

If only I can get my wireless to work, I would have the perfect portable device

[the_jaguar]

any help folks? I really am stumped...

[straulino]

Originally Posted by the_jaguar

any help folks? I really am stumped...

There was something about wireless showing up in System Preferences/Network but not working.
Is your wireless visible in System Preferences/Network ? If it is follow this steps:

1) go to System Preferences/Network ( you may have closed the window )
2) select the AirPort (wireless card)
3) Click on the - (minus) sign to remove the service, the card will reappear in a few seconds.
3b) you may need to unlock by entering your password before completing step 3
4) restart your mini

MS

[the_jaguar]

Originally Posted by straulino

There was something about wireless showing up in System Preferences/Network but not working.
Is your wireless visible in System Preferences/Network ? If it is follow this steps:

1) go to System Preferences/Network ( you may have closed the window )
2) select the AirPort (wireless card)
3) Click on the - (minus) sign to remove the service, the card will reappear in a few seconds.
3b) you may need to unlock by entering your password before completing step 3
4) restart your mini

MS

Thanks for the suggestion. My issue is that the wireless card doesn't even show up in the Network tab. I have tried to use the "assist me" button, etc, but the Airport option is always grayed out.

[nobo_mini]

Don't know if this will help or is part of your problem, but, I could not get connected to Wi-Fi on my MBP after the Snow Leopard upgrade. I deleted the files listed in the following URL and that fixed my Wi-Fi issues.

Major Airport Problem in Snow Leopard [problem solved] - Mac Forums

[the_jaguar]

Ok, I just figured out that I have an Atheros ar5bxb63 card in my mini 9. After extensive searching, it appears that there is one 3rd party company offering drivers for this card, but it costs another $15. Do you guys think it is worth buying the driver? Or, should I just replace the wireless card? Which card do you folks suggest - best bang for the buck...

[lfurlan]

I resolved this issue reinstalling XP, activate WIFI, and then reinstalling SL: now WIFI is OK!

[nobo_mini]

Yeah, it appears that installing Snow Leopard with wi-fi off will cause you to not be able to reenable wi-fi. That was the problem with my MBP and was able to resolve by following the instructions in the following link.

Major Airport Problem in Snow Leopard [problem solved] - Mac Forums

I'm guessing on a Hackintosh, these steps should work as well, so, don't have to go in and reinstall a different OS before reinstalling SL.

[the_jaguar]

Originally Posted by lfurlan

I resolved this issue reinstalling XP, activate WIFI, and then reinstalling SL: now WIFI is OK!

Do you have an atheros card too?

I have linux installed on my 8GB SSD and wifi is activated in linux. I swapped the SSD aand confirmed that my wireless card is on and active. But yet, it doesn't work in SL.

[lfurlan]

I have a Broadcom card...