[MidTownHD]

Can anyone help me get Dell wlan 1520 work under SL?
I've read that 1510 works out of the box,
how can I get get 1520 work?
It's a Broadcom 4353.

[meklort]

NetbookInstaller adds the 4353 device id to the AppleAirPortBrcm4311 kext, s (if the driver works with it), it should be loading and working. If not, you can verify your driver's device and vendor id's and that they are in that kext's plist.

[andykwg]

I have a replacemend 1520 for my 10v also. I don't see AppleAirPortBrcm4311 kext, where it should be?

I have SL 10.6.3 with 0.8.3 Final.

Any help is appreciated.

[andykwg]

OK, I search in OSX86 project and read most of the WiFi KEXT stuffs. Still did not figure it out.

I have 10.6.3 with NBI0.8.4RC1, and I found the KEXT in:
/Extra/Mini10vExt/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBRCM4311.ext
and
/Extra/Mini10vExt/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBRCM43224.ext

There is already something like:
<string>pci14e4,4353</string>

I checked in Win7 and I got this:
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4353&SUBSYS_000E1028&REV_01
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4353&SUBSYS_000E1028
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4353&CC_028000
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4353&CC_0280

So, it seems to me the 0.8.4RC1 already try to add 4353 to both BRCM KEXT. But it is not recognized. When I look at the label on the CARD, it says:
Broadcom BCM943224HMS

So, is it a 4353 or 43224? But both of the kext has 4353 so why it does not see it?

Anyone with experience with KEXT/WIFI can clue me in?

Thanks in advance.

[andykwg]

I tested changing the 4311 kext and 43224 kext, does not help.

Anyone know have got DELL 1520 WiFi to work with 10.6.3?

[andykwg]

After all the try and error and research online, The 0.8.4RC include drivers that has the 4354 code in the plist, but the DW1520 card do not work with the driver.

That is as far as I went - just thought I report back in case if anyone have the same issue.

[JustinParis]

Hello,

I've got the same issue with my DW1520 in the Latitude E6410. The correct kext is loaded (so the system know this device is here), but the Wifi card is not turned on during startup.

So in my opinion it is more a problem with PCIe kext, or any other kext which does not power on the PCIe bus during start up.

Another possiblity is that the airport program does not find the device (in real mac it is maybe on another bus), so it does not turn it on. The blutooth is working but it is on an internal USB port.

That is what I think and I am not an expert. Thanks for reading.