Adding windows pcmci card in Mac g4

Is it possible to plug in a linksys, pcmci wireless g card into the internal airport card on my Mac G4? Is there any harm in trying it to see if it would work?

Hi-
I have seen many reports on the web, of Mac users doing well with the Linksys cards. They seem to be Broadcom 54 chip based, which is what Apple uses. It may not report right in your profiler, but it's worth a try.

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Sata 2 PCMCIA card for mac

Hi,
is there a SATA pcmcia card for powerbook pro & macbook pro?
I've tried the sonnet website but doesn't see any.
thankx
jp

Yes, check out http://firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-2sm2-e/ The PowerBook wouldn't use the same one as a MacBook Pro would... different slots. But they're made for both.
Jerry

Using a Windows Wireless card on Mac?

Hey Guys, I have WUSB54Gc Linksys Wirreless Card. It only has Windows Drivers.. but I need to be able to use it on my Mac. Could I run Windows as a virtual Machine alongside my Mac and port that for internet? Or is there a way I could get Windows Drivers to run on a Mac?

There is no Mac driver for that device. You may be able to get it running in Windows with the Windows driver.
Windows on Intel Macs
There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak2, Vista, or Windows 7. Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
3. VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows. The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
5. VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris. It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM Fusion.
Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system.
See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion. Boot Camp is only available with Leopard or Snow Leopard. Except for Crossover and a couple of similar alternatives like DarWine you must have a valid installer disc for Windows. You must also have an internal optical drive for installing Windows. Windows cannot be installed from an external optical drive.

Adding Windows AD Server to Mac OD Domain

Help...
We are adding an Active Directory server to our network, to assist with larger groups and email issues. Problem is, through searching I've found people who say it is easy and others who say it will just fall apart. But... Nothing concrete about how to properly go about making sure it works the way it is supposed to...
Anyone know of any good articles or documentation about adding in a AD server? Eventually we need to promote it to the master and still have the mac servers as replicas (or at least still part of the system, so we can update them as needed).
Any thoughts?
At this point I have the server up and running, but it will not bind to the OD master. It keeps complaining about the username and password being wrong (even though they are not, and I've tried many different accounts). I tried adding the AD server as a replica of the OD master, and that failed as well. The OD server said that the replica was missing the Server app...
Thanks for any help with this, at all...
--Charles...

Received this from a community member on SpiceWorks forums...
David_CSG wrote:
It won't work in the direction you're trying to go, never has and isn't even supported. Joining Windows AD to Apple's Open Directory has never been an option from Microsoft, and I would recommend strenuously (even vehemently) against trying at all (via any 3rd-party software) where a Domain Controller is involved. Just don't.
Your best & only option is in the other direction, and is built-in and supported by the Mac OS: Binding FROM the Mac (server or client) to Active Directly.
The best you could do is authenticate your Windows client (only !) machines to Apple's Open Directory via pGina, see http://pgina.org/
That will not provide any AD domain administration features at all as the Apple OD server doesn't even offer them = Group Policy, and more.
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/563735-integrating-active-directory-into-o ur-mac-mavericks-open-directory-domain?page=1#entry-3684109

Dual Mac/Windows GFX card to keep bootscreen ?

Hello
I have a 2006 mac pro (1.1) with a nvidia 7300GT 256Mb and was wondering if its possible to run a windows graphics card (im looking at the 650GT ti) along side the 7300 to help with editing and keep the boot screen.

Yes the 7300GT can go into a 4x slot and provide boot screen and the GTX can be used in Windows.
By editing I assume you mean Adobe CS?
But for use in OS X - maybe. Some use 660TI and it might depend on the model of the card.
You can find a good source of Mac video cards here
http://www.ebay.com/sch/macvidcards/m.html

I've recently added the MacAir to my Microsoft /Windows network. The Mac sees my printers but all the printers are "paused" and I cannot print, even if directly attached. How do I fix this?

I've recently added the MacAir to my Microsoft /Windows network. The Mac sees my printers but all the printers are "paused" and I cannot print, even if directly attached. How do I fix this?

Yes, I've that and it didn't work. Today, I reinstalled printer software on one printer and the "paused" message changed to "offline". It's a three-in-one printer. I turned off and on again and it still says "offline"
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Most secure method of adding windows for my limited purposes?

I only need windows on this particular computer, a Macbook 13 inch 2.1 Ghz with 2 GB RAM ("111.47 GB hard disk space capacity") to run Internet Explorer in those instances where my Mac browsers (Safari, Firefox, Opera thus far) will not work on some part of a website (for instance, try ordering something on equifax.com - a major site that's not fully mac compatible). I have the latest update of Leopard. I bought the computer in the past three weeks and have run software update regularly.
I did not want to put windows on this computer when I originally bought it. Now it appears from the failure of Mac browsers to work in some situations, I have to put windows on. I'm not even sure I can find XP although I had it on my old HP desktop I'm getting rid of. I might be forced to buy Vista and I don't have probably enough space for it to run well, do I? Do I need to upgrade to 4 gb RAM? Expensive.
Anyway, for security purposes, I want to be very cautious in how I use windows. I found keyloggers and periodically had files show up on my old windows computer in AVG, Ad-Aware, Spybot and other programs that worried me (most recently "Omniquad" kept showing up even after I deleted it and AVG free has no notes on what this means).
Is the least vulnerable way as far as internet viruses to run windows on my Mac to just install it in BootCamp assistant and reboot when I need it? Or theoretically is there any more vulnerability if I use VMware Fusion or Parallels with it? Do I first set it up in Bootcamp assistant (what partition size?) before I worry about choosing Vmware Fusion or Parallels? Or do I need to install one of those before I install windows?
What was it someone was saying in a different thread about needing to edit one's "virtual machine" -- see below:
+"One other tip, I would recommend editing the virtual machine before activation of windows to use emulate the same MAC address for your virtual ethernet card in parallels as for your real network card. This seems to convince WIN XP at lease that it is the same machine whether you boot it through boot camp or through Parallels. Otherwise, activation quickly becomes a pain."+
(Where would my virtual machine be?)
And also, do I need to do some special reconfiguration with my router manufacturer (Linksys) after adding windows through bootcamp and/or Parallels/Vmware in order for the the windows side to connect to the internet as my Mac is doing?
Also: should I get Windows XP Professional or Vista in this situation with the small Macbook and limited needs? I hope XP will still be used years from now.
P.S. I wish it weren't so hard to find out how to do all this. It makes me not want to go through this again with another computer and I actually need another.

VMWare Fusion and Parallels create Virtual Machines. When you are running Windows inside the Mac os
you are running a Windows Virtual Machine. A Virtual Machine accesses the physical machine differently than a Boot Camp installation, since it is going through Fusion or Parallels, which is why set-up is trickier. See this wiki article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine
XP Pro was originally aimed at businesses and power users. It can access 2 physical processors (in contrast to two cores on one processor), so it benchmarks faster on my Mac Pro which has 2 dual core processors. It also has some advanced networking features. I use both XP and XP Pro at home and don't notice much difference in day to day use. You did buy the superior version of XP, and since it is aimed at businesses, Microsoft will continue to provide security updates for it long after they stop providing them for XP. So you will get some value from buying it.
Its great that you are checking the AV Comparative site for yourself and not just relying on my opinion. The version of Avira they are using in the tests however is the Premium version, not the free version. If you notice on the AV Comparatives site, there are 2 types of tests, on demand and proactive. One reason I prefer paid versions of anti-virus software is that only they provide proactive protection. On demand protection relies on signature files that the AV company provides your copy of the program - when you update an AV program you are updating the signature files. Signature files allow the program to recognize any known virus. They will not catch something new - this is why when a new virus arrives it spreads so quickly - no one has a signature file for it so their AV program doesn't recognize it as a threat. Then your AV program gets a signature file update and you can scan and find the virus. Proactive protection works differently. It looks for certain features in a file that are common to virus files. If the file fits this profile, the program will block it even though it doesn't have a signature file for that particular virus yet. So while everyone else gets the virus maybe you don't (if you notice, the success rate for proactive protection is much lower than on demand). Yet some programs, like NOD32 and (usually) Kaspersky do proactive much better than other programs (don't know why Kaspersky slipped so much this time). I prefer NOD32 because it not only rates advanced plus in both on demand and proactive but also update signature files very quickly, uses few system resources so it doesn't slow you down, and works quietly behind the scenes
(Kaspersky can bug you to death sometimes).

Getting Contacts entered into Car's Bluetooth via PCMCIA Card & Macbook Pro

I have a iPhone 4 and have it paired to my Mercedes bluetooth. Contacts (which create the phone book in the car's bluetooth) have to be created using a PC MCIA memory card inserted in the vehicle.
Does anyone know how I can create the contacts with a Macbook Pro and get them to a PCMCIA card?

Have now tried to connect the MacBook Pro to the Lexus, but although the mac sees the Lexus as a headset (as it should) when I enter the Passcode, they fail to shake hands so the Mac is not added as a 'phone' on the Lexus. This is fairly understandable as the Mac will not be presenting its self as a Phone>Smartphone device, but rather a Computer>Laptop device.
I thought I could get it to spoof the Phone>Smartphone bit using the Bluetooth Explorer app, but that doesn't seem to work as I had hoped.
Something else I noticed using Bluetooth Device Inspector (http://www.radioactivetoy.com/), my OS 10.5.4 MacBookPro shows the following Bluetooth services:
Serial Port (SPP)
AV remote Control (AVRCP)
my iMac and iBook which are both on 10.4.9 show the following services:
OBEX Object Push (OPP)
OBEX File Transfer (FTP)
Serial Port (SPP)
It seems Mac OS 10.5.x has removed the OPP protocol from the Bluetooth device. I'm pretty sure OPP is what the Lexus would use to receive the Address Book data on a phone, so this would be needed.
As a result of this, I tried connecting the iBook to the Lexus, but still had the same connection issues as before, so I wasn't even able to test the contact transfer.
Unless someone knows how to get the mac to show as a mobile phone, I don't hold out much hope for this method of transferring contacts

Helping arch recognize a PCMCIA card

I have a rather unusual 802.11b PCMCIA card, called a TEW PC/16.
This card is supported by the hostap driver, which is included in the kernel26beyond, but....
.... this card is unusual enough that it has to be added to the lists to bind it to the right driver.
So, on CentOS, I added this to /etc/pcmcia/hostap_cs.conf:
card "TrendNet TEW PC16"
manfid 0x0274, 0x1601
bind "hostap_cs"
And it just worked.
I simply can't find the equivalent file in Arch. I found /usr/share/hwdata/pcmciatable (which I suppose hwd uses), but adding this there had no effect:
0x0274 0x1601 "hostap_cs" "TEW PC16" "wireless"
I am completely lost here. Any hints?
It's an up-to-date arch with kernel26beyond.

Hi Corey
I would also suggest visiting the PCMCIA card manufacture for any necessary drivers.
On the Toshiba page you will find only the Toshiba drivers.
As far as I know the cardbus controller uses common Microsoft Windows driver, so either there is a Microsoft update or you have to look on the manufacture website.
Good luck budy

Cisco PCMCIA card & TI PCI adapter

Hi,
I have to install a Cisco PCMCIA 350 card (AIR-PCM352) on a desktop PC running Windows XP Pro sp2.
To do that I use a PCI adapter with Texas Instruments PCI 1410 chipset but it doesn't work because the system recognize the card as MTD-002.
Is there anyone who has the same problem or has resolved that?
Is there anyone who can write me a PCI adapter that can work with the Cisco PCMCIA card?
Thanks in advance
Antonio

Sonnet seems to be the most Mac friendly and, as I recall, they answer customer questions very quickly. Try:
http://www.sonnettech.com/

Wireless pcmcia card runs badly in Arch but fine in Wolvix (atheros)

I've got some differences between the way my wireless pcmcia card runs on Wolvix when compared to Arch and I'd appreciate any advice on getting it to run better.
Basically on Arch it sometimes cuts out or stalls for short periods when downloading, but mostly it just does not reach the same speeds as I get when running Wolvix on the very same machine (or windows for that matter). It's fine for browsing in firefox, but for any sizable download the difference really shows. Both installations use Wifi-Radar to connect to the internet and madwifi for the drivers.
Ath5k is disabled in Arch, and does not even try to start-up in Wolvix - so it's a non-issue. I no longer have the network module loading at start-up in Arch (I'd been going through the guides for ages going over my config files and then decided to stop using as many of them as possible - and instead just let wifi-radar connect for me using pretty much the same settings as Wolvix, so that as much as possible was the same as in the Wolvix install)
The main difference seems to be that madwifi and wifiradar are both about a year out of date in Wolvix, but are the latest ones in Arch. The output of iwconfig for both installs is shown below. I've highlighted a couple of differences I spotted.
On wolvix:-
root@wolvix ~ # iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wifi0 no wireless extensions.
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"FinniX" Nickname:"FinniX"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: 00:0D:88:ED:45:25
Bit Rate:24 Mb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:AB46-DF38-CDEB-89CA-23FB-67DE-47 Security mode:open
Power Management:off
Link Quality=24/94 Signal level=-70 dBm Noise level=-94 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:215 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
and on Arch:-
[root@FinniX ~]# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wifi0 no wireless extensions.
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"FinniX" Nickname:"FinniX"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: 00:0D:88:ED:45:25
Bit Rate:5 Mb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm Sensitivity=1/1
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:AB46-DF38-CDEB-89CA-23FB-67DE-47 Security mode:open
Power Management:off
Link Quality=20/70 Signal level=-74 dBm Noise level=-94 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:40 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
There are pretty much no differences between the outputs when I give the ifconfig command or for lsmod | grep ath. inet6 is not up as default on Arch and is on Wolvix (I followed some advice I found on a post and blacklisted it on Arch to see if it helped), but running with inet6 either up or down on arch makes no difference to the speeds, I've tried both.
I'm unable to change the Sensitivity of the wireless card (says I cannot change it on this card when I try) and have no idea how to go about changing the max link quality from 70 to 94. Yet these are the only two unchanging values that are different between the wireless set-up of the two installations.
I think the next move is to replace my current version of madwifi on Arch with an older version that matches the one installed in Wolvix, so that both installations use the same drivers for the card to see if it helps. But I'd really appreciate any input on why the same card functions so much worse in Arch than it does in the slackware based Wolvix.

Thanks for the reply Zenlord I've used ndiswrapper before on another PC for a wireless USB dongle, but I never thought it'd be needed for this card since it's proven to work with madwifi in the past. But it might be worth a try anyway.
As for the card, it's a Kcorp KLG-520 pcmcia card. This is the sites spec page for it:-
http://www.kcorplifestyle.com/products/ … LG-520.htm
Under chipset they give these two results:-
RF: AR2112
BB/MAC: AR5212
and in Arch I get this:-
[root@FinniX ~]# lspci | grep Atheros
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)
I'll have a look to see if the other distro gives the same output later.
Edit:-
Wolvix output:-
root@wolvix ~ # lspci | grep Atheros
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
Last edited by Nixie (2008-09-30 10:26:31)

I have Macbook Pro 13" mid 20012. How to install Windows 8 onto the mac using DVD? 10.8.3

the title says it all.
i have windows 8 DVD and i would like to have a clear instructions on how to install windows 8. I dont understand the need for USB

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
You need a USB drive to install the Windows support software. It contains all the drivers that your MacBook Pro needs, and you will have to install them after finishing the Windows installation. If you don't install them, a lot of things won't work: the wireless card, the sound card, the brightness, the trackpad gestures... Apart from that, you don't need it for anything else.
Apple has released the official steps to install Windows 8 on a Mac, so if you want, print this PDF > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf

How can i review my account without adding a credit card number?

how can i review my account without adding a credit card number?

- Try redeeming an iTunes gift card.
- Contact iTunes by:
Contact iTunes
- Create a NEW account/ID for her using these instructions. Make sure you follow the instructions. Many do not and if you do not you will not get the None option. You must use an email address that you have not used with Apple before. Make sure you specify a birthdate that results in being at least 13 years old
Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store account without a credit card
More details of how:
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Equium L10 doesn't recognise any wireless PCMCIA card that I install

Hi,
I've just bought a brand new Toshiba Equium L10 and I can't get any wireless card to install. I have tried different models from Belkin, Netgear and MSI, all of which work perfectly fine on other laptops but not on this one.
The L10 is a clean Windows XP SP2 build straight from the retailer and I am carrying out the following steps to install the wireless network card:
1. Start Windows XP SP2 and log on as admin
2. Run software for the wireless card
3. Insert wireless card
At this stage, windows only recognises the wireless card as an ethernet adaptor and won't install the drivers. Even if I install it manually and point it specifically to the correct directory, it still fails to pick up the drivers and says that there is nothing in the directory for the hardware that I am installing.
I have the latest BIOS for the L10 and have tried all of the following to no avail:
1. Disable USB legacy support in BIOS
2. Disable built in ethernet
3. Run Toshiba PC Diagnostics (reports that everything is working just fine including PCMCIA)
4. Rebuild laptop using supplied Toshiba DVD
Does anyone have any idea what could possibly be wrong? This is driving me crazy and I've never had this kind of issue with any other laptop. Is this a known fault with Toshiba laptops and what's the fix?
Is it a Win XP SP2 problem? Is my laptop faulty?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
K.
[Edited by: admin on 06-Apr-06 06:51]

Can you post the details of this card?
Did you contact the PCMCIA card manufacture for support? Maybe there is a new driver release for this card.
I have noticed some problems with a Vodafone PCMICA card on a Satellite P10. This card has caused a blue screen on the unit. Well, the disabling of hyper threading technology in the BIOS has solved this issue. On another cards the new driver release has also solved some strange problems.
However, what I would say is there are many things which could have a bad influence.
Firstly I would recommend to ask the card manufacture for a support.

Simple how-to guide to adding windows 7 64-bit to mavericks as a virtual machine (Virtual Box)

Simple how-to guide to adding windows 7 64-bit to mavericks as a virtual machine (Virtual Box)
Why use a Virtual Machine: Sometimes you need to run a windows only program. A VM lets you do that without rebooting your machine.
How is it different from Mac Boot Camp: Boot camp allows you to run windows but you must reboot your machine. It is faster and smoother than a VM (and with fullscreen details below), but you have to reboot for each use.
Is it possible to have a VM and Boot Camp: Yes, and I do this because sometimes I want to use a VM quickly without shutting down, sometimes I want the advantages of Boot Camp
How do I get Windows in Boot Camp: how-to here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6025059
*Please note I accept no responsibility for issues occurring from the use of this guide, please use at your risk
**Please note I do not propose or support using illegal copies of Windows software or licenses
Required technical skill: minimal
Required time: approx 30 minutes
Required items: Mac
Get a version of Windows 7 64-bit:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/canno t-find-digital-river-download-site/66a8439b-0d16-4b70-92f7-1c8486a46ebf
Windows 7 Downloads are still available.
Download the appropriate Windows 7 .ISO file which includes Service Pack 1  (Note: must match what your product key version is for)
Windows 7 Home Premium 32Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-58996.iso Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-58997.iso
Windows 7 Professional 32Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-59183.iso Windows 7 Professional 64Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-59186.iso
Windows 7 Ultimate 32Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-59463.iso Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-59465.iso
Locate your image (iso) file, example: /Users/Christoper/Downloads/X17-58997.iso.download/X17-58997.iso
Download Virtual Box Virtual Machine Player:
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Install Win 7 OS:
Open Virtual Box
Choose “New” (Note: Once you click new it will require you to complete the process of creation, no option for quit. If you make a mistake or are not ready, just finish it and then remove it and delete all files)
Name: “Windows 7 Virtual” or as you choose
Type: Microsoft Windows
Version: Windows 7 64-bit
Memory: I suggest 1GB if you have 4GB available, 512 MB may run slowly. 2GB+ of 4GB may slowdown your MAC OS running while the VM is running.
“Create a Virtual Drive Now” option
File Size: 25 GB should be the minimum selected, I used 25GB because I expect to use the drive to store very little.
HD type: VirtualBox Disk Image
Storage: Dynamically Allocated
Locate your new VM and click Start (again you will not be able to quit once you start, if you make a mistake continue until the red quit icon appears then remove the VM)
It will ask you to select the files for the OS. Select the ISO file, for example: /Users/Christoper/Downloads/X17-58997.iso.download/X17-58997.iso
Proceed to setup Win with your preferences
Type product key from your OS purchase or an existing one that you are moving from another machine
Note: Screen resolution may be very limited on the virtual machine. I use resolution 800 X 600 so that all of the desktop is visible.
I suggest using a windows gadget to view the CPU and Memory usage > On desktop mac-right-click i.e. separate fingers and click both > Gadgets > CPU Meter
Enjoy having Windows on your Mac!

I have found a solution to the screen being smaller in the windows 7 virtual machine. First right-click in the desktop region and select screen resolution. It is probably set to 800 X 600 by default which is much less than the screensize you are using. To determine your native screensize, go to your mac and finder > applications > utilities > hardware > graphics displays. Mine is 1440 X 900 for macbook air. Then go back into the virtual machine and sceen resolution settings. Choose a screen resolution which is slightly less in all dimensions so that there is no clipping and you do not have to scroll when viewing. For me this was 1152 X 864. Then exit saving changes and with the VM in view press command - F (or at the menu bar View > Switch to full screen), which puts you in full screen mode. Now you should have a screen with minimal gray empty space filling the majority of your screen

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