Wifi connection bad since upgrade to 10.4.10 FIXED!!!!!!

Question

I HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM!!!!! Here's what I did:
1) Download Pacifist http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12743
2) Download airport extreme update 2007-002
3) Download 10.4.9 combo update
4) Go to /system/library/extensions and copy appleairport.kext and appleairport2.kext to a backup location just to be safe and then delete them from the extensions folder.
5) Also in the extensions folder you'll find IO80211Family.kext and copy it to backup folder and then delete it.
6) Mount airport extreme update dmg and then open Pacifist.
7) In Pacifist click on "Open Package" and select the airport extreme update package.
8) In Pacifist you will now see all the files that are in the package. Find system and expand it's tree by clicking on the triangle. then expand library and then extensions. You will now see the IO80211Family.kext file. Click once on it so it's highlighted and then click "Install".
9) When it's done copying files expand coreservices and then menu extras. Highlight "Airport Menu" and click install.
10) When it's done copying close the window in Pacifist for the airport update package.
11) Now mount the 10.4.9 combo update dmg and click "Open Package" in Pacifist and select the 10.4.9 combo package.
12) Again find the system folder and expand it and then expand the libray and extensions folders.
13) In the extensions folder you'll see a bunch of files. Look for appleairport.kext and highlight it. Click "Install".
14) when it's done copying you should see the appleairport2.kext. Highlight it and click "install".
15) when Pacifist is done copying reboot your Macbook.
16) Once booted try your internet and then jump up and down shouting YIPEEEEE!!! IT'S FIXED!!
I have now had a solid connection for over 30 minutes on battery as I've been typing these instructions when I couldn't stay connected for more then 1-3 minutes before applying this fix.
Who needs Applecare support!!!!...HEHEHEHE!!!!
Hope this helps and enjoy having your internet connection back. I think I'll send Apple a bill for all my labor time fixing their bug. Boy wouldn't they just love that..LOL!!!!
THIS IS WHAT WORKED FOR ME! FOLLOW THIS GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK!! I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG SUCH AS YOU DELETED THE WRONG FILES OR YOUR SYSTEM HAS OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY AFFECT THE OUTCOME!!!
Black Macbook   Mac OS X (10.4.10)  

Answer 1

What I have done is basicly the same as uninstalling the network card driver and reinstalling an older version like you would in windows. This should not have any effect on what version my OS is. For example..if I am running Windows XP Pro with SP2 and I install a new video card driver which ends up causing video issues and I then remove the newer driver and put back the original driver I was using..have I changed my verion of windows? Will I have problems applying new hotfixs and patches from Microsoft? The answer to both is no. The only thing that was affected was the video driver..other then that I'm still running Winxp Pro with SP2.
What I have done with the Macbook is basicly the same thing except Apple calls them kernel files instead of drivers. The only kext files that I changed were stricly for the airport card. I have not replaced any main OSX kernels. And as far as any future upgrades go the couple of files I downgraded will be deleted and replaced by newer ones.
Also what I have learned in my 27 years in computer repair/networking is sometimes you have to improvise a little if you want the problem fixed. You either downgrade the driver or program or go without until a patch is released which could be 2 days from now, 2 years from now or in some cases never. All I have to say is that OSX is much more stable then windows as long as you don't have a problem like this one where a new driver was introduced into the system which is now knocking out a very critical component. In this case I would gladly take the not so stable windows machine over the OSX machine simply because windows has two things that OSX doesn't. One being the add/remove programs feature and the 2nd is the windows registry. So if you are unable to properly remove a program by uninstalling you can still remove it's entries from the registry which basicly achieves the same end result. Apple needs to build in a module to OSX that does the same thing as windows add/remove. Nobody should ever have to fresh install the OS everytime a buggy or corrupt piece of software is installed. If a program can be installed there should always be a way to uninstall it and restore the system to its previous working condition
Anyways my airport is working perfectly now and my OSX slow downs and processing delays are gone now and the Macbook is back to it's old self again.
Black Macbook   Mac OS X (10.4.10)