[G4] RESOLVED! Dead built in ethernet on G4 450DP?

[k s d]

WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!
Word can not express the joy that I now feel!

Installing the fresh OS did the trick, so I'm assuming that it's the 
AppleGMACEthernet.kext file.
What's strange is that it took 3 1/2 months to show up... and I haven't 
installed any new programs
or done anything that I know of that would trigger it. Oh well... only 3 
days of my life wasted, but
at least I know that I don't have faulty hardware... A couple of my PC user 
friends heckled me
becasue I'm always touting that Mac's I've owned never have hardware 
problems like their PC's
have. (Although I don't tell them of the 15" Apple MultiScan monitor that 
turned yellow after 1 year
of use back in '96).. Now I can tell them that it's only Apple releasing 
faulty software.

Anyway, a sincere thank you to everyone who helped!
-Kevin



>From: sr ferenczy <srf7425 at rit.edu>
>Reply-To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>Subject: Re: [G4] Help! Dead built in ethernet on G4 450DP?
>Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:50:52 -0500
>
>what version of IORegistryExplorer is your? mine is 1.2.0... on the  left 
>hand side is a list of "service planes" that is where i first  selected 
>IODeviceTree, without selecting a service plane, i believe it  defaults to 
>IOService, which i believe is all the software side of  things (following 
>that, i got basically the same listings as you)
>
>http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail.asp?dpno=945264    $10.99
>http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp? 
>product_code=301595&pfp=srch1  same thing, chumpusa $19.99
>http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=33-127 
>-102&catalog=27&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1
>and $13 at newegg
>
>
><sigh> yeah, it does suck that it isnt as easy to go out and buy  
>hardware... =/  (or pay an arm and a leg for comparable cards -video,  lan, 
>USB/FW, etc...)
>
>sandor
>
>
>On Jan 22, 2004, at 10:24 PM, k s d wrote:
>
>>Ok...
>>When I start "IORegisrtyExplorer" it starts with:
>>"Root"
>>Clicking on Root opens:
>>"PowerPac3,3"
>>"Core99PE"
>>"pci at f4000000"
>>"AppleMacRiscPCI"
>>"ethernet at f"
>>"UniNEet"
>>"IOEthernetInterface"
>>"IONetworkStack"
>>"IONetworkStackUserClient"
>>END
>>
>>Not all matching up with yours... didn't see "IODeviceTree" or  
>>"device-tree" anywhere and a find
>>didn't find them either.
>>
>>The "look-see" checked out fine.. clean & straight. I've also  
>>disconencted and reconnected the
>>modem/enet cable 3 times.. checking every time to see if the  connection 
>>(magically) appears.
>>The enet cable has only been connected/disconencted from the enet port  3 
>>times ever. I never
>>had any other network cables conencted to the machine so it's no real  big 
>>surprise that everything
>>there looks good.
>>
>>I'll order the Linksys broadband router tomorrow... I can't seem to  find 
>>any Mac-compatable cards
>>on the net for under $30... sucks compared to the $6-$10 (or free  after 
>>rebate) cards offered to
>>PC users.
>>
>>.....pulling my hair out....
>>
>>Thanks again,
>>-kevin
>>
>>
>>>From: sr ferenczy <srf7425 at rit.edu>
>>>Reply-To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>>>To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [G4] Help! Dead built in ethernet on G4 450DP?
>>>Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:00:20 -0500
>>>
>>>sorry for only dishing half the info...  and i have some more tests...
>>>
>>>
>>>open the application "IORegistryExplorer"
>>>
>>>click on "IODeviceTree"
>>>click on "Root"
>>>clikc on "device-tree"
>>>click on "pci at f4000000"  (maybe be another "pci at fxxxxxxx)
>>>click on "ethernet at f"
>>>click on "ethernet-phy"
>>>
>>>
>>>if all that comes up, the system "sees" an ethernet port, so the  port's 
>>>controller chip isnt dead.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>on to more thoughts...
>>>
>>>if this all checks out kosher so far... do a "look-see" of the  ethernet 
>>>port. look inside the port on the back of your mac, make  sure all 8? of 
>>>the pins are in there, parallel, and looking  unadulterated.
>>>
>>>also, does your modem have an "ethernet" light? mine does, when it  
>>>senses a live ethernet connection, it lights up. if yours does and it  
>>>lights up, its not the port.
>>>
>>>finally, try to get a hold of a hub, switch, router, some other  ethernet 
>>>device that you can hook up to your mac to see if it  communicates with 
>>>it.
>>>
>>>
>>>....scratching my head...
>>>
>>>
>>>sandor
>>>
>>>On Jan 22, 2004, at 7:03 PM, k s d wrote:
>>>
>>>>I installed the developer's tools, but I'm lost as to what I'm  looking 
>>>>for.
>>>>AppleMacRiscPCI>Ethernet at F etc... Any clue on what I'm looking for  or 
>>>>is an
>>>>issue of if I don't know it's too complicated and may as well not  even 
>>>>bother?
>>>
>
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