AppleIntelE1000e.kext for 10.8/10.7/10.6/10.5

[Ikky Phoenix]

Hello,

 

I can't get this network card to work. Can someone help??

 

kernel.log:

 

May 24 16:29:46 MacBook-Pro-de-Luciano-3 kernel[0]: AppleIntelE1000e(Info): changing MTU from 0 to 1500

May 24 16:29:46 MacBook-Pro-de-Luciano-3 kernel[0]: AppleIntelE1000e(Err): The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid

 

 

Device ID: 8086;Intel Corporation;104b;82566DC Gigabit Network Connection;Network controller;Ethernet controller

 

 

Thanks

[hnak]

May 24 16:29:46 MacBook-Pro-de-Luciano-3 kernel[0]: AppleIntelE1000e(Err): The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid

The message indicates that your NVM (non-volatile-memory on board or BIOS) is corrupted. You might need a vendor's tool to fix it.

[brycv]

They released 2.0.0 on e1000.sourceforge.net and I incorporated the changes.

I also enabled VLAN.

Thanks so much! That was the only real lack in the previous versions of the driver. I can confirm that VLANs work great with VMware Fusion and almost ten bridged VMs to VLANs. Now I don't have to add another natively supported NIC or stick with only 82574L NICs.

[Ikky Phoenix]

The message indicates that your NVM (non-volatile-memory on board or BIOS) is corrupted. You might need a vendor's tool to fix it.

 

I fixed it with Intel® Ethernet Connections Boot Utility.

Download the software, create a bootable DOS usb stick and put bootutil utility in it.

Execute: bootutil -nic=1 -defcfg

 

It needs PXE boot on Bios to be enable.

 

Hope solve someone problens too...

 

Thanks hnak

[howmany]

Is this kext supposed to provide WoL functionality? I have an Intel 82579LM NIC on an Optiplex 990, running 10.7.4. In the energy pref I do have the option to "wake for ethernet network access," and I have it set in BIOS too. But I can't get the system to wake with a magic packet. Any thoughts?

[hnak]

Is this kext supposed to provide WoL functionality? I have an Intel 82579LM NIC on an Optiplex 990, running 10.7.4. In the energy pref I do have the option to "wake for ethernet network access," and I have it set in BIOS too. But I can't get the system to wake with a magic packet. Any thoughts?

As mentioned in this thread before, WoL does not work. I have been waiting for Lnx2Mac to open his source ( based on GPL ), as the driver claims that WoL is supported.

[chaos0815]

Hi guys,

just wanted to confirm that even the newest (2.0.0.) AppleIntelE1000e doesnt work with 0x1503 on a P8Z68V-Pro. But fortunately version 1.6.2 seems to work!

The problem i had with the new driver was that i didnt get an IP adress when (cold-) starting the computer. Only after several reboots (2-6) the system was able to get an IP adress.

 

Hope this report helps,

cheers

[brycv]

Hi guys,

just wanted to confirm that even the newest (2.0.0.) AppleIntelE1000e doesnt work with 0x1503 on a P8Z68V-Pro. But fortunately version 1.6.2 seems to work!

The problem i had with the new driver was that i didnt get an IP adress when (cold-) starting the computer. Only after several reboots (2-6) the system was able to get an IP adress.

 

I had the exact same issue last week with an 0x1503 on an MSI Z77A-GD55 and also version 2.0.0. I thought the board's ethernet port might have been bad and didn't have time to test further including with any other version of this driver. Pretty much the same symptoms but I never got an IP address at all. There was no "Link up at 1000Mbps" message or something like that when booting in verbose mode like there normally would be.

[chaos0815]

Oh, sh**. Seems that i wrote about the success too early... Same problem

 

When i try to renew DHCP relaese, there is a error in the console:

configd: subnet_route: write routing socket failed, Network unreachable

 

Does anyone know a solution for this??

[indy911]

Strange issues using this kext in Mountain Lion. Some websites (i.e. www.dpreview.com) don't display at all. Youtube.com seems to be suffering from problems as well. But local filetransfers are still almost wirespeed (1 Gb/s).

[rcork]

Strange issues using this kext in Mountain Lion. Some websites (i.e. www.dpreview.com) don't display at all. Youtube.com seems to be suffering from problems as well. But local filetransfers are still almost wirespeed (1 Gb/s).

 

I'm seeing similar issues when sites like Youtube. The flash never starts playing and all thumbnails are black. I did notice that if i use Chrome instead of Safari, it doesn't happen as often.

[xbb]

I'm seeing similar issues when sites like Youtube. The flash never starts playing and all thumbnails are black. I did notice that if i use Chrome instead of Safari, it doesn't happen as often.

 

I have no issues like these in ML. However I'm using kext version 1.3.17

[g_face2k]

Mountain Lion (uni-beastInstall)

 

Was using

 

2012/5/19

Code base updated to 2.0.0.

VLAN works.

2.0.0

 

 

Had to change the kext in the hidden Extra folder in the USB installer to

 

2012/4/30

Code base updated to 1.11.3.

Suppressed TxHung message.

1.11.3a

 

 

@hnak Thanks for your effort!

 

System

Core i5 3570K

MSI Z77A-GD65

XFX HD5850

[MrSmith3101]

Hey Guys! First Post and I'm an Austrian boy so please excuse my english. xD

 

I really tried hard to get my Intel 82579V Network NIC working but I still have some problems.

 

I have an Asus P8Z68 v pro GEN3 mainboard and my Network worked before I upgraded to Mountain Lion. I allway's used hnak's kext to get things working.

 

But in Mountain Lion I got sirius problems with my upload. For example on a Skype call my partner only hear me stutter and it's impossible to understand me. Also controlling my hackintosh via teamviewer do not work. (lost connection in about 5 seconds)

Beside that, Youtube for example is fully working! No lags no black screens! My download speed is also very good!

I tried an internet speed test and the result was the same as in windows. So basically it's working but VERY unstable!

 

I tried every version of hnak's kext but the problem is still there.

 

If someone needs more information please ask me about it! Maybe we can solve this problem together.

[Stinger2205]

I'm seeing similar issues when sites like Youtube. The flash never starts playing and all thumbnails are black. I did notice that if i use Chrome instead of Safari, it doesn't happen as often.

 

...the same here, using Intel 82579 Chipset on a Asus P8Z68-V Pro under ML 10.8.1

[mouthster]

...the same here, using Intel 82579 Chipset on a Asus P8Z68-V Pro under ML 10.8.1

 

Same here with Intel 82579 on an Asus Z77 Sabertooth under 10.8.1

[evolution]

Strange issues using this kext in Mountain Lion. Some websites (i.e. www.dpreview.com) don't display at all. Youtube.com seems to be suffering from problems as well. But local filetransfers are still almost wirespeed (1 Gb/s).

 

I have this issue too. And I think it predates Mountain Lion, but cannot tell for sure.

 

It is also mentioned on tonymacx86 website: http://www.tonymacx8...html#post420249

 

Poster rcork reported "massive UDP packet loss with the Intele1000e driver" (post #12)

 

I seems to happen with html5 video streams on some motherboards/NIC/Driver combinations. People who have installed the Flash Player may not see the problem on YouTube because they get the Flash video stream instead of html5.

 

So People, please, don't just report "I don't see the problem", report under which circumstances. To see what stream causes the issue in YouTube, simply right-click on it and check whether it mentions Flash or HTML5 in the contextual menu.

 

I hope this issue gets resolved!

[joshhh]

Have the same issue with WLAN+LAN enabled, videos and many sites loads too long, some does not load at all

 

with only WLAN enabled everything loads instant

 

with only LAN enabled speed is between two above connections

 

And Skype suffer from bad quality sound when I use LAN only

 

I think this is something wrong in kext, because I tested it in clean 10.6.8 and 10.7.3 and it loads everything fast

 

So suggestions to fix it are welcome

 

I have this issue too. And I think it predates Mountain Lion, but cannot tell for sure.

 

It is also mentioned on tonymacx86 website: http://www.tonymacx8...html#post420249

 

Poster rcork reported "massive UDP packet loss with the Intele1000e driver" (post #12)

 

I seems to happen with html5 video streams on some motherboards/NIC/Driver combinations. People who have installed the Flash Player may not see the problem on YouTube because they get the Flash video stream instead of html5.

 

So People, please, don't just report "I don't see the problem", report under which circumstances. To see what stream causes the issue in YouTube, simply right-click on it and check whether it mentions Flash or HTML5 in the contextual menu.

 

I hope this issue gets resolved!

[joshhh]

Ok dealing and playing with problem I'v found small solution

 

You just need to set priority of WLAN and LAN as:

 

 

It will only work if you have laptop or machine with more than one network card, for one card I don't know how to fix it now

 

Possible better buy Apple USB Ethernet adapter

[sea_man]

Same problem here

 

Youtube load very slow on cable connection and fast whit a cheap usb wireless adapter.

 

My question is, if i use a old revision of the kext driver maybe will work ?

 

 

Edit , 1.11.3. ver tested, same problem

[hnak]

Will you tell me some URLs ( and the problem which happens ) to test the driver ?

[joshhh]

Commonly its on youtube, but sometimes on other sites

 

here is screencast + netstat log file

 

if you know how to get more stat from connections please tell me i'll do it again

 

https://www.dropbox..../ScreenFlow.mov

 

Will you tell me some URLs ( and the problem which happens ) to test the driver ?

 

 

And It seems to be on 10.8 only, for tests I've installed 10.6.8 and 10.7 on testd disk and no problem on 10.7 with it (wlan kext doesn't boot on it, only lan was active), 10.6 is fine too with lan

netstat.txt.zip

[hnak]

Thanks, I searched the same video and cofirmed the behaviour also on 82573.

I will take a look on this problem.

[evolution]

Thanks, I searched the same video and cofirmed the behaviour also on 82573.

I will take a look on this problem.

 

Thanks hnak!

 

I trust this will soon be resolved!

 

Have the same issue with WLAN+LAN enabled, videos and many sites loads too long, some does not load at all

with only WLAN enabled everything loads instant

with only LAN enabled speed is between two above connections

And Skype suffer from bad quality sound when I use LAN only

...

 

What do you mean by "WLAN" and "LAN" in this context??? This is confusing... You seem to imply that WIFI=WLAN and Ethernet=LAN... why is that? Am I missing something?

It might be true for YOUR particularly setup, but not in a general sense, methinks.

 

I happen to have both Wifi AND Ethernet, and they BOTH connect to the SAME LAN, defined by my Time Capsule Router.

 

BTW, if it works via Wifi and doesn't with Ethernet, it is simply because they use different connection paths (Wifi hardware Vs. Ethernet NIC), and obviously different driver software, only one of which having with the issue.

And so, "setting highest priority to Wifi" simply means "Don't use Ethernet, don't use AppleIntelE1000e.kext". One might just as well remove the Ethernet card. Obviously, the problem is no longer going to be there as it has been determined to come most probably from AppleIntelE1000e.kext

 

Of course, if one has a choice of connections, it is good to know as a short term fix.

 

Anyway, glad to see hnak has taken notice and reproduced the issue.

[waha]

Another issue I've seen using the driver in OS X is DNS resolving sometimes failing for Amazon Route 53/AWS sites. Randomly they'll fail to resolve, and manually looking them up in the console has given timeout errors. Example sites to try are dl.dropbox.com and www.dpreview.com

 

Only happens with this kext, and in 10.8. Was fine in 10.7, and using a different network card under 10.8 works fine too. Could be related to the youtube and skype issues?