Downloading causes kernel panic

[Aldini10]

Hello all, I would greatly appreciate it if someone were to assist me in this problem.

I recently installed iDeneb 1.3, 10.5.5 and got some patches and drivers for the ethernet, which at first did not work out of the box.

I have fixed the internet problem but now every time I try to update or download a package or anything off of the internet it somehow causes the system to go into a kernel panic.

 

My specs:

Asus A8N-LA Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual Core Processor 3800+ 2GHz

1GB DDR SDRAM @ 400 MHz

nVidia GeForce 6150 LE 256 MB

250 GB SATA HDD

Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface RealTek RTL8201CL LAN

 

Please help as time is running out for me, I am sorry if there is a similar topic around here I have not settled into this site quite as well as I think I could have, thanks.

[Dellmantt]

Are the downloaded files .dmg and it KP's when opening them by any chance?

[Aldini10]

here is where I found the kexts for my driver and no they are not .dmg

 

I really am not good at this I admit I am a noob at his.

 

Oh yeah and I have nForce 430 built in if that helps

[Dellmantt]

Was thinking the seatbelt problem since you are on Leopard, can't help with the other sorry.

[Aldini10]

I think I'll just need the nForce drivers for this to work because now OSX keeps thinking there is no ethernet cable plugged in as everything works fine when I boot into Windows

[Dellmantt]

You could try downloading the drivers to windows. Put them on a DOS formatted Flash Drive and transfer them to the Mac side. Or transfer them using the free trai of "MacDrive"

[Aldini10]

The problem is I don't know where to find the drivers for this. Does anyone have any idea where to find them?

I have been using that method but none of the kexts or drivers seem to work.

[Dellmantt]

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...mp;#entry738166

Might work

[Aldini10]

Thanks for the link I'll check to see if it works.

[Aldini10]

I need some help installing this kext can anyone help me?

[ifrit05]

Use a tool such as Kext Helper to install your kexts for you. (Click the name to go to the site)

 

Also, dont double post.

[Aldini10]

Sorry I just had to ask real quick, and I will try Kext helper asap! Thanks

 

edit 7:41 PM

 

The internet works, but keeps going down every once in a while.

But it still does not fix the kernel panic issue. Every time I try to update the software or watch a Youtube video the system goes into a panic. Why does it keep doing this??

[Dellmantt]

The link I gave you, the file goes in a kext plugin folder. Concise instructions are supplied in the post.

[Aldini10]

I have completed the precise instructions on how to install the kext, have used Kext Helper also but it still keeps panicing

[Dellmantt]

You did this "copy the kext to /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns"

Installing it with "Kext Helper" would I thing not do that. Also have you removed any other kexts you installed for the Ethernet?

[Aldini10]

Thanks for all the help. The network seems to be working right now.

This really helped me a lot, but I am not sure if there will be another kernel panic. All the network settings seem to be working correctly right now, but I will be on a constant alert if another panic occurs. I fixed it by going into OSx86Tools, and restored OSx to its defaults. I also installed the kexts in kexthelper, I did not really get how to copy the kext into the plugins folder of the IONetworkingFamily kext.

 

Thanks again, this really helped me get more ahead.

 

edit-

I am not sure if it is ok to install combo updates on a hackintosh but I did it and it caused a kernel panic. I guess I'll just reinstall OSX and move on with it, thanks for all the help.