PowerBook - Wifi hardware disappeared

ganderson · ganderson #1 (**permalink**)

11-08-2007, 05:35 AM

My WiFi stopped working with no particular incident to suggest a reason for this. I dug around system preferences and even system profiler - nothing can even see the hardware anymore!

Is there a known bug for this (I can't find reference to one) or can I somehow ping the hardware from a terminal? Otherwise I must assume the internal WiFi card is dead and won't even communicate.

If this is the case can I use any laptop PCMCIA WiFi card or do I have to find one specifically with Mac OS X drivers?

How difficult would it be to open the case and replace the card? Is this prohibitively expensive or difficult?

I am running OS X 10.4 on a 1.33 GHz G4 powerbook.

nirvana · nirvana #2 (**permalink**)

11-15-2007, 07:32 AM

Had the same problem with my bluetooth it appeared that there was no device present i did a reinstall and now it's fine this may work for Airport

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Member Since: Jan 09, 2007 Location: UK Posts: 401 Mac Specs: Macbook, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch, Apple TV	11-15-2007, 07:32 AM Had the same problem with my bluetooth it appeared that there was no device present i did a reinstall and now it's fine this may work for Airport Crack that whip…..liquorish whip.
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ganderson #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 07, 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 9 Mac Specs: G4 1.3 powerbook, OSx 10.4	11-08-2007, 05:35 AM My WiFi stopped working with no particular incident to suggest a reason for this. I dug around system preferences and even system profiler - nothing can even see the hardware anymore! Is there a known bug for this (I can't find reference to one) or can I somehow ping the hardware from a terminal? Otherwise I must assume the internal WiFi card is dead and won't even communicate. If this is the case can I use any laptop PCMCIA WiFi card or do I have to find one specifically with Mac OS X drivers? How difficult would it be to open the case and replace the card? Is this prohibitively expensive or difficult? I am running OS X 10.4 on a 1.33 GHz G4 powerbook.
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