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liliputing.com - 12/16/2008

WiFi driver for MSI Wind netbooks running OS X

— liliputing.com — OS X is only officially supposed to run on Apple-labeled hardware. But ever since Apple started using... Intel chips in its Mac line of computers hackers have been figuring out how to load the operating system on unsupported machines. And at this ... (more) WiFi driver for MSI Wind netbooks running OS X

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engadget.com - 12/16/2008

Realtek employees leak OS X WiFi drivers for the MSI U100 Wind

— engadget.com — Although not officially posted on its website (yet), Realtek has reportedly been sending out an OS X... driver for its RTL8187SE wireless card found in MSI's U100 Wind . Various posters at the MSI Wind forums say they were sent the driver from ... (more) Realtek employees leak OS X WiFi drivers for the MSI ...

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jkontherun.com - 12/16/2008

MSI Wind netbook gains WiFi drivers for Mac OS X [jkOnTheRun]

— jkontherun.com — When I installed Mac OS X on my MSI Wind , one of the key missing features... was the lack of WiFi support. Some folks opted to replace the Realtek 802.11b/g module with a compatible one, but I opted to use my EV-DO adapter for connectivity. ... (more) MSI Wind netbook gains WiFi drivers for Mac OS X ...

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MSI Encourages Hackintosh, Leaks OS X Wi-Fi Drivers for the Wind [Hackintosh]
Gizmodo — ... After pelting MSI with unlikely requests for OS X driver support, a number of users on the MSIWind.net forums have received responses from the company, written in the "Dear Sir/Madam" parlance of a Nigerian scammer but nevertheless containing an early version of working Wi-Fi drivers for the Wind's Realtek RTL8187SE Wi-Fi module. The driver doesn't allow the card to be used like a regular Airport adapter, but according to users connects just fine through Realtek client software. ...

MSI Wind gets OS X WiFi drivers for easy Apple netbook hack
SlashGear — ... , turning the 10-inch budget ultraportable into the poster-child of DIY Apple netbooks.  One significant stumbling block has been the networking; the Wind’s Realtek RTL8187SE WiFi card refused to play nicely with Apple’s operating system, and as such needed to be swapped out for a more friendly wireless card.  Now official Realtek drivers have emerged, making the hack even more straightforward. ...

MSI does cloning the right way, on the sly
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... What we do know, however, is that releasing OSX Wifi drivers for your products isn't illegal and, frankly it is mighty nice.  It also makes buying MSI hardware a good idea/advertising/PR for Hackintosh users which may or may not be a significant market.  Though, frankly, the ...

WiFi driver for MSI Wind netbooks running OS X
Liliputing — OS X is only officially supposed to run on Apple-labeled hardware. But ever since Apple started using Intel chips in its Mac line of computers hackers have been figuring out how to load the operating system on unsupported machines. And at this point almost every Intel Atom-powered netbook has run OS X at least once or twice. But the darling of the hackintosh crowd is the MSI Wind, because there’s a custom version of OS X floating around that supports practically all of the hardware out of the box. The one stumbling point to ...

OS X WiFi drivers now available for MSI Wind
Boing Boing Gadgets — MSI's Wind was a near-perfect "hackintosh" netbook, able to run Apple's OSX system software but for one problem: no WiFi drivers for the factory-installed wireless card. Realtek's remedied the problem by emailing a customer with OSX drivers, according to GottaBeMobile.com—and the customer's promptly leaked them to the internet. ...

Realtek employees leak OS X WiFi drivers for the MSI U100 Wind
Engadget — ... Although not officially posted on its website (yet), Realtek has reportedly been sending out an OS X driver for its RTL8187SE wireless card found in MSI's U100 Wind. Various posters at the MSI Wind forums say they were sent the driver from Realtek employees after ...

MSI Wind netbook gains WiFi drivers for Mac OS X [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — ... notes that some MSIWind.net forum members are circulating an OS X driver for the Realtek WiFi module and confirm that it works. The driver doesn't cause OS X to see the hardware as an AirPort card, but apparently, you can still configure the WiFi and get it working. I still have the test version of Windows 7 on my MSI Wind so I haven't tried the solution, but I did download it for later use. ...

OS X Realtek Wireless Driver for MSI Wind Released
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks — From GottaBeMobile - A Realtek employee has responded to requests at the MSIWind.net forum for Mac OS X drivers for the RTL8187SE WiFi card in the netbook by emailing the Realtek WLAN Client Utility program to one of them. The RTL8187SE doesn’t show up as an airport card, but does provide full Wi-Fi functionality for OS X Wind users. MSIWind.net forum thread here. ...