Pym Cantellow

Q: No AirPort card installed!??

Hi there to those nice enough to try and help me! Did an erase and install (and zero HD) two days ago on my 1st generation MBP and everything worked fine till today! My Airport suddenly seemed to freeze and I was unable to turn it off. I ended up re-starting to then be presented with the error saying no AirPort card installed! Its also not in the sytem profiler! I have read through the other topics on here already and someone suggested deleting the old airport and making a new one, but I can't make a new one as it is not in one of the services! Please help!!

Regards,
Pym, Owner Gamerswl.com

Message was edited by: Pym Cantellow

Posted on Feb 17, 2008 7:51 AM

Close

Q: No AirPort card installed!??

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

Previous Page 2 of 11 last Next
  • by Tom in London,

    Tom in London Tom in London Nov 19, 2008 9:13 AM in response to vashka0310
    Level 4 (1,626 points)
    Mac OS X
    Nov 19, 2008 9:13 AM in response to vashka0310
    The PMU reset solution worked for me, posted by Rohan Hattiangadi here:


    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1472940&start=0&tstart=0
  • by Tom in London,

    Tom in London Tom in London Nov 27, 2008 6:18 AM in response to Tom in London
    Level 4 (1,626 points)
    Mac OS X
    Nov 27, 2008 6:18 AM in response to Tom in London
    uh-oh, it keeps happening all the time now. I have to keep doing the reset thing.
  • by laura86,

    laura86 laura86 Dec 1, 2008 1:05 AM in response to vg86
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 1, 2008 1:05 AM in response to vg86
    This worked for me with a Macbook. Thanks I hope it stays working!
  • by chrisc2683,

    chrisc2683 chrisc2683 Dec 1, 2008 10:34 AM in response to Tom in London
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 1, 2008 10:34 AM in response to Tom in London
    same problem.
    unfortunately, due to the lack of internet connection, i can't access these forums to find a fix while i'm at home.

    I'll be trying this command key chain upon my next start up.
  • by koendeboer,

    koendeboer koendeboer Dec 27, 2008 7:33 AM in response to vg86
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 27, 2008 7:33 AM in response to vg86
    The command option P R thing worked for me as well... so far.
    Very strange bug, I hope Apple fixes this soon.
  • by koendeboer,

    koendeboer koendeboer Dec 27, 2008 1:42 PM in response to koendeboer
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 27, 2008 1:42 PM in response to koendeboer
    Hmm, Airport card has dissappeared again. I really don't know what to do anymore! I tried everything.
    Somebody, help! This is driving me crazy.
  • by Sumsar,

    Sumsar Sumsar Jan 5, 2009 12:33 AM in response to Pym Cantellow
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 5, 2009 12:33 AM in response to Pym Cantellow
    I had exactly this problem. What worked for me was powering off and taking out the battery for a minute. Hope it works for you as well!
  • by Obi2ice,

    Obi2ice Obi2ice Jan 5, 2009 4:46 AM in response to ibdunn
    Level 2 (300 points)
    Jan 5, 2009 4:46 AM in response to ibdunn
    I believe the lastest version of Leopard is 10.5.6

    Try connecting your system to the internet using the ethernet + cable and get the lastest version.

    atb

    Message was edited by: Obi2ice
  • by wstomv,

    wstomv wstomv Jan 13, 2009 7:43 AM in response to Pym Cantellow
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 13, 2009 7:43 AM in response to Pym Cantellow
    Same problem here on an April 2008 MBP.

    At first my Airport Card suddenly disappeared completely (over a month ago). Recently it came back on once (without even rebooting; just putting it to sleep and taking it to work, after wake up it was back; unfortunately, at home it was gone again).

    Currently (this seems to be a consequence of updating to 10.5.6), the Airport Card is reported installed, but turning it on does not work; it stays off.

    I already did an SMC reset and PRAM reset without success. Apple Hardware Test reports OK, and when booted from the DVD the Airport Card seems to be active and working. I am very reluctant to try OS re-installs (and from what I read it is not even guaranteed to solve the problem).

    I will still try to do a safe reboot, and to reseat the RAM modules (if I can find out how to access them).

    I am waiting for the magic potion, though ...
  • by true777,

    true777 true777 Jan 15, 2009 2:10 PM in response to Pym Cantellow
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 15, 2009 2:10 PM in response to Pym Cantellow
    The power reset solution should resolve this.
    Turn off computer, remove power cord, and remove battery.
    With battery out and power disconnected, keep "on/off" button pressed for 10 seconds.

    Re-insert battery and attach power cord, then start up computer.
    This should resolve the issue, and you can do this each time the issue occurs.
  • by Callot,

    Callot Callot Jan 17, 2009 7:40 PM in response to true777
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 17, 2009 7:40 PM in response to true777
    Re; "no airport installed"
    Thanks much, shutdown, power disconnect, battery out, 10 sec hold down of on/off
    worked perfectly.
  • by NewMacnbookguy,

    NewMacnbookguy NewMacnbookguy Jan 27, 2009 2:20 AM in response to Callot
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 27, 2009 2:20 AM in response to Callot
    Worked for me as well! i hope for good
  • by solkan,

    solkan solkan Jan 28, 2009 4:35 PM in response to Pym Cantellow
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 28, 2009 4:35 PM in response to Pym Cantellow
    I'm also experiencing problems with the builtin wireless stopping working.
    What I'm observing is that when it cuts out, I'm unable to get either the AirMac menu item or the Network control panel to re-enable wireless.

    But every time (so far) restarting the laptop has restored wireless for a few hours. Putting the laptop into hibernation (using Deep Sleep) and then resuming doesn't cause the disconnected wireless to work again, nor does resuming from regular sleep mode.

    If it makes any difference, I think 'ifconfig en1' showed something like 'media disconnected' when the wireless stopped working, and trying to disable and then enable the wireless using ifconfig couldn't change the status, either.
  • by Wills_AR,

    Wills_AR Wills_AR Jan 29, 2009 3:31 PM in response to wstomv
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 29, 2009 3:31 PM in response to wstomv
    Same problem now with no success on the commandoption+PR way...
    Also tried the boot from Startup Disk option with no success...
    Any comments or suggestion? Thanks a lot - W
  • by kellybente,

    kellybente kellybente Jan 30, 2009 12:37 AM in response to Pym Cantellow
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 30, 2009 12:37 AM in response to Pym Cantellow
    Here's one answer I haven't seen in any of these threads. I had same problem after migrating setting from G5 desktop to MacBook Pro. Tried most solutions to no avail.

    Finally realized AppleTalk was turned off.

    Works now
Previous Page 2 of 11 last Next