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Apple USB Ethernet Host unusable

Installing iTunes 11.4 I got a message:


The system extension "//System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBEthernetHost.kext" was installed improperly & cannot be used. Please try reinstalling it or contact the product's vendor for an update.

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Seeing this, I searched for "Apple USB Ethernet Host" in Apple support & the App Store but came up empty.

Is this something I need to fix? And if so, how?

OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Sep 10, 2014 4:07 AM

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Nov 14, 2014 4:15 AM in response to Riverside_Guy

I´m waiting for update that correct this issue but:


iTunes 12.0.1

Designed for OS X Yosemite...


System Requirements

  • OS X version 10.7.5 or later
  • 400MB of available disk space
  • iTunes in the Cloud, iTunes Match, and iTunes Radio availability may vary by country
  • iTunes Radio requires OS X version 10.7 or later
  • iTunes Extras requires OS X version 10.9.3 or later


This update NOT AVAILABLE for OS X 10.6.8 - Now we know why Apple will always need a snck!


No patch No apologies! 👿

Nov 14, 2014 2:54 PM in response to garmat

garmat wrote:


This update NOT AVAILABLE for OS X 10.6.8 - Now we know why Apple will always need a snck!


No patch No apologies! 👿


You'll be waiting a long time, i.e., forever. OS X 10.6.8 is no longer supported at all. Even 10.7.5 is about to fall off the end of the wagon. (Lion security updates have already stopped coming down the pipe, so the writing is on the wall for it.) The grim reality is that Apple is in the hardware business and they want you on their 64-bit EFI-equipped systems. If you're on a system with a 32-bit EFI, you'll need to consider a hardware upgrade.

Nov 15, 2014 1:59 AM in response to Trane Francks

Trane Francks wrote:

Apple is in the hardware business....


·All OK but not all OK:

Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 21.5-Inch (Late 2009) http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-3.06-21-inch-al uminum-late-2009-specs.html [EFI Architecture 64-Bit]


Is there any hardware out of business in this CAPITALIST world?


[We need a World without hardWARe, running applications in FREE]

Nov 15, 2014 2:12 AM in response to garmat

garmat wrote:


Trane Francks wrote:

Apple is in the hardware business....


·All OK but not all OK:

Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 21.5-Inch (Late 2009) http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-3.06-21-inch-al uminum-late-2009-specs.html [EFI Architecture 64-Bit]


Is there any hardware out of business in this CAPITALIST world?


[We need a World without hardWARe, running applications in FREE]

The obvious solution is to upgrade to a newer version of OS X. If you're complaining that Apple isn't supporting an unsupported OS while your hardware is happily capable of running a supported OS, I'm not sure what else to tell you. Upgrade.

Apple USB Ethernet Host unusable

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