EDIMAX wifi extender stopped working with El Capitan

Second bloomk's question: "Anyone know how to uninstall the edimax software?"

Coming from "PC world," I find application management on my Mac anything but intuitive: I've a wifi icon on my toolbar that only says, "No Wireless NIC Plug In" when clicked. When I open and run the contents of the "Uninstall.pkg" that I think I used to originally install the Edimax "Wireless Network Utility," it walks me through a process to install a software package whose name the utility doesn't even specify -- and the icon remains in my toolbar! Heh?

Hi

Thanks for the explanation. I am trying to load a EW-7711MAC. I used pacifist to download the kext to a custom folder and no luck. Tried the library/extensions too and driver says not loaded in "about this mac". Is there anything else to try, or will it just not work for me? Or would downgrading back to yosemite be another option?

thanks

Hi,

I have the same problem and this wi-fi adapter is the only way I can connect with the internet as my original wifi card failed. Reinstalling the driver didn't help either so I had to restore back to Yosemite. I contacted Edimax and they told me that they don't know yet when they will release the utility app supporting El Captain.

Thanks

Marcin

Here you can signup for the notification email when the driver will become avaiable. The link to the form is at the top.

http://www.edimax.us/html/english/frames/b-download.htm

Thanks

Marcin

I am having the same issue... 😟

Hi Jan,

I was able to get my Edimax USB device (EW-7811Un) working by extracting the contents of installer.pkg for the 10.10/10.9 driver. I used apps pacifist and kextbeast to extract and install the kext file. after reboot, run the util app and verify new device in system preferences. also one could potentially test by running sudo kextload NAMEOF.kext and then running the util app, but I've not verified if this works, reboot may be required. hope this helps for your model of Edimax dongle.

++LB

DJ-LB... your speaking greek man...

Anyone know how to uninstall the edimax software? if i can't use the device, i surely don't want the software

you mean geek. sorry, let me dumb down

if you're interested in actually using your wireless stick, try the following steps:

1) download the driver for your Wifi stick at http://www.edimax.us/html/english/frames/b-download.htm

2) download pacifist from https://www.charlessoft.com/cgi-bin/pacifist_download.cgi?type=dmg

3) open the installer.pkg file from the driver you downloaded in pacifist, and select to install to default location, and use administrator privilege

4) reboot

5) optional: open system preferences, click network preference pane, and verify that there is a new device in the list(the Wifi stick)

6) find the utility in Applications folder and run it(if it did not run automatically after reboot)

if you'd like to remove the software, follow step 1 and then you should be able to simply run the uninstall.pkg.

if you're unable to run it, follow step 1-3 but instead of installing to default location, take note of the files and use finder to delete them from the same folders on your disk that are listed in pacifist

hope this helps.

Thanks - I had to do this survey for Yosemite as well. They did email me when the driver was available. It took a few weeks though, just so you are all aware.

Fantastic this worked for me. Was getting sick of using ethernet cable and cursing apple everyday.

Thank you

This worked for me , too ! Thank you very much for sharing this 🙂

You are a genius!

After giving up since I updated to El capitans GM version, I thought i might as well give another shot! Found this thread and you are a LIFESAVER!

Thank you.

EW-7811un used Yosemite driver and posting this wirelessly over WiFi

Thanks DJ-LB! Your process worked great. I needed disable csrutil (and then re-enable). FYI Running OS X 10.11.1

I concur you are a genius, I now have my Edimax AC1200 Wireless Dual-Band USB Adapter EW-7822UAC working on El Capitan 10.11.1

Had to use the 2 pieces of software you were talking about and extract RtWlanU.kext from the package as well though, also manually extracted the wireless network utility.

Anyway, now working with my AC router.