3c90x driver for Darwin PPC/Mac OS X

This driver is needed to use network with Darwin/Mac OS X under PearPC.

Note: This driver is covered by the Apple - Public Source - License. It is not convered by the GPL! This is a modified version (as documented in the sources) of the driver published by Apple Computer, Inc. (See here).

Apple Computer, Inc. owns the copyright on the driver.

• Download sources
• Download compiled kext
• Download sources + compiled kext as .ISO image (mkisofs -hfs -part, 21.5.2004)
• Download kext package for easy install (27.5.2004, thanks AFB)

We've got reports that you can even use a real 3com 3c90x network card on a real Mac with this driver.

Short instructions to make it work (host: Linux, client: Mac OS X)

1. download the .ISO
2. use downloaded .ISO as CDROM image and start Mac OS X with PearPC
3. copy the Apple3Com3C90x.kext directory from the CD to your disk's /System/Library/Extensions
4. chmod -R a-w Apple3Com3C90x.kext
5. chown -R root:wheel Apple3Com3C90x.kext
6. restart PearPC
7. start terminal app
8. sudo ifconfig en1 up 192.168.1.1
9. sudo route add default 192.168.1.80
10. create appropriate /var/run/resolv.conf (optionally)
11. launch Safari