If you do not have Mac OS 9, here are more explicit instructions on how to perform this procedure from within Mac OS X: You can pull this file from an older Mac OS X system that has not yet been updated, then replace it by booting into Mac OS 9 and overwriting the old file (which you should back up, just in case).Īlternatively, a poster on Apple's Discussion boards has uploaded the old. This file is located in System/Library/Extensions. The solution is to revert the AppleGMACEthernet.kext from the new version (1.3.0) to the 10.2.6 version (1.2.4) and reboot. A hub which provides a 10 to 100 bridge was able to band-aid my problem." Apparently, my updated Mac is stuck at 100 Base-T. 10 Base-T is the least common denominator on my LAN. After some experimenting, I was able to determine that my Mac (Dual-500 G4) was not able to talk to my 10 Base-T network. George Warner writes "The Mac OS X 10.2.8 update installed fine but I lost networking including ability to talk to my Apple Airport Extreme. In some cases, 100 Mbps Ethernet continues to work, but the 10 Mbps mode is disabled. Perhaps the most widely reported problem reported after updating to Mac OS X 10.2.8 is loss of network access. If you would like to stick with Mac OS X 10.2.8 - many readers experienced no problems whatsoever with the release - make sure to the troubleshooting reports and keep a ready backup on hand. If you were running Mac OS X 10.2.6 before attempting the Mac OS X 10.2.8 upgrade, your best bet is to perform an archive and install process from the Jaguar CD, and then re-apply the Mac OS X 10.2.6 combo updater and wait for Apple to issue an revised version of Mac OS X 10.2.8 (possibly named 10.2.8.1 or 10.2.9). We anticipate that the issue will be resolved soon."
The official statement on why the update was pulled, as sent to MacFixIt by Anuj Nayar (Apple's spokesperson for Mac OS X and developer relations): "We have temporarily removed the Mac OS X v10.2.8 software update while we resolve an issue affecting Ethernet networking on a small number of Power Mac G4 desktop systems. Since Mac OS X 10.2.8 has been pulled from Apple's servers, several readers are wondering what they should do.
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