Driver for ATMEL based wireless cards on OS X

This is a driver for ATMEL based wireless PCMCIA cards for use on Mac OS X. It is based on the GPL source of the Linux Atmel driver at Sourceforge. Scanning, WEP (40 and 104), and ad-hoc networks are supported. Closed networks (SSID broadcast disabled) are probably not supported.

Currently this driver only works on two cards for certain: The SMC 2632W V.2, and the Belkin F5D6020 V.2. The SMC 2632W V.3 is intended to work but is untested. Installation is simple: simply follow the directions on the install image .

Click here for the 10.2 and 10.3 install image

Click here for the 10.4 install image

Install images contain the driver, the installer, the support applications, the preference pane, and the GPL source and build tools.

Highlights of changes since last release:

Release Notes for version 2.0b1

• Tiger compatible (only)

Release Notes for version 1.1b4

• Added more locking to try to eliminate remaining wake-from-sleep issues

Release Notes for version 1.1b3

• Resolved a kernel panic which occurred when removing the card while the system was asleep in OS X 10.2.6.
• Eliminated kernel namespace pollution

Release Notes for version 1.1b2

• Resolved a kernel panic which occurred when removing the card while the preference pane was active.
• Made scanning for available networks more reliable

Release Notes for version 1.1b1

• Consolidated SMC V.2 and Belkin drivers into the same package.
• Added auto-configuration support (see ReadMe in install image for details)
• Changed name of kernel extension so it doesn't start with Atmel
• Bulletproofed against several possible panic-inducing conditions
• Added Appletalk support (not tested with printing)
• Added meaningful version numbers, starting with 1.1b1

Upgrading users will find it necessary to restart after upgrading due to the name change.