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MSI Encourages Hackintosh, Leaks OS X Wi-Fi Drivers for the Wind [Hackintosh]
Gizmodo —
... After pelting MSI with unlikely requests for OS X driver support, a number of users on the MSIWind.net forums have received responses from the company, written in the "Dear Sir/Madam" parlance of a Nigerian scammer but nevertheless containing an early version of working Wi-Fi drivers for the Wind's Realtek RTL8187SE Wi-Fi module. The driver doesn't allow the card to be used like a regular Airport adapter, but according to users connects just fine through Realtek client software. ...
MSI Wind gets OS X WiFi drivers for easy Apple netbook hack
SlashGear —
... , turning the 10-inch budget ultraportable into the poster-child of DIY Apple netbooks. One significant stumbling block has been the networking; the Wind’s Realtek RTL8187SE WiFi card refused to play nicely with Apple’s operating system, and as such needed to be swapped out for a more friendly wireless card. Now official Realtek drivers have emerged, making the hack even more straightforward. ...
OS X WiFi drivers now available for MSI Wind
Boing Boing Gadgets —
MSI's Wind was a near-perfect "hackintosh" netbook, able to run Apple's OSX system software but for one problem: no WiFi drivers for the factory-installed wireless card. Realtek's remedied the problem by emailing a customer with OSX drivers, according to GottaBeMobile.com—and the customer's promptly leaked them to the internet. ...
Realtek employees leak OS X WiFi drivers for the MSI U100 Wind
Engadget —
... Although not officially posted on its website (yet), Realtek has reportedly been sending out an OS X driver for its RTL8187SE wireless card found in MSI's U100 Wind. Various posters at the MSI Wind forums say they were sent the driver from Realtek employees after ...
MSI Wind netbook gains WiFi drivers for Mac OS X
jkOnTheRun —
... notes that some MSIWind.net forum members are circulating an OS X driver for the Realtek WiFi module and confirm that it works. The driver doesn't cause OS X to see the hardware as an AirPort card, but apparently, you can still configure the WiFi and get it working. I still have the test version of Windows 7 on my MSI Wind so I haven't tried the solution, but I did download it for later use. ...
Realtek apoia Hackintosh e libera drivers de Wi-Fi para MSI Winds rodando o Mac OS X
MacMagazine —
... O driver — liberado por empregados da Realtek —, específico para o módulo RTL8187SE, não consegue fazer o sistema operacional enxergar o hardware da máquina como um cartão AirPort, mas ainda assim toda a configuração pode ser feita e o Wi-Fi funciona muito bem. ...
