PowerBook Mac OS X Directions To Use Kyocera KPC650 |
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Tuesday, 19 April 2005 |
Apple provided support for the PC 5220 EVDO. This article will descibe how to get the Kyocera KPC 650 to work with your PowerBook (PowerBook with a PC Slot, no iBook or PowerBook 12 inch).
 Ignore this page, VZ Access for Mac for KPC 650 is now available.
IF YOU have performed these steps to get your KPC650 working before VZAccess, you need to revert the ProductID and VendorID to the default values, before installing the VZAccess for Mac, failure to do so, and you will get the following error message. Some have reported, that you can just click continue and everything will work, WE recommend that you reverse the directions below, IF you have previously performed these steps.
NOTE: These are instructions are for advanced users who know what they are doing only! These directions work under Mac OS 10.3.5 - 10.4.2.
If you purchased a Kyocera KPC650 from us, we have a more detailed step by step, keystroke by keystroke PDF that will step you through. You will be able to follow these steps, even if you do not know what the Terminal is. After ordering your KPC650, we will automatically email the directions to you.
First time here? Mac Users, please read our Mac EVDO page first.
For those that purchase the Kyocera KPC650 from our sister site (Booster-Antenna.com, we can do the steps below, for you remotely at no charge. Also, when ordering a KPC650 from us, be sure to select the option "Mac User - Preactivate", then your KPC 650 will come ready to use.
ALSO, the card must first be activated on a Windows PC! When ordering from us, be sure to select the "Mac User - Preactivate Card" when ordering and you will not need to insert into a PC first for activation.
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- Remove the Kyocera KPC 650 if it is already inserted.
- Log in as an Administration user.
- Open the Terminal application.
- Go to the IOSerialFamily kernel extension PlugIns folder by executing the following command:
cd /System/Library/Extensions/IOSerialFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/
- Execute the ls command to view the directory, and you should see amongst the other plug-ins one called AppleVerizonSupport.kext and the other called AppleVerizonSupportKicker.kext. If you do not see these directories, then you are probably not running Mac OS X 10.3.5 or later, as they are installed by default (you can download the Apple Drivers and then start over)
- To enable support for the Kyocera KPC 650, we need to change the Vendor ID number in the two Info.plist files contained within the two kext's above. You can use pico, but any text editor will do.
- Type sudo pico AppleVerizonSupport.kext/Contents/Info.plist
- Scroll down until you see a line that says idVendor
- In the line underneath, you should see 3901
- Replace the number with 3208 (which is the vendor ID of the Kyocera KPC 650)
- Scroll down until you see a line that says idProduct
- In the line underneath, you should see 274
- Replace the number with 6106 (which is the product ID of the Kyocera KPC 650)
- Save and exit the editor
- Repeat process for the AppleVerizonSupportKicker.kext plist file
- Rebuild the kernel extension cache by executing these two commands:
- sudo rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache
- sudo kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions
- Restart your Mac (you can do this from the command line with a
- sudo shutdown -r now command)
- Insert the Kyocera KPC650
- When the dialog box pops up asking you if you want to configure it, click OK
- Click OK and it will create a new profile in your Network system preference called "AirPrime CDMA Wireless PC Card"
- In this new profile, enter the following:
- Service Provider = Verizon
- Account Name = xxxxxxxxxx@vzw3g.com (replace xxx's with your Verizon Phone Number)
- Password = vzw
- Telephone Number: #777
- Be sure the Verizon (PC 5220) modem script is selected
- Be sure that wait for dialtone option is NOT CHECKED
- Under PPP options, be sure Disconnect if idle is NOT CHECKED
- Hit the Apply Now button
Congratulations, your Kyocera KPC 650 is now working in your PowerBook!
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