Apple mac os x lion is now available to general public. How to set up your macbooks internet connection dummies. First thing you need is a bootable usb which needs to be created on mac machine. Os x lion drops support for analog modems mactrast. Nowadays 3g modem or data card become very popular as it is a portable data connector which provides high speed internet connection. One is to go to system preferences startup disk and select. Dec 24, 2011 thats said, if your mac computers running mac os x 10. Make a bootable usb drive install of macbook pro os mountain lion. In a article tech site of mac, cult of mac has said that apple appears to no. How to install mac os x lion from usb flash drive youtube. To force it into 32bt mode, hold down the 3 and the 2 key together then power. Your best chance is for a 3rd party to write a mac os x driver for rndis. Oct 16, 2011 i was able to get my usb 551l modem working w my osx 10.
Make telstra mobile broadband work with mac os x lion. Usb modem for lion on the basis of advice from one of the threads i purchased a usrobotics dongle to replace my apple modem. However you should be able to use the android phone as a usb dialup modem, which was the standard way for tethering before the iphone came about and still a supported method in os x and others. Since mac os x lion hit the streets last week, some telstra mobile broadband users have reported driver issues that render their devices inoperable. They process was simple, easy, and nohassle at all.
We are still able to download yosemite from apple store. How to use apple usb modem ma034 with os apple community. According to users on macrumors forums it is true that apple has killed off support for the analog apple usb modem in mac os x lion since the device is no longer working after they upgraded from. This guide will teach you how to create a bootable usb flash drive of mac os x lion 10. To force it into 32bt mode, hold down the 3 and the 2 key together then power on the mac, hold the 3 and 2 key down until your desktop apears, now try the usb modem and it should work. Os x lion is moreorless the same speed as snow leopard and.
So let see you to create configuration to use internet on a virtual mac operating system here i am using mac os x 10. How to clean install mac os x lion using a usb flash drive duration. The mts usb broadband modem employs a zte based device driver. Apple usb modem incompatible with lion macrumors forums. A huawei vodafone k3765hv mobile broadband modem usb stick is easily installed on mac os x 10. Tip solution for zte broadband modems on mac os x lion 10. If youre having difficulty starting your mac running os x mountain lion, booting your mac in safe mode might help you resolve your startup issue by not loading nonessential and nonos x software at boot. Access to a mac to download os x mountain lion from app store and prepare unibeast usb drive. With the release of the os x lion operating system for mac computers, apple ceased traditional distribution of physical retail discs and instead offered the os as a download via the mac app store. I am trying to connect internet but every time i failed. Dec 25, 2014 software and driver downloads for mac os x 10. Turns out that perhaps wasnt so great an idea after all when my huawei usb 3g modem dongle decided that it wasnt going to work since it. How to make a bootable mountain lion install drive macworld. I have installed mac os x mountain lion in intel based pc.
Ee 4g e392 huawei usb mobile partner update mac os x. Apple usb modem 16jun2011 the apple usb modem is no longer supported on newer macs running mac os x lion because the modem driver is a 32bit kernel extension and lion boots with a 64bit kernel by default. Installing realtek usb wifi drivers on mac os lion. Thats said, if your mac computers running mac os x 10. Installing a huawei vodafone k3765hv mobile broadband modem usb stick on mac os x 10. Uninstalling and reinstalling did not fix my problem but forcing my macbook that is running lion into 32bt mode fixed the problem. You need to copy both from a snow leopard backup and be in 32bit mode i think.
Steps to install mac os x lion on computer using usb. Apples modem is supposedly not supported due to its need for a software driver. Install os x mountain lion hackintosh on a pc tutorial. All went weil when i was in a 3g only service area. For this to work though you have to be running a 32bit kernel. Macbooks and older 32bit cpus prior to the core 2 duo still run a 32bit kernel. On the internet via old dialup using a us robotics 5637 usb modem.
Installing mts mblaze usb broadband modem on mac os x lion. Jul 11, 2012 how to clean install mac os x lion using a usb flash drive duration. Download installer of os x yosemite, mavericks, mountain lion, and lion. So, apparently apple just didnt bother to include the drivers. How to safe boot into safe mode if youre having difficulty starting your mac running os x mountain lion, booting your mac in safe mode might help you resolve your startup issue by not loading nonessential and nonos x software at boot time. Either get it from app store or buy its installation usb drive create bootable usb drive. Share internet through wifi with your ps3 without a router works with 3g mobile broadband modems. How to make a bootable mountain lion usb install drive. Aug 01, 2011 hi i spent a long time searching for solution, and now that i finally found it, i thought to share it with you. No officially supported 64bit driver exists, and as mac os x lion operates by default in 64bit mode, the usb modem will not function in lion without workarounds. Dec 24, 2012 if you want to use the usb to format a new computer or reformat your current computer, there are 2 ways of getting it installed.
The apple usb modem is a simple, onepiece external usb modem thats perfect for people who use a dialup connection to access the internet and do email. Configure internet connection for virtual mac os x with usb data stick. Somebody with snow leopard installation can help us. On seeing the cult of mac article i dug out my old diamond supra express 56k modem from a box in my closet, and attached it to my system. Imac osx lion on internet with dialup usr 5637 modem. Go to mac apple store use your apple id and login find and download os x yosemite. Once you plug the modem in to the usb port, it will be detected as a usb storage which contain software package and drivers need to be installed. Apples usb modem appears to no longer function under lion, which is just as well, since i sincerely doubt that more than 10 people in the world still actually use one of these things. Ee 4g e392 huawei usb mobile partner update mac os x driver.
This is the process i used to make a bootable usb drive of the mountain lion operating system on my macbook pro. If your mac has an earlier version of mac os x v10. Insert the usb flash drive into one of your macs usb ports. All my older usb modems would not work with osx 10. How to configure internet connection for virtual mac os x. This process for making a boot drive can work for other macbook types too. How to install mac os x lion on computer using usb pcs place. Getting your huawei modem working with mac os x mountain lion. Apple usb modem not working in lion, but others will cnet. I would recommend this to anyone who need to update. Ee 4g e398 huawei usb driver update mac os x driver. Open system preferences network select the port you were using it might appear with a telephone icon under configuration, choose new configuration. Insert the stick in the usb port on the mac you were using prior to the lion update.
Usb modem not recognized by lion solved macrumors forums. No officially supported 64bit driver exists, and as mac os x lion operates by default in 64bit mode, the usb modem will not function in lion without. Note that this mac os x utilities screen is the same one youll see if you create a bootable lion install drive or disc and boot your mac from it. Hi i spent a long time searching for solution, and now that i finally found it, i thought to share it with you. I cant get my alacatel speed touch usb dsl modem to work under 9. Apple usb modem 16jun2011 the apple usb modem is no longer supported on newer macs running mac os x lion because the modem driver is a 32bit kernel extension and lion boots with a 64bit. Mac os x lion says goodbye to analog communications modems. Mac os x lion says goodbye to analog communications. Plugging apples usb modem into a mac running lion may result in an error, but other usb modems should continue to work just fine. Jul 30, 2011 apple mac os x lion is now available to general public. Jul 21, 2011 i really need usb modem to work in lion. This will load up the mac os x mountain lion installer as soon as you restart your computer.
With the release of the os x lion operating system for mac computers, apple ceased traditional distribution of physical retail discs and instead offered the os as. Anyone else to confirm that lion recognizes apple usb modem with 2 files that moonchilddave told us. Want to use apple usb modem no i am really sorry to say that the apple usb modem is unsupported by mac lion but others well. However you should be able to use the android phone as a usb dialup modem, which. Apr 20, 2012 installing realtek usb wifi drivers on mac os lion the airport card in my laptop died and i couldnt get it fixed before going away for a week. However when im in a 4g area, the modem will not establish a. Get familiar with the following steps and install mac os x 10. Dialup modem connections if you ask apple, dialup modems are dead. Aug 16, 2011 plugging apples usb modem into a mac running lion may result in an error, but other usb modems should continue to work just fine. Install os x mountain lion from usb flash drive appducate.
Sep 28, 20 configure internet connection for virtual mac os x with usb data stick. Its small, light, easy to install and even easier to use. It is very easy to install the modem on apples mac os x operating system because, according to the specification requirement, the mac os x from version 10. Installing mts mblaze usb broadband modem on mac os x lion 10. Sep 24, 20 on the internet via old dialup using a us robotics 5637 usb modem. One of the many forwardlooking changes found in mac os x lion is the sad fact that apple appears to have formally discontinued support for old analog modems. I wait for these files to try the modem under lion. The mts usb broadband internet modem fails to work outofthebox on mac os lion 10. Download and create usb installer for mac os x yosemite. Sep 15, 2011 one of the many forwardlooking changes found in mac os x lion is the sad fact that apple appears to have formally discontinued support for old analog modems. I recently upgraded to mountain lion from snow leapard, skipping lion.
Your external usb modem must use a 64bit driver to work with lion, so make sure the modem you buy is listed as specifically supporting mac os x lion. One is to go to system preferences startup disk and select the usb drive. It works like a charm except when i installed office 2011 for mac. Apr 30, 2012 the mts usb broadband modem employs a zte based device driver. I tried plugging my own apple usb modem into an available usb port on my imac and macbook air both running mac os x lion and i received. Just plug it into the usb port on your mac, then connect your phone line to the other end. Native rndis usb tethering support for osx ask different. In a article tech site of mac, cult of mac has said that apple appears to no longer supporting usb modem or other communication bla,bla, bla it was big article. The apple usb modem is not supported with os x lion or later. Mountain lion, mavericks, etc will not boot on standard macpro 1,1 the firmware is 32bit not 64bit, and lion is the last os x that will boot on the bogstandard machine and i didnt want to go through the pain of a nonstraightforward boot install process though there. So let see you to create configuration to use internet on a virtual mac operating system.
I was able to get my usb 551l modem working w my osx 10. However, i am able to use a zoom usb mini external modem model 3095 with mountain lion. To use the bootable flash drive as an os x lion installer. The apple mac os x lion thumb drive was incredible simple to use. You can also choose from usb driver hsdpa usb modem for mac, as well as from wireless, wired driver hsdpa usb modem for mac, and whether driver hsdpa usb modem for mac is 2mbps. Redowload os x lion, open disk utility, locate installesd. Installing the huawei e220 usb 3g modem on mac os x important. If you want to use the usb to format a new computer or reformat your current computer, there are 2 ways of getting it installed. Tip solution for zte broadband modems on mac os x lion. How to connect to orange internet everywhere with a huawei e160 modem on mac os x lion download the huawei universal 10.