And to add to what Bruce is saying , here is an article I copied from OSXHints a couple of years ago after running into the same problem on a friends G3 iBook.
"Even without the necessary drivers, any FireWire or USB CardBus PC card will mount on the desktop with a generic icon when inserted in the PCMCIA/CardBus slot. You probably do not have the necessary USB drivers installed. Take a look in your Extensions folder for these items: USB Support USB Software Locator USB Device Extension USB Mass Storage Support USB Mass Storage Extension If not present, download them here: http://eshop.macsales.com/tech/ftp/usb/usbextensions.sit OWC has put together different version numbers of these extensions to overcome a problem Apple had with OS 9.2.x and USB PC cards. Here is what you will get when expanded: USB Support v1.4.1 USB Software Locator v1.5.6 USB Device Extension v1.5.6 USB Mass Storage Support v2.0.4 USB Mass Storage Extension v2.0.4 Drag all five extensions on top of the closed System Folder icon...they will be placed in the Extensions folder. Before restarting: -Turn OFF (uncheck) the 'allow processor cycling' for both battery and power adapter in the Energy Saver > Advanced Settings; failure to do so will cause the powerbook to freeze with the USB software and when a USB PC card is inserted. Now restart " HTH , Stewie > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: USB 2.0 PCMCIA > Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:19:17 -0700 > > > > On Oct 18, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Emerson William dos Santos Moura wrote: > > > > > I have a PCMCIA combo card (USB2.0 + Firewire) on my Powerbook > > WallStreet PDQ. > > > > In Mac OS X (10.4.11) it runs without problems but the Mac OS classic > > (9.2.2) don´t recognize the card. > > > > Can I need a driver on Mac OS 9? > > You may need to apply the latest combo OS 9 update or load USD and > firerewire extensions from your OS C CD. In OS9, if the hardware is > not present at boot time, then the needed extensions are not installed. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > > _________________________________________________________________ View photos of singles in your area Click Here http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/150855801/direct/01/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
