On 22/10/04 15:56, "Scott Birdwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been having some issues with my Wallstreet Mainstreet not charging > the battery pack. Laurent Daudelin was kind enough to suggest: > >> Have you tried resetting the PMU? To check if the contacts are the >> problem, try inserting the battery in the other bay. If the PowerBook >> sees >> it, then the contact in the other bay are dirty or bad. If not, then >> it's >> most likely the PMU. >> >> If I remember correctly, you need to have a good main battery in the >> PowerBook for the PRAM battery to recharge (yes, it's a rechargeable >> one). >> Of course, it is quite possible that the rechargeable PRAM battery has >> reached the end of its useful life. You first have to resolve your main >> battery problem and then you'll see if the PRAM battery gets back to >> life. > > This is interesting. Yes, I've reset the PMU and zapped the PRAM, the > latter allowed the Battery Reset to "think" it was going to work, but > still no go. I've tried the battery pack in the other expansion bay - > no change. So are you saying the PRAM battery cannot be recharged > unless there is a battery pack in the expansion bay? The guy that I > bought this from claimed that this computer was almost never used with > a battery. It didn't even arrive with one. I had to buy a new one. > He did say that the date & time would get all messed up within a matter > of minutes if disconnected from the wall outlet. Maybe this is because > the PRAM battery was slowly discharging as it wasn't getting recharged. I think that this is what I've read somewhere. As long as the PowerBook is plugged, the internal clock will keep the time. When it's unplugged and the main battery is depleted, the PRAM battery discharges very quickly and will recharge once there is enough juice in the main battery. > > My wireless question was: >>> My second question is of less critical importance, but still related >>> to >>> my Wallstreet: I asked G-Listers for a suggestion for a wireless >>> PCMCIA >>> card for this and someone suggested an ORiNOCO would work great with >>> Airport Drivers. I bought a new one off eBay for less than $20 (!), >>> downloaded Airport 2.0.4 and installed it. When I plug the PC card >>> in, >>> I get an icon on the desktop, but Airport doesn't recognize the card >>> and won't connect. Any ideas? I am thanking you in advance. > > Laurent's reply: >> I did the same on an old Wallstreet and the card was immediately >> recognized, >> in 9.2.2, as a genuine AirPort card after restarting (after installing >> the >> AirPort software, not the card). If it doesn't work, I suspect that >> the card >> you bought, although an ORiNOCO, has a different chipset than the >> original >> ORiNOCO/WaveLan that Apple used as AirPort card. Other than that, I >> don't >> know... > > I bought an ORiNOCO 8461-05 802.11 a/b Combo Card Silver. Anybody know > if this one should theoretically work or not? Based on my experience of many Newton users trying to find a compatible wireless card, I can say that no combo card had ever worked in a Newton. The design is apparently quite different to allow the card its 2 functionalities. Now, a Newton is no PowerBook but I guess your options would be to find a driver under 9 that would make the card work or try to find an older ORiNOCO or Wavelan card on eBay. As you have experienced, the standard Apple AirPort software won't recognize the card under OS 9... -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
