Tom wrote:
> I bought one of these nifty USB wireless adapters <http://tinyurl.com/
> 66egqs> for my wife's G4 MDD 1.4 GB running 10.4.11, and it works
> great. I just plugged the dongle into a USB port, installed the
> software from the included CD, and her Mac now has access to the
> Internet from the antenna on our Zoom DSL modem at the other end of
> the house (sitting atop a G5 and plugged into its Ethernet port).
>
> I decided it would be nice to do the same for another G4 we have, a
> 2002 Quicksilver 1 GB also running 10.4.11, so I bought a second one
> of these gadgets. However, for some reason I can't figure out, the
> installer for the software won't work in the Quicksilver. The folder
> on the installer CD opens up and shows the installer package icon, and
> double-clicking on the icon makes it zoom out like it's going to work,
> but no window appears.
>
> I thought maybe the installer CD was defective, so tried the one that
> came with the first dongle, but it won't open either. Then I tried
> downloading the software off the NewerTech website and transferring it
> to the Quicksilver with a flash drive, but that installer won't open
> either.
>
> Next I tried logging in from a second account, but the installer won't
> work that way either. The installer .pkg just won't open up.
>
> Anybody got any idea what could be preventing this software installer
> from working in the Quicksilver?
Does the dongle require USB 2.0? I'm not sure if the 2002 has it. I had
to add a PCI card on my old Quicksilver for USB 2.0. The installer may
not run if it doesn't see the dongle.
Stephen
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