on 03/9/20 7:01 AM, Dr. M. Burek at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just got a USB card and a Epson 740 printer to use with my 7300/200. I > can't get the printer to work on the USB port in OS 9.1 no matter what I > do. In the Chooser, the only options that show up are "Printer Port" and > "Modem Port", but not "USB Port X" as it is supposed to. Selecting > either serial port does nothing at all. > > Under OS X it works just fine, but not in OS 9.1. > > I tried downloading and installing the latest OS 9 drivers from Epson, > but they won't install. I get the following error: > > "The default location required for this install could not be found. This > install will be cancelled" > > This is with the file named: Epson 10773.sea.hqx > > I already installed the main driver package, though... The error is with > the OS 9 updater. > > The USB card is an IOGear GIC220U USB 2.0 card. It says it works in OS > 8.6 through OS 9.2, But there are no Classic drivers for it on the CD or > the website. > > Since I have no other USB devices, I can't tell if the problem is with > the USB card or the printer. The USB card does show up in Apple System > Profiler, as USB Card, then also as PCI card (2 entries). > > This is a FRESH install of OS 9.1, with only TWO non-Apple extensions > installed: a driver for my Realtek PCI NIC, and a driver for my iXMicro > iXTV PCI card. I also have Stuffit 7.3 installed. Nothing else from the > stock Apple install. USB USB Adapter Card support was selected during > the install, but not "USB" (I assume this means Apple USB that's on the > motherboard, which doesn't apply with my 7300). > > Anyone hear a similar problem? Any ideas on how to get this working? > > > > First of all did you install the software from Apple that allows USB cards to work in 9.x.x and below? I believe the last version was 1.4.1 and it can be found in the download section of the Apple knowledge base. This allows USB cards to properly work in OS 9.x.x and below. If it's not installed you can forget using the card. Do a search in the knowledge base for USB card. It should come up.
Also I believe USB 2.0 is not supported in OSes below OS X. I have a Firewire/USB 2.0 card in my B&W and when I switch to 9.2.2 I always get the message that "a USB port is drawing too much power and will be shut down". You might have to stick using X and work in Classic mode, but try installing the patch from Apple and see if that helps. Good luck. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
