> Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 11:58:05 +0200 > Subject: Re: 2400 cardbus upgrade > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > on 31/08/2003 19:06, PowerBooks at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This looser cage > > suggests that it might be cardbus enabled, but the > > only cardbus card I have to test is the macally > usb, > > and we already know that our 2400 does not like > this > > card. We know that the pc card slots work at > least > > for 16 bit cards, I have used a 3com modem card > and a > > farallon ethernet card in them with no problems. > > I'd tend to agree, i.e., that being able to insert > the USB card would > usually mean that the cage is cardbus enabled. > The crashes point more to system and software > problems. > What OS are you running? > Do you have all USB extensions? > How's your Energy Saver cp set? IIRC, you have to > disable a few of the > options to prevent crashes with USB cards: anyone > recall exactly which? > > Chris
Great tip -- system and software -- got me to thinking...well, the 2400 is on os 8.6. We checked the energy saving panel, and set it the way I have the 3400 set. We looked at extensions, and it did have at least one universal usb extension. I rebuilt the desktop, we trashed finder prefs, and ditched a few other prefs. After doing these things, finder stopped crashing, and we could see the pc card on the desktop when inserted. But -- it just saw the card as a generic card, no details. Checking the usb extensions in the 3400 (where the macally card works great) I saw several usb extensions not visible in the 2400's extension sets. (mass storage support and a few others.) So I ran the hacked-for-all-pb's usb support 1.3.2 that I used to enable the cardbus on my 3400. Now the card appears on the desktop identified as a usb card (Woo Hoo!) and after installing some extentions to support the card reader, we successfully ran a usb card reader off of the pc card. Yay! This list rocks! Thanks for the help! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
