Fellow SuperMac Alumni - After many moons and trying many trouble shooting actions, the problem was (duh - this was sort of obvious by now) that the card I have (IO Gear) is not compatible with the SuperMac S900L.
The good news is that the OrangeLink + card is compatible. Anyway, I borrowed a card that works in a pal's Beige G3, put it in the S900L, and it fired right up. I printed to his Epson 777i USB printer. So - the problem was never the extensions. I still run OS 9.1 but have the latest USB extensions. See below. And sure enough, when the right card was installed, the USB printer port shows up in the Chooser. Now to unload the USB card (that is supposed to work in the Blue and White Mac) and get an OrangeLink or compatible card. Yes, this is of limited economic utility but it was fun to figure this one out. Charles > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "triples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [SM] Yet Another S900L And USB Question > > Fellow Listers - > > Yes, another post about USB. > > I have a vintage S900L running OS 9.1 (400 MHz G30 with what I > think are the current USB extensions. > > They are: > HID Library 1.4.4 > Serial ShimLib 1.4.6 > USB Device Extension 1.5.6 > USB Software Locator 1.5.6 > USB Support 1.5.5 > > And some USB printer sharing, mass storage, etc which do not > appear to be relevant. > > Apple USB Adapter Card Support 1.4.1 appears to install this > stuff. I got them separately and have not actually run that > installer. > > Almost certainly, the problem is the IO Gear GIC220U card - a two > port USB PCI card. After talking to the manufacturer (the tech > support guys first language was not English so it took a while) it > sounds like the PCI slots changed with the Blue and White G3s. > > So - will this card not work at all? I tried different slots (top > and bottom), pushing Cuda button, etc. > > I have seen some posts lately of people looking to sell usable USB > 1.1 cards - I would happily do Paypal for $5 with shipping. > > Charles Phillips > Houston, Texas -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
