From: Dale S. <dts...@ma...> - 2002-12-29 22:34:01
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I went through several install/un-installs to get there but I'm up and running now with the latest jaguar update, skyline card, and all seems well so far. Thanks to all those who had suggestions and/or encouragement. Dale >Use Pacifist to install the b5 driver. The b5 installer is broken >anyway, it installs the drivers in the wrong place so Pacifist is >the best way to install it in the correct place. The kext file >should be installed in /System/Library/Extensions/ the prefpane in >/Library/PreferencePanes/. > > As I said before Archive and install is the best way to install >Jaguar so you should install the b5 driver after you have installed >Jaguar. > >//Rob > > >On s=F6ndag, dec 29, 2002, at 10:04 Europe/Stockholm, Dale Steele wrote: > >>Hi again. Thanks for the good information all who replied. I am now >>in the middle of installing the 5_1.mpkg beta driver but seem to be >>stuck as I can't get an installer to run. I've removed the earlier >>driver but there doesn't seem to be an installer app to run in the >>download for 5_1. Am i missing something here? At this point, I >>gone back to the version 4 driver without jaguar installed. >> >>Any help appreciated. >> >>Dale >> >>>At 11:27 AM -0800 12/28/02, Dale Steele wrote: >>>>Hi listers: >>>> >>>>I am running 10.15 on my 300 Mhz G3 powerbook and the version of >>>>driver I have had installed for some time now seems to work fine in >>>>either OSX or 9.2.2. So here's my question. Santa has been good and >>>>brought Jaguar home! Do I need to upgrade my wireless driver either >>>>now or after installing 10.2? I certainly don't want to loose any of >>>>my current capabilities. >>>> >>>>Anxiously awaiting word before I install. >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>> >>>>Dale >>>Dan, >>> >>>With Jaguar, you have to use the b5_1 release, which is the latest releas= e. >>> >>>I'm using it now with 10.2.3, works great. >>> >>>If you have an earlier release installed, the word is that: >>>- you should uninstall the version (prior to b5_1) you have. There should >>>be an uninstall script in a folder named "utilities". Please make sure th= at >>>in System Preferences, there is no longer, in the last row, the Preferenc= e >>>Pane named "Wireless Configuration". Close System Configurations. >>>- run the new installer. You should run the installer named: >>>WirelessDriverBeta 5_1 .mpkg, this one will install *all* the elements >>>required for operation (the letter /m/ in .mpkg stands for "multiple", I >>>guess). Don't be worried by the "beta" bit, the driver is good and stable= =2E >>>It's only that the good guys (God bless them) who do all the work, are >>>still working to refine and complete the driver and its elements, it take= s >>>time, and probably there are some copyright issues involved. >>>- after installation is complete, *restart* the computer. If you don't >>>find, in Network, en1, run the installer again, and restart again. Now yo= u >>>should have it. Please be sure, before running the installer, that System >>>Preferences is not open. >>>- some users get it at the first install/restart, other (like me) got it >>>only after the second install/restart. But in the end, it works. And it >>>works fine. >>>-by the way, when the installation has been successful, you should get, >>>upon restart, when you load Network in the System Preferences, an on-scre= en >>>message telling that a new port en1 has been created (not this exact >>>language, but almost). >>> >>>If you follow this list, you should find all the above in several posts >>>from different users. I'm just trying to sum them up. You should, anyway, >>>dig in the archives, and read what it's all about. >>> >>>There are also two very nice applications that will let you have, in the >>>Finder, an icon showing the status and performance of the connection. >>> >>>Happy networking, best regards to Santa, and have a Great and >>>Happy New Year. >>> >>Charly >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Wirelessdriver-support mailing list >>Wir...@li... >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support >> |