[Duo2400] Re: Finally Got a 2400c! Please help me to optimize it/set it up for wireless

[B G]

You might try upgrading the stufflt to a newer version


--- "pulin at mailcan.com" <pulin at mailcan.com> wrote:
> Well, using the links in some of the replies, I did
> the following:
> 
> I got one of the Dell TrueMobile 1150 16 bit
> wireless PC cards (rebadged
> Orinoco Gold).
> 
> I downloaded Orinoco's 7.2 drivers from Proxim's
> website.
> 
> I burned the drivers onto a CD and then followed
> instructions from Derek
> Miller's penmachine.com website and realized that I
> have OS 8.5 and the
> Orinoco drivers require 8.6.
> 
> Then went to the Apple website and downloaded the
> 8.6 update (36 MB), burned
> it to CD, transferred it to the Comet and tried
> installing.  However, I get
> an error when it tries to open the .smi file
> (Stuffit 5.5 expands the .bin
> file to the .smi file fine...the error occurs when
> it tries to expand the
> .smi file).  The error is something to the effect of
> a shrinkwrap error -40
> or -50 or something like that.
> 
> I then tried downloading the multipart installer (12
> parts) off Apple's
> website, but got the same problems.
> 
> So, it appears that I'm stuck at 8.5 and have
> drivers that only work with
> 8.6.  Does anybody know of a fix?  Are there drivers
> that will work with 8.5
> (this Dell card is basically a rebadged Orinoco Gold
> 16 bit card)?
> Alternatively, am I missing something when it comes
> to trying to update to
> 8.6?  I know it's not a problem with stuffit on the
> Comet because after it
> downloaded on my dual 867, stuffit expanded the .bin
> to the .smi but had an
> error when trying to open (mount) the .smi file
> (acutally, I think Disk Copy
> took over to try and mount the .smi file).
> 
> Could Apple's file be corrupted?  Is there another
> source to try and
> download the 8.6 update and see if that one works?
> 
> Kind of frustrated right now....
> 
> 


=====
Brian 
Personal Email briang113 at yahoo.com

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