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Re: [LUG] Mac help

 

On 27 Jul 2008 18:57:29 +0100, wrote:
> 
> 
>  I'm sorry to post a Mac problem here but I have been searching the
> net for days trying to fix a problem to no avail.  
> 
>  A friend asked me if I could install one of these usb mobile
> broadband modems on a mac powerbook G4 running OSX� 10.3.9  
> 
>  I had no experience of macs at all at this point but thought it
> would be a nice new challenge. 
>  I followed the instructions and every thing worked fine.  
> 
>  He has now brought it back and it is unable to connect for some
> reason,it is telling me to check the settings.  
> 
>  The only setting I put in was the number to dial *99# and I checked
> a box to automatically connect if needed.  
> 
>  I have installed the dongle on my pc and it is working fine, so it's
> not that.  
> 
>  He had got someone else to look at it and I think they had tried
> re-installing it as there were 2 drivers for the modem and multiple
> dialup entries.  
> 
>  I have managed to remove most entries but I don't know how to remove
> the modem driver.  
> 
>  I would like to get it back to the state I first had it so I can do
> a fresh install.  
> 
>  Any help would be aprreciated  
> 
>  Mike 

Hi Mike,

If Mac 10.x is anything like <10, then when it's booting up hold the shift
key... it should boot without any "extensions" or anything.  Then you can
remove the driver.

Hope this helps.

Grant.


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