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From: Duncan Kennedy on 23 May 2010 15:48 I've been using a Belkin USB Network Hub (wireless but so far used wired) with my Mac Mini and XP / Vista boxes. It is only used for one of the non-network Canon bublejets and an Epson scanner along with a couple of old USB hard drives that are not critical for anything much. The Mini (10.5.8) loaded the software easily but I thought I might add the MBP ( about 6 months old with 10.6.3) but it complained and suggested installing Rosetta. I stopped at that stage and had a look at the Belkin site and it does appear that only up to 10.5 is listed and there doesn't seem to be a lot of effort to cover 10.6 - and possibly even Intel. Anyone managed to get it to work on an Intel with 10.6? It isn't really a prime requirement for the MBP (the scanner and printer an be plugged directly into USB when I need them) but I guess it might come in useful one day if it can be done at no risk to more important things. -- duncank
From: Duncan Kennedy on 23 May 2010 16:53 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Sun, 23 May 2010 20:48:28 +0100, nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk > (Duncan Kennedy) wrote: > > > > >I've been using a Belkin USB Network Hub (wireless but so far used > >wired) with my Mac Mini and XP / Vista boxes. It is only used for one > >of the non-network Canon bublejets and an Epson scanner along with a > >couple of old USB hard drives that are not critical for anything much. > > > >The Mini (10.5.8) loaded the software easily but I thought I might add > >the MBP ( about 6 months old with 10.6.3) but it complained and > >suggested installing Rosetta. I stopped at that stage and had a look at > >the Belkin site and it does appear that only up to 10.5 is listed and > >there doesn't seem to be a lot of effort to cover 10.6 - and possibly > >even Intel. > > > >Anyone managed to get it to work on an Intel with 10.6? It isn't > >really a prime requirement for the MBP (the scanner and printer an be > >plugged directly into USB when I need them) but I guess it might come in > >useful one day if it can be done at no risk to more important things. > > Did you continue the install after the Rosetta comment? > No - I cancelled installation (I was asked to install Rosetta and I remember some discussion about the and 10.6 but, as usual, couldn't remember what so pulled out completely withou installing anything.) -- duncank
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 23 May 2010 17:34 On Sun, 23 May 2010 21:53:39 +0100, nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk (Duncan Kennedy) wrote: >Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> On Sun, 23 May 2010 20:48:28 +0100, nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk >> (Duncan Kennedy) wrote: >> >> > >> >I've been using a Belkin USB Network Hub (wireless but so far used >> >wired) with my Mac Mini and XP / Vista boxes. It is only used for one >> >of the non-network Canon bublejets and an Epson scanner along with a >> >couple of old USB hard drives that are not critical for anything much. >> > >> >The Mini (10.5.8) loaded the software easily but I thought I might add >> >the MBP ( about 6 months old with 10.6.3) but it complained and >> >suggested installing Rosetta. I stopped at that stage and had a look at >> >the Belkin site and it does appear that only up to 10.5 is listed and >> >there doesn't seem to be a lot of effort to cover 10.6 - and possibly >> >even Intel. >> > >> >Anyone managed to get it to work on an Intel with 10.6? It isn't >> >really a prime requirement for the MBP (the scanner and printer an be >> >plugged directly into USB when I need them) but I guess it might come in >> >useful one day if it can be done at no risk to more important things. >> >> Did you continue the install after the Rosetta comment? >> >No - I cancelled installation (I was asked to install Rosetta and I >remember some discussion about the and 10.6 but, as usual, couldn't >remember what so pulled out completely withou installing anything.) Rosetta is Apple's compatibility layer to allow old PPC-only programs to run on Intel Macs. Go ahead and install the drivers, and Rosetta, and it'll likely just work. Cheers - Jaimie -- Once I drove so fast that my friend, who was pregnant, started having Lorentz contractions. "Ahah," you might ask, "but how far apart were they?" - Adam Fineman, rgrn
From: Duncan Kennedy on 24 May 2010 05:10 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Sun, 23 May 2010 21:53:39 +0100, nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk > (Duncan Kennedy) wrote: > > >Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > > > >> > >> Did you continue the install after the Rosetta comment? > >> > >No - I cancelled installation (I was asked to install Rosetta and I > >remember some discussion about the and 10.6 but, as usual, couldn't > >remember what so pulled out completely withou installing anything.) > > Rosetta is Apple's compatibility layer to allow old PPC-only programs > to run on Intel Macs. Go ahead and install the drivers, and Rosetta, > and it'll likely just work. > Thanks for that, Jamie - still learning about Macs. Quick follow up if you don't mind. Will Rosetta be on the insyallation disk or the web? (the program xsdoes seem to offer to install it but I like to know what to expect if I can) and are there any issues for it to look out for with Snow Leopard (10.6.3)? -- duncank
From: Jim on 24 May 2010 05:15 On 2010-05-24, Duncan Kennedy <nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk> wrote: >> > Thanks for that, Jamie - still learning about Macs. Quick follow up if > you don't mind. Will Rosetta be on the insyallation disk or the web? > (the program xsdoes seem to offer to install it but I like to know what > to expect if I can) and are there any issues for it to look out for with > Snow Leopard (10.6.3)? It's on the install disk, but if you try to run a programme that requires it (and it's not already installed) the system will offer to download and install it for you. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "RESEARCH showing that men lie more than women is proof they should stop asking them awkward questions in the first place, say scientists." - The Daily Mash
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