GE 98780 Card Reader

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GE 98780 Card Reader

I checked on General Electrics website but they only have a Windows driver for their 98780 19-in-1 Card Reader. Does anyone know of any kexts for OS X Tiger that would work?

PowerMac G4 Quicksilver (2001) 384mb RAM at 733mhz, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Apr 5, 2011 7:56 PM

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BDAqua

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Apr 5, 2011 10:17 PM in response to tanner1294

Hi, have you tried it yet?

Most USB card readers don't need any drivers or kexts, even for OS9...

System Requirements:

Computer with at least one USB port
Windows® 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and Vista
Requires Macintosh OS 9 or X; Built for Mac OS X Windows® 98SE requires a downloadable driver available at www.jascoproducts.com

http://www.jascoproducts.com/products/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=660&idcategory=6

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tanner1294 Author

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Apr 6, 2011 4:02 AM in response to BDAqua

I have tried it. The red light on the card reader lights up (which means it has power) and the blue light lights up (which means it has a card in it), but I get no response whatsoever from the Mac

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Apr 6, 2011 6:10 AM in response to tanner1294

Hi,

In the Finder window Click on finder preferences, then general and tick the box which says CD's, DVD's and ipods show on desktop.

The card reader should appear.

Good luck,

Alan

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tanner1294 Author

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Apr 6, 2011 11:13 AM in response to Alan Bishop2

Those are already checked off =( It doesn't even show up in the Finder side-panel. When I get a chance next (sometime later tonight) I'll post what System Profiler says about the USB ports. I feel like I remember it recognizing what the card reader is.

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BDAqua

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Apr 6, 2011 5:15 PM in response to tanner1294

Some Card Formats do not show up as a Disk, open Image Capture & see if it sees files om it.

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tanner1294 Author

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Apr 8, 2011 6:04 PM in response to BDAqua

I opened Image Capture and checked under Browse Devices but it doesn't show anything at all =(

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BDAqua

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Apr 8, 2011 6:09 PM in response to tanner1294

1. What exact kind of card from exactly what are you trying to read from?

2. At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac, then click on More Info, then click on Hardware>USB... is the Reader itself listed there?

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tanner1294 Author

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Apr 8, 2011 6:15 PM in response to BDAqua

It's just a standard camera SD card. And thanks for reminding me to post what Apple System Profiler says about it, here's the hierarchy:

v USB Bus
v Hub
Mass Storage Device (My SD card)
MIAB Optical (which is my mouse)
M2452 (No clue what this is. Says it's made by Alps.)

Here's the info for the Mass Storage Device:

Version: 1.26
Bus Power (mA): 100
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Generic
Product ID: 0x6362
Serial Number: 058F312D81B
Vendor ID: 0x058f

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BDAqua

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Apr 8, 2011 6:42 PM in response to tanner1294

Have you opened Disk Utility to see if it shows up?

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tanner1294 Author

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Apr 8, 2011 7:05 PM in response to BDAqua

I just checked and it doesn't show anything but the hard drives and the disc in the dvd drive =(

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BDAqua

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Apr 8, 2011 7:18 PM in response to tanner1294

Well, does that card work in the Camera?

It seems that the OS is seeing the device, so I'm thinking the problem has to be either the card or the reader.

Just asking... is the card pushed in all the way? In the correct slot?

What camera exactly is it used for so we can investigate what format the card is.

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tanner1294 Author

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Apr 8, 2011 7:36 PM in response to BDAqua

The card/card reader works on a PC running both Windows Vista and Linux and on a PC running Windows XP MCE. I'm pretty sure it's formatted as FAT32.
I also (out of curiosity) just checked whether it would work with my iMac G3 running OS 9.2.2 and it doesn't show up on that either. I opened up Disk First Aid and it doesn't even know it's there. I also checked Apple System Profiler and it says:

Mass Storage (Mass Storage Device)
Product ID: 25442 ($6362)
Vendor: Alcor Micro, Inc. (Generic) ($58f)
Driver version: 2.1.1
Driver name: USBMassStorageDriver
Power (mA): 500 ($1f4)
Release number: 1.2.6
Serial number: 58F312D81B

I noticed that the common denominator here is that they both recognize it, but can't use it, and that they both have a driver for it

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BDAqua

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Apr 8, 2011 7:45 PM in response to tanner1294

I'd think if it was FAT32 it should read. But can you check the format in Windows® or Linux?

I wonder why XP needs a download to read it?

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tanner1294 Author

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Apr 11, 2011 3:13 PM in response to BDAqua

As far as I know the Windows XP machine we have installed the driver automatically like it does for most devices (plug-&-play). I checked on Linux and it says the card is formatted as FAT32.

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BDAqua

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Apr 11, 2011 4:28 PM in response to tanner1294

Strange, OSX should read any FAT32, it does here anyway!?

Do you have a Powered USB Hub you can try it in?

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