Q: How to uninstall third party USB drivers, 15" PPC powerbook

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Q: How to uninstall third party USB drivers, 15" PPC powerbook

Typical newbie error. While trying to connect to new Motorola RAZR 3M, I installed a third party USB driver.

Now, I can't connect to my Palm Pilot through the USB port as per normal.

I see the installed driver in /Library/Receipts/PL2303_1.2.1.pkg.

How can I get this out of my system and get my USB port to behave like it used to?

Particulars: 15" PPC powerbook, 10.4.8.

TIA!!

15 " PPC Powerbook, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Jan 9, 2007 12:10 PM

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Answer 1

LRanger

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Jan 10, 2007 5:23 AM in response to rspauldi

Open the USB installer software. It should have an "Uninstall" or remove option.

Good Luck

PS: Welcome to the forum - I'm new here too.

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Ron JACKLE

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Jan 10, 2007 9:33 AM in response to rspauldi

rspauldi...

Do a find search for something like "PL2303" or look through a search ".kext" with an approperate manufactures brand name.

Now PL2303 sounds like a "dongle" driver???

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/drivers/pl2303driver.html

...Ron

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rspauldi Author

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Jan 12, 2007 6:46 AM in response to Ron JACKLE

Regarding the two previous posts from LRanger and Ron JACKLE thank you good people, thanks for taking the time.

As for an uninstall option, I could not find it. I tried running the package, but
saw no uninstall option. I even examined the files in the package with vi,
but found no evidence of anything resembling an uninstall option.

I also tried installing the Apple version of the package (thank Ron) in the
hope that it might work, but no. It too has no uninstall option.

I suppose it would be very naive to think I could just remove the package files,
reboot, and have everything return to normal. 🙂

As for it being a "dongle" driver Ron, yes it is, if I understand the term. My Palm connects to the USB port with a specialized, dongle-like cable.

Thanks guys!!

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Ron JACKLE

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Jan 18, 2007 12:25 AM in response to rspauldi

rspauldi...

Sorry, but I got all tied up, without darn thing to cut with, (wink) and just got back to this moments ago.

The other day I wasn't able to download the driver to see the exact name of the installer installs. I finally got the critter to download and peaked into the file and found that name.

-name of file-> osx-pl2303.kext

No- this file is not self uninstallable but is user uninstallable by dragging it into the trash.

Remember to follow administration password prompts, and restart machine before changes can take effect.

Later,

...Ron

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