Upgraded to 10.4.6 and lost my FW ports...

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Everything was working fine, but my old HD was singing to me for quite a while and then started to lock up almost weekly. I figured it was time to change hard drives. I ran CCC to backup my data to the external FW drive Installed a new 80gb drive. Installed one partition, went out and bought a fresh copy of 10.4.6. Installed it easily, but now it does NOT recognize my Firewire ports. I have a 120gb external FW drive and an external FW CD Burner, and neither work now.

What could I have done wrong? I reset the PRAM and the NVRAM, still nothing. Checked my firmware software, and it is the latest. I must have done that a while back...

I was thinking about re-installing my old drive to see if the ports return... That's a little bit of a project on my old girl, does anyone agree that I should try this or have I missed a step.

Thanks in advance...
 
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I've heard that running Mac OS X updaters with FW drives running will often cause FW problems. Try reapplying the 10.4.6 update without the drives running if this is the case.
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I haven't found a solution yet.. but re-installing and using the combo updater would not be a bad idea.

10.4.7 is out..
 
Thanks for the bad news... I guess "if it works, don't fixit" rule was violated by me huh?

I just thought if I was going to upgrade the drive, why not the software!

I tried updating, but I will erase the drive and try one more time!

On another note, I lost my Ethernet Port about 14 months ago during a thunderstorm. My ISP kinda forgot to ground my wireless internet antenna. Lost a router and fried my Ethernet port. I have been told along the way to search for an old AirPort card, and I can use this method to connect.

What is the exact unit name I am looking for... I thought I would search on eBay, but I want to get the right one. iMac G3 400 Slot Loading CD/DVD If anyone reading this has one sitting on the side, I'll buy it for a fair price.
 
Bummer. I just sold an iMac G3 450 SE.. I don't know if that would be compatible, though.
(I bought it broken for 20 bucks, put in a new HD, and it sold for 120, fixed)

You can get an Airport for around 100 bucks. (not exactly a bargain)
A non-apple USB one would probably be more affordable, if you find one that works well.
 
That is what I thought I could find easily... a USB Ethernet device. All kinds for PC's, but nada for Apple. I tried a few, but you need drivers...
 
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