My Tether USB driver help

[mitch2k12]

I have downloaded the USB driver onto my desktop, but when i select it in the Find New Hardware, it says that "the specific location does not contain information about your hardware".

What do I do?

[hotkey]

Originally Posted by mitch2k12

I have downloaded the USB driver onto my desktop, but when i select it in the Find New Hardware, it says that "the specific location does not contain information about your hardware".

What do I do?

I'm considering a Pre when Verizon starts selling them but I want to know if the Pre "tethers" with USB and/or Bluetooth.

Thanks.

[vreihen]

Tell it you'll pick the driver from a list. When the list comes up, go down to network adapters, then pick "have disk" and point it to the downloaded .inf file.

There was a link to a gum-something-or-other web site in the tether thread that had pictures of each step for Windows XP.....

[vreihen]

Windows XP usbnet - GumstixDocsWiki

[mitch2k12]

That's exactly where I was. I clicked on the .inf file and then clicked okay. It then gave me the message the I quoted......

[jbluther]

Root into the Pre and type

usbnet enable

Then reboot. With USBNet enabled on the Pre, Windows will recognize the network adapter per the instructions.

[yiffzer]

You're not supposed to double-click on the .inf file. You're supposed to install new hardware and let them do it for you in the appropriate directory.

[HondaPixi]

having the same problem on XP but working on Windows 7

[RumoredNow]

The notes on the MyTether site are for Vista/7 driver install... Instructions for XP are different and a bit convoluted.

USBnet Setup - WebOS Internals