Can't access airport utility in 9.2

Hi! I’d really appreciate some help if anyone has a moment.
I use a G5, 10.4, cable connection, Airport Express. I have a G3, wireless, running 10.2 as a back-up machine. I want to install 10.4 on the G3 but it says I need a firmware update first and that the firmware download must be to OS9. I can’t get an internet connection in OS9 – I get a message saying that the airport utility does not exist or is disabled. What to do?
My problem is compounded by the fact that OS9 looks like a foreign language to me
TIA.
Allie
iMac G5/iMac G3 Cable Airport Express Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hi, Alliebean -
Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
...and that the firmware download must be to OS9.
I think you have misunderstood the info on the download page for the firmware updater.
It does not state that the download must be to OS 9, only that it must be installed while the machine is booted to OS 9. 'Downloading' and 'installing' are not at all the same thing.
It is perfectly okay to download the updater in OSX - just be sure to not decompress it nor to open it while the machine is booted to OSX.
Once you have downloaded the firmware update, reboot the machine into OS 9. Then decompress the updater by double-clicking it.
You may need to drop it (the file whose name ends in .smi.bin) onto the icon for Stuffit Expander to complete the decompression of the download. the result should be a file whose nae ends in ".smi".
Note - before dropping it onto Stuffit Expander, double-click Stuffit Expander, and open its Preferences (under the File menu). Select "Disk Images" from the list on the left, then turn off (uncheck) "Mount Disk Images". Quit Stuffit Expander.
The result should be a file whose name ends in ".smi". Double-click that to mount the dsik image it contains - a new icon should appear on the right-hand side of the desktop. Then open that disk image - inside will be a readme (it's a good idea to print that out), and an installer program (G3 Firmware Updater), plus one additional file (which can be ignored). After familiarizing yourself with the contents of the readme, double-click the installer program and follow the instructions.

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