Catch 22 - PP 2.0.0 thumbdrive does not support MESA 7i92T, PP update blocked

Hi,

Could really use some pointers:

Short version, PCNC 1100-3 PC with PCIe mesa card died, new PC can't fit PCIe mesa card, only card that seems compatible is the Mesa 7i92T (in my case the 7i92TM, yah wrong DB 25 gender, but a gender bender fixed that.)  Issue is when  restore from my tormach supplied PP 2.0.0 thumb drive, that version does not support the T version of mesa cards, but to update to the latest version I need to get to the PP GIU (Or is there 1) a way to upgrade without PP GIU or 2) create a PP full install thumb drive that has a newer version of PP?)  I tried some .ini and .bashrc edits I found to force it into simulation mode, but they are not working.  Granted I had to guess at where the files were located and they did not match the lite description of where to edit so I may have been doing it wrong.  the files I edited with in the ~ directory the .bashrc where i added the PATHPILOT_SIM_MODE=1 (pretty sure this one is right, made it the first line) and the other edits were in the ~/tmc/configs folder in files that were for the 1100-3 with Ethernet - but these I am suspecting have changes or I really did not get what the ask was on what I had to change as none of the lines matched the instructions, so I took my best guess as to what I had to do, regardless it does not let the GIU start.   Any help is greatly appreciated.  PS:  I don't believe the PC is the issue and the card is setup to use 10.10.10.10 and is communicating, there are no other devices on the Ethernet, its a direct link.  thanks, Happy new year