QTR-Quadtone RIP

After installing QTR for my Epson 2200, the B&W quality took a quantum leap forward - no 
surprise to you on this forum who've used Quad Tone Rip.

After I recently acquired an Epson 4000, I was struggling with B&W on Kodak luster surfaces, 
even with the Kodak B&W Luster profile. They had a slight magenta cast. Prints on Epson 
Enhanced Matte were perfect so today I ran a test using the profiles for EM but printing on 
Kodak luster. It worked great, although I'm sure there are trade-offs, some of which I'll hear 
about in this thread, I'd guess.

Anyway, this afternoon I checked again in the QTR download and learned that there's a 
profile for the 4000 included, which is fantastic.

It seems that QTR requires a USB connection and won't run over Firewire under any 
circumstances.  Is this correct?  Has anyone found a work around or update for this allowing 
Firewire? I'm trying to avoid redoing the work space at the studio, just because of the PITA it 
is. Yes, they're simple plugs, but reaching them is a real pain, furniture must be rearranged 
to go to USB and the computer's ports are all full anyway.

Thanks any info.
Jeff Behm