on 7/16/02 6:19 PM, Michael Bryan Bell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Unfortunately Jon you're kind of screwed- DVD's in OSX are a dream, but in > OS9 they leave a lot to be desired. I honestly (and I tried, believe me) > could never really get it to work using 9.0 and below (gave up and used my > PC). It showed all the symptoms you're describing- I'd have to reboot the > computer 4-6 times to get through a movie due to a hard lockup. It may be > hardware related, the pismo's have more issues than I can keep track of, but > it could just be the crappy OS9 DVD player.
Actually, in my experimentation, I haven't had any problems with DVDs, only CDs. DVDs read fine, but I can't get a single CD to mount anymore. It stopped in one day, in the middle of swapping disks, in fact. The last one to read required that I press in on the door the whole time. If I released pressure, the CD would stop reading, and the system would pause until I pressed in on the door again. We enjoy watching the few DVDs we have on 9.2.2, and have had only intermittent problems. I have learned, however, to always reboot the comuter before watching, and to make sure that the player is the only thing open. That said, I forgot on Saturday, and let the kids watch an hour of Reksio cartoons, with about a half a dozen apps open in the background. :-) I had hoped that Apple would fix the drive without complaints, but I begin to doubt that. I will try calling them today, however, and see what happens... -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for independence." -- C. A. Beard -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
