On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 01:37 PM, Luca Rescigno wrote: > I went to XLR8 Your Mac and read user reports of this hack. The only > instances of failure to boot or even motherboard failure occurred when > Rage iBook users tried to apply the hack. I believe there have been two > cases of major failures on Radeon-based iBooks. Two. Out of probably > hundreds or even thousands of people who have used the hack. In > general, if it was entered incorrectly on a Radeon iBook, there will > just be no difference once it's rebooted and you'll have to do it again > and be more careful. It worked perfectly on mine and on a friend's > iBook as well (my friend was the one who convinced me). I was very > skeptical and nervous at first, but I don't think it's dangerous unless > you're using a Rage iBook (in which case it's about the worst thing you > can possibly do). > > Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't work at a shop, but how many of those > iBooks have been Radeon-based ones?
none of mine were Rage-based. All were Radeon. And you have two instances of people posting on an on-line BBS. That's not a scientifically valid sample. I would also doubt that "thousands" have applied this hack. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
