See:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25564
Unfortunately, I don't know if a real solution. You should be OK up to 10.2.6 using the onboard video. After 10.2.6 thru 10.3.6 you'll have real issues that I'm not certain how to resolve easily. The very easiest solution is to get an ATI PCI card, preferably a Radeon, and then use Open Firmware to disable the onboard video completely. If you think that's not an option, I think you'll need to try and fiddle with the ATI drivers and downgrade the video stuff until you find some combination that works. I played with it for several hours and numerous restarts and never found a working solution.
Since the disable commands for the Beige onboard video aren't very easy to find, I'll copy them here to archive them:
Boot into Open Firmware using the keyboard keys Cmd-Opt-O-F
When your G3 reboots you will get the white screen but this time there should be some text that says:
Code:
Open Firmware, 2.0f1 To continue booting the MacOS type: BYE<return> To continue booting from the default boot device type: BOOT<return> For Open Firmware serial I/O type: TTYA IO<return> �ok 0 >
This is the OF interface, very simple and not user friendly. To disable your onboard video type in this command:
Code:
setenv pci-probe-list fffbffff
and press enter or return. OF should respond with "ok" and show "0 >" on the next line. To make sure that the setting is correct type in this command:
Code:
printenv pci-probe-list
OF should respond with this:
Code:
VARIABLE� � � � � � � CURRENT� � � � � � � �DEFAULT pci-probe-list� � � � -40001� � � � � � � � � -1 0 >
Now all you have to do is type:
Code:
boot (actually 'bye' on old world machines, 'boot' is for new world)
and press return (or enter) and your G3 should continue booting into OSX and ignore the onboard video.
As long as "auto-boot?" is unchecked (false) your G3 will continue to stop at the OF screen each time you reboot or turn it on. So when OSX boots use XPF to check "auto-boot?" (true) and reboot.
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