Continuing this old thread from May of 2008.... I am reduced to using Google Groups for my access, so I can't reply directly to that thread, but hopefully using the same subject will thread it together.
When last we left the MDD in my office, I had 9.2.2 booting (thanks again, Kris) by adding the Mac OS ROM 9.5.1 file. However, I had a problem where QuickTime 6.0.3 seemed to be hanging the computer at the desktop after the drive volumes appeared. The mouse cursor would move, but I couldn't click or select anything. Playing the divide-extensions-in-half game seemed to indicate that the problem was caused by QuickTime. Last night I was trying to get my Seagate Extreme 1.5 terabyte drive to not be dead and somehow digressed over to the 9.2.2 booting problem for the first time in a couple of years. At the desktop freeze I happened to hit cmd-opt-esc and the message I received was "Force ATI Video Accelerator to quit?" Aha, a clue. I put Quicktime back in, took the ATI extension named above out, and it boot up fine. However, a little more searching indicated that ATI Video Accelerator actually does something (not sure what) useful. So a little more searching and it turned out that there was a more recent version. The OS install + updates that got me to 9.2.2 had installed ATI Video Accelerator 4.8.5, but 4.8.7 appears to be the latest version. So I found the ATI OS 9 Mac Software Update from January 2005 and installed that, replacing my older components. After that I was able to boot up with both QuickTime and the ATI Video Accelerator enabled, without issues. IIRC this MDD has a Radeon 9000 installed and that may play a part as well. Perhaps the ones with an Nvidia card would not experience this problem. So that problem solved. And interestingly, all the missing/newer components (except ATI components) needed to make an MDD work seem to be present on the iMac G4/800 (the OS9 bootable one, not the later OSX only G4/800) standard installation. Next problem: No sound in 9.2.2. Adjusting the volume in the Sound CP causes the CP to visually flash and the volume goes back to zero, but no sound. After more google searching, I did a side by side comparison of the MDD extensions folder and the iMac G4/800 (iLamp) extensions folder. Teh Sound Manager was newer on the MDD, but the "Apple Audio Extension" was 1.x.x (1.5.1?) on the MDD and 2.x.x (IIRC) on the iMac. So I dragged everything sound related with a newer version number over to the MDD. Files I looked at included Apple Audio Extension, Sound Manager, SoundSproketLib, SoundSprocket Filter, Sound Manager, SoundSpace2Lib, and USBSoundSpace2Driver. After a reboot, I then had sound. If anyone is interested I'll try to get an extensions manager listing when I'm at home. So, the MDD seems to be pretty functional at this point with 9.2.2. I'm rather happy at solving these two issues, as this has been weighing in the back of mind for two years as one of the projects I should get to some day before the computer goes out of service, although honestly, my partner, Diane, never boots into Classic, so I'm not sure why I care that much. There are two issues left that I am aware of: 1) How do I get the %^#$%#$ DVD drive open? The keyboard function keys don't work in OS 9.2.2 and the keyboard shortcut for "Eject" only works if there is already a disk in the drive. 2) The Apple DVD Player software reports some kind of inability to work, but is unspecific as to the cause. I hope this helps other and thanks for any suggestions on the final two problems. Jeff Walther -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
