Look here. http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macintosh-system-922-1021-power-macintosh-g4-mirrored-drive-doors-mdd
The MDD uses a special 9.2.2. On Nov 2, 1:13 pm, "t...@io.com" <t...@io.com> wrote: > 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
