On Jan 4, 3:30 pm, Greg Kennedy <kennedy.g...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 3:31 PM, John Carmonne <carmo...@aol.com> wrote: > > > On Jan 2, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Greg Kennedy wrote: > > >> After some more time of thinking about it, I'm considering going with a > >> really crazy solution and using 9.2.3 on the machine + Logic 6.4.3 + Pro > >> Tools Free (if I can find it) + Finale 2003. Way outdated software but > >> it's more than enough for our needs, and won't require any more hardware > >> to be purchased (SB Live has OS9 drivers from what I understand, 640mb RAM > >> should be enough too) > > >> Does OS 9, or any of the three tools I mentioned, support both processors > >> in the dual 533 G4? If not I'll definitely go Tiger. > > > That machine will run OS 9.2.2 in fine fashion, very fast. however you may > > need a special ROM to boot OS9 on that PowerMac G4. > > Thanks for all the tips everyone. I have another question about > graphics cards. First, my progress: > > * Formatted, installed 9.2.1, upgraded to 9.2.2. Managed to complete > the firmware upgrade to 4.2.8 (yay!). > * Discovered that the SB Live 1.1 drivers will not work for me. I > don't know why, but after installation it complains that the drivers > were not installed properly and to try again. It could be that my > card is not supported and the error message is just confusing. I > tried searching for the 1.0rc1 drivers instead, hoping to install > those first and then try a 1.1 upgrade, but I couldn't find them > anywhere. > * Also discovered that the Midisport Uno that I have is not OS9 > compatible. http://forums.m-audio.com/archive/index.php/t-1985.html > > Okay so 9.2.2 is not going to work. About to install 10.4 Tiger from > scratch instead, and simply hope for eventual recording support from > the Kx Drivers project. > > I had a question about the graphics card. This is a Geforce 2 MX with > 32MB of RAM. I have in the garage a Geforce 3 of some sort, which I > think would benefit Tiger thanks to the higher speeds and more RAM. > Can I drop this card in the AGP slot, or is it unlikely to work? I > know there is something or other about changing firmware on a video > card to make it Mac-compatible but I don't know anything about that.
just today i decided to try to re-flash an old AGP card i had in my PC parts bin. i followed the directions on the website that Justin referenced: http://themacelite.wikidot.com/ to the letter. the key is finding the exact right mac BIOS for your video card. the mac elite website has a list of BIOS's, but i also found some on http://campahunta.free.fr/Downloads/ROMs/ i had to try a couple of different rom's for my card to find one that worked. i'd suggest googling different sites on reflashing PC video cards. you will pick up some good info, such as how to download and save the PC BIOS that is on your card, so that you can always go back to the orig BIOS if something gets screwed up when you try to flash the card with a mac BIOS> good luck!! > > -Greg -- 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
