If you are running OS X there are some Hacks you can do to get the video working better. The graphics hardware on the G4 was crippled in the firmware to prevent things like dual monitors. With this hack I was able to do a second monitor with the max resolution my display would handle. It can be used for OS 9. I recommend at least performing the hack from OSX. There is a real nice utility to get the job done, or else you are typing in commands from the OpenFirmware prompt, which is risky at best.
This may or may not help you, it just will give you some more options video wise to play with. On Sep 13, 6:16 pm, T-n-T <lildo...@centurytel.net> wrote: > I have an imacg4 17" flat screen with the white round base. I tried > to feed video to my TV via that vga adapter and it only worked for > some videos. I cannot remember which ones but I read somewhere that > the iMacg4 I have was more oriented towards acedemics. Even iTunes > purchased videos wouldn't play on the TV with the adapter. Don't know > if that helps or not...... > > Todd > > On Sep 13, 2010, at 4:07 PM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: > > > On 13/09/10 03:34PDT, malvin Van Gelderen wrote: > >> thanks for your reply > > >> I tried it as I have an VGa adapter like this one bu does not work > >> did > >> not work even before built in screen worked > >> is this (top one) the corect one because i have this?? > >>http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Mini-VGA-VGA-Display-Adapter/dp/ > >> B000068BSC > >> or does it require different adapter?? > > > AFAIK, that is the only one for thG4 iMac. What VGA display are you > > trying to set up? > > > Check out these 2 articles: > > > Connecting an external display to the G4 iMac > >http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2996 > > > Main Apple Support page for G4 iMac > >http://www.apple.com/support/imac/g4/ > > > -- > > Sincerely, > > Dennis B. Swaney > > > "Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 > > is ... oh, never mind." > > > -- > > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac > > Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtmland our > > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > > To leave this group, send email to imaclist > > +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
