DVD in OS X on a Lombard (How-To)
This is my first post to the G-Books list, so I figured I might as well contribute some interesting information to the list... how to use Apple's DVD player in OS X with a Lombard (With a string attached!). Now before you get your hopes up, there is a catch: You must be using a G4 upgrade in your Lombard. This how-to relies on using Apple's Altivec DVD decoder bundle to enable proper playback. I am also assuming you have 10.2 available, and upgraded to at least 10.2.4 (where Apple added the Graphics Accelerator plug-in for the RagePro chipsets). STEP 1 - Edit the RagePro kext to recognize the Altivec DVD Driver... -- This is the first tricky part. open up a terminal window and enter the following commands: cd /System/Library/Extensions/ATIRagePro.kext/Contents sudo pico Info.plist (It will ask you for your admin password at this point) (pico is a simple text editor we will use to modify the information about your graphics card drivers) Hit Control-W, and type 'IOGLBundleName' and hit enter, it will search the file for that text and bring us to where we need to be... you should see these four lines: keyIOGLBundleName/key stringATIRageProGLDriver/string keyIOMatchCategory/key stringIOAccelerator/string Now... between the second and third lines, add these two lines: keyIODVDBundleName/key stringAppleAltiVecDVDDriver/string So that you get this: keyIOGLBundleName/key stringATIRageProGLDriver/string keyIODVDBundleName/key stringAppleAltiVecDVDDriver/string keyIOMatchCategory/key stringIOAccelerator/string Now hit Control-X and then 'Y' to exit and save the changes you made. Your ATIRagePro driver can now tell Apple's DVD player how to play DVDs on your machine... (I find it interesting that the driver references an OpenGL driver that isn't there... maybe Apple had intended to give OpenGL support or has some on low-priority in the works?) STEP 2 - Install DVD Player -- The tricky part is getting DVD Player to install and work now... Download Pacifist from www.macupdate.com, and pop in your Jaguar Disc 1. In the Essentials.pkg package is the 3.2 DVD player, and you should be able to just have Pacifist install it for you. Once this is done, reboot and you should be able to play DVDs on a G4-upgraded Lombard under 10.2... If there are any errors or steps I missed or left out, contact me and we will get it all sorted out. I have yet to get a G4 Lombard to test this on, but if 3.2 works the way people have been reporting, this should work. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Update Netscape for Pismo?
I have a Pismo 400, OS 9.1, and am using Netscape 4.75. I am increasingly having trouble loading some, but not all, Web pages and wondering if it might be tied this older version of Netscape. I have a G4 desktop at my office and I use Netscape 7 and it works great. I'm not interested in making any modifications to the Pismo, nor am I interested in using another type of browser. My question is, will Netscape 7 run well on my Pismo as is? Les -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Update Netscape for Pismo?
Netscape 7 is painfully slow on a Pismo. I know, I tried it on my Pismo 500. Upgrade your Netscape to 4.78 N on 8/23/03 4:53 PM, Les Riess at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Pismo 400, OS 9.1, and am using Netscape 4.75. I am increasingly having trouble loading some, but not all, Web pages and wondering if it might be tied this older version of Netscape. I have a G4 desktop at my office and I use Netscape 7 and it works great. I'm not interested in making any modifications to the Pismo, nor am I interested in using another type of browser. My question is, will Netscape 7 run well on my Pismo as is? Les -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
OT: Importing audio from VHS to mp3
Hello, I have a Pismo and would like to convert the audio from some educational vhs tapes I have to mp3 format in order to listen to them on my ipod. How would I do that? Any info would be most appreciated. Michael -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Update Netscape for Pismo?
How much RAM do you have installed and set aside for Netscape. I have 7 on my Pismo with a large amount of RAM. It works fine. I still have 4.78, but some webstires will not work. Opera is an option, and I'm sure fellow listers will chime in on iCab. I like 7. Gary Nick wrote: Netscape 7 is painfully slow on a Pismo. I know, I tried it on my Pismo 500. Upgrade your Netscape to 4.78 N on 8/23/03 4:53 PM, Les Riess at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Pismo 400, OS 9.1, and am using Netscape 4.75. I am increasingly having trouble loading some, but not all, Web pages and wondering if it might be tied this older version of Netscape. I have a G4 desktop at my office and I use Netscape 7 and it works great. I'm not interested in making any modifications to the Pismo, nor am I interested in using another type of browser. My question is, will Netscape 7 run well on my Pismo as is? Les -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: OT: Importing audio from VHS to mp3
Output via rca cables to stereo in... use something like Sound Studio or Amadeus. Sound like this takes huge amounts of hard drive space. Gary Michael J. Granado wrote: Hello, I have a Pismo and would like to convert the audio from some educational vhs tapes I have to mp3 format in order to listen to them on my ipod. How would I do that? Any info would be most appreciated. Michael -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Update Netscape for Pismo?
On Saturday, August 23, 2003, at 01:53 PM, Les Riess wrote: I have a Pismo 400, OS 9.1, and am using Netscape 4.75. I am increasingly having trouble loading some, but not all, Web pages and wondering if it might be tied this older version of Netscape. I have a G4 desktop at my office and I use Netscape 7 and it works great. I'm not interested in making any modifications to the Pismo, nor am I interested in using another type of browser. My question is, will Netscape 7 run well on my Pismo as is? Netscape 7 is not bad when it's running, but I find it really slow to load up. By far, I prefer Mozilla - I think 1.2.1 is the last available build for OS 9. It's fast, has tabbed browsing, and doesn't go through all that Netscape/AOL gobbledygook on first load. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
