Re: DVD Playback for Kanga, et. al.
Granted that the Kanga, et. al., have a zoom video PCMCIA slot, which is apparently compatible with that same slot on the Wallstreet, that same slot where the Wallstreet's DVD decoder card is inserted. [snip] A Wallstreet DVD decoder card was inserted into the Kanga. The decoder card was recognized. That's curious. Are you sure you had all the right extensions installed? Peter Liethen reported that he got the card to work on his 2400c, and that's an older PowerBook than the Kanga. http://www.liethen.com/filia-ul-copt/dvd/index.html This page has been around for quite some time, actually. Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.alksoft.com/ Visit the PowerBook 5300 FAQ! http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
DVD Playback for Kanga, et. al.
Granted that the Kanga, et. al., have a zoom video PCMCIA slot, which is apparently compatible with that same slot on the Wallstreet, that same slot where the Wallstreet's DVD decoder card is inserted. Granted that the Kanga, et. al., do not have a DVD drive available for them. Granted that the correct DVD player software for 9.0, 9.1, and, indeed, for 9.2.1, is 1.3, and that the required files are available from any of the above distributions using TomeViewer. Now, it has been proved that a 7300 can be made to play DVDs, using an EIDE/UATA DVD drive with an ACARD SCSIDE Bridge to convert that drive to SCSI, and with Intech's CD SpeedTools being used to access the DVD, and also to playback the audio through the SCSI bus. This, using Apple DVD Player 2.7 and a Radeon 7000 video card with its integral DVD decoder. The challenge, then, has been to see if there is some combination of hardware and software which would somewhat similarly allow the Kanga, et. al., to play DVDs. A Kanga was configured with an external SCSI drive, an EIDE/UATA DVD drive converted as described above. The Apple DVD Player 1.3 software was installed on a clean install of Mac OS 9.0. A Wallstreet DVD decoder card was inserted into the Kanga. The decoder card was recognized. A DVD was inserted into the drive. The DVD would be recognized as such, but would not launch the Apple DVD Player. Launching the Apple DVD Player application manually resulted in a missing hardware warning, followed by an orderly application termination. An experiment with Apple DVD Plater 2.7, which is a software only player, resulted in a warning relating to conflicts in the Kanga's screen resolution, if the display was the internal LCD, and a warning relating to missing hardware if the display was an external CRT. I strongly suspect the Chips and Technology video implementation of the Kanga is the limiting factor for this experiment, all things considered. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
Re: DVD Playback for Kanga, et. al.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snipped introduction A Kanga was configured with an external SCSI drive, an EIDE/UATA DVD drive converted as described above. The Apple DVD Player 1.3 software was installed on a clean install of Mac OS 9.0. A Wallstreet DVD decoder card was inserted into the Kanga. The decoder card was recognized. A DVD was inserted into the drive. The DVD would be recognized as such, but would not launch the Apple DVD Player. Launching the Apple DVD Player application manually resulted in a missing hardware warning, followed by an orderly application termination. I was gonna suggest using MacsBug to try and figure exactly what hardware component is 'missing', but IIRC DVD Player won't run if there's a debugger installed. :-( How the heck can one discover exactly what is missing? What does System Profiler say? This is one of those mysterious things where I could never figure out exactly what was missing, at least not without alot of PITA trial and error testing. I sure wish I had a Kanga, I'd try your same setup using an internal DVD-ROM drive, not that it would likely make any difference. If you have X installed, perhaps try VLC. dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
