This makes some sense, Shaun. However, didn't the Wallstreet and Lombard PowerBooks require a decoder card that included these chipsets to play DVD's on them? Once OS X (perhaps Jaguar or later) is loaded, they didn't require these cards, correct? Just asking. . .
Scott Birdwell DeFalco's Home Wine & Beer Supplies Houston TX 77025 www.defalcos.com On Mar 3, 10:55 am, Shaun Howell <[email protected]> wrote: > The Clamshell 300/366 models didn't have the DVD decoding chipset installed. > However, the 366 (Firewire) & 466 models did. > > On 3/3/10 10:52 AM, "Da'Birdman" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've got an original Tangerine Clamshell running Tiger with no > > problems, fast HD, and maxed out RAM (512 meg + 64 megs). So far, so > > good. However, I've been trying to add a combo drive from a older > > model iBook or Powerbook. This is a tray loader, so I know it is not > > too advanced. The CD part seems to function fine (although I haven't > > tried to burn a CD yet. . .), and when I pop a DVD in, it recognizes > > it and puts the proper name on it. It won't play the DVD, though. I > > get an error message stating that the "system is incompatible" - error > > code 70013. Now I know these older Clamshells never shipped with a > > DVD-ROM or combo drives, but considering Macs have been playing DVD's > > since OS 8.6 (?), plus I've heard of people getting this to work, I > > was wondering if anyone had any ideas on a work around for this. I've > > tried VLC and Patchburn, but had no better results. With 4 megs of > > video AGP RAM, it should be able to handle some minor DVD playing. > > I'd appreciate any light you might be able to shed on this matter. > > Thanking you in advance. . . > > > Scott Birdwell > > DeFalco's Home Wine & Beer Supplies > > Houston TX 77025 > >www.defalcos.com -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
