Andrew, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > I'm not sure if the latest alpha version is stable for >everything except video on a beige g3 with panther, or if I should >use an older version to keep things stable. Could someone recommend a >particular version for me please? I've had absolutely great results with XPF 3a14 and Panther on a Powerbook G3 266. I'm not sure if the internal videocard works in the beige yet, so you might have to use a separate PCI videocard with a suitable driver. However, the PCMCIA slot and system sleep isn't supposed to work in my model, but it does with Panther. Audio in doesn't work in my powerbook, however. It just crackles. Audio out is fine. >The XPF documentation didn't make it clear for me how XPF is used. I >understand that it is used during the installation process, but does >it run everytime you use OSX as well? Yes, it modifes the system to some extent and even add some tailored code and brings back some older system parts that is compatible with older hardware. I've had very little OS problems that I know of since I installed Panther and XPF 3a14. I preferred a9 over a11 before.
>The documentation mentions >using XPF to select OSX as your startup when switching back from OS9 >as a startup disk. Before reading that I thought XPF was only used >for the initial installation. It's transparent for the user post installation that it is used all the time, but for switching from OS 9, you have to use it because OS 9s "startup disk" will crash, due to modifications to NvRAM I think. For switching to OS 9 it may help by "blessing" the OS 9 system folder, making it bootable again. That it can get unblessed under certain circumstances is a panther thing I believe. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
