Joel Tatelman wrote: >>>Tim, Bruce, > > > I'm new to the list, so apologies if I'm covering old ground. > > About the ATI driver updater, I also have some concerns, thus far, > apparently unfounded. > > The installer for the Oct. 29, 2002 Radeon 8500 updater informs the > user that it won't install the driver software in any OS above 10.2.1. > But I learned this just after installing X.2.3 (without Classic) on a > G4 400 Sawtooth. >
The original discussion was about the ATI 7000 card, not the 8500. In my case (and repeatable, since others using the same software have had the same experience; the bug is very repeatable) Something in the new OpenGL drivers in 10.2.3 conflicts with the old drivers in the ATI October 2002 *7000* Update. The ATI drivers in 10.2.3 are, in fact, newer than those in the Oct 2002 update from ATI. *FOR THE 7000* card. Drivers for other cards could well be different. NOw whether you are affected by it or not would certainly seem to depends on the software you use. I know Strata 3DPro is indeed affected by it, as well as at least one or two other programs. IN noe of these cases were the problems total showstoppers, in my case it was an *extremely* annoying blankout of a window to white, followed by a slow redraw of that window, *any* time I clicked on an object in the window. Re-applying the 10.2.3 upgrade fixed the problem. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
