Wade Tinney wrote: > Hi again, > > I'm in the process of setting up my Beige G3 233 and I'm having > problems with extensions (I think).
<snip> > Which are the correct extensions for this machine? > > Is there a list of the correct extensions for this machine somewhere > on the internet? ATI 3D Accelerator ATI Driver-update ATI Graphics Accelerator ATI MPP Manager ATI Radeon 3D Accelerator ATI Rage 128 3D Accelerator ATI Resource Manager ATI Video Accelerator If you have this list of extensions Tina posted you can disable the ATI Radeon 3D Accelerator and ATI Rage 128 3D Accelerator since you only need this if you have an ATI Radeon (PCI retail card) or Rage 128 ( PCI card from B&W G3 and B&W G4 Yikes) installed. FYI here's an explanation of all the ATI extensions, note: you won't have them all installed, because some of these extensions belong to retail versions of ATI cards. Here's the list: ATI Graphics Accelerator This component is responsible for all 2D acceleration. It supports ALL ATI chips (this includes the old Xclaim GA based on the mach64). ATI Resource Manager This component manages all the resources of the other components. Almost all other components are tied to this. If the ATI Resource Manager is removed, you will have no 2D, 3D, or video acceleration. You will also not be able to capture video if you have an Xclaim VR product. ATI RADEON 3D Accelerator This is the 3D accelerator for the RADEON cards. ATI 8500 3D Accelerator This is the 3D accelerator for the RADEON 8500 cards. ATI Rage128 3D Accelerator This is the 3D accelerator for the Rage128 cards and chips (this includes iMacs, and PowerBooks). ATI 3D Accelerator This is the 3D accelerator for Rage II, and Rage Pro based cards/chips. ATI Video Digitizer This is responsible for controlling the video capture abilities of the Xclaim VR cards. This has been included in the RADEON releases because it was found that if a user had a RADEON card and an Xclaim VR (with older software), and tried to use the ATI Video Digiziter (e.g. capture video, or use the XVP, or Desktop Video), the system would hang. An updated ATI Video Digitizer was included to correct this problem. ATI Video Accelerator This allows QuickTime video playback acceleration. ATI MPP Manger This assists in the usage of TV-OUT on the Beige G3 systems in conjunction with H/W DVD playback on these systems. It is also used on the B&W G3 systems for use with H/W DVD playback. ATI ROM Xtender Instead of providing a flash ROM to users, ATI provides the ATI ROM Xtender. It is an extension that basically loads and replaces the ROM on the card with a newer version if needed. For example, the ROM for the Rage Orion card has had subsequent updates and these updates have been placed into the ATI ROM Xtender. Features have been added, and corrections have been added. The ATI ROM Xtender contains various replacement ROMs for the Rage Orion, Nexus 128, RADEON PCI, and other retail cards. The ATI ROM Xtender will check what retail ATI cards you have on the system, and if it contains a newer version of the ROM than what is on your card, it will replace it with the one that is contained with the ATI ROM Xtender. If the ROM on your card is newer, or is the same, replacement will not occur. It is important to note that when I refer to replacement, I do not mean that it will flash your card to the latest ROM. It just replaces upon startup as long as the ATI ROM Xtender is in the Extensions folder. ATI Driver Update This is the OEM equivalent of the ATI ROM Xtender. It contains added features and fixes for the Apple projects that ATI has worked on. If you are not using the onboard video controller (or card) that came with your Apple system oyu don't really need this component, however, it doesn't cause problems if you keep it in your Extensions folder. ATI Mac2TV Monitor This is used for accessing TV-OUT if you have such a feature on your card. ATI Mac2TV Startup This is actually for anything older than Rage128. It is used to enable TV-Out. [This should not be needed for any card that does not have Video out.] ATI Extension This is needed for the ATI Displays Control Panel. It also controls the ATI Config Menu that can be found in the menu bar (ATI icon). ATI Displays Control Panel This is where you can print the problem report, access the Mac2TV features, and check 3D memory usage. [Only works with RETAIL ATI cards] ATI Xclaim Video Player This is the application used to watch TV, or capture video from the Xclaim VR. ATI Desktop Control Strip This is the control strip module that allows you to access the Desktop Video feature for the Xclaim VR. ATI Desktop Extension This is the Extension needed for the Desktop Video Control Strip module to function correctly. ATI Off Screen Memory Manager This component is responsible for providing offscreen GWorld support. Very few applications use this component, so it is not necessary (unless of course you are using an application that requires this support). It is currently not compatible with the RADEON card. -- "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." - Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989 * * -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 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