The problem with my firewire card causing my Beige G3 to freeze at
startup turned out to be something simple, so that I'm somewhat embarrassed
to tell about it. But in the interest of satisfying the curiosity of listers
and giving some closure, I will: The firewire card needed a power cable
attached to it, which I had not known or done.
I had noticed the connector on the card and wondered what it was but it
wasn't until I had the card out this morning and looked closely at it again
that I thought, "maybe it's a power connector?"- it was a small one, like on
a floppy drive. I happened to have an unattached cable that size loose in
the computer, tried it, and it fit. Eureka! Maybe it'll work now? I had to
get a cable extension because my cable wouldn't reach when the card was in
place. I ran out and got one, replaced the card and connected the cable, and
the computer started fine with the Firewire Enabler extension on, as well as
the "iPod firewire enabler" extension.
Then the moment of truth: plugged my older model 10 gb iPod into the
firewire card and started iTunes (2.0.4) - Yes! Downloaded all the iTunes
library to the iPod, am listening to it now and loving it.
I'm running it under OS 9.2.2, don't have OSX on my Gossamer, and had
upgraded from 9.1 for the purpose of using the iPod. For anyone else who
wants to run an iPod without OSX, you can do so, as I am, but you need the
older model iPod which has the firewire port on the top, not on the bottom
for the dock. My iPod has software version 1.2.6 I think 1.3 will also work
but I was advised by Glen to stick to 1.2.6 You can't DL song files from
the Apple music store with iTunes 2, unfortunately; you need OSX to run the
newer iTunes that will do so. I've also ordered an FM transmitter for it so
I can play it over the car or home stereo.
George (NickUtah)
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