>Just plinking around trying to get a dvd player to run on a >beige desktop: have it running well enough to use it to play cds and install >OS and so forth, have OS 9.1 running and when I try to open the Apple DVD >Player, it says it cannot find the required hardware.
The usual route to DVDing on a Beige is: 1) install a DVD-ROM or DVD-ROM-R-R/W drive (Pioneer DVR-105 is recommended), 2) install the Radeon 7000 Mac software upgrade, 3) install a Radeon 7000 (either a Mac version or a FLASHed PC version) PCI card, 4) install the Apple DVD Player 2.7, and 5) patch the Apple DVD Player 2.7 to accept the Beige. This procedure has worked on a 7300/200 (jerkey, and hangs if you click "MENU" while the movie is playing), the same 7300 with a NewerTech 300/150 MHz G3, 512 KB cache (not bad), a 9600 with a 333 MHz G3 overclocked to 350 (good) and a G3/333 MT with a 533 MHz G3 ZIF (fine). You must install the patch for the Apple DVD Player software to accept the non-standard hardware configuration. It allows the Radeon 7000, but it is the underlying CPU and its features which are being rejected. MacOS 9.1 is the minimum for this combination. -- 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
