themargateman: Indeed, pulling out that one kext file took two full minutes out of the boot time. Thanks so much!
The long boot time was present before I installed the mAudio card, so that wasn't it. But this did work. I'm assuming that there's something missing in the flashed ROM of the 6200 that's not missing in an OEM card. But the OEM cards are $$$$$$$$!! and this one has worked well under 10.4. Maybe it's time for me to get another drive and dual-boot. Thanks to all for your kind suggestions! On Jul 7, 8:01 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Michael I had the same problem as you when I put a flashed GeForce > 6200 in my Quicksilver (2001) where the boot times had gotten > ridiculously slow, the problem is a kext file, this is quoted directly > from Low End Mac: > > "Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) boot times for Power Mac with the GeForce > 6200 fall into the 4-5 minute range, and was initially suggested that > you install Leopard with the Mac's original video card to avoid > slowing down the process. "gotoh" has posted the fix in The Mac Elite > Forum. The delay is due to Leopard not supporting temperature sensors > in G4 Macs. Simply remove AppleHWSensor.kext from /System/Library/ > Extensions, and the delay goes away." > > I tried this and sure enough the boot process then became very quick > again, hope it works for you too! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
