On Jun 5, 2012, at 7:16 PM, Jesse Stjohn wrote: > apple DVD player won't work due to error 21, some tripe about having to stop > using other programs, or I don't have the hardware to use the software. > Whatever. My video is Not the rage or rage pro but the radeon 7000. I do have > updated drivers from ati and it is as good as Mac os 9 gets. Any help would > be nice and apple DVD ver is 1.2
This is OS 9, make sure there isn't some bit of a program like Toast or something in the extensions that's glomming onto the DVD. I've seen this in the past as well (although this was in OS 8 not 9) when a failed burn left bits laying about. Error -21 is "Driver ref num doesn't match unit table" per Apple's old error codes <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1618?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US>, which sounds like an issue with the drive, as well. Does it read a data disk? COuld it simply be a failing DVD drive? If it's not one of those, what I'd usually do is re-apply the latest combo update for OS 9, replace the various bits that might be corrupted. I'm sure there's some troubleshooting steps I'm forgetting, it's been a long, Long time since I messed with the classic OS... -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- 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
