Harry... Sorry I haven't kept up with this thread better. This may have already been mentioned, but Apple has a technote regarding using the Xclaim 3D card in a B&W G3 saying that the 10.3.2 update fixes the graphics issue you describe. When you installed Panther, did you do the updates too, or just the basic install of 10.3.0?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25629 -- Bryan C. Forrest Tech 3 - Macintosh Specialist LifeNet http://www.lifenet.org On Mar 15, 2004, at 12:04 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > I installed the update. It didn't work. I've spent more time on this > than > I care to admit and I can find no solution to my graphics card problem. > Surely I am not the only person to have bought this card. You would > think > there would be others out there with the same problem. If any of you > who > are more savvy with searching Apple's site for downloads and/or info > about this issue, I will appreciate your help. > > Again, I have an ATI Xclaim 3D pro PCI video card. It works fine in > 9.2xxx and in Jaguar, but under Panther the card shows 256 colors only > and the picture is gray, almost posterized. > > Apple's web site tells me to go to the ATI web page for driver updates. > ATI tells me to go to Apple's web site for the updates. > > I use the second monitor a lot and sorely miss it in Panther. I am > almost > tempted to revert to jaguar so I can use the monitor. If I were to buy > a > different video card how do I know it would work? > > Help! And thanks. > > Harry > > Tuesday, March 9, 200411:08 PMJerry Yeagerjerry at browseryshop.com > >> I did some more digging, the recent release was for the retail Radeon >> based cards. (IIRC stands for If I Recall Correctly). You might ask >> Ward if the chip in the XClaim will be affected by this (or on the of >> the Rage 128 updates.) >> >> Jerry >> >> On Mar 09, 2004, at 6:50 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: >> >>> I did go to ATI's web site. They do not have drivers for OS X. They >>> say >>> apple has them, but when I search apple's site for the drivers I >>> don't >>> find them. >>> >>> What does llRC mean? >>> >>> Tuesday, March 9, 20046:23 PMJerry Yeagerjerry at browseryshop.com >>> >>>> Have you tried to download the latest drivers from ATI and >>>> installing >>>> them. IIRC, there was a recent video driver update for the cards. >>>> >>>> Jerry >>>> >>>> On Mar 09, 2004, at 6:12 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have 10.3.2. >>>>> >>>>> Any other suggestion? >>>>> >>>>> And thank-you,. >>>>> >>>>> Tuesday, March 9, 20042:08 PMHarry >>>>> Jacobson-Beyerharryjb at bellsouth.net >>>>> >>>>>> I have a G4 desktop computer. In 2001 I purchased a KDS LCD >>>>>> monitor >>>>>> and >>>>>> an ATI Xclaim 3d video card. I installed the card, hooked the >>>>>> monitor >>>>>> up >>>>>> and voila, everything worked fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> Recently (and I don't know if it was before I installed panther or >>>>>> after, >>>>>> the KDS monitor quit working and I sent it back to the company for >>>>>> repair. After I removed it from the computer the computer >>>>>> continued >>>>>> to >>>>>> act as if I had a second monitor attached (ie I could move windows >>>>>> off >>>>>> the main screen onto the second screen-even though it wasn't >>>>>> there-and >>>>>> then I couldn't retrieve them because I couldn't find them to lock >>>>>> on >>>>>> them with the mouse). I removed the video card. >>>>>> >>>>>> The monitor was returned today. I reinstalled the video card, >>>>>> hooked >>>>>> the >>>>>> monitor to it and when I booted the picture on the LCD monitor is >>>>>> gray >>>>>> and looks like a solarized or posterized photo-not good for a >>>>>> computer >>>>>> screen. >>>>>> >>>>>> I removed the LCD monitor and hooked it up to a PC and it works >>>>>> fine. >>>>>> I >>>>>> hooked the LCD monitor to the main video input on the g4 and it >>>>>> works >>>>>> fine. I reseated the video card and hooked the monitor to it >>>>>> restarted >>>>>> and it's as I described above. I moved the card to a different PCI >>>>>> slot >>>>>> and it didn't affect the monitor. >>>>>> >>>>>> THEN I rebooted the computer in 9.2 and the monitor works fine. >>>>>> So I >>>>>> booted the monitor in jaguar and the monitor works fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> I booted back into panther and the monitor does not work fine! >>>>>> >>>>>> As I said, I don't remember if I installed panther before or >>>>>> after I >>>>>> removed the video card. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bottom line, the monitor works, the video card works but not in >>>>>> panther. >>>>>> >>>>>> What gives and how can I correct the problem? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>>> | be March 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>>> | be March 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>> | be March 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be March 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be March 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be March 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
