Bryan, I did update to 10.3.2 but I have a G4. I have installed panther and the upgrade on two different drives, one with the video card in the computer and one with the video card out.
I don't know what the differences in the g3 and g4 are that would not allow the update to fix the problem on either platform. Thanks. Harry Monday, March 15, 20047:53 AMBryan Forrestbcforrest at cox.net >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>. | 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>.
