On 8/5/01 13:36, "(PCI PowerMacs)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> did
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> Message-Id: <p05101002b79265acbcac@[216.18.141.41]>
> Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 20:31:22 -0700
> From: Andrew Keller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Sonnet G3 Upgrade
>
> At 9:03 PM -0400 8/4/01, Albert D'Amanda wrote:
>> Based on my measurements and observations, Sonnet must have included
>> OSX -PCI enabling software as part of their Encore installation software
>> package since their PCI ATA66 card is enabled. Whatever architecture
>> they used to enable the PCI ATA66 card must also be enabling the
>> Keyspan PCI card since I can print!
>
> This is interesting. Sonnet must have included this feature as part
> of their OSX compatibility solution. It is in their best interest to
> maintain as much compatibility as possible.
>
> It is also possible that, since the OSX enabling software I use
> maintains USB usage without specifically enabling it, OSX itself may
> not require anything to enable the use of USB on a PCI Mac. How else
> would unsupported hardware work without modifying the system? The
> ATA66 also works.
>
> It's an interesting question. It might just be worth a try.
>
>
>
> _
> Andrew
> --
No, the Sonnet software package is not responsible for the Tempo ATA 66 card
working, the compatibility is in the flash ROM on the PCI card. I know this
because for a joke I installed X retail from a friends CD to prove a point.
I installed the OS to prove that it is Quartz that causes the most slowdown
in the OS, that and badly written programs. Anyway, I digress, my system is
a 7300/180Mhz 604e/384Megs of RAM/2Gig SCSI II/20Gig Maxtor ATA 100 attached
to a Tempo PCI card. I installed X on the Maxtor drive using the Old World
system patches from the Darwin project and no extra software, it worked like
a charm.
USB support is iffy in older machines so the software from Sonnet is
probably based on the Darwin project which works on selected USB cards.
Later,
John
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