I'm bored out of my skull, so here goes... The PowerMac 8500's internal AV-in/out only works under classic Mac OS's, 7.5.3 through 9.2.2, as those are what the 8500 supports (with OS9Helper for >9.1). It doesn't work under OS X (neither Classic under OS X, since that's still OS X), Open Firmware nor Linux.
So why does it only work under Classic OS'es? One or more of these must be true: 1. The AV access routines are part of the Classic OS. 2. The AV access routines are in the machine's ROM but are dependent upon the Classic OS I think that if one of these is true, we can find out where the code is in Mac OS 7.5.3-9.2.2 to drive the AV in/out is and extract that and modify that to make an extension for OS X or a module for Linux (or the UNIX part of OS X, if that would work). What do you guys think? -- Colin -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
