--- On Fri, 3/5/10, Kris Tilford <ktilfo...@cox.net> wrote:
> From: Kris Tilford <ktilfo...@cox.net> > Subject: Re: Answers to questions about "Help with Powerbook" > To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > Date: Friday, March 5, 2010, 5:43 PM > On Mar 5, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Wm. > Arnold wrote: > > > Here are answers to your questions about my Powerbook > > that doesn't display image of CD on screen. > > Might it be necessary to install a driver for DVD > drive? > > > > John: > > I put a CD in DVD drive several times, no display > although > > I can hear it being accessed. > > The Operating System was installed using my original > Tiger disks. > > These disks showed on screen during this install > > but do not now. > > > > > > Dan: > > The ATA buss shows : DVD-Rom DRN-8080B. > > No Errors in Console or System Logs. > > William, > > You don't seem to understand the problem. The Pismo's video > card has a hardware DVD CSS (Content Scrambling System) > which is only supported in OS 9. There is no support for > commercial movie DVD's under OS X, so no commercial DVD that > uses CSS will be recognized in OS X. There is a work-around, > which is to use an application such as VLC that descrambles > using software. The problem is that software descrambling > taxes the CPU and most G3's are incapable of playing the > resulting video smoothly. If you must play the DVD, the best > solution is to boot OS 9. Sorry Kris for my sins, but am not an experienced user of this fine medium. I look at g3-5 mail every day but seldom send mail. I am only trying to use CD or DVD that have data, no video ever. My confusion is that the computer showed my Tiger program disk on screen & allowed me to load the program but won't show the same disk on screen now. Regards Wm. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
