Re: best wifi solution for powermac Digital Audio

2015-06-01 Thread Neil Hughes
On 04/09/2015 09:51 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 9, 2015, at 1:37 PM, David Sutherland turn...@gmail.com wrote: It might be easier just to buy a PCI USB 2.0 card if you can get them still. The one's I had success with in the G4 Quicksilver's had NEC chipsets. That is important as the OS

Re: best wifi solution for powermac Digital Audio

2015-06-01 Thread peterhaas
I've only just caught up with this threadI never realized that you could use off-the-shelf USB2 PCI cards with PPC Macs. A PCI solution which is often overlooked is this: 1) a PCI to Mini-PCI adapter which has one or more SMC connectors (for antennae), only one is actually needed, and two

Re: best wifi solution for powermac Digital Audio

2015-04-09 Thread Kris Tilford
10.4.11 or 10.5.8., but it’s unlikely there are any current 802.11ac that work correctly. On Apr 8, 2015, at 12:48 PM, T payne blindsa...@gmail.com wrote: I've recently realized that the wifi adapter that I have been trying (on and off, over the years) to use with my Digital Audio

Re: best wifi solution for powermac Digital Audio

2015-04-09 Thread James Knight
., but it’s unlikely there are any current 802.11ac that work correctly. On Apr 8, 2015, at 12:48 PM, T payne blindsa...@gmail.com wrote: I've recently realized that the wifi adapter that I have been trying (on and off, over the years) to use with my Digital Audio is incompatible because

Re: best wifi solution for powermac Digital Audio

2015-04-09 Thread peterhaas
Cheap solution is buy a USB 2.0 PCI card and use the USB WIFI adapter you’ve been trying to use. Most so-called USB 2.0 WiFi dongles will indeed work on USB 1.1. Check the support list, though, as not all of these will support PPC Macs (but some will). Alternative is buying a PCI WIFI

best wifi solution for powermac Digital Audio

2015-04-08 Thread T payne
I've recently realized that the wifi adapter that I have been trying (on and off, over the years) to use with my Digital Audio is incompatible because it requires USB 2.0 ports. I've looked into the original airport card as a solution, but I read that this was slow, though recognized natively

Re: Mac Mini G4 locks up while playing streaming audio

2012-11-23 Thread James R Knight
...@sonic.net wrote: On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:05 PM, faithie999 wrote: i have a mac mini G4 running 10.5.8. yesterday (i thought it was a fluke at the time) and again just now, it locked up while playing streaming audio in firefox 3.6.24. the mini was completely unresponsive, so i held the power

Mac Mini G4 locks up while playing streaming audio

2012-11-16 Thread faithie999
i have a mac mini G4 running 10.5.8. yesterday (i thought it was a fluke at the time) and again just now, it locked up while playing streaming audio in firefox 3.6.24. the mini was completely unresponsive, so i held the power button until it shut down. then powered back on, got the startup

Re: Mac Mini G4 locks up while playing streaming audio

2012-11-16 Thread Clark Martin
On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:05 PM, faithie999 wrote: i have a mac mini G4 running 10.5.8. yesterday (i thought it was a fluke at the time) and again just now, it locked up while playing streaming audio in firefox 3.6.24. the mini was completely unresponsive, so i held the power button until

Re: Mac Mini G4 locks up while playing streaming audio

2012-11-16 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 16, 2012, at 4:06 PM, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:05 PM, faithie999 wrote: i have a mac mini G4 running 10.5.8. yesterday (i thought it was a fluke at the time) and again just now, it locked up while playing streaming audio in firefox 3.6.24

Re-audio

2012-02-15 Thread william Bowles
Yes i meant screw sorry for the typo. william -- 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

Re: Re-audio

2012-02-15 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 15, 2012, at 8:14 AM, william Bowles wrote: Yes i meant screw sorry for the typo. I can't see how any type of screw will help to extract a broken off tip of a stereo audio jack? I'd disassemble and press the tip out backwards from the inside. Other possible solutions are: Bend

Re audio

2012-02-15 Thread william Bowles
the centre of most audio jack are hollow? so if they break off in the jack socket then you get a thin screw and screw it in to the broken jack plug and remove the broken tip. It takes seconds you do not need to take anything apart and there is no risk of getting a tooth pick

Re: Audio

2012-02-14 Thread Charles Lenington
On 2/13/12 3:16 AM, william Bowles wrote: A very easy way that involves no extra work is get a self tapping skew with a sharp point and screw it into the centre of the broke off jack plug then pull it out { make sure the screw is thinner than the port } causes no damage and is quick . a lot

Re: Audio

2012-02-14 Thread peterhaas
A very easy way that involves no extra work is get a self tapping skew skew??? SCREW. There are alternatives, but a suitable self-tapping screw, not a machine screw, will often work. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: Audio

2012-02-13 Thread william Bowles
A very easy way that involves no extra work is get a self tapping skew with a sharp point and screw it into the centre of the broke off jack plug then pull it out { make sure the screw is thinner than the port } causes no damage and is quick . a lot easier than replacing the jack port .

Audio

2012-02-11 Thread Lawrence David Eden
Greetings Listers, G4 Yikes! running Tiger (10.4.11) Somehow a mini plug, that I was using to run my external speakers, broke off inside the Yikes' headphone jack. Trying to retrieve the broken portion of the jack has proven difficult. I have some old Mac parts laying around and thought

Re: Audio

2012-02-11 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 8, 2012, at 3:16 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Greetings Listers, G4 Yikes! running Tiger (10.4.11) Somehow a mini plug, that I was using to run my external speakers, broke off inside the Yikes' headphone jack. Trying to retrieve the broken portion of the jack has proven

Re: hands free video/audio communication

2011-11-21 Thread David W. Morris
Get an intercom system that works with remote wireless microphones that you and your wife would wear. The microphones would not pick up and transmit the music, only your voices. You may have trouble finding such a system, or finding the components to put such a system together yourself.

Re: hands free video/audio communication

2011-11-18 Thread Nesta Nesta
...what happens when you turn on the music? On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Nov 14, 2011, at 12:13 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: My wife and I are considering the addition of an office building outside of our house... we have this small problem. we

Re: hands free video/audio communication

2011-11-18 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/11/18 14:33, Nesta Nesta so eloquently wrote: ...what happens when you turn on the music? Most decent VOX devices will have an adjustable threshold of how loud something has to be to trigger the VOX. Tina -- Acceleron: HP Presario 2.8GHz Celeron D 2GB RAM Discrete graphics XP Pro

Gig-E and Digital Audio question

2011-11-16 Thread rtowsley
Does anyone know if the front panel power on / IO boards are the same for these? I know the power supplies are the same. Thx BobT -- 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

Re: Gig-E and Digital Audio question

2011-11-16 Thread rtowsley
Google was my friend :-) Same for both Gig-e D/A -Original Message- From: rtowsley rtows...@aol.com To: g3-5-list g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 3:27 pm Subject: Gig-E and Digital Audio question Does anyone know if the front panel power on / IO boards are the same

hands free video/audio communication

2011-11-13 Thread Jeffrey Engle
My wife and I are considering the addition of an office building outside of our house... we have this small problem. we want to be able to talk freely (like we're in the same room) with out pushing buttons (intercom system) or using ichat although ichat would work, it means we need a

Re: hands free video/audio communication

2011-11-13 Thread Kris Tilford
On Nov 14, 2011, at 12:13 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: My wife and I are considering the addition of an office building outside of our house... we have this small problem. we want to be able to talk freely (like we're in the same room) with out pushing buttons (intercom system) or using

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-04 Thread Chance Reecher
On Nov 3, 2011, at 9:21 AM, jfMac macqsl...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 2, 2:35 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: I'll repeat this one more time since you seem to be slow at understanding the problem. To Kris Tilford: Totally unnecessary, not appreciated and downright rude.

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-04 Thread Jörg Duurkoop
Hi, Since I installed a Samsung TFT HDTV monitor (great picture BTW after calibration with the Apple software under Tiger - much better than the new iMacs IMHO and cheap too) and use its built-in speakers via the sound out stereo minijack my bong is also gone. I also have a M-Audio Revolution 7.1

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-04 Thread gifutiger
Greetings, The problem is actually caused by a little switch inside the jack that gets stuck. When you stick in an audio cable, it pushes the switch down. If it's an analog cable, the end is made of metal. If it's optical, the end is made of plastic. If the switch is pressed down, the computer

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-04 Thread Chance Reecher
Harry, You're thinking of the multi-out connectors of the newer Intel Macs, like the MacBook. The OP's G5 has a separate connector for analog and optical audio output. We have already established here that the OP has a problem (not too far off from what you're explaining) with plug detection

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-03 Thread jfMac
On Nov 2, 2:35 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: I'll repeat this one more time since you seem to be slow at understanding the problem. To Kris Tilford: Totally unnecessary, not appreciated and downright rude. Otherwise, thanks to all those other folks for information and

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-03 Thread Kris Tilford
On Nov 3, 2011, at 8:21 AM, jfMac wrote: I'll repeat this one more time since you seem to be slow at understanding the problem. To Kris Tilford: Totally unnecessary, not appreciated and downright rude. You're right, I was rude. A simple problem, asked and answered, more than once, just

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-02 Thread Bruce Johnson
, this is not an indicator, it's the laser that generated the modulated audio OPTICAL signal :-) You see the same red on a fiber data port if you're incautious enough to look directly into it when it's on (a bad idea because it's a pretty powerful laser and will fry a spot on your retina) -- Bruce

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-02 Thread Kris Tilford
move the volume slider on the optical digital out device. It's greyed out, and remains on full volume no matter what. That's normal, it will only work when you connect it to some digital device. If I select the mute button on either optical audio device or internal speaker, both are made

Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread jfMac
Newly aquired G5 DP 2ghz with 2gb ram running Leopard, which I updated to 10.5.8. Air cooled NOT water. Mostly running quite nicely. Internal speaker not working thus NO chime or sounds. The headphones work fine. The Sound Preferences output tab lists the build-in-audio (Internal speakers) under

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
://support.apple.com/kb/TA27095?viewlocale=en_US That red light is normal. I have NOT reset the PMU. A PMU reset always seems a drastic/risky measure to me, but maybe no more risky than prodding and poking the optical audio port itself. I would reset the CUDA switch near the RAM slots on the bottom

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 2-11-2011 0:14, jfMac ha scritto: Can anybody else chime in here on the red light optical audio port? Always lit up? I have a G5 2.7 DP, and the red optical light is always on. But I got it used, so I don't know if this is the default. The audio output works fine, thou. Both internal

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread Jack Countryman
PM I have a G5 2.7 DP, and the red optical light is always on. But I got it used, so I don't know if this is the default. The audio output works fine, thou. Both internal speaker, rear audio port (3,5mm), and front audio port. jfMac November 1, 2011 7:14 PM Thanks for suggestions John. On Nov 1

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread Kris Tilford
On Nov 1, 2011, at 6:14 PM, jfMac wrote: Can anybody else chime in here on the red light optical audio port? Always lit up? Yes, it's always lit up red. I did bite the bullet, and reset the PMU. The reset made no difference, so no internal speaker and thus no chime on startup. Other ideas

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread Kris Tilford
On Nov 1, 2011, at 7:12 PM, Jack Countryman wrote: Which light is it that is always on for you on your dual 2.7 machines? Somewhere inside the machine? No. It's the optical audio port on the back. It's the 3rd port down from the top, just beneath the Airport Bluetooth antenna ports

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread Jack Countryman
of others that were trashed in various ways, so its possible that those ports do not work on this machine. What sort of cable or device hooks to those ports? If I knew, and had one, then I could check to see if they work? Kris Tilford November 1, 2011 8:16 PM No. It's the optical audio port

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread John Carmonne
On Nov 1, 2011, at 5:44 PM, Jack Countryman wrote: On the machine I have here, that's a square shaped, digital out port. There's no light on it or the similar looking port below it. But then, I don't have anything that uses those ports, so do not know if they work or not... Guess I

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread Chance Reecher
I can confirm the constant red light of the optical port, this is normal with ANY optical audio port, not just those on the G5. If you have any home theater or stereo equipment with optical out, it will be lit all the time too. I agree with what another poster said about there being something

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread Alexander Gomes
The optical audio out is always one(hence the red light), the system won't turn it off because it doesn't know if you are going to plug something into it or not. If you have any other devices that have optical out, you will notice they are always on as well. -- You received this message because

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread Kris Tilford
if they work Probably doesn't work. The light is the way this port communicates, it's a optical digital audio out port. Since I built this machine from parts of others that were trashed in various ways, so its possible that those ports do not work on this machine. Possible, and likely. What sort

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread Jack Countryman
light there also. But, it would seem that if you are using the standard audio ports only, and have the digital turned off, then there is no light around the digital port(s). Since it seems you can have either digital or audio line out active, but evidently not both at once, if its the audio that's

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread John Carmonne
lists the build-in-audio (Internal speakers) under choose a device for sound output, and lists optical digital-out port (Digital Out). No device is connected to the optical audio port, and selecting it brings up the selected device has no output controls. If Digital Out is selected Output volume

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-22 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Since your processor is well above the minimum requirements for 10.5 Leopard, no hack is needed for install. -Jonas -- 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

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-22 Thread Bill Connelly
, best of both worlds. :-) This is also what I have ... but you know, all the work I do now works fine on Leopard 10.5.8 ... hardly ever go back to Tiger and OS 9. When I start using my M-Audio 2496 PCI card again, I will need to return to Tiger. M-Audio (AVID) never upgraded to Leopard

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-22 Thread Todd -
I have an ANS 700 myself but haven,t had any luck finding AIX 4.1.4 for it Todd On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 12:46 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: 10.5 is a great OS, but on PowerPCs Tiger is IMHO the best choice. True, but ... If you want 10.5, have it installed on a [ separate ] partition

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-22 Thread smac0031
I thought 10.4.11 was the highest you could go and still run OS9. Thanks. -- 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

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-17 Thread JoeTaxpayer
Great details in your response. Much thanks. (snip) And all that is why IMHO Leopard isn't the ideal OS on PowerPCs. Cheers, Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250 -- 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

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-17 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run? Date:Saturday, 15. October 2011 From:peterh...@cruzio.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com If you are running a Hackintosh, … Hackintoshes are sooo much work. It's much easier

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-15 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run? Date:Saturday, 15. October 2011 From:Valter Prahlad valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com OTOH, whatever Mac you're using, Classic support was dropped

What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-14 Thread smac0031
I thought 10.4.11 was the most advanced OS a DA G4 can run and still use OS9 software. Lately, I'm getting the drift this isn't true. I have a 1.6ghz accelerator and 1.5Gigs of ram. It seems to run pretty good since my power surge disaster last winter. So, what is the highest OS this thing will

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-14 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 14-10-2011 18:25, smac0031 ha scritto: I thought 10.4.11 was the most advanced OS a DA G4 can run and still use OS9 software. Lately, I'm getting the drift this isn't true. Theoretically, the newest OSX G4 DA can run is 10.4. IIRC you could install 10.5 on it, using some hacks (I

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-14 Thread Baha Ata
10.5.8 On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 7:25 PM, smac0031 m.smurph...@gmail.com wrote: I thought 10.4.11 was the most advanced OS a DA G4 can run and still use OS9 software. Lately, I'm getting the drift this isn't true. I have a 1.6ghz accelerator and 1.5Gigs of ram. It seems to run pretty good

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

2011-10-14 Thread Bill Connelly
I have 10.5.8 on my Digital Audio Dual 533 ... got it there with CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner). -- 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

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-06 Thread faithie999
another shameless plug--i was in Barry's shop several months ago to pick up a vintage apple printer. his shop is like a museum!! a great place! On Sep 5, 7:47 pm, glen glenst...@yahoo.com wrote: - Original Message - I replaced the power supply on my DA with a regular $20 ATX supply

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-05 Thread brchrnr
I replaced the power supply on my DA with a regular $20 ATX supply modified according to the instructions at this link: http://atxg4.com/ Perhaps he is still selling the harnesses. ($20) It works. If you compare the pinout diagrams you will note the differences between the various machines.

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-05 Thread glen
- Original Message - I replaced the power supply on my DA with a regular $20 ATX supply modified according to the instructions at this link:  http://atxg4.com/ Perhaps he is still selling the harnesses. ($20) It works. If you compare the pinout diagrams you will note the

Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-04 Thread glen
My DA sounds like its snoring  -- Wooooo_zz. Sorta' like entering a bedroom with someone asleep -- inhale-exhale snore about every 5 seconds or so. This condition just started a few days ago. The problem seems to be coming from the power supply fan speeding up (heat issue?) and

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-04 Thread faithie999
Here's a web page showing the pinout of a standard PC 20-pin power supply and all versions of G4 power supplies. the DA uses 22 pins and one of the 2 extra pins supplies +28volts. if you decide to do a mod to a standard power supply, you'll need to find a wallwart 28v power supply, probably on

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-04 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 5-09-2011 0:04, glen ha scritto: So, the questions: 1) can it be fixed? I read recent tread about PS high voltage so I don't think I want to get fried replacing the the PS fan. I'd say that, with the due caution, you can try replacing the fan. It doesn't seem rocket science. ;-)

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-04 Thread RTOWSLEY
In a message dated 9/4/11 7:04:34 PM, glenst...@yahoo.com writes: 2) is the DA PS the same as the G3 BW as I have some spares? The DA uses the same ps as the Gig-e -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-04 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 5-09-2011 1:52, rtows...@aol.com ha scritto: 2) is the DA PS the same as the G3 BW as I have some spares? The DA uses the same ps as the Gig-e Hmmm I'm no hardware expert, but (still according to MacTracker) the GE has 220W max power, while the DA has 338W. That seemd quite a

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-04 Thread peterhaas
2) is the DA PS the same as the G3 BW as I have some spares? The DA uses the same ps as the Gig-e Hmmm I'm no hardware expert, but (still according to MacTracker) the GE has 220W max power, while the DA has 338W. That seemd quite a difference. The PSUs are identical with these

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-04 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/09/04 17:10, faithie999 so eloquently wrote: the DA uses 22 pins and one of the 2 extra pins supplies +28volts. if you decide to do a mod to a standard power supply, you'll need to find a wallwart 28v power supply, probably on ebay. Is this 28v vitally important to operating the DA,

Re: Snoring G4 Digital Audio?

2011-09-04 Thread peterhaas
Is this 28v vitally important to operating the DA, or is it only needed for ADC monitors? Only employed by the ADC monitors. -- 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

M-Audio Revolution 7.1 notes

2011-06-19 Thread Sean Carroll
I read all sorts of terrible things about the M-Audio drivers prior to acquiring the PCI card. Just thought I'd mention a finding. Rule #1 seems to be: Never, ever, never access the M-Audio preference pane through the icon in the dock. At least not if you already have this pane open

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-31 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/03/11 22:00, Sean Carroll wrote: I appreciate the feedback here so far on the M-Audio Revolution sound cards. I get the overall impression that either one should work fine with Tiger in a single-processor G4 desktop. Keep in mind that the driver OS compatibility is misleading, at least

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-31 Thread Sean Carroll
Keep in mind that the driver OS compatibility is misleading, at least for the 5.1. There is a 'final' driver that is marked for 10.4 and a 'beta' driver marked for 10.5, but if you download run the 'beta' it will say it supports 10.4 10.5. Thanks. Last I checked, all these cards that

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-31 Thread Bill Connelly
? My understanding is there are ones for Snow Leopard and Leopard. Hope Leopard is for PPCs ... I'm trying to get the Envy24 drivers to install and load on my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz under Leopard 10.5.8 for an M-Audio 2496 PCI audio card ... trying to contact the designer about what I might be doing

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-14 Thread imrazor
Thanks, Bill. Though I'm not looking to M-Audio for anything I'd   record my own music with (I wouldn't dare, after what I've read),   your experience echoes the overall tenor of what I've read elsewhere.   Frustration. So the hardware is good and the drivers suck and support does

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-14 Thread Kris Tilford
On Mar 14, 2011, at 9:54 AM, imrazor wrote: As a final note, I'd like to point out that the the Revolution sounds very good on a Hackintosh. A hacker has taken it upon himself to write Intel drivers from scratch for the Revolution (and similar cards) that actually sound quite good. See here:

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-14 Thread Bill Connelly
and Leopard. Hope Leopard is for PPCs ... I'm trying to get the Envy24 drivers to install and load on my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz under Leopard 10.5.8 for an M-Audio 2496 PCI audio card ... trying to contact the designer about what I might be doing wrong. Doesn't load so far. Sent him/her my

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread imrazor
Well, it's an old sound card for an old machine. I'm not really   counting on any support. Just looking for digital sound (music, not   movies) that's a cut above and more control over it (no real   complaint about the stock card), future speaker options, and also   headphone volume that

Re: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-13 Thread jsmanson
'read' the card. This card works flwalessly in a Mac 9500, as well as windows 7, so it's not the card. Seems to be a problem with this card with this machine (digital audio G4). I might just go anotehr route and try a usb to gpib adapter - and stay away from the PCI bus with this machine

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread Sean Carroll
of the M-audio package, or if not, part of some other sound card package. Oh, and for those of you who might have thought hook it up to your stereo, why don't you? - the Mac + Altec-Lansing speaker system *is* the stereo (not to mention the radio and [theoretically] the television [that I don't

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread Sean Carroll
so if you need a comprehensive archive it's best to use the archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/. Thank you. Sean Carroll slcarr...@me.com Power Mac G4 AGP Sawtooth 1.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 1 each SATA (750 GB) PATA (160 GB) hard drives, gigabit ethernet USB 2.0, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, Mac OS X

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread Bill Connelly
have the M-Audio 2496 in my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz, and its drivers wreak somewhat havoc under 10.5.8. It was finally suggested by Sweetwater,com musicians staff, to only use it under Tiger 10.4.11. So, when I run my Leopard system, I don't have its driver's loaded. When I need to do music work, I

Re: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-13 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 12-03-2011 5:46, jsmanson ha scritto: If there is anyone out there with an install disk, OS 9.1, specifically for the G4 Digital Audio, I'd like to hear from you. Well, I own a G4 DA, and I might have the disk you're looking for. :-) The disk set I have, contains four CDs: two grey

Re: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-13 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 12-03-2011 5:46, jsmanson ha scritto: If there is anyone out there with an install disk, OS 9.1, specifically for the G4 Digital Audio, I'd like to hear from you. Whoops! Sorry, I did mean to send my answer (previous mail) directly to the original poster, not the List. :-/ I beg

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-13 Thread Sean Carroll
Here's the lengthy Forum Thread that I spent way too much time discovering these simple truths: Apple: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa? threadID=1910640tstart=57 M-Audio: http://forums.m-audio.com/showthread.php?t=3856 Thanks, Bill. Though I'm not looking to M-Audio for anything

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-12 Thread Jörg Duurkoop
Hi, I appreciate the feedback here so far on the M-Audio Revolution sound cards. I get the overall impression that either one should work fine with Tiger in a single-processor G4 desktop. Working fine is something else ... Mine works if I switch to and fro in the control panel and sometimes

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-12 Thread Jörg Duurkoop
Hi, I appreciate the feedback here so far on the M-Audio Revolution sound cards. I get the overall impression that either one should work fine with Tiger in a single-processor G4 desktop. Working fine is something else ... Mine works if I switch to and fro in the control panel and sometimes

Re: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-12 Thread Geke
Some knowing better please correct me, but could it be that this Mac only supports this OS when its firmware has not been updated? -- 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

Re: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-12 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio? Date:Saturday, 12. March 2011 From:jsmanson jsman...@shaw.ca To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com If there is anyone out there with an install disk, OS 9.1

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-12 Thread Kris Tilford
postings about M-Audio cards. This subject of M- Audio drivers has been discussed many times. -- 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

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-11 Thread peter
away, so I haven't worried about it up till now. I am using the analogue ports, not the digital, and my speakers are all small computer speakers, including a cute little sub-woofer that fits under my desk nicely. The only setting I have had to change more than once was the audio input. I want

Help - Anyone with OS 9.1 install disk for a G4 Digital Audio?

2011-03-11 Thread jsmanson
If there is anyone out there with an install disk, OS 9.1, specifically for the G4 Digital Audio, I'd like to hear from you. The generic retail version does not work for this machine, it needs a special version of finder (9.1.1), and I suspect other bits as well. We can't seem to be able to build

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-11 Thread Sean Carroll
I appreciate the feedback here so far on the M-Audio Revolution sound cards. I get the overall impression that either one should work fine with Tiger in a single-processor G4 desktop. Sean Power Mac G4 AGP Sawtooth 1.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 1 each SATA (750 GB) PATA (160 GB) hard drives, gigabit

Re: 533MHZ Digital Audio G4 won't boot to OS9.1 retail CD

2011-03-09 Thread Kris Tilford
On Mar 9, 2011, at 12:18 AM, jsmanson wrote: I CANNOT get this machine to boot from a CD drive, with the retail CD of 9.1 (Not copied, it has the apple logo on it), and I can't get it to go with ISO files of 9.1, 9.22, and 9.21, they all do the same thing - a quick read from the CD, and the

Re: 533MHZ Digital Audio G4 won't boot to OS9.1 retail CD

2011-03-09 Thread peterhaas
Pressing C on the keyboard does nothing. IF you are using a KVM switch, DON'T. Certain basic operations, such as Open Firmware, expect a real keyboard to be attached to the USB port (the monitor, however, need not be connected directly). So ... IF using a KVM switch, select the Mac to the

Re: audio cards

2011-03-08 Thread Dave
Hello, What is your budget? What software do you plan to use? Which Mac will you be using? I've been using an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 for several years with absolutely no trouble. They sell for about $100. http://m-audio.com/products/en_us/Audiophile2496.html However, it's A/D signal-to-noise

audio cards

2011-03-06 Thread ah...clem
i want to convert a large analog audio library to digital format. the analog sources are as clean as analog gets. i want high-end D/A conversion that at the minimum exceeds the quality of the analog source. i have been using macs for work and home for 20+ years, but i've never used one

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-06 Thread Tina K.
On 3/6/11 7:23 PM, Sean Carroll wrote: Does anyone here have any experience to share about this PCI sound card? I think I'd like to get one, but some feedback from the older Mac crowd could be helpful in making that decision. Sound cards seem to be a subject of less than widespread interest

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-06 Thread Sean Carroll
I own the 5.1 and I was pretty happy with the card. The drivers however had issues such as forgetting settings. Thanks, Tina. Do you still use the card? I see where M-Audio has some updated 5.1 drivers with a release date of 1-27-2009, don't know if that would/would have address(ed) those

Re: M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and Power Mac G4

2011-03-06 Thread Tina K.
On 3/6/11 9:19 PM, Sean Carroll wrote: I own the 5.1 and I was pretty happy with the card. The drivers however had issues such as forgetting settings. Thanks, Tina. Do you still use the card? I see where M-Audio has some updated 5.1 drivers with a release date of 1-27-2009, don't know

Re: 533MHZ Digital Audio G4 won't boot to OS9.1 retail CD

2011-03-05 Thread jsmanson
OK gang, I got OS 9.2 running on it's own drive now, will boot in classic mode from 10.4, or on it's own. The system does give me a heap error: Not enough memory to install heap for the USB bus, but it seems to be a non-fatal error as the system does complete it's booting. Setting extensions to

Re: 533MHZ Digital Audio G4 won't boot to OS9.1 retail CD

2011-03-05 Thread jsmanson
this ap on the most modern (lol) PowerPC I could find. The more recent OS's give me better networking, PC compatibility for file sharing, etc, or at least that is what I was thinking. The G4 Digital Audio only cost me $50, so I thought it would be a good 'upgrade' from the original configuration, which

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