Hi all, First, i�m new to the list, and i�m not a native speaker, so please be patient and tell me if i do anything wrong...
> After extensive searching at lowendmac.com, supermac.com, umax.com, and > Google, it seems that Daystar Digital used to provide updates (sometimes > free, sometimes not) but they seem to have completely vanished (daystar.com > is for a Televangelist network). Here�s the link: http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/daystar/index.shtml There�s nothing new for download, just the old stuff for <8.6... > So, my question is this: Was a MP patch/extension ever released to work > with OS 9.x? If so, where can one obtain it? If not, am I stuck on OS 8.6 > using both processors, or is there another way to get MP support in OS 9.x? >> > OS 9.1 comes with a multi-processing extension called "Apple CPU Plug-ins". > I have been running OS 9 on my S900 for some time now and it works great. I > have also upgraded to a G3/400 wiht an XLR8 upgrade card so that might have > something to do with it. This is exactly my problem: All Daystar MP-applications won�t work with 8.6 to 9.1. System Profiler shows 2 CPUs, but i�m not able to test multiprocessing. Sometimes it feels like the second CPU just sits and does nothing. Even Cinebench 2000 freezes after 50%, usually while testing OpenGL. Umax and Daystar provided two CPU-Plugins (DaystarMP and Multiprocessing API) which are replaced by Apple CPU Plug-ins after upgrading to 8.6. Reinstalling both causes freeze on startup, DaystarMP seems to work with Apple�s Plug-ins, i don�t know if it does anything. After playing with extensions, i can�t remember the configuration, i got MP Startup (a normal extension which seems to support "nPower Control") to work with 8.6, but nPower Control (a program which came with the System and is now owned by Newer or Xlr8) shows a processor speed of 5 Mhz... Today i�ve downloaded a CP called MP Movie pack from the Daystar archives which seems to add MP-abilitys to Quicktime, but it won�t work without the MP API Library... This is pretty annoying, first of all i just want to know if the second CPU does anything, just sometimes, so please, does anyone know a little freeware application for testing multiprocessing ? If there�s anybody who�s got all the Daystar stuff to work with 9.1, please help !!! This is the system: Umax Pulsar (european S900) 2 x 233Mhz 604e, 256MB RAM, Voodoo3, ATA66, USB, ProTV TV card, MacOS9.1 The ProTV might be another good topic (6-Slot problem). Regards, Christopher -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Processors, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
