So it looks like Apple and ATI have fixed the Radeon 7000 so it now works with the Beige G3. It is unknown if it works with old World Macs. It may,who has one that will test it??? Also Rage Pro chips are accelerated at last! I will see if my Rage pro seems faster!I got the below info from www.xlr8yourmac.com Will S
>10.1.5 Update Solves Radeon 7000/Beige G3 Issue - >A reader reported the 10.1.5 update solved the compatibility issue >that the ATI Radeon 7000 card previously had with OS X and Beige G3 >(and older) Macs. (Noted here on the Radeon 7000 owner feedback page >since mid-January.) > > >" The 10.1.5 update does fix Radeon 7000 problem with the beige >Macs. My last post appears on your Radeon 7000 page. >Tom D. " > >As I was posting this I received another mail from a Beige G3/7000 >card owner that also noted 10.1.5 was working where past versions >didn't. (OS X 10.1.4 and earlier also had the same problem with the >dual head 7000 card in pre-G3 Macs, but I've not gotten any 10.1.5 >reports yet from owners of pre-G3 Macs with a 7000 card.) > > >= 7:24 PM Update Follows = > >OS X 10.1.5 Update Available - Notes RagePro Chip 2D/QT Acceleration - >Get it via OS X Software Update. There was one report awhile back >that it may fix the Radeon 7000 problems with Beige G3 and older >Macs. (I don't own a 7000 card, but if any readers that do try >10.1.5 with a Beige G3 or older Mac, let me know and I'll update the >Radeon 7000 reports page.) >The readme notes there's 2D and Quicktime acceleration support for >the RagePro chips (onboard video chip in Beige G3 rev B and later, >iMac (rev B-D), and PowerBook G3 wallstreet2/lombards - but I doubt >that extends to the Apple DVD player however. They didn't mention >the RageII chip which was used in the rev A Beige G3 and iMac rev A. >A RageII based RageLT chip was used in the first models of PB G3 >wallstreets (PB G3/233 no L2, G3/250 and G3/292 models). Later >Wallstreet models had the RageProLT chip. > -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
