pulusoundseller: machine doesnt boot, only beeps three times
me, powering on:
i think three beeps is RAM issues so it might be intermittent. or just badly seated even
i get into Leopard but the HDD is failing (also known in advance) so everything takes forever
also theres wifi, which i dont expect to use in OS9, but usually people sell me things lacking an airport card. so thats nice
the power plug is Lightning compatible. you will surely not regret plugging this into your USB port
theres a photo of me at idk, 12-13 years old? it is pretty funny but i will not be posting it 😂
50 photos of the same heart-shaped piece of ice melting on a silver color coated piece of cardboard. can you tell he was a graphic designer?
:')
its not from the iBook G3 because that one had the CF/SD adapter contraption
its not from the iBooks G4 or PowerBook G4 because i havent swapped the disk in those
its not from any desktop because why would they have a 2.5"
it does seem to work though. of course you can never be sure how long that will be true with disks of this age (well, any age, but you know)...
but since this wont be any kind of mission-critical system, maybe ill just put this one in the mac mini and save my money for now?
the real question is do i brew a cup of mate and disassemble the machine now (it is 3 in the morning), or another time
surprise stream: lets repair the mac mini [gone]
entirely unprofessional kitchen table live setup with bad audio! but come hang out if you like :-)
help :D how do i physically eject the disc from a Mac Mini G4 optical drive that doesnt respond via any digital means? #Macintosh #VintageApple
okay so fun fact about this machine. it is quite easy to accidentally plug in the hard drive such that only one row of IDE pins is inserted into the socket. unsurprisingly, this may result in things not working
thats probably why the optical drive wasnt responding either. with that sorted out, both the HDD and ODD are now recognized. im not gonna try inserting another disc though
basically its ready to try installing operating systems via the usual methods. but ive had enough for now and will go to bed
@q66 warned about the plastic tabs breaking off but all of mine are still intact. well-considered and patient prying with a non-serrated butter knife was key ☝️👩🏫
jk i didnt consider shit. i think i just got lucky with some not so degraded plastic :3
ending the stream on a cliffhanger: Mac OS 9.2.2 for Mac Mini G4 installer is running
to recap, i got Tiger set up on one partition and then tried OS9 from the generic "unsupported G4s" image. that didnt quite work, and then i found out about this one https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-os-922-mac-mini-g4
next i need to decide where to put the mini. it is so small there are a lot of options
(no technical feat on my part here, its just that ASIO works even when Sound Manager doesnt)
hrm anyone know whats up with this? the Mac Mini G4 claims to support 1920x1080, but i get this scuffed picture in both OS 9 and OS X 😬 #Macintosh #VintageApple
ok this sucks but it does get me 1080p60 😂
the Mini's output is DVI-I, so i can do DVI-VGA adapter -> OSSC -> HDMI
i tried some other ways..
basic VGA to HDMI converter: picture is way off center and squished. OSSC with default settings had the same issue, but i could fix it by tuning OSSC settings. no such option here
VGA directly into display: picture is squished, and settings on the display dont fix it. sigh
not sure if SwitchRes lets you tweak signal timings and stuff, guess i should try. but not today
if nothing else, i imagine SwitchRes will let me do 1080p@30 digitally without hitting the pixel clock issues. which isnt great but might be the least annoying option
more info on the HDMI coherency issue https://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=4337.msg30099#msg30099
some results after installing the driver and testing
- the "advanced driver" switch on the side of the device must be set to "on" (unsurprising but i forgot it existed)
- Sound Manager, which previously showed a non-functional built-in device, now shows no devices at all
- the driver package came with four ASIO drivers, one for each combination of ASIO 1.0/2.0 and 16/24 bit. these are working fine with SuperCollider 2
Aleksandr Koltsoff@ahihi Huh. This is the first time I ever hear about coherent/non-coherent stuff. I used to work with PanelLink (precursor of and origin of DVI's TMDS) and also with DVI quite a bit.
Maybe it's just a way to tell that the TMDS signaling is "wonky" somehow? Many ways for it to be so, and one needs to match impedance etc..
If you run across some technical explanation I'd be interested in learning about it (not exactly relevant to my modern day interests, but I am a sponge of useless info).
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