Q: G3 Clamshell iBook video issues
Hi,
I recently installed 9.2.2 on my G3 iBook clamshell blueberry 300Mhz, 4MB ATI video.
OpenGl version 1.2.4
Finder 9.2
Active enabler - Mac OS ROM 9.0.1
Quicktime 6.0.3
CarbonLib 1.6
It's running pretty good, but I was thinking about making this an 'oldies' game machine. Here are the problems I am having:
1. The machine won't switch to 640X480 and display correctly. Even if I switch it in the monitor panel, the screen gets all freaky under ALL color settings.
Only 800X600 will display correctly.
2. Does openGL work on this video card? I have installed Shadow Warrior (which runs great), so I installed the 3Dfx version, and if I run it the screen goes black, and a black pointer appears. The only way out of this is to hard shut down. Until I installed MacGlide, I got the error that it couldn't find 3dfxGlideLib2.x
I couldn't find an original 3dfxGlideLib2.x (if there is one), so I figured MacGlide may work. I have tried all versions to no avail. Possibly this is because this is in some sort of wrapper for osX?
3. How do you open these game config files? For Shadow Warrior, for instance, if you try to open the config files, it just boots the game. Is there something like an 'open with' option? I'm REALLY new to apple software, so I'm trying to learn as fast as possible.
I found an older post - https://discussions.apple.com/message/2681060#2681060
And I have followed all of the instruction there - so far I have everything listed there as correct.
I can't find a openGL install package for 1.2.4, but these files should be good since they were installed from the 9.2 CD, right?
If anyone can answer ANY of these questions, please let me know!
Thank you!
iBook, Mac OS 9.1.x
Posted on Jun 22, 2012 10:54 AM
Hmmm to me this would indicate an issue with the display adapter (Graphics Card)
Like a majority of laptops the graphics cards are built-in to the logic boards. Which means they are not replaceable. It's clearly not coping with rending the content, which would lead me to believe the issue could be related to the video memory. The video memory on those iBooks are 4 Meg and can not be upgraded. What memory is installed on your iBook?
Posted on Jul 1, 2012 12:57 PM