Sheepshaver and PowerPC - why does Sheepsaver lock up so much?

Hi Don,

I know.. My 2003 MDD can boot natively into OS 9.2.2 thereby eliminating the need for sheepshaver, however I just got a new video card for my mac. Well, it was originally from a G5, and by taping pins 3 and 11, disabled the ADC feature. I don't even have an LCD monitor, though I will be considering one as soon as I get things going with my job 🙂

The video card in question is an Ati Radeon 9600 from the G5, MODDED to work in a G4. And for some reason, when OS 9.2.2 is booting up, there is a big red X crossed out on the video extention. Once my mac has gotten to the desktop of OS 9.2.2, it just locks up, though my keyboard is still functioning properly. When I put my Ati Radeon 9000 card back in, OS 9.2.2 behaved as it always does: fast and furious.

What could be the problem here with the 9600? Surely, OS 9.2.2 has drivers for later Ati cards to work in OS 9.2.2 - I hate to keep having to swap my video cards. Hence, I looked into Sheepshaver - bad mistake since I have a PowerPC mac already.

Ok, so basically in this means that the card won't work at all in OS 9, at least as a standard video card - the acceleration.

Yeah, as the thing boots up I do see a small extention, looking like a mirror with a BIG RED X crossed out - this must be what you are saying. Well, I did mark inactive that extension and I think I got it working - problem is that I can't watch a movie using Apple DVD player while in OS 9.2.2.

Hi, got close to a 400 watt power supply - Its a 2003 MDD! Anyway, I think I got OS 9.2.2 to work, under certain restrictions. I marked "inactive" the extension which looks like a mirror extension which has a BIG RED X crossed out on it. I can use OS 9.2.2, however when I goto watch a movie using DVD player 2.7 in OS 9.2.2, it won't work or locks up the system - I guess this extension provides acceleration and by disabling that I also disable acceleration features.

No, I am a bit furious as to why sheepshaver won't really work well on my G4 MDD as its supposed to. I mean, I understand that under powerpc emulation it gives a lock up box saying that Sheepshaver caused an error, but still boots up fine.

But, after awhile when I access various programs, I get a spinning beach ball and it locks up sheepshaver. I guess since I have a machine which boots natively in OS 9.2.2, sheepshaver is really a waste of time for me.

Japanmac,

The 9600 Radeon we are talking about here originally was from a G5 where I had to tape pins 3 and 11. I am sure this is the same or close to the same card as the PC/MAC edition one, except this one that I have came from a G5.

Ok, I don't know what the actual name for the extension is, but as soon as OS 9.2.2 boots up it presents an extension, resembling like a window or monitor shape icon, and has a BIG RED X through it - this happens when I put the Radeon 9600 in. The 9000 pro which I used to have and still have(for emergency use!) did not display this.

So, what I did was download the absolute last os 9.2.2 drivers support from ATI's website, now AMD, and installed that. This seems to have solved the lock up problems. Then I disabled or de-activated the extension Apple or ATI acceleration extension. This stopped all acceleration and allowed me to use the 9600 within OS 9.2.2, however when wanting to watch a movie using 2.7 dvd player, it locked up.

I am trying to understand the scenario here.. So, when one says minimal OS 9.2.2 video support, does one mean that the card, though not fully supported under OS 9.2.2 can't be used for say, watching a movie? Anything related to acceleration?

Thats it!! I have had it up to here with sheepsaver!!! Its back to OS 9.2.2 for me. It keeps locking up on me!

Hi,

Tried that and it still locks up. I guess I am just better off running in native mode where I know that OS 9.2.2 will work and not even bother with 9.0.4. Besides, when I remember only using OS 9 back in 1999-2000, it didn't even lock up that much on me.