BDAqua wrote:
...I can confirm it works on IntelMacs, at least my Intel iMac under 10.6/10.5 with Rosetta installed...
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which of the several versions of TFF should I download for my Intel MBP - the G3, G4, G5 - 6.0.1? or what??
I think the G4 version would be best overall.
Thanks BDA.
Further confusion on which version.
I found this:
Intel Macintoshes are not supported, but the G3 build is known to run under Rosetta in 10.5.8 and should run under Rosetta in Intel 10.4.11.
Make sure you select the appropriate build for your Mac from the download page. The G3 version will run on any supported Macintosh, but it will not take advantage of the additional features of G4 or G5 processors. The G4 and G5 versions will not run correctly on a G3, and the G5 version will perform worse on non-G5 Macintoshes.
If you are using a G4, you should try to choose the correct version for your processor generation (7400 or 7450 "G4e") as performance may be impaired if you run the wrong one. If you don't know which G4 processor you have, the instructions in WhichVersion will tell you how to find out
here: http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/ReleaseNotes401
and this:
Which version?
TenFourFox comes in tuned builds for specific processor families. Choosing the wrong one could make the application crash, or run poorly. While the G3 version is generic and will run on any supported Macintosh, it is also the poorest performer on later Power Macs; similarly, you cannot run the G4 or G5 versions on a G3 as the application will behave incorrectly.
Here's how to select which one you need:
• G3 and G5 owners, just download the G3 and/or G5 build, respectively. These versions run on any G3 or G5 Power Macintosh.
• G4 owners, you need to determine if your G4 is a 7450-series CPU ("G4e"), such as the 744x or 745x series, or a 7400-series CPU, such as the 7400 and 7410. Typically the "G4e" series of CPU are in most G4s at and over 733MHz.
The wrong version will work on your machine, but will not run as well.
here: http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/AAATheFAQ
So, I still don't know which version to use. You say G4 but there are 2 different ones - they seem to be saying G3 runs OK under Rosetta, but you say G4 does also - so, which G4 did you choose?
And, which TFF? 6.0.1? or the new 7x? Choices, choices and if I choose incorrectly, will the MBP crash out of control or can I return to Ff 3.6.22 and sort things out again?
You know me, I need a clear road map to a solution.
Thanks as ever,
Mrs H