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Pismo 10.4 ralink wi fi problems

johnrclar...@gmail.com (johnr60) — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:45:52 UT

Installed $10 ralink type wifi adapter. No problems in installer log,
lights light, machine see it in profile and includes app in startup
items. I'm not happy with the help in network preferences and sharing
but I would think it would just scan and you'd get something in the
status bar regardless of settings.

Re: I'm running Xubuntu 10.4 on a G3 iBook 500Mhz (dual usb) and it works just fine! Better than tiger in fact; only problem, need to find a way to fix the wireless.

angelo.da...@gmail.com (Angelo Danio) — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:29:14 UT

2012/4/27 rburrasca <rburra...@gmail.com>

I did run ubuntu 10.04 on a G3 as yours with airport, and now I run Debian
on an iBook G4 with airport express and both wireless was aknownledged from
linux on the fly. If you have not airport, I suggest to use DLink equipment
that are compatible both with apples and tuxes. (and you can reach better

Re: I'm running Xubuntu 10.4 on a G3 iBook 500Mhz (dual usb) an

t...@alum.mit.edu (tedg) — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:06:49 UT

Assuming this thread will continue despite the goofy subject abuse...

Hey, I've experimented a lot with Linux on my Pismos and my experience
is the opposite in terms of performance at least.

Tiger works better with power. Linux (including MintPPC) just can't
seem to do well with the hardware: in terms of input and display.

Re: I'm running Xubuntu 10.4 on a G3 iBook 500Mhz (dual usb) an

dantear...@gmail.com (Dan) — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:55:56 UT

The subject of the message, as I received it, is "I'm running Xubuntu
10.4 on a G3 iBook 500Mhz (dual usb) an". There's a reason that
emails have separate Subject and Body fields.

If you are asking for some type of assistance, please provide some
details - in the emails BODY.

- Dan.
--

I'm running Xubuntu 10.4 on a G3 iBook 500Mhz (dual usb) and it works just fine! Better than tiger in fact; only problem, need to find a way to fix the wireless.

rburra...@gmail.com (rburrasca) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:24:26 UT

See title of message above.

Re: Mactubes/YouView on G3

charliefrown...@gmail.com (charliefrown) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:18:50 UT

thank you guys. I am going to inspect this iBook in spare time and
maybe reinstall the system. Not giving up on it.
Despite having the up-to-date Perian and latest QT it just doesn't
show any video when I load ANY divx/xvid file - just audio. Might be
some glitch affecting MacTubes performance.

Re: Mactubes/YouView on G3

dantear...@gmail.com (Dan) — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:30:09 UT

I play 480p and 720p and 1080p on my 933-MHz 2002 QuickSilver G4 all the time.
I can play the same, after transcoding, on my 300-MHz SmurfTower.
Don't fixate on frame size.
The bottom-line issue is ability of your CPU to handle audio and
video streams codecs and their compression. If the compression is

Re: Mactubes/YouView on G3

mmuld...@gmail.com (john Miller) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:19:07 UT

yeah... 360 would be my first choice. Maxing out Ram will only help a
certain amount if you Ram was really really low to begin with. But once you
get Ram above a certain threshold, processor speed and Vram and graphics
card are the limiting factors. 800 mhz should be able to play 360p, and as
far as I know 360 p is the standard definition view, right? Its not low

Re: IR file transfer

ftf...@gmail.com (Fabian Fang) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:16:20 UT

On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Bruce Johnson <

In any case, the "steps" are outlined on Page 46 of the Pismo User Guide.

Re: IR file transfer

john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu (Bruce Johnson) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:59:26 UT

I don't think it'll work, since it appears the Zaurus and the Pismo use different IR protocols.
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IR file transfer

bbr...@eskimo.com ({ brad brace }) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:41:58 UT

would someone please outline the steps to receive IR file
transfers to a Pismo... (trying to send from a Zaurus 5800
PDA)

many thanks /:b

Re: Mactubes/YouView on G3

charliefrown...@gmail.com (charliefrown) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:09:10 UT

Thank you tortoise! This explains why 800 mhz G4 iBook can do better
(4x AGP).

Re: Mactubes/YouView on G3

cymraeg...@gmail.com (tortoise) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:53:29 UT

480p would need about a 1ghz g4 or better, and 4x AGP. A G5 could do
720p.

360p might / should work here. My fastest G3 is a 450, I think it
plays some. My 550g4 (AGP 2X) can definitely do it.

Besides the processor speed also important is the graphics card and
how much VRAM that has and as mentioned above the AGP speed. For AGP

Mactubes/YouView on G3

charliefrown...@gmail.com (charliefrown) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:30:03 UT

Hi,

Has anyone managed to play YouTube videos on standalone app using G3
at decent speed?
I tried MacTubes on my G3 800 mhz iBook, but it seems too slow even if
I choose QuickTime as player. YouView runs, but doesnt load any video,
showing some info instead.

To makes things clear, I am aware of limititation of this ancient

Re: clamshell os install

ktilfo...@cox.net (Kris Tilford) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:36:33 UT

Any Mac with a G3 CPU can run 10.4.11 with XPostFacto 4. Several G3's
including the colored iMacs & iBooks without Firewire can run 10.4.11
without XPostFacto, but have an artificial installer block that would
need to be circumvented - there are several ways, including cloning a
system, creating a custom install disc or drive, installing on another