- Blue & White Power Mac G3 UPDATES -
www.versiontracker.com 9/8/99
- Pick your OS version:
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- * Mac OS 8.6
- * Mac OS 8.5.x
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- Updates needed if running OS 8.6
- G3 CD Update 2.0 - installs new firmware on
certain 24x CD-ROM drive mechanisms. This new firmware
insures correct sleep and wakeup behavior. G3 CD Update
2.0 replaces G3 CD Update 1.0, and is meant for use on
all Power Macintosh G3 models.
- Mac OS ROM Update 1.0 - (6/28/99) replaces the
Mac OS ROM version 1.4 with version 1.6, which includes
the following fixes: Fixed an intermittent issue where
after startup the keyboard/mouse does not respond when a
mouse is attached to the top (or left) USB port and a
keyboard attached to the bottom (or right) USB port.
Apple recommends that this update is used on Netboot
client images for connecting to Mac OS X Server.
- ATI Video Software Update 1.0 - (6/15/99) The
files included in this update provide improved 2D and 3D
acceleration for computers with the ATI RAGE 128 graphic
accelerator card or on-board ATI RAGE Pro graphic
accelerator chip shipping in some iMac, PowerBook G3,
Power Macintosh G3 and Macintosh Server G3 computers.
Corrects the following issues: A freeze when using CPUs
with high processor speeds (>=400MHz) and high screen
resolution (1280X1024) after heavily using offscreen
graphics memory. A crash when millions of colors are used
with a high resolution monitor. Also corrects an instance
with certain third party applications where scrolling
could result in a crash.
- FireWire 2.1 - (6/24/99) Component of Mac OS
that supports the IEEE 1394 High Performance Serial Bus
standard. FireWire 2.1 provides a system extension called
FireWire Support. This extension adds services to the Mac
OS to support the use of FireWire hardware and
software.
- G3 Firmware Update 1.1 - (5/11/99) Improves
PCI performance on all blue and white Power Macintosh G3
Desktop systems. Do not install this on Macintosh Server
G3 running Mac OS X Server. Note: G3 Firmware Update 1.1
installs the same firmware as G3 Firmware Update 1.0.2.
If you downloaded G3 Firmware Update 1.0.2 and updated
your firmware successfully, then it is not necessary to
download G3 Firmware Update 1.1.
- Ultra2 SCSI Card Firmware 1.1 - (3/29/99) If
your (blue and white) Power Macintosh G3 or Macintosh
Server G3 came with a single channel Ultra2 low voltage
differential (LVD) SCSI card, run this updater to install
firmware on the card that will yield more stable system
performance. The new firmware is necessary to correct
occasional problems related to cable termination that can
occur when internal and external hard disk drives are
connected to the card.
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- Updates needed if running OS 8.5.x
- Note: Mac OS 8.5.x users can upgrade to Mac OS 8.6
for free.
- G3 CD Update 2.0 - installs new firmware on
certain 24x CD-ROM drive mechanisms. This new firmware
insures correct sleep and wakeup behavior. G3 CD Update
2.0 replaces G3 CD Update 1.0, and is meant for use on
all Power Macintosh G3 models.
- FireWire 2.1 - (6/24/99) Component of Mac OS that
supports the IEEE 1394 High Performance Serial Bus
standard. FireWire 2.1 provides a system extension called
FireWire Support. This extension adds services to the Mac
OS to support the use of FireWire hardware and
software.
- G3 Firmware Update 1.1 - (5/11/99) Improves
PCI performance on all blue and white Power Macintosh G3
Desktop systems. Do not install this on Macintosh Server
G3 running Mac OS X Server. Note: G3 Firmware Update 1.1
installs the same firmware as G3 Firmware Update 1.0.2.
If you downloaded G3 Firmware Update 1.0.2 and updated
your firmware successfully, then it is not necessary to
download G3 Firmware Update 1.1.
- Scanner 4.3 - (4/2/99) Driver for Apple
scanners that addresses a compatibility problem with some
PCI SCSI cards including the SCSI card available as an
option for the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White).
-
Notes on Adaptec SCSI in B&W G3
- http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3-ZONE/yosemite/problems.html
- Latest Information:
- A B&W G3 owner with OEM U2 SCSI Card reports he
cannot boot his system if an Adaptec 3940UW PCI SCSI card
is installed (dual channel UW SCSI). I suggested Zapping
the Pram, etc. but he said nothing helped. Even with no
drives connected he gets only a gray screen. I'm not sure
if he has applied the B&W G3 firmware update (noted
to help some PCI card compatibility issues) and the card
did not have the firmware update for B&W G3
compatibility, but usually that fixed the issue of
booting from attached drives of affected cards as noted
here previously.
-
- For B&W G3 owners that have had problems with
VirtualPC here's a tip from the mailbag that will help
with drag and drop:
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- " Mike,
- ...I'm wondering if you've seen any reports about
problems with Virtual PC and the G3. Specifically, I'm
trying to increase the size of the standard 260MB image
disk to 2Gig, and when I move the img file over the PC
desktop's Eject Floppy button (as per the instructions)
my G3 freezes every time. Is the G3 supposed to come with
a version of Disk Copy, or is there a replacement app
that I haven't figured out yet? I ask this since my
machine also balks when I try to initiate a version of
Virex that I've received in the img format.
- --MRC
- [Answer:]
- The problem is being caused by a bug in one of the
ATI drivers actually. As a workaround for VPC we
recommend that the user temporarily disable the ATI
resource manager. With the ATI Resource manager disabled,
you will be able to drag and drop the disk images
normally. [He later wrote this solved the
problem] "
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- Adaptec 4.1B1 Firmware Update: Quinn MacDonald wrote
that Versiontracker just listed the bios update. For more
details see Adaptec's 2940UW Mac Page. The firmware is
beta but Quinn reports it worked in his Yosemite:
- " Guess what - it works! I was ecstatic to see the
access light on my external HD flicker as my blue G3
booted from it (I just dragged the System Folder from my
blue G3 System Restore cd disk copy image. I didn't
bother using the installer.
- We're almost there....
- Quinn MacDonald, "
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- Adaptec 2906 SCSI Update: The 2906 is a narrow-only,
SCSI-2 (10MHz/10MB/sec max) PCI Card (*Not* the same card
as the OEM $49 option for the new G3s, which is the 20MHz
2930 card Adaptec tells me). I just received this from my
Adaptec contact:
-
- " Adaptec has published the 2906 software up on its
website. This software will be added to the AVA-2906
PC/Mac kit around mid February. 2906 Mac Software will
come on a CD-ROM in the AVA-2906 SCSI Card Kit.
http://www.adaptec.com/support/overview/macintosh.html
- [They later replied with more info:]
- Yes, the bulk of the Engineering work done on the
2906 was specifically for the Yosemite G3. 2906 Also
supports old PCI-based PowerMacs as well. Please note
that the 2906 is a 'Connectivity' adapter, meaning that
devices attached to it are not 'bootable'.
- The $49 option from Apple is the Adaptec 2930U Mac.
Again it is specially optimized for the Yosemite G3 Macs.
It also supports old PCI-based PowerMacs as well. The
2930U has a External HD50 pin SCSI that allows it to run
at 20MHz( = 20MB/sec.).
- [Mike: Will the Yosemite firmware updates be
backward compatible in other Mac models?] Yes, it
requires that the ROM become larger as the board must
support the way the old Macs booted up and the new
OpenFirmware booting on the Yosemite G3's. All of the
Adaptec boards (with the exception of the 2906 which has
no ROM) have large ROMs to support this Old/New Macs
booting. "
- For more information on the 2906, see Adaptec's 2906
product page.
http://www.adaptec.com/products/overview/scsi2906.html
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- ADB Keyboards/OpenFirmware Booting: Apple has a new
TIL 58248 titled 'Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White):
Certain Keyboards Disallow Open Firmware Booting'.
Affected models are said to be ADB AppleDesign keyboards
which have a stepped Caps Lock key and say "AppleDesign"
on the underside of the keyboard.
http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n58248
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- All SCSI cards are said to need a firmware update to
allow booting from attached drives. Here are web sites
for three of the major brands of Mac SCSI cards:
-
- * http://www.adaptec.com (no updates as of 2/2/99 on
2940UW/2940U2W/3940UW)
- * http://www.initio.com (see their Product advisory
page (linked above) for Miles/Miles 2 updates. No
firmware posted as of 2/2/99 for the Miles2 (Ultra2) and
Miles cards shipped before 1/15/99 will need a $50 update
they say. See their MacNotes page for details.
- * http://www.attotech.com (Updates available for some
models there now)
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- OEM SCSI card limitations: Sean Collings sent a note
to buyers of systems with Ultra 2 SCSI cards - noting
that the original TIL [now revised] stated that
the card had narrow and UW SCSI connectors when actually
it has only the Ultra2 connector (it's an OEM version). A
unique feature of Adaptec's 2940U2W (retail) Ultra2 card
is the isolated UltraWide SCSI and narrow SCSI connectors
which allow non-Ultra2 SCSI devices to be added to the
card without affecting the operating speed of the Ultra2
SCSI devices. Other Ultra2 SCSI cards will reduce the
clock speed of the card to 20MHz (UltraSCSI rate) when a
non-Ultra2 device is attached to the card (Ultra2 SCSI
runs at 40MHz clock speeds).
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