YDL support for G3, G4 cards which Macs- 9600?

[Norberto Quintanar]

To get the Sonnet's  extension to run before BootX use resedit to
change the type to "scri", and it will run before BootX.  A problem
you might run into is that BootX may hang at the "system booting..."

YMMV

--- Simon Slaytor <sslaytor@talk21.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kenneth,
> 
> You shouldn't have any problems at all with your proposed system.
> I'm
> currently running a PM7300 with a Sonnet G4-450 1M card installed
> and
> stability and performance are excellent.
> 
> The only issue I have is that the BOOTX extension loads before the
> Sonnet Cache enabler, I believe the 'type' of extension determines
> this.
> I believe there is a way using RESEDIT to modify the Sonnet
> extension so
> that it loads first but haven't managed to track down the details
> yet,
> info anyone?
> 
> As such at present I boot into OS9, let the Sonnet software enable
> the
> cache then use BootX to switch to YDL.
> 
> Overall the systems pretty tight and if you really need six PCI
> slots
> there's no real alternative. If however you could get by on 3 slots
> I'd
> recommend a Beige G3. My Beige G3 300 running YDL is just as if not
> more
> responsive than the G4/7300 and with one of the new 800Mhz/1Ghz
> G3/G4
> upgrades it would be a screamer. The G3 also takes standard CHEAP
> PC100
> Dimms, uses CHEAP IDE disks and in the case of the Mini tower has a
> standard $20 ATX power supply.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Simon
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2004-04-23 at 01:29, Kenneth Browne wrote:
> > Currently running YDL and MacOS9 on an old allinone PPC5500.
> G3-400 
> > works great in MacOS but haven't figured out how to make it work
> in YDL. 
> >   Terrasoft website indicated "intermittent problems" with
> daughter 
> > cards on this model.
> > Anyone had experience making the Sonnet L2 upgrade work under
> YDL?
> > 
> > Am considering obtaining another Mac box but if there's an
> upgrade to G3 
> > or G4 I want to know if it will work under both MacOS and YDL.
> I've been 
> > considering a 9600 for its versatility (6 PCI slots). Anyone know
> if the 
> > 9600 with G4 upgrade will work under YDL?EOT - End of Tagline
> > -- 		
> > ****************Ken Browne*********************
> > clacking the keys in Old Sturbridge Village, MA
> > 		        ***    ***
> > 
> > 
> > 
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