" Mike,
FYI- I updated with the Combo, and the 2nd DVD-R I had that 10.2.4 update "rendered useless" due is now recognized and the option-eject works too! (as well as drop down menu).
I guess there will be a flood of new fixes and broke issues to come.
Ed
G4 MDD Dual 1Ghz, Pioneer DVR-A05/105 in lower bay, set as CS (cable select)."

Another MDD owner wrote:

" Mike, Just a quick note with some good news. I have an MDD and recently installed a Yamaha F1E CDRW in my top 5.25" slot, moving the Apple Superdrive to the lower slot. With 10.2.4, the best config I could have for the drives was to set Superdrive as master and my Yamaha CDR as slave, required a "option-eject" to use the Yamaha. In 10.2.5 I'm able to set the Superdrive to slave... and use a simple "eject" to use my Yamaha. Eject menulet works as advertised too. iDVD 3 launches w/o errors and looks like it will work but I haven't tested a burn yet. A very quick check around the system looks like all is good (pressed for time at the moment; getting ready to watch the Lakers-Kings game at 7pm.)
Oh, why would I be so happy about this? I want to use my Yamaha as my default "primary" drive as it's faster, etc. I've been pretty neurotic about this little issue, so I'm stoked now with 10.2.5. I've been waiting for 10.2.5 to enter a drive report for your site, so I'll get around to that soon now.
Best, - Justin B. "

" Mike, in case nobody has commented, it seems my battery life is back... I have a G4 400 TiBook and I was getting about a half hour of battery time (?!?) since upgrading to Jaguar. Now, with the update, it seems battery life has improved significantly.
mark "

If anyone else that had lower than expected battery life in previous 10.2.x versions sees an improvement with 10.2.5, let me know.

" Hi Mike,
I downloaded OS X 10.2.5 update. Since then the OVERSCAN feature for video out on my iBook is availlable! It has been implemented in OS 9, but this is the first time it's in OS X. To all readers unfamiliar with OVERSCAN: if the AV cable is plugged in and connected to the TV screen the display of the iBook appears within a black frame on the TV screen. If OVERSCAN is switched on the picture is zoomed in such a way that those black frames are gone. This is the best setup to watch DVDs on a TV screen.
Chris
(I asked what iBook model he had)
iBook dual usb 500 MHz G3 "

" Hi Mike, I would like to share with you my experience in getting the PowerBook 5300ce (the very first Apple PowerBook with PowerPC processor, introduced in 8/25/1995, codename M2) onto IEEE 802.11b network with ORiNOCO Gold 16-bit (non-cardbus) PCMCIA card. (Note: ORiNOCO Silver does not work with PB5300).
We all understand that this "Flamming PowerBook" is almost a 8 years old machine - so what? As long as it works! :-) ...
Why not OS 9? Because OS 9 is too heavy for PB5300 thus it will slow down the performance of PB5300. (For OS 8.1, please install CarbonLib 1.0.4 before proceeding). The Mac drivers for the ORiNOCO cards are not available out of the box and not available on their support website (www.proxim.com).
The driver ORiNOCO 7.2 (ORiNOCO_v7.2.smi.hqx) does not even allow the PB5300 (no luck on either OS 8.6 or OS 9.0.4) to detect and "mount" the card. Instead, the driver WaveLAN IEEE PC card 6.00.4 (apt6041i.hqx) works without any glitch. Both drivers can be downloaded at www.versiontracker.com, just type in "ORiNOCO" and "WaveLAN" in the Mac OS search field respectively. Please note that it is fine not to be able to see the Control Panels INIT named "WaveLAN Setup" loading during OS 8.6 Starting Up. This INIT does show up during OS 8.1 Starting Up.

Please note that the ORiNOCO Gold card is recognised by AppleTalk as "Alternate Ethernet" on OS 8.1 (or "Ethernet" on OS 8.6) but not "WaveLAN/IEEE" as stated in some websites.

This website
http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Airport/Airport12OS86.html gives me a hint of the possibility of using AirPort with OS 8.6. (Thanks, Rob). [I used a wavelan Silver card with my wallstreet PB G3 with O 8.6 and Ladd Morse wrote he's used a Wavelan Silver with this PB 5300 also-Mike

Perhaps he meant that you can't use the Silver card with AirPort, or some other situation, because I've been using an Orinoco Silver card in my 5300 for years, with a Farallon Wireless Base Station.
Regards,
Ladd Morse"

The Orinoco silver card was also the original PCcard inside the first Apple Airport Base Station. The Silver card however only supports 64Bit WEP (the Gold card supports 128Bit WEP). -Mike]

And instead of using AirPort 1.2, I have tested it working fine with AirPort v 1.3.1 + OS 8.1 (and v 2.0.4 + OS 8.6) using the similar method described on the website. (Note: The AirPort Control Strip is not working in OS 8.1).

Now is the stage where we need to do some extra clickings before logging onto WiFi network:
For OS 8.1, launch OTTool 1.2.1 first (downloaded at ftp://ftp2.neon.com/pub/goodies ).
For OS 8.6, launch AirPort Admin Utility (AAU) 1.3.1 first. Technically, I guess by launching OTTool 1.2.1 (or AAU 1.3.1), the auto-scanning process during startup triggles the WiFi's DHCP server to assign dynamic IP for PB5300.

(I have tested that AAU higher than 1.3.1 is not compatible with PB5300 + OS 8.6. AirPort software and AAU are not compatible with OS 8.1 though).

CarbonLib 1.0.4, AirPort softwares version 1.3.1 and 2.0.4 can be downloaded from Apple support website.
Have fun with WiFi.
P/S: I might try it with AirPort 2.0.4 + OS 8.1 on PB5300 later.
Cheers,
Marcus "

• Powerlogix G4 Dual 867MHz in G4/466 AGP (rated 7)

(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)

Combo DVD-CDR Drives:
• Expansion Bay Toshiba SD-R2212 (16x10x24x + 8x DVD-ROM) in Powerbook G3 2000 (OS X)
  
  DVD-R DVD Recorder Drives:
• IDE Pioneer DVR-A05 (actually -105) in G4 AGP (OS X)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in G4 AGP (OS X)
  
  DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• IDE Sony DRU-500AX in G4/AGP (OS X)
  (using modified burn support plugin from FAQ)
  
  IDE CDRW Drives:
• Lite-On LTR-52246S (52x24x52x) in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
• Polaroid BurnMax32 32x10x40 in Beige G3 (OS X)
  (listed under 'other' brands, using modified burn support plugin)
• Que 40x12x48x (didn't note actual mechansim brand) in G4/AGP (OS X)
  (said 10.2.5 added burn support - but not tested yet w/iTunes)
• Sony CRX-175E2 (didn't note speed rating) in G4/AGP (OS X)
  (using modified burn support file from FAQ)
• Yamaha CRW-F1 (44x24x44x) in G4/AGP (OS 9.2)
  (problems noted)
  (FYI - Illustrated CD/DVD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT, B&W G3 and 8600/9600 Macs.)
  
  Firewire CDRW Drives:
• Teac CD-W552E (52x24x52) in FW Case used w/Dual G4 (OS X)
  (using modified plugin from FAQ)
  
  IDE Hard Drives:
• Western Digital WD400EB 40GB in B&W G3 (OS X)
  (Problems noted - either bad drive or jumper settings problem)
  (Illustrated guide to adding a 2nd HD here in B&W G3 rev2 and G4 towers up to the QuickSilver models.
  IDE articles page RAID section has an illustrated guide for adding 2 more drives in the side bays.)
  
  Firewire Hard Drives:
• Toshiba 10GB in FW case used w/PowerBook G4 (OS X)

You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
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