" Last week i made a web investigation about cheap gigabit nics (network cards) supported by OSX 10.3.3. Most of them (supported by the vendor) where a little too expensive for us or simply not available in Chile. So i found this little cheap Dlink card DGE-530T, supporting Gigabit speed, 33Mhz, 32 Bit PCI, cable diagnostic, etc for $US 25 here in Chile, but no support for OSX.
Dlink even said it would never have support (commercial option?). So i found out that our Linux friends were using this card with a driver made for another Card from Syskonnect (german nic assembler), the 95xxx series. Both cards use the Marvell 88E0003 Chipset but Marvell doesn't have OEM drivers for end users at their website. So I got the OSX driver from Syskonnect for his 95xxx and 98xxx Gigabit PCI nics series and installed it on one of my G4's but no luck.

The extension installed used Apple's Info.plist structure to identify the Device ID and Vendor ID. So i went into open Firmware, made a PCI device listing and got this ID's. 1186 for DLINK and 4c00 for the DGE-530T (shown as PCI1186,4c00@13 (i think the @13 is irq 13). So i went back to OSX, got rid of the IOPCIPrimaryMatch and IOPCISecondaryMAtch keys in the Info.plist inside the extension folder (sk98xx) and replaced them by a single IOPCIMatch key whith the combined Device and Vendor ID

<key>IOPCIMatch</key>
<string>0x4c001186</string>

After this I deleted all extensions caches and rebooted. So I've got a cheap 100% functional DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Card on OSX 10.3.3. I know this works also in 10.2.
Syskonnect Driver : www.syskonnect.de

I never got response or help from dlink or marvell, but i think it's a simple solution for getting a cheap PC Gigabit card running on OSX.
Thanks (sorry for my bad english), i hope this helps other OSX users.
Diego Pino N
Krayon Media
www.krayon.cl "

I've added this to the previous page of OS X PCI Network Card Compatibility.

• Mac OS X: About Third-Party Printer Compatibility (Note: the Epson website driver page linked there currently does not include all Epson printers that have OS X drivers. For instance the Photo 300/300M is not listed, although there are OS X drivers for it at Epson's site linked off the 300/300M page.)
• Why was I "spammed" at my .Mac Mail address?
• iPhoto: Device Compatibility With Mac OS X 10.2.8
• iPhoto: How to create a custom constrain value
• GarageBand: Unable to trim the start of regions created with Software Instruments
• Final Cut Pro: PSD files should not contain ImageReady data
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• About the Application Servers Update 2.0 for Mac OS X Server 10.3

" Apr. 14, 2004--DigitalScores today announced the immediate availability of 3D-Matrix 2004, a powerful environment for creating 3D models. 3D Matrix is targeted towards game developers and graphic designers starting out in 3D modeling. 3D Matrix is easier to use than other modeling packages and offers an extensive range of export functions so 3D Matrix can act as a gateway to other powerful tools. Visual artists can quickly put complex 3D objects together and export high resolution JPG images from scenes.

3D Matrix 2004 delivers substantial upgrades from the earlier versions, offering an XML file format that gives developers more control of the data, a flexible and memory efficient model design, mirrored polygon groups that can be skewed and distorted, new polygon optimization tools, a multi-step undo and redo feature and significant upgrades to the DigitalScores GUI including a built-in web browser and help system.
The application runs under Windows XP, Mac OS X and Linux.
Pricing and Availability
The free Lite Edition of 3DMatrix 2004, limited by reduced polygon count, is available for download now from www.digitalscores.com/3dmatrix. The commercial Standard Edition is priced at US$299. Students can purchase the Standard Edition of 3D Matrix at the academic price of US$79. "

• Apple PowerBook G4/400 OC report
• Daystar G4/550 in (pismo) Powerbook G3 2000 (rated 10)
• Daystar G4/550 in (pismo) Powerbook G3 2000 (rated 10)
• PowerLogix BlueChip G3/900 in (pismo) Powerbook G3 2000 (rated 1)
• Sonnet G4/500 in Beige G3 (rated 10)
• Storm Xtreme G3/400 in 7500/100 (rated 8)
  (listed under "other" brands)
  
  (My reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades w/apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked on the CPU upgrades page. OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)

(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.)

DVD-R Drives:
• IDE Pioneer DVR-103 in Dual G4 DDR (OS X 10.3)
  
  DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• Firewire cased "Emprex" DRW 1008IM used w/iMac slot-loading (OS X 10.3)
  (listed under 'other' brands, using Patchburn II for Panther burn support.)
• IDE HP 420i in B&W G3 (OS X 10.3)
  (no native iapps burn support so using Patchburn II for Panther burn support.)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-106D in Dual G4 (OS X 10.3)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-107D in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3)
  (Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MiniTower and B&W G3 Macs)
  
  Hard Drives:
• IDE Serial ATA (PCI card) Maxtor 200GB in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3)
  (includes comments on revised Firmtek card)
  (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.)

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