" Happy new year guys and gals,
*DAMN R6, formerly known as *DAMN R6/RS World, was redesigned to cover Ghost Recon and its mods. You will find everything about mods, bugs, patches at www.planetrainbowsix.com/damnr6....
Our Clanladder for Ghost Recon will also get soon online but I'll mention that another time ;)
Bye,
Mauti "

(from the iCal download page)
What's New in iCal 1.0.1 (10.4MB download)
iCal 1.0.1 provides a number of performance and stability enhancements, and improved support for importing vCal and Entourage information.
System requirements:
Mac OS X v.10.2.2 "Jaguar" required.
Publishing calendars on the Internet requires a .Mac membership or a WebDAV server.
Note for iSync Public Beta users:
The iSync Public Beta is not compatible with iCal 1.0.1. iSync Public Beta users must upgrade to iSync 1.0 after installing iCal 1.0.1."

(from the iSync download page)
What's new in iSync 1.0
iSync 1.0 provides several enhancements and improvements over the iSync Public Beta version, including automatic sync scheduling and performance and stability improvements.
System requirements:
Mac OS X version 10.2.2 "Jaguar" required
iCal 1.0.1 installed or later.
Compatible devices
Mac to Mac syncing requires a .Mac membership (free 60-day try out available)."

"Mike,
I've heard reports that 10.2.3 resolves compatibility issues with HP Communications Manager. Apple also mentions this with version release notes.

This is not my experience with G4 867 Quicksilver, HP 5500c scanner, and HP990cxi printer.
Process Viewer still shows periodic readings of 50-80% CPU time for this application running in background.

Warcraft 111 unplayable after computers been running for 2 or 3 hours!

Also, there seems very little feedback/information with respect to Jaguar compatibility with Scansoft Omnipage Pro X, does anyone one else use it?
(a reader sent comments on this which I'll post in a later news update-Mike)
Peter"

Here's other mails today on the HP driver issue in reply to Peter's comments:

" I saw the news item regarding this and went and checked process viewer and saw it using periodically up to 60%. So I have now removed the software. I saw some slow down but did not attribute it to this until your news item.
Lonnie R.
(I asked for more info on the HP device, etc.)
HP 3330 printer, scanner, copier, fax. I installed the HP JETDIRECT 310X EXT PRINT Server and was connecting to the device using ethernet.
OS X 10.2.3 build 6G30 "

Here's another reply:

" I also own a Scanjet 5500 and have experienced the same problem. I reported this on the same day that X.2.3 came out.
Joel H. "

With over 1000 emails at least since 10.2.3 was released, plus the holidays, I must have missed his mail or forgotten it... (I can't keep up with all mails, it's impossible.)
Another reader with a Photosmart printer said he's not seeing the problem:

" Mike,
I have a G4 867 Single with 1.5GB of ram 174GB of HD and a HP Photosmart 1215 printer using the ( I believe) latest HP driver set 2.05. I have none of the problems from before 10.2.3 with the huge CPU usage now it uses about 4-7% of the cpu every 6-8 seconds ( which I tend to think is still out of line but the machine is useable) My up-times have been over 2 weeks with no problems
Just thought I would let you know !!!
Kade "

Note: For those that missed the last two news items on this issue (w/10.2.2 originally) with some tips/notes that might be of interest - see:

• More HP comments on Printer Drivers and 10.2.2 (Dec 9th news page) and
• Tips for HP Driver Issues in 10.2.2 without Restarting (Dec. 6th news page)

Also if anyone else with an AIO or other HP printer that uses the comm driver (not all HP printers do) let me know if you've seen this issue fixed or not in 10.2.3. (Include your system/OS/Printer/driver details in reports.)

" i have an ibook 16mb vram and g3 700mhz, i installed on virtualpc6 windows2000 professional without any problem but when it finished the installation and i tried to use windows, vpc unexpectedly closed. when i reopen it closed again and the ibook didn't responded anymore to any of my commands, i have had to reboot! i make you notice that i never used full-screen visual but just screen in a window. i use macosx 10.2.3 and 384mb of ram.
i'll try to reinstall virtualpc 5 and boot from the same diskimage, i don't have enough time now.
Franzo "

The earlier iBook owner report follows:

" Hi, i read the article (news item) on VPC6 crashing on G3s. I have a iBook G3 32MB VRAM Model running OS X Server 10.2.3 and VPC 6 (WinXP) and havent had any issues. Airport works fine when connecting to a Linksys WAP11. Havent tried wireless with anything else.
Full screen works fine. Maybe the problem is coming from people upgrading. When i got it, i reinstalled the Host OS and Guest OS.
Matt B. "

(Previous post follows)
A reader recently noted in a forum post that there's a problem with VPC6 in OS X (running full-screen mode) if run on a Mac with a G3 CPU.

"Okay, they don't tell you this ANYWHERE except in the discussion forums, and even then, you have to dig, but VPC6 has major crash trouble with G3 machines that run OSX, even if they are running 10.2.3 (the recomended OS).

It won't run in full screen mode correctly, and if you accidentally try to run it in full screen, you can fuxor your Guest OS images or even your OSX install. Worse, from then on, VPC will crash on launch or when trying to open a virtual machine, with no way to get it back up. There are also issues with airport, certain networking, and others, but all seem to affect G3 only.

I can attest to this, as I tried to run VPC6 on my iBook and blammo. But it didn't screw up my OSX, and I was able to run VPC 5 again after de-upgrading the disk images (you need to unpackage them since VPC6 packages them up as it upgrades them from V4 or V5 format, but it is pretty easy to undo).

Connectix is working on a fix, but since this affects just about EVERY G3 machine out there, it is bothersome to me that they could have released 6 without testing such an OBVIOUS setup. (When I say G3 machines, I mean ANY machine that runs a G3 processor, not just machines Apple called G3. Probably obvious, but just making sure.)

It does work great on my G4 with 7500 graphics, so much faster, and with full cinema resolutions even in Windows 95.

So, if you have a G4, get the new version, it's worth it, but if you have a G3 and run OSX, hold onto V5 until they fix this, which they claim to be doing as fast as possible.
Mike K."

Another reader replied to the post saying that he had run VPC6 ok in OS 9.

" Jet Blue: I read your review of your (Powerlogix) G4 upgrade on beige G3. (in the database here) I recently upgraded similarly and encounter the same problems. I found a way to reliably boot back in to OS X.
Try 'system disk 2.6.2', available here (direct D/L link)
It solved the problem for me. Run the app, select your OS X disk, click save, and restart. Presto Chango...
Troy Routley "

This utility has been noted in some older G4 upgrade/Beige G3 reports but since there are so many it's often not seen. Another reader sent a mail that XLR8's Startupdisk maker also helped:

" Hi Mike,
I read the news item about using System Disk 2.6.2 to solve the problem booting into OS X on G4 upgraded Beige G3 Macs. I Just wanted to let you know that the XLR8 StartupDiskMaker also fixes the problem booting into OS X (at least on my OWC G4/533 upgraded Beige G3 Mac).
Best regards
Anders N. "

But is there any source for that now that xlr8.com shut their doors? (OWC has mirrors of newer tech, etc. software but not xlr8 last I checked, but I have not checked there recently)

• Apple (OEM) G4/350 ZIF in Beige G3 (rated 9)
• Other World Computing G4/550 in B&W G3 (rated 10)

(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.)

Multi-Format Card Reader Reports:
• USB (2.0) PNY multi card reader used w/G4 AGP (OS X)
  
  DVD-RAM Reports:
• Matshita LF-D211A in 4400 (OS 9.1)
  
  Combo DVD+CDR Drive Reports:
• IDE Plextor (20x10x40x + 12x DVD-ROM) in G4/AGP (OS X)
  (didn't note model#)
  
  DVD-R DVD Recorder Drive Reports:
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in B&W g3 (OS X)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in Beige G3 (OS X)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in G4/AGP (OS X)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in Dual G4 (OS X)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
• IDE Cendyne (Pioneer) DVR-105 in G4/AGP (OS X)
  (filed under "other" brands, although most like this are posted under Pioneer)
  
  IDE CDRW Drive Reports:
• BTC BCE4816IM (didn't note speed) in Beige G3 (OS 9.2) (no itunes burn support)
• Lite-On LTR-32123S (32x12x40x) in B&W G3 (OS 9.2)
  (no itunes/db support, noted disabling iomega extension helped boot delay)
• Lite-On LTR-52246S 52x24x52 in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
• MSI MS-8348 (48x16x48x) in Beige G3 (OS X)
  (listed under "other" brands, no itunes/db support)
• Verbatim 48x12x48 in Beige G3 (OS 9.2)
  (listed under "other" brands, problems noted)
  (FYI - Illustrated CD 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 Drive Reports:
• Acom Data BTC BCE2410 (24x10x40) used w/iMac slot loading (OS X) (no itunes/db burn support)
• Asus 4816A (48x16x48) in FW case used w/8500 (OS X)
  (listed under "other" brands)
  
  IDE Hard Drive Reports:
• Maxtor 80GB in iMac slot loading (OS X)
• Maxtor 740DX 40GB in B&W G3 (OS 9.2)
  (Illustrated guide to adding a 2nd HD here in B&W G3 rev2 and G4 towers up to the QuickSilver models - for a guide to adding two more drives w/IDE card, see this page)

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.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. [If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.]
(Entries today will be added the following newsday. Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)

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