[Update: According to later reports - You only need the mp_bin.pk3 file not all 3 files.]

apparently, this hack lets you see and connect to v1.33 pc servers:
http://home.earthlink.net/~wileyhouse/wolf/connecting133.html
the gist:
1. backup mp_bin.pk3, mp_pak3.pk3, and mp_pack4.pk3 from /wolf/main

2. download these paks:
http://home.earthlink.net/~wileyhouse/wolf/pk3files.sit

3. put the downloaded paks in /wolf/main.

you should now be able to connect to 1.33 servers. you will no longer be able to connect to 1.32 servers. to go back, just replace the backed up paks into wolf/main.
brett. "

I've not tried this personally but posting it as a FYI.
See last Thursday's news page for notes on using the PC Game of the Year Map Pack update with the Mac.

"Mac OS X may start up slowly if you have an IP configuration that includes valid IP and router address, but does not include a valid domain name system (DNS) server address. The computer may appear to encounter full or partial Internet connection failure. You may also need to adjust port priority. "

See the Apple doc for more details and solution. (Thanks to Vlad for the URL)

"Hi Mike,
I Overclocked my lite-One 32125W to 48125W (with a PC) Now it's work fine in a Firewire case. 2mn 45 to Burn 700 Mb CD-R with Describes (Toast does not support more than 40x)
Best regards
Lionel
http://www.macbidouille.com
PS: Only 32125W can be flashed not 32125S. "

See the earlier news item for links to a forum thread with more info.

" Hi there,
I had the random crashing issue (preceded by a huge FPS drop), while running the game on a PB G4/800/Radeon 7500 with 32Mb.

I read the "readme" which warned against having the texture quality set to high on any machine with 32Mb or less of VRAM. I turned the texture quality to the medium setting, and no more problem!
System is MacOSX 10.1.4, 512Mb RAM/40Gb HDD.
Danny Gasperini "

I don't know if those reporting problems had the texture quality set to high (or what the default is), but posting this as a FYI. (I don't own the game yet .)

"I have a 32X Lite-On (LTR-32123S) in a firewire case from OWC. I have a firewire card in my PC and have flashed the firmware several times using firewire. Just thought you might not know that it is not absolutely necessary to put the drive on the IDE bus to flash it -- much easier than opening the PC and the firewire case,etc...
Tom Brice "

The PC here has a Creative Labs Audigy sound card, but it's Firewire port is flaky at times (running Win98SE) - erroring out when copying large numbers of files to FW drives for instance. But the flash update of the 40x Lite-On drive via Firewire worked without any errors.
BTW - One reader asked if Virtual PC could be used to flash drives in Firewire cases. VPC 5.03 does not see my Lite-On 40x drive and unless the drive is detected (as the correct model, etc.) the flasher won't run.

" Thanks Mike for posting and getting back to me.
I was trying to get caught up with my work after loosing most of yesterday with this problem.
OWC came through with the 32BG Travelstar this morning and I'm fully restored now. I was working off a FW external as of late yesterday.

I had to swap back the 60GH to try the re-format which I did this afternoon. I could not initialize or reformat with Drive Setup or FWB HDT 4.5.2 quick or Low Level. Nothing, just gave a failure and drive may need replacement message. So I'm back with the 32GB and I'm happy for now.

American Express wants me to get a repair estimate to make a claim with them-- I'm not sure where to get that, IBM gave me some outfit but they haven't called me back.

As to getting anything out of IBM, the reader who wrote with a number is the same number I called twice. They were very apologetic and I kept feeling like they were going to come through and back up the warranty but they never did. They just kept saying how sorry they were that they couldn't help--
Dell without a system number was not sympathetic at all. Not rude, they were just going to give me the 90 day warranty and that was it.
I just posted to the drive database as well. Again, thank you for a very valuable site.
Paul L. "

Another reader wrote regarding buying a Dell refurbished Display from Tiger Direct:

" Hi Mike,
This is about my Dell warranty issue experience.
I purchased a refurbished Dell 15-inch LCD monitor from TigerDirect at $299. At this price I did not hesitate a bit even though it was a refurbished because of DellĒs famous good customer service. According to TigerDirect, it was supposed to come with 90-day warranty. After 5 days I received the monitor. I connected it to my existing PC, and the screen was very fuzzy. No matter how I tried, the monitor would not perform properly. I called TigerDirect. At first they told me to call Dell, because they were just authorized to sell. I called Dell. From the beginning of the phone call, I could not get through to the right customer representative, because I did not have a service code from a Dell PC. Luckily I was able to speak to a customer rep. Guess what happen. He told me to call TigerDirect. He said Dell could not honor the warranty for products, which were not purchased directly or without a Dell PC! He also said that their database system was based on Dell PC service code, not serial number. Therefore, he could not find any information based on the serial number. I called TigerDirect again. A customer rep. was ready to send me back to Dell. I asked him to issue me a RMA as a Not-satisfied-product.Ē After a week I got the credit with 15% less for restocking fee though it was not my fault.

Here is the lesson. If you are thinking about purchasing peripherals at Dell without purchasing a Dell PC or purchasing Dell peripherals at a Dell authorized reseller, DON'T! Your products will not get covered under warranty.
Thank you for your helpful site.
Ki. "

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