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Day 7 Day 6 was a bust, worked late so didn't get a chance to get to anything. I got a few parts in the mail as well as some spare keys for my G4 12" PowerBook 867MHz that I should be reviving in a few days. Downloaded InterwebPPC for an iBook G4 1.2GHz 12". Not a big deal but at least...

For further details on the first five days, see my original post on PPC2025, Is it happening?. To recap: Day 1 I worked on recovering three dysfunctional iBook G3 500MHz 12" laptops. I was able to get two fully working. Day 2 I tried to build a power supply for a Dr. Bott DVIator, but in...

Day 5 I have four iBook G4 1.2GHz 12" models. One was restored in December 2024, and I have been using it to prep SSDs for my other iBook recoveries. The other three all display the White Screen of Death (LCD is white only ie the backlight is on, but the only graphics shown are on an external...

Hello, I have a few iBook G4 1.2GHz and 1.33GHz that will boot and run fine on an external display. However the laptop screen itself is just white. I have replaced both the LCD (known good) and LVDS cable (known good) with no change in results. I tested every line in the LVDS cable for...

Day 4 I have three iBook G4 1.33MHz parts machines to try to build one good one. Some testing and disassembly... I see that one boots fine, but screen bezel issues, so I will have to swap screens. This one is also missing the power button socket. Since one of the other machines shows no...

Looks the same as the (4) SI3114 cards I have on hand. I bought sockets in case I fudge the programming. Hopefully get to these this month. One from eBay as a random cheap, two cheap from Free Geek, one "Mac" card from eBay that said works with Mac (assumed it was already reprogrammed).

Day 3 I am working an additional shift today, so not a lot of time for projects. Quickest one I have is a RAM upgrade on an iMac G3 Strawberry tray loader. Had dual 128MB in there and bumped it up to dual 256MB. While it was open, might as well swap the battery for a CR32 holder...

Day 2 I picked up a Dr. Bott DVIator cable from FreeGeek in the dollar bin. No PSU. It has been laying around since PPC Challenge 2024. I thought I would give it a go today. I found a couple old DELL 4pin DIN power supplies at 20V. It was a struggle, but I eventually got the 4 pin...

I don't see it yet, so I guess I will make it my own personal challenge for the month of January 2025. Here we go... Day 1 I have 3 iBook G3 500MHz 12" laptops. All are in some state of dysfunction. One came from FreeGeek and two were from a lot of 4 "for parts" from eBay. 500MHz machines...

More prep. I have 3 iBook G3 500Mhz 12" semi-working status. Hopefully I can get at least two fully working. Disassembling all three at once, to make it easier. I should really have a magnetic tray for all these screws. So, just wondering if anyone has some tips for neutralizing this...

I don't think there was any hardware support in MacOS for the CrystalHD, only the driver support inside XBMC / Kodi on Mac. I found 10.6.x very unstable and lots of graphics artifacts. I stuck with 10.5.8 on my hardware. 1 - AppleTV gen1 is max 720p, so maybe the new TV only support 1080p or...

Interesting port option... I powered one of my AppleTVs on, and I get +5v at the first pin (with the big arrow V), 2nd pin ground, then two other minor voltages, assume the 3rd and 4th pins are D+ and D-. I will have to cobble together a test setup and see if its actually USB or not. If it is...

Your CrystalHD card will work with the OSMC installation here.

During the PPC Challenge 2024, I worked on 15 desktops, performing upgrades, fixes, and general use. For PPC Challenge 2025, I intend to work on laptops I have acquired. Prepping SSDs now. I have purchased some 2.5" mSATA to IDE adapters that were full size with cover for about $12. I also...

Didn't see anything here for that specific model, but maybe someone in that forum can assist.

The built-in wifi card does not support BlueTooth. You could either use a USB dongle, or replace the mPCIE card with something newer that 10.5.8 still supports (but I can't confirm one exists that is supported under 10.5.x or the 10.6.x hack).

I don't think so. Per the instructions, when you change the drive partition type to make it bootable by the AppleTV, the mac will no longer recognize the partition. "Making the USB drive bootable Now, we need to change the partition type so that the USB drive is bootable on the Apple TV. Once...

I believe that is the unique UUID that the AppleTV rom is looking for to boot from. If that does not exist, it can't boot. You are essentially rewriting the partition table to make MacOS look like the AppleTV boot partition with the appropriate UUID.

Pulled the PRAM batteries, no signs of leakage, but both had a pin that turned green with corrosion at the extender cable. Both batteries have been charging overnight and appear to be dead (will keep the computer on for a moment, I have not done a full runtime assessment). In the interest of...

There are 3x 7400 (4ch NAND) and 2x 7486 (4ch XOR) on the board. Maybe from the 60s or 70s? DEC or other 8bit CPU era?