Subject: Re: hardware recommendations (IR and Video Out)
To: Brian Hechinger <wonko@4amlunch.net>
From: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 12/14/2004 08:42:55
Hello,
> well, there are two of the same card i got for my mac (64M 7000), only with S-Video on ebay
> right now. $6. that's an acceptable price. ;)
If you end up with more cards than you need I'm pretty sure there will be enough people on ports-macppc who are willing to help ;)
> > Hmm, if you feel adventurous just plug the Radeon which doesn't work in your Mac into the Sun - it MAY see the fcode stuff.
> hmm, that's not a bad idea, but i wonder which will happen first, getting my friend
> to ship me the U5, or us getting the Radeon working in the mac. ;)
Oops, somehow I got the impression that you already have the Sun.
> > Maybe - maybe not. ROM images for Suns will be a LOT harder to get ( if they exist at all ) but in theory the fcode stuff should
> > work - OpenFirmware is based on an earlier version of Sun's OpenBOOT after all, so there is a chance. But I wouldn't bet on Sun
> > and Apple OF being in any way compatible, at least both will have proprietary extensions.
>
> hmmm, i wonder if my friend saved the Sun ROMs off of his 7000 when he flashed
> it to Mac. i'll have to check. i do know that Sun ROMs exist for radeon 7000
> however. ;)
Hmm, maybe try one with Sun ROMs in the mac? They should be fcode-only, so no MacOS driver but that wouldn't concern you anyway.
have fun
Michael