most extensions just patch the system, they dont use any CPU cycles, and the RAM they use is minimal.
but the biggest handbrake at startup is something else: the apple menu!Newbies can explore other menus / system utilities after they get going (I like Action Go-mac)
so, general rule: dont put bigger archives with thousands of items (for example complete harddisks) into your applemenu. if you want to have something like that, use some third party menu which does not scan the files live at startup.
use a smaller partition with more or less only the OS9 system folder on itYes and remember to copy the System folder to at least 1 other volume so you can boot to that volume also, this provides the means to maintain and repair your default system volume
i concur, if our goal is to assemble the ultimate audio OS9, everything not needed for that purpose should not be included, and if it is only for the sake of our perfectionism.
but my personal installs looks a bit different, they are in use for some other things, too.
once i stood in a place with a system with no appletalk, serial switcher, and stuff it engine and was really f*cked. since that day i gave up to "optimise" by deleting .
Well let's not "delete"... the beauty of Mac OS 9 is the ability to have many different "extensions sets"
Just so the Newbies understand, you can have different sets that simple "turn off" the extensions that you do not need for your current workflow; save the set as a different name, and reboot.... for musicians the very basic mode would be 2 sets to choose from, "DAW Mode" with the tweeks mentioned above and "Non-DAW mode" maybe with almost all extensions turned on.
sets ... nah ... better ... 2 different system folders. :)
just for the sake of our perfectionism
btw., if you want to find me between the other lambs, thats easy: i am the black one.
I haven not removed anything. i use a machine specific 922, without bullshit like "maps" and without user&groups and keychain (i cant really tell if those are in a standard install or not), plus the latest updates for quicktime, nividia and ati, and plus some 20 third party extensions in addition.
this is, like i said before, because my audio machine is not used for audio only, so i can hardly "optimize" for that purpose.
if i could, i´d really like to remove the appearance manager ("themes"), and - most of the time - navigation services, but thats not possible after OS850. :) the latter can be trap-patched, but i havent found a good solution yet ...
Is your Install MAX focused or multimedia focused? Or Office ?
With these 2 any OSX user can use OS9!
what is the advantage of having the virtual memory off?I am not an expert, but using virtual memory means using the hard drive as memory, and that is a bottleneck as the hard drive is MUCH slower than the memory. Only using SSD the performance of the virtual memory on could be acceptable.
I think I'm developing a 'virtual memory'... as I can't remember 'virtually' ANYTHING these days!! ;D ;DOld school notepad never run off batteries.
haha, i just downloaded DH´s systemfolder and see that he actually has some 15 extensions in it.
in my extension folder in my main computer there are more than 300 extensions. :)
i think it is proven that you can have a wide variety of extensions set: you can remove almost everything, but you can also install hundreds of add-ons for two different sorts of working systems.
There is the minimalistic approach (15 extensions) and the OS9candoitall approach with more than 300 extensions. IIO, how many extensions sets do you use?
It can have sense to have 300 extensions but a set that loads a minimal ammount, because loading all them is against performance using DAWs.
We should have some perspective about:
-What is OS9 base extension set.
-What extensions are system specific.
-What extensions are needed for LAN support.
-What extensions are needed for Nvidia support.
-What extensions are needed for ATI support.
-What extensions are needed for Firewire support.
-What extensions are needed for USB Mass Storage.
-What extensions are needed for USB non Apple Keyboard/Mouse
IIO, the way MacTron and DH disect extensions on post 2 and 3 has really helped us. I cant see benefits on having an heavy extension folder. Please help us showing us some benefits of having all these 300 extensions.
At least the 5-10 more practical/most used/unknow to the masses ones. ;D
protools with navigation services disabled
My actual system folder contains 50 extensions plus a few extras for my scanner and printer and 19 control panels.Please, take a snapshot of that to take it as MacTron's List
Please, take a snapshot of that to take it as MacTron's List
The ATI or nVidia row aren't needed at the same time in the same computer, so one of the rows can be trashed.
Bumping this for myself and New users. 8)
Edit: just noticed it was made sticky. I followed it from a link in another post. Oh well lol.
...playing DVDs with the on-board Rage video is a surprise. While Apple moved the DVD decoding into OS 9 software (Altivec not required), supposedly a video card equivalent to the Apple Rage 128 (16 MB VRAM), found in B&W G3s and beyond, was required for the Apple DVD Player to function properly. For the Beige G3s that meant a Rage Orion or better. But, if it works off the on-board video, more power to you.
ATI
Extensions:
ATI 3D Accelerator - 7.0.4 (ATI Installer)
ATI 8500 3D Accelerator - 7.1.0 (ATI Installer)
ATI Driver Update - 2.4.4 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.9)
ATI Extension - 2.9.0 (ATI Installer)
ATI Graphics Accelerator - 5.7.0 (ATI Installer)
ATI Monitor - 3.2.1 (ATI Installer)
ATI MPP Manager - 1.2 (Mac OS 9.2.2)
ATI Radeon 3D Accelerator - 6.4.7 (ATI Installer/Mac OS CPU Software 5.9)
ATI Rage 128 3D Accelerator - 6.4.7 (ATI Installer/Mac OS CPU Software 5.9)
ATI Resource Manager - 3.2.1 (ATI Installer)
ATI ROM Xtender - 1.2 (ATI Installer)
ATI Video Accelerator 4.9.1 (ATI Installer)
ATI Video Digitizer - 4.3.7 (ATI Installer) *Not visible in Extensions Manager
ATI Control Panels:
ATI Displays - 3.2.1 (ATI Installer)
nVidia
Extensions:
NVIDIA 2D Acceleration - 3.5.2 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.9/nVidia 3.5.2 installer)
NVIDIA DVD Accelerator - 3.5.2 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.9/nVidia 3.5.2 installer)
NVIDIA Driver - 3.5.2 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.9/nVidia 3.5.2 installer)
NVIDIA Engine - 3.5.2 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.9/nVidia 3.5.2 installer)
NVIDIA Open GL - 3.5.2 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.9/nVidia 3.5.2 installer)
NVIDIA Video Accelerator - 3.5.2 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.7/nVidia 3.5.2 installer) *Not visible in Extensions Manager
OpenGL
Extensions:
OpenGLEngine - 1.2.4 (Mac OS 9.2.2)
OpenGLLibrary - 1.2.5 (Mac OS 9.2.2 Extras 3.0)
OpenGLMemory - 1.2.4 (Mac OS 9.2.2)
OpenGLRenderer - 1.2.4 (Mac OS 9.2.2)
OpenGLRendererATI - 1.3.5 (ATI Installer)
OpenGLUtility - 1.2.4 (Mac OS 9.2.2)
QuickTime
Extensions:
Apple QD3D HW Driver - 1.6 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
Apple QD3D HW Plug-in - 1.6 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickDraw™ 3D - 1.6 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickDraw™ 3D IR - 1.6 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickDraw™ 3D RAVE - 1.8.1 (Mac OS 9.2.2 Extras 3.0)
QuickDraw™ 3D Viewer - 1.6 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickTime FireWire DV Enabler - 2.3 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickTime FireWire DV Support - 2.3 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickTime™ - 6.0.3 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickTime™ MPEG Extension - 6.0.2 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickTime™ PowerPlug - 6.0.3 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickTime™ VR - 6.0.2 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
Control Panels:
QuickTime™ Settings - 6.0.2 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
Application Folder:
PictureViewer - 6.0.2 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickTime Player - 6.0.3 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickTime Plugin - 6.0.2 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
QuickTimePlugin.class - 6.0.2 (QuickTime 6.0.3)
Apple DVD Player
Extensions:
DVDRuntimeLib - 2.7 (Apple DVD Software 2.7v1.1)
DVD AutoLauncher - 1.1 (Apple DVD Software 2.7v1.1)
DVD Navigation Manager ATI - 2.7 (Apple DVD Software 2.7v1.1)
DVD Navigation Manager NV - 2.7 (Apple DVD Software 2.7v1.1)
DVD Region Manager - 1.1 (Apple DVD Software 2.7v1.1)
DVD Video Interface - 1.0 (Apple DVD Software 2.7v1.1)
Applications:
Apple DVD Player - 2.7 (Apple DVD Software 2.7v1.1)
Game Sprockets
Extensions:
DrawSprocketLib - 1.7.8 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.9)
Apple System Files
Extensions:
Apple Monitor Plugins - 2.2.1 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.9)
Control Panels:
Monitors - 8.6.4 (Mac OS CPU Software 5.9)
SwitchRes
Extensions:
SwitchRes - 2.5.3 (SwitchRes 2.5.3)
Control Panels:
SwitchRes Control - 2.5.3 (SwitchRes 2.5.3)
MacPortrait
Extensions:
MacPortrait Driver - 6.2.5 (MacPortrait 6.2.5)
Control Panels:
MacPortrait Controls - 6.2.5 (MacPortrait 6.2.5)