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supernova777:
ok guys
something i just emailed diehard + mactron about
i have an idea for each of us to contribute to
for the benefit of all mac os 9 users

to create a master driver .img file
that we can add all the small driver files to
to make our lives easier, u know like digidesign drivers, m-audio delta drivers, video card drivers,
if we made a directory for this on the ftp we could each contribute our working driver files for our hardware
and then compile this into a master disk which can be posted + updated to new version easily
also keeping a log which would detail additions/removals as changes are made going forward
(using disk copy read/write image format which lets u add files to the .img file as if its a mounted real hard drive)

in the end we would end up with 1 cd or dvd sized image that would have all the drivers we would ever need for mac os 9
all in one place.. no more fuss tryign to find a driver when doing fresh system installs
mostly this would help newbie users that are struggling to understand + be familiar with the os itself so much that
having to locate a driver just makes things really frustrating

also what could be included on this disk are the rare patches for firmwares etc that some people wouldnt even know exists
+ hardware pdf documentation to consult in the event of a problem

Syntho:
I'm game for this. I have an Adaptec SCSI card with a special driver for it that should be in there.

supernova777:
the files can be put here int his thread as attachments or uploaded to the driver directory on the ftp

supernova777:
i want to start moving this forward
if any of you have a bunch of different hardware + have your own personal drivers all organized in some type of directory structure on your disk lets share them here.. u can attach them to a post up to 64 mb attachments per post

supernova777:
like i said if anyone wants to contribute a stuffed folder or disk image of their collected drivers for any special hardware they own..
id like to pool all these drives in an attempt to make a universal driver disk for all to have and save time looking for drivers,

the ultimate goal is: 1 cd (700mb)
all motu, all m-audio, all rme, all event/echo, all pro tools related drivers, all tascam, all roland/edirol
all serial midi drivers, all usb keyboard drivers, all emagic, all steinberg
etc etc

and if we miss a few then we add them in and make a new version of the cd "macos9lives drivers cd" v1.01, v1.02, v1.03 etc etc

i can take a screenshot of what ive got collected so far.. perhaps that would help

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