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[Jacques]

I’m not sure. I am ready to try but dono what file to use?

Ok so as you have a G3 you shouldn’t have to cut pins 3+11.

This is the page you should be looking at. You will also find loads of other links to the ROM files in the left hand ATI links section.

http://themacelite.wikidot.com/9250-trick

I flashed using the vnc method and it worked well doing it remotely.

[Jacques]

Hold on doesn’t the G3 B\W only have PCI slots? The first card you linked is AGP.

[Sphere478]

Hold on doesn’t the G3 B\W only have PCI slots? The first card you linked is AGP.

mine is pci. 66mhz 32-bit and three or four 64-bit 33mhz slots

[Hi-FiMan]

I flashed the full 128k ROM version, not reduced.

As reported a few posts above, high density RAM is not recognised and you’ll only see a portion of the vRAM.

All the software and instructions are in this post.

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,6499.msg48620.html#msg48620

Maybe this would be a better card to try? What do you think? I also have this one.

I've got the same card. Has anyone figured out the resistors for this one?

[indibil]

Hi, I recently purchased a Shappire Radeon 7000 PCI PC version. My intention was to use it on a G3 B&W. Since I don't have a PC, I first installed it in a secondary slot on the G3 and from the system profile it indicated that there was an ATI graphics card, but the screen was black.

I purchased 128kb EPROMS and with a TL866 I flashed the complete 128kb Apple 208 ROM. I replaced the chip and when I installed it, I have an image on the screen.

But as you can see in the images, it seems that something is wrong with the 3D acceleration. In OS9.2.2 I have tried several drivers for 7000, and even official ATI drivers for all their graphics cards, and always the same, it seems that something is not working. In the system profile it does not indicate that it is a Radeon 7000, only the data.

In 10.4.11, when booting, some jailbars appear while the apple logo is displayed, which then disappear, but in the system profile, it also does not show Radeon 7000, only ATI VGA. Also, a square shadow appears that follows the cursor.

To verify that everything is correct, I have applied the ATI ROM Updater from 208 to 226, and it runs correctly, and is shown in the photo, but the defects persist.

Does anyone have an idea what is happening? The Radeon 7000 does not require moving any resistors, according to what I have read. It does not seem to be a memory failure, they do not seem to be glitches, rather that there is no 3D acceleration.

The only thing that occurs to me is to try cleaning the PCI socket pins, although I do not think that is the problem.

[indibil]

Hi, I don't know if anyone else is still here.

I bought a 256MB Radeon 9250 PC AGP a while back. I replaced the ROM with the 128KB version of the 9250 128MB that I found on http://themacelite.wikidot.com/wikidownloads2. i Replace the EEPROM with a M25P10 chip.

http://campahunta.free.fr/Downloads/ROMs/ati_hack_devid_9250_127_pciagp_full.zip

The strange thing is that she already had the resistors in the Mac position according to Wikidot. But it doesn't show an image. I've tried moving the resistors to the PC position, but it still doesn't work. I've tried the jumper in both NTSC and PAL, but nothing. It's always a black screen.

Pins 3 and 11 covered.

Perhaps it's a problem with the 265MB version? The photo is very similar to the one in the http://themacelite.wikidot.com/9250-trick but there are slight differences. I've searched for what could be causing the difference, but I can't find anything.

Does anyone have experience flashing a 256MB 9250 like mine?

Thanks.

[Jacques]

I had one of these and couldn’t get it to work. The eBay seller had listed it as 128mb and I thought I was onto a good find but what arrived was a 256mb card. My ROM chip was 64k so I flashed the reduced image but all I got was a black screen. I do believe cards with high density ram are problematic, best to look for a 64mb / 128mb card where all the memory is filled on the pcb. A lot of people say the newer red pcb version is easier to flash / get working but I had 0% success with a 128mb version.

I have been through 4 of these 9200/9250 cards now…! I have one that works but it causes a lot of coil whine…in my psu of all places. As soon as I swap out to the geforce 2 mx the coil whine goes away. And it’s definitely in the psu. I can’t run the mx card for long as it gets blazingly hot.

[Jacques]

Hopefully this works! This is my current 9200 card.

[indibil]

Hopefully this works! This is my current 9200 card.

Thanks for responding. Your 128MB card looks the same as mine in terms of component layout. Could you provide a photo of each side, clearly showing the position of all the resistors? I'll compare it with mine to find any differences.

Some selectable resistors are under the heatsink.

[Jacques]

Will do this evening.

Here you go, just say if you need closeup images.