So, for the first time, I have been playing around properly with an 8/24GC Nubus card acquired some time ago. Acceleration for this card is provided by the 8/24GC Control Panel. There are two versions of this Control Panel available in Apple's older software downloads (part of the same d/l, in fact), and there is a PDF manual available separately.
The version for System 7 works just fine in System 7 (the little rocket goes up nicely on booting, and all's well with the world). The version for System 6 refuses to work in System 6 (6.0.8 ) (the little rocket is crossed out, and nothing I do — following the manual — seems to want to make its engine roar).
Now, I want the System 6 version to work, if possible, in a IIfx that I have here running System 6, as the ultimate System 6 machine, basically. Elsewhere in the IIfx there is an Apple 8/24 Nubus card (the one that teams with the 8/24GC) and a bog-standard Asante ethernet card with drivers. The System installation is otherwise minimal.
There was a ROM update for the 8/24GC card, I believe, and of course we mostly apply these patches when they come out, so most likely whoever owned this card did so years ago. Could this be the reason for the failure of the software in System 6, and if so, what can I do about it? The only other complication I can think of is that 32-bit QuickDraw is installed in System 6. Apparently the 8/24GC Control Panel patches 32-bit QuickDraw on booting, so I am assuming that it needs to be present.
Does anyone know the deep lore?
The version for System 7 works just fine in System 7 (the little rocket goes up nicely on booting, and all's well with the world). The version for System 6 refuses to work in System 6 (6.0.8 ) (the little rocket is crossed out, and nothing I do — following the manual — seems to want to make its engine roar).
Now, I want the System 6 version to work, if possible, in a IIfx that I have here running System 6, as the ultimate System 6 machine, basically. Elsewhere in the IIfx there is an Apple 8/24 Nubus card (the one that teams with the 8/24GC) and a bog-standard Asante ethernet card with drivers. The System installation is otherwise minimal.
There was a ROM update for the 8/24GC card, I believe, and of course we mostly apply these patches when they come out, so most likely whoever owned this card did so years ago. Could this be the reason for the failure of the software in System 6, and if so, what can I do about it? The only other complication I can think of is that 32-bit QuickDraw is installed in System 6. Apparently the 8/24GC Control Panel patches 32-bit QuickDraw on booting, so I am assuming that it needs to be present.
Does anyone know the deep lore?
