iMac graphics ROM file for ATI RAGEIIc

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Graphiccelerator comes with a ROM dump util called ATI Multi Dumper, ATIccelerator uses another way to tweak the graphics without dumping the ROM it seems.

ATI Multi Dumper 8.7 (PowerPC only): OS X and 9. Dumps the ROM of ATI cards, as well as a text file containing various pieces of information you probably don't need. Note that on-motherboard graphics cards (iMacs, eMacs, PowerBooks, iBooks) are not supported by the dumper tool. Does not support Intel-based Macs.

Still System Profile reports some video ROM:

http://www.multiupload.com/POFRDV3OOU

After all, I dont think there will be an easy way to have something saved and I doubt you could use it for your G3 card. :-(

 

[somorastik]

At least now we know the device ID for the ATI RAGEIIc 0X4756.

 

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Little more than nothing...

But you made me install Panther on my old iMac (192MB), which I never even would have considered otherwise.

Not bad, the 10.3 OS. I wonder, if I can "restore" the OS to a somewhat bigger non Apple drive to have it co-exist with 9.2?

But thats off topic.

Best wishes, comrade in the East!

 

[Gorgonops]

To be honest, I don't know that I've ever even seen an ATI card prior to the Rage 128 era that had a flash upgradable BIOS. Are you sure the IIc card you have even supports that?

I guess the obvious question is "why bother with such an old card anyway"? GeForce MX cards are just as worthless as Rage IIc cards now, and the result would be far more useable.

 

[somorastik]

Well to be honest I dont have ge force MX card, only the AGP version and I need the PCI and the only PCI I have is the IIc. I thought every card has a flashable bios. Ok then I will look around for for the PCI MX.

But to ask if it is worth bothering, is irrelevant. Especialy on this foum :lol:

Why does anyone bother with 68k in the age of multi core processors? For fun? I doubt it. For nostalgia? Idoubt it.

The reason is far more deeper that can be explained within a few lines.

It is because everything is so worthless in these times, the money, life, death, love, sex.

So you reach out for something obviously worthless that has been stuck in back of your mind since you were a kid.

For us it is the Macintosh and 68k.

R.

 

[somorastik]

I found a Voodoo2 card. Its a PC card but from what I googled it works in mac. But not in OsX. Damn. Geforce MX PCI is very hard to find where I live.