[G4] Updates do not fix my DVD playback

[Gregory Cortelyou]

On Jul 13, 2005, at 11:30 PM, John Baltutis wrote:

> On 07/13/05, Gregory Cortelyou <chefgreg at mac.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I did the update to 10.4.2 and also the specific DVD player patch but
>> still no luck playing DVDs on my G4 400. Was wondering if any of the
>> others on the list who had the problem got any different result. I
>> guess I am going to have to replace the Radeon 8500 with a newer
>> card. Seems like the consensus is that's the problem.
>>
>
> Whose consensus might that be?

Mine, based on reports of the problem from people on this list and  
others with the identical setup, the common denominator is the Radeon  
8500.
>
> Then, "Daniel Brieck Jr." <djbrieck at mac.com> followed up with:
>
>>
>> Yeah, Computer locked up.  Putting a DVD in the drive  caused the
>> Apple DVD player to auto-launch and yes seeming crash or near halt
>> the computer I was not waiting all day for it to be sure. But after
>> the problem still remains, no DVD movie playback as well with the
>> Apple "Quality" DVD player and the ATI Radeon 8500 upgrade.
>>
>> Who is the blame for this problem? Apple? ATI? or US? Buying a new
>> graphics card is a bit ridiculous since we paid for the 8500 update
>> not to long ago, and it is not a bad card that needs immediate
>> replacement like the Rage 128 that came with the computer...
>>
>
> Don't know what to tell you. 10.4.2 w/DVD Playback Update (4.6.1)  
> on a G4,
> 450 MP, with ATI Rage 128 Pro card (stock issue) just loaded and  
> played the
> Bourne Supremcy DVD movie without any problem. Also, didn't have  
> any DVD
> problems for almost a year while beta-testing Tiger. Maybe, it's  
> time to
> check the hardware with the Apple Hardware Test and reinstalling  
> the OS, if
> the hardware passes the extended tests. It's not an OS or graphics  
> card
> problem at this location.

I have been told that if I reinstall that original ATI Rage 128  
everything will work fine. I have not done that. Hoping for a fix  
someday soon.
Greg