[1.2 NOW RELEASED] LeopardRebirth - Ultimate Sierra theme

[Dronecatcher]

It doesn't block youtube ads though, but it blocks everything else I've seen (or not seen ) so far on the web.

For NinjaKit, once installed, go to this page:

https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/2984-viewtube

Click the green install button and that's it.

When you go to Youtube you'll now be presented with many download and playback options. Select the SD option click play and Quicktime will stream 360P in the browser - with no ads. You can go higher or lower depending on machine or choose to download the files.

 

[G5-PowerLifter]

For NinjaKit, once installed, go to this page:

https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/2984-viewtube

Click the green install button and that's it.

When you go to Youtube you'll now be presented with many download and playback options. Select the SD option click play and Quicktime will stream 360P in the browser - with no ads. You can go higher or lower depending on machine or choose to download the files.

I figured out that I don't necessarily need it on the Power Mac G5, but for the iMac that's close to perfection, thank you!
I need to save all of these tweaks for the future, maybe I burn a CD or store it in some kind of cloud

 

[eyoungren]

1. Basic web browsing in Webkit or TFF is useable. I'll have to try the adblock addon next as any ad-laden sites bring the little 12" AlBook to a crawl and into turbo-fan mode.

No. No, no, no no no!

I know that not everyone wants to read through and apply the stuff in the tweak/addon thread I maintain, but for Godssake do NOT make it worse!

Anything, ANYTHING that has the words 'Ad Block' in front of it for Firefox/Mozilla has a memory leak. As such, it may block ads but it WILL cause the browser to crawl!

Please, if you want an adblocker at least do the minimum and install some OTHER adblocking addon. I suggest BluHell Firewall, but whatever you do please take my advice and avoid anything beginning with the words 'Ad Block'.
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Which is pretty unfair considering that the PPC G5 never really had a chance to use it's full potential in Mac OS.

In 2003 when Steve Jobs launched the G5 he promised 3Ghz speeds by the end of the year.

At the end of 2005 IBM and Motorola STILL had not achieved 3Ghz speeds, Apple had water cooling on a couple models because of heat, and any potential 3Ghz chips were coming in low yields because of problems. On top of that, Apple had also promised a G5 laptop. They even built a prototype but because of the heat it just could not be done.

I think Apple and Steve gave the G5 more than enough chances. If anyone failed the G5 it was IBM and Motorola. Not Apple.

 

[G5-PowerLifter]

At the end of 2005 IBM and Motorola STILL had not achieved 3Ghz speeds, Apple had water cooling on a couple models because of heat, and any potential 3Ghz chips were coming in low yields because of problems. On top of that, Apple had also promised a G5 laptop. They even built a prototype but because of the heat it just could not be done.

I think Apple and Steve gave the G5 more than enough chances. If anyone failed the G5 it was IBM and Motorola. Not Apple.

Considering what kind of blown up marketing was behind the G5 (the worlds fastest personal computer), with a lot of Intel mocking in the back, since 1996. I think it's kinda ridiculous how fast the PowerPC was dropped in favour of an architecture, that was claimed to be sh*t from Apple's side for so many years.
Of course in the end it's all just marketing.
But if I had been a loyal Apple customer from the 90's until 2005, believing that the PowerPC is so much better, I guess I would feel like, that my favoured company was fooling me all the time.
And I'm sure that was not just for the Pro Users, but for the consumer product targeted people too. Every Mac (including iMacs and iBooks) that has been advertised since the first Power Mac, also advertised the included hardware, not just the design or the OS.
They even burned Intel's bunny man.

And today it feels like they abandoning the Mac in favour of the iPhone/iPad. The trash can Mac Pro and it's outdated hardware are just a major example of that.

 

[eyoungren]

Considering what kind of blown up marketing was behind the G5 (the worlds fastest personal computer), with a lot of Intel mocking in the back, since 1996. I think it's kinda ridiculous how fast the PowerPC was dropped in favour of an architecture, that was claimed to be sh*t from Apple's side for so many years.
Of course in the end it's all just marketing.
But if I had been a loyal Apple customer from the 90's until 2005, believing that the PowerPC is so much better, I guess I would feel like, that my favoured company was fooling me all the time.
And I'm sure that was not just for the Pro Users, but for the consumer product targeted people too. Every Mac (including iMacs and iBooks) that has been advertised since the first Power Mac, also advertised the included hardware, not just the design or the OS.
They even burned Intel's bunny man.

Apple's issues with IBM/Motorola go back to the release of the G4. Apple promised 400/500mhz on launch and PowerPC could not deliver. Apple was forced to launch the G4 with a 350/450mhz lineup. PowerPC was always a day late and a dollar short in backing up Apple. Steve just got tired of it.

And sure, the marketing hype. I get where you're coming from that, but this is how much IBM/Motorola irritated Steve that he was willing to embrace the chip of his competitor. And quite frankly, except for servers the PowerPC chip for personal computers topped out with the G5. The heat issues just were not solvable. And Intel being cheaper and running cooler allowed for more profit margin.

This is not to say I dislike PowerPC. I don't. I would not be here if I disliked it. But as great as PowerPC is, the companies behind it just couldn't produce like Apple needed.

And today it feels like they abandoning the Mac in favour of the iPhone/iPad. The trash can Mac Pro and it's outdated hardware are just a major example of that.

I agree. However, this is a result of Apple not wanting to ever again be constrained by an external company. Apple has invested in ARM and their own processors and ultimately when Apple is ready, it's those chips that will power Macs.

 

[G5-PowerLifter]

This is not to say I dislike PowerPC. I don't. I would not be here if I disliked it. But as great as PowerPC is, the companies behind it just couldn't produce like Apple needed.


I agree. However, this is a result of Apple not wanting to ever again be constrained by an external company. Apple has invested in ARM and their own processors and ultimately when Apple is ready, it's those chips that will power Macs.

Or by the time they would be ready, there will be no Macs anymore. ARM Chips are very fast these days, fast enough for consumer products, but not powerful enough to convert large movie files or do 4K Video editing. I'm not sure for how long though, when I look at benchmarks it seems like, that those A9-A10-whatever chips outperform a mobile Core i5 CPU.

 

[SourceSunTom]

Hey!! Sorry for my inactivity, been busy lately
I'll try publishing my modifications as well as the PPCStore for Leopard Soon

 

[G5-PowerLifter]

I know it doesn't really belong here, but I don't know where else to put it. I've got a Geforce 6800 GT AGP for my G5. Everything runs well so far. But when I try and play the game "Cube III Sauerbraten" at high setting (even though this card should handle a game like that without any issues) it crashes very quickly. I also got an error message when I was trying to use the Cinebench 11.5 Graphic Benchmark. I've done several hardware tests (Apple Hardware Test, Apple System Diagnostics) and according to that,everything seems to be fine. I really don't know what's going on. I don't really wanna put that Radeon 9600 64MB back in my machine cause it kinda sucks..

Does have anyone more experience with that?

 

[eyoungren]

I know it doesn't really belong here, but I don't know where else to put it. I've got a Geforce 6800 GT AGP for my G5. Everything runs well so far. But when I try and play the game "Cube III Sauerbraten" at high setting (even though this card should handle a game like that without any issues) it crashes very quickly. I also got an error message when I was trying to use the Cinebench 11.5 Graphic Benchmark. I've done several hardware tests (Apple Hardware Test, Apple System Diagnostics) and according to that,everything seems to be fine. I really don't know what's going on. I don't really wanna put that Radeon 9600 64MB back in my machine cause it kinda sucks..

Does have anyone more experience with that?

I that a Core Image capable card?

PS. Generally, if you don't know of any other place to put a question it's a pretty good indicator to start a new thread.

At the top of this forums main list of threads is a button that says "Post New Thread". You click on that, enter your title and body for the problem and then click on the button that says "Create New Thread".

Note, I am not patronizing or belittling you, just explaining.

 

[G5-PowerLifter]

I did, but it seems like the PPC Fanbase became to small over time for a quick response. I'll have to wait then.

 

[KeyReel]

How to completely uninstall that? I have problems with resizing. Almost no window can be resized....

 

[SourceSunTom]

I can't provide you an uninstaller for now, I don't have time, but the problem you have is that you installed the white dock, reinstall the theme with the black dock

 

[KeyReel]

I really like what you did! but please provide uninstaller just in case. It works btw with black, thanks!

 

[gavinstubbs09]

Since I'm out of the project entirely, I updated this page on the Archive with photos and information on this pack.

http://ppcarchive.dyniform.net/leopardrebirth-theme.html

 

[sylvioG5Quad]

Is there any news about the theme?
For example the calendar app. This is with me the only thing that still bothers

 

[AmazingHenry]

Idea: include an app that lets you switch between white and black docks. Then we wouldn't have to go through the install process again.

 

[SourceSunTom]

Idea: include an app that lets you switch between white and black docks. Then we wouldn't have to go through the install process again.

I already had that idea in mind, but thanks anyway, I'll see when I can work on the theme again, really don't have time with school unfortunately..... :'(

 

[mrkapqa]

^hello guys, thank you very much for this ppc-appstore and rebirth theme !

Unfortunately i need to remove it because my Itunes 9.2.1 keeps crashing because of it . Will somebody please tell me how to do it?

Thanjks

 

[SourceSunTom]

^hello guys, thank you very much for this ppc-appstore and rebirth theme !

Unfortunately i need to remove it because my Itunes 9.2.1 keeps crashing because of it . Will somebody please tell me how to do it?

Thanjks

I'm sorry I don't provide an uninstaller yet , But, you can delete iTunes, reinstall it and it will work fine and keep your library

 

[mrkapqa]

a good ad-blocker that is very lightweight for firefox is called "bluhell" btw, i like tenfourfox 17 best, i disable webm playback, install quicktime enabler 116, and flow away ... unfortunately the flashppc-hack has not been updated since ages. but for facebook i mostly use m.facebook.com so i don't flash so often anymore.

 

[AmazingHenry]

^hello guys, thank you very much for this ppc-appstore and rebirth theme !

Unfortunately i need to remove it because my Itunes 9.2.1 keeps crashing because of it . Will somebody please tell me how to do it?

Thanjks

Upgrade to iTunes 10
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I already had that idea in mind, but thanks anyway, I'll see when I can work on the theme again, really don't have time with school unfortunately..... :'(

I've got some decent time on my hands. Let me know if I can help you, I'm happy to help. I could even make this app if you wanted.

 

[mrkapqa]

well, i found out that when i used itunes 10, it would take ages to import mp3; with itunes 9 no problem; maybe i got something wrong in the settings, will check that out.

 

[AmazingHenry]

Is it possible to uninstall it? In the past someone made a mountain lion theme with the option to unistall it so you could try it without affecting the system

I installed the theme pack on my iMac G4 and I do like it. I chose both black and white dock during setup, but I am not sure where to find the option to switch between the two.

For future reference, and because someone above asked as well, is there an uninstaller? I hope so, as I did not make a backup just prior to installing as I should have.

Still want to know how to uninstall. If there is not a way, do you plan to make an uninstaller? I am not having issues right now, but I would like the option of removing the theme pack.

Uninstaller will be cool. If somebody don't like it to uninstall that.

-Uninstaller. This is very important for me. If I don't like the theme or it causes problems, or maybe I'm simply feeling like something new, I'd like to uninstall. The only reasons I installed it were a) It's on 1.1 now, so lots of problems were fixed, and b), I trust you to make an uninstaller.

I'm working on an uninstaller for any theme. It reverts all Leopard appearance to normal. Not done yet, but you'll se a new thread when it is.

 

[AmazingHenry]

I have the black theme installed on my G5. Would there be any problem with installing LeoRebirth over it? Maybe some of the dock resources would be messed up?

(Btw, I found out that you can have a really cool LeoRebirth/Black theme combo... But only if LeoRebirth is installed first)

 

[PrinterJelle]

Hello everyone, hello Tom,

Your theme looks beautiful on my 14 years old PowerMac G5 (1.8). 3 weeks ago I decided to replace the normal hard drive for a new ssd. It works nice together with your LeopardRebirth theme. But, i have a small problem with the 'About this Mac' window. Is there maby a solution for this little thing? Thank you in advance for your help.

Greetings from Holland,
Jelle