Is there a way that we could take over Tiger PPC support?
The 2K avc mp4 videos are format 400 - 4K are 401.
That's a coincidence - I did exactly the same with Nicecast from my Powerbook last week - just as a test and to confirm the Nicecast servers are long gone!
Oh, BTW...mine didn't get back online right away. Originally it didn't get the IP from DHCP but only had the self assigned useless IP no matter what I tried. Only after recharging it for some time it finally got the IP and connected to internet. 🤐
I had this same thing, the other day.
Sadly legacy-support is currently broken on TigerWhat have I done with a PowerPC Mac lately?
Well, after having it on my low-priority “tasks to do” list, I finally went back to — slooowly and carefully — patch PPCMC 7.2.6 to actually download videos from YT after being without a working PPCMC (on any machine) for the last several months (at least since March or April).
The test bed was my A1139 PowerBook G4.
It took a couple of hours of re-reading the discussion on here and on the garden about how to manage both the python/openssl patching and also getting the latest yt-dlp in place, with __main__.py symlinked to the directory one level up (I’m doing a lousy job of describing this, but for those here who’ve done it, they’re probably following along reasonably okay... knock on wood).
Finally, after getting close (I was managing to grab videos, but they were being sent down as VP9-encoded and not MPEG-4), the last thing fell into place. Suddenly, I was — once more — able to begin downloading .mp4 versions of stuff I’ve had queued for just this moment for several months. Seeing it work again brought a giant smile to my face.
Still, I don’t yet know how, if possible, to request 2K+ clips (like 1440p and up) to be pulled down with MPEG-4 codec and not the newer, more limited vp9 codec (which, for now, only VLC seems to know how to deal with it). Frankly, if I could get PPCMC to succesfully grab MPEG-4-encoded videos from YT (and to error out if only a VP9 in a particular resolution is the only variant available), then that would be the best possible outcome.
And speaking of DLSD PowerBook G4s… I’ve been thinking about consolidating my Mac life — namely, by bringing my SL-PPC test mule partition over to the A1139 and letting go of my imperfect, but still more-than-serviceable A1138 (on which I did all the SL-PPC 10A96 tweaks). The A1139 is, aside from the display, the same system. One of the duties on my A1139 which had kept me from doing much in the way of SL-PPC work has since been off-loaded to another Mac, freeing it up for this opportunity (provided I get back into SL-PPC work, which is another on the “tasks to do: low priority” running list).
My mind isn’t yet made up, but this is the closest I’ve come to letting something go which I’m liable to never come across again for as good of a deal as when I found this one back in 2019.
Last bit of PPC-related recent activity: I noticed macports seems to be finally letting go of supporting Tiger, on PowerPC (and possibly Tiger on Intel), as my last couple of efforts to update the iBook G3/466 have failed to build legacy-support (v1.1.1 seems to be where these troubles began).
So that’s a mild disappointment.
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Seems almost ironic...
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What have I done with a PowerPC Mac lately?
Well, after having it on my low-priority “tasks to do” list, I finally went back to — slooowly and carefully — patch PPCMC 7.2.6 to actually download videos from YT after being without a working PPCMC (on any machine) for the last several months (at least since March or April).
The test bed was my A1139 PowerBook G4.
It took a couple of hours of re-reading the discussion on here and on the garden about how to manage both the python/openssl patching and also getting the latest yt-dlp in place, with __main__.py symlinked to the directory one level up (I’m doing a lousy job of describing this, but for those here who’ve done it, they’re probably following along reasonably okay... knock on wood).
Finally, after getting close (I was managing to grab videos, but they were being sent down as VP9-encoded and not MPEG-4), the last thing fell into place. Suddenly, I was — once more — able to begin downloading .mp4 versions of stuff I’ve had queued for just this moment for several months. Seeing it work again brought a giant smile to my face.
Still, I don’t yet know how, if possible, to request 2K+ clips (like 1440p and up) to be pulled down with MPEG-4 codec and not the newer, more limited vp9 codec (which, for now, only VLC seems to know how to deal with it). Frankly, if I could get PPCMC to succesfully grab MPEG-4-encoded videos from YT (and to error out if only a VP9 in a particular resolution is the only variant available), then that would be the best possible outcome.
And speaking of DLSD PowerBook G4s… I’ve been thinking about consolidating my Mac life — namely, by bringing my SL-PPC test mule partition over to the A1139 and letting go of my imperfect, but still more-than-serviceable A1138 (on which I did all the SL-PPC 10A96 tweaks). The A1139 is, aside from the display, the same system. One of the duties on my A1139 which had kept me from doing much in the way of SL-PPC work has since been off-loaded to another Mac, freeing it up for this opportunity (provided I get back into SL-PPC work, which is another on the “tasks to do: low priority” running list).
My mind isn’t yet made up, but this is the closest I’ve come to letting something go which I’m liable to never come across again for as good of a deal as when I found this one back in 2019.
Last bit of PPC-related recent activity: I noticed macports seems to be finally letting go of supporting Tiger, on PowerPC (and possibly Tiger on Intel), as my last couple of efforts to update the iBook G3/466 have failed to build legacy-support (v1.1.1 seems to be where these troubles began).
So that’s a mild disappointment.
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How did you manage to find one of those? The last gen TiBooks are... quite rare...
Lucky I guess. TiBooks are rare here too. Cannot remember when I last saw one for sale - any model. Probably several years ago. This was for sale on local Mac site, not super cheap but not expensive either. He had received some offers, I had wanted one for years so I paid what he asked, it was a pretty easy choice to make.
I've been around Mac since early 90's, supported and sold them professionally (the PB12 below was the last new Mac I bought while in Mac business).
But, forgot to take it with me. So, it will have to be next time.
I am very interested in your parts box – for how long did the original batteries lie in there unused? I'd like to have a better idea of how long they can be stored without eventually becoming unusable. I came across offers for new, original batteries from 2005 and 2009. But I have to wonder what happens to never-used lithium-ion batteries during 18 or 14 years.
Well, I remember now that I stopped using the PB in 2009 when I bought the iMacs. Then I needed for it for couple of weeks in 2012 and bought the aftermarket battery. So, I think the originals were in the box since late 2009. They were not pristine when I put them there but had already seen the 130 and 121 load cycles. I am surprised that they work at all but according to Coconut they did charge up 72% and 45%, like I wrote above.
