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DVD writer for G3 PowerBook?
Posted by: haemogoblin on 2015-07-21 01:54:54 Received an update last night, the drive has been shipped. I think its coming from Spain, so it might take a while to get here. Really looking forward to being able to write stuff using the Pismo.
Posted by: MikeatOSX on 2015-07-21 02:12:03 It's easy to copy and modify (!) Mac OS bootable install CDs using Mac OS 9 and Toast for burning.
Posted by: MikeatOSX on 2015-07-24 15:31:37 Matsushita UJ-845B my lovely slot-in burner, which is recognized by everything and boots into OS 9 and OS X (with "C") and the Pismo "sees" a UJ-845S I did a new assembling last night using a supernumerary Pismo DVD-Rom module: this time it‘s a Matsushita UJ-845-C slot-in burner from a Windows laptop with faceplate. Mac OS X and OS 9 "see" this module as UJ-845-D. [:O] ]'> H/W=01 FW=D100 - same as my UJ-845B (S), but this time a got a SLAVE module and so it could‘t boot with the "C" key (emergency boot), but only via Startup-Disk panel etc. Firmware is okay, but it's a pain in the a** to alter the firmware 2 times on a Windows laptop, until I would get a UJ-845-S Master. So I took the short way, using the soldering trick from http://www.sterpin.net/uk/dvd8pismouk.htm This forces the CD/DVD-ROM from slave to master. 😀 So I've gotten what I wanted (sorry some german text, but the important text parts are unique): [8D]
Posted by: haemogoblin on 2015-07-25 07:26:45 Does it take the original fascia?
Posted by: MikeatOSX on 2015-07-25 08:55:06 No, it's a slot-in drive!
Posted by: Unknown_K on 2015-07-25 22:33:48 So there are no way of hacking drives for the Wallstreets then?
Posted by: rsolberg on 2015-07-25 22:40:53 No practical way that I can see. I disassembled my 20x CDrom module to discover it does not contain a replaceable drive. One would have to adapt the power/data connector from the module into a standard connection, then cram a drive in too. A drive won't fit, not to mention the adapter. My external SCSI CD-RW has quelled the need for me to scheme further thus far.
Posted by: haemogoblin on 2015-08-22 07:13:39 Just want to make people aware of this. I bought myself a Toshiba SD-R6472, believing the original drive fascia would fit on it. I came to install it today and it does not work! So unless my drive is different to the one in the photo on page 1 of this thread, I would advise caution.
Posted by: MikeatOSX on 2015-08-22 08:42:52 I provided the link http://www.sterpin.net/uk/dvd8pismouk.htm in my posts, where the author used a Toshiba SD-R6472. So I bought one (BTW: I bought many different non Toshiba SD-R6472 which didn't fit). One side of the faceplate fitted immediately and on the second side I had to cut a little bit and glued it together. Ready. 🙂 So for you I teared the faceplate off now and made a picture: I hope you have the same version etc. of the Toshiba SD-R6472.
Posted by: haemogoblin on 2015-08-22 18:15:30 I'll post a picture of the drive in the morning, thank you for the pictures. I'm still not sure if i have the same drive as you. The labels certainly look the same.
Posted by: haemogoblin on 2015-08-27 11:02:06 Hey there MikeatOS does this look like what you have? Here are the image of the drive https://drive.google.com/file/d/14vNo10RVIcvs0x-Z_MlTuvOAcAMPi7EIrw/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G06-dz-7DWWL9Y0Y1i4yGY984QzbzAH34A/view?usp=sharing
Posted by: MikeatOSX on 2015-08-27 13:12:14 I can't compare it now, as I glued the facia back to the drive again. 😉
Posted by: haemogoblin on 2015-08-27 14:21:55 hahaha typical! Well going by the photo's you posted, i think it looks very similair, plus the time between manufacturing dates, I'd say they will be the same. Going try glueing the fascia on. What glue did you use? i'm thinking hot glue gun.
Posted by: MikeatOSX on 2015-08-27 15:46:55 Yes I have this "gun" too.
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