[Editor's note: Please read the cautions on the instructions page before proceeding! I have not tried this one, and probably won't because I tend to be overly cautious about modifying hardware...]
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The German website macparts.de/iBook has posted instructions (in both German and English) to enable monitor spanning on the iBook in OS X. With a few firmware commands, one can be enjoying two seperate workspaces with an iBook and an external monitor. I'm using it right now and it works great!
[Editor's note: Please read the cautions on the instructions page before proceeding! I have not tried this one, and probably won't because I tend to be overly cautious about modifying hardware...]
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Which iBook ?
I may try this, but I\'m not sure what iBook this is for. I have the 500Mhz, white iBook, will this work on it ?
Which iBook ?
It works great ONLY on the 700Mhz White iBook with the Radeon graphics chip (RageM6 in the Apple System Profiler).
Which iBook ?
In that case you just need to type
Which iBook ?
You can reset all values by zapping your PRAM/NVRAM--reboot while holding down the Cmd-Opt-P-R combination until the iBook "bongs" a second time.
17 Inch iMac
I SOOOOOOO want to try this on my 17 Inch iMac... Ohhhhh ahhhh, I think I will not try it on my 600 Mhz iBook
17 Inch iMac
yeah, will it work? how about the 15 inch?
17 Inch iMac
did it work with your 17" iMac? I have a 15" with superdrive/800mHz
can you switch from mirror to span and back?
This is really tempting, but I often do powerpoint presentations. Can I switch it back to mirror in the gui? Or do I have to go back to the open firmware and restart et al?
can you switch from mirror to span and back?
It works just like it would on a powerbook- you have complete control over it. It even seems to support up to 16x12 on the external port- very nice indeed.
15 Inch IMac
Does anyone know if this is possible on the 15 inch imac? The nVidia page seems to say it is possible.
15 Inch IMac
I doubt it. According to the page, "From reader feedback that I got so far I and from some further observation I conclude that the 15" iMac G4, the eMac and the Rage iBooks don't support this feature."
"click here for some more details."
15 Inch IMac
have you tried this yet?
Not for Rage-equipped iBooks (2001 Dual USB 500 & 600)
Don't use this hack on a Rage chipset iBook! From www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibookrage_e.html:
Addendum to above post
(from the same site)
O.K. How bout a 600Mhz iBook w/RageM6
Does anybody have this working on a 600Mhz iBook with a RageM6 video card? The Apple System Profiler is confusing me... I think that the machine has a Radeon video card in it(it is supposed to, I just bought it last month), but I am not sure since the Profile lists the card as an ATY,RageM6.
O.K. How bout a 600Mhz iBook w/RageM6
Yes I believe the ibook you are talking about does indeed have a Radeon card in it. My iBook 700mhz reports the same card model as yours, ATY, RageM6. It has 16mb of ram on the video card. I think one way you can tell which model you have is by the side where all the ports are. If you have a small paperclip reset button above the headphone jack, then you have one of the older, 500mhz-600mhz model (which does not work with the hack posted.) The newer, latest models do not have this paperclip reset hole. These are the 600-700mhz models that will work correctly with the hack. Can anyone confirm that this is indeed how to tell the two apart? Thanks
O.K. How bout a 600Mhz iBook w/RageM6
I can confirm that this does work on the G3/600 iBook (16 VRAM). In fact, I am typing this on the extended desktop running right now at 1280x1024 at 75 Hz on an external CRT.
I'd be interested in finding out what the limitations are for driving external displays, e.g., whether it can do 1600x1200 at 75 Hz in 24-bit color. Anyone try this? I'll give it a shot on a few LaCie and Studio Displays this Saturday and report my findings.
FYI, my graphics adapter is listed as RageM6 in the System Profiler. The standard NVRAM reset (OPT-CMD-P-R at boot) seems to reset everything back to the factory state.
O.K. How bout a 600Mhz iBook w/RageM6
I'm wondering about this... I'm not sure if my 'book will work, it's the 700 MHz one with the larger screen. I'm running Jaguar, and when I look in the system profiler it says RageM6 for the graphics card too. Would this work?
for sale
one 600mhz ibook, less than a year old. ;)
Works Great!
I just did this to my 700MHz 12.1" iBook and had dual-head in a matter of minutes!!! I'm sure anyone complaining (who definitely has a Radeon iBook) did it wrong. I typed everything in exactly as told. This is the sweetest iBook hack I have seen yet. :)
for those who are unclear
based on what the original article states, it is not recommended you try this 'trick' with an original 600 mhz iBook (dual USB). it is unclear though if the new 600 mhz iBooks (now the base model) will work. I would say that if you have the chipset with the 16MB VRAM, you're ok.
Coolest thing since sliced bread...
O.K. despite having sweated bullets for about 5 minutes, this has to be the coolest thing since sliced bread. Just for the record: yes this does work on new, 600Mhz, base model iBooks with 16MB ATY,RageM6 (ATI Radeon) video.
Coolest thing since sliced bread...
Let's hope they don't kill iBooks that have this hack on, in future firmware updates...
Coolest thing since sliced bread...
Hey, how about getting this to work on an eMac? That would rule...
Coolest thing since sliced bread...
I certainly hope Apple doesn't take measures against this in future updates. I'm sending my iBook in soon for repair, so I'm afraid I might have to find out the hard way. (The mechanical switch which sleeps the computer when the lid is closed is apparently broken. The iBook stays on even with the lid fully closed, which is damned annoying...)
Coolest thing since sliced bread...
Just return your iBook to factory settings before you send it back, yo
broken mechanical switch which sleeps the computer
<offtopic comment=Sorry!!!>
Bummer
this reaaaaaally sucks
Bummer
uh
No QuartzExtreme with this hack
I noticed that there is no QuartzExtreme acceleration on the second display. So I checked with "QuartzExtremeCheck". The strange thing is that it says none of the displays is accelerated. When I switch to synchronize Displays they are. But from my personal experience the internal iBook TFT is accelerated.
No QuartzExtreme with this hack
Assuming this is the same situation as the older TiBooks, it is because the Radeon only has 16MB VRAM, which is split to 8MB per display when "spanning" is enabled. 8MB is less than the 16 required for QE, so it is disabled.
yes there is on an 800mhz ibook
quarts extreme is enabled on both screen on the newer ibook with 800mhz and a 32mb grafix
How about on the new iBooks?!
Does anyone know if this will work on the new iBooks introduced today? They have an ATI 7500, with 32 MB.
How about on the new iBooks?!
I've just done some searching through Apple's developer site for any hardware notes on the latest round of iBook models. Unfortunately there is nothing there for the November 2002 models. I'll be checking back over the next week or so and hopefully we can glean some info from the documents once they're available.
How about on the new iBooks?!
I just did this mod on my 800mhz 12.1" iBook. It works great!
Um, now what?
I've done the hack, and my iBook (700mhz model) now picks up the other screen, allows me to set the resolution for it, _but_ it just mirrors my 'book display. Is there any way to enable it to be a second desktop space? (ie. multiple monitors)
Report Ibook 800/32/12
helloo.
quartz extrem enable hint
look at
quartz extrem enable hint
I can't find this hint!
Luis
Can you do this with the original imac 700mgz SE 16m video?
Site is down!
Damn It!
Site is down!
use the cached page from google:
Enable iBook multiple monitor support
I just did this on my 800MHz 12" ibook with a RageM7 video card. Was scared like hell while it was rebooting, but it all worked. This is a very cool hack.
Enable iBook multiple monitor support
alright... i can dig this feature. but i'm paranoid. i have the 900mhz white 14.1" ibook. and here's a screenshot of my video card
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