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- ModeSwitch.v1.0.rhapsody-dr1.ppc.tar.gz
-
- ModeSwitch.bundle (PPC)
- by
- Scott Vail
- svail@apple.com
- 10/22/1997
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-
- ModeSwitch.bundle is a dynamically loadable bundle for Rhapsody-PPC DR1's
- loginwindow application which allows a user to switch to any supported display
- mode without first needing to reboot into MacOS.
-
- Once installed and loaded, the bundle will place a new "Display" button on the
- loginwindow. Pressing the button will pop up a browser window in which the
- user can select various display attributes, such as resolution, color-depth,
- and refresh rate and then switch to that display mode based on those
- parameters selected.
-
- I finished this bundle a little while ago and have been using it in-house for
- about four months and it seems to be quite stable, at least on PPC platforms.
- I'm making this available to PPC users mainly because there is no painless way
- to switch modes on that platform from within Rhapsody.
-
- On a side note, this bundle does not modify the NVRAM, so rebooting will revert
- the video mode back to it's previous NVRAM setting (however the bundle will
- still be there so it's easy to switch back).
-
- How to install:
- 1. Log in as root user.
- 2. Unarchive the ModeSwitch.tar.gz file (gnutar xfvz ModeSwitch.tar.gz).
- 3. Enter the ModeSwitch-ppc directory, you'll find an 'install_msb' script,
- run it (type "./install_msb").
- 4. Log out.
- 5. Type 'exit' in the username field of the loginwindow and press the
- <return> key.
- 6. The loginwindow should roll up and after a few seconds it should reappear
- with a little button labeled 'Display'.
-
- How to remove:
- 1. Log in as root user.
- 2. Type "defaults remove loginwindow LoginUIBundle"
- 3. Type "rm -r /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/ModeSwitch.bundle"
- 4. Log out.
- 5. Type 'exit' in the username field of the loginwindow and press the
- <return> key.
- 6. The loginwindow should roll up and after a few seconds it should reappear
- without the little "Display" button.
-
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- Disclaimer: This is not an Apple product therefore Apple accepts no liability
- for its use, duh. Since I wrote it and am releasing it for general consumption,
- my terms and conditions of use are:
-
- 1. You use at your own risk (I haven't had any problems, and neither have the
- 200 or so other people who are using this bundle on a daily basis, but it
- is technically an alpha quality product running on an alpha quality OS).
- 2. This is an unsupported product so don't use this bundle unless you are very
- curious and know how to get yourself out of trouble if things go awry
- (however if you send me email about bugs I'll probably fix them at my
- convenience, but I have a very busy schedule so don't expect too much).
- 3. If you need a secure loginwindow, then don't use this bundle (I don't think
- this bundle will actually compromise the security of the loginwindow, but
- if it does, it's not my problem).
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