> which ROM should be used and where can it be found?

That comment (#44) has a link to one.

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Thanks for the help

The Radeon Sapphire x1600 xt I ordered on ebay will arrive in the next few days
I'd like to get an x1950 card later, but hopefully what I ordered will work and be good for a while.
Now I want to buy a compatible Wifi card that isn't too expensive.

@ Krisz - don't forget that the Airport Extreme (A1027) is also compatible with MorphOS - see PowerMac G5 Quad - page 2 for more info on installing such a card. Hope this information is useful to you.

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Thanks

This is the card in question ?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204758751367?_skw=airport+extreme+A1027&epid=1824578006&itmmeta=01JRJZS9EEXEDMDHR19A1DD4HZ&hash=item2fac929887:g:v6YAAOSwkt9mJuRA&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1duqf8qED0EwhZ8fPSMg0TxxlOBn4JWXk%2B0MyxqQ11OM5y6m9klLprD--WJd53%2BOuzaGz0iDzDh8xVvAVKBwEko1IFrV%2FQU%2FGDuobMswaH3hR%2Fu6xXR4UMllTqoKyUP4E6N7%2FBrNv3vWcjEpyxPNLvPiIatx%2FiNAD1Cc9Vvs8BzoiwM93SCfdGXBGMziW6XMhsS5lekQ0TLogxmbvYhN%2BLC65PqiEViw84tOzxSA0JIAXEs6H%2BB2G%2B8p%2B3lHSs%2FA10thLw7qxXfVDh6fuAa9GFPtr09JVvxW3sDlkQEw5SrJw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR66X5d_EZQ

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Yes. You'd also need a fitting antenna for it (with MCX male plug).

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Thanks

I don't know which cable I need

I think this is not good:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/183144223071?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D284134%2C284064%2C283795%26meid%3D2788e4a770ad413aacff01c893d558fe%26pid%3D101875%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D181252612068%26itm%3D183144223071%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DSimVIDwebV4WithCPCExpansionFastIMARanker032025eCPM%26brand%3Duxcell&_trksid=p2332490.c101875.m1851&itmprp=cksum%3A1831442230712788e4a770ad413aacff01c893d558fe%7Cenc%3AAQAKAAABIKaEcTHAUF%252B%252FFR4OHhWiUku5hIsQWp7fwGDMMkUVoKldyxhxN25%252BWKNssJUKVG9e02gVRepi30iCbg3e%252BnXeMjnCHdc3H1%252BBYPrplPTvzrBCsaNLnE4Hx1w5Pid1KVdpN5VVQLqexcElez00fdvSgH2CbRlhIpLEEeXGn8q9zYwIURt7SQxhSaIifAZniZQCCQXstdifZELxCWYKTf89EInuMRIJRQUJVt0RPjg50b7iSkDmc%252B%252FGM%252FNSJqpuDtpHOpjV0SH6jGh4h%252F4VknD%252BTpcnlAI8b1rZLf2YflbTgVmZ3SAlXgUHq8wODZg%252BLQIGE58FIrOe727p8BhrCuYHxB%252BpqInTk6WUekR2705Q3T6uMOdrr4HAA9TXh92%252FAVyenQ%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&epid=1038404160&itmmeta=01JRK5FKS0ZZJBEC2J9YF2W2Y3

@ Krisz - I usually use a mini-antenna connection board that originated from an A1107, but the board from an A1104 or A1010 (Apple part # 922-6074 or 922-5721, that I have previously bought from PowerBookMedic USA, and/or eBay, should be sufficient to connect the Airport card to this board.

I seem to remember that the PCIe G5 towers have their antennas built-in behind the vertical plastic panel on the back of the tower, and that there are aerial/antenna wires and connectors already attached to the aerial/antenna panel ready for connecting to a Runway card, but these can be adapted to the external aerial connectors as suggested by koszer, or modified to connect to the pre-existing aerial wires inside the PowerMac PCIe models, which I seem to remember is how I did it with the previous tower that I connected up successfully to an Airport Extreme card. You may have noticed that I also mentioned that if you are able to have a Dual-boot Mac OSX system then you can utilise the Bluetooth pairing to use an already paired Bluetooth device with MorphOS, which is what I did with an Apple A1016 keyboard. Most Bluetooth USB dongles that work with Windows XP should allow this functionality. Hope this helps.

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Thank you

There is a factory wire inside the machine but I don't fully understand
I need to buy an extension cable for it which is on the linked page?

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If it can be that complicated, I'd be better off with a PCI card.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/202336571729?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110018%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20210609144404%26meid%3D4ba4d306e098489db521831d83cac8ec%26pid%3D101196%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D295714744229%26itm%3D202336571729%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DCompVIDesktopATF2V6ReplaceKnnV4WithVectorDbNsOptHotPlRecall&_trksid=p2332490.c101196.m2219&itmprp=cksum%3A2023365717294ba4d306e098489db521831d83cac8ec%7Cenc%3AAQAKAAABILgtLPsIDyOlK9%252Be8kjAsUURj4VBY1igy96vvNET9itpl3hF609JhQhCcnA33oSuVDFkWgW3PitgfhoQVULyYOVG%252FUlmwnnneCw7pmRN1xH2q%252Fcb1ECZgJw9xS0%252B9NrB3iKDFjNM6VhO9CTUN855%252F19ibkWqLJV0%252FiBPSWUHktKcuOFGrsYNhpnqTCJNgPdaHCiNGDh09MlAfWb%252Bd%252BG1w%252BP%252BLMyCoRacLT5J8SiU4S%252F5yRW4CkHDhkSfJMelxO3hEOOS21MlI5D7g0%252FYolmqu20JDZzR6wjQEBF91RWQ2SXWSPqnZ06SHulP2klAU5SDGU%252BvE6aDX7IH1fS9ZMbW%252FhIKMEIm1MZKy1mWx%252BwRLoimeKBQcycSfE9p347lulFQAA%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01JR4VF3ZMEF3ZET89G755GGHH

Yes those are the cables leading to antenna in the back of the G5, but that use a different plug then on the actual AirPort card.

Options:
- Get that rare and expensive Runway card which acts like adapter
- rip out the antenna from an older systems using the "bare" AirPort card
-- patch them to the existing cables
-- run the loose antenna to some non shielded place in or outside the G5

I'll do my testing sometimes next week.

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As Kronos said, these cables (U.FL female plug) expect you to have an A1127 Airport/Bluetooth combo installed onto a Runway card in your G5. A1127 is easy to get, but Runway is a rarity and it's priced accordingly.

Hence the suggestion to use a vanilla A1027 AirPort inside this proprietary miniPCI slot of yours and it is guaranteed to work too. But it needs an antenna. You could try finding an adapter with MCX male (plugged into A1027) and U.FL male on the other side (to plug your antenna cable) or use a different antenna/cable (MCX to whatever, just get it out of the "Faraday cage" of your Mac's aluminium casing).

...or you could use some PCIe WiFi card that's reported to work (like the one here).

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Thanks

Then the connector in the Power Mac G4 is suitable for this purpose
I need to combine the connector in the G4 with the one in the G5

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However, the G5 has 2 connectors, I think one is for wifi and the other for bluetooth
The only question is how will I know which one is the wifi connector?
I guess can check it with a multimeter.

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a) connect both
b) connect one, close the case and check if you get a decent connection

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I'm just wondering how Krisz is going to connect the MCX male (from his G4) with U.FL female in his G5. Is he going to cut off both plugs and then join the wires somehow?

@koszer

Sure, why not?

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I thought that "DIY-hack-the-wire" method would result in massive signal loss, and would be prone to all kinds of interference problems.

I would connect the two wires not by soldering but by using a crimp connector and insulate the with shrink tubing, so in theory there will be no or minimal signal loss.
The router will be very close to the computer and so I think the signal strength will be sufficient
if for some reason it doesn't work then I'll buy a lan card

By the way, what about a video card that comes with a Mac bios from the factory, but the Mac Pro version?
There's a radeon 1900 xt on Ebay right now and the seller says it's brand new! And he's not selling it for a lot
I don't have much extra money, but maybe I shouldn't miss this offer, it would be good as a backup card

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205389303980?_skw=Radeon+x1900+xt&epid=73849239&itmmeta=01JRDYRQ1KQRSR76PD0GGAKY4Z&hash=item2fd22810ac:g:ojkAAOSwWw1nbsRC&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dlCXzazjMLwPoFhUePuPMIozLqKMJo3lUdXMzA6%2FbIK8w7CdgrSt9od0Vj7G0Dq25kHeeYm94UmoeuE3ZixDINNRQXnx67UVHuLRq1CViuvC%2B1WLN1pj%2FS9hFHKRqn6Q6HyacMKFggDc%2FOlhWh6CgYKARn6sF2G5O4iEnWQ6PHUaJoKRra63eNXn%2FaGXrTlqeJaybTr5Ac%2FX9mYM7Y6GOO4ku3lu2rW1wV9%2FeULt2agZiSlTnAgJ%2F8n0uHmGYDJ6c%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_jw4r7DZQ

[ Edited by Krisz 12.04.2025 - 11:03 ]

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Been there, tried that.

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Thanks
then the most you can do is reflash the card with the PC bios and if everything is correct then it should work
I'm just thinking about it because it's very rare when someone sells such an old card in new condition and the price isn't even that high

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134545822959?_skw=ati+radeon+x1900&itmmeta=01JRN1MW6VJQM19YP8QCGTGGXC&hash=item1f538e54ef:g:PJsAAOSwBxhkSA7w&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eKhXkUK2%2FVrHhybjfJW%2Fvz%2BaCrVFIQAgi9bTBuMjRvVmIuoJ09S5Y16wYeIM2PSxFEFMqP73kX1qJ1YU9VAIlPuAODpskT%2B4FUwIW%2FcdpZrxZzRM9J7bdLvfT8Niivj%2BDdSsNjGU744wRYpFgBpfZ7xo%2FSxSJvl7491Hltr9HSXLyfV4m2GifA4gQOx3f019PuG8NHB1QzD7PvAYovOe8pqxwF%2F3HqHiiFzAjwfjTtrQzwpXjP7uUkVjXLzO9c01em8PPPXdBPxdJax8bwQL51rg%2BjyslfdApteyiIAcO%2FSA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMzMPTocVl
here an example of card pc can be buy for powermac g5

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Thanks for the link

This card is too expensive for me with the postage :(

check price in France: https://www.leboncoin.fr/ad/accessoires_informatique/2964349396

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Thanks
that wouldn't be expensive but I'm stuck with the registration
Anyway, it's not that important right now to buy a 1950 card
I was only thinking about the card on eBay because it's new and the price is low