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Resolved Anyone have Leopard Webkit version r81558??

PowerMac G4 MDD

PowerMac G4 MDD

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Hey everyone,

So I decided to update Leopard Webkit on my G5 and ended up trashing the old one, r81558. I now have version r169580. (stupid idea to have trashed it). It bugs me that this new build now takes two bounces to open, whereas my previous version took only one... call me crazy, but it does. Anyone still have this version? I would love a .zip or some download link to it! I cannot find it for download online.

-Thanks
 
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ctmpkmlec4 said:
This page has two links toward the bottom which lead to archives of older Webkit builds: https://code.google.com/p/leopard-webkit/wiki/Downloads?tm=2.

The other archive has a build listed as last being modified of Feb. this year. Anyway, glad you fixed the problem!
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Ah, I see. Yeah, thanks, I am glad it's fixed. This is a drag though, considering I don't want ads. I'll make a video about this later and make sure I give you a link to it. It's weird that Adblock is creating trouble. Anyway, thanks for the list of builds.
 
I suggest running a dnsmasq and pixelserv setup to remove the ads. Much better than any browser based solution.
 
Use tigerbrew to download and compile dnsmasq. Then configure it to be a DNS cache server and point it to your customer DNS override list to block the ad URLs. Then tell your machine to use itself as a DNS server. Once dnsmasq is working, download and chmod the pixelserv perl script and set it to be a launch daemon so that it is always running.
 
In my experience AdBlock tends to be very heavy on system resources, even on intel macs. I prefer http proxies, Glimmer Blocker on OS X and Privoxy on Linux and Windows (if i remember correctly the mac version should work even on Panther). I've seen others use with good results simple CSS sheets on very low end machines.

I had never heard of dnsmasq and pixelserv. They look interesting. Should they be used on a router?
 
Intell said:
Use tigerbrew to download and compile dnsmasq. Then configure it to be a DNS cache server and point it to your customer DNS override list to block the ad URLs. Then tell your machine to use itself as a DNS server. Once dnsmasq is working, download and chmod the pixelserv perl script and set it to be a launch daemon so that it is always running.
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Ah...Tigerbrew....no wonder I've never heard of these apps before. I don't run Tigerbrew and thus didn't have a clue.
 
I've found that dnsmasq and pixelserv work best for PowerPC Macs on the computer itself. Intell Macs, iOS devices, and Windows machines can use it when it's hosted on the router or another computer on the network. For a reason I never looked into, Leopard and older versions of Mac OS X don't like it when it's hosted on another machine. You can repurpose an old iOS device, jailbroken of course, to work in this capacity, but not for a PowerPC Mac.
 
B-G said:
In my experience AdBlock tends to be very heavy on system resources, even on intel macs. I prefer http proxies, Glimmer Blocker on OS X and Privoxy on Linux and Windows (if i remember correctly the mac version should work even on Panther). I've seen others use with good results simple CSS sheets on very low end machines.

I had never heard of dnsmasq and pixelserv. They look interesting. Should they be used on a router?
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Hmm, I will have to look into those then---thanks for the info.

UPDATE: Apparently no Tiger version exists, which is sad, but I will look around for a Leopard version of Glimmer Blocker for my Leopard Macs.
 
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