Hey folks, I used to have a Rev A iMac in the late 90s, and I gave it a Mothra screetch to go on as soon as everything loaded up. I cannot seem to get that done today with the Rev A iMac I have now.
Any thoughts? Is there a specific sound file format that needs to be used for the Startup Items folder?
Thanks :D
Earlier Mac models
The sound file format should be AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format). Its file name would end in ".snd".
Double-click it. If plays, place it in the Startup Items folder. It should play automatically upon startup.
1) Reset the iMac's NVRAM, as per > Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support
2) If you have headphones or a speaker system plugged into the iMac's Headphone output port...?
unplug them from iMac's headphone port > re-adjust the iMac's internal speaker volume > test for startup chime
then reconnect the headphones or speaker system > re-test for startup chime.
It was definitely an AIFF with a .snd filename extension, but Classic didn't use the extension to determine its type.
.wav files (for example) could not be read natively. I never heard of .sfil.
Anything you put in Startup Items will launch (open, play, etc) upon startup. If it's something that can be double-clicked it will work. If it's a file the Mac can't read it will just remain inert.
Oh... the start-up chime is fine. It's the sound that you can set to play when the machine's finished its boot-up.
Thanks :D
Well thank you. I will do that!
This is the startup sound I used, but I think you will need to convert it to AIFF:
http://www.rosswalker.co.uk/movie_sounds/sounds_files_20150201_1096714/2001_and_2010/operational.wav
Ha! Dig it.
A quick afterthought... I thought it was a .sfil file that needed to be used for this. That's what I'd been trying.
How Does One Get a Start-up Sound in a Rev A iMac?
