Hi Are, Thanks for your response. In this mini-never-ending-saga, I must report that my third install of Panther is not yet back to life (btw, I have a newly, cheaply acquired 400mhz Yikes G4 on its first install of Panther that just seems to get better and better with each boot up):
I have tried all the Unix-single user mode fixes that were suggested, both on the list and at the Apple Kbase with no success (I now get the blue screen of death *after* the log-in window: I log in, blue screen for a few seconds, log-in window reappears, I log in, blue screen, log-in window, I log-in, etc. I wonder, is there a desktop.plist of sorts that can be addressed via verbose? Anyway, to your question, all this took place with the OEM ATI Rage 128 Pro video card - for fun (what else could go wrong?) I swapped it for an acquired ATI Mac Radeon AGP that I just got - at least I found out the card works - the OS is still broken. Your point about hardware being the culprit is well-taken though, and I am suspecting a RAM issue; one of my swapper friends is sending me a couple of new sticks to try out. Thanks, Are. Best regards, Dana On 1/13/06 3:20 PM, Are Hansen of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > No, I have had only good experiences with G4 towers, not at all finicky. > > Maybe there is a simpler solution to your problems than the ones > suggested by other postings here. We had the same problem when > switching from 10.2 to 10.3, and the problem turned out to be the VIDEO > CARD. > > What kind do you have? We had the ProGraphics ProFormance III (I think > it was called), which was very cool in OS9 but we could never get it to > work with 10.3. So took it out and got one of the stock AGP cards. Now > all is well > >> So far, I would say my experience with AGP G4s is less than stellar - >> are >> they always this finicky? >> >> Twice now, I have successfully installed and updated a Panther OS on >> this >> machine (G4/600mhz), only to be met with a blue screen of death (the >> desktop >> does not mount after the status-bar OS X pane is finished) with the >> calibrated pinwheel going round and round. > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
