I have tried resetting Pram, PMU, ETC pretty much all options I did manage to get a system.log file off of the computer but I don't even have a clue which part of it to post on here. It is all quite long. I am not sure it is a software issue I am beginning to lean towards motherboard but I would like to confirm it.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Cyrus Griffin <[email protected]>wrote: > Have you tried the regular fixes, such as reset Pram, reset PMU, ETC? It > almost sounds like just a software issue, or possibly the hard drive. If you > have the original install disks, there should be an Apple Hardware Test, if > you have that you might try running it and see what it comes up with. > > > -Cyrus > > > > On Mar 17, 2009, at 5:38 AM, Ted Treen wrote: > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ivan Marsh <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, 17 March, 2009 11:38:00 AM > *Subject:* Re: iMac G5 Crashing > > Funny you should mention leopard as I am running 10.5.6 there. I don't have > a tiger disk handy to try but I'm not sure if thats it I had a devil of a > time installing from the Leopard disk it kept crashing at the very end so > would that be a leopard issue even? I am just not sure if its running > leopard enough to blame at that point. > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Steve R <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> At 2:05 AM -0700 3/17/09, Macuser17 posted: >> > I have an iMac G5 that I bought that has some sort of issue that I >> > can't figure out. I can turn it on and it gives a healthy chime boots >> > and graphics run the whole kit and kabodle then after some time can be >> > 30min might be 6hours it just crashes freezes up image locks and thats >> > it your done. If you wait just a bit you can usually turn it back on >> > or sometimes I have to take the batter and ram out flip it on wait for >> > the tone, turn it off and replace parts and then its good to go for >> > another random period of time. Any ideas whats up? Ram is brand new, >> > hd is brand new, I bought this from someone on ebay who was selling it >> > as broken because it booted to the blinking ? screen thought it would >> > be an easy fix..... When it runs its a dream but not sure what's up >> > with it any thoughts would be appreciated. >> > >> > Model >> > iMac 20" G5 2.0Ghz ALS >> >> >> You didn't say what OS you're running. In my case I experienced the >> problems like yours starting with Leopard, becoming a daily nightmare >> of upwards of 19 kernel panics per day when I upgraded from 10.5.4. I >> went back to stability with 10.4.11, and gave the thing away to a >> Windows user after I couldn't find a local buyer willing to part with >> $300. >> >> > Have you checked the logs with Console to see if there's a consistent > pattern with freezes/crashes etc. > > It's surprising how much useful info can be gleaned even by a comparative > newbie to Unix - and if not, there are real techies on this list who can > read a syslog in the same way I read a newspaper..... > > Ted > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
