On Apr 21, 2009, at 8:31 AM, earthweb wrote:
> > Hi guys ~ > > I have a Quicksilver G4 733mhz with 1 gig RAM running OS 10.4.11. > > It stopped sleeping again so I decided to do an archive and install > - goes > back to 10.4.? > You decided to replace the engine because the tire was flat? Sleep issues are due to one of three things on this model computer: 1) Corrupted energy saver prefs 2) A non-sleepable USB2 PCI card 3) Some process keeping the system awake. Diagnosing these problems are relatively straightforward. > When it was done I tried to run the 10.4.11 combo update, but this > messed > things up rather badly, computer would not even boot. In retrospect, I > think it gagged on newer versions of things. No, this would not 'gag' on an ancient OS update. What this points to is a problem with an added driver, or a problem with hardware. > Went thru install process again, but it did not give me an option to > archive and install, so I just went ahead as I have whole user > folder on an > external HD. > Your drive directory was seriously messed up, I think.I'd boot from the OS cd and run disk repair, just to make sure things are OK. > This is a pain - off to buy a bootable external soon. > > Several FYIs and glitches. > > Apple Mail wants me to set it up again, but doesn't provide me with > the > appropriate fields. First it wants to know a POP or IMAP account, > and my > email is DHCP, so there's no putting I.P. numbers in the fields. What? There is no such thing as 'DHCP' email. DHCP is a means of passing out IP addresses from a centralized server on an as-needed basis to client computers. This avoids the hassles of manually recording and setting static IP addresses. There are only a handful of mail protocols and only two in major use: POP and IMAP. Your email, regardless of what it's IP address is, is either a POP server or an IMAP server. > It did leave programs untouched, and they mostly seem to work. I > think it > partly archived and installed, which could leave me with curious > adventures > down the road. More than likely the issues will be around programs with system stuff installed when they are first installed, and many of those self- repair. You will need to put in serial numbers again for some things, and any third party preference panes or drivers have to be re-installed. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
