Well tonight I decided to reinstall Tiger on the drive that the G5 shipped with, since I hadn't really done much with that in terms of installing software, having concentrated on the Leopard that I had put on the second HD and though the seller had done a clean and sensible install of OSX, I still prefer setting the OS myself. So I wiped the drive and installed Tiger from my install DVD. I then just went to software update and let that all happen and - after the usual multiple updates and restarts,,,,,,
................................................lo and behold - my internal firewire 400 ports were now working perfectly! So you were right Kris - it WAS a software issue! I shall now do the combined update on the Leopard drive and report back! I'm really pleased to have what is my second fastest Mac fully operational again. I got this G5 quite cheap because it had been dropped or fumblehanded and so its feet are a little bent and the lower fold sticks out a bit at the bottom rear under the access panel, so bidding on it was (as I had hoped!) not enthusiastic and I only had to pay £71 for it, and was able to collect from the seller, rather than having it shipped. So another nice little Low End Mac for the collection! As to Internet sharing - OK I've got a router somewhere that I've not got around to playing with yet, which is the obvious solution, but I find sharing my internet using fireWire has a certain appeal to the geek in me, and I've had success in the past with this, using my 1GHz G4 iMac for long Skype conversations with a friend while browsing on one of my eMacs. Cheers Kris - thanks for sharing your expertise. Dan. ....here's a prediction - I'm going to send this now and I'll probably get a message saying that the session has timed out and I need to resend....and I'll do that and probably get a double post! > > Ok, it appears you are trying to share an internet connection from the > MDD to the G5 via the FW800? I'm still thinking you've got a software > issue regarding the FW400 because normally if the built-in were fried, > the PCI cards would still function normally. After you add the PCI > card, you have to open up System Preference>Network so that the new > Firewire network ports are recognized and added by the System into the > network system software. Once they show up in Network Preferences > Pane, then you can share an internet connection over them, but prior > to being recognized and added in Network they'll be invisible and dead > for "Internet Sharing" or any other TCP/IP over Firewire operations. > > > further thought anyone? > > I'd reinstall those Combo Updates on both Macs, and see what happens. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
