I really hope this isn;t annoyingly verbose, and that my ignorance-
based concerns about process here may look like I'm somehow arguing
with your recommendations which is COMPLETELY not the case.
There is , I think, something I failed to make clear. This is a long-
overdue clean up of several systems that have been taking over from
each other when one or the other got problems, done in a disorganised
and ignorant manner over time. That's unpleasant but needs to be
understood.
IF it sounds confessional, well, I feel like these machines deserve a
better caretaker than I've been. No excuse, just fact.
I have two main systems here that are supposed to fulfill different
functions, they are a mess right now since I haven't dealt well with
crashes and transfers over the last 18 months.
What I WANT (and used to have clearly) is:
the G5 started as a wonderful G5 2.7 dual retired from video
production and was a phenomenal audio workhorse. That G5 developed
bad issues and is on the bench waiting for a new power supply. I
simply moved the drives from it into a borrowed 1.8GHZ DUAL and
proceeded from there. It is meant to be primarily a media workstation
running the 10.4.11 era LOGIC and FINAL CUT PRO as well as PPC
favorite things like AppleWorks and some OS9 stuff that works under
CLASSIC. It I don;t plan to use it as regular internet access,
though in a pinch it should have the basic capability there if
needed. It;s currently the ONLY machine with legacy email history and
account setups.
The 1.83GHz INtel Core Duo iMac running 10.6.8 is the main everything-
else computer (or, again, is SUPPOSED to be), supposed to be
handling email, web access and all the usual office and personal
stuff. It has iLife and some of the same programs installed on it as
the G5 since it was the backup for the G5 at one point, but it's not
as smooth working with the PPC programs.
What I need (or THINK I need...) is to get the passwords, keychain
items and other working elements off of the g5 onto the iMac so it
can pick right up doing that. That's be MAIL accounts, log-in ID and
Passwords for various website forums (forae?) and commercial sites
like AMAZON, etc etc
That process of Moving Things from teh G5 to The Imac needs to
consider that the iMac is NOT a fresh clean machine but one already
running programs on its own, needs some tweaking (it has user
accounts that I no longer need on it for example) and my ignorance
wonders about transferring EVERYTHING off the G5 to the iMac rather
than just what MAIL and SAFARI need to connect and operate in place
of the G5 versions. I do understand that there;s a plethora of OS
stuff beyond that that may well have to go along to make the system
happy.
On Feb 27, 2013, at 9:12 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
How can I check for RAM problems?
Install Applejack, boot in single-user mode and press X after
starting Applejack to get to the memory test menu
Haven;t done this yet
Run disk repair.
did this, DIsk Utility stops and says the volume has problems
I assume the $80 SEAGATE 7200's at BEST BUY are adequate?
Yep/
Do I want to get something small, or to partition a 2T drive?
No, I see no reason to partition drives unless you have need for
multiple OS'es or a dedicated scratch partition.
My ignorance to the fore here, Do I recall something about boot
partition can;t be bigger than Some Size...?
I just slapped the new 2T drive in for HD #2 and it works fine except
for the odd sluggish response of iTunes (I have teh iTunes library on
HD2)
it seems this is just as simple, buy a drive, pop it in,
CCC has been backing this #1 drive to the #2 (2T) drive for the
last few days.
If this is a straight-up volume-volume copy in CCC (and the 'Make
Bootable' option is checked), just boot holding down the option
key, select the CCC backup to boot from it.
I don;t see a MAKE BOOTABLE option in CCC preferences... is that the
AUTOMATICALLY SAVE TO A DISK IMAGE ON NON_HFS+ FORMATTED DESTINATIONS ?
run CCC to restore everything to the new drive and you're good to
go. If it isn't, and you're insistent on sticking with 10.4 then
it's a more difficult proposition, since you cannot use Migration
Assistant.
Don;t follow you there... why does 'sticking with 10.4.11' make this
MORE difficult... it's 10.4.11 restoring to itself... or am I missing
something?
Again with my apparently endless ability to project more problems by
assuming I'm missing key elements:
INSTALL EMPTY NEW #1 DRIVE
Boot under CCC backup
(seemingly magically) just transfer CCC backup to empty drive #1 and
I should be happy?
Wasn;t that CCC backup from a damaged disk in the first place? Do
Not Re-install OSX, Do not pass Go , do not pay local Mac Shop $200...?
thanks tons for your patience here.
I have spent my life doing troubleshoot/repair of analog systems and
machines but this common home-computer maintenance is just driving me
bats... I feel dense. grumblrlrlgmblblbl.....hrmph!
John V
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