Wow only 20mg of system memory available not good. Need to add a stick a ram to that baby. There is no room to create a grafport.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nelsn Helm Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 12:56 AM To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers Subject: Re: [MacGroup] can't print At 5:40 PM -0500 11/1/28, Lee Larson wrote: >On Jan 28, 2011, at 3:56 PM, Nelsn Helm wrote: > >> Not only can't print, but can't "preview". >> >> Sometimes I get >> "there was a problem allocating a GrafPort" >> >> other times, >> "system error. Not enuf room in heap zone. -108 occurred" >> >> I have turned computer and printer off and on, but nada. > >A grafport is a region in memory where the things you want to print >are drawn. If you are really low on memory, you can't print because >the machine can't make a grafport. So, check your RAM and hard drive >space. If these are nearly full, that could be your problem. If they >have a lot of space left, you might just reinstall the operating >system because something has been borked. About this Mac Memory 1 gb System memory: Wired 170 mb Active 542 mb Inactive 290 mb Free 20 mb I think you're telling me to reinstall the OS. Not purge the memory bec it would likely happen again? -- Nelson Helm 4112 Massie Avenue, apt 3 502-897-3870 Louisville KY 40207-2179 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
