On 21-Dec-04, at 10:15 PM, Nathan Hill wrote:
Hello everyone (and dad),
I am in the middle of a spiritual service program up here in DC, working at the Capital Area Food Bank. Before I came up, I decided to get a decent older Powerbook to write and do some web design and graphic design. I picked up two Powerbook 3400c(s) on a fluke on eBay (I thought the first seller wasn't going to send me the 'book, but I ended up with both).
Unfortunately, the 'Book I took with me started acting crazy. It wouldn't boot up, and if so, it would only do so randomly. I pulled out the 128 MB chip of ram, and it seemed to work fine (although slow) with virtual memory. But the 'Book just stopped working completely -- it was giving me the GLOD and Whine of Doom and what not. I got the backup 'Book from my dad, bought new RAM, and put everything together -- and again, it worked fine for a while, but started freaking out again.
So here I am right now.
I took the backup Powerbook, switched the hard drive from the other dead Powerbook, reinstalled the new RAM, and reset the PRAM. It sort of works. However, the 3400 still freezes randomly. It now boots up on demand, but if I let it just sit, the whole 'Book freezes. I don't know what to do.
So:
1) It could be a system conflict, right? Does anyone know any specific system extensions that cause problems? I know I have had issues with the PCI Audio Extension and Powerbook G3s before. Anyone know any other extensions that might conflict with a 3400c?
2) Could there still be a hardware conflict somewhere? I know from my general tech support stuff -- a dead on freeze (no cursor movement even) -- means an overheating or major hardware conflict of some kind. Anyone have any ideas?
BTW, if you seek some info on fighting back against the GLOD, I recommend the following link. Run through the same procedures for 3400s as for 2400s. I've had success doing so.
http://pbreadme.nexuswebs.net/pb2400.html
Let me know.
Thanks, Nathan Hill
Nathan, I had the freezies when running 9.2.2 and had to switch to 9.1. Haven't had time to try a re-install and troubleshooting.
Good luck, Dennis
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