Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale
I used DaleH and Bruce's instructions to clean off my stuff, and made sure the machine boots to the main partition again, then tried the instructions below and hit a wall. I got to a command prompt by holding CMD-S while booting, but my keyboard entries didn't register at all. Here are the last few lines before the prompt: BSD root: disk0s3, major 14, minor 2 Singleuser boot -- fsck not done Root device is mounted read-only If you want to make modifications to files: /sbin/fsck -fy /sbin/mound -uw / If you wish to boot the system: exit :/ root# ...so I'm stuck?!? On Monday, January 28, 2013 2:36:02 PM UTC-5, PH wrote: Questions: 1. Can I do this from Disk Utility or do I need other software to proceed? 2. What are the steps I need to follow to proceed? Should you want to prepare the machine for a new user, so s/he has to go through the process of adding a user and password, the following process may be used (this also works should you forget your own password): 1) boot the machine into single user mode using CMD-s, 2) enter the command fsck -fy 3) enter the command mount -uw / 4) enter the command rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone 5) enter the command shutdown -h now The machine will power itself off. The next time the machine is powered on, OS X will enter the user and password setup process, through the usual Willkommen dialog. -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Flash Player hack update 11.5
Not working on the pbs.org History Detectives website. Haven't had a chance to test others. System info: Model Name: Power Mac G4 Model Identifier: PowerMac3,6 Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (3.3) Processor Speed: 1.25 GHz Number Of CPUs: 2 L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB L3 Cache (per CPU): 2 MB Memory: 2 GB Bus Speed:167 MHz Boot ROM Version: 4.4.8f2 Serial Number (system): XB40905UQ6P Hardware UUID:--1000-8000-000A95CFC548 OS X 10.5.8 Safari 5.0.6 Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX On Jan 30, 2013, at 6:10 AM, g3-5-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Today's Topic Summary Group: http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list/topics Flash Player hack update 11.5 [1 Update] Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale [3 Updates] US Java alert? [7 Updates] G5 Damaged in Shipping [2 Updates] OT redirected to l. yimg.com on Mac G4 [1 Update] Flash Player hack update 11.5 Paolo Tassotti paolo.tasso...@gmail.com Jan 30 09:28AM +0100 hi folks, this hack for flash player on PPC machines has just been updated up to version 11.5: http://scriptogr.am/nordkril/post/adobe-flash-11.5-for-powerpc enjoy ! paolo Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale kimtoufectis kimtoufec...@gmail.com Jan 29 08:44PM -0800 Much obliged, thanks! On Monday, January 28, 2013 2:36:02 PM UTC-5, PH wrote: kimtoufectis kimtoufec...@gmail.com Jan 29 08:45PM -0800 Good tips; thanks! On Monday, January 28, 2013 2:51:01 PM UTC-5, DaleH wrote: kimtoufectis kimtoufec...@gmail.com Jan 29 08:47PM -0800 Each of you filled in a part of the puzzle for me. Thanks much! On Monday, January 28, 2013 3:04:04 PM UTC-5, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: US Java alert? Dan dantear...@gmail.com Jan 29 03:53PM -0500 At 3:12 PM -0500 01/12/2013, Dan wrote: Anyone knows more about this Java alert issued by US Gov (alert that include Flash as well)! SSDD. Yet-another zero day vulnerability, yadda yadda yadda *yawn* And today's chapter: http://mac-security.blogspot.com/2013/01/just-turn-java-off-very-high-security.html LOL - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Jan 29 03:00PM -0700 SSDD. Yet-another zero day vulnerability, yadda yadda yadda *yawn* And today's chapter: http://mac-security.blogspot.com/2013/01/just-turn-java-off-very-high-security.html Here's the thing: anyone who can run a vulnerable version of Java on their Mac and has installed Apple's security updates has already done this. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573 The last Java update Apple released went through and purged Java from the browser plugins. (As I found out, unpleasantly, when I tried to use a network-based KVM we purchased. Yet another 'Universal' devioce that is truly universal, it runs under Windows on Dells, on HP's, on Lenovo's…) (Apple's relesed these updates for 10.6, 7 and 8. 10.5 and lower is officially deprecated, and doesn't run the latest versions of Java. PPC machines CAN'T run the latest versions of java. I'm mildly surprised that they released the fix for 10.6.) Anyone else either deliberately went out of their way to re-enable Java or is not running a version that's vulnerable. Almost all of these new security issues with Java are the result of Oracles new code in the latest version. (and the appeal to 'Open Source' java just won't happen. As I've said before the entire impetus for Oracle to buy Sun was to acquire Java, which is Oracle's lifeblood, since so much of their database stuff is now written in Java.) Everything else (like hardware, VirtualBox, etc) was gravy for them, and Oracle is no more going to open source Java than they would Oracle Enterprise Database. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs W.Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com Jan 29 05:16PM -0500 Sooner or later you will run into an online form that is important to you which will require Java be turned on. That's a fact. On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ Cameron Kaiser spec...@floodgap.com Jan 29 03:08PM -0800 http://mac-security.blogspot.com/2013/01/just-turn-java-off-very-high-security.html Sooner or later you will run into an online form that is important to you which will require Java be turned on. ITYM Java*Script*, which has very little to do actually with Java, and assuming you are using one of the still-maintained PowerPC browsers is much more up-to-date. -- personal:
Re: Flash Player hack update 11.5 (update)
Not working on the pbs.org History Detectives website. Sponsor's videos play just fine, but program videos are a not go. Haven't had a chance to test others. System info: Model Name: Power Mac G4 Model Identifier: PowerMac3,6 Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (3.3) Processor Speed: 1.25 GHz Number Of CPUs: 2 L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB L3 Cache (per CPU): 2 MB Memory: 2 GB Bus Speed:167 MHz Boot ROM Version: 4.4.8f2 Serial Number (system): XB40905UQ6P Hardware UUID:--1000-8000-000A95CFC548 OS X 10.5.8 Safari 5.0.6 Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX On Jan 30, 2013, at 6:10 AM, g3-5-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Today's Topic Summary Group: http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list/topics Flash Player hack update 11.5 [1 Update] Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale [3 Updates] US Java alert? [7 Updates] G5 Damaged in Shipping [2 Updates] OT redirected to l. yimg.com on Mac G4 [1 Update] Flash Player hack update 11.5 Paolo Tassotti paolo.tasso...@gmail.com Jan 30 09:28AM +0100 hi folks, this hack for flash player on PPC machines has just been updated up to version 11.5: http://scriptogr.am/nordkril/post/adobe-flash-11.5-for-powerpc enjoy ! paolo Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale kimtoufectis kimtoufec...@gmail.com Jan 29 08:44PM -0800 Much obliged, thanks! On Monday, January 28, 2013 2:36:02 PM UTC-5, PH wrote: kimtoufectis kimtoufec...@gmail.com Jan 29 08:45PM -0800 Good tips; thanks! On Monday, January 28, 2013 2:51:01 PM UTC-5, DaleH wrote: kimtoufectis kimtoufec...@gmail.com Jan 29 08:47PM -0800 Each of you filled in a part of the puzzle for me. Thanks much! On Monday, January 28, 2013 3:04:04 PM UTC-5, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: US Java alert? Dan dantear...@gmail.com Jan 29 03:53PM -0500 At 3:12 PM -0500 01/12/2013, Dan wrote: Anyone knows more about this Java alert issued by US Gov (alert that include Flash as well)! SSDD. Yet-another zero day vulnerability, yadda yadda yadda *yawn* And today's chapter: http://mac-security.blogspot.com/2013/01/just-turn-java-off-very-high-security.html LOL - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Jan 29 03:00PM -0700 SSDD. Yet-another zero day vulnerability, yadda yadda yadda *yawn* And today's chapter: http://mac-security.blogspot.com/2013/01/just-turn-java-off-very-high-security.html Here's the thing: anyone who can run a vulnerable version of Java on their Mac and has installed Apple's security updates has already done this. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573 The last Java update Apple released went through and purged Java from the browser plugins. (As I found out, unpleasantly, when I tried to use a network-based KVM we purchased. Yet another 'Universal' devioce that is truly universal, it runs under Windows on Dells, on HP's, on Lenovo's…) (Apple's relesed these updates for 10.6, 7 and 8. 10.5 and lower is officially deprecated, and doesn't run the latest versions of Java. PPC machines CAN'T run the latest versions of java. I'm mildly surprised that they released the fix for 10.6.) Anyone else either deliberately went out of their way to re-enable Java or is not running a version that's vulnerable. Almost all of these new security issues with Java are the result of Oracles new code in the latest version. (and the appeal to 'Open Source' java just won't happen. As I've said before the entire impetus for Oracle to buy Sun was to acquire Java, which is Oracle's lifeblood, since so much of their database stuff is now written in Java.) Everything else (like hardware, VirtualBox, etc) was gravy for them, and Oracle is no more going to open source Java than they would Oracle Enterprise Database. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs W.Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com Jan 29 05:16PM -0500 Sooner or later you will run into an online form that is important to you which will require Java be turned on. That's a fact. On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ Cameron Kaiser spec...@floodgap.com Jan 29 03:08PM -0800 http://mac-security.blogspot.com/2013/01/just-turn-java-off-very-high-security.html Sooner or later you will run into an online form that is important to you which will require Java be turned on. ITYM Java*Script*, which has very little to do actually with Java, and assuming you are using one of the still-maintained PowerPC browsers is much more up-to-date. --
Late 2005 G5 - what to expect n start-up concerns?
Greetings all, I have a late 2005 G5 (dual-core, 2.3GHz model). It has been very nice to me these last 3+ years. ABout 3 weeks ago, I went through a couple days where the only way I could start it out of a cold boot (1st thing in the morning) was to reset the SMU (reset the board), then zap the PRAM upon successful launch. Did this maybe three times. I then replaced the CMOS battery with a new 2032 battery, reset the SMU one more time, and the unit booted fine. This seemed to have done the trick and for about 8 days, I had start-up bliss as I had come to expect from it. Tonight I turned it on (first time since Monday night), and it was back to its old tricks, and I had to reset the SMU again to get it started (it's running now). Besides the possibility that this brand new battery is not as fresh as it should be, what other concerns might this habit be indicative of? Thanks in advance for any thoughts. Regards, Dana -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Flash Player hack update 11.5 (update)
On Jan 30, 2013, at 10:10 PM, Michael McMurtrey wrote: Not working on the pbs.org History Detectives website. I think this is more of a Safari issue than a Flash Player issue. I've noticed many sites such as PBS, BBC, etc. won't play Flash in Safari, but give no problems is Firefox using the same Flash Player plugin. I just went to History Detectives and it wouldn't play in Safari, but was fine with Firefox 3.6.28. -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
