Re: Beating a dead horse? - Flashing PC video cards for a Power Mac

2010-12-04 Thread Justin The Cynical
On 12/3/10 9:23 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 12:04 AM, Justin The Cynical wrote: It's been a while since I looked into this, and I'm not finding much now. . So, does anyone know of an active site, IRC channel, or even still have the info for doing this? *snip*

capture still pics from movies

2010-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
I would like to capture still pics from .wmv files that dump into my iPhoto library from my digital Olympus camera. I can freeze the shot I want and click the pic to remove the control strip but as soon as I move the mouse to use a capture command the control panel reappears. I'm not finding an

Re: capture still pics from movies

2010-12-04 Thread Len Gerstel
On Dec 4, 2010, at 10:24 AM, John Carmonne wrote: I would like to capture still pics from .wmv files that dump into my iPhoto library from my digital Olympus camera. I can freeze the shot I want and click the pic to remove the control strip but as soon as I move the mouse to use a capture

Re: Quicksilver Question

2010-12-04 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: Now, I bought a PowerLine Universal AC Adaptor and I have plugged in the old USB 4-Port Hub But you didn't ELIMINATE the failing hub? No, I that was the USB 2.0 Hub and it is removed The hub above works fine Should

Re: capture still pics from movies

2010-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 4, 2010, at 7:39 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 10:24 AM, John Carmonne wrote: I would like to capture still pics from .wmv files that dump into my iPhoto library from my digital Olympus camera. I can freeze the shot I want and click the pic to remove the control

Re: capture still pics from movies

2010-12-04 Thread Mike Linnett
On 4 Dec 2010, at 16:43, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 7:39 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 10:24 AM, John Carmonne wrote: I would like to capture still pics from .wmv files that dump into my iPhoto library from my digital Olympus camera. I can

Re: capture still pics from movies

2010-12-04 Thread Len Gerstel
On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:43 AM, John Carmonne wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 7:39 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 10:24 AM, John Carmonne wrote: I would like to capture still pics from .wmv files that dump into my iPhoto library from my digital Olympus camera. I can freeze the shot

Re: Beating a dead horse? - Flashing PC video cards for a Power Mac

2010-12-04 Thread Peter Haas
On Dec 3, 2010, at 9:04 PM, Justin The Cynical wrote: Looking around on google, I'm only finding old and apparently abandoned web sites, if they even exist any longer and not much in the way of archives on archive.org So, does anyone know of an active site, IRC channel, or even still have

this is why Oracle bought Sun

2010-12-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/12/oracle-launches-sparc-supercluster-sets-new-db-performance-record.ars They now make the whole widget, like Apple. Notice the frequent mention of their competitor, IBM, who also makes the whole widget. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona

Re: G4 933 quicksilver

2010-12-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 3, 2010, at 10:13 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: User log in items shows HP scan jet manager, i Get rid of this. This #...@$# program has caused me more grief on a variety of systems.. All this does os let you push the buttons on the front of the scanner and have it do things. In

G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread rtows...@aol.com
Appears to be dead... No power-up light Non fans No chimes No HD spin Seem to recall possibilities are power supply or front panel board. Any way to isolate? I have unplugged monitor, kybd ext FW drive followed by int HD with no change. There are no pci cards installed. Recommendations?

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread Peter Haas
On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:40 AM, rtows...@aol.com wrote: No power-up light Non fans No chimes No HD spin The FIRST thing to check is the input power switch. It has a 115 position and a 230 position. If placed on the 230 position, but operated on 115 volts, the PSU's converter section is

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread Alex Barnes
Is the video card a flashed PC version? If it is make sure that pins 311 are disabled by cutting or taping them. On Dec 4, 2010, at 12:40 PM, rtows...@aol.com wrote: Appears to be dead... No power-up light Non fans No chimes No HD spin Seem to recall possibilities are power supply

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread Dan
At 11:40 AM -0800 12/4/2010, rtows...@aol.com wrote: [Config moved from bottom of OP and cleaned] 450-MHz Power Mac G4 DP GigE, 768 MB RAM, 40 and 20 GB HDs External ?wired? kvm, and 300 GB firewire HD. Mac OS 9.2.2 and X 10.4.11. [Aside - When having a hardware problem, why do people put

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread rtowsley
-Original Message- From: Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 2:49 pm Subject: Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:40 AM, rtows...@aol.com wrote: No power-up light Non fans No chimes No HD spin The FIRST thing

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread rtowsley
-Original Message- From: Alex Barnes kab...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 2:49 pm Subject: Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues Is the video card a flashed PC version? If it is make sure that pins 311 are disabled by cutting or taping them. On Dec 4, 2010,

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread rtowsley
-Original Message- From: Dan dantear...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 3:12 pm Subject: Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues At 11:40 AM -0800 12/4/2010, rtows...@aol.com wrote: [Config moved from bottom of OP and cleaned] 450-MHz Power Mac G4 DP GigE,

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread Dan
At 3:33 PM -0500 12/4/2010, rtows...@aol.com wrote: [html removed] There is no KVM or other ext devices connected. I listed a 300 GB firewire/usb enclosure but it is disconnected. I corrected description above. yea, saw. Replace that pram battery. I don't care what it's unloaded voltage be

Cube processor upgrade?

2010-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
Hi All I have a Cube with a Sonnet 1.2 and 1.5 GB RAM. I get a lot of SPOD (beach ball) when trying to do a Carbon Copy Clone Between 2 FW ports and it doesn't matter which drive I'm booted to. It seems to be real slow and I'm wondering if a Logic board can do this. I've tested it with all the

2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread Stephen Conrad
One, what do you think of these? Just saw the ad and was curious Firewire-to-USB

Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 4, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: One, what do you think of these? Just saw the ad and was curious Firewire-to-USB Adapters - www.NexTag.com/Firewire-to-USB - Get Firewire-to-USB Adapters Cheap! The cables are simply used to power devices, not transmit signals, so, for

Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 4, 2010, at 3:25 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: One, what do you think of these? Just saw the ad and was curious Firewire-to-USB Adapters - www.NexTag.com/Firewire-to-USB - Get Firewire-to-USB Adapters Cheap! Also, is there any way to check a USB Thumb Drive or Hub to see if it has any

Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread Len Gerstel
John, I know it is very small, and probably part of your sig, but please do not send any attachments to the list. Thanks, Len Gerstel List Nanny On Dec 4, 2010, at 6:52 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 3:25 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: One, what do you think of these? Just saw

Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 5:52 PM, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 3:25 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote: One, what do you think of these? Just saw the ad and was curious Firewire-to-USB Adapters - www.NexTag.com/Firewire-to-USB - Get Firewire-to-USB Adapters Cheap!

Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
sorry bout this it's a mistake, Too quick on the fat finger. On Dec 4, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: John, I know it is very small, and probably part of your sig, but please do not send any attachments to the list. Thanks, Len Gerstel List Nanny On Dec 4, 2010, at 6:52 PM,

Re: G4 933 quicksilver

2010-12-04 Thread Baldassare Guzzo
Thank you. Ill give it a try. I just delete it from the accounts panel or do I remove it from the system somewhere also? On Dec 4, 2010, at 2:14 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 3, 2010, at 10:13 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: User log in items shows HP scan jet manager, i Get rid of

Re: capture still pics from movies

2010-12-04 Thread t...@savingus.org
I would like to capture still pics from .wmv files that dump into my iPhoto library from my digital Olympus camera. I can freeze the shot I want and click the pic to remove the control strip but as soon as I move the mouse to use a capture command the control panel reappears. I'm not finding an

Re: Beating a dead horse? - Flashing PC video cards for a Power Mac

2010-12-04 Thread dc
I recently brought my old 733 Digital Audio back to life.  Currently it's sporting a modified 5200 from a G5, but after digging in my parts pile, I've found a 9600XT from Sapphire. If the VRAM chips (there should be 4 of them on the fan side of the card) are square it can probably be flashed,

Re: Cube processor upgrade?

2010-12-04 Thread dc
On Dec 4, 4:19 pm, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote: I have a Cube with a Sonnet 1.2 and 1.5 GB RAM. I get a lot of SPOD (beach ball) when trying to do a Carbon Copy Clone Between 2 FW ports  and it doesn't matter which drive I'm booted to. It seems to be real slow and I'm wondering if

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread rtowsley
-Original Message- From: Dan dantear...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 3:57 pm Subject: Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues At 3:33 PM -0500 12/4/2010, rtows...@aol.com wrote: [html removed] There is no KVM or other ext devices connected. I listed a 300

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread Jonas Ulrich
I to have a dual 450MHz powermac with the same symptoms. This is vey helpful info. Thanks everyone! -Jonas -- 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

Re: Nanny nag

2010-12-04 Thread Paul Stamsen
Previously, at 7:01 PM -0800 12/4/10, as ah...clem so eloquently wrote: exsqueeze me, mr. list nanny sir, but why are you picking on only one person here, john carmonne? i have to scroll past a whole boatload of idiotic tag lines appended at the end of every single post that some Dija read the

Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 4, 2010, at 7:01 PM, ah...clem wrote: On Dec 4, 7:34 pm, Len Gerstel lgers...@gmail.com wrote: John, I know it is very small, and probably part of your sig, but please do not send any attachments to the list. Thanks, Len Gerstel List Nanny exsqueeze me, mr. list nanny sir,

Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread Tim Gochnour
On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:37 PM, Isaac Smith wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 10:01 PM, ah...clem wrote: On Dec 4, 7:34 pm, Len Gerstel lgers...@gmail.com wrote: John, I know it is very small, and probably part of your sig, but please do not send any attachments to the list. Thanks, Len Gerstel

Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread Tim Gochnour
On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:58 PM, Tim Gochnour wrote: I think the Nanny was referring not to the existence of the signature but to the small image that was attached at the end of it. Isaac Thank you Isaac. They say ig-nence is bliss. Clem seemed pretty happy talking about something

Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:05 PM, Tim Gochnour wrote: On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:58 PM, Tim Gochnour wrote: I think the Nanny was referring not to the existence of the signature but to the small image that was attached at the end of it. Isaac Thank you Isaac. They say ig-nence is bliss.

Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread Dan
At 7:01 PM -0800 12/4/2010, ah...clem wrote: On Dec 4, 7:34 pm, Len Gerstel lgers...@gmail.com wrote: I know it is very small, and probably part of your sig, but please do not send any attachments to the list. exsqueeze me, mr. list nanny sir, but why are you picking on only one person

Re: G4 DP 450 Gig-E issues

2010-12-04 Thread Dan
At 10:01 PM -0500 12/4/2010, rtows...@aol.com wrote: 1. Pulled video card, ram HD, replaced pram battery. Still no beeps/chimes/fans or HD spin. 2. Power Supply shows no 28v so guess it's the supply. Sounds like it. Going looking for one now :-( The GigE and DA use the same basic supply.

Re: Nanny note Re: 2 Questions

2010-12-04 Thread ah...clem
Dija read the rules     ah...clem? No attachments.  Simple as that. -- 
Tim 
list moderator wow. what a surprise. calling all nannies. let's circle the wagons and fend off some valid criticism by deftly ignoring it while mindlessly quoting from the rule book. ya know, rules are made by

USB Question

2010-12-04 Thread Stephen Conrad
The folks as The Apple Store on the Country Club Plaza (Kansas City, MO) said I'd be fine using a 6V DC power cord on my USB 4-Port Hub that says it needs a 5V DC power cord (they said it would only draw 5V DC). I asked them as the only Universal AC Adaptor I could find has 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9 and