Re: No Valid Packages Error ???

2011-01-03 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/01/02 19:23, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jan 2, 2011, at 7:47 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote: I get an error message informing me that First Aid Failed! Disk Utility stopped repairing permissions on HD because the following error: No Valid Packages I told George that he had no valid packages, and

Re: PPC kext repository?

2011-01-03 Thread Dan
At 12:51 PM -0800 1/2/2011, turn wrote: There seems to be a lot of Intel kext development going on in the hackintosh community. Does anyone know of *any* open source or other public domain or publicly available kext PPC development? There are some open source projects that involve drivers.

Re: iChat and YouTube on a G4 Cube

2011-01-03 Thread Dan
At 1:48 PM -0800 1/2/2011, John Carmonne wrote: 3 GB's per second Time Warner RoadRunner turbo Talladega Fast Run some traceroutes to the destination, to make sure there isn't a problem between you. Why do you think some bus speed is involved? Playing video is very CPU intensive, not

Re: Couple of G4 dig. Audio Issues

2011-01-03 Thread Dan
At 2:23 PM -0800 1/2/2011, DLC wrote: Apparently, he wants to replicate the lock screen action found on Windows (I believe it is the MS key plus l - I really am not sure what that does except maybe do a quick screen blank which requires password entry upon wakeup) - short of logging out or

Re: iChat and YouTube on a G4 Cube

2011-01-03 Thread dc
On Jan 2, 2:24 pm, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote: I seem to have run into a bottle neck on my Cube 1.2GHz  1.5 GB RAM in that I can't get a YouTube to play smooth and iChat is out of sync on the sound along with very jumpy video. It sounds like the Cube is nicely upgraded, the weak

Re: iChat and YouTube on a G4 Cube

2011-01-03 Thread John Carmonne
On Jan 3, 2011, at 8:39 AM, dc wrote: On Jan 2, 2:24 pm, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote: I seem to have run into a bottle neck on my Cube 1.2GHz 1.5 GB RAM in that I can't get a YouTube to play smooth and iChat is out of sync on the sound along with very jumpy video. It sounds

Re: iChat and YouTube on a G4 Cube

2011-01-03 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jan 3, 2011, at 9:56 AM, John Carmonne wrote: Playing video is not a problem its the streaming stuff like YouTube, iChat and Skype. Compared to my G4 1.25 MDD and G5 2.7 PowerMac the Cube isn't in the hunt even though it's got a 1.2 GHz processor. Yes it DOES have to do with the video

Re: iChat and YouTube on a G4 Cube

2011-01-03 Thread John Carmonne
On Jan 3, 2011, at 9:16 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 3, 2011, at 9:56 AM, John Carmonne wrote: Playing video is not a problem its the streaming stuff like YouTube, iChat and Skype. Compared to my G4 1.25 MDD and G5 2.7 PowerMac the Cube isn't in the hunt even though it's got a 1.2

Sudden power loss in G5

2011-01-03 Thread Leo Hoyt
I have a dual 2.7 Ghz PPC G5 w/ 4.5 GB ram. The machine recently started powering off without warning. Is this signs of a power supply failing? If so how hard are the power supplies to replace in these towers? Thanks for the help. Leo -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: Sudden power loss in G5

2011-01-03 Thread schaffpa
Leo, Power supplies are a bitch requiring removing almost everything. My 2.3 dual core went abruptly with a flash and a stench. However, you may be having problems with coolant leaking onto your electronics, which is worse. Check this out IMMEDIATELY! Fine machine otherwise! - Peter

Re: Sudden power loss in G5

2011-01-03 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jan 3, 2011, at 12:55 PM, Leo Hoyt wrote: I have a dual 2.7 Ghz PPC G5 w/ 4.5 GB ram. The machine recently started powering off without warning. Is this signs of a power supply failing? I don't think this is necessarily a sign the power supply is failing. I have a dual 2.3 that had a

Re: Sudden power loss in G5

2011-01-03 Thread Eric Volker
On 1/3/2011 12:55 PM, Leo Hoyt wrote: I have a dual 2.7 Ghz PPC G5 w/ 4.5 GB ram. The machine recently started powering off without warning. Is this signs of a power supply failing? If so how hard are the power supplies to replace in these towers? Thanks for the help. Leo About 9 months

Re: Sudden power loss in G5

2011-01-03 Thread Dana Collins
Subject: Sudden power loss in G5 I have a dual 2.7 Ghz PPC G5 w/ 4.5 GB ram. The machine recently started powering off without warning. Is this signs of a power supply failing? If so how hard are the power supplies to replace in these towers? Thanks for the help. Leo On 1/3/11

Re: Sudden power loss in G5

2011-01-03 Thread Doug McNutt
At 10:55 -0800 1/3/11, Leo Hoyt wrote: I have a dual 2.7 Ghz PPC G5 w/ 4.5 GB ram. The machine recently started powering off without warning. Is this signs of a power supply failing? If so how hard are the power supplies to replace in these towers? Don't overlook the possibility of a problem

Where's the trash?

2011-01-03 Thread Jeffrey Daile Engle
I want to know where the Folder is that holds the trash? is there such thing? Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- 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

'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread peter
Every once in a while, almost everything on my screen gets less saturated. It is as if I had increased the brightness setting, except... it does not affect everything. My desktop image is not affected, not is the apple icon in the upper right, nor images I open, nor videos..?...? It's just the

Re: Where's the trash?

2011-01-03 Thread Dan
At 6:52 PM -0800 1/3/2011, Jeffrey Daile Engle wrote: I want to know where the Folder is that holds the trash? is there such thing? And what are you plotting to do to them? In your home folder, there's ~/.Trash and up at the root level of the volume is /.Trashes Because the names start

Re: Where's the trash?

2011-01-03 Thread Barney Guzzo
Believe it is an invisible folder in your home folder. On Jan 3, 2011 9:52 PM, Jeffrey Daile Engle macgu...@gmail.com wrote: I want to know where the Folder is that holds the trash? is there such thing? Jeff Jeffrey Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 macgu...@gmail.com -- You received this

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jan 3, 2011, at 9:22 PM, peter wrote: What could this possibly be? Something related to Exposé? -- 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: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread PETER WARNER
On Jan 3, 2011, at 10:30 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jan 3, 2011, at 9:22 PM, peter wrote: What could this possibly be? Something related to Exposé? It is not when I'm using Expose actively. Tonight, I was in the middle of looking at the G-Group list online, and it suddenly happened,

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread Alex Barnes
Check in the console to see what process it is that is doing that. On Jan 3, 2011, at 9:35 PM, PETER WARNER wrote: On Jan 3, 2011, at 10:30 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jan 3, 2011, at 9:22 PM, peter wrote: What could this possibly be? Something related to Exposé? It is not when

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread Bill Connelly
On Jan 3, 2011, at 10:22 PM, peter wrote: Every once in a while, ... It's just the windows, text, certain icons at the top of the screen (Growl, Is Growl trying to tell you something is happening in the background? Incoming call or something? Not sure how Growl works, although I have

Re: Where's the trash?

2011-01-03 Thread Yersinia
On 1/3/11 10:26 PM, Dan wrote: At 6:52 PM -0800 1/3/2011, Jeffrey Daile Engle wrote: I want to know where the Folder is that holds the trash? is there such thing? And what are you plotting to do to them? In your home folder, there's ~/.Trash and up at the root level of the volume is

Re: Where's the trash?

2011-01-03 Thread Baldassare Guzzo
I think there are programs that allow you to see the invisible files. Also you can use the command line interface to see them. I THINK the idea was so that users did not mess around with certain files unless you know what you are doing. I remember reading something a few years ago that

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread PETER WARNER
Is Growl trying to tell you something is happening in the background? Incoming call or something? No, In the top bar, where the icons for volume, fast user switching, displays, etc go, there is a Growl icon. The rest are about 80% grey (though still accessible) but Growl, Bluetooth, and

Re: 'Greyed' screen

2011-01-03 Thread PETER WARNER
On Jan 4, 2011, at 12:44 AM, PETER WARNER wrote: Is Growl trying to tell you something is happening in the background? Incoming call or something? No, ... Famous Last Word... As per Alex, I checked Console, and there were a bunch of errors fro Growl, and it seems a Growl like action, to

Re: Where's the trash?

2011-01-03 Thread Dan
At 12:07 AM -0500 1/4/2011, Yersinia wrote: On 1/3/11 10:26 PM, Dan wrote: At 6:52 PM -0800 1/3/2011, Jeffrey Daile Engle wrote: I want to know where the Folder is that holds the trash? is there such thing? And what are you plotting to do to them? In your home folder, there's ~/.Trash and