Boot the drive from a Linux rescue CD, and use ddrescue to image the
drive block-by-block to an external backup drive? You can then mount
the image and get your files off it, or run fsck-type filesystem
repair utilities on the image. ddrescue is extremely persistent and
will retry blocks over
Long shot here, but is it possible to stuff a totally different (say, Netgear
Wireless G) PCMCIA card into the Airport slot inside the G4 PowerMac?
-Greg
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Thanks to everyone who has helped me with my various questions and issues over
the past few weeks. This is the result of all my tinkering:
http://nwserver.ath.cx/nwserver/?p=16
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Assuming you've already installed the 4.4.8 firmware update?
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1179?viewlocale=en_US
It says it offers The Power Mac G4 Firmware Update 4.4.8 improves fan
control behavior and reduces high speed fan cycling when running in
Mac OS 9.
You can apparently also get it
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 3:31 PM, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote:
On Jan 2, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Greg Kennedy wrote:
After some more time of thinking about it, I'm considering going with a
really crazy solution and using 9.2.3 on the machine + Logic 6.4.3 + Pro
Tools Free (if I can find
to be purchased (SB
Live has OS9 drivers from what I understand, 640mb RAM should be enough too)
Does OS 9, or any of the three tools I mentioned, support both processors in
the dual 533 G4? If not I'll definitely go Tiger.
On Jan 2, 2011, at 7:07 AM, Geke wrote:
Hi Greg,
I also think 10.4.11
Hey all - This is long but I hope you don't mind reading my life story and
sharing some insight...
I'm a long-time PC user and somewhat familiar with new Macs (have an Intel
Mac Mini and the wife uses an Intel Macbook). Someone on my local Freecycle
gave away a PowerMac G4 and I managed to
On Jun 18, 8:20 pm, Daniel Stewart daniel.stewart...@gmail.com
wrote:
I should probably mention that it says on the Software Restore disks
that it is compatible with OS 10.1.2 and OS 9.22. Should that give me
problems with 104.11?
It won't give any problems. You install 10.4, work up to
Have you tried just hitting the green maximize button at the top left?
Greg
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