Re: 10.5.7

2009-06-07 Thread Kyle Hansen
Download the 10.5.7 combo updater. INSTALL. Even if you have upgraded. That will resolve all OS issues. I did it on this laptop just a few mins ago. Then go get updated drivers for your 3rd party stuff and/or reinstall. Kyle Hansen (in the livingroom)

Re: 10.5.7

2009-06-07 Thread Clark Martin
Kyle Hansen wrote: On 6/6/09 11:02 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu Broadcast into the ether: On Jun 6, 2009, at 10:42 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: They recommend use of Repair Permissions to cleanup a system prior to installing their drivers, and then one after installing them.

Wireless USB dongle software installer won't open

2009-06-07 Thread Tom
I bought one of these nifty USB wireless adapters http://tinyurl.com/ 66egqs for my wife's G4 MDD 1.4 GB running 10.4.11, and it works great. I just plugged the dongle into a USB port, installed the software from the included CD, and her Mac now has access to the Internet from the antenna on our

Re: Wireless USB dongle software installer won't open

2009-06-07 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jun 7, 2009, at 2:05 AM, Tom wrote: Anybody got any idea what could be preventing this software installer from working in the Quicksilver? Can you launch Installer independently of the package by double- clicking the Installer.app icon in the Utilities folder? (note, in 10.5 they moved

Re: 10.5.7

2009-06-07 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jun 7, 2009, at 2:03 AM, Clark Martin wrote: Is it JUST Apples files or anything using THE Installer and leaving Receipts files, I would think it's the latter. You're correct, it's the latter. For example, Flash Player always installs files with alternate permissions, and Disk

Re: Wireless USB dongle software installer won't open

2009-06-07 Thread Stephen E. Bodnar
Tom wrote: I bought one of these nifty USB wireless adapters http://tinyurl.com/ 66egqs for my wife's G4 MDD 1.4 GB running 10.4.11, and it works great. I just plugged the dongle into a USB port, installed the software from the included CD, and her Mac now has access to the Internet from

Re: 10.5.7

2009-06-07 Thread insightinmind
On Jun 7, 2009, at 2:38 AM, Kyle Hansen wrote: Download the 10.5.7 combo updater. INSTALL. Even if you have upgraded. That will resolve all OS issues. I did it on this laptop just a few mins ago. Then go get updated drivers for your 3rd party stuff and/or reinstall. That's

Re: 10.5.7

2009-06-07 Thread Nestamicky
On Jun 7, 2009, at 1:03 AM, Clark Martin wrote: It just shows they don't know what is happening inside So, what's really is happening inside of a Permission Repair order? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's

Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver

2009-06-07 Thread Brian Rule
Thanks again for all the help. The quicksilver has been up and running since Wednesday, I just got iLife installed yesterday. The only issue now seems to be the older drive I'm trying to install from my old BW. I set it up as a slave drive with newer drive as the master. The drive is

A Piece Under the Hood: BootCache.playlist

2009-06-07 Thread insightinmind
From my contributions on the 10.5.7 thread ... On my Leopard OS X 10.5.6-7 partition, at another time, I got rid of something called, BootCache.playlist. It was suppose to aid in Startups with a known schedule of items to connect to / load (layman terms), to help speed up the process. It

Lost Airport Network

2009-06-07 Thread George R. Hozendorf
My secure Airport network has just disappeared. How do I find it or how do I set up a new one. Cicso wireless router with broadband modem on a G-4 running 10.5.7 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5

Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver

2009-06-07 Thread insightinmind
On Jun 7, 2009, at 11:33 AM, Brian Rule wrote: Thanks again for all the help. The quicksilver has been up and running since Wednesday, I just got iLife installed yesterday. The only issue now seems to be the older drive I'm trying to install from my old BW. I set it up as a slave drive

Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver

2009-06-07 Thread Brian
Well, in order to diagnose the bad RAM I used this same drive and tiger partition to boot the quicksilver several times over the past week, and it worked fine when installed as the master drive. The only problem seems to come about when I try to boot it as a slave drive. On Jun 7, 2009,

Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver

2009-06-07 Thread insightinmind
On Jun 7, 2009, at 11:55 AM, Brian wrote: Well, in order to diagnose the bad RAM I used this same drive and tiger partition to boot the quicksilver several times over the past week, and it worked fine when installed as the master drive. The only problem seems to come about when I try to

Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver

2009-06-07 Thread PeterH
On Jun 7, 2009, at 9:08 AM, insightinmind wrote: Note: Contact your device manufacturer or consult the manufacturer’s website to determine if your device is set for cable select mode. Before installation, set the device to cable select mode if the manufacturer hasn’t already done so.

Re: Safari 4 bloat

2009-06-07 Thread Dan
At 9:36 PM -0500 5/28/2009, Kris Tilford wrote: On my main computer (G5), Safari 4 has over 2.6 GB of webpage preview cache files (meaning, it's saving every single page viewed as long as there's room). This is wrong, let's hope it's a beta known issue they're going to repair? Use the Report

Re: Data / File Corruption Detector

2009-06-07 Thread Dan
At 11:01 AM -0400 6/3/2009, insightinmind wrote: I'm suspecting Spotlight is raising data corrupted files ugly heads? ... making them show up while the system is trying to function elsewhere? ... is that possible? Could be. Is there a method of determining corruption of data on a hard drive

Re: We're not abandoned......YET!! Quicktime and iTunes updates available

2009-06-07 Thread Dan
At 12:06 PM -0400 6/3/2009, Len Gerstel wrote: Well, we are not abandoned by Apple, YET. heh. Quicktime and iTunes updates just released for 10.4 and 10.5. Downloaded for both with no noticed problems after restart, both on DA class Macs. My installs were not so pleasant. 8 out of 11 Macs

Re: A Piece Under the Hood: BootCache.playlist

2009-06-07 Thread Dan
At 11:41 AM -0400 6/7/2009, insightinmind wrote: From my contributions on the 10.5.7 thread ... On my Leopard OS X 10.5.6-7 partition, at another time, I got rid of something called, BootCache.playlist. It was suppose to aid in Startups with a known schedule of items to connect to / load

Lost Network

2009-06-07 Thread George R. Hozendorf
My secure Airport network has just disappeared. How do I find it or how do I set up a new one. Cicso wireless router with broadband modem on a G-4 running 10.5.7 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5

Re: Lost Network

2009-06-07 Thread dc
What have you tried? The first thing would be to unplug the router for at least 10 seconds then start it back up. If the router has an ethernet port you can also try plugging in directly. On Jun 7, 3:58 pm, George R. Hozendorf ghoze...@gmail.com wrote: My secure Airport network has just

Re: 10.5.7

2009-06-07 Thread PeterH
On Jun 7, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: FWIW ... manually dowloading the 10.5.7 combo update directly from Apple's site worked perfectly on every Mack or Hack which I have. Whereas, automatically downloading the model-specific update, through Software Update ..., failed in EVERY

Re: 10.5.7

2009-06-07 Thread insightinmind
On Jun 7, 2009, at 5:45 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: On 6/7/09 7:48 AM, insightinmind billycarm...@verizon.net Broadcast into the ether: That's actually what I did ... used the 10.5.7 Combo updater on my working 10.5.6 OS X. Did you download it from Apple's site or did you use the software

iPod Touch question

2009-06-07 Thread Dana Collins
Hi Gang, Sorry if this is the wrong list to ask such, but I do not there are several iPod/G3-G5 users such as I. Simple question: besides an AV composite cable, what else does one need to view photos/videos on TV from their iPod (Touch, 2G)? I have such a cable, but no success (I have audio but

Re: iPod Touch question

2009-06-07 Thread Debra Platt
The newer ipods don't work with regular AV cables or the older ipod AV cables. You have to buy one that's specifically compatible with the newer models. On Jun 7, 2009, at 8:52 PM, Dana Collins wrote: Hi Gang, Sorry if this is the wrong list to ask such, but I do not there are several

Re: iPod Touch question

2009-06-07 Thread Fabian Fang
On Jun 7, 2009, at 5:52 PM, Dana Collins wrote: Sorry if this is the wrong list to ask such, but I do not there are several iPod/G3-G5 users such as I. (P.S. - never noticed, does LEM have an iPod list?) Not sure what you meant by noticed. All LEM e-mail lists are presented here:

Re: iPod Touch question

2009-06-07 Thread Dana Collins
On 6/7/09 8:59 PM, Debra Platt of debrapl...@comcast.net sent The newer ipods don't work with regular AV cables or the older ipod AV cables. You have to buy one that's specifically compatible with the newer models. On Jun 7, 2009, at 8:52 PM, Dana Collins wrote: Hi Gang, Sorry if

Re: iPod Touch question

2009-06-07 Thread Fabian Fang
On Jun 7, 2009, at 6:17 PM, Dana Collins wrote: On 6/7/09 8:59 PM, Fabian Fang of f...@mac.com sent All LEM e-mail lists are presented here: http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/index.shtml Thanks, Fabian - I did notice a small (but maybe mighty?) iPod group associated with LEM - guess I should

Re: iPod Touch question

2009-06-07 Thread Debra Platt
I think so. They have a chip in them, I believe. There usually is an illustration/description of the models compatible below the description. If you have audio, maybe it's the cable if it's newer? When I plug my older cables into my newer ipod, it doesn't work at all... On Jun 7, 2009,

Re: New to Mac - Mac Diagnostics Tool

2009-06-07 Thread Paul
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