Re: password reset
On Feb 17, 2010, at 1:46 AM, James D. Pritchett wrote: It was OS 9.1, I forgot to put that in my message. Boot from a CD or other bootable disk. Go to System FolderPreferences folder. Delete the Multiple Users preferences file. Reboot. -- 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
Re: New keyboard verses Old Tiger
From: Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, 16 February, 2010 23:09:35 Subject: Re: New keyboard verses Old Tiger On Feb 16, 2010, at 4:33 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: There's been firmware updates for these keyboards, which implies that they're NOT just dumb collection of switches. Shouldn't we suspect the NSA has something to do with this? A keystroke logger in every keyboard perhaps? They say during the first Gulf War the Iranians were using a computer printer with hacked firmware that sent all of Saddam Hussein's orders directly to us over the internet. I'm sure being able to monitor individual keyboards attached to the internet could easily be interpreted as a matter of national security also. FGS I hope the Brit government don't see this:- We're already the most surveilled society on Earth, and just carrying a camera (even my old Nikon F4 35mm system) is sufficient to get you shaken down by the cops on spurious anti-terrorist crap due to abuse of their oppresasive powers, and their draconian powers to spy on emails and cellphone traffic would make the Stasi jealous. Once arrested, your DNA stays on their database even if you're never charged with any offence. They took 1984 as a guidebook, not a warning. However, I can't really see Apple going along with this - Jobs has always been tending towards the libertarian rather than authoritative government. -- 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
Firefox
Here is the site http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=tiffany+wwe+playboy I have NoScript and use the latest version of Firefox So why does this site get me a warning that a script is busy or not responding? I do NOT have scripts enabled for this page -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle behind; to go forth and claim our place in outer space. - Capt. Henry Gloval (\__/) (='.'=) ()_() Help Bunny Take Over The World! -- 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
Tiger Level of iLife OK for Leopard?
I have an eMac CD set (~16 CDs) for Tiger containing the bundled software (thinking its iLife) that came with Tiger. Is this OK for use with Leopard? I have my hard drive partitioned to separate out the OS Xs (Leopard, Tiger, OS 9) and my Apps Docs. I plan to extract it using Pacifist. Should I allow Pacifist to let the installer package put the applications where it usually would (probably in the Applications folder on my Leopard partition), or would it be better to put it on a separate partition, say my Apps one, to keep possible older versions of software separate to what is out there with the Leopard installation? I'm getting ready to look into a Canopus ADVC300 Bi-directional Analog / Digital Video Converter, and need iMovie type processor, and am also curious about Garageband. Comments about the Canopus also welcomed. A less expensive alternative would be nice ... -- 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
Re: New keyboard verses Old Tiger
At 12:32 PM -0800 2/16/2010, Jeffrey Engle wrote: I have a wired aluminum apple keyboard. This one is the short one without the number keys. Apple say's that it's not compatible with Tiger (10.4.11 in my case)... I plugged it in and everything works accept the top row of keys (F keys) Question, is there a way to make these works by programming them somehow? and if so, can someone here tell me how it's done? If the F keys aren't showing up in the system preferences, then try Spark or Keyboard Maestro. They might be able to do the bindings for you. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- 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
Re: Translate an Appleworks file .cwk to iWork on an iMac
Please do NOT cross-post to multiple groups. At 1:33 AM + 2/17/2010, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: I am helping a friend to set up a new iMac from a G4 iBook. She has been using Appleworks to create databases. The most important ones she needs are the database files ending in .cwk. She bought iWorks 09 and I installed it on the iMac. iWorks will NOT open the files! I'm not sure why you would think that iWorks would open such? iWorks = Pages (word processing) + Numbers (spreadsheet). But you're trying to tell it to open a *database* file. That's kindof like trying to slap a 747's fuselage onto a VW Bug. Apple's modern solution for databases is to use Bento. 1. Will Appleworks work on an Intel iMac? (which would be the simplest thing!) Certainly! And that's your best solution. 2. Is there another program that will open a .cwk file? No. It's a proprietary format file. The only thing you can do wrt migration is to save the database in some other format, then import that into an appropriate app. At 6:10 PM -0800 2/16/2010, John Carmonne wrote: I wonder why Apple doesn't want folks to use it? AppleWorks was written against the early Mac OS, then upgraded to sortof run on OS X. Its code base is a mess, and barely supports Carbon (the API created for the transition from Classic to OS X). Modern Mac OS X apps must be Cocoa-based tho! Apple felt that the right thing to do would be to re-write from the ground up, hence Pages and Numbers (iWork). iWork is OK if it's your first rodeo but us old timers have too many files and hours in them to scrap for the new kid on the block. Yea. Apple has really dropped the ball here. Except for a few features, Pages and Numbers are a joke compared to even AppleWorks 5. And that doesn't even begin to account for the other components of AppleWorks - database, paint, draw. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- 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
Re: Firefox
Title: Re: Firefox At 6:36 AM -0600 2/17/2010, Stephen Conrad wrote: Here is the site http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=tiffany+wwe+playboy I have NoScript and use the latest version of Firefox So why does this site get me a warning that a script is busy or not responding? I do NOT have scripts enabled for this page Not sure. That yahoo page loads fast for me. The _javascript_s on it don't seem very complicated. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- 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
Re: Tiger Level of iLife OK for Leopard?
On Feb 17, 2010, at 7:41 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: I have an eMac CD set (~16 CDs) for Tiger containing the bundled software (thinking its iLife) that came with Tiger. Is this OK for use with Leopard? Oh yeah...any iLife version should work with Leopard... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
Re: Firefox
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Stephen Conrad khel...@gmail.com wrote: Here is the site http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=tiffany+wwe+playboy I have NoScript and use the latest version of Firefox So why does this site get me a warning that a script is busy or not responding? I do NOT have scripts enabled for this page Getting a little intimate are we? g -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- 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
Another Firefox ?
Hello All, I am driving a G5 2.5 dualie, running 10.5 with .5TB hard drive space. I just made the move from Netscape 9.0.0.6 to Firefox 3.6 and while it was mostly a seamless transition, once I brought my bookmarks over an issue arose. Now when I click on BOOKMARKS on the menu bar the fans are off to the races for the next 20-25 seconds and I can NOT access the bookmarks until they return to normal. I have completely re-installed Firefox and re-imported the bookmarks but still the same!! Please - HELP!? Dan II -- 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
Re: Another Firefox ?
On 2/17/10 7:36 AM, DAN A CURRIE wrote: Hello All, I am driving a G5 2.5 dualie, running 10.5 with .5TB hard drive space. I just made the move from Netscape 9.0.0.6 to Firefox 3.6 and while it was mostly a seamless transition, once I brought my bookmarks over an issue arose. Now when I click on BOOKMARKS on the menu bar the fans are off to the races for the next 20-25 seconds and I can NOT access the bookmarks until they return to normal. I have completely re-installed Firefox and re-imported the bookmarks but still the same!! Please - HELP!? Dan II Greetings - I too had a similar problem with Firefox. It boiled down to 2 things - too many bookmarks, and many links were stale. So Firefox is trying to index them all. My solution was to just take the time, visit every bookmark, weed out the stale ones, and move them all into folders. Now it is off to the races when I go to the bookmarks, except this time I win! Stephen -- 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
PowerMac G5 PMU weirdness
I'm in the process of repurposing my G5, and decided to reinstall Leopard. When I tried to boot off my retail Leopard DVD, the G5 would get to the spinning wheel (is there an official name for that?) on the white screen and then suddenly reboot. This happened every time I tried to boot off of it. When I rebooted off the hard drive, I saw an error message in the log that the PMU had forced a shutdown with a reason code of -122. Preliminary research indicated a power supply problem, but I wasn't buying it since it only happened when booting off of the DVD and the G5 was rock-stable booted off the hard drive. Sure enough a PMU reset cured the problem. However, I'm wondering if it's possible I have a real problem. Does anyone know anything that might cause the Leopard DVD to trip what seems to be a purely hardware error? Faulty DVD or Superdrive crossed my mind... Thanks, Eric -- 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
Re: Firefox
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Stephen Conrad khel...@gmail.com wrote: Here is the site http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=tiffany+wwe+playboy I have NoScript and use the latest version of Firefox So why does this site get me a warning that a script is busy or not responding? I do NOT have scripts enabled for this page __ Check your JAVA installation. Is there more than one FF add-on for it? That happened to me. Java updates for some reason do not seem to delete older versions. Both add-ons for FF or any other Java items on your drive. And make sure your script blocker is accessing filter subscriptions or you need to add URLs to be blocked by hand. -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ http://twitter.com/FluxStringer http://mog.com/FluxMuse -- 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
Re: Firefox
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Stephen Conrad khel...@gmail.comwrote: Here is the site http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=tiffany+wwe+playboy I have NoScript and use the latest version of Firefox So why does this site get me a warning that a script is busy or not responding? I do NOT have scripts enabled for this page __ Check your JAVA installation. Is there more than one FF add-on for it? That happened to me. What do you mean? I update Java when prompted to, otherwise I leave it alone Java updates for some reason do not seem to delete older versions. Both add-ons for FF or any other Java items on your drive. Where do I check to see if I have older ones? And make sure your script blocker is accessing filter subscriptions or you need to add URLs to be blocked by hand. I have NoScript 1.9.9.47 Their default Whitelist does include yahoo.com and yahooapis.com -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle behind; to go forth and claim our place in outer space. - Capt. Henry Gloval (\__/) (='.'=) ()_() Help Bunny Take Over The World! -- 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
startup disk image
So it seems i cant find a startup disk for OS 9 to reset my wallstreets password. Is there a way or goto a place to download a disk image file so i can burn a startup floppy disk with my other g3 laptop OS X Tiger. Thanks -- - James D. Pritchett Portland OR, 97006 Email: jpritche...@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 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
Re: Firefox
On Feb 17, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: Check your JAVA installation. Is there more than one FF add-on for it? That happened to me. Java updates for some reason do not seem to delete older versions. Both add-ons for FF or any other Java items on your drive. JavaScript and Java share nothing but a name, they're otherwise unrelated; there is no Java content on that page. JavaScript was so named simply because Java was the hot buzzword of the day back then. It should really be named WebScript or HTMLScript or something like that. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
Re: startup disk image
On Feb 17, 2010, at 4:38 PM, James D. Pritchett wrote: So it seems i cant find a startup disk for OS 9 to reset my wallstreets password. Is there a way or goto a place to download a disk image file so i can burn a startup floppy disk with my other g3 laptop OS X Tiger. You can download the special Disk Tools 8.5 bootable floppy for the Wallstreet here: http://www.alksoft.com/personal/stuff.html Then delete the Preference for Multiple Users and you should be able to boot without any password prompt. -- 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
Re: Firefox
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Stephen Conrad khel...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Stephen Conrad khel...@gmail.comwrote: Here is the site http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=tiffany+wwe+playboy I have NoScript and use the latest version of Firefox So why does this site get me a warning that a script is busy or not responding? I do NOT have scripts enabled for this page __ Check your JAVA installation. Is there more than one FF add-on for it? That happened to me. What do you mean? I update Java when prompted to, otherwise I leave it alone Well, is there more than one version installed? Java updates for some reason do not seem to delete older versions. Both add-ons for FF or any other Java items on your drive. Where do I check to see if I have older ones? Search for all Java files on your drive. then search to see the Java add-on in your FireFox install in the add-on list. Also know that sometimes (AKA;OFTEN) FireFox updates mean you must re-install ad-ons. And make sure your script blocker is accessing filter subscriptions or you need to add URLs to be blocked by hand. I have NoScript 1.9.9.47 Their default Whitelist does include yahoo.com and yahooapis.com You need to block the sites from which the ads are sent. not Yahoo overall. Does thei site include all the ads you may encounter? AdBlock plus and it's feeder subscription lists are pretty big. You have to add-on the subscription lists separately. -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle behind; to go forth and claim our place in outer space. - Capt. Henry Gloval (\__/) (='.'=) ()_() Help Bunny Take Over The World! -- 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 -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ http://twitter.com/FluxStringer http://mog.com/FluxMuse -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 16, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:46 PM, carmo...@aol.com wrote: It can mess up any where. The point here is if you can't get a good DL and you have a playable SL The most likely problem is the burner. I assume the rip is a .iso from MDRP, I moved the Samsung to my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz, and found it to be sensitive to the length of my FW cable ... well, maybe. I changed from a long one (6 '), to a 1 ' one, and an overly lengthy rip (hours ...) became 21 minutes., the average for a ~ 7.5GB DVD. Then, after a few rips, it couldn't read a next disk's IFO, but moving the disk to my internal DVD RW, that reader could. Turning the Samsung off for awhile, and back on, and its working again. Feels like a firmware and / or hardware issue with the Samsung. Currently awaiting OWC's back to business day response. Having a clean DVD to rip from is also an important factor. OWC has refused my request to replace the drive. I bought it in August 2009, so I guess they're in the right. Any hints on upgrading the firmware? http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Firmware/SingleModel.aspx?DriveId=1627 I will most likely need to resuscitate a Compaq Presario running Windoze 95 ... and install the drive there? run the file from the referenced site? -- 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
Re: PowerMac G5 PMU weirdness
On Feb 17, 2010, at 3:15 PM, Eric Volker wrote: the G5 would get to the spinning wheel (is there an official name for that?) Sorry i can't help with the real issue, but that is called the throbber. (Who knows why?) -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 4:11 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Feb 16, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:46 PM, carmo...@aol.com wrote: It can mess up any where. The point here is if you can't get a good DL and you have a playable SL The most likely problem is the burner. I assume the rip is a .iso from MDRP, I moved the Samsung to my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz, and found it to be sensitive to the length of my FW cable ... well, maybe. I changed from a long one (6 '), to a 1 ' one, and an overly lengthy rip (hours ...) became 21 minutes., the average for a ~ 7.5GB DVD. Then, after a few rips, it couldn't read a next disk's IFO, but moving the disk to my internal DVD RW, that reader could. Turning the Samsung off for awhile, and back on, and its working again. Feels like a firmware and / or hardware issue with the Samsung. Currently awaiting OWC's back to business day response. Having a clean DVD to rip from is also an important factor. OWC has refused my request to replace the drive. I bought it in August 2009, so I guess they're in the right. Any hints on upgrading the firmware? http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Firmware/SingleModel.aspx?DriveId=1627 I will most likely need to resuscitate a Compaq Presario running Windoze 95 ... and install the drive there? run the file from the referenced site? Well if you have to keep it I would use it for playback and ripping, and buy a Pioneer 118L for the heavy lifting there're not too expensive when you consider all the headaches so far. $28.00 to $34.00. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Any hints on upgrading the firmware? http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Firmware/SingleModel.aspx?DriveId=1627 I will most likely need to resuscitate a Compaq Presario running Windoze 95 ... and install the drive there? run the file from the referenced site? Easily revived my Compaq Presario (almost too easy ...) Should I go on and try to update the firmware? (see link above). Kris (originally suggesting it) ... any comments? -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 6:41 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Any hints on upgrading the firmware? http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Firmware/SingleModel.aspx? DriveId=1627 I will most likely need to resuscitate a Compaq Presario running Windoze 95 ... and install the drive there? run the file from the referenced site? Easily revived my Compaq Presario (almost too easy ...) Should I go on and try to update the firmware? (see link above). Kris (originally suggesting it) ... any comments? You got nothin' to lose:-) JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda USA carmo...@aol,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 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:02 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: You got nothin' to lose:-) Except maybe rendering it useless? or am I thinking too much? I'm now trying to copy the 2 exe files from a CD to my Compaq's harddrive ... lol why is this so hard? I keep getting alias-es ... or shortcuts oh well ... such is a PC ... -- 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
Re: PowerMac G5 PMU weirdness
On Feb 17, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Eric Volker wrote: I'm in the process of repurposing my G5, and decided to reinstall Leopard. When I tried to boot off my retail Leopard DVD, the G5 would get to the spinning wheel (is there an official name for that?) on the white screen and then suddenly reboot. This happened every time I tried to boot off of it. When I rebooted off the hard drive, I saw an error message in the log that the PMU had forced a shutdown with a reason code of -122. Preliminary research indicated a power supply problem, but I wasn't buying it since it only happened when booting off of the DVD and the G5 was rock-stable booted off the hard drive. Sure enough a PMU reset cured the problem. However, I'm wondering if it's possible I have a real problem. Does anyone know anything that might cause the Leopard DVD to trip what seems to be a purely hardware error? Faulty DVD or Superdrive crossed my mind... More problems...reinstalled Leopard 10.5.1 and used Migration Assistant to recover from backup. However, when I rebooted from hard drive the G5 would shut down again when booted from hard drive this time. However, I was able to boot from the DVD and reset the password (the migration didn't pull that over properly.) Once I removed the Leopard DVD from the drive, the system booted normally. Everything appears OK, but I did notice this odd message in the log: IOPlatformControl::registerDriver Control Driver AppleSlewClock did not supply target-value, using default rtclock timebase_callback: late old 10 / 2415 new 10 / 2357 Is it trying to tell me my hardware clock is out of whack, or just wacky? Eric -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:02 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: You got nothin' to lose:-) Except maybe rendering it useless? or am I thinking too much? Maybe after you do the firmware update it will magically work on the Mac? I'm now trying to copy the 2 exe files from a CD to my Compaq's harddrive ... lol why is this so hard? I keep getting alias-es ... or shortcuts oh well ... such is a PC ... John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:02 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: You got nothin' to lose:-) Except maybe rendering it useless? or am I thinking too much? I'm now trying to copy the 2 exe files from a CD to my Compaq's harddrive ... lol why is this so hard? I keep getting alias-es ... or shortcuts oh well ... such is a PC ... OS9 does this with USB drives, not sure about CDs thoguh. Try dragging them with your right mouse button and clicking copy here -- 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
Re: PowerMac G5 PMU weirdness
On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Eric Volker wrote: Is it trying to tell me my hardware clock is out of whack, or just wacky? I'm guessing it's telling you your PRAM battery is dead, or nearly so? -- 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
Re: startup disk image
No good i downloaded the disk image but can not make a disk. it errors out the image it say is to big wont fit and i tried copying the files but wallstreet kicks it out on start up and asks for the password. On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 4:38 PM, James D. Pritchett wrote: So it seems i cant find a startup disk for OS 9 to reset my wallstreets password. Is there a way or goto a place to download a disk image file so i can burn a startup floppy disk with my other g3 laptop OS X Tiger. You can download the special Disk Tools 8.5 bootable floppy for the Wallstreet here: http://www.alksoft.com/personal/stuff.html Then delete the Preference for Multiple Users and you should be able to boot without any password prompt. -- 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 -- - James D. Pritchett Portland OR, 97006 Email: jpritche...@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 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
Re: startup disk image
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:38 PM, James D. Pritchett jpritche...@gmail.com wrote: So it seems i cant find a startup disk for OS 9 to reset my wallstreets password. Is there a way or goto a place to download a disk image file so i can burn a startup floppy disk with my other g3 laptop OS X Tiger. Thanks I'm not quite sure what you're asking, but you can legally download a bootable disk image of Mac OS 9 for free here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120243. -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- 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
Re: startup disk image
On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:48 PM, James D. Pritchett wrote: No good i downloaded the disk image but can not make a disk. it errors out the image it say is too big, won't fit and i tried copying the files but wallstreet kicks it out on start up and asks for the password. If it's asking for a password BEFORE booting the OS, this is a firmware password, not an OS password. To get rid of a firmware password you'd need to remove the battery and the PRAM battery. As for the image not fitting, this is a problem with the floppy itself. When a floppy has bad blocks, they're mapped out on formatting and the available size is smaller than the maximum size. There are also two sizes of floppy (actually more, but for our purposes just two), the 800k and the 1.44MB, so you need to be certain you've got a 1.44MB floppy, and then use Disk Copy to make the floppy from the .img file. On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:51 PM, John Musbach wrote: I'm not quite sure what you're asking, but you can legally download a bootable disk image of Mac OS 9 for free here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120243. This isn't a bootable disc image file, it's an OS X installer package. Very different things. This installs OS 9 from within a booted OS X environment. It doesn't create a bootable OS 9 installer CD, and AFAIK there are no OS 9 live CDs (a CD that boots into a working OS 9 System, as opposed to the installer CD which is limited to certain utilities and installing OS 9). -- 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
Re: startup disk image
i don't see how netboot can help i need to reset the password on my g3 wallstreet so i need a bootable floppy disk but i can not make one with g3 OSX Tiger laptop. On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 7:51 PM, John Musbach johnmusba...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:38 PM, James D. Pritchett jpritche...@gmail.com wrote: So it seems i cant find a startup disk for OS 9 to reset my wallstreets password. Is there a way or goto a place to download a disk image file so i can burn a startup floppy disk with my other g3 laptop OS X Tiger. Thanks I'm not quite sure what you're asking, but you can legally download a bootable disk image of Mac OS 9 for free here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120243. -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- 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 -- - James D. Pritchett 15163 S.W. Walker Rd. Apt. G Portland OR, 97006 Phone: 503-277-2372 Mobel: 503-473-7485 Email: jpritche...@verizon.net jpritche...@hotmail.com jpritche...@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 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:25 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:02 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: You got nothin' to lose:-) Except maybe rendering it useless? or am I thinking too much? Maybe after you do the firmware update it will magically work on the Mac? I'm now trying to copy the 2 exe files from a CD to my Compaq's harddrive ... lol why is this so hard? I keep getting alias-es ... or shortcuts oh well ... such is a PC ... Mission accomplishes ... now at SB03. Oh ... I had to Copy and Paste to get the exe files off the CD to my PC harddrive ... Windoze 95 ... Now will test to see if anything is different on the Samsung ... OWC guy looked up my Zenith XBV342 Player, and noticed, also, somewhere it said plays Standard DVDs. -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:03 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Mission accomplished ... now at SB03 Great! While you've got the PC fired up, you should check the firmware of any other optical players or other peripherals you own because there are almost no firmware utilities that work with Mac. -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 11:09 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:03 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Mission accomplished ... now at SB03 Great! While you've got the PC fired up, you should check the firmware of any other optical players or other peripherals you own because there are almost no firmware utilities that work with Mac. Hmmm No. The PCs hard drive is hanging out the side, and I had to disconnect the internal CDR and hang the other tested CDDVD drive out the side as well. That's all for tonight. Luck might be ending on these things ... A new DVD made with toast under the firmware revised Samsung, still did not play on my Zenith Set Top. I'm guessing its the set top. Thanks All for going through this with me ... will report back if something else comes up ... -- 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
Re: Firefox
At 3:49 PM -0700 2/17/2010, Bruce Johnson wrote: JavaScript was so named simply because Java was the hot buzzword of the day back then. It should really be named WebScript or HTMLScript or something like that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:07 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 11:09 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:03 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Mission accomplished ... now at SB03 Great! While you've got the PC fired up, you should check the firmware of any other optical players or other peripherals you own because there are almost no firmware utilities that work with Mac. Hmmm No. The PCs hard drive is hanging out the side, and I had to disconnect the internal CDR and hang the other tested CDDVD drive out the side as well. That's all for tonight. Luck might be ending on these things ... A new DVD made with toast under the firmware revised Samsung, still did not play on my Zenith Set Top. I'm guessing its the set top. Thanks All for going through this with me ... will report back if something else comes up ... Does a DVD DL created on the Samsung play on the Mac using the Samsung as a reader? John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:52 AM, John Carmonne wrote: Does a DVD DL created on the Samsung play on the Mac using the Samsung as a reader? Using the (Samsung) TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S222L, Yes ... but not using the internal PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D. -- 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
Re: Translate an Appleworks file .cwk to iWork on an iMac
On Feb 17, 7:57 am, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 1:33 AM + 2/17/2010, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: I am helping a friend to set up a new iMac from a G4 iBook. She has been using Appleworks to create databases. The most important ones she needs are the database files ending in .cwk. She bought iWorks 09 and I installed it on the iMac. iWorks will NOT open the files! I'm not sure why you would think that iWorks would open such? iWorks = Pages (word processing) + Numbers (spreadsheet). But you're trying to tell it to open a *database* file. That's kindof like trying to slap a 747's fuselage onto a VW Bug. Apple's modern solution for databases is to use Bento. 1. Will Appleworks work on an Intel iMac? (which would be the simplest thing!) Certainly! And that's your best solution. 2. Is there another program that will open a .cwk file? No. It's a proprietary format file. The only thing you can do wrt migration is to save the database in some other format, then import that into an appropriate app. I thought iWork would work with Appleworks files because the Apple guy said it would! Excel will also do databases besides spreadsheets. So I was hoping that the same would be true with iWork. I did a save as for the .cwk file and the choices for translating into other file types is very limited. None could be opened by Office or iWork. Happy to say, though, Appleworks has been installed on the new iMac and is working! Thanks for all the suggestions. Jane -- 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
Re: DL DVD burning
On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:09 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Using the (Samsung) TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S222L, Yes ... but not using the internal PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D. And the DVR-106D has v. 108 firmware? If not, you CAN flash this on your Mac. You can get firmware and flash tool for it here: http://files.rpc1.org/index.php?act=categoryid=1080 Also, the Pioneer is older and has restricted media types. Here's a chart that shows EXACTLY which types of discs the DVD-106D can use, and about half the discs aren't available to the DVD-106D (the ones with the X don't work in the DVD-106D): http://wwwbsc.pioneer.co.jp/product-e/ibs/device_e/mediachart.html These charts are complex and you need to look at them carefully, especially for the difference between DVD+R and DVD-R discs. It appears the DVD-106D can only handled discs that are x2 or x4 discs, with the possible exception of being able to use the x8 DVD+R discs also. The DVD-106D is a 4x writer and thus incapable of recording any dual-layer DVDs, but it should read them. -- 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
