Re: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-19 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 18, 2010, at 9:23 PM, Jason Brown wrote: On 2/18/2010 9:56 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Feb 18, 2010, at 7:30 PM, McGrude wrote: When my G5 was repaired by Apple they forgot to do the thermal calibration, and I had to take it back. It cost me another week without it. Needless to

Re: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.

2010-02-19 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 18, 2010, at 10:41 PM, deadwinter wrote: Hi folks: I thought I had a partition for 10.2 and another for OS9.2, but upon closer examination it looks like I have OS 10.2 and a folder labeled OS9 applications, OS 9 System, etc. In the Startup Disk control panel, I can choose that the

Re: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-19 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 19, 2010, at 5:11 AM, John Carmonne wrote: How can I get one of these disks? ASD is short for Apple Service Diagnostic. They're only for Apple Service technicians, but some are leaked onto P2P sites. I have a PM G5 Dual 2.7 and a PM G4 MDD Dual 1.25. Are they machine specific?

Re: Question: What Are They?

2010-02-19 Thread Charles Lenington
Kasey Smith wrote: On Jan 31, 2010, at 9:43 PM, Dana Collins wrote: more than likely, your cables were issued with an older PC right at the transition period into USB. Or the device itself, and PC still hasn't made it out of PS/2... in case you still wonder... is this it?

Re: Question: What Are They?

2010-02-19 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Charles Lenington macso...@brightok.netwrote: Kasey Smith wrote: On Jan 31, 2010, at 9:43 PM, Dana Collins wrote: more than likely, your cables were issued with an older PC right at the transition period into USB. Or the device itself, and PC still

Re: Question: What Are They?

2010-02-19 Thread Kasey Smith
On Feb 18, 2010, at 10:24 PM, Charles Lenington wrote: Kasey Smith wrote: On Jan 31, 2010, at 9:43 PM, Dana Collins wrote: more than likely, your cables were issued with an older PC right at the transition period into USB. Or the device itself, and PC still hasn't made it out of PS/2...

10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Trickster
Hey guys, Everyone was a big help on my last post about moving a hard drive, thank you much for everything. Wanted to get peoples opinions on running 10.5 on a G5 1.8, 7 gigs of ram 160 gig HD. Opinion on the net seems to be mixed, with some saying is great, others saying is bad, some saying it

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 19, 2010, at 5:45 AM, Trickster wrote: Hey guys, Everyone was a big help on my last post about moving a hard drive, thank you much for everything. Wanted to get peoples opinions on running 10.5 on a G5 1.8, 7 gigs of ram 160 gig HD. Opinion on the net seems to be mixed, with some

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:10 AM, Ted Treen wrote: John Carmonne wrote: On Feb 19, 2010, at 5:45 AM, Trickster wrote: Hey guys, Everyone was a big help on my last post about moving a hard drive, thank you much for everything. Wanted to get peoples opinions on running 10.5 on a G5 1.8, 7

Re: Abridged summary of g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 57 Messages in 9 Topics

2010-02-19 Thread Bruce McPherson
Topic: DL DVD burning Hi You can replace your current optical drive with the latest version (Pioneer DVR 117) for not a lot of money, which gives you dual layer capability and a faster burn speed as well. Here's how to proceed. 1 Turn off the G5 2 Lift up the lever on the back panel to release

Re: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.

2010-02-19 Thread Bill Connelly
On Feb 19, 2010, at 2:11 AM, Clark Martin wrote: On 2/18/10 10:41 PM, deadwinter wrote: Hi folks: I thought I had a partition for 10.2 and another for OS9.2, but upon closer examination it looks like I have OS 10.2 and a folder labeled OS9 applications, OS 9 System, etc. In the Startup Disk

ibook G3 help

2010-02-19 Thread deftone_75
Hello. I have a clamshell Ibook G3. I have upgraded hard drive to 30GB. I am now getting an error when i try to install os 9. It tells me to turn off extensions and restart. When i turn off extensions and restart, I get the same system error message. I am pulling my hair out here! Please help!

Re: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.

2010-02-19 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:46 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Feb 19, 2010, at 2:11 AM, Clark Martin wrote: On 2/18/10 10:41 PM, deadwinter wrote: Hi folks: I thought I had a partition for 10.2 and another for OS9.2, but upon closer examination it looks like I have OS 10.2 and a folder labeled

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Baha Ata
Do u try it http://www.macosxapplications.com/video/popcorn-3-universal-dvd-copy-video-conversion-mac-os/ I have been using it in PPC 10.5.8 on powerbook G4 1.67 2010/2/19 John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:10 AM, Ted Treen wrote: John Carmonne wrote: On Feb 19, 2010,

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Bequette Jeff
Bequette Jeff jbeque...@tconl.com On Feb 19, 2010, at 7:45 AM, Trickster wrote: Hey guys, Everyone was a big help on my last post about moving a hard drive, thank you much for everything. Wanted to get peoples opinions on running 10.5 on a G5 1.8, 7 gigs of ram 160 gig HD. Opinion on the

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Ted Treen
John Carmonne wrote: On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:10 AM, Ted Treen wrote: John Carmonne wrote: On Feb 19, 2010, at 5:45 AM, Trickster wrote: Hey guys, Everyone was a big help on my last post about moving a hard drive, thank you much for everything. Wanted to get peoples opinions

Re: ibook G3 help

2010-02-19 Thread nestamicky
On 2/19/2010 7:55 AM, deftone_75 wrote: Hello. I have a clamshell Ibook G3. I have upgraded hard drive to 30GB. I am now getting an error when i try to install os 9. It tells me to turn off extensions and restart. When i turn off extensions and restart, I get the same system error message. I am

Re: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.

2010-02-19 Thread Ken Daggett
On 18 Feb 2010, at 23:30:14 PST, Clark Martin wrote: On 2/18/10 11:09 PM, Ken Daggett wrote: On my new Pismo, I installed a 4GB HD I had on hand. I installed 10.4.11 and then installed OS 9 on the same drive, no partitions. OUCH, 4Gb! You must like living in closets too. I have a new

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Carmonne
In a message dated 2/19/10 7:58:57 AM, ted.tr...@btinternet.com writes: John Carmonne wrote: On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:10 AM, Ted Treen wrote:     John Carmonne wrote:       On Feb 19, 2010, at 5:45 AM, Trickster wrote:         Hey guys, Everyone was a big help on my last post

Re: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 18, 2010, at 8:01 PM, McGrude wrote: On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/18/10 7:13 PM, Jason Brown wrote: I lost a cat once to a G5 running full tilt. Sucked it right through the holes in the case. Heck of a mess to clean up... : You're

Re: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.

2010-02-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 18, 2010, at 11:41 PM, deadwinter wrote: Hi folks: I thought I had a partition for 10.2 and another for OS9.2, but upon closer examination it looks like I have OS 10.2 and a folder labeled OS9 applications, OS 9 System, etc. In the Startup Disk control panel, I can choose that the

Re: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.

2010-02-19 Thread Robert MacLeay
On Feb 18, 11:41 pm, deadwinter thecar...@gmail.com wrote: I thought I had a partition for 10.2 and another for OS9.2, but upon closer examination it looks like I have OS 10.2 and a folder labeled OS9 applications, OS 9 System, etc.  In the Startup Disk control panel, I can choose that the

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Trickster
Yep, for sure is a bit long in the tooth.. but if its workable and not a huge speed decrease, then am for sure interested. On Feb 19, 10:54 am, Bequette Jeff jbeque...@tconl.com wrote: Bequette Jeff jbeque...@tconl.com On Feb 19, 2010, at 7:45 AM, Trickster wrote: Hey guys, Everyone was

Re: Digital Audio upgrades

2010-02-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 19, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Austin Leeds wrote: I'm trying to upgrade a Digital Audio PowerMac G4 Dual 533 MHz by cannibalizing an identical tower that is not being used, in preparation for an unsupported Leopard install. Here are my various ideas for upgrades: Quad G4 (is it possible to

Re: PowerMac G5 PMU weirdness

2010-02-19 Thread Eric Volker
On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: 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? That's entirely possible, given that I've reset

Re: PowerMac G5 PMU weirdness

2010-02-19 Thread Peter Kim
I don't know the exact numbers, but I think the power required to boot a G5 tower is pretty huge, much more than normal use. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Eric Volker evol...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Eric Volker

iCal Attachments Attendees

2010-02-19 Thread Dale Hoffman
I have a question about the location of attachments in iCal Events. Also another question about managing invitations through the Events window. After using Now UptoDate I had gotten used to linking documents to events. That had advantages when carrying information from event to event

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread mark ray
Hey guys, Everyone was a big help on my last post about moving a hard drive, thank you much for everything. Wanted to get peoples opinions on running 10.5 on a G5 1.8, 7 gigs of ram 160 gig HD. Opinion on the net seems to be mixed, with some saying is great, others saying is bad, some saying it

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 19, 2010, at 2:44 PM, mark ray wrote: Hey guys, Everyone was a big help on my last post about moving a hard drive, thank you much for everything. Wanted to get peoples opinions on running 10.5 on a G5 1.8, 7 gigs of ram 160 gig HD. Opinion on the net seems to be mixed, with some saying

SeaMonkey emails

2010-02-19 Thread Joan Duncan
Mike, I am going to upgrade to SM 2.0.2 but just haven't had the time to work out the kinks so I'm still on 1.1.18. I have a really long list of emails so I don't want to right click on each one. I want to get the whole list into my address book. Any suggestions? -- Joan Duncan, ASID

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Trickster
Many thanks guys for all the help.. Love this group, everyone has been great as I get used to this machine! On Feb 19, 4:50 pm, mark ray bluellama...@embarqmail.com wrote: On Feb 19, 2010, at 11:17 AM, carmo...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 2/19/10 7:58:57 AM,

Re: PowerMac G5 PMU weirdness

2010-02-19 Thread Clark Martin
On 2/19/10 11:55 AM, Peter Kim wrote: I don't know the exact numbers, but I think the power required to boot a G5 tower is pretty huge, much more than normal use. It may be high but it isn't THAT high On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Eric Volker evol...@gmail.com mailto:evol...@gmail.com

Re: PowerMac G5 PMU weirdness

2010-02-19 Thread Eric Volker
On Feb 19, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Clark Martin wrote: No, just resetting it doesn't. If there is something wrong in the PMU it might. That's good to know, but I would've sworn I'd read somewhere on this list that pressing the PMU reset multiple time, or holding it down, would drain the

Spam malware?

2010-02-19 Thread Kris Tilford
I'm using Little Snitch on my G5 2.3 dual w/10.5.8. Today I get a message from Little Snitch saying: Mail wants to connect to smtp.cs.com on TCP port 465(urd). IP Address: 205.188.186.137 Reverse DNS Name: mtaout-da.r1000.mx.aol.com Established by:

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 19, 2010, at 10:17 AM, carmo...@aol.com wrote: I have a PM G5 dual 2.7 and when in 10.5.8 MTR and Mac DVD Ripper Pro will not run for me, however they work on the same machine in Tiger, same holds true on my PM G4 MDD Dual 1.25. I know MTR runs fine on my dual 2.3 G5 w/10.5.8.

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 19, 2010, at 4:08 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Feb 19, 2010, at 10:17 AM, carmo...@aol.com wrote: I have a PM G5 dual 2.7 and when in 10.5.8 MTR and Mac DVD Ripper Pro will not run for me, however they work on the same machine in Tiger, same holds true on my PM G4 MDD Dual 1.25.

Re: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.

2010-02-19 Thread deadwinter
Oh, I used a Quadra in school. I haven't forgotten (or forgiven) System 7. Anyway, the point (if there is one) of this G3 exercise of mine is to squeeze performance out of this poor thing. I want to establish if the way it's setup now would make a difference, performance wise. To be clear, I

Re: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.

2010-02-19 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 19, 2010, at 5:26 PM, deadwinter wrote: Oh, I used a Quadra in school. I haven't forgotten (or forgiven) System 7. Anyway, the point (if there is one) of this G3 exercise of mine is to squeeze performance out of this poor thing. I want to establish if the way it's setup now

Re: Spam malware?

2010-02-19 Thread Dan
At 6:04 PM -0600 2/19/2010, Kris Tilford wrote: I'm using Little Snitch on my G5 2.3 dual w/10.5.8. Today I get a message from Little Snitch saying: Mail wants to connect to smtp.cs.com on TCP port 465(urd). IP Address: 205.188.186.137 Reverse DNS

Re: 10.5 on a G5

2010-02-19 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:19 PM, John Carmonne wrote: At the moment I'm burning a DVD DL using a successful rip from the latest version of Ripit and I'll see if it plays. I almost never burn the DVD, that defeats my purpose. I run Handbrake to convert the rip to a modern compressed format in a

Re: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-19 Thread ah...clem
thanks to everyone who replied, but especially to john musbach, who is the only person so far to actually answer my question. since i said that it boots just fine after the mobo transplant, obviously i've had the computer running with the fans on full. i might add here that i know that the fans

Re: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-19 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Thank you. On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:08 PM, ah...clem wrote: thanks to everyone who replied, but especially to john musbach, who is the only person so far to actually answer my question. since i said that it boots just fine after the mobo transplant, obviously i've had the computer running with

Re: DL DVD burning

2010-02-19 Thread Bill Connelly
On Feb 18, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Recap ... I believe the Samsung is functioning properly, but that the Zenith set top just cannot read the DL DVDs. My ex has a more modern Magnavox DVD/VCR Player, and it read the Memorex 8x DVD+R DL created on my Samsung just fine ...

Re: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-19 Thread chefsaid
Ricardo,I would like to thank you for giving your life to fight for our country,thank you so much and may God bless you,maybe someday you might get your hearing back,I do hope so,thanks again,Jim - Original Message - From: Ricardo Sevilla ae86dr...@gmail.com To:

Script Issue #2

2010-02-19 Thread Stephen Conrad
I have NoScript and AdBlock Plus installed on FF I go the BUSY SCRIPT or SCRIPT NOT RESPONDING warning box on this site http://www.google.com/firefox?client=firefox-arls=org.mozilla:en-US:official Why would I get it on this page? Also, how do I stop it? -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 The

Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen?

2010-02-19 Thread Jonas Lopez
Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen? In the news a school remotely activated webcam to locate lost or stolen computers. Electrical black tape may well prevent the picture, but not the sound. On my G4 tower, 10.5, can I prevent remote activation of my webcam? If stolen, can I

Re: Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen?

2010-02-19 Thread Nikki Wraith
Neither. Software was installed to allow such things to happen. At my place of employment, we can and do do this at the drop of a hat - but the machines are set up for remote access. Mikeal On Feb 19, 2010, at 10:59 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen?

Re: Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen?

2010-02-19 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 19, 2010, at 9:59 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: Is all this a windose problem? No, the kid had an iBook. -- 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: Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen?

2010-02-19 Thread Chance Reecher
Stock image. iBooks had no webcams. I'd assume they gave the kids windowze laptops. Cheaper for the school, cost is everything where school tech is concerned. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Feb 19, 2010, at 9:59 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: Is all this a

Re: Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen?

2010-02-19 Thread Nikki Wraith
In at least one article I saw, they were ID'd as Dells. On Feb 19, 2010, at 11:48 PM, Chance Reecher wrote: Stock image. iBooks had no webcams. I'd assume they gave the kids windowze laptops. Cheaper for the school, cost is everything where school tech is concerned. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010

Re: Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen?

2010-02-19 Thread Dan
At 7:59 PM -0800 2/19/2010, Jonas Lopez wrote: Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen? In the news a school remotely activated webcam to locate lost or stolen computers. Yes. The school provided the MacBook to the student with the security software pre-installed. When

Re: SeaMonkey emails

2010-02-19 Thread Michael G.M.
Hello Joan, If this is for bulk e-mailing you can create a list with the list name. Then you can select the list from your address book with all the collected e-mails for the recipient. I don't use that feature yet as I don't send out bulk e-mails. You would drag each e-mail address to the list

Re: Digital Audio upgrades

2010-02-19 Thread Kasey Smith
On Feb 19, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Austin Leeds wrote: Quad G4 (is it possible to take the two G4s off the other Mac and stack them into the Leopard candidate?) Even if it were possible, Leo still wouldn't run. Only thing i can think of to get a quad G4 is to get three of those dual-CPU

Re: ibook G3 help

2010-02-19 Thread Kasey Smith
On Feb 19, 2010, at 9:53 AM, Richard Gerome wrote: Did you install any other OS like Jaguar, Panther or Tiger??? What you need to do is hold down the C key before you boot it up and make sure the disc is cleaned off too with no scratches, then try doing the install... I have 3

Re: running OS 9.2 from a folder vs a partition.

2010-02-19 Thread Kasey Smith
On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:26 PM, deadwinter wrote: Oh, I used a Quadra in school. I haven't forgotten (or forgiven) System 7. Anyway, the point (if there is one) of this G3 exercise of mine is to squeeze performance out of this poor thing. I want to establish if the way it's setup now would

Re: Remote webcam activation prevention or not if stolen?

2010-02-19 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 19, 2010, at 10:48 PM, Chance Reecher wrote: iBooks had no webcams. Ok, it was a white plastics MacBook then, but I saw the video of the kid with his computer and it's 100% FOR CERTAIN a Mac. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

Re: Digital Audio upgrades

2010-02-19 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 20, 2010, at 12:12 AM, Kasey Smith wrote: Even if it were possible, Leo still wouldn't run. AFAIK you can run Leopard on any speed G4 with Leopard Assist, and you can even run Leopard on old PowerMac 7300-9600 Beige G3s as long as they have a G4 CPU upgrade. Here are links in