Re: File sharing in Tiger

[Kris Tilford]

On Dec 2, 2018, at 7:26 AM, geraldcornish  wrote:
> 
> The user presented each time is what we expect - that is the user we are 
> running as in the calling mac.
> The password is assumed to be our respective user password.

You appear have the wrong ~User & password.

There are two options:

Either use the ~User & admin password for the called Mac from the calling Mac. 
This will give full access to the calling Mac as if the ~User is the actual 
administrator of the called Mac. This compromises the called Mac’s admin ~User 
name & password to the user of the calling Mac.

or

Open System Preference>Sharing and add the calling Mac ~User & password to the 
preferences along with which folders & files are allowed to be shared. This 
creates a new password that isn’t the admin password of either Mac  admin ~User.

Think this is correct, but I could be wrong.

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Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

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On Apr 18, 2018, at 4:39 PM, Jörg Duurkoop  wrote:
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> I actually use an original Apple aluminum keyboard that was sold together 
> with the later G5s I assume.

The aluminum keyboard was introduced in 2007 after the G5, which came with the 
plastic Apple Pro keyboard.

There is a firmware update for the aluminum keyboard, but it may not help your 
problem, it was for repeated key input errors.

https://support.apple.com/kb/dl997?locale=en_US

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Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

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> On Apr 17, 2018, at 4:24 PM, Jörg Duurkoop  wrote:
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> I got a good deal on the last edition of the G5 quadcore and it seems solid. 
> The only thing I'm puzzled about is lately it won't react to the Alt command 
> when starting up. Normally you get the choice of startup disks available but 
> now the G5 just ignores the Alt key and starts from the disk chosen in the 
> system prefs. Can be a major PITA under certain circumstances.

Assume you mean “Option” key rather than “Alt” unless you’re using a PC 
keyboard, which could be the problem. If you’re using a Mac keyboard, some of 
the early USB keyboards had a firmware update available that may fix your issue.

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Re: Question

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On Mar 23, 2017, at 5:33 PM, Bruce Johnson  wrote:
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> You’ll need an appropriate device with a SCSI interface; an old PowerPC mac 
> would work just fine, then copy it over the network to the Linux box as 
> files, burn to DVD on linux box.  Easy.

The Orb 2.2 also came in a parallel port version. There are cheap 
parallel-to-USB adapter cables. It ‘might’ be possible to use this directly 
with the Linux or Windows machine if you had the correct drivers for both the 
Orb, the USB adapter cable. Then again, it might not work.

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Re: Cursor and PRAM Issues

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On Mar 21, 2017, at 11:49 AM, Sky King  wrote:
> 
> What's going on here

1) Maybe dead PRAM battery?

2) Booting into Open Firmware and reseting the NVRAM might help:

Hold Cmd-Opt-O-F at boot. At the command prompt, type the commands (each 
followed by a :

set-defaults
reset-all

the responses to these commands should be “ok” and then an reboot automatically.

3) I think that sometimes cursor artifacts are related to video card issues, so 
you might try reseating the video card in its slot and reseating the cables.

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Re: Freezing HDD

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> On Mar 11, 2017, at 7:32 PM, Bruce Johnson  
> wrote:
> 
> Well you can save some cool and useful magnets, shiny disks and various 
> chunks of aluminum from them, too 8-P

That’s true, cool stuff to salvage. Those magnets are strong, I’ve been pinched 
where I was bleeding by not being careful with those magnets.

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Re: Freezing HDD

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On Mar 11, 2017, at 12:42 PM, Alex Ander  wrote:
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> The hard drive on my PM 5300 looks like it has failed. Is there any truth 
> that freezing the drive might restore it or is it one of those myths?

I had success once, and failure twice, freezing a bad HD.

I also had a HD that overheated very quickly, I was able to run an air hose 
from a compressor into my house, and start with ‘cold’ (not frozen) HD with air 
blasting over it. I was able to copy all the data off the HD before it died 
from heat, and it would always quit working in only 10 minutes without the air 
cooling blasting over it.

Failing HDs need to be copied ASAP and trashed, they can’t be saved, only the 
data on them can be saved.

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Re: QS2002 shuts down when sleep selected

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On Feb 14, 2017, at 3:55 AM, Gerald  wrote:
> 
> This morning I have managed to reset the pram - and it has just shut down 
> again as I write!

Instant shutdowns are often caused by bad RAM. You should probably troubleshoot 
the RAM.

I’d open it up, remove all the RAM, visually inspect the gold trace leads, and 
reinstall.

A PPC Ubuntu boot CD has MemTest in the initial boot menu, or find a similar 
Mac boot CD with a RAM test.

Other things you can do is start with a single stick of RAM, use the computer, 
if the problem disappears, then add another stick, until you either determine 
which stick  is bad, or find the problem is either not related to RAM, or was 
the bad seating of the RAM within the slot.

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Re: What software and cables do I need in order to use an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Mac Edition (128 MB) for OS 9.2 and 10.4.11?

[Kris Tilford]

On Dec 17, 2016, at 1:43 AM, W. Neal Lewis  wrote:
> 
> The Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) has gone far too political for me to 
> stomach. So thank you for the suggestion, but not going there.

How can an ‘archive’ be political? It’s like a public library, it doesn’t 
create content, it preserves content. You’re saying it preserves the ‘wrong’ 
content for your personal politics?

> I plan to check with AMD to see if the software is still available from them.

You’re about a decade too late. The minute AMD bought ATI, all the old ATI 
software was lost, the ATI website disappeared, you couldn’t get any meaningful 
response from AMD. You’re gonna be outta luck here, unless you find an archive 
site.

> It is rather interesting, but a very large number of the old sites have 
> vanished without a trace.

Welcome to the future. A PPC Mac isn’t going to help much here. For the price 
of Radeon 9000 Pro Mac Edition you could get an entire hackintosh that supports 
current software standards. I’ve been given free computers 10x as powerful as a 
PPC G4. From an energy usage standpoint, you could probably pay for a new 
computer with the energy savings alone. This is why LCD monitors replaced CRT 
so quickly, the energy savings alone paid for the new monitor, same as with LED 
lighting. A laptop provides the best flops per dollar/watt for normalized 
consumer use. Old 2008-2009 Mac Minis & laptops can run Sierra using Sierra 
Patch Tool for very reasonable prices.

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Re: G4 Quicksilver 2001 power-up problems

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On Aug 11, 2016, at 6:42 AM, jerseyfreshtv  wrote:
> 
> Otherwise, I remain flummoxed, and appeal to any advanced G4 users who have 
> helpful suggestions which I have not already tried.

If I remember correctly, I believe these needed a firmware update for the newer 
CPU to work. This is because 800MHz was the fastest 2001 Quicksilver, there 
were no 1GHz or faster CPUs then. If you didn’t flash the firmware prior to CPU 
replacement the dual 1Ghz card isn’t going to be recognized. If I am correct, 
and you don’t have a disc with the required firmware, finding a copy of the 
correct firmware for download may be very difficult, I’d imagine the Internet 
Archive’s Wayback Machine would be your go to.

It’s possible the Sonnet firmware will add the correct support needed for the 
CPU even if the CPU isn’t Sonnet. Sonnet supported up to 1.6GHz dual, and 1GHz 
should probably also be supported.:
http://www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php?cat=316==a3#a3

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Re: PowerMac G5 1.8DP major problem

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> On Aug 3, 2016, at 6:24 AM, geraldcornish  wrote:
> 
>  I noticed that when I plugged in the power cord the mac did not "click".
> 
> I'm sure it always did that previously - is that the hint I'm looking for ?

Think I said once before I thought the power supply was bad.

I had a 2005 2.3 GHz G5 with bad power supply. My symptoms were nearly 
identical to yours. These were known bad, and for a long time they were covered 
by an extended warranty agreement caused by a lawsuit against Apple regarding 
these power supplies.

You need to get a multimeter & a pinout diagram and test all the voltages. Mine 
had dropped a bunch, if I remember right, I lost my 5v lines, but the others 
were all OK. If yours is bad, you either need a replacement, or do the PC ATX 
mod.

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Re: G5 Beeps, no startup...

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On Jul 29, 2016, at 10:27 AM, Zeb Favoovis  wrote:
> 
> Replaced memory in my G5, now it beeps twice and refuses to start. Fans go to 
> max. RPM. Does anyone know what is wrong?

This is what happens when the power supply is bad. Get a multimeter and check 
the voltages. Search “PowerMac G5 pinout diagram” for the correct voltages. If 
you need a power supply, some people have modified standard PC ATX power 
supplies to work in G5’s. If you’re doing this much work, replace the thermal 
paste on the CPUs, it’s gotta be completely dried & dead in over a decade.

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Re: Mavericks install

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On Jul 6, 2016, at 1:59 AM, 'Irrational John' via G-Group 
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> Do you currently run El Capitan on a Core 2 Duo system? If so, how well does 
> it perform? How responsive is it?

I have a 13” Mid-2009 MacBook Pro 2.26GHz running El Capitan with 8GB RAM & 
normal HD. I mean to replace the HD with an SSD soon. The limitation in my 
opinion is the graphics card, the nVidia GeForce 9400M has 256MB DDR3 and the 
display is limited to 1280x800. This is fine for most video in El Capitan, but 
occasionally it bogs down a tiny bit. An SSD may help this, but otherwise I 
notice no extreme performance issues.

The big issue recently has been some sort of SMC bug (theoretical, but lots of 
anecdotal evidence of similar symptoms) that causes the fan to run slow and the 
laptop to overheat. This model overheats easily under load, and overheating 
results in either a random panic (meaning the panic logs show random backtraces 
that are non-repeatable) or a black screen reboot without a panic log being 
generated. The only solution seems to be to install a 3rd-party fan manager and 
crank up the fan manually so the temperature remains low, then everything is ok.

Apple seems to be aware of this issue, which appear to have not existed in El 
Capitan 10.11.0 thru 10.11.3, and was introduced in 10.11.4 & 10.11.5. People 
are hoping that 10.11.6 will have a fix for this SMC bug. The reason it’s 
thought to be an SMC bug is that when the problem manifests, it persists over 
reboots, but resetting the SMC seems to eliminate the problem for a short 
period. This issue affects several older models of MacBook & Macbook Pro.

I also have a 2009 Mini with 8GB with El Capitan 10.11.5, no SMC problem, it’s 
a slight faster 2.53GHz CPU, and has the same minor graphics limitation, so 
occasionally it bogs on 1920x1080 video.

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Re: Mavericks install

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On Jul 5, 2016, at 7:28 PM, Cameron Kaiser  wrote:
> 
> No, Mavericks doesn't have *SIP*.

Yes, this is what I was referring to, “System Integrity Protection” which is 
not available for Mavericks. System Integrity Protection (SIP), also referred 
to as 'rootless' is a feature of El Capitan that protects system processes, 
files and folders from being modified or tampered with by other processes even 
when executed by the root user or by a user with root privileges (sudo). Root 
user access can be a significant risk factor to the system's security.

This is all true, and a very good reason for an ‘old lady’ to be using El 
Capitan.

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Re: Mavericks install

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> On Jul 5, 2016, at 10:26 AM, Jörg Duurkoop  wrote:
> 
> The owner of the MacBook is an older lady to whom I had to explain very basic 
> computer stuff so I don't want to challenge her with a new OSX version.

This seems like a reason to install the newer OS X version. Mavericks doesn’t 
utilize code signing, so the entire system software is open to malware attacks, 
whereas El Capitan has locked down system software, so for an older woman who 
doesn’t know anything, having a “hardened system” is probably a better idea.

>  now she gets 4GB of RAM instead of 2 and a 1 TB HD instead of 160GB.

Seems unlikely an old woman would need a terabyte HD. For a similar price I’d 
think a 128GB SSD would make that old MacBook a lot faster in speed. El Capitan 
would work better with an SSD because of built-in TRIM support that would 
require a 3rd-party enabler in Mavericks.

Note that these old 2009 MacBooks are “end of life” for Apple now, with El 
Capitan being the final OS version supported, but there is a Sierra enabler 
already available to allow Sierra onto these. Sierra will come with the new 
Apple file system optimized for SSDs.

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Re: Mavericks install

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On Jul 4, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Jörg Duurkoop  wrote:
> 
>  MacBook from 2009

MacBooks from 2009 should be able to run the latest Mac software, so download 
the latest El Capitan installer application, and install it onto the new HD. 
You don’t even need to wait to install the new HD, you can boot the MacBook in 
Firewire Target Disk mode and install onto it from one of your Macs (if you 
have a Mac that will run El Capitan). If you don’t have a Mac that will run El 
Capitan, you’d need to do it in reverse, boot the MacBook by setting your Mac 
into Target Disk mode, and use the Option key boot to select your Mac’s HD as 
the boot HD, then run the El Capitan installer application while booted via the 
Macbook and install El Capitan onto the MacBook.

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Re: G4 questions

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On Jun 29, 2016, at 9:08 AM, LochDhueDude  wrote:
> 
> Have an iBook G4 with a corrupted Leopard install.

It won’t Safe Boot by holding the Shift key at startup? If you can Safe Boot, 
simply download and reinstall the 10.5.8 Combo Update, then you should be 
good…remember, if you’re short on HD space, you might want to use something 
like an older version of Monolingual to strip out the Intel code from Leopard 
since Leopard is bloated with both Intel & PPC code and is twice as big as 
necessary.

> I wanted to install Tiger and Classic Mode, or OS9 if possible. My 4 CD set 
> Tiger intaller wouldn't boot. A number of other DVD Tiger installers wouldn't 
> boot.

The 4 CD set often fails because of scratched CDs, but you don’t need all the 
CDs, you ONLY need CD #1, the first CD to boot. If you can get CD #1 to boot, 
then DESELECT all the OPTIONS so that it’s only installing the base system 
software, then you can later navigate to any additional software you need on 
the other CDs and install that by double-clicking the installer packages, or 
better yet, just download the current versions from the internet. IF you get 
CD#1 to boot and install Tiger, you will have access to Software Update via 
internet, but I don’t think Safari is installed, so you’ll need to manually 
install either Safari from CD#2, or download any other browser beforehand and 
transfer it manually with a USB or local network connection.

> Tried every OS9 installer I could find including last year's patched 'OS9.2.2 
> for G4s including unsupported machines'. Nothing would boot except OS X 
> Server 10.4...so I ran the intaller, which worked but I can't find the 
> product key...
> Any suggestions Bruce, et. al.?

Did you try the Netboot 9.2.2 free OS X installer package that you can download 
from Apple?
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Re: PowerMac G4 Single 1.25 (June 2003 Mirror Drive Doors) Software Restore Discs

[Kris Tilford]

Since this old Macs have lost support, it’s probably a better idea to install 
the PPC version of Ubuntu Linux; or maybe better, the PPC version of Lubuntu 
(Lite version for older hardware). This would allow you to run current versions 
of browsers like Chrome or Firefox. Since Ubuntu & Lubuntu can run from a “Live 
CD” you can actually boot different versions and test drive them without 
actually installing onto a HD yet.

Here’s a link to get started:

Lubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus):
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/16.04/release/ 
<http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/16.04/release/>

It’s kinda hard to find the correct PPC versions. Be careful to get the 
“Desktop” version and not the “Server” version which lacks the GUI desktop 
(unless you want your old Mac to be a server). I was able to find a daily build 
of the PPC Ubuntu Desktop of Yakkety Yak. Here’s a link to Lubuntu Yakkety Yak 
which is probably better:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/daily-live/current/ 
<http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/daily-live/current/>

Hope this helps keep an old Mac running current software that’s safe & capable.

Best luck!

Kris Tilford - Topeka, Kansas


> On Jun 9, 2016, at 8:12 AM, Xan <xanche...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi there. This might be a far fetched request given how old these Machines 
> are these days but I don't suppose anyone's got the original software restore 
> discs for one of these G4's have they? I believe (though I cannot seem to 
> confirm it) there were two discs distributed with these Macs, a software 
> restore DVD that I believed contained a version of OS X (probably 10.2.x), a 
> OS 9 classic environment installer and Apple Hardware Test (I think v 2.0.2). 
> The second disc was a CD that had extra software and utilities, no idea what.
> 
> What I'm looking for really is information about the discs. I bought my MDD 
> in 2009 secondhand and it didn't come with any discs. Someone, a long time 
> ago, did very kindly send me a disc image of the restore disc for their MDD 
> that was also a single 1.25Ghz like mine, and I've used that burned to a 
> DVD-R for years (and it works nicely). The thing they didn't tell me was what 
> the part number of the disc was. They also didn't furnish me with that second 
> CD or what was on it of course so I've often wondered what was on it (though 
> I didn't know it existed until recently).
> 
> What I'd be most appreciative of is any and all part numbers listed on the 
> discs if anyone has the original set, so I know what to look out for when 
> perusing places like ebay. I'd also as stated like to know what was on that 
> second CD.
> 
> Many thanks!
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Re: Beige G3 startup problem

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On May 26, 2016, at 7:48 PM, parallel_imp  wrote:
> 
> As I was trying different PCI cards, it started to not respond to the power 
> button.

I assume you’re saying “I think I shorted out the power supply & VRM” but did 
you confirm either the power supply or VRM was bad?

> There were the correct power supply and VRM on eBay from my own city, so I 
> got and installed them. G3 still would not boot from power button, but it 
> would from keyboard.

> I removed the power button and swapped it for one from a G3 MT parts machine, 
> and still no boot from the button. However, now the machine when shut down 
> immediately reboots, whether with no button, original button or the MT 
> button. I have to turn off the power strip to shut down, and it boots as soon 
> as power strip is turned on. Thoughts? Did I fry a circuit on the motherboard?

Beige G3 are super finicky. The PRAM & NVRAM do NOT necessarily reset correctly 
using keyboard commands. The easy solution would normally be to remove the PRAM 
battery and press the CUDA reset button, BUT the beige has capacitors in the 
power supply & VRM that leak residual power back into the motherboard so that 
even with the PRAM battery & CUDA reset pushed the PRAM/NVRAM do NOT reset.

The ONLY way to reset the beige back to original PRAM/NVRAM settings is to 
remove the PRAM battery, and then also removed the power supply cables to the 
motherboard, pull the VRM, THEN press the CUDA reset button. If it still 
doesn’t work, let it sit 15 minutes with no PRAM battery or cables to the 
motherboard, press the CUDA again and reassemble.

I know this sounds kooky, like overkill, but I have a lot of experience with 
Beige G3’s and I’ve had many with crazy boot issues that “made no sense” which 
were all solved by disconnecting all the power from the motherboard and 
reseting with the CUDA reset button.

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Re: PowerMac G5 Kernel Panics after being on for several hours to a day or two.

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On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:39 AM, Matthew S. Carpenter 
 wrote:
> 
> acquired myself some Arctic Silver 5 along with the Arctic Clean

I’m sure the Arctic Silver 5 is fine, and seems to have solved your issue, but 
tests indicate pastes with nano-diamonds perform significantly better in heat 
dissipation and high temp before breakdown. I normally don’t think differences 
in thermal pastes are truly significant, but G5 CPU runs very hot, and starts 
glitch badly when overheating. On several G5 iMacs I’ve salvaged, the 
capacitors directly adjacent to the G5 CPU were popped from thermal leakage 
from the hot G5 CPU. There’s an entire line of capacitors, but only those in 
close thermal proximity are popped. After replacing the popped capacitors, this 
is a case where I believe the 10-15% better performance of nano-diamond paste 
is worthwhile & significant. I’ve never had to perform a 2nd repair on any G5 
iMac.

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Re: G5 Tower Won't Start

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> On Sep 17, 2015, at 11:47 AM, 'Glen' via G-Group  
> wrote:
> 
> Looks likes the power supply needs to be replaced.

You can find the G5 power supply pinout diagrams on this site that shows how to 
rebuild the power supply.



The G5 power supplies can be expensive, or hard to find, so in addition to DIY 
repair, there’s other sites that show how to convert a standard ATX power 
supply to work in the G5 as a lower cost, more readily available kludge 
solution.



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Re: google spam

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On Sep 17, 2015, at 1:24 PM, Charles Lenington  wrote:
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> Has anyone received phone calls from google wanting to set up a business 
> account/web site?

These are fake. Bunch of companies doing this, Google tries to stop it…

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Re: PowerMac G5 Kernel Panics after being on for several hours to a day or two.

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> On Sep 7, 2015, at 1:09 AM, Matthew S. Carpenter 
>  wrote:
> 
> unloaded kexts:
> com.apple.driver.LSI_FW_5002.0.9 - last unloaded 22932278293

I have a dual 2.3 G5 and also a lot of earlier PowerMacs that were highly 
upgraded and usually being booted via external Firewire HDs to avoid the slower 
SCSI bus. My experience with LSI brand chipset Firewire external devices was a 
little iffy. AFAIK LSI never provided any firmware updates for their chips, and 
when I used LSI external drives I had some intermittent problems where the 
driver would unmount the HD, which if this was also the boot drive, would 
result in panic. I doubt you’re booting your G5 from an external Firewire HD, 
but if you’ve got an LSI external Firewire HD attached, this might be the 
problem? I have much better luck with Oxford Firewire devices, which were 
generally rock solid as long as the firmware was updated to the latest version.

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Re: 16:9 displays possible on MacOS 8.6

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The resolution is normally a function of the hardware  hardware drivers. Since 
your unspecified video card supports 1600x900 in 10.4.11  9.2.2, it means the 
hardware does support the desired resolution, but that OS 8.6 is lacking the 
required software driver. You could try substituting the driver from OS 9.2.2 
and see if it loads correctly in OS 8.6. I don’t understand why you’d need OS 
8.6 when OS 9.2.2 appears to work, but perhaps there is a reason.

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Re: Giant Sata HD bolluxes up my DA G4

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On Jun 4, 2015, at 6:16 PM, smac0031 m.smurph...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 I tried swapping 1TB seagate from my G5 into my DA G4 and the new drive into 
 the G5.
 
 The new drive would spin in the G5 and would not come up under Disk Utility.
 
 The Seagate came up in the G4 and after about a minute the G4 had a kernel 
 panic.
 
 I'm sending the new drive back. Weak link may be the sata pata adapter, but 
 that would not explain why the
 G5 couldn't see it.
 
 Thanks to everybody, I think I'm going to get an intel Mac, one that can play 
 with my iPhone 5c.
 
 Mark Murphy

Perhaps you’re not swapping hardware “correctly”?

When you’re changing hardware, you need to do two things:

1) zap the PRAM so the firmware reinitializes.

2) Safe Boot to ditch the old boot.cache and rebuild the kext.cache so the new 
kext configuration is present for the subsequent boot.

If you don’t at least Safe Boot once, you’re using the old boot.cache  
kext.cache, so it’s trying to boot with the old hardware configuration. This 
can often result in panic.

I don’t know what type of SATA adapter you’re using, but the best choice is 
usually a PCI card. Some cards have “special” firmware for some models of G4 
that have “known problems”.

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Re: Giant Sata HD bolluxes up my DA G4

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 On Jun 1, 2015, at 1:32 PM, t...@prismnet.com wrote:
 
 On Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 9:34:16 PM UTC-5, smac0031 wrote:
 I got a 2TB sata HD and Pata Sata converter for it to use in my DA G4 running 
 10.1.11.
 
 It's had startup issues for some time.  It order to reboot it you have to use 
 the button on the front. Same
 for shutdown. I just let it run all the time.
 
 Looks like the giant 2TB is useless for this machine and I realize this 
 computer is 15 years old. Unless somebody
 has some ideas.
 
 Does the PATA/SATA adapter have a jumper to set Master/Slave?   You could be 
 having Master/Slave issues.

I’m not following this thread closely, so perhaps this isn’t right, but some of 
the early G4’s lacked LBA48 support for larger HDs in firmware. There was a 
patch to enable LBA48 support for bigger drives, but I think this was for 
models prior to the DA?

http://4thcode.blogspot.com/2007/12/using-128-gib-or-larger-ata-hard-drives.html

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Re: Strange Blue White G3 issues with booting 10.4 Install or 10.3.9.

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On Apr 16, 2015, at 6:43 AM, Scott Holder sc...@iamscott.net wrote:
 
 I finally got some time together to do this. Unfortunately, with both a 
 clean-installed and working 10.4, and a 10.4 installed and updated 10.4.11 on 
 the Beige G3 moved to the BW do the same thing. On a regular boot, it spins 
 for a bit and shows a black rectangle. Safe mode boot sits at the gray apple 
 and spins forever. I can only assume at this point that there's something it 
 really doesn't like with the hardware. Since it does seem to boot Single User 
 Mode, I'm thinking something with the hacked video card. I found a source 
 online for the original ATI Rage 128 Pro PCI video card that it should have 
 come with. Soon as it arrives I'll give that a shot.

You probably should be using Verbose boot option so you can see what the 
problem is. You can do this by holding the Cmd-v keyboard keys at startup; or 
by booting into Open Firmware using the Cmd-Opt-o-f keys and then at the 
command prompt type the command:

set-defailts Return
setenv boot-args -v Return
reset-all  Return

where  Return means hit the Return key after entering the command.

I don’t think the video card is likely the issue, although it’s possible. Since 
the Rage cards don’t support Quartz Extreme they’re pretty useless for Tiger 
10.4 or Leopard 10.5. Ideally the optimal video card is a flashed nVidia 
GeForce FX5200 that supports both QE  Core Image, but any of the Radeon PCI 
cards are also acceptable for enabling Quartz Extreme, and you may be able to 
enable Core Image by tweaking the Framework info.plist to allow Core Image over 
PCI.

Once you enable verbose boot, the stall point in the dialog will give some idea 
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Re: Strange Blue White G3 issues with booting 10.4 Install or 10.3.9.

[Kris Tilford]

If you have access to any external HD enclosure, the easiest solution is 
probably to clone an installed OS X 10.4 System onto the HD and transfer the 
drive into the G3, remembering to hold the “Shift” key on the 1st boot to 
reinitialize the hardware and rebuild all the caches so that it’s bootable on 
the new hardware configuration. Even if your G3 10.4.11 System has XPostFacto 
extensions installed, it won’t matter, you can manually remove those later if 
you want to get back to a more pristine System.

If your dead set on booting the installer I suggest using the CD, and NOT the 
entire CD set of 4, but ONLY the CD #1 bootable installer. If you get it to 
boot, select “Customize” and deselect EVERYTHING except the “OS X Base System” 
and then install. This “minimal” installation reduces chances of screw-ups and 
freezes during the boot process. Further, almost every application is already 
outdated and needs to be upgraded. If Safari isn’t installed via this minimal 
installation, insert the CDs until you can find under the InstallationPackages 
folder the Safari.pkg and double-click to install (I think it’s installed as 
part of the minimal, but perhaps not?).

I don’t think the G4 firmware or G4 CPU represent any impediment to 
installation, so there’s no need to “go slow” with the G3 stuff.

If you’ve got any bootable 10.4 System on a HD, for instance, either the 
original or cloned Beige G3 HD, you can place the installer DVD or CD into the 
BW and then navigate to the InstallationPackagesOSInstall.mpkg file and 
double-click it to bring up an Installer that doesn’t require being booted in 
the installer, but you must target this installer at ANOTHER HD, not the HD 
you’re currently booted from. This will install a clean System on the other HD. 
Sometimes it gives an error message near the end, and perhaps stalls or says 
the installation failed, but normally the installation did NOT fail, and the HD 
will boot and complete the setup process normally. Then run Software Update to 
get to 10.4.11.

With a G4 CPU and an FX 5200 you should be able to enable both Quartz Extreme 
and Core Image on the FX 5200 over PCI. I’ve used both the FX 5200  FX 6200 
PCI with QE  CI on several hackintosh. If I remember correctly, you need to 
modify a framework by eliminating the “AGP” from a .plist file. There’s the 
tweak program “PCI Extreme” also, but I don’t think it enables Core Image? I 
know for certain I’ve had both QE  CI working with PCI FX5200.

I think the BW may also support 10.5.8 with the G4 CPU and FX 5200? Just 
something to think about.

Best luck!

Kris Tilford - Topeka, KS

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Re: best wifi solution for powermac Digital Audio

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Cheap solution is buy a USB 2.0 PCI card and use the USB WIFI adapter you’ve 
been trying to use.

Alternative is buying a PCI WIFI adapter, but finding ones that are supported 
for PPC Macs under 10.4.11 may be difficult?

I’m guessing there are some 802.11n WIFI adapters that work for PPC under 
10.4.11 or 10.5.8., but it’s unlikely there are any current 802.11ac that work 
correctly.

 On Apr 8, 2015, at 12:48 PM, T payne blindsa...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 I've recently realized that the wifi adapter that I have been trying (on and 
 off, over the years) to use with my Digital Audio is incompatible because it 
 requires USB 2.0 ports. I've looked into the original airport card as a 
 solution, but I read that this was slow, though recognized natively. Is there 
 a better wifi card out there that will cooperate with a digital audio (with 
 OS 10.4.11) that would be faster and slightly more modern than airport? 
 thanks a lot.

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Re: Does anyone use an iPhone 5c with a G4 or a G5 or am I stuck with iCloud?

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On Nov 28, 2014, at 7:40 PM, smac0031 m.smurph...@gmail.com wrote:

 This is probably a lost cause.

It is a lost cause to use a PPC Mac with newer iPhones. You don’t necessarily 
need to connect to a Mac because of iCloud, and the ability to upgrade iOS on 
the phone alone.  Still, it’s probably about time to be moving to Intel based 
Apple software. Some Intel Macs are selling very reasonably, for example, I see 
Intel iMacs for less than $100, which can be upgraded in the CPU, RAM, and HD 
so they can run 10.8.5 Mountain Lion with some minor tweaks. You can probably 
build a hackintosh that will run 10.10 Yosemite for only a couple hundred 
dollars. I'd work in that general direction ASAP. Even the old 2006 MacPro 1,1 
 1,2 can be upgraded to run Yosemite, and these are selling very reasonably 
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Re: G5 won't recognise Airport Express card

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On Nov 25, 2014, at 7:16 AM, 'mythmaker18' via G-Group 
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 It does NOT appear in the list on the left-hand side of the System 
 Preferences window, nor can it be added to it.
 
 When I click the assist me button, then click on diagnostics, where it 
 says choose network port configuration, AirPort is GREYED-OUT (i.e. not 
 selectable) in the list of choices. It only alllows me to choose Ethernet or 
 Other (I disconnected the Internal Modem, hoping that would help, but it 
 didn't make any difference one way or the other).
 
 I don't know what you mean by deleting it, since it's not on the list.
 
 I've tried TWO different cards, both of which the seller says have been 
 tested. I've seated them, re-seated them, rebooted, pressed the CUDA button, 
 repaired disk permissions, everything I can think of.

I think I see the problem. This is a software issue.

The problem is likely that the 802.11 kext isn’t loading.

Startup by doing a Safe Boot holding the shift key which will force a 
rebuilding of the kext cache, hopefully getting the 802.11 kexts to load. If 
the kexts load, you should be able to open System Preferences  Network and it 
will automatically offer to add the new device port “Airport”. If this does NOT 
happen, then it’s likely the kext is still failing to load. You can open 
Applications  Utilities  Terminal and use the command “kextstat” to so the 
list of loaded kexts. Within this list you’ll be looking for “IO80211Family” 
and “AirPortBrcm43xx”. If they aren’t loaded, this is still the problem. At 
this point, it’s probably simplest to “refresh” your System software by 
reinstalling the 10.5.8 Combo Update, which will give you a fresh, up-to-date 
copy of the latest updated software. If the card isn’t recognized in System 
Preferences  Network, then you’ve got a more serious problem, perhaps a 
hardware issue?

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Re: G5 won't recognise Airport Express card

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On Nov 24, 2014, at 7:10 PM, 'mythmaker18' via G-Group 
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 Anyone got any ideas? Since I've tried two cards, I think I can rule out the 
 problem being the card.

Perhaps going to System Preferences  Network will enable the card if Airport 
wasn’t installed as a network device before? If there is an “Airport” device 
listed, and you still can’t connect, you might delete the Airport, then reboot 
and see if the Mac can automatically detect the card and give the option of 
re-installing the device.

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Re: G5 won't recognise Airport Express card

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On Nov 24, 2014, at 11:29 PM, 'mythmaker18' via G-Group 
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 Sorry, I meant to say I'm running Leopard, obviously. The question remains, 
 though.

So what’s it show in System Preferences  Network?
Is there an “Airport” device shown?
Is it “on”?
Have you tried deleting it, and rebooting, to see if the hardware is bad?

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Re: Mac OS 10.4.11 in 2012 Mac Mini, using VirtualBos as G5 emulator

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On Aug 18, 2014, at 1:38 PM, Fabian Fang f...@mac.com wrote:

 In my message of yesterday, I already indicated that The 2012 Mac mini came 
 with OS 10.8.1 pre-installed.  It will not boot on Snow Leopard.

I think from my hackintosh experience that this should be a fairly simple hack 
to enable older Mac OS X to boot. You'd need to edit one of the .plist files, 
perhaps the boot.plist or PlatformSupport.plist, to add in the newer Mac 
identification. Once you've done that, the problems would be newer hardware. 
These would require editing the info.plist files within similar older hardware 
kexts to hopefully enable support of the newer hardware. It would be a long 
shot, but I think there's a chance of it working. You'd need to start with a 
previously installed completely upgraded System disk, then mod the file for the 
Mac model and attempt boot with some boot flags, probably -x -v to start with. 
If it panics, note the kext that's causing the panic, and see if you can either 
find a newer kext, or modify an older one to support the newer hardware PID  
VID. This could be very problematic, and getting full functionality may be 
difficult or impossible. Finding a cheap or free older Mac would likely take 
less time and effort.

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Re: Mac OS 10.4.11 in 2012 Mac Mini, using VirtualBos as G5 emulator

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On Aug 8, 2014, at 11:36 PM, Mullin9 ddavidmul...@inbox.com wrote:

 How to run Mac OS 10.4.11 in 2012 Mac Mini, 
 using VirtualBos as a PPC G5 emulator

Why would anyone want to emulate a PPC G5 when the real Intel build of 10.4.11 
is available?

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL172 Mac OS X 10.4.11 Combo Update (Intel)

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Re: salvaging a semi-dead G3,

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On Jul 19, 2014, at 12:02 AM, Thomas Fritsch xiondrac...@gmail.com wrote:

 found a G3 sittin on the road in desperate need of some TLC,  to see the 
 internal display has been Necked (this its not going to work anymore,)
 
 is it possible to run the mac w/o its internal Monitor? if it is how do i go 
 about removing its power and Data connections so i can rely Soly on the VGA 
 out connector.

Need to be specific about the exact Mac.

I'm going to assuming you're referring to an iMac G3, and by internal display 
you mean the built-in CRT? If this is correct, there are two types, the early 
tray loading CD models, and the later slot-loading CD models. The slot loading 
have a hidden external VGA port beneath a panel which can be attached to any 
suitable external monitor, it's above the RAM cover. The tray loading don't 
have this, and would require a modification of the internal CRT wiring to adapt 
it to a standard VGA external output port. This has been done before, but it's 
tricky because the  power and the video signals are separated in the iMac, so 
you'd need pin-out diagrams and specific instructions for the modification. If 
it's not a slot-loading with VGA port available, it's not worth the time to 
modify in my opinion. Honestly, these old G3's probably need recycling.

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Re: replacement HDD only gets MS-DOS Options in partition menu

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On Apr 12, 2014, at 3:59 AM, Xion Dracari xiondrac...@gmail.com wrote:

 however w/ this iMac under the partition Scheme,  only see MS-DOS for 
 partition Type. any idea whats going on? the Drive's a 80GB Western Digital 
 branded HDD.

Your problem is that you haven't reformatted the HD to Apple Partition Format, 
it's still Master Boot Record partition format. In Disk Utility, highlight the 
HD itself, and then under Options select Apple Partition Format. Then select 
however many partitions you want, and size them accordingly. You probably only 
need a few GB for OS 9, and honestly you don't actually even need a separate 
partition for OS 9, it can reside on the same partition as OS X and still be 
dual bootable via the Option key boot. In most cases OS 9 runs faster as 
Classic emulation under OS X than it does natively booted. The only reason to 
boot OS 9 rather than run as Classic would be special hardware that lacks any 
OS X support or drivers. Almost all printers, scanners, and other standard 
hardware are still accessible from Classic.

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Re: replacement HDD only gets MS-DOS Options in partition menu

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On Apr 12, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Thomas Fritsch xiondrac...@gmail.com wrote:

 ok this is weird ... the install breaks the moment it needs CD 2.

On an OS X Tiger 10.4 installation, nothing is required beyond CD 1 if you 
deselect every possible Optional installation during the setup, and only check 
Install Base System. All of the other software can be installed AFTER by 
inserting CD 2, 3, or 4 and double-clicking any of the installer packages. 
Since virtually every piece of optional software has been upgraded and will 
need the equivalent of a complete reinstall, it will be faster to download the 
newer updates and install them directly than to install them from CD, and then 
download and reinstall the updates. When I install Tiger I rarely ever use 
anything past CD 1. A large part is your exact problem, the installation fails 
with an error message that can be avoided with little or no downside.

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Re: emac in coma

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On Mar 19, 2014, at 8:06 AM, Don Wakefield dtp...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Any other ideas as to how to wake this guy up before I invest $$ at my 
 friendly repair shop?

A dead PRAM battery could be your issue. If the PRAM battery hasn't been 
replaced ever, it's almost certainly dead, and needs replacement.

If the PRAM battery is good, the power button is the next thing, these do break 
often, and a Google search for eMac power button will get you some 
replacement ideas if yours is broken.  Here's a good link to power button 
replacement, and there's a link to a full eMac service manual on this page:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1307033

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Re: Firewire gone awol

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On Feb 16, 2014, at 12:54 PM, Cameron Kaiser spec...@floodgap.com wrote:

 I'd get a cheap FireWire PCI card and put that in. Any OHCI PCI card should
 do. They're not very expensive.

This will work for a Firewire port, but the original idea was to access Target 
Disk Mode, which only works with the built-in Firewire. I've got a similar 2.0 
dual G5 and it's had some problems with Firewire in the past which seemed 
intermittent and definitely came back to full functionality after a period of 
not working. I didn't do anything to fix it, other than zap the PRAM  reset 
the NVRAM. A dead PRAM battery might be an issue?

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Re: DA G4 will not shut down

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On Jan 30, 2014, at 3:15 PM, smac0031 m.smurph...@gmail.com wrote:

 Sorry about the error code. I ran the test a second time and got scc /3/7.

I'm not positive about this, but here's my best guess. I believe SCC is serial 
communications controller. There is no serial port on the DA G4, so this 
leaves only the optional modem as a serial device. I had already mentioned that 
any network type errors can stall shutdown. If you have the optional modem on 
your DA, removed it. This may fix your issue?

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Re: DA G4 will not shut down

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On Jan 30, 2014, at 3:15 PM, smac0031 m.smurph...@gmail.com wrote:

 Sorry about the error code. I ran the test a second time and got scc /3/7.

Oops! I just saw this, which I believe is true. Apple hardware test will not 
run properly when their is a third party upgrade card in place, like that of 
your 1.2Ghz Sonnet G4, thus you see the 3/7 error.

I suspect if you remove the CPU card, the hardware test will run clean... This 
may simply be a CPU card issue?

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Re: DA G4 will not shut down

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On Jan 29, 2014, at 2:37 PM, smac0031 m.smurph...@gmail.com wrote:

 I started with the command-v and a lot of text went by which I don't 
 understand. Is this saved anywhere?

Yes, it's saved temporarily and can be accessed via Terminal directly after 
startup, but we're not too concerned about the startup dialog right now, we're 
interested in the SHUTDOWN dialog. Since it won't complete a normal Shutdown, 
the dialog should remain on the screen frozen, for you to look at. The last 
few lines, especially the final line, is what we're likely interested in.

To show the verbose startup dialog which is the kernel message buffer, you need 
to open Terminal immediately after boot and type the command 'dmesg' which is 
short for display message (no quotes). Later versions of OS X may require 
'sudo dmesg' followed by admin password entry, but this shouldn't be required 
for yours.

Again, we're interested in the messages at shutdown, which should be stalled 
upon the black screen to easily read.

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Re: DA G4 will not shut down

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On Jan 29, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:

  If it persists when you do a safe boot, it's most likely something hardware 
 related, because only Apple kexts are running then.

Agreed, hardware is seeming likely. I still don't understand why he's not 
seeing the verbose shutdown dialog unless it stalls prior to reaching this 
point, which might be pointing toward a bad video card. I'd try removing and 
reseating the video card just-in-case...

If he doesn't have the Apple Hardware Test CD, you can download an image here, 
and burn it, run the test, and see if there's a hardware issue:

http://www.info.apple.com/support/aht.html

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Re: DA G4 will not shut down

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This thread seems to be going nowhere. I perused the archive, I see no evidence 
of progress.

My advice:

1) Safe boot with Shift key at startup. Then reinstall the 10.4.11 PPC Combo 
Update.

2) Upon reboot hold (Cmd-v) keys for verbose dialog at startup. Hit Shutdown, 
and see what happens. It may be fixed, and shutdown normally. If not, you can 
see where the stall is.

3) If it's a USB card problem, look in System Profiler for the exact model of 
your card, you'll be looking for the VID (Vendor ID #) and DID (Device ID #), 
as well as the Firmware revision. I've not encountered too many USB PCI cards 
needing firmware update, but I have encounter many external USB enclosures, 
including ones with NEC chipsets, that either didn't work on Mac, or worked 
very poorly, which were greatly improved by updating the firmware. Often 
finding such firmware is nearly impossible, most hardware this old has zero 
support, and websites shutdown, the Internet ArchiveWayback Machine is often 
the only hope. If you have the VID  DID and chipset, or model #, you might 
find others with PPC Macs with similar issues?

Often stalled shutdowns are network issues, perhaps you connected to another 
Mac or server in the past, and now it's waiting for some acknowledgement of a 
disconnect that's never coming. Hopefully a simple Safe Boot or reinstall of 
the Combo Update would solve this, but seeing the verbose dialog would surely 
be best.

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Re: Using AGP 8x card in AGP 4x ADC compatible slot

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On Jan 25, 2014, at 5:49 AM, Chris Nova chrisnova...@gmail.com wrote:

 just a heads up to anyone whos trying to do this to a quicksilver 2001. 
 ***DONT DO IT*** 
 i just fried my G4 867mhz quicksilver by trying this with a 9600XT graphics 
 card (mac G5 OEM card)
 the power supply is completely fried and will not power up.
 
 its not worth it. just keep using the thing with a geforce2 or geforce 4 card
 bettr to have a working computer then a dead one.
 
 i really wish i hadnt tried this -- thanks to all the morons who posted that 
 this worked great because it
 doesnt..dont try this u will fry your power supply AND/OR the logic board
 nowhere else will u read that there is a risk of that. i would never have 
 tried it if i knew there was even a remote possibility 
 that i could fry the power supply.

There’s a hack for adapting an standard PC ATX power supply into G4s, might be 
cheaper and safer (no 28v line for ADC) if you’re going to try your 9600XT 
again (assuming it’s not fried also?). Google “G4 ATX” and you can find lots of 
info for either modding yourself, or buying something.

Many people that have posted success with the method of modifying pins 3  11 
for using AGPx8 cards in AGPx4 Macs. You’re the first person I’ve ever heard of 
that fried a power supply. I suspect your modification of pins 3  11 wasn’t 
quite correct. You need to pay very close attention to details when modding 
computers, any small mistake can be very costly, as you’ve learned. G4 values 
aren’t very much these days, so it’s not a great loss. I’d move on to something 
Intel that can run current Mac software. You can probably setup a Mavericks 
10.9 compatible hackintosh PC for $100 or $150 total if you buy used. I’d 
forget about the G4 as “lesson learned and upgrade to something Intel.

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Re: no fast internet on my g-macs?

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On Jan 17, 2014, at 7:26 AM, t...@nehaia.dk wrote:

 any ideas out there?

This article has some info on tweaking OS X network connections:

http://rolande.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/performance-tuning-the-network-stack-on-mac-osx-10-6/

In the link to the older Wayback Machine archive, they’re specifically talking 
about older PPC Macs running 10.4  10.5, and there seems to be a limitation 
under default settings that’s near your 14 Mbps limit. By adjusting two 
parameter settings they up it to 35 Mbps.

I remember when I was running PPC Macs I always used some Terminal script to 
optimize my network settings and it really had a large effect. I can’t remember 
the name of what I used, but it worked.

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Re: FireWire problem in Mac Mini G4

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On Jan 15, 2014, at 8:55 PM, Herbert Goodfriend bon...@mailforce.net wrote:

 2. The machine did not recognize its external drive, which is connected via 
 FireWire.
 
 Tried booting into single user mode, while booting up shows message:
 
 FWOHCI Error trying to clear PHY ports.
 
 then
 
 FireWire(OHCI) AppleID 31 built-in now active, GUID 001124ff fed33758; max 
 speeds 100.
 
 Apple System Profiler shows FireWire Bus, but connected device does not show.

I used to boot old Macs via Firewire external drives, I’ve seen most problems. 
Where the verbose dialog says “max speeds 100” it should say “max speeds 400” 
if things are working right. The times I’ve had a “100 vs 400” issue it turned 
out to be System software related if I remember correctly. I’m not sure what I 
did to fix it, but doing a “Safe Boot” (Shift key at boot) followed by a 
reinstall of the “10.4.11 PPC Combo Update” couldn’t hurt anything, and may fix 
the issue. If you boot in verbose mode (Cmd-v keys held at boot) and see it say 
“max speed 400” when no Firewire devices are attached, this theoretically means 
it’s working now as it should, problem hopefully fixed?

If it’s a hardware issue, it could be a problem with the external Firewire 
enclosure, when a Firewire bridge board (the circuitry in the external 
enclosure that adapts Firewire-to-ATA) goes bad, it can cause issues with the 
Firewire ports on the Mac itself. I don’t think it’s likely this problem is 
hardware on the Mac itself. If the external enclosure has multiple Firewire 
ports, try a different port with the cable, sometimes single ports go bad. If 
you attach the external, and it doesn’t show up again, I believe you’ll need a 
new external HD enclosure, or new HD itself within the enclosure. You can check 
the enclosure on another computer to see if it mounts. In rare circumstances 
bad enclosures can kill Firewire ports on computers permanently, so it’s 
probably best to troubleshoot your Mini first, and if the Firewire port on the 
Mini can be confirmed to still function normally, only then try troubleshooting 
the enclosure on the Mini or another computer. If the physical port on the Mac 
is non-functional, be careful, the enclosure may be bad and kill computers it’s 
attached to.

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Re: DA G4 will not shut down

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On Jan 15, 2014, at 12:19 AM, Alex Sciortino zeosr...@gmail.com wrote:

 Not necessarily. Sometimes an Archive and Install can solve many issues.
 Just because it is a Mac does not mean system files cannot get corrupted.

Whoa. There’s a LOT to be done BEFORE an “Archive and Install” is necessary.

1) Zap PRAM  reset NVRAM.
2) Safe Boot to rebuild System caches
3) Reinstall the Combo Update.

Only after these 3 all fail, would you consider an Archive  Install

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Re: Browser g4

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On Jan 12, 2014, at 8:14 PM, jonzie mann blaksp...@yahoo.com wrote:

 itunes doesn't want to open...

iTunes version 10.6.3 was the LAST  FINAL version of iTunes that runs on a PPC 
Mac under 10.5.8.

Toss your iTunes into the trash, download a new copy of 10.6.3 here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575?viewlocale=en_USlocale=en_US

If this won’t open, you’ll need to probably reinstall your OS.

Start by doing a Safe Boot to rebuild the cache files, then reboot again 
normally. Try iTunes. If it still won’t open, reinstall the 10.5.8 Combo Update 
(first run Disk UtilityVerify Disk (repair if verify fails) and Repair 
Permissions). If after reinstalling the 10.5.8 Combo Update you STILL can’t 
open the new iTunes 10.6.3 you’ll have to do a complete OS reinstallation from 
your install disc.


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Re: Using AGP 8x card in AGP 4x ADC compatible slot

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If this card is a PC card, you’ll need to flash the firmware to Mac firmware 
before it will work in a PPC Mac (should work as a PC card in an Intel Mac if 
you have the newer nVidia drivers). You can get the firmware ROM at 
http://themacelite.wikidot.com/wikidownloads2. Flashing it may be a little 
complicated. It appears the flash tool used called nvflash is a PC DOS program, 
so you’d need a PC with an AGP slot to flash the card. Once flashed, the PC 
monitor will likely go black. If there’s a Mac nVidia flash program, you’d need 
a Mac PCI video card so you could see the monitor while flashing the AGP card. 
I’ve done this many times using a really old and cheap PC booted from a DOS 
floppy. Sometimes a ROM doesn’t work, but I’ve always been able to re-flash 
with a different ROM, and eventually get a fully functional card. It’s just a 
slight hassle.

On Jan 6, 2014, at 5:51 PM, Manoah F. Adams mhfad...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi,
 
 I'm trying to upgrade my Quicksilver 2001 800DP video from the stock nVidia 
 GeForce2 MX 32MB card to an nVidia FX 5500 (8x AGP).
 
 After finding that it wouldn't boot with the new card (that is not even into 
 firmware stage), I found and followed the tutorial at  Mac Elite 
 (http://themacelite.wikidot.com/pins-3-and-11) -- specifically, by taping 
 pins 3 and 11.
 
 Now, it appears to boot, but without any video output (monitor doesn't 
 receive any signals, stays/goes asleep).
 
 I don't have handy any alternative hardware to test the video card separately 
 (to check for damage there to, though it's a new card) or to check for output 
 from the DVI port, etc.
 
 I know my machine is still okay as I'm using it this moment (with the old 
 video card).
 
 Has anyone else been down this path before?
 
 I've tried web searches, but always seem to wind up back at that article.
 

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Re: What Mac to buy - and from where?

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On Oct 7, 2013, at 8:18 AM, Dale Hoffman dh...@margnat.com wrote:

 The MacPro 1,1 is stuck at OS 10.6.8.

No, with no tweaks it stops at 10.7.5.

With small tweaks, you're still current.
My Mac Pro 1,1 is running 10.8.5 now,
I intend to install 10.9 later tonight hopefully.

There are two methods of tweaking an unsupported Mac:

1) Using MLPostFactor to install support software  hybrid kernel
See:http://www.osxhackers.com/index.html

2) Using Chameleon bootloader to fake boot 64-bit EFI and run clean software  
kernel.
See:http://www.jabbawok.net/?p=47

You'd likely want a better graphics card for either method. It would also be 
good to upgrade the firmware to Mac Pro 2,1 and install quad-core CPUs so that 
your Mac Pro 1,1 is effectively an 8-core Mac Pro 2,1.

The MLPostFactor method is the old way for older iMacs  MacBooks that have no 
hardware upgrades available.

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Re: What Mac to buy - and from where?

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On Oct 7, 2013, at 2:33 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:

 The MLPostFactor method is the old way for older iMacs  MacBooks that have 
 no hardware upgrades available.

Oops! I mean to say is the ONLY way for older iMacs  MacBooks .

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Re: What Mac to buy - and from where?

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On Oct 7, 2013, at 10:38 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote:

 My MacMini server is really a 1.25 GHz G4

A tiny bit of solder and it overclocks to 1.5 GHz.

My 1.42 GHz Mini runs smooth at 1.58 GHz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSSsUvmky1A

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Re: ios7 growing pains

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On Sep 25, 2013, at 7:38 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio fluxstrin...@gmail.com wrote:

 I still think the miniSD transfer is viable.

Don't understand?

iPhones have no ports for micro, mini, or any card, other than SIM.

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Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive

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It seems unlikely that a thread started on Aug.15th regarding booting an 
Installer Disc from another Mac hasn't been solved over 3 weeks later, but 
perhaps not?

For certain this easy solution is to connect the two computers with a Firewire 
cable with the G5 booted in Target Disk Mode with the Installer DVD in the 
optical drive of the G5, then reboot the laptop holding the Option key and 
select the DVD of the G5 to boot from.

To use ethernet to boot the laptop from the G5 optical drive is also possible, 
but slightly more complex:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2129

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Re: G5 HD Screws

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On Aug 23, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Macg4-steve wrote:

 Has anyone got four of those rubber Hard drive screws for the G5? Im after 
 putting in a second hard drive and just realised it has special Mac screws.

There's a spare set located within the G5 along the wall of the HD area. Look 
around, you should already have a set unless you bought this used, or lost them.

Best luck!

Kris Tilford - Topeka, Kansas

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Re: Network G5 to Macbook Pro to share superdrive

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On Aug 15, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

 You need to get a firewire cable; the G5 should be capable of starting in 
 firewire target mode, and I believe that DVD's will show up as well as the 
 main Hard Drive.

Bruce is correct, use Firewire Target Disk Mode:

1) place the Intel Installer DVD into the G5 and Shutdown the G5.
2) restart the G5 holding the T key to boot into Firewire Target mode. The G5 
should show a Firewire symbol on the monitor.
3) use a Firewire cable to attach the G5 to the shutdown laptop.
4) boot the laptop holding the Option key, and the G5 DVD should show up in 
the boot screen as a bootable option, which you select, boot, and install from 
onto the laptop HD.

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Re: New forums on Low End Mac

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On April 8, 2013 Dan Knight wrote:

 The four Intel-related hardware forums are:
 
 MacBooks http://goo.gl/r6w4N
 Intel iMacs http://goo.gl/uXlsP
 Intel Mac mini http://goo.gl/PfUKi
 Mac Pro http://goo.gl/xVAHy
 
 I hope to see some of you there!
 
 Dan Knight, publisher, Low End Mac

The Mac Pro forum isn't working.
No way to post a topic even if you're signed-in.

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Re: G5 Troubles

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On Jul 29, 2013, at 6:11 PM, Ken Daggett wrote:

 I was hoping to resurrect this machine with no significant $$ outlay.
 
 I did as John Carmonne suggested (reset CUDA and reseat RAM) but still no joy.

These symptoms are similar to what happens with a partial power supply failure.

You might get a multimeter and carefully check out the voltages using this G5 
pinout diagram.

As I remember, my G5 lost all the +3.3V when it failed, resulting in a black 
boot with runaway fans.

Power Supply P1 Connector
Pin# Signal Color -- Pin# Signal Color
1 +5Vstb Purple - 13 GND Black
2 GND Black - 14 Power ON Green
3 FANtach White/Yellow -- 15 GND Black
4 GND Black - 16 Reserved
5 Reserved -- 17 GND Black
6 GND Black - 18 RTNaud(GND) Black
7 +12Vaud (12V2) Yellow - 19 GND Black
8 GND Black - 20 +5V sense Red
9 +3.3V sense Orange  21 GND Black
10 GND Black  22 -12V Blue
11 GND Black  23 GND Black
12 Reserved - 24 Reserved

Power Supply P2 Connector
Pin# Signal Color --- Pin# Signal Color
1 +3.3V Orange --- 9 +5V Red
2 +3.3V Orange -- 10 +5V Red
3 +3.3V Orange -- 11 +5V Red
4 +3.3V Orange -- 12 +12V3 Yellow
5 Reserve --- 13 +12V3 Yellow
6 +12Vfan Yellow  14 +12V1 Yellow
7 +12Vfan(12V2) Yellow -- 15 +12V1 Yellow
8 +25V White  16 RTNfan(GND) Black

Power Supply P3 Connector
Pin# Signal Color --- Pin# Signal Color
1 +5V Red  5 +5V Red
2 GND Black -- 6 GND Black
3 GND Black -- 7 GND Black
4 12V2 Yellow  8 +12V2 Yellow

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Re: G5 Troubles

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On Jul 29, 2013, at 10:07 PM, Charles Lenington wrote:

 Check the battery. Being in storage could have run down battery.

Yes, I 2nd this, excellent advise, and often a problem.

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Re: 2004/week 10 dual G5 with one cpu dead

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I'm not positive of this, but I'm about 95% sure your problem is different than 
you think.
These G5 PowerMacs came in two distinct configurations that both used the term 
dual.

There were earlier versions with one dual-core CPU, and later versions with two 
single-core CPUs, and BOTH these are referred to by Apple a dual. I believe 
your earlier 2004 PowerMac G5 has one dual-core CPU rather than two single-core 
CPUs.

Your problem may be simple or hard to solve. You might be able to re-seat the 
CPU to regain full dual-core functionality? It's possible, but unlikely, that 
single-core function has been set in software, and full dual-core can be 
restored via a software fix, perhaps as simple as a PRAM/NVRAM reset? There's 
also the Apple Service Diagnostic boot disc that may have the ability to set 
CPU function via software? These would be the simple fixes.

The hard fixes would be that your CPU or motherboard has a hardware problem. 
Replacing the CPU chip would be required if the CPU were bad, or the 
motherboard if the motherboard were bad. Troubleshooting this could be 
difficult because you'd need a known good CPU or motherboard to figure out 
which was bad.

I'd try a simple fix, and if you can't fix it, I think you're probably best 
using it as a single CPU unit rather than spending time  money repairing it. 
Spending time  money on a G5 PowerMac isn't economically sound on any basis, 
you'd be better off selling the G5 for parts and getting a cheap Intel 
hackintosh. You could buy an entire computer for less than the cost of 
repairing one core on this G5.

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Re: NeoOffice 2.2.5 Patch 14 for PowerPC?

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On Jun 5, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Matthew Schmeer wrote:

 NeoOffice 2.2.5 was the last version of NeoOffice to run under Panther (Mac 
 OS X 10.3.9).

You should certainly upgrade to 10.4.11 and run a newer version of NeoOffice. 
AFAIK there are ZERO Macs that stop at 10.3.9, the few that do, such as the 
non-Firewire iMacs, iBooks, and Lombard are completely artificial, a business 
decision made by Apple of planned obsolescence that has nothing to do with 
the hardware. You can either modify the OSInstall.dist file to remove the 
installer check; or install 10.4 using a supported computer (transfer an 
installed HD); or install 10.4 using Pacifist as installer; or install 10.4 
using a network connection to HD mounted on supported Mac; or install 10.4 
using XPostFacto (no need to install XPF, just use it to by-pass the installer 
check); or cloning a System or Installer disc (to modify OSInstall.dist easily 
on writeable partition); or burn a custom installer disc. So many, many options 
to install 10.4.11.

The slot-loading iMacs run 10.4.11 fine, although it would be best to max out 
the RAM and install the optional 4MB VRAM chip.

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Re: USB problem

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I have a G5 dual 2.3 that's sometimes experienced similar problems with USB. 
Mine were intermittent, and usually a Safe Boot reboot to clear the boot caches 
would clear the problem up. In my case, there were three USB ports available, 
one on the front, and two on the back. I noticed that usually only one port 
would have problems, like it was dead or something. I also noticed in System 
Profiler that the ports would often describe differently, sometimes identifying 
themselves as USB 1.1 ports (OHCI) and sometimes identifying themselves at USB 
2.0 ports (EHCI) High Speed.

The keyboard  mouse I was using were both USB 2.0 compatible, and the keyboard 
had a USB Hub built-in, so I thought it was strange that the port would 
sometimes identify not as High Speed but rather as the older USB 1.1.

I never was able to sort out what the cause was. I did most of the same things 
you did, reset the PMU, PRAM, NVRAM, and I even looked at which USB extensions 
were loading. You can download developer versions of Apple USB extensions that 
create detailed logs of USB functionality. There are separate versions of these 
extensions for each OS version, so you'd need to get the ones for 10.5.8 
specifically. In my experience with unsupported OS X using xPostFacto I know 
that alternate versions of USB extensions (usually from earlier OS releases) 
often solve specific USB problems, but with a supported G5 using a supported OS 
version you'd think this generally would not be a good idea, other than perhaps 
using the developer version for 10.5.8 which I never did.

My only advise is try a Safe Boot from the external HD, and if the keyboard  
mouse aren't recognized, try each of the three ports. You might also want to 
try a verbose boot using Cmd-v at startup to see if there are any USB error 
messages during the boot process?

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Re: Balky HDs vs SMART data

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On May 2, 2013, at 2:31 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote:

 AFAIK, SMART is a lousy diagnostic anyway.

I agree. 


 It's a better than nothing alarm system, but I wouldn't trust it much.

I've had drives die that passed SMART right up until the moment they died.

I've seen drives with SMART errors that seemingly worked fine. I did retire 
some drives with many SMART errors on the assumption that many errors would 
eventually lead to failure, but, I never saw a HD with SMART warning errors 
actually fail, while I saw several die without any SMART warning errors 
beforehand. A lousy diagnostic for sure.



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Re: Web sites suddenly blocked

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I think this is likely correct, DNS hijack, however you may need to also change 
these DNS settings within your router itself, it's possible the DNS was 
hijacked at the router level. You'll need to navigate into your router controls 
and find the router DNS settings and use the public Google addresses 8.8.8.8  
8.8.4.4 or perhaps OpenDNS setting, or your ISPs DNS routers (this would be the 
default state if you did not assign any DNS addresses and left them blank in 
both the router  computers).


On Apr 28, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Eric Hall wrote:

 It sounds like a DNS hijack. 
 
 Change you dns provider with the instructions here:
 
 https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using
 
 If you don't like google DNS servers, use the one provided by your ISP. 
 

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Re: G5 Printer

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On Apr 7, 2013, at 10:43 AM, les simo wrote:


Hi all,
I have a PPC G5/2Ghz iMac running OS X 10.4.11 and a HP F2210 all-in- 
one printer/copier/scanner. When I attempt to print a document, the  
computer sends data to the printer but nothing happens. The scanner  
works from the computer, so the two are communicating. Also, HP has  
a maint. mode whereby the driver is by-passed and in this mode the  
printer prints out a test page perfectly. I re-installed the driver,  
changed the USB cord but still no go. Seems to me the problem is in  
the OS. Any help is appreciated


CUPS probably isn't running? In any browser go to either:
http://127.0.0.1:631/
http://localhost:631/

You should see a page for CUPS (Common Unix Printing System)
If you don't see this, and get some error message, CUPS isn't running.
The easiest solution is to reinstall CUPS, which you can get here:
For 10.4.11:
ftp://www.cups.org/pub/cups/1.2.12/cups-1.2.12.dmg

IF CUPS is running normally, and you still can't print, the problem is  
with the HP software. This software is notorious for being resource  
hungry and buggy. There are several versions available. Even though  
you're using 10.4.11, it's probably possible and best to use the final  
PPC version for 10.5.8. All versions are available here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=219lc=encc=usdlc=ensw_lang=product=79499#N217 



There are other possible replacements for the HP software, such as  
using the GutenPrint drivers, or the HPIJS drivers, but these won't  
scan unless you get alternative scan software like SANE for OS X  
(Scanner Access Now Easy), which normally is used in background  
through a TWAIN plugin that gives a Scan function within various  
apps such as Photoshop, Word, GraphicConverter, etc. Here are links  
for GutenPrint, HPIJS, and SANE for OS X. If you go this route, you  
should uninstall the HP software. HP installs a couple launch daemons,  
so you'll need to either use an HP uninstaller, or search out all  
instances of HP software within system folders, which would have names  
like com.hp.launchurlagent.plist and be located in folders such as  
LibraryLaunchAgents. After a reboot, if you open Activity Monitor  
there should be nothing running with HP in the name after  
uninstalling.


GutenPrint 5.2.9:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-print/files/gutenprint-5.2/5.2.9/gutenprint-5.2.9.dmg/download 



HPIJS (THREE installs necessary:HPIJS, foomatic, Ghostscipt):
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosxhpijs 



SANE for OS X (FIVE installs necessary:SANE TWAIN, SANE backends, SANE  
Preference Pane, usblib, gettext):

http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/olderversions.html



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Re: G4 iMac tells me I don't have privileges

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On Mar 27, 2013, at 9:05 PM, Wayne Stewart wrote:


Giving herself access shouldn't be a security issue.


It's a huge security hole changing the ownership of everything to any  
admin ~user. This is the equivalent of enabling root user login and  
always logging in as root user.
While the admin ~user is logged-in (on a Mac with all ownerships  
changed to admin ~user), anything can be installed anywhere without  
any notification to anyone. It opens your Mac to almost anything by  
eliminating all notification or need for password authentication to  
change literally anything.
Luckily the fix is easy enough, simply running Disk UtilityRepair  
Permissions. It may take a while with 100,000+ files needing repair.


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Re: New Forums

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On Mar 26, 2013, at 9:43 AM, M Christol wrote:


signed into the G3-G5 forum via Google the other day  mainly saw ads.


Perhaps this is the intent, to monetize free mailing lists via ads?

Mailing lists with searchable archives are superior to web forums.

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Re: Max RAM for a G5?

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On Mar 21, 2013, at 1:51 PM, Tom wrote:

Here is the link to the OWC webpage that sells 4 GB RAM chips for my  
G5: http://tinyurl.com/bnqxdyt


You're reading this WRONG, there's no such thing as 4 GB modules, this  
is for TWO 2 GB modules, a MATCHED PAIR (2 x 2GB = 4GB).


The price ranges from $61 to $73 per chip.( I don't know why some  
RAM chips cost more than others--can someone enlighten me?) 1 and 2  
GB chips are also offered there.


Price is cheaper now, I see $57 per pair, but still, you need even  
cheaper prices.


At $61 per chip, I could put 16 GB of RAM into this G5 for $244 +  
shipping. If I left the 1 GB chips in the remaining four slots,  
would the Mac recognize and use 20 MB?


Again, the 16GB represents EIGHT modules that fill all the slots,  
there's no place left for anything extra. The maximum RAM is EIGHT 2GB  
modules (8 x 2GB = 16GB total). That's it. At $60 per pair, this is an  
iffy economic proposition. These G5 are right on the cusp now, and any  
investment is questionable in comparison to newer models with cheaper  
RAM.


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Re: DT Beige G3 to Sonnet G4 upgrade

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On Mar 15, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:


At minimum you need to reset CUDA.


Ditto, reset CUDA.

Note, on G3 there's sometimes a problem resetting the CUDA. If it  
doesn't work after a first attempt of pressing the CUDA, the reason  
probably is that the voltage regulator  power supply sometimes have a  
residual charge that keeps the CUDA from properly resetting. To be  
certain the CUDA is reset, you'll need to remove the PRAM battery and  
the cable from the power supply to the motherboard, THEN press the  
CUDA and WAIT about 5-15 minutes, then press the CUDA again, and  
reassemble the cable  PRAM battery.


If this doesn't work, remove PRAM  PS cable again, and let it sit  
overnight, press CUDA and reassemble.


Beige G3's are REALLY finicky.

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Re: New Forums

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On Mar 13, 2013, at 7:37 PM, JohnV wrote:

YAHOO gave me NO recourse to recover a lost password that involved a  
real human being in email or phone, and after weeks I gave up and am  
trying under a new name.


This was EXACTLY my issue with Yahoo. I was ktilford @yahoo but  
forgot my password, and the next thing I knew I couldn't recover my  
password, or contact a live person, or do anything other than become  
ktilford2 in a new account.



What's the 'advantage' to moving out of an email format?


Yeah, I need a mailing list, not a forum. Forums are a chronological  
mess.


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Re: Strange Mail behavior

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On Mar 9, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Michael McMurtrey wrote:

When I copy a JPEG to paste it into an outgoing email, Mail is  
converting it to a TIFF.


Rather than using copy/paste operation you should drag  drop to JPEG  
file into the email; or use the attachment button to select the JPEG  
file as an attachment to the email.


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Re: They're Following Me...

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On Mar 7, 2013, at 2:11 PM, JohnV wrote:

I clear cookies, caches and went so far as to dump the entire  
HISTORY in Safari wondering what it is that identifies me and brings  
these singular things onto my screen.


They track your IP address also, so you'll need to use something like  
Tor to remain more anonymous. Even Tor can be tracked with some  
effort. I have cable which is supposed to be dynamic IP, but AFAIK  
they rarely if ever change my IP. If I started hosting they'd probably  
pop my IP just to make it more difficult for me, after all, they're  
not a bi-directional information super highway, they're one-way  
intravenous ads for fun  profit.


As in all things, there is a cost to be paid to remain anonymous, in  
this case Tor results in a noticeable increase in latency before  
webpages load, the cost of slicing  dicing all those packets across  
all those anonymous Tor nodes.


Tor on a PPC Mac may be difficult to setup now. AFAIK you use Vidalia  
for PPC, but finding a browser may be harder, I suspect you'll need  
TenFourFox or something with plugins enabled and a Tor plugin? The  
current Tor Browser Bundle required OS X 10.6+ and Intel, so getting  
Tor working on PPC may be a bit of a challenge now, but I'm sure it  
can be done. Just search Tor PPC or Vidalia PPC.


Here are current PPC versions of Vidalia to get you started:
https://www.torproject.org/dist/vidalia-bundles/

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Re: Wireless router set-up

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On Mar 5, 2013, at 6:20 PM, les simo wrote:

I have a G4 Sawtooth and a G4 Powerbook both running OS X 10.4.11. I  
have a naked DSL line and my ISP is Verizon. Recently I received a  
Actiontec GT784 modem/router.


It's likely your router may need a firmware update before you place it  
into action. You'll need a Windoze PeeCee to upgrade the firmware. The  
current non-ISP specific firmware is NCS01-1.0.8 available here:

http://www.actiontec.com/products/product.php?pid=215

I wish to use wired Ethernet on the Sawtooth and Wireless on the  
Powerbook. The physical connection is very straightforward, however  
I cannot connect to the Internet.


Use the manual on the link above. You'll need to use the browser-based  
setup with your Verizon password to get the router to automatically  
connect.


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Re: Molasses response

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On Feb 25, 2013, at 4:09 PM, JohnV wrote:


What would be my next diagnostic step here?


Safe Boot by holding the Shift key at startup. This will ignore the  
boot cache files and rebuild them. Reboot normally after Safe Boot (no  
need to login, just hit Restart), and see if this solves problems.


If this doesn't solve the problem, you can try either global solutions  
which are a shotgun approach. Easiest would be to reinstall the  
latest Combo Update (10.4.11 PPC Combo in your case). Alternatively  
you might consider just upgrading to Leopard 10.5.8. In either case,  
run Disk UtilityRepair Disk  Repair Permissions prior to running the  
Combo Update or a System upgrade.


You could also try a more specific solution, such as examine the log  
files using UtilitiesConsole, or use Activity Monitor when the System  
is bogged down to see what's eating up the resources.


In a worst case scenario you may need to do a total reinstall, but  
this is unlikely.


Also, Firewire rarely causes problems, but USB is notorious for  
issues, and your USB externals could be the cause.


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Re: internal cdrom eject

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On Feb 17, 2013, at 7:17 AM, Paolo Tassotti wrote:


As suggested by some of you, I've swapped the internal CD burner of my
G4 with a Nec DVD burner grabbed from a Lacie enclosure whose power
supply is apparently dead.


You may have old firmware on the NEC DVD burner? My Lacie Porsche  
Design Firewire DVD burner came with an NEC ND-3520A DVD unit that was  
about 5 revisions old on firmware. Even the Oxford FW bridge needed an  
update also. I'm not sure if the Mac PPC Lacie Firmware Update Tool  
works for drives mounted on the ATA bus, but you might try it because  
it's a comprehensive updater with firmware for all their DVD drives.  
Mine was update from v.3.01 to v.3.07. Here's a link to the updater:


http://www.lacie.com/support/drivers/driver.htm?id=10147


All works fine, but I would be even happier if the eject button on
my keyboard would work as it did with the old Sony reader !


Should work. I'd make sure the DVD unit has newest firmware.

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Re: MDD G4 Leopard native OS 9 boot

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On Feb 16, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Click wrote:


I very much need a native OS9 boot machine.


Why won't Classic suffice?

Is the workaround on a FW800 G4 (mine's a dual) limited to the Tiger  
OS?


The MDD FW800 supports Leopard 10.5.8.


Was there an additional procedure to this?


I'm highly skeptical of these reports of booting OS 9 on FW800 or G5.  
This ability to boot will be set in firmware I believe. The ONLY  
plausible report I read was the possibility that Apple gave alternate  
firmware to developers that had the ability to boot OS 9; or that  
someone hacked the firmware to support OS 9 (you'd also need a FW800  
hack). I don't believe any of the threads cited, where's the YouTube  
video? We once had a guy fake a video showing Snow Leopard purportedly  
booting on a G5. People say crazy things, and some people just lie, or  
are honestly mistaken. It's likely the friend's MDD wasn't a FW800  
model, but rather just a FW400 model.


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Re: MDD G4 Leopard native OS 9 boot

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On Feb 16, 2013, at 2:13 PM, John Carmonne wrote:

In my case I use a CAD/CAM program $15,000.00 that incorporates a  
Rainbow hardware dongle that requires OS9 boots the Eve extension,  
so some of us really do need native OS9.
No work around for this dongle extension in Classic so far. I would  
think after 20+ years it  could be done but no cigar:-)


Don't know anything about Rainbow Sentinel dongles, but a company that  
was founded here in Topeka, NewTek, uses these dongles for their  
LightWave software, and they have a way to use LightWave in Classic as  
long as the USBSentinel, RainbowUSBSHim are located in the OS 9  
extensions folder, and the Eve3.framework from the OS X Sentinel  
Driver installer package is installed for OS X. This may work for you?  
See here:


http://forums.newtek.com/archive/index.php/t-13857.html

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Re: MDD G4 Leopard native OS 9 boot

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On Feb 16, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Click wrote:


Why won't Classic suffice?

I have done everything that I know to get a program to run in  
Classic using a mini G4, but it does not perform certain critical  
output (file write and report generation) functions.  My  
understanding is that there are certain programs (this was written  
in mid-nineties, I think) for which this is true.  Not every program  
is completely functional in Classic.


Yes, I understand, but usually the problem is a hardware issue rather  
than a software issue. John's Rainbow Sentinel USB dongle is such a  
hardware issue. Others would be older printers, scanners, plotters, or  
other hardware that had no OS X support. Normally software things like  
file write and report generation are handled correctly within the  
Classic environment.


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Re: Jury/jerry rigging.

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On Feb 15, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Dan Stobbs autolycus.mercat...@gmail.com 
 wrote:


Here's the Wikipaedia definition of both  
terms.   Jury rigging refers to  
makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the  
tools and materials that happen to be on hand. Originally a  
nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement mast  
and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original  
mast. When more permanence is meant by the term, such a build may  
be referred to as jerry rigged.



On Feb 15, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

Got it! Jury Rigged == Duct Tape
Jerry Rigged == Duct tape AND a hose clamp


I'm not sure I see the logic of these? I never heard the nautical  
reference at all, and don't see its etymology?


I thought jury rigged was like a court jury that was rigged for an  
acquittal of the defendant. This is something risky because it's  
illegal and if it goes wrong it blows up in your face. This is a  
strategy of last resort that has high risk of failure, BUT if you get  
away with it, you walk away free (meaning fixed at no cost to you).  
I'd think this would be something like using JB Weld to repair a hole  
on the radiator of an old vehicle you rarely drive. If it works, it  
saves the cost of a new radiator that might cost more than the whole  
vehicle is worth, and could work for years  years; but if it fails,  
it might leave you stranded inside a tunnel with bad air, 70mph  
traffic, and possible death.


I thought jerry-rigged was a derogatory term from WWII referring to  
Germans as Jerrys? This would be in line with the even more derogatory  
racist term 'xx-rigged' that I won't mention here. I know that  
during periods of war the first thing the military does is try to  
dehumanize the enemy by inventing slang derogatory terminology so that  
the young soldiers don't think of the enemy as human beings. Below is  
a fairly comprehensive list these derogatory terms:


http://gyral.blackshell.com/names.html

I'm not British, and WWII isn't my generation, so I'm not certain how  
jerry-rigged would make logical sense? German's are known for being  
anal and over-engineering almost everything, so perhaps jerry-rigged  
would logically be a backhanded compliment for something that's  
unnecessarily over-fixed when a quick temporary fix would suffice? For  
example, a broken wooden dowel rod on a cheap disposable plastic 4th- 
of-July flag that you fix with a metal pipe duct-taped with three  
layers to the snapped rod. An overfix that wastes resources, something  
that only an idiot Jerry would do.


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Re: G5 2.7 RAM upgrade.??

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On Feb 13, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote:

One of the suggested trick was the hair dryer one (it makes the  
solders

contacts temporarily working).


In industrial heat gun is just a super hot hairdryer, and Harbor  
Freight sells cheap ones for $9.99 that are hot enough to easily  
reflow solder. You'd need to mask off the rest of the board with foil  
and be very careful, but you can fix these broken solder joints if  
you're lucky.


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Re: G5 2.7 RAM upgrade.??

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My 2.3 dual CPU G5 is super picky about RAM. I had to reseat RAM and  
restart about 30x to get 4 pairs in all 8 slots to recognize  
simultaneously. It took hours. I got one pair to recognize, then  
shutdown and added a new pair until I got two pairs, then added a  
third pair, and finally a fourth pair. VERY frustrating experience. I  
haven't touched the RAM since then, a couple years ago. I've got 6GB  
total as 4x1GB and 4x512MB. I've now got four more 1GB sticks so I  
could upgrade to the 8GB max but I'm too chicken to risk the likely  
hassles for only 2GB extra. Someday I intend to add the extra RAM,  
just not now. I'd say ... keep trying ... with crossed fingers.


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Re: Beige G3 Desktop External HD Device Boot

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On Feb 11, 2013, at 3:23 AM, Wayne Stewart wrote:

How about a Sonnet SATA card? It'll boot OS 9. If you really want an  
external you can add an eSATA adapter. You can easily get an  
external case with eSATA and USB or FW so you could easily move data  
to another machine. New SATA drives ate cheap enough, they're almost  
giving away small used ones.
I've used one to boot OS 9 on a 9600  via an external 1tb Lacie HD  
(partitioned of course).



A Sonnet SATA card would be a pricey addition to an old Mac that's  
severely limited already. For the price of the Sonnet card you could  
likely retire the Beige in favor a G4, an old Mini, or a handful of  
Mac laptops that have more capability than a stock G3.


I ran a G3 many years while booted externally from Firewire HDs  
because Firewire was cheap, fast, and easy to transfer from one Mac to  
another. I think the best use of money for upgrading a Beige G3 is CPU  
first, video card second, and in my experience I believe internal ATA  
 SATA cards are not price effective in comparison to cheap Firewire.


A fully upgraded Beige G3 MUST have a G4 CPU, a Radeon video card that  
supports Quartz Extreme, and both USB 2.0  Firewire ports. With only  
3 PCI slots available, it's really tough to justify in internal ATA or  
SATA card when likely you've filled all three slots with Radeon, USB  
2.0, and Firewire. There are combo USB  Firewire cards, which I have  
tried in conjunction with an ATA card, but the problem is that these  
combo cards never have OS 9 support are are effectively dead in OS 9.  
Better to use the internal ATA for OS 9, and Firewire for OS X in my  
opinion.


Upgrading old Beige G3s is NOT cost effective in today's world. The  
sweet spot for price vs. power is certainly migrated to used Intel PC  
hackintosh hardware capable of running current Mt. Lion software. If  
you must have pure Apple hardware, the sweet spot is likely either G5  
Macs, or early Intel Macs - look for upgradeable Intel Macs that  
support newer CPUs  video, such as early Intel iMacs. The days of PPC  
Macs are severely limited now, the migration to Intel may soon become  
the migration to ARM, after all, Apple owns ARM chipset designers, not  
Intel or PPC. Move along or be left behind, that's the choice.


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Re: Beige G3 Desktop External HD Device Boot

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On Feb 10, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Click wrote:


Ideas and suggestions, please


Since the Beige G3 didn't come with either built-in Firewire or built- 
in USB, neither if these are natively bootable, and holding the Option  
key, or trying to select the HD in Startup Disk won't work.


The only natively bootable external option is the external SCSI port,  
which should be able to boot any bootable System.


It's possible to boot OS X from the external Firewire HD by using  
XPostFacto 4. In this case you'd use any internal HD as an XPF Helper  
Disk in the XPF Options, and then point the boot at the external  
Firewire HD. This will start the boot process on the internal HD, and  
then seamlessly transfer the boot to the external HD after the  
extensions that load the PCI Firewire card are loaded and the Firewire  
HD is available. This is your ONLY option to boot externally from  
unsupported PCI cards. It will also work with ATA cards that lack  
Apple Boot ROM compatibility, and may work with some USB cards  
although USB isn't officially supported by XPF because some cards were  
very problematic. You can only boot OS X using XPF Helper Disk, so a  
10.4.11 System would be optimal for the external Firewire HD.


If you decide to go this route, I can help with any problems off-list.

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Re: Beige G3 Desktop External HD Device Boot

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On Feb 10, 2013, at 4:05 PM, Bill Connelly wrote:


Since the beige G3 won't boot from FW, then I need to reconsider.


You can boot OS X from the FW drive using xPostFacto.

I'd install 10.4.11 onto the 73GB partition, and then use XPF 4 (it's  
carbon and runs in both OS 9  OS X) from your OS 9 internal HD.


Alternately, remove the 80GB HD from the FW enclosure and install it  
into the Beige G3.


TMI-Sometimes booting 2nd HDs can be problematic on Beige, there is  
one ROM version (A) that doesn't support any slave drive booting,  
although XPF can boot slave drives on normally early Beige with ROM A  
by using a bootable master HD as an XPF Helper Drive. Later ROM B  C  
can boot both master  slave. You can place newer B  C ROMs into  
older Beige. It's a little complicated because there were three ROMs  
(A, B,  C) and three hardware revisions of Beige (1, 2,  3) and the  
ROMs mostly matched up with the models revisions, but if you really  
wanted the fastest possible Beige you probably wanted an early Rev.1  
model that had an overclockable System bus which was determined by the  
Grackle chip (blue colored chip on motherboard). Most Rev.1's had  
Grackle chips capable of overclocking from 66MHz System Bus to 83MHz,  
but the Rev.23 had slower Grackle chips that were not capable of  
overclocking. The fastest possible Beige would be a Rev.1 Beige w/fast  
Grackle with a version B or C ROM chip so you could boot all internal  
devices and overclock the System bus to 83MHz.


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Re: Airport/Time Capsule base station firmware update

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On Feb 7, 2013, at 11:52 PM, Wayne Stewart wrote:

For me this could prove awkward as My Airport Extreme doesn't  
connect to the internet and I don't seem to see a stand alone  
installer. Looks like a worthwhile update but is it worth hauling  
the hardware to a different location?


On MacUpdate it says you can update the Airport firmware to 7.6.3  
using Airport Utility 5.6 and greater, and my PPC G5 w/10.5.8 has  
Airport Utility 5.6.1, so evidently you CAN update the firmware from  
older PPC Macs.


The listed advantages of upgrading the firmware are:

• Extend the Guest Wi-Fi network for a network configured with  
multiple AirPort Base Stations


• Ability to add a WPS capable Wi-Fi printer




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Re: can *anyone* advise on Flash PPC problem??

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On Feb 9, 2013, at 12:41 AM, a1 wrote:


Why Why Why? Can anyone imagine a fix?


I don't have a solution, other than keep trying. Surely you must be  
able to get some version working at least partially.


With Flash malware in the wild now that's aimed at OS X users, and  
with Adobe's recent emergency updates I don't understand why more  
sites aren't moving quicker to HTML5 and ditching buggy Flash? Even  
Adobe has said Flash is dead on mobile, which means Flash is dead  
period, so what's the delay in ditching Flash?


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Airport/Time Capsule base station firmware update

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Apple released new firmware for Airport and Time Capsule base stations  
today. The current firmware version for my Time Capsule is 7.6.3.  
Unfortunately it appears you need to have a minimum of OS 10.7.5 to  
run Airport Utility 6.2 in order to update the firmware, so perhaps  
updating is impossible from our PPC Macs, and even older Intel Macs?  
Or perhaps the older Airport Utility can still upgrade to the current  
firmware, I don't know?


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Re: new dvd burner for G4

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On Feb 2, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Wayne Stewart wrote:

All the Lacie D2 DVD drives I've seen used a regular ide optical  
drive. Since almost any ide optical drive works in the G4, why not  
just pull it out of the case and install it in the G4 in place of  
the stock one?


Yes, this is the correct free solution.

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Re: Flash Player hack update 11.5 (update)

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On Jan 30, 2013, at 10:10 PM, Michael McMurtrey wrote:


Not working on the pbs.org History Detectives website.


I think this is more of a Safari issue than a Flash Player issue. I've  
noticed many sites such as PBS, BBC, etc. won't play Flash in Safari,  
but give no problems is Firefox using the same Flash Player plugin. I  
just went to History Detectives and it wouldn't play in Safari, but  
was fine with Firefox 3.6.28.


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Re: G5 Damaged in Shipping

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On Jan 28, 2013, at 1:01 AM, Richard Gerome wrote:


That doesn't look to me like damage from shipping???


I agree.

I saw those HD jumper pins all bent that are recessed down into a hole  
and thought looks like someone bent these pins on purpose because I  
can't see anyway these get bent in shipping. I own a similar G5 and to  
me this damage looks beyond anything you could do by dropping. I think  
someone mangled this computer purposefully.


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Re: Video flicker

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On Jan 19, 2013, at 12:02 PM, JohnV wrote:

Where should I be looking for if it's the machine, the card, a cable  
or the monitor?


Switch the monitors to each other's video port and see if the bands  
stay with the same monitor or stay with the same video port.


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Re: Spillage on keyboard - broken beyond repair?

[Kris Tilford]

On Jan 16, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote:


Could it really be broken beyond repair?
All suggestions are wellcome…


I suggest the 98% isopropyl alcohol soaking solution. They sell pure  
isopropyl as a gasoline additive to dry any water out of gas.  
Sometimes you can get pure isopropyl from a pharmacy. It's almost  
impossible to get stronger than 98% due to the fact that it absorbs  
water so easily. Isopropyl  water are miscible (mutual solvents of  
each other) and normally exist in equilibrium at 88% isopropyl  12%  
water. Anything stronger than 88% will absorb water and evaporate that  
water relatively quickly.


The problem with the keyboard is that the contacts are in flat, thin  
sheets that absorb liquids by surface tension capillary action, so it  
will be hard to get all the juice to dissolve out from these  
restricted areas, and you might need to soak the keyboard several  
times, perhaps swinging the keyboard hard to use centrifugal action  
clear the dissolved juice before soaking again. Then let it dry a good  
while in a warm environment before using.


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Re: G5: 3 blinks and no boot

[Kris Tilford]

On Jan 15, 2013, at 11:30 AM, John Carmonne wrote:

I have found that seating the RAM in my Dual 2.7 can almost need a  
mallet to get them to report.


I agree. On my dual CPU 2.3 with all eight slots (4 pairs) fully  
populated, I had to seat  reseat RAM probably 30-40 times (meaning  
30-40 restarts) before I was able to get all 4 pairs to recognize  
successfully. Since then, zero problems, but seating the RAM was VERY  
difficult. My G5 would boot with RAM pairs that weren't being  
recognized, so this issue with not booting is probably different, and  
I'd suggest being 100% certain the power supply is good still by  
getting a G5 pinout and testing each voltage with a multimeter. When  
my power supply went bad, only a couple voltages dropped, and the  
lights still came on, but I could smell the burned components, so I  
knew something was amiss.


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Re: ----------- erratic g4 mdd powering on and sleep problems

[Kris Tilford]

On Jan 11, 2013, at 2:28 PM, rumble wrote:


but it took several tries of the power button.


Sounds like a flakey power button.
Likely a mechanical issue rather than an electrical issue.

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Re: Mac Pro Testing Suggestions

[Kris Tilford]

On Jan 9, 2013, at 11:19 PM, Bill Connelly wrote:


I am also getting a copy of Snow Leopard


Skip straight to Mountain Lion.


Basically want to know everything is working correctly.



First rule: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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Re: Access Problem from TV to Mini

[Kris Tilford]

On Jan 2, 2013, at 8:15 AM, Gary D. wrote:


Tried SMB - didn't help. Thanks anyway.


Don't understand how you enter the Mini sharing password from the TV  
set? Does the TV have a keyboard?


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Re: Access Problem from TV to Mini

[Kris Tilford]

On Jan 2, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

Downside, the sharing stuff seems to be something Apple doesn't  
support, DNLA:


http://www.mikefletcher.co.uk/documents/Panasonic%20User%20Guide%20for%20DLNA.pdf 



This .pdf says the TV accesses the media via software from Twonky.
There's Macintosh OS X Twonky software, so it would appear the  
solution would be to install Twonky for Mac on the Mini and then try  
accessing it from the TV.


http://www.twonky.com/products/twonkymac/default.aspx

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Re: Can I use an OS X 10.5 - G4 Installation on a G5?

[Kris Tilford]

On Dec 30, 2012, at 1:46 PM, Bill Connelly wrote:


Can I simply CCC my OS X 10.5.8 G4 to my G5?


Yes.

Could I just insert the SATA drive, also formatted on a G4, into the  
G5, and select it as the Startup disk?


Yes.

It would be a good idea to hold the Shift key for a Safe Boot for the  
first boot, this will ditch the G4 startup caches and rebuild them for  
the G5 hardware. You can reboot normally after the Safe Boot and  
things should be fine.


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