Re: SATA PCI Card for G4 Sawtooth?

2015-09-28 Thread Matthew S. Carpenter
If you could plug an adapter into the IDE port on the logicboard of a PowerMacG4, you'd probably run into issues trying to get the case to close without breaking the adapter board... not a lot of head room over the logicboard there when you close the case. -- Matthew S. Carpenter "Stand

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

2015-09-28 Thread Matthew S. Carpenter
for the CPUs easily about 20˚C colder than before under like conditions. I don't know yet if this is going to have a significant impact on uptime, but I really really hope it does. ^_^ -- Matthew S. Carpenter "Stand back! I've got an open power supply and I'm not afraid to do some

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

2015-09-07 Thread Matthew S. Carpenter
CF Reader, Lexar, 400mbit_speed FireWire Device: unknown_device, unknown_value, unknown_speed -- Matthew S. Carpenter -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ

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

2015-09-07 Thread Matthew S. Carpenter
, at 1:09 AM, Matthew S. Carpenter <rockin...@thecowsaysmoo.org <mailto:rockin...@thecowsaysmoo.org>> 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 u

Re: Question about hard drives

2011-08-30 Thread Matthew S. Carpenter
On 8/29/11 11:52 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Below the optical drive there's room (and, I think, cables) for a second unit; in my G4, they are used for the Zip drive, so I couldn't add an HD there. The Zip drive bays may, in general, be used to house hard drives. In some cases,

Re: Question about hard drives

2011-08-29 Thread Matthew S. Carpenter
On 8/28/11 9:35 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: I have a Quicksilver 2002 and a Blue and White G3. I need more hard drive space. Would it be possible to use the hard drive from the G3 in the G4, or maybe hook the two towers together somehow? Just curious. A QS 2002 supports large drives

Re: Selling upgraded Macs

2011-06-16 Thread S T
This is so true, Joe. That's one reason I bought an iPad. It's great for email, browsing, movies/music. The G4 systems are just as usable, and they're stable, Macs don't have to worry about virii (often, and they're all on Intel-based systems anyway), so no repair costs there. And I still

Re: Hello! and question from a relative newbie

2011-06-14 Thread S T
Most of my main concern tends to be regarding capture cards... how to get the video INTO the program I'm using, whichever that one will be. I may be spoield coming from an all-Amiga background. And tehn again, I may eb facing the same hurdles I did with the Amiga: multi-thousand-dollar pieces

Re: Hello! and question from a relative newbie

2011-06-14 Thread S T
I honestly never understood the purpose behind a RAID setup. Maybe I dn't understand it, but it seems to me if you have 4 1 TB drives set up in a RAID you just have 1TB duplicated 4 times. Makes losing one or two drives meaningless in this case, and that's the point. But you're talking about 1

Re: Hello! and question from a relative newbie

2011-06-14 Thread S T
Well, I know where I'll be stopping tomorrow after work. And I've already got a head on a card, but will always keep options open for multiple cards :D Considering I've only been working with BNC-connectors for inputs, even Firewire would be an improvement. On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:06 PM,

Re: Hello! and question from a relative newbie

2011-06-14 Thread S T
now what kind of video camera doesn't have a fiewire port? I wouldn't get one that didn't, in other words. I'm aware some might not suport it. On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM, M Christol chris...@fuse.net wrote: On 6/14/11 1:13 PM, S T wrote: Most of my main concern tends to be regarding

Hello! and question from a relative newbie

2011-06-13 Thread S T
Hi all :) Thank you for accepting me into the mailing list! I've been an Apple devotee ever since Commodore went bankrupt in 1993, both using the M68K chips and later the PPC chips. The thing I like about PPC is it's still Motorola at heart. And until recntly I worked for Apple. I juwst

Re: Easy way to monitor network traffic?

2010-12-14 Thread Will S
What about ? Little Snitch Runs in full Demo mode for 3hrs at a time for free. On Dec 13, 8:20 pm, Jeffrey Engle macgu...@gmail.com wrote: I there a way that I can easily monitor my network traffic on my home LAN preferably without using the terminal? with a 3rd party software? Jeff Engle

Re: Is there usenet interface possible for this group?

2010-04-22 Thread Will S
I go to google groups and read the lists online with my web browser. Works well and I like the way all the posts are available and listed by time posted though you may be able to adjust how they are listed not sure. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for

Re: My G5 won't start up

2010-04-16 Thread Caleb S. Cupples
the usual noisy fan(s). /snip snip Used Power Mac G5 PCI-X/2.5 GHz Dual Processor 2GB RAM160 GB internal drive, internal SuperDriveKbrd, mouse ATI Radeon 9600 XT Video OS 10.4.11 installed usual 90 day warranty gone past of course. /snip Check for coolant leaks, since it's a dual 2.5. Check

Re: DivX 6 for Tiger

2010-03-26 Thread Caleb S. Cupples
part of the underlying BSD structure of OS X.. -- Caleb S. Cupples Sociology Undergraduate, Tennessee Technological University Treasurer, TTU Unix Users Group -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Connector identification assistance needed

2010-02-25 Thread Caleb S. Cupples
On 24 February 2010, Jonas Lopez wrote: It has three connectors on it. I suspect it was built during the time when no specific decision was made as to which connector was to be used, so they put three on it, hoping one would work. The DB-25 with pins (male) and the very big round 5 pin that

Re: Heavy duty, feels-good keyboard for typist with a vengeance

2010-02-25 Thread Caleb S. Cupples
On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 21:28 -0800, Austin Leeds wrote: So, my question is, are there any of you out there that use keyboards in the caliber of the Apple Extended Keyboard and the IBM Model M? How do you like them, and would they be worth carrying around (with a USB adapter, of course)? I

Re: Heavy duty, feels-good keyboard for typist with a vengeance

2010-02-25 Thread Caleb S. Cupples
On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 11:21 -0500, diane wrote: I have one of these in my attic - from 1985. Is there an adapter that would work on a modern-day Mac? (it's not a PS/2 version, it's the old big round plug). I am using a Mcally iKey bought back in 2002 on my G4 and it's much better than

Re: Connector identification assistance needed

2010-02-24 Thread Caleb S. Cupples
On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 17:50 -0800, Jonas Lopez wrote: Connector identification assistance needed Sorry to bother you all, but I am in need of a simple connector converter to go from our older G3 keyboard and mouse round connectors to the new G4 flat connectors for same. I have one, but it

Re: Proof that Apple could not have dropped ADB support in Tiger and Leo

2010-02-21 Thread Caleb S. Cupples
On Sun, 2010-02-21 at 21:38 -0500, Bob Whiton wrote: Wrong. My 2004 iBook only has USB and Firewire. I've never seen a G4 Mac with ADB. Check the Apple web site for machine specs, not Wikipedia. Bob Bob, The internal interface for the keyboard and trackpad were ADB, even though the

Re: Slow iMac G3

2010-02-16 Thread Caleb S. Cupples
On Tue, 2010-02-16 at 06:34 -0800, John Carmonne wrote: Hi All I have 3 Imac G3s one 700MHz and two 600MHz. One of the iMac 600s is very slow compared to the other two. All machines have the same systems via CCC. The profiler specs are the same between the two 600s. I'm kinda stumped as to

Re: New system, but can you save the old bookmarks and Cookies?

2010-01-25 Thread Will S
to find and save them. They are in the same folder as the bookmarks. Camino's is called cookies.sqlite Safari's I'm unable to locate the cookies file sorry. Firefox which I no longer use is likely in one place or the other. Best of luck . Hope this helps. Will S -- You received this message

Re: Correct USB extension cable?

2009-12-23 Thread Will S
On Dec 23, 2:13 pm, Kasey Smith kasm...@gmail.com wrote: Ummm... a USB extension cable is a USB extension cable- they are all   the same (except the fancy light up ones) Sorry not true. There are a number of different plugs that can be on the ends of the USB extension cable. There are A, B

Re: Other, unwanted intruders

2009-11-26 Thread Caleb S. Cupples
on for the KDE apps I have running under OS X. Anyway, that's just my $0.02. Caleb -- Caleb S. Cupples Sociology Undergraduate, Tennessee Technological University Treasurer, TTU Unix Users Group -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: Another way to do wireless?

2009-09-06 Thread Will S
I'm using a USB adapter from macsense.com . It was perhaps over priced a bit but still works well with 10.5.8 in a hackintosh machine. Also works great in my old PPC BW machine with Tiger. Doesn't work with Snow Leopard. The software won't load. Not all of the USB are funky. The one list

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-14 Thread Will S
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Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-13 Thread Will S
There has been word with in some circles that Apple would support PPC chips with Snow Leopard since day one. They have always been shouted down by the unbelieving masses. The rumor is back and perhaps it's even true. Don't shoot the messenger ;-) No longer really matters to me as my main machine

Re: BW: issues with start-up

2009-07-26 Thread Will S
My BW has startup issues as well. It took a fair amount of trouble shooting to find an easy fix for me. It turns out the power button switch on mine is going out. The fix was easy. I use an Apple ADB keyboard and the power button on it starts it right up. So if you've got an ADB keyboard worth

Re: BW: issues with start-up

2009-07-25 Thread Will S
My BW has startup issues as well. It took a fair amount of trouble shooting to find an easy fix for me. It turns out the power button switch on mine is going out. The fix was easy. I use an Apple ADB keyboard and the power button on it starts it right up. So if you've got an ADB keyboard worth

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2009-07-19 Thread s. yaz
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2009-07-19 Thread s. yaz
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Re: Flashing PCI video cards for G4's - tape pins?

2009-07-05 Thread Will S
On Jul 4, 10:32 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Jul 4, 2009, at 5:48 PM, joplinfan wrote: I'm getting ready to flash a BFG / Geforce 6200 and a Radeon 9250... both standard PCI cards... to use in my MDD G4 1ghz towers. Been studying up on the process at The Mac Elite

Re: PowerBook or MacBook

2009-05-30 Thread Will S
Agreed, get the macbook you'll notice a world of difference in terms of value and speed. While the G4 will do everything you want its a dying architecture. Also, did apple officially say PPC macs wont be compatible with Snow Leopard? I'm reasonable sure that Apple has never said

Re: PM G5 webcam

2009-05-06 Thread John S. Hall
Blue Microphones makes the Eyeball: http://bluemic.com/products/eyeball I use one on my G5 with good results. On May 6, 2009, at 4:01 AM, Arnel Tuazon wrote: Anyone have any suggestions for a webcam for my PM G5? I'm running OSX 10.5.6. I wanted an iSight, but ebay seems to be

Re: Perian Update

2008-12-18 Thread Will S
Quote VLC is a nice media player, for the specific small subset of codecs it handles, but it can also be VERY crashy and is often much more CPU intensive than QuickTime. As for not needing QuickTime... Um... So you're saying that you NEVER EVER view any graphics or video of any type in any

Re: Perian Update

2008-12-17 Thread Will S
You could also just skip Perian and Quicktime all together. VLC easy to find with a Google search works great much better then Quicktime even with the Persian update. I've decided to do just that for my new 10.5.5 OS on a new partition. I've not needed Quicktime with or without add ons for

Re: Powermac g5 or mac mini.

2008-11-04 Thread Josh S
I guess, i will be buy my Mac mini today via Microsofts live.com for 25% off. :D Ironic isn't it? Josh S [EMAIL PROTECTED] Smiley Electric 303-710-2147 North Denver, CO --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's

Re: GeForce FX5200 In Sawtooth

2008-10-19 Thread Will S
I think I may have an answer . Not all AGP slots are the same . I believe the Sawtooth has a 2x AGP slot . The slots look the same but the cross pieces that match up with the slots in the card are in different places . Given that you need to tape over some of the pins on the Video card it must

Re: Disk Warrior-How?

2008-10-09 Thread Will S
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Re: Buy/Sell lists?

2008-09-30 Thread Will S
. It is also to be found @ Google Groups . Info to be found at : http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html Hope this answers your question. Will S On Sep 30, 11:48 am, diane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't that the implication from what was said? NO. The original poster objected to the city, state info

Re: Buy/Sell lists?

2008-09-30 Thread Will S
PS Sending a private answer in case the post gets deleted . It seems clear much of the post has been deleted .I just sold a car on Craigs list. What a nightmare of conartists . I've never seen anything like it. Spring early summer I had no such problems . Perhaps the economy is having an

Re: Buy/Sell lists?

2008-09-30 Thread Will S
My 2 posts were removed by me . I didn't realized the thread was closed and posted in error. Sorry List Nanny Dan . --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: Off Topic but answering a question within this topic

2008-09-17 Thread Will S
Sorry for high jacking the thread and answering a small off topic issue within the thread with a long rant of sorts. I hate it when people do this so should have known better. I should have replied directly to the person rather then the list. Will