Re: Memory for G4 iBook
On Jan 28, 9:25 am, mac-in_true_love newri...@gmail.com wrote: I have ordered 512 Mb of memory for G4 ibook, assuming that 640 is the maximum, which I found running an analysis program linked to from this forum when memory was addressed. I hope this makes it faster with browsing and running applications both OS 10 and classic 9 which I still run. I am no expert --just a long time user of Macs--and some highly technical jargon will go over my head,like the type of memory, etc. Let's assume the memory is the right one, what else can I do to make it run faster? And last question, will it accept Leopard so I can run newer apps? I think the answer to this is YES,just comfirming. Thank you What is the age and processor type for your G4? My G4 iBook is a late 2005/early 2006 model with a 1.42GHz G4, and its max RAM is 1.5GB; 512MB is built-in to the motherboard. I run Leopard Server on mine, and it runs OK. If we knew the specs of your rig, it might help. Leopard Server doesn't exactly run super fast like 10.4 did. I really like its feature set, though, so I've just stayed with it. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G5 dually but only one processor shows up on sys prof
In all seriousness, if someone knows the answer to this, I would love to hear it. I have a similar situation happening right now on my Cube whose processor I upgraded from 400MHz to 1.8GHz, and it's showing up as 0Hz in System Profiler. This is on a 10.5 Server formatted disk, by the way; on the 10.3 disk I had in there, it was showing up properly. I am temporarily using my trusty old Cube as a home server while my MDD is down and being repaired. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G5 dually but only one processor shows up on sys prof
On Jan 28, 3:04 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Jan 28, 2010, at 3:57 PM, brettallica wrote: In all seriousness, if someone knows the answer to this, I would love to hear it. I have a similar situation happening right now on my Cube whose processor I upgraded from 400MHz to 1.8GHz, and it's showing up as 0Hz in System Profiler. This is on a 10.5 Server formatted disk, by the way; on the 10.3 disk I had in there, it was showing up properly. I am temporarily using my trusty old Cube as a home server while my MDD is down and being repaired. What is displayed in System Profile does not necessarily correspond to what is actually there. There's a specific .plist that needs to be updated to show this information. You should be able to tell rather quickly if the Cube is running at 0 MHz :-) -- Bruce Johnson Yeah, there was this part of me that had a feeling it was running at something greater than 0. I'm pretty good at deductive reasoning in that sense. I will likely be putting this hard drive right back into the MDD once I have fixed it, so I'm not incredibly worried about it; however, it is bugging me. Is there an easy step-by-step instruction sheet/video/ documentation of any sort available for updating the .plist? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?
What fun is life without a little novelty/frivolity? :-) On Jan 21, 1:14 pm, Mac User #330250 macuser330...@gmx.net wrote: -- Original message -- Subject: Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs? Date:Donnerstag 21 Januar 2010N From:brettallica To: Mac User #330250 macuser330...@gmx.net Hobby. Purely as a hobby! They're fun to resurrect, and I enjoy doing it. I'll never say that a G4 Mac is better than an Intel Mac, so don't mistake my intent. I have approximately zero programs that run better on a G4 than they would on an Intel-based system, so for me there is really no reason to hang on other than novelty. That's one of my reasons as well. Thanks for the answer! Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Mac OS 10.3 to 10.4 or 10.5?
I've got a G4 iBook running 10.5 Server, and it runs OK. The thing is, my G4 is a 1.42GHz, which is a bit heftier than yours. My suggestion is this: if you have the ability to try both, try 10.5 first and see how it runs. If it doesn't work out, you can fall back on 10.4, which is a great OS in my opinion. On Jan 15, 9:26 am, stevo137 stevo...@hotmail.com wrote: I have a G4 mac, 400 Mb processor, 1 gb memory. It has a os 10.3 panther Os. Can I upgrade to 10.5 or do I have to upgrade to 10.4 tiger? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Mac OS 10.3 to 10.4 or 10.5?
Yes, yes it is. That's why I wrote The thing is, my G4 is a 1.42GHz, which is a bit heftier than yours. I had to include those qualifiers so the original poster understood that my machine is more equipped to handle the OS in question, and **even then** it still doesn't run it well — it runs OK; i.e. not necessarily good and not necessarily well. It runs OK/acceptable...with a much better processor. Deduction would take a person to thinking that if it runs just OK on a processor with with thrice the hertz, it probably would not come close to OK on the lesser processor. I'm sure it wasn't your intention because we're all in this together, but your paring of my original text change the intended meaning. On Jan 15, 11:14 am, Bob Whiton m...@rswhiton.com wrote: On Jan 15, 9:26 am, stevo137 stevo...@hotmail.com wrote: I have a G4 mac, 400 Mb processor, 1 gb memory. It has a os 10.3 panther Os. Can I upgrade to 10.5 or do I have to upgrade to 10.4 tiger? At 9:40 AM -0800 1/15/10, brettallica wrote: I've got a G4 iBook running 10.5 Server, and it runs OK. The thing is, my G4 is a 1.42GHz, Which is a major discrepancy. The official minimum requirement for 10.5 is an 867 MHz G4, so while a 1.42 GHz will run it fine, you should expect some problems installing it on a 400 MHz G4. http://support.apple.com/kb/SP517 Bob -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Mac OS 10.3 to 10.4 or 10.5?
On Jan 15, 12:28 pm, Bob Whiton m...@rswhiton.com wrote: But you left out the important point that his machine is below the minimum requirements, hence my post. BTW, the mix of top and bottom posting really gets confusing. Bob I'm not sure what the official format for responding is in this forum setup, so I just do it like an e-mail. I suppose that's in the rules somewhere, but I never RTFM. :-) Anyway, hopefully our input will be helpful for the author of this thread. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: replacing spotlight
I'm assuming you're not fond apple+F from Finder. I use that exclusively (I don't really like Spotlight, but I don't hate it either). -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: replacing spotlight
On Jan 14, 6:12 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: The Finder's Find command is good for searching by filename. FileBuddy will do in-file searches. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. Not that you didn't know this, but Find will also do in-file searches, at least on 10.5 Server Edition (I can't vouch for 10.5 standard, but I couldn't see it being different). -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Will any usb/vga KVM switch work?
It should work just fine that way. I don't think there's anything special about the mouse port; heck, you can probably plug the keyboard into the mouse port and it would still work just fine. I believe they're labeled just to make it easy...but yeah, since the keyboard doubles as a USB hub, there shouldn't be an issue. On Jan 5, 1:33 pm, Jeffrey Engle macgu...@gmail.com wrote: Curious, does the kvm require that the mouse (wired) be plugged into it directly? or can it be plugged into the keyboard as usual. Jeff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Excessive cable charges and alternates?
Irrational John is correct. Non-Intel Macs cannot display the Netflix online viewing. Believe me, I've been there/done that. Silverlight needs an Intel cpu to run (or even install, if I remember correctly). On Jan 5, 3:03 pm, John Martz zjo...@yahoo.com wrote: Last time I looked ... which admittedly was a few months ago ... Netflix instant video (or whatever they call it) required either Microsoft's Silverlight v3 on a Windows or Mac computer or use of a Netflix ready device such as Tivo, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, et aliahttp://www.netflix.com/NetflixReadyDevices Hulu uses flash. Perhaps that is what you were thinking of? -irrational john -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Excessive cable charges and alternates?
That is fantastic! I wonder if there are certain hardware minimums to ensure a smooth playback when using G4 Macs. I did find this article, for those interested in doing this: http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/3707/mac-os-x-install-silverlight-2-on-non-intel-systems-ie-powerpc-or-osx86-installs/ At this time, though, I use Windows-based computers (two Dells, and an XBOX 360) to stream Netflix to my HDTV, so I won't really have any use for this trick, at least for now. Nice find regardless! On Jan 5, 7:43 pm, Ricardo Sevilla ae86dr...@gmail.com wrote: Yup I had just tried it. Although I did not wait to see if the app crashed or hung up, I did check to see if it actually opened up and displayed audio and video. And it did!!! On Jan 5, 2010, at 7:41 PM, Chance Reecher wrote: I'll have to give it a try on my dual 1ghz MDD. I would assume it would work, considering web-browser Hulu works fine. You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
