Have you tried the regular fixes, such as reset Pram, reset PMU, ETC?
It almost sounds like just a software issue, or possibly the hard
drive. If you have the original install disks, there should be an
Apple Hardware Test, if you have that you might try running it and see
what it comes up with.
-Cyrus
On Mar 17, 2009, at 5:38 AM, Ted Treen wrote:
>
>
> From: Ivan Marsh <jalopycomput...@gmail.com>
> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, 17 March, 2009 11:38:00 AM
> Subject: Re: iMac G5 Crashing
>
> Funny you should mention leopard as I am running 10.5.6 there. I
> don't have a tiger disk handy to try but I'm not sure if thats it I
> had a devil of a time installing from the Leopard disk it kept
> crashing at the very end so would that be a leopard issue even? I am
> just not sure if its running leopard enough to blame at that point.
>
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Steve R <mailing.lists.2...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> At 2:05 AM -0700 3/17/09, Macuser17 posted:
> > I have an iMac G5 that I bought that has some sort of issue that I
> > can't figure out. I can turn it on and it gives a healthy chime
> boots
> > and graphics run the whole kit and kabodle then after some time
> can be
> > 30min might be 6hours it just crashes freezes up image locks and
> thats
> > it your done. If you wait just a bit you can usually turn it back
> on
> > or sometimes I have to take the batter and ram out flip it on
> wait for
> > the tone, turn it off and replace parts and then its good to go for
> > another random period of time. Any ideas whats up? Ram is brand
> new,
> > hd is brand new, I bought this from someone on ebay who was
> selling it
> > as broken because it booted to the blinking ? screen thought it
> would
> > be an easy fix..... When it runs its a dream but not sure what's up
> > with it any thoughts would be appreciated.
> >
> > Model
> > iMac 20" G5 2.0Ghz ALS
>
>
> You didn't say what OS you're running. In my case I experienced the
> problems like yours starting with Leopard, becoming a daily nightmare
> of upwards of 19 kernel panics per day when I upgraded from 10.5.4. I
> went back to stability with 10.4.11, and gave the thing away to a
> Windows user after I couldn't find a local buyer willing to part with
> $300.
>
>
> Have you checked the logs with Console to see if there's a
> consistent pattern with freezes/crashes etc.
>
> It's surprising how much useful info can be gleaned even by a
> comparative newbie to Unix - and if not, there are real techies on
> this list who can read a syslog in the same way I read a
> newspaper.....
>
> Ted
>
> >
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