My MacMini suddenly started to boot only into SAFE mode. 1) Computer: Mac Mini - Processor: 1.33 Ghz (PowerPC G4) 2) Operating System: OS X 10.5.8 3) Memory: 1GB DDR SDRAM 4) 3rd party Peripherals have been working fine for over a year: Logitech Optical Mouse, MyBook 1 Terabyte. HP Officejet Pro L7680 working find since July 2009, 5) Recently I added a USB sound card for audio and video to plug in mike and headphones which I used once to try out Skype. It worked but I haven't used it since. 6) 26.8 GB available on Boot Drive. 7) no screenshots applicable 8) The only thing I've tried is rebooting several times, unplugged the usb sound card. 9) The only change was the plugging in of the usb sound card to try out Skype, which worked. It was shortly after this (probably the next day) that I noticed that there was no sound which was about the same time I noticed that the system booted into SAFE mode.
About a month ago - well before the sound stopped and SAFE mode booting started (which was about three days ago), I lost internet access and couldn't get it back until I unplugged the router and have been online since using only my modem. I know Mac is not vulnerable to viruses however I've been concerned about some odd activity. Frequently I return to the computer and it appears as though specific functions have occurred in my absence as though there's been an attempt to access resources. For example: Windows are open that weren't open when I left. (This is particularly worrisome because the security kicks in after 15 minutes of inactivity and requires the password to permit use. How could these windows be opened while access was blocked?) Or while away from the computer I hear a sound which normally only happens if I press enter before typing in my password. This indicates to me that something (or someone) has gained access to my computer because I'm not using the router. The problem with the router was very wierd because it was from one minute to the next. Everything was working fine and then suddenly I had no access and could no longer get access using the router. MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION I'm wondering if it could be something from my ISP (Bell Internet - formerly called Sympatico) causing this. Internet access has been interrupted by faulty Bell Telephone hardware in the basement of the apt building several times over the past couple of years. Once I was told it was because I didn't have high speed internet (I had medium speed which was less expensive), so I upgraded to the more expensive package - and haven't noticed a big difference in spite of the higher cost, and in that case as in every other situation so far, the cause of the access interruption had nothing to do with the speed but was caused by faulty Bell hardware external to my apartment. On the next occasion I was told it was because my (old D-link) router was defective, however, that turned out to be incorrect, because after purchasing and installing a new D-link router the problem remained and was only fixed when a Bell technician found the actual problem in the basement in their equipment. -- 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
