On Apr 18, 2010, at 4:05 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: > > Max the ram for sure like a lot of people said on here!!! Also you might > want to try running Camino or FireFox ... Go to their websites and download > the versions for Tiger, also update Java and any latest security updates... > Tiger is getting too old for a lot of web browsers now, I also heard some > people say to delete Dash Board too??? I never tried that though??? Running > Tiger on a G3 is a little slow to begin with... I down loaded SeaMonkey and > it runs very well except the English version is in German, I don't know why > and I couldn't find a version in English yet... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tentengrrl > Sent: Apr 18, 2010 5:22 PM > To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > Subject: Safari unexpected quits on iMac g3 > > Hi, > > I acquired a used g3 600 iMac running Tiger w/256K RAM b/c I took out one 256 > stick to test my problem. I want to use it for basic internet, Word > docs/Preview, etc and these are generally fine but will crash once in a while. > > The main problem is I can't get the Safari to stay open, it keeps > unexpectedly quitting or freezing but sometimes it's after an hour and other > times, 5 min or 10 seconds. After that happens the other programs MIGHT do > the same thing. > > It was like this when I first got it so I did the combo udpate to Tiger > 10.4.11 and Safari is version 3.0.4 thinking it would help but no. > > Like I said, it's mostly Safari but during my testing of the sticks and slots > by swapping them around, sometimes other programs will unexpectedly quit, I > restart, Safari goes fine, other programs, too, and then a crash. Sometimes, > after using only one stick I think the spinning beach ball freeze is due to > just not enough RAM to load a page? But then I have enough RAM to run iTunes, > Preview, Safari, and stickies all at once. (So I'm not sure. I'm still > learning as I go along! > > When I look at the Problem Report it says Kern_bad_access and Kern-invalid > address, or Kern_bad access and Kern_protection failure. I just can't get a > definite pattern on it b/c it seems so random but sometimes it does ramp up, > crashing quicker and quicker but I can't determine if it's one stick/slot all > the way. I have looked online and this seems not uncommon and to be > attributed to bad RAM to a preferences file all the way to "just totally > random". > > Does anyone have more info on this to shed some light? I was going to buy > more RAM anyway soon but any info pertaining to what might be some other > cause would help a lot. It's driving me crazy. > > I don't have any disks to run hardware tests and I don't really care to drop > a lot of money into this iMac at this time. Is this a lost cause? > > Thanks! > Lisa
Camino is the best Safari has too many crashes for me. I use Camino on my Wally 300 with Tiger and 512 RAM never a blip. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- 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
