Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-18 Thread calebcupplessocialism
est thing to have in this sort of situation is a second identical complete working PowerBook. It makes things so much easier to have known-good working parts to swap in and out for testing purposes. */Not not-all-that-helpful advice* Does a PowerBook 190 count? I've got two of them, one com

Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-18 Thread Dan K
Caleb, did you reset the PMU? "Resetting the Power Manager PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard)computers have a reset button located on the back of the computer behind the I/O door. Press the button once to reset the power manager." The PMU is located (AFAIK) on the main logic board. There is a

Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-18 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
>> You are spending money like buying a Ti to repair a Lombard - WHY ? >> There is no PMU board on a Lombard - so what is being replaced/repaired ? >> Even if you are sending it away, take yer HD out - really easy in a Lombard > > A: I like the Lombard/Pismo form fac

Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-17 Thread calebcupplessocialism
Mate Not sure what you are saying here ... You are spending money like buying a Ti to repair a Lombard - WHY ? There is no PMU board on a Lombard - so what is being replaced/repaired ? Even if you are sending it away, take yer HD out - really easy in a Lombard ! A: I like the Lombard/Pismo

Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-17 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
>> I dont know why, but I have had _zero_ luck bringing any third party >> WS or lombard batteries back to life. BTI or Newertech. > > Well, I called NewerTech and they think it's a bad PMU, but I still > want a second opinion. They did say that they could get approval

Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-17 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
I dont know why, but I have had _zero_ luck bringing any third party WS or lombard batteries back to life. BTI or Newertech. Well, I called NewerTech and they think it's a bad PMU, but I still want a second opinion. They did say that they could get approval for another replacement,

Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-17 Thread calebcupplessocialism
I dont know why, but I have had _zero_ luck bringing any third party WS or lombard batteries back to life. BTI or Newertech. Well, I called NewerTech and they think it's a bad PMU, but I still want a second opinion. They did say that they could get approval for another replacement,

Re: Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-17 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Dear listers, This is the second time I've had to email NewerTech support about replacing a battery, in the past month, but I'm starting to wonder if it's not my Lombard that's causing my battery problems, instead of the batteries themselves. I know the charging board i

Lombard frying batteries???

2006-02-17 Thread calebcupplessocialism
Dear listers, This is the second time I've had to email NewerTech support about replacing a battery, in the past month, but I'm starting to wonder if it's not my Lombard that's causing my battery problems, instead of the batteries themselves. I know the charging board i

Re: Partitioning my Lombard OS9.2.2

2006-02-17 Thread calebcupplessocialism
I just got my Lombard back from Wegener's...took them 6 weeks to put a 30g HD and transfer my data, which they failed to mention was a 35.00 in addition to the 50 bucks to look at it. Ouch. It takes maybe two hours to do it yourself, if you're handy with a screwdrier. I didn'

Partitioning my Lombard OS9.2.2

2006-02-17 Thread Kristina Rost
I just got my Lombard back from Wegener's...took them 6 weeks to put a 30g HD and transfer my data, which they failed to mention was a 35.00 in addition to the 50 bucks to look at it. I didn't realize that transferring data from a 6g partitioned HD takes several hours of tech time. gee

Re: Lombard Startup

2006-02-17 Thread G Henry Taylor
t. I think I've found the problem. I have another 60g drive I use as a FW External backup for my Pismo. That drive will boot in the Lombard. I believe the problem is a bad Toshiba HDD. I'm going to contact them for a replacement. Thanks for everyone's help and patience. Henry

Re: Lombard Startup

2006-02-16 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
On Feb 15, 2006, at 9:26 PM, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: Can you boot off of the CD then re-install or repair permissions ? Mad Dog I can do both. Yet when I try to boot to the HDD, I still get the flashing folder or boots back to the Install Disc. Henry Hmm... the one time I got the "ba

Re: Lombard Startup

2006-02-16 Thread G Henry Taylor
On Feb 16, 2006, at 7:02 AM, G Henry Taylor wrote: On Feb 15, 2006, at 9:26 PM, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: Can you boot off of the CD then re-install or repair permissions ? Mad Dog I can do both. Yet when I try to boot to the HDD, I still get the flashing folder or boots back to the In

Re: Lombard Startup

2006-02-16 Thread G Henry Taylor
On Feb 15, 2006, at 9:26 PM, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: Can you boot off of the CD then re-install or repair permissions ? Mad Dog I can do both. Yet when I try to boot to the HDD, I still get the flashing folder or boots back to the Install Disc. Henry -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Lombard Startup

2006-02-15 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
To be as succinct as I can... Put a fresh copy of OS X(10.3) on an external 60g drive via my Pismo. Put the 60g drive into a Lombard. Lombard will not recognize the drive (I get either the flashing/alternating ?folder or a O with \ inside. Tried using OS X install disc then switching to

Lombard Startup

2006-02-15 Thread G Henry Taylor
To be as succinct as I can... Put a fresh copy of OS X(10.3) on an external 60g drive via my Pismo. Put the 60g drive into a Lombard. Lombard will not recognize the drive (I get either the flashing/alternating ?folder or a O with \ inside. Tried using OS X install disc then switching to

Re: ATA-5 and ATA-6: The differences, and why it's important was Re: Lombard

2006-02-12 Thread B.L.
From: PeterH5322 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If both behave by the rules, then any combination works. If one behaves by the rules, but the other doesn't, then the combination is indeterminate ... might work, might not work. If both misbehave, then no combination works (Lombard and Pismo

Re: ATA-5 and ATA-6: The differences, and why it's important was Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-11 Thread B.L.
ion on hard drives. Because I was given a laptop drive which I had planned to put in my Lombard when this ATA dilemma entered the picture. Now I'm trying to figure out how to determine the pedigree of this drive, which is currently residing in a firewire enclosure being prepped for the Lombar

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-11 Thread B.L.
ioneer DVR 105 OS X.3.9/ Lexmark X1185 all- in- one printer Powerbook 3400c 200MHZ, 144MB ram, 2gig harddrive, OS 9.1, modules; floppy, cd-rom, zip drive Pwrbk G3 Lombard 128mb ram/4gb hard drive/ OS X.2.8 If it's good to you, it's good for you -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lo

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread henrytaylor
How much RAM is in there? 384. That's what came with the Lombard. I swapped out the processor with another working Lombard. Viola, no problem. Thanks for all your help. Henry -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.s

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread Geoffrey Peters
Stardate 060210.12:38 -0500. A subspace message from G Henry Taylor reads: It's a refurbished Toshiba MK6021GAS 60 gig. Boots in my Pismo. Mmm, that's a compliant drive. I think it's the processor in the Lombard. I have the same problem when I try to install unbuntu to a smal

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread G Henry Taylor
On Feb 10, 2006, at 12:28 PM, Geoffrey Peters wrote: Warning G3 PowerBooks is incompatible with ATA-6 hard drives. It's a refurbished Toshiba MK6021GAS 60 gig. Boots in my Pismo. I think it's the processor in the Lombard. I have the same problem when I try to install unbuntu to

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread Geoffrey Peters
No need to quote all of my mail ;) Stardate 060210.12:18 -0500. A subspace message from G Henry Taylor reads: Which version of OSX? It's important. OS X 3.0, not 10.4 Have you recently tried to upgrade the hard-drive? I ask because of this little notice, from our very own databse: Wa

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread G Henry Taylor
On Feb 10, 2006, at 10:53 AM, Geoffrey Peters wrote: Stardate 060210.10:46 -0500. A subspace message from G Henry Taylor reads: I'm trying to install OS X on a Lombard. Which version of OSX? It's important. Geoffrey -- -- Endian Lit

Re: Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread Geoffrey Peters
Stardate 060210.10:46 -0500. A subspace message from G Henry Taylor reads: I'm trying to install OS X on a Lombard. Which version of OSX? It's important. Geoffrey -- -- Endian Little Hate I --- -- "I'm afraid music in the

Lombard Start

2006-02-10 Thread G Henry Taylor
I'm trying to install OS X on a Lombard. Install CD freezes within the first 5 min of booting to the CD. I installed OS X to this HDD on an external FW drive from my Pismo, yet the Lombard will not boot to this drive. I can't seem to remember the boot commands from the keyboard to

Re: Slightly OT- Installing Linux on a Lombard

2006-02-02 Thread Caleb Cupples
On Thursday 02 February 2006 21:26, phoenix wrote: > http://www.ubuntu.com/ > > Multi-platform (x86 and PPC), quite user-friendly, one of the simplest > installs I've done yet. I'm downloading Kubuntu right now, so I'm going to give it a shot. I did try OpenSuSE PPC, because I run the x86

Re: Slightly OT- Installing Linux on a Lombard

2006-02-02 Thread phoenix
Quoth Caleb Cupples : > Does anyone on here have any experience running Linux on a Lombard G3? I'm > looking for a good *nix-based OS, and I can't afford to go out and get a new > copy of X, so Linux looks like the way to go. http://www.ubuntu.com/ Multi-platform (

Slightly OT- Installing Linux on a Lombard

2006-02-02 Thread Caleb Cupples
Does anyone on here have any experience running Linux on a Lombard G3? I'm looking for a good *nix-based OS, and I can't afford to go out and get a new copy of X, so Linux looks like the way to go. If anyone has any experience, or suggestions on distros, please help me. Thanks, Ca

Re: further Lombard HD question

2006-02-01 Thread B.L.
G-Books wrote on 2/1/06, 19:12: > Hello Dean > Yes, it does need to be a ATA-5 drive. * I also have a Lombard which I intend to put a larger hard drive in. I have at present a 40gb hard drive which is in a USB enclosure so I don't happen

Re: further Lombard HD question

2006-02-01 Thread David C Bennett II
Hello Dean Yes, it does need to be a ATA-5 drive. I've tried a several newer ATA6 drives, and they show up, are installable, but not bootable. I would do a Pricegrabber search for ATA-5 drives Dave Dave Bennett G3/400 Lombard MacOSX 10.3.9 512mb/27GB. On Jan 31, 2006, at 4:27 PM, D

further Lombard HD question

2006-01-31 Thread Dean A. Arnold
Okay, We've established that all HD's are dodgy in terms of quality. Now back to the tech end of things. I read in LEM that the HD for a Lombard must be ATA-5. Does that preclude the use of an ATA-6 drive or is that protocol backwards compatible. I'd prefer to hear from

Re: lombard HD click of death??

2006-01-30 Thread Brian McEwen
On Jan 30, 2006, at 11:00 AM, MorningAJ wrote: Generally speaking, there's nothing wrong with Western Digital that isn't wrong with Hitachi or Samsung or Toshiba or... (insert drive manufacturer here). They /all/ suck, in my book. Quality control among the manufacturers is a really c

Re: lombard HD click of death??

2006-01-30 Thread MorningAJ
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I suspect this is a precursor to HD failure. If folks could recommend a suitable replacement in the 20G or larger size, I would avoid a Western Digital as I've had several of their desktop HD's fail. Price is always an issue. Generally speaking, there's nothing w

Re: lombard HD click of death??

2006-01-30 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 30/01/06 10:11, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was working on a presentation last evening using Word 2001. The bar on the > paragraph ceased working but the cursor was mobile. The most hideous thing was > the dreadful sounds the HD began making, nasty clicks suggesting the a

lombard HD click of death??

2006-01-30 Thread dckdog
Man, I was working on a presentation last evening using Word 2001. The bar on the paragraph ceased working but the cursor was mobile. The most hideous thing was the dreadful sounds the HD began making, nasty clicks suggesting the arm of the HD was slamming repeatedly in some sort of pre-death ri

Re: Lombard won't boot.

2006-01-30 Thread Francesco sciacca
Hi Caleb, my experience with Jaguar on my Lombard 333 were not that good. Lenghty spinning ball and so on all over the place. Mail in particular was close to being unusable. Even so with a 5400 rpm 40 GB HD and 384MB of RAM. Panther, however, was a whole different world and I still run 10.3.9 on

Re: Lombard won't boot.

2006-01-29 Thread Caleb Cupples
Well, I've got my problem fixed, so thanks for all the advice. I'm going to order a new copy of Jaguar from OWC, or, if I can convince my DVD drive to read the Panther recovery DVD I have lying around, I'll install that. It took three tries to get my 9 CD to boot on my machine, so I think my ear

Re: Lombard won't boot

2006-01-29 Thread David Rodriguez
Tim, What I grew to realize with my Lombard with the bad cache is that it's just much better and easier on the book to let it sleep overnight rather then shut down. While the reset was no real hassle, allowing it to sleep is easier on the power switch anyhow, bad cache or not.

Re: Lombard won't boot

2006-01-29 Thread Fabian Fang
On Jan 29, 2006, at 12:58 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote: Does anyone know of any good wireless cards that work with 9, since my Aria Extreme doesn't work with OS 9. I'm needing a good wireless fix, since my budget prevents me from going back X, unless I go back to Jaguar, and I don't want to go

Re: Lombard won't boot

2006-01-29 Thread Caleb Cupples
On Sunday 29 January 2006 14:33, Tim wrote: > Great idea > > Also, I'm not sure if you are a victim of the Lombard issue with OS X > that I am :)) but to get it to start I have to push the small reset > button on the back of my Lombard before every start up. Works eve

Re: Lombard won't boot

2006-01-29 Thread Tim
lling across the screen. Once this starts, you can let off the keys. It will continue until it stops and gives you a prompt Great idea Also, I'm not sure if you are a victim of the Lombard issue with OS X that I am :)) but to get it to start I have to push the small reset but

Re: Lombard won't boot

2006-01-29 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 29/01/06 14:33, Caleb Cupples at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sunday 29 January 2006 00:17, Laurent Daudelin wrote: >> on 28/01/06 21:28, Caleb Cupples at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Dear listers, >>> I restarted my Lombard after all the iApps quit working on my Lo

Re: Lombard won't boot

2006-01-29 Thread Caleb Cupples
On Sunday 29 January 2006 00:17, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > on 28/01/06 21:28, Caleb Cupples at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Dear listers, > > I restarted my Lombard after all the iApps quit working on my Lombard, > > and now it's not booting. By iApps, I mean Safari,

Re: Lombard won't boot

2006-01-28 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 28/01/06 21:28, Caleb Cupples at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear listers, > I restarted my Lombard after all the iApps quit working on my Lombard, > and now it's not booting. By iApps, I mean Safari, Mail and iChat, but > I digress. It'll boot to the point wher

Re: Lombard won't boot

2006-01-28 Thread David Rodriguez
Caleb, Here's what to try. Follow carefully. Learned this from someone who knows. Have you tried fsck method? What you want to do is shut down or restart, hold down the Command and S key. You will then get a bunch of text scrolling across the screen. Once this starts, you can let off

Re: Lombard won't boot

2006-01-28 Thread Rick Smykla
s beforehand. Good luck, Rick On Jan 28, 2006, at 9:28 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote: Dear listers, I restarted my Lombard after all the iApps quit working on my Lombard, and now it's not booting. By iApps, I mean Safari, Mail and iChat, but I digress. It'll boot to the point where it says &

Lombard won't boot

2006-01-28 Thread Caleb Cupples
Dear listers, I restarted my Lombard after all the iApps quit working on my Lombard, and now it's not booting. By iApps, I mean Safari, Mail and iChat, but I digress. It'll boot to the point where it says "Waiting for Application Services" and then it just sits there. No HD act

Re: more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-21 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
> 1) Display is dark (image is there, but no back illumination; also S-video > out works fine to TV). I have ruled out the backlight (replaced a know-good > display assemblywith good backlight) and the inverter. This leaves a > possible fault on the motherboard, as the cables are part of the displa

Re: more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-21 Thread Francesco sciacca
n the strip. just tried this today to no avail. Also the connector for the video cable (on the motherboard) seems fine. The cables are attached to the display assembly and the inverter, so they can't be the culprit, as both the display assembly and the inverter work fine on another lo

Re: more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-19 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Illovox Media wrote: If in X, dvd chip is disabled. Anyone know if VLC can pick up the slack on a 400 lombard in x? on 1/19/06 7:49 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: The Lombard does not have enough CPU horsepower for VLC to decode a DVD without stuttering. It will run

Re: more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-19 Thread Caleb Cupples
It can and it can't. It will play a DVD, but it's so laggy and skips so much that I wouldn't recommend it. VLC is great on a G4 'Book, but not a Lombard. In fact, the only reason I have VLC is that 'systm', is either Ogg Theora or H.264 and I'm on X.2.8, so

Re: more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-19 Thread Michael A. Howard
Illovox Media wrote: > If in X, dvd chip is disabled. Anyone know if VLC can pick up the slack on > a 400 lombard in x? > > on 1/19/06 7:49 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: > > The Lombard does not have enough CPU horsepower for VLC to decode a DVD without s

more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-19 Thread Illovox Media
If in X, dvd chip is disabled. Anyone know if VLC can pick up the slack on a 400 lombard in x? on 1/19/06 7:49 AM, G-Books at G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com wrote: > From: "Francesco sciacca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: more Lombard display and DVD issues > Mess

Re: Lombard display lines

2006-01-19 Thread Alan Miller
On Jan 18, 2006, at 9:12 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote: However, I'm still curious as to how hard it is to change a Lombard display, compared to rebuilding a PB 190 and soldering that little power connector. Caleb, It's really not that hard, have you a service manual? if not,

Re: more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-19 Thread VICTORIA.DUGGAN
On Jan 19, 2006, at 12:50 PM, Francesco sciacca wrote: Hi Listers, I'm trying to salvage a Lombard for a friend and these are the two open issues that I'm looking advice for: First good to see the books being salvaged. 1) Display is dark (image is there, but no back illumina

more Lombard display and DVD issues

2006-01-19 Thread Francesco sciacca
Hi Listers, I'm trying to salvage a Lombard for a friend and these are the two open issues that I'm looking advice for: 1) Display is dark (image is there, but no back illumination; also S-video out works fine to TV). I have ruled out the backlight (replaced a know-good display assembl

Re: Lombard display lines

2006-01-19 Thread Francesco sciacca
> However, I'm still curious as to how hard it is to change a Lombard > display, compared to rebuilding a PB 190 and soldering that little > power connector. not sure about the 190, but the Lombard display replacement is a breeze. The most difficult bit is removing the plastic top

Re: [FS?] Lombard parts

2006-01-18 Thread derivatize
, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, The logic board on my dear old Lombard blew a circuit, so now I have tons of other parts and accessories to, well, liquidate to fund my new PB purchase. Is anyone interested in this thing as a whole or for parts: Everything else besides logic board

Repacking batteries (was [FS?] Lombard parts)

2006-01-18 Thread derivatize
Lisa Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [FS?] Lombard parts 2x ~5300 mAh batteries (I repacked these with top-of-the-line LiIon cells! 3-4 hour run-time each w/o any energy saving settings) How did you find the correct Li-ion cells ? Do you have a webpage up describing how you did it

lombard parts

2006-01-18 Thread folkhouse
I am interested in 1 of the batteries and 30 b HD.Are they available ,how much do you want,and can you ship -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBook

Re: Lombard display lines

2006-01-18 Thread Caleb Cupples
Dan, Don't be sorry. I was expecting to replace the LCD eventually, so it's not like I was completely unprepared. The lines don't even show up on white now, so I'm not going to worry about it until more show up. However, I'm still curious as to how hard it is to

Re: Lombard display lines

2006-01-18 Thread Dan K
single lines of pixels = failed LCD, cure = replace Caleb, somehow or other you damaged the LCD when you cleaned it. There are glued-on flat ribbon cables connecting the LCD's edge 'wires' with the LCD's onboard driver PCB. Those glued-on connections can fail or short, leading to anomolies such

Re: [FS?] Lombard parts

2006-01-18 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
2x ~5300 mAh batteries (I repacked these with top-of-the-line LiIon cells! 3-4 hour run-time each w/o any energy saving settings) How did you find the correct Li-ion cells ? Do you have a webpage up describing how you did it ? Do you have any trouble with the rworked batteries ? thank

Re: [FS?] Lombard parts

2006-01-18 Thread Ian Moffatt
On 18 Jan 2006, at 11:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How much shipped to CA 95829? Thanks D'oh! I thought you were selling them!! Ian -- Find a better way of life - www.marillion.com Do your ears a favour - www.radioparadise.com -- G-Books is sponsored by and...

Re: [FS?] Lombard parts

2006-01-18 Thread kobayb
Hi, I want these: 256 MB RAM modules > 30 GB 5400 RPM travelstar harddrive > Custom-fit combo-drive (CD-RW, DVD-ROM, 4x RW, 8x R, 8x DVD, 24x > CD)> BookEndz Dock How much shipped to CA 95829? Thanks -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://w

Re: [FS?] Lombard parts

2006-01-18 Thread Ian Moffatt
On 18 Jan 2006, at 11:03 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 30 GB 5400 RPM travelstar harddrive Hello! How much inc shipping to UK? Cheers Ian -- Find a better way of life - www.marillion.com Do your ears a favour - www.radioparadise.com -- G-Books is sponsored by and.

[FS?] Lombard parts

2006-01-18 Thread derivatize
Hello all, The logic board on my dear old Lombard blew a circuit, so now I have tons of other parts and accessories to, well, liquidate to fund my new PB purchase. Is anyone interested in this thing as a whole or for parts: Everything else besides logic board (LCD, keyboard, casing

Re: Lombard display lines

2006-01-17 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
> There is a thin, magenta (on a white background) line running > vertically through my display, about three inches in from the right > side. It's really annoying, but not critical. However, I'd like to know > what could cause this. The line showed up first when I was watching a > DVD under OS 9, a

Re: Lombard display lines

2006-01-17 Thread Richard Clark
On Jan 17, 2006, at 9:16 AM, Caleb Cupples wrote: I cleaned the display about two minutes prior to the line showing up Did you let any liquid drip down on the edge of the display? wen you clean the display you need to wet the cloth and not the screen. Richard -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Lombard display lines

2006-01-17 Thread Clem Bacani
Caleb, I dont think the fix is not on this e-group. On Jan 17, 2006, at 12:16 AM, Caleb Cupples wrote: Dear Listers, First of all, I'm sorry to plague you with my questions, but my Lombard is acting up, so I figured here would be the best source for answers. There is a thin, ma

Lombard display lines

2006-01-17 Thread Caleb Cupples
Dear Listers, First of all, I'm sorry to plague you with my questions, but my Lombard is acting up, so I figured here would be the best source for answers. There is a thin, magenta (on a white background) line running vertically through my display, about three inches in from the right

Lombard display line.

2006-01-16 Thread Caleb Cupples
Dear Listers, First of all, I'm sorry to plague you with my questions, but my Lombard is acting up, so I figured here would be the best source for answers. There is a thin, green (on a white background) line running vertically through my display, about three inches in from the right

Lombard display slightly darker at the bottom.

2006-01-16 Thread Caleb Cupples
Dear Listers, This has been bugging me for a while, but the display on my Lombard is slightly darker near the bottom than at the top, and it's got a slight tan/brown hue to it in that area. It's not noticeable unless you're really looking, but when dealing with large white spac

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-13 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
The cisco card was from Ebay, check on the pc side instead of the mac side. THe Belkin card I bought on sale at CompUSA ($10 after rebates). Make sure not to get the v4000 model - evidently that doesnt work on a mac (different chipset ?). Every week CompUSA seems to be blowing out one wire

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-13 Thread Caleb Cupples
It really depends on the card. As I can attest, the easiest ones are the Broadcom-based cards, because they use Apple's Airport drivers. However, they're all easy to setup, with the right drivers. Pop in, set your wireless settings like you did your wired, and it's ready to go. Caleb On Friday

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-13 Thread Tim
On Jan 13, 2006, at 7:08 AM, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: Source please to aquire such cards at such a price? Want many. I have a Cisco Aironet 340 (IIRC) on my WS/10.3.9 and a Belkin F5D7010 (v 3001) working on my lombard /10.3.9 where I have to use the software from each of the companies

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-13 Thread Caleb Cupples
: Source please to aquire such cards at such a price? Want many. I have a Cisco Aironet 340 (IIRC) on my WS/10.3.9 and a Belkin F5D7010 (v 3001) working on my lombard /10.3.9 where I have to use the software from each of the companies. Not as nice as Airport, but it works just fine. Each

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-13 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Source please to aquire such cards at such a price? Want many. I have a Cisco Aironet 340 (IIRC) on my WS/10.3.9 and a Belkin F5D7010 (v 3001) working on my lombard /10.3.9 where I have to use the software from each of the companies. Not as nice as Airport, but it works just fine. Each

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Illovox Media
Source please to aquire such cards at such a price? Want many. > I have a Cisco Aironet 340 (IIRC) on my WS/10.3.9 and a Belkin > F5D7010 (v 3001) working on my lombard /10.3.9 where I have to use > the software from each of the companies. Not as nice as Airport, but > it wor

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Illovox Media
, highly recommended. > From: Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Wireless Lombard > Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:50:12 -0500 > > > New territory here. > > Need to go wireless on my outdated (waiting for the faster Mactel > laptop!) Lombard running OSX 10.2

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
ping. Just my humble opinion, Caleb On Thursday, Jan 12, 2006, at 19:16 America/Chicago, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: I have a Cisco Aironet 340 (IIRC) on my WS/10.3.9 and a Belkin F5D7010 (v 3001) working on my lombard /10.3.9 where I have to use the software from each of the companies. Not as

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Alan C. Magnus
On Jan 12, 2006, at 7:50 pm, Tim wrote: New territory here. Need to go wireless on my outdated (waiting for the faster Mactel laptop!) Lombard running OSX 10.2 What do I need and how do I set it up? I got the PCMCIA card from MacWireless, The system recognises it as an

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Caleb Cupples
ping. Just my humble opinion, Caleb On Thursday, Jan 12, 2006, at 19:16 America/Chicago, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: New territory here. Need to go wireless on my outdated (waiting for the faster Mactel laptop!) Lombard running OSX 10.2 What do I need and how do I set it up? Thanks!

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
New territory here. Need to go wireless on my outdated (waiting for the faster Mactel laptop!) Lombard running OSX 10.2 What do I need and how do I set it up? Thanks! -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1st/pci-powermacs, G and swap-list nanny When running X, you have more options, but most

Re: Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Caleb Cupples
I went wireless with my Lombard a couple of weeks ago, but all you need is a Sonnet Aria Extreme, run the 10.2.8 update and download Airport 3.1.1. Just download and install the update and Airport software, install and insert the Sonnet card in the Cardbus slot. Then, when you boot, enable the

Wireless Lombard

2006-01-12 Thread Tim
New territory here. Need to go wireless on my outdated (waiting for the faster Mactel laptop!) Lombard running OSX 10.2 What do I need and how do I set it up? Thanks! -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1st/pci-powermacs, G and swap-list nanny "Wear short sleeves! Support your right to

Re: G4 upgrade for Lombard?/Intel Powerbooks Out...4X Faster!

2006-01-10 Thread Illovox Media
Absolutely not interchangeable. Different connector, different ram sockets... Holy MACkeral! Look at the new 'Books! > From: themacuser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: G4 upgrade for Lombard? > Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:11:05 +1030 > > Aren't the

Re: Lombard vs. Pismo: Your experience?

2006-01-10 Thread Alan Miller
I really liked my Lombard, until I got the Pismo, Firewire, the last requirement for Tiger. They were both 400 MHz models, I can't say I see a big difference in speed. Bit built in Airport and Firewire have me on the Pismo over the Lombard laying at my feet. That and it's dea

Lombard vs. Pismo: Your experience?

2006-01-10 Thread Mark Pearson
I'm looking to move up from a 3400c to a Lombard or Pismo and want your advice as to which to go for, or if there is a significant real world difference. I've combed the LEM site and EveryMac, but want more than just specs to go by. I'd like to be able to surf the web wireles

Re: Hot Lombard...

2006-01-10 Thread sandra ragan
stabilizer works great Sandra Ragan www.plumdigital.com On Jan 10, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Larry Sica wrote: On 1/10/06, Andrew in Ann Arbor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've been warned not to use my Lombard on a soft surface (like a pillow). Apparently it vents a lot of heat out the bottom a

Re: Hot Lombard

2006-01-10 Thread David Rodriguez
t some airspace underneath the laptop when in use. As Andrew says, don't use a pillow. With a Lombard, even a hard surface doesn't provide the best ventilation but it's better then a pillow for sure. You may be lucky that you didn't damage the processor at those temps.

Re: Hot Lombard...

2006-01-10 Thread Larry Sica
On 1/10/06, Andrew in Ann Arbor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been warned not to use my Lombard on a soft surface (like a > pillow). > Apparently it vents a lot of heat out the bottom and can't do that if > it's got no airflow underneath. > Watch

Re: Hot Lombard...

2006-01-10 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
On Jan 10, 2006, at 6:47, G-Books wrote: I've got my Lombard in my lap, as it virtually lives in my recliner. However, I was watching some video in VLC when I felt things getting hot. I then fired up TemperatureX and saw that my Lombard was running a smokin' 183 degrees Fahrenheit. D

Re: G4 upgrade for Lombard?

2006-01-10 Thread themacuser
Aren't the Lombard/Pismo CPU boards mostly interchangable? On 10/01/2006, at 10:55 PM, Illovox Media wrote: No, OWC has nothing for the Lombard, just a 500G4 for the Pismo. Go to Daystar or to FastMac. From: Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 09/01/06 23:12, Caleb Cupples

Re: G4 upgrade for Lombard?

2006-01-10 Thread Illovox Media
No, OWC has nothing for the Lombard, just a 500G4 for the Pismo. Go to Daystar or to FastMac. > From: Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > on 09/01/06 23:12, Caleb Cupples at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I seem to remember someone offe

Re: G4 upgrade for Lombard?

2006-01-10 Thread Tom and Lisa Peters
Hi, I seem to remember someone offering a G4/500 or 550 upgrade for the Lombard series, but I can't seem to remember which company. I know the WS I and II have available upgrades from Sonnet, but I'd like to bump the Lombard up. Also, are there any heat issues with Lombard/Pis

Re: G4 upgrade for Lombard?

2006-01-09 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 09/01/06 23:12, Caleb Cupples at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I seem to remember someone offering a G4/500 or 550 upgrade for the > Lombard series, but I can't seem to remember which company. I know the > WS I and II have available upgrades from Sonnet, but I&

Hot Lombard...

2006-01-09 Thread Caleb Cupples
Dear listers, and, more specifically, fellow Lombard users, I've got my Lombard in my lap, as it virtually lives in my recliner. However, I was watching some video in VLC when I felt things getting hot. I then fired up TemperatureX and saw that my Lombard was running a smokin' 1

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