Help! Help! Lombard won't boot.
Symptoms The prohibitory sign shows up on startup and it stay that way. I've done all I've could based on the apple support docs eg: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106464 But nothing works. Zapping the NVRAM/PRAM didn't change the situation at all. I can't get the CDROM tray to open either (machine ignores the F12 key or the tray release button). Failed to boot the machine off an external USB CDR drive. Single user or verbose mode startup keystrokes won't work. The machine doesn't seem to respond to anything but the command-option-delete keystrokes or the reset button in the back. All trouble shooting was done without any additional external devices (unless they were needed like the external keyboard/mouse or CDR or USB drives). When I last used the powerbook, it was working fine. I shut it down as normal for the end of day. When I started it up thhe day after, It got stuck on start up. About my Lombard: Its a 333 MHz (bronze keyboard) G3 powerbook (1999). The machine had a fresh (format and install) of Panther 10.3.2. The drive was zeroed during formating for the install (via Panther's disk utility). I was starting up the machine with the idea of running the latest update (Security Update 2004-02-23 for Panther Client ) when the problem happened. The machine hasn't had any hardware upgrades/additions for the past 2 years. No PCI cards or processor upgrades have been used on this machine. Until an odd keyboard problem a month ago, it was functioning flawlessly. The keyboard problem was that the tab, backspace, enter, and left arrow keys were needing a lot of hard pounding to work. The fresh Panther install was an attempt to figure out if the problem was a software issue. Despite the fresh install the problem persisted. It wasn't a big prob since I was using an external USB keyboard and mouse. I was planning to buy a new keyboard. It had a RAM upgrade to 384MB when OS 10.1 came out. The original 4GB drive was replaced with a 20GB drive. All these components have worked without a problem. Software/OS customizations. 1. I had enabled the file vault feature for my home directory. As a result on some shut downs/ logouts the machine wanted to recover unused disk space. A separate password is used in addition to to the account password for filevault. 2. I had installed Fink ( http://fink.sourceforge.net/ ) and Fink Commander, (http://finkcommander.sourceforge.net/) its GUI front end. Fink lets you compile open source applications to run on OSX either on X11 or command line. I had got GIMP (www.gimp.org) to install and running quite well with it. I bring this up because Apple support documents on the web claim that some startup problem are due to key directories being moved. And it tempting to think that Fink messed around with some system files. One of the key features of Fink is that its installation approach is to avoid messing around with OS X's system files. According to the Fink FAQ the whole fink setup can by removed by deleting just one directory. Further more, the machine had been running fine with fink installed. 3. Xcode tools components needed for fink were installed. I did this via the xcode installer's custom install options. 4. The root password is enabled on the machine. All sharing/directory services have been switched off http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=32478 since I don't use them. (there was a security hue and cry about this a while back). For backups I cloned the entire hard drive onto a external USB drive using carbon copy cloner after running permission checks from a default user account. (I restored all my documents after the fresh install this way). Unfortunately, the cloned drive exists as a dmg file. As I feared, I was not able to start up the machine off the external drive. Luckily I got my key files backedup on a remote unix shell account as text file. Not sure what more I can do other than going to the local Apple shop. I can't recall the last time when my mac unusable like this. I think my applecare has expired. I'm stuck using a XP box :( If anyone has any insights/wisdom about this problem, I'd be ahppy to read them. Thank you for reading this far :) Mathisha -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com
AppleCare Question
I have a two-week old G4 iBook and I ordered AppleCare for it (mucho dineros) over the internet from the Apple Store and got the emails that indicate that it has been shipped. My first new Mac in about ten years. What exactly do I get ??? Will there be there anything besides papers in this package ??? M -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
iBook screen mobility question
I saw something on eBay made by Macally that looks like a plastic holder for iBooks and PowerBooks that holds the computer up in the air so that it cools nicely. The one I saw does not raise the computer a few inches but holds the computer almost vertical. The picture showed an iBook in it with the CPU section vertical facing the user and the screen opened up so that it is almost parallel to the CPU. I have never opened my new iBook any further than it takes to see the screen. How far can they be safely opened??? I looked through the iBook literature for a picture showing the limits of mobility of the screen but there aren't any. M -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
On Feb 29, 2004, at 8:45 AM, Michael Shaw wrote: I have a two-week old G4 iBook and I ordered AppleCare for it (mucho dineros) over the internet from the Apple Store and got the emails that indicate that it has been shipped. My first new Mac in about ten years. What exactly do I get ??? Will there be there anything besides papers in this package ??? Dude! You could have saved $100 and just sent LEM Lists a $250 donation. THIS is your Apple Care! :)) -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1st/pci/swap list nanny http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/28/politics/campaign/28VIET.html?th -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Swapping out a DVI TiBook display
Hi Folks- I need to swap out a friends TiBook display. I've done many swaps on Wallstreets and 190's in the past, but never to a TiBook. Anybody with any experience doing this? How much time, difficulty etc? Also, any hints, how-to's etc...would be appreciated. Thanks! Scott -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
On Feb 29, 2004, at 8:45 AM, Michael Shaw wrote: I have a two-week old G4 iBook and I ordered AppleCare for it (mucho dineros) over the internet from the Apple Store and got the emails that indicate that it has been shipped. My first new Mac in about ten years. What exactly do I get ??? Will there be there anything besides papers in this package ??? Dude! You could have saved $100 and just sent LEM Lists a $250 donation. THIS is your Apple Care! :)) -- Tim Just ask for your own donation if the logic board or screen dies. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
I have had Applecare on both my previous macs and will be buying it for my Powerbook in March. With Applecare, you get a 2 year extension on your warranty to bring it to a total of 3 years and this includes 3 years of phone support. When you first buy a Mac, you get 90 days of what they call complementary phone support. In the box - you normally get next to nothing. Just a registration sheet and usually a disk with a light version of Techtools pro. You're right - it is a lot of money but it has always been well worth it to me as both my computers needed extensive repairs which would have cost far more than the cost that I paid for the Applecare warranty. On 29-Feb-04, at 5:45 AM, Michael Shaw wrote: I have a two-week old G4 iBook and I ordered AppleCare for it (mucho dineros) over the internet from the Apple Store and got the emails that indicate that it has been shipped. My first new Mac in about ten years. What exactly do I get ??? Will there be there anything besides papers in this package ??? M -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: iBook screen mobility question
Michael, On 29-Feb-04, at 6:03 AM, Michael Shaw wrote: I have never opened my new iBook any further than it takes to see the screen. How far can they be safely opened??? I looked through the iBook literature for a picture showing the limits of mobility of the screen but there aren't any. Well. you might find it more comfortable to open it a little more than that. To find out how much further it will open, just gently continue to push the screen back until you meet resistance. You won't damage it doing this as long as you don't force it beyond that point. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
I have had Applecare on both my previous macs and will be buying it for my Powerbook in March. With Applecare, you get a 2 year extension on your warranty to bring it to a total of 3 years and this includes 3 years of phone support. When you first buy a Mac, you get 90 days of what they call complementary phone support. In the box - you normally get next to nothing. Just a registration sheet and usually a disk with a light version of Techtools pro. You're right - it is a lot of money but it has always been well worth it to me as both my computers needed extensive repairs which would have cost far more than the cost that I paid for the Applecare warranty. The first time something goes kaput, you wish you had it. Local dealers charge 75 to 90 $$$ just to look-see, much less fix. With Applecare I have been able to send my machine back to Aople. Currently I have Applecare on my G4 and the new PB. You also get phone information if some software program doesn't quite work with your machine, like neetworking and faxing. Gisela Drayton G4 15 Al PB; G4 PowerMac, ; G3 Blue White, Two beige G3s in closet -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
The Applecare service is definitely well worth the money and one additional benefit that I forgot to mention in my initial response was that it can be a great selling point when you are attempting to sell your used Mac 2 years from now. If you still have 6-12 months (or more) of Applecare left, it can be transferred to the new owner so they have more peace of mind should they end up with a problem two days after they get it home. I sold my last iMac with 6 months of Applecare remaining and got a very good price on it. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
On 29-Feb-04, at 9:00 AM, Andrew wrote: Is it valid overseas? I will be moving to Korea and just bought a new PowerBook, Applecare is only worthwhile if I can claim against it in Korea. Andrew I am not sure from your e-mail where you are currently residing but you should call Applecare in the country you are in now and they will be able to give you accurate information. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wierd noise in Mail
When I hit Send using Mail (panther 10.3.2 on G4 iBook) the computer makes a strange sound, in stereo, of the message whizzing off into the great void. Thiis is the only souund effect I've ever heard from this program. Are there any other sounds in the Mail program ??? M -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wierd noise in Mail
Yup, when you download mail there is one sound, and if you check mail and there is none, you get another. The sounds are subtle, and rather cool. Andrew -- The lord's our shepherd says the psalm, but just in case., WE'D BETTER GET A BOMB! © Tom Lehrer, 1965 On Feb 29, 2004, at 9:27 AM, Michael Shaw wrote: When I hit Send using Mail (panther 10.3.2 on G4 iBook) the computer makes a strange sound, in stereo, of the message whizzing off into the great void. Thiis is the only souund effect I've ever heard from this program. Are there any other sounds in the Mail program ??? M -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Wierd noise in Mail
Speaking of Mail, it is a terrific program. I'm a long-time Windows user and really do like Outlook 98/2000/XP for Windows. When I bought my PB last week, of course I added Office v.X and imported (rather difficult from Outlook) everything into Entourage. Well I also started playing with Mail (I use Panther) and after a few days, liked it so much that Entourage is now used for my junk account and I use Mail for work, school and personal. There are two primary reasons. First, Mail uses the Mac OSX address book instead of its own contact database. This is important, because with iSync for my Palm, I keep my email addresses current with my Palm and email client, and Entourage, to my knowledge, cannot sync with a Palm device. Second, I really like the junk filtering in Mail. Yes, Entourage has it too, but in Mail it is much easier to access and control. As an added bonus, the program is just more Mac-Like, which I guess is to be expected. I've only been back on the Mac for a week and a half, but already I've become addicted to a better computing experience. Andrew -- The lord's our shepherd says the psalm, but just in case., WE'D BETTER GET A BOMB! © Tom Lehrer, 1965 On Feb 29, 2004, at 9:27 AM, Michael Shaw wrote: When I hit Send using Mail (panther 10.3.2 on G4 iBook) the computer makes a strange sound, in stereo, of the message whizzing off into the great void. Thiis is the only souund effect I've ever heard from this program. Are there any other sounds in the Mail program ??? M -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Some odd behavior
On Saturday, February 28, 2004, at 09:14 PM, Seeker wrote: Today I installed an Airport Base Station M5757 (Graphite) and, in my Dual-USB iBook, an Airport Card 8.2001 and also added a Linksys BEFSR41 Router, v.3. This has been followed by some very unusual behavior when I am connected to the internet via the iBook through the above setup. 1. Very annoyingly, every time I turn airport on and then try to download mail the modem fires up and tries to dial out. Go into the Network control pane, create a new location. With that location selected, drop down 'Show' to Network Port Configurations'. Uncheck the Modem, make sure Airport is checked. Now OSX will ignore the modem entirely. -- Wherever you go, there you are. - B. Banzai, Ph.D. Bruce Johnson -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Blown bridgeboard/chipset
Hi I have blown a chipset on my external firewire enclosure. Do you know where I ca get a replacement? I had a couple of old SCSI enclosures and after buying a FW enclosure noticed it was exactly the same thing, except one had a FW board the other a SCSI. So off to the web I went searching Long story short, its cheaper to buy a new enclosure than to buy a single bridge board. Now obviously the folks who sell enclosures are getting them cheap, but it seems no one is selling the boards cheaply. So just look for another case would be my not particularly helpful suggestion. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Wall Street Video Problem
This sounds what bedeviled my G3/250 WS which I bought in June 1998. The problem had exhibited itself by Jan 2000. I only found out later that Apple would repair this at their expense, including overnight shipping to/from Dallas (they provide the box). Perhaps the offer is still valid (I didn't have Apple Care). I think the problem was a twisted video cable on 13.3 screens only. Subject: Re: Wallstreet Video Problem Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 07:06:54 -0800 From: Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My Reply follows quote. On 28/02/2004 06:56 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I've got an early Wallstreet (no cache) with video problems. Sometimes, it has vertical columns of jagged wiggly areas of color change. The problem does not appear in black and white, nor is it present when using an external monitor. When I bought the Wallstreet, I was told that the problem was because of one of the ribbon cables to the screen going bad and it depends on the position/angle of the screen. Sometimes, moving the screen around cures the problem and sometimes not. Opinions? Cures? --- Sounds correct. Probably install a new ribbon cable. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
On Feb 29, 2004, at 9:57 AM, Ray Sleeva wrote: On Feb 29, 2004, at 8:45 AM, Michael Shaw wrote: I have a two-week old G4 iBook and I ordered AppleCare for it (mucho dineros) over the internet from the Apple Store and got the emails that indicate that it has been shipped. My first new Mac in about ten years. What exactly do I get ??? Will there be there anything besides papers in this package ??? Dude! You could have saved $100 and just sent LEM Lists a $250 donation. THIS is your Apple Care! :)) -- Tim Just ask for your own donation if the logic board or screen dies. :)) Actually, I've been contemplating getting the Apple Care on my puter I got last week. They all have the one year (BTW, you also get TechTool Deluxe besides the paperwork), but three years sounds so much more comforting -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1st/pci/swap list nanny http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/28/politics/campaign/28VIET.html?th -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Internet Sharing
My iBook has a modem but my BW does not. I thought that I could just check internet sharing on the iBook and get the BW to connect through the iBook. However, I can't get it to work. The BW picks up an IP address but I can't access the internet. Both computers are running 10.2.8. I have tried both static and dynamic IP addresses. What am I missing? Thanks, Mark -- Mark Chapman, Membership Secretary/Secrétaire aux admissions The Canadian Society For The Study Of Religion/ La societe canadienne pour l'etude de la religion -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
On 29-Feb-04, at 9:29 AM, Andrew wrote: I'm in the United States, and sometimes companies chintz on their warrantees once you cross a border. Andrew That is true for some companies but this is why you want to call Applecare and maybe also check their website for international coverage information. It looks like they do have a number for Applecare in Korea so I am assuming they would cover it there. Good luck. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Memory for Wallstreet
Actually I now see I'm backwards in that it's a low profile, which of course means it would work in both, so does that means we could have two 512s and have a wallstreet recognize both? On Feb 29, 2004, at 5:45 PM, john slavin wrote: I see that OWC is showing a memory module for the top slop in the 512 MB size that they say fits the Wallstreet. I didn't realize that the Wallstreet would take a 512 and recognize the whole thing. Is it possible to have a combination of 512 and 256 now? http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm? model=112type=MemoryTI=%23TimeFormat%28Now%28%29%2C+shoupgrds=Show+U pgrades John Slavin -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
With desktops, well, there it's a toss-up. In my experience (non Powerbook) Macs either break right away (within the 1 year warrantee), or don't do so for years and years, and things that do break are reasonably cheap to replace (primarily HDD's and optical drives). This is not completely correct. The repairs can be very expensive. I bought Applecare on both of my iMacs. Both required costly repairs just shortly after the end of the standard 1 year warranty. In fact, on the first one - I bought Applecare just days before the end of the 1st year. 2 weeks later, smoke started pouring out the back of the computer and it required several hundred dollars worth of repairs and parts, not to mention labour. The Applecare cost me $149.00 CDN. The repairs/labour were $980.00. If you want peace of mind, and aren't handy fixing things yourself, AppleCare is more valuable. As for getting Applecare on your PB overseas, it may be problematic, but the PB was purchased here it should be covered. It could be problematic in a more remote area but Korea - I'm pretty sure he would have access to Applecare warranty service there. Still, asking is the best way to find out. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: AppleCare Question
On Feb 29, 2004, at 5:51 PM, AKR wrote: With desktops, well, there it's a toss-up. In my experience (non Powerbook) Macs either break right away (within the 1 year warrantee), or don't do so for years and years, and things that do break are reasonably cheap to replace (primarily HDD's and optical drives). This is not completely correct. The repairs can be very expensive. I bought Applecare on both of my iMacs. Both required costly repairs just shortly after the end of the standard 1 year warranty. In fact, on the first one - I bought Applecare just days before the end of the 1st year. 2 weeks later, smoke started pouring out the back of the computer and it required several hundred dollars worth of repairs and parts, not to mention labour. The Applecare cost me $149.00 CDN. The repairs/labour were $980.00. I had the same experience with my iMac. It was giving me trouble just before the warranty ran out, so I bought Applecare. It turned out to need a new motherboard. I'm quite certain that paid for Applecare. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Internet Sharing
on 29/02/04 16:53, Mark D. Chapman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My iBook has a modem but my BW does not. I thought that I could just check internet sharing on the iBook and get the BW to connect through the iBook. However, I can't get it to work. The BW picks up an IP address but I can't access the internet. Both computers are running 10.2.8. I have tried both static and dynamic IP addresses. Hi Mark! Are you trying to connect to the Internet using your iBook and then sharing this connection with your BW? I know it works for AirPort but I'm not sure it works for dialup connections. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] bytesexual /bi:t`sek'shu-*l/ adj.: [rare] Said of hardware, denotes willingness to compute or pass data in either big-endian or little-endian format (depending, presumably, on a mode bit somewhere). See also NUXI problem. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Help! Help! Lombard won't boot.
on 29/02/04 08:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure what more I can do other than going to the local Apple shop. I can't recall the last time when my mac unusable like this. I think my applecare has expired. I'm stuck using a XP box :( If anyone has any insights/wisdom about this problem, I'd be ahppy to read them. Have you tried reseating the processor daughtercard? Remove any added memory? -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] farming n.: [Adelaide University, Australia] What the heads of a disk drive are said to do when they plow little furrows in the magnetic media. Associated with a crash. Typically used as follows: Oh no, the machine has just crashed; I hope the hard drive hasn't gone farming again. No longer common; modern drives automatically park their heads in a safe zone on power-down, so it takes a real mechanical problem to induce this. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Memory for Wallstreet
At 5:45 PM -0600 2/29/04, john slavin wrote: I see that OWC is showing a memory module for the top slop in the 512 MB size that they say fits the Wallstreet. I didn't realize that the Wallstreet would take a 512 and recognize the whole thing. Is it possible to have a combination of 512 and 256 now? http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=112type=MemoryTI=%23TimeFormat%28Now%28%29%2C+shoupgrds=Show+Upgrades The largest memory on that page is a 256 Mb. The only mention of 512 is in regard to a 256 Mb low profile model which means they're talking about the ability to put two 256Mb SODIMMs. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Memory for Wallstreet
Hi, Folks! Please forgive my intrusion into this conversation. I've been receiving contradictory opinions about whether I can use a matched pair of low profile OEM 256MB SODIMMs from a Titanium G4 in a Wallstreet 233, and have them recognized and be usable as 512 MB of ram by that machine. Their speed is 133MHz, and I believe the Wallstreet's bus is either 66 or 100MHz. I've heard from some that these Hynix sodimms should clock down to 100MHz and work fine, and by others that the'll blow up the Wallstreet or that the Wallstreet has a 66MHz bus and that the chips won't work at all. Can you either shed some light on this or direct me to a reliable source for this information? Thank you! All the best, stanton - Original Message - From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 9:03 PM Subject: Re: Memory for Wallstreet At 5:45 PM -0600 2/29/04, john slavin wrote: I see that OWC is showing a memory module for the top slop in the 512 MB size that they say fits the Wallstreet. I didn't realize that the Wallstreet would take a 512 and recognize the whole thing. Is it possible to have a combination of 512 and 256 now? http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=112type=MemoryTI=%23Ti meFormat%28Now%28%29%2C+shoupgrds=Show+Upgrades The largest memory on that page is a 256 Mb. The only mention of 512 is in regard to a 256 Mb low profile model which means they're talking about the ability to put two 256Mb SODIMMs. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: [OT] Problem accessing email behind firewall
Laurent proclaimed: Thanks, Gavin! I tried getting to the IP addresses directly, but they must have done something because they are also blocked. I'll see if I could use VNC, but I doubt it will work. If you know Fannie Mae, you understand that they are very sensitive to the outside world and nothing, absolutely nothing should disrupt their activities. I think that's why they are so picky about outside Internet access... -Laurent. All is not (yet) lost. I'm not 100% sure on this since I run linux OpenBSD @ home - not OS X yet... They should be very similar. You can move ssh to a different port from the default 22 (or an additional port to) -either by changing the sshd startup script or editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Then, for example, ssh -p newPort -l myloginname -L 8025:localhost:25 myTunnelBox -L 8080:localhost:3128 myTunnelBox etc etc What this does is as most eloquently described before by Gavin. You should be able to find one free port (e.g. 21 shouldn't be open to the wide world as ftp isn't secure). If feeling paranoid, you can can set your firewall to ONLY accept incoming on port 21 for ssh if coming from certain 'known valid' ip addresses. Port 3128 is for web access where you like if you are running a proxy such as 'squid'. By setting your browser to use a proxy for non-internal webpages (localhost:8080), you effectively 'pull' the web pages from the external server and then send them encrypted through the ssh tunnel to you on the 'inside'. -C may also improve throughput. The best ports to pick after 22 is in the available non-privileged range. There are ways of finding open ports (e.g. nmap) - talk to you offline if you want more help. A warning about verizon - I was with them for a while but they changed their TermsConditions - see http://www.verizon.net/policies/vzcom/tos_popup.asp 3.6 If you subscribe to DSL Service: ... E. You may not use the DSL Service to host any type of server personal or commercial in nature Also when I was using my home dsl to serve, the outgoing bandwidth was poor (128kb/s)... just my (equally OT) 2c. Cheers, Pete. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
