Power on problem with Pismo.
Hi Folks, I have a Apple PowerBook G3 Pismo. It has been upgraded with a PowerLogix BlueChip G3 900MHz CPU and 1Gb RAM. When powered on, the system works fine and I don't have any issues with it, however, over the last few weeks it has developed a problem when being powered off. When powering it back on, I can hear the hard disk spin up, but the screen stays black and I don't get the Macintosh chimes. I have to pull the power and then try again. Occasionally will get four high pitch beeps coming from the speakers - I presume this is some sort of debug code. Eventually the system will power on and boot an the whole thing is fine. The main battery is totally shot, and I think the PRAM battery might be gone because the time is wrong when I start up - but this gets corrected straight away via NTP. Can anyone suggest what the problem could be? Do you think replacing the PRAM battery will fix this? This isn't a *major* problem as I generally use it as a desktop machine, but recently my girlfriend wanted to take it to university to do a presentation on, and I had to say no as I couldn't trust it to boot! -- Thanks, Andrew McCall [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: large .iso and OS X?
On Jul 7, 2005, at 3:39 AM, Brian McEwen wrote: So, I downloaded the 3.5 and 4.7 gig .iso files of the Star Warrs Revelations last night, using ncftp 3.1.9 built for OS/X. My bittorrent run is but a bittrickle, and is still downloading after all this time, but one thing I've noticed, bittorrent pre-allocates all the space for the file at the very beginning. ncftp may well do the same thing, I've not messed with it a lot. But I did notice, as soon as I started, my disk space was reduced by the full amount of the download, and finder says the files are 3.49 and 4.26 GB in size. If I try to mount one of the iso's Disk Utility says the same thing yours did, that no mountable filesystem was found. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Wanted: External USB CD-RW or DVD-R or DVD-RW. . .
Hi Gang! My trusty Sony Spressa USB CD-RW drive doesn't seem to have survived a recent plane ride in my luggage, and I need another reliable, functional drive to replace it. If you have one you're no longer using, and can part with it for a modest price plus postage to Long Beach, NY 11561, please contact me. A DVD-RW drive with CD burning capabilities and a USB interface would work fine for me, as well. I can pay you immediately by PayPal. The cheapest way to ship the drive might be via USPS Media Mail. Thanks! All the best, stanton -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: large .iso and OS X?
On Jul 8, 2005, at 4:54 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: But I did notice, as soon as I started, my disk space was reduced by the full amount of the download, and finder says the files are 3.49 and 4.26 GB in size. If I try to mount one of the iso's Disk Utility says the same thing yours did, that no mountable filesystem was found. No, ncftp does it properly, file size is only what has been delivered, plus resume works great. I got it via ftp since bittorrent was so bad, from the site in .se. I'm not sure what's up with the .iso (should be ISO9660, Laurent, but I think there are a couple flavors) but I have the divx version downloaded now. Now all I have to do is figure out how to move the divx to a format quicktime can handle, or to a format that Toast can make a DVD from. Info I have from a web forum is thus: - Subject: Re: Divx to Quicktime Try ffmpegX. If that doesn't work, there used to be an app called divxTool, that allowed you to change the fourcc of the movie to make it compatible with QT. There was also DivX Validator, which could convert to DivX QT movies. And there is still DivX Doctor from 3ivx, which rewrites DivX AVIs to DivX MOVs, essentially the same thing. If all of that doesn't work, I would then try the ffmpeg codec. If you don't have any luck, or can't find some of these tools, email me. - I tried the ffmpeg thing, it may or may not have been working, I needed the laptop for something else so stopped it early and haven't had time to get back to it. I have the .mov version but since both divx and .iso exist and would be such higher quality I really want to get a DVD made from one of those sources. If someone has inpu on the divx conversion please do share. I am not sure when this weekend I will work on that again. B -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
