Re: Wallstreet Questions
Hi Ken and all. I would have to suggest that you avoid BTI batteries. I have found that their batteries don't provide the run time that Apple batteries do, and they certainly do not accurately report their remaining charge! From 4 hrs remaining to 1:30 in an hour, then to 4 min in a flash on my Lombard and about the same in Clamshell iBooks. Also, they do not seem to last a year, regardless of use. They all seem to die the same way in that they just are not recognized by the machine or that they refuse to charge. Luckily the warranty is 1 year, however BTI's return policy is rather interesting in that you must FAX them the original invoice in your name and a cover letter to receive an RMA and instructions on shipping them the defective product. They will then inspect and repair/replace the battery at their discretion and return it to you. I've been lucky in that the local dealers are willing to order in a battery (takes about a week) and then exchange it. 3 iBook batteries have died under warranty and now the one for my Lombard is dead, just inside the 1 year period... If the warranty isn't approved for my battery, I'm going to order a high capacity battery from OWC. While it is great that BTI appears to be good at honoring their warranty, and that their dealers (that I've dealt with) are willing to do the leg work for the customers, it is a bother to know that I'll be without a battery for a couple of weeks every year, would have to buy another battery to remain truly mobile during that period, and that I should actually have that second BTI battery to get a decent run time. That is how I've seen it anyways... [;^) HTH Dave On 10-Jun-04, at 16:02, Kenneth Vann wrote: The most I common have found seems to be from two mfg, BTI and something called Hi Power. Doing a Google search shows that the same part numbers sell for any where between $82.00 and $189.00. Both appeare to be made in China. I would be intrested in comments as to should I try to purachase a new Apple brand battery, if its still available as a service part. I dont need the 4 lights on the side, do I?? The other battery I have found is from OtherWorld computing. They have a high power battery at 4500wh for $140. Comments?? Would it be posable to rebuild the existing battery? I have seen your comments about doing a reset in open firmware, but how would you do this under OS9? Thanks for all your help. Ken Vann -- 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: DSL modem driver
You had one? You wouldn't happen to still have the installation disk with the PPPoE driver for it would you? I'm not in a position to replace the modem yet. I've had it working well on an XP machine, but I don't want that POS (the XP machine) to stay connected to my network any longer than it takes to get the correct modem driver for OS X PPPoE. Thanks! Dave On 19-Mar-04, at 13:42, Richard Clark wrote: On 18 Mar 2004, at 11:59 PM, Dave Bonhoff wrote: Agreed! The thing is, I'm trying to use a USB DSL Modem. The PPPoE tab is one of the ethernet port settings. It isn't available in any of the modem settings. This is why I'm looking for a different modem driver. As I said, all the drivers I've found are for PPPoA. Maybe I'm missing something real simple... I'm trying to share the connection with other computers in the house over the network port, if that makes any difference. I've already found that by having the network location set to automatic, having the USB DSL modem listed first, then the internal modem, and having internet sharing enabled, the iMac is acting as a decent router/firewall. And it will automatically try the DSL, then fall back to the internal dial-up modem when the DSL modem doesn't connect. Now THAT is a neat feature! Thanks Dave Just go grab an alcatel speed touch home that's ethernet and works like a champ i had the usb version for 2 days and had nothing but problems been running my ethernet version for about 3 years i would guess now and it has never missed a beat. -- 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 ---
DSL modem driver
Hi! I'm trying to find the correct (OS X) driver for a DSL modem. It is an Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem and I'm looking for the PPPoE drivers. I've found lots of PPPoA drivers, but they won't work with DSL around here, and the manufacturers website only has updates to the drivers, not the complete installation. If you have this modem could you please have a look at the install CD and see if there is an OS X folder that contains a PPPoE driver? Thanks! Dave -- 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: DSL modem driver
Agreed! The thing is, I'm trying to use a USB DSL Modem. The PPPoE tab is one of the ethernet port settings. It isn't available in any of the modem settings. This is why I'm looking for a different modem driver. As I said, all the drivers I've found are for PPPoA. Maybe I'm missing something real simple... I'm trying to share the connection with other computers in the house over the network port, if that makes any difference. I've already found that by having the network location set to automatic, having the USB DSL modem listed first, then the internal modem, and having internet sharing enabled, the iMac is acting as a decent router/firewall. And it will automatically try the DSL, then fall back to the internal dial-up modem when the DSL modem doesn't connect. Now THAT is a neat feature! Thanks Dave On 18-Mar-04, at 17:29, Jeff Hubatka wrote: PPPoE is built in to OSX. System Preferences, Network, and there is a PPPoE tab with a check box to turn it on. --- JSH TiBook -- 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: DSL modem driver
Sorry if I wasn't clear, but the modem that I'm trying to use is an Alcatel SpeedTouch USB. It is connected to the iMac and powered by the USB port. It has specific drivers as it is a modem, and it is configured like a modem in the network pref pane. I have been experimenting with different settings, but have yet to get this modem to connect. It is timing out sending Config Requests. I have verbose logging enabled... Dave On 18-Mar-04, at 17:46, Clark Martin wrote: At 10:28 AM -0500 3/18/04, Dave Bonhoff wrote: Hi! I'm trying to find the correct (OS X) driver for a DSL modem. It is an Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem and I'm looking for the PPPoE drivers. I've found lots of PPPoA drivers, but they won't work with DSL around here, and the manufacturers website only has updates to the drivers, not the complete installation. If you have this modem could you please have a look at the install CD and see if there is an OS X folder that contains a PPPoE driver? There is no driver specific to the modem, just Ethernet. As for PPPoE that is built into OS X, check the Network System Preference. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting -- 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: Administering a PC Box from a Powerbook
Sure you can! If you are running XP on the PC, then you can use Remote Desktop Connection (free download from M$) on your Powerbook to connect to and control your PC. I do this every day to administer 15 servers that are 45 min away from me, and I do it over dial-up through a VPN (if there is a slower way to connect I DON'T want to know about it!). The screen refresh rates are quite acceptable and most operations can be completed in near real time. Obviously a full screen refresh will take a few seconds. The only thing you can't do is easily is reboot the machine. What I do is run msconfig, change a startup item, apply the change, undo that change, apply again and exit. You will be prompted to reboot or to exit without rebooting. Obviously reboot! Another alternative would be to use VNC. Set-up a server on the PC, and use one of the many viewers for OS X (I use Chicken of the VNC). VNC is more bandwidth intensive and slower than RDC, but it has apps for most every OS including Palm and Newton (and nothing blows away those who consider themselves 'tech literate' better than sitting in a boardroom and using WiFi and VNC on a Newton to connect to your PC and email them the crucial document they need and didn't ask for until after the meeting started) Moving the files to the PC is as easy as browsing your network and connecting to a share on that machine, but I'm sure you had that figured out already... HTH Dave On 12-Mar-04, at 18:17, Billy Bacon wrote: Hi, I'm wondering if this is possible. Reasoning: I have a G4 Powerbook running Panther. I've been developing this .NET web site and got through the first phase of development with running Virtual PC on my powerbook and then installing MSSql Server 2000 on Virtual PC running WinXP. Yes, what a nightmare. It's very slow and lately it's been crashing a lot when I try to transfer/copy files from my Mac hard drive over to the WinXP side while working in the WinXP/VPC window/environment. So what I'm planning on doing is buying a cheap PC (just the box, no monitor or keyboard/mouse) which will act as a server for the .NET web site. I'd still like to do my development on the powerbook but if I have this server on the same network, i should be able to move files to the server from my powerbook fairly easy (from what I've read). This is not possible with Virtual PC. With VPC I have to try to copy files while working in the WinXP enironment and this causes Explorer to crash quite often and I can't take it anymore. Sorry for the long winded explanation. I'm just wondering if I buy a PC and put it on the same network as the powerbook, can I administer the PC from my powerbook over the wire (for example, install SDK's, reboot, etc)? Thanks for any direction. - Billy - -- 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: Panther Upgrade Breaks Permission Repair on Lombard
How much RAM do you have installed? If you have 2x256=512, I'd suggest removing 256 and trying to repair permissions again. I've found that my Lombard will not tolerate 512 MB with Panther. Jaguar didn't mind it, but Panther will eventually crash every time I install the second 256 MB chip. I'm going to try a 128 MB shortly. Who would have thought that an OS upgrade would require a hardware downgrade??? [:^( Testing with various RAM configurations has shown that both of my RAM chips are good, but if I install both 256 chips, Panther eventually looses control of the RAM and will have a video crash. Repairing permissions is a sure fire way to induce this 'feature' (what the developers at work call bugs). I'm tired of testing and have resigned myself to 256+128 as the max under Panther. After running with 256 for the past few weeks , this should be enough for my needs. Good Luck! Dave 433 Lombard running Panther - yes, I've overclocked it and it is just fine, get past it! On 8-Feb-04, at 02:22, E.B. Cap Schwartz wrote: I recently upgraded to Panther (10.3.2), and it's very nice. I'm impressed with how much faster my Lombard seems. Only one problem: When I run the Disk Utility to repair permissions, it runs for about a minute, then hangs. The screen becomes dimmer, then dimmer still. I don't get the Kernel Panic message, but the only thing that thaws the freeze is a restart. Any suggestions much appreciated. TIA, Cap Cap Schwartz Lombard, iMac, BW -- 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: The fun I've been having
Don't have enough space, but a good thought though! Thanks! On 29-Jan-04, at 02:45, Robin Ashe wrote: On 1/28/04 9:39 PM, Dave Bonhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FW is not an option to me. I don't have any FW devices nor FW equipped machines. And my biggest SCSI drive is too small for a complete clone. I was hoping to connect to the 'Family' iMac and create my back-up on a partition of its drive that I have been unable to mount lately... What about using FWB Partition Toolkit? If you have enough free space then you'll be able to create another partition on which to install your new system without losing anything. -- 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: The fun I've been having
Hi Robin, I O/C'd by changing the multiplier. I did not change the bus speed. I appreciate that this may be a factor, but since it was stable under Jaguar, I don't know why Panther would have issues. Panther appears to be less CPU intensive than Jaguar. It is certainly much snappier and according to the Activity monitor, the CPU usage appears to be lower on average. The hard drive is less than a year old, so I can only hope that it is still in good order. Disk Utility has not reported any issues with regards to S.M.A.R.T. status. At this time I'm leaning to possible RAM issues, video driver issues, and problems with permissions. Correct me if this is wrong, but if I am able to do a full backup using either CCC or Disk Utility, I would be safe in attempting to do an archive and restore installation - assuming I remove one of the 256 MB RAM chips. If I did this, would I have to re-install all my applications again? Obviously I'd have to do all the software updates. But I'm thinking that I might be able to eliminate problems with permissions this way and possibly any corrupt components from the current install. Just thinking. Thanks Dave On 28-Jan-04, at 13:08, Robin Ashe wrote: How are you overclocking? Are you just increasing the CPU speed or are you increasing the bus speed? Both can have problems, but they're especially likely if you're increasing the bus speed. You'll put everything else out of whack. I would suggest at least while you're installing Panther that you return the system to normal settings. You should be able to overclock after you're finished installing as the installation process is usually more picky about stability issues than anything else. The other thing might be your hard drive, but I don't know enough specifics to be able to suggest anything regarding that. On 1/28/04 9:08 AM, Dave Bonhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks! I'm posting this to 2 different lists in the hopes of hitting a bigger knowledge base. Please forgive me, I'm at the limit of my patience. The move to Panther has been an ugly one for me, and continues to frustrate me. Let me start with the machine and then the problems I've been having and what I've tried over the past weeks. 1999 Bronze keyboard PowerBook, aka Lombard. 333MHz overclocked to 433MHz, 512 MB of Kingston RAM (2x256MB), 40 GB Toshiba MK4019GAX hard drive. Runs hot, but the fan never comes on. A bit slow but very stable under Jaguar. I hear lots of praise for Panther on slower machines, so I decide to go for it. I attempt to archive and install, but about 80% through the first CD the screen goes weird and it has crashed... I had backed-up my user folder to another machine using Synk, so I'm not too upset. I reboot and try again with the same results. I try doing just the upgrade and again it crashes. I zap pram, reset NVRAM, everything that I can think of, even formatting the drive. I swap RAM with my wife's Wallstreet, no help. Finally, I pull the RAM chip out of the top slot and try just 256 MB. It worked! I begin applying software updates that I had previously downloaded. After upgrading to X.3.1, I can no longer mount dmg's. I wipe the drive and reinstall, but again, X.3.1 refuses to mount dmg's. I wipe the drive yet again and reinstall going straight to X.3.2. This is better! I try the open source wireless driver that I used in Jaguar, but it doesn't work in Panther. I try the IOXperts driver and it works much better, even supporting Appletalk! But less than 4 hours after registering the driver to my card, the card starts acting up and now only works sporadically. But that is a different issue... I try importing my user folder that I had backed up previously. I put everything where it is supposed to go and repair permissions. Most everything looks good. I reinstall most of the essential apps I need immediately. Mail is a PITA. I can check for mail, but nothing is arriving in my inbox. I know that this is wrong. I change permissions on every mailbox manually and things get better. Some mailboxes have to have their contents copied to a new mailbox and be deleted because they refuse to play nice. And web mail sucks as that is what I was using during this circus act. At this point, I've got 4 full days invested into this 'upgrade' and I still have lots of work ahead of me to get back to where I was. Little things like preferences, locations (I had over 20 different dial-up locations that I use, never mind different private networks with proxy servers, WAP's and such, my head hurts thinking about it...), and I'm still trying to install software, all the while using the machine to earn a pay cheque. After a few days, I reinstall my top 256MB RAM chip and everything appears well, at first. Then I get a weird display crash (like during the install). It is random and different each time. Sometimes it is a dark grey grid pattern, sometimes different coloured vertical
Re: The fun I've been having
Phil, while I understand the concept of what you are suggesting and agree whole heartedly, I am not familiar enough with using Terminal and such to know how to accomplish what you are suggesting. I can follow directions pretty well though! [;^) What command did you use to see the permissions you had listed? When I've tried to run the sudo chown command you suggested, bash returns an invalid argument statement. Not sure what I'm doing wrong... When I was running with only 256 MB I found that there was a lot of disk activity and free memory was usually 3 - 4 MB after the machine had been running for a few hours. Also, due to the delicate nature of moving surface mount resistors I would prefer to leave un-clocking as a last resort. It was nerve wracking enough moving them the first time! Thanks Dave On 28-Jan-04, at 13:41, Phil Burk wrote: Dave, First of all, just because you ran the repair permissions utility doesn't mean that all the permissions settings on your drive are properly set. This util will only reset permissions for items it sees in /Library/Receipts. If you copied old preferences and ~/Library items it may very well be that they are incorrect. The volumes-not-mounting issue smacks of permission settings being incorrect for /Volumes. Here's what my Panther boot disk looks like: snip You're going to need to be very careful with the settings at the root level. I would do the following: make sure the root level is fine. Go to the terminal, change to your home directory, check that your home directory permissions are set like this: drwxr-xr-x 25 philburk staff850 28 Jan 13:07 . drwxrwxr-t 7 root admin238 7 Jan 12:00 .. drwx-- 24 philburk staff816 28 Jan 11:10 Desktop drwx-- 19 philburk staff646 7 Jan 11:07 Documents drwx-- 35 philburk staff 1190 27 Oct 08:36 Library drwx-- 5 philburk staff170 19 Mar 2003 Movies drwx-- 7 philburk staff238 21 Oct 14:44 Music drwx-- 24 philburk staff816 21 Oct 14:45 Pictures drwxr-xr-x 5 philburk staff170 27 May 2003 Public drwxr-xr-x 5 philburk staff170 19 Mar 2003 Sites Just to make sure I would issue the following command: sudo chown -R [yourusername]:staff * in your home directory. This will make sure that you own all the items in there. I would also pull that second 256 MB chip and run it for a good couple of days and notice if there is a significant difference. Finally, stop overclocking until you have Panther stable. Phil Burk -- 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: The fun I've been having
On 28-Jan-04, at 15:00, Phil Burk wrote: Correct me if this is wrong, but if I am able to do a full backup using either CCC or Disk Utility, I would be safe in attempting to do an archive and restore installation - assuming I remove one of the 256 MB RAM chips. If I did this, would I have to re-install all my applications again? Obviously I'd have to do all the software updates. But I'm thinking that I might be able to eliminate problems with permissions this way and possibly any corrupt components from the current install. Use CCC. I assume you're thinking of backing up to a FW device. Definitely the best way to go. If you do this and subsequently do an archive and install you should be OK. The Panther installer won't clobber stuff you've added to any of the folder hierarchies such as /Application and /Library. (Actually, this changed in Jag too but I'm not sure exactly when...) FW is not an option to me. I don't have any FW devices nor FW equipped machines. And my biggest SCSI drive is too small for a complete clone. I was hoping to connect to the 'Family' iMac and create my back-up on a partition of its drive that I have been unable to mount lately... Keep in mind that if you do an archive and install that you probably don't want to be preserving current users and network settings. This shouldn't matter if you have a complete backup as you'll be able to restore bits and pieces of your home directory as needed. As long as you don't completely replace your new home directory with your old you should be good to go. Hrmm. Isn't that kind of how I got to where I am now? No... You are suggesting using some finesse this time! Thanks! Dave -- 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: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard
I'm running 256 in both slots right now, but I can't recommend it for Panther. The installer refused to complete with this configuration. No amount of zapping pram, open firmware resets, processor card manipulation, RAM swapping, drive reformatting, etc would work. I was forced to remove the top DIMM to get Panther installed. This is brand name RAM (Kingston) that was fine in Jaguar. After running for about a week, I decided to re-install the top DIMM. Since then, I've been experiencing random crashes where the screen will dissolve from the center out, or where it turns to a dark grey grid, or a lovely multicoloured stripped pattern, or... I have read in various places that 384MB is now the limit for Lombards running Panther. It appears now that I'm going to have to buy a 128MB DIMM and give my wife the 256 for her Lombard so she can run 512MB in Jaguar (after all my fun with Panther, she has no desire to try XPF and Panther). And then there is the video driver support... Lombards appear to be the bastard child for Panther. Be careful! Dave --- When I was young I used to pray for a bike, then I realized that God doesn't work that way, so I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness... On 22-Jan-04, at 10:03, chueewowee wrote: This is my set up, got it from OCW. It s fine. And not expensive from them. 16/1/04 9:58 PM -0800 Adam Thayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Officially, the bottom slot can take a 128 low-profile DIMM and the upper slot can take a 256. Unofficially, many people have put 256MB low-profile DIMMs in the lower slot for a total of 512MB RAM. OWC seems to be a good source for this because of the lifetime warranty and guarantee that they meet Apple's specs. On Friday, January 16, 2004, at 09:44 PM, Tsuki Hoshijima wrote: regards, John bye, john plum -- 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: Lombard Audio in to out?
That was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks Luis! p.s. My wife says that there is no such thing as a coincidence. She believes that everything happens for a reason, wether we appreciate that, or not. On Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, at 06:33 Canada/Eastern, Luis Sequeira wrote: I'm puzzled. I can feed an audio signal into my Lombard (running X.2.8), but I haven't figured out how to play it. I know that OS9 can do this. I don't want to record it, just send it to the speakers. Am I missing a setting somewhere? If not, is there an app, hack or patch that will allow this? Thanks! Dave Coincidentally, I've found something today on macosxhints that might just do the trick: ... Open Audio MIDI Setup in the Utilities folder. Click the Audio Devices tab (I'm on 10.2, so this might be different on Panther). From the Input Source, select Audio In, then check the Play Through checkbox. hth Luis Sequeira -- 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 ---
Lombard Audio in to out?
I'm puzzled. I can feed an audio signal into my Lombard (running X.2.8), but I haven't figured out how to play it. I know that OS9 can do this. I don't want to record it, just send it to the speakers. Am I missing a setting somewhere? If not, is there an app, hack or patch that will allow this? Thanks! Dave -- 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: Lombard Ram Problem
I had the same problem with my Wife's Wallstreet. I installed 2 sticks of 256 (Azen? I don't remember) and they both showed as 128's. I returned them and got Kingson chips of the exact same spec and they both show and work correctly. Mac's are picky about hardware specifications and the cheaper hardware is quite often out of spec, despite their claims. I've also seep problems with a bent pin in the ram slot causing ram to do weird things. My suggestion would be to carefully inspect the ram slots for bent connection pins and if that appears good, return/sell what you have installed and buy new/better ram on the condition that it works in your Lombard. Good luck! Dave On Thursday, Jul 17, 2003, at 11:38 Canada/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i bought a new 256mb Ram stick for the top slot of my Lombard to upgrade the top slot from 128. When i got it open i found that while the profiler said 128 there was already a 256 in the top slot. i thought maybe the old stick was somehow bad, so I installed the new one. AP still says 128 in the top. Now both of these are PC 133 and the book only needs pc66, and i thought that so long as it's at least 66mhz it works. Any thoughts on this matter? and tips ... suggestions? Lombard 400mhz/OSXv10.2.6/384???MB -- Robert AOL IM wingnut022074 Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later. *** Mary Bly -- 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 ---
Sudden battery failure
Hi All! I've been lurking on the list for a while and I'm usually a day or 2 behind in reading the MSG's but have learned lots from you, Thanks! I recently bought a pristine Lombard 333. It was an Executive's machine and spent most of it's first life parked on a desk, then it was shelved when the HD died. The battery was occasionally charged by a well meaning sys admin. SInce I've had the Lombard, I've replaced the HD with a Toshiba 40G (MK4019GAX), installed 512MB of RAM, OSX.2.6, over-clocked the CPU to 433Mhz, and have made it my primary machine. Ever since the installation of X.2.6, battery life has been less than impressive. From a maximum of 3:10 reported, after charging over night, to the machine going to sleep while reporting 2+ hrs remaining. Pressing the battery button at this time would show just the first LED flashing. Last night, with more than 2 hrs remaining, it shut-down. Not sleeping, shut right down. Pressing the battery button got no response. I plugged in and the battery display just shows 'Calculating...' and the first battery LED just flashes. Date and time were reset as well. I can use the machine on the power adapter just fine, but that defeats the purpose of having a laptop. I've booted into 9 and run the battery reset utility (which claimed success), reset the PRAM and Power manager, tried other power adapters, visually inspected the power jack for damage... If I remove the power adapter the machine shuts down instantly. Plugging back in results in the sleep LED flashing and the hard drive spinning up and down. Date and time have reset when I start up. Where do I go next? I've read conflicting reports as to what to try next. PRAM Battery? Some say not to bother since it is rechargeable and won't charge until the main battery is charged, and may take 48 hrs to fully charge. Battery? Expensive thing to try, but I could possibly justify another battery to the wife. [;^) PMU board? I see them all the time on eBay, and am not worried about opening the machine up (I've replaced a HD in a clamshell iBook...). If it is the battery, what can be done to maximize it's life? I shouldn't complain, since this battery is probably the original, but they are expensive. Thanks for your insights! Dave -- 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: Sudden battery failure
On Wednesday, Jul 2, 2003, at 12:55 Canada/Eastern, Jeremy Derr wrote: since the advent of the LiION battery, there's not as much you can actually do to maximize your battery's life anymore. (comparatively speaking - NiCad batteries are the other extreme). you can count on several hundred charge cycles and/or a few years of use out of a LiION battery. the best way to insure a long life is probably just to make sure it doesn't stay empty for long. but, like all batteries, even a LiION battery will only live so long. Fair enough. Just hoping to spend my $ wisely. I understand that the battery is relatively old and I was expecting it to die... I just wasn't prepared for it's sudden demise! the rechargeable PMU battery is the same way, but doesn't -tend- to die unless the machine is shelved and not plugged in for many many months (say, 12-18 months). though it will eventually die even if used consistently. Good point! Can't hurt to replace it as well, considering this machines history. if removing AC power is causing the time to reset in addition to shutting off, i'm going to say it's probably -both- the backup battery and the LiION battery. Your suggestions make sense to me. Thanks! -- 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: Sudden battery failure
I've just ordered a BTI battery (hope it arrives before Friday when I leave for the cottage!) and I will probably send mine out for rebuilding later. M Pismo with DVD! Add to that built in Airport, and working IRDA! Now that is a machine I dream about owning... Some day... Which makes me wonder if Pismo internals would fit into my pristine Lombard case... I'd better stop right there and get back to work! [;^) Thanks Dave On Wednesday, Jul 2, 2003, at 14:52 Canada/Eastern, Joe Ellis wrote: Hi Dave; Just a couple of thoughts, OS X is a lot more processor intensive than OS 9 and over-clocking the CPU increases the amp-hour drain and the machine is now in what; it's 5th or 6th year of service? Time to explore the purchase of a new battery or rebuilding the one you got. This is from a Pismo owner with two batteries I got when I bought the machine used for a year. I'm getting about 2 hours on each one; maybe a little more than 4 when I use both but that defeats the purpose of have a DVD player in the thing. Not emensely portable, but nice if you do outdoor things, get an auto adaptor and a 12 volt jumpstart/camping unit. Does 2 full length feature DVDs on one charge. Joe Ellis -- 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 ---
