Re: Now, Very old file, newer Mac

[Jeff Bequette]

Jeff Bequette
jbeque...@tconl.com



On Jan 17, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:

>
> The machine: A performa 550 (This is the dark ages for me, so bare
> with me) Got text files on it from a software program of the time
> (what software would they have used back then?). I need to transfer
> these files and open them on my eMac? How in the blazes do I do this?
> I don't own the computer and so far have only talked to the gentleman
> on the phone and he's not very "literate" on his machine either..
> whew! this could be a lost cause I originally though that a
> printer cable would at least get the doc's printed, but that doesn't
> solve the problem when he gets that "newer" mac and needs to transfer?
> I think I'll need a floppy drive for the eMac too? Ideas...
>
> Jeff Engle
> Kamiah, Idaho 83536
>
> 208-935-0992
> eBay ID: Bluebedheads w/290+ pos. feedback

> Floppy drives for 3.5" are pretty cheap (mine was right at $20) and  
> plug into to usb port, once he gets the file on a floppy.  If he  
> can't save them as 'plaintext' files, it could be harder, and don't  
> forget Appleworks when you are looking for a translator program.


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External drive to boot iMac G5 - recommendations?

[Aaron]

A friend of mine has an iMac G5 (iSight, i think!) and needs an external drive 
that can be used as a boot drive. (He'd probably prefer it to be at least 500 
GB, but that's not essential.)

I know that it has to be connected via FireWire, rather than USB. Aside from 
that, and the fact that most Western Digital My Book models can't boot a PPC 
Mac, I haven't got much idea what to recommend. Since his internal drive is not 
working (whether it's fixable or not without replacement is not clear), he 
would like to get an external bootable drive very quickly, which means probably 
from a store rather than via the Internet. He lives in Oakland, California 
(very near San Francisco), so there are plenty of stores!

I was thinking of lending him (or selling him) my 250-GB MiniStack, but I'd 
have to spend time copying my files to another drive before installing an OS on 
it. It would probably be better if he could just quickly buy a new drive that 
would be likely to work and be reliable.

Please Bcc responses to my email address, so that they'll wind up in my inbox 
where I'll be sure to notice them.

TIA,
Aaron

P.S. He'll be running Tiger, not Leopard, since he needs Classic compatibility.

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Re: New iPod

[Jeff Bequette]

Jeff Bequette
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On Jan 18, 2009, at 1:41 AM, KP wrote:

>
> The question is.  A 30GB 2007 classic iPod for $79.00 or an 80GB 2005
> classic iPod for $129.00?  Both show their age as far as scratches  
> etc.
>

If money is not the problem, then size of music collection and  
condition of 3G battery must be taken into account.  Not many  
complain because the iPod they bought was to small...

2x 3g ipods
1x 4g 'Classic' ipod 80gb
4g nano
16gb itouch
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Re: Seagate HD firmware update

[Paul]

I think that you could update the firmware without changing any data
on the drive. But I don't know enough to tell you not to back up your
data.

The announcement said "Seagate has isolated this issue to a firmware
bug affecting drives from these families manufactured in December
2008." That would seem to narrow the field of eligible drives quite a
bit.




On Jan 17, 9:37 am, Kris Tilford  wrote:

> My G5 has two 500 GB HDs as a stripe RAID pair that are included on
> this list. It appears the Seagate programs to test and upgrade the
> firmware are Windows only. I'm guessing that I can't upgrade the
> firmware without destroying the data on my drives?
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Re: Awaken w/User Choice

[michigan.gull]

I installed a little application called "Ciao"

 on the "family" computer in the living room. It uses the sleep timer
to not log out, but to go to the login window. This way, if my wife
leaves the banking application running, and the kids unshackled, they
can't arrange a trip to the North Pole on their own. Conversely, if my
wife wants to continue working, she needn't log in and start all the
applications up again. Works good.


Mac OS X 10.4.11
Qucksilver 733
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Re: Awaken w/User Choice

[Dan]

At 8:05 AM -0600 1/17/2009, George Hozendorf wrote:
>How do I get a window showing the Users when the computer wakes up, 
>instead of a sign in for the previous user?

With "Require password to wake..." checked (Security system prefs), 
in Tiger, the dialog presented has a "Switch Users" button.  Pressing 
that will bring up the full login dialog.  Does Leopard not do this?

- Dan.
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Re: Awaken w/User Choice

[George Hozendorf]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 8:43 AM, Dan wrote:

>
> At 8:05 AM -0600 1/17/2009, George Hozendorf wrote:
>> How do I get a window showing the Users when the computer wakes up,
>> instead of a sign in for the previous user?
>
> With "Require password to wake..." checked (Security system prefs),
> in Tiger, the dialog presented has a "Switch Users" button.  Pressing
> that will bring up the full login dialog.  Does Leopard not do this?
>
> - Dan.
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No, it doesn't.
>
>
> >


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Re: External drive to boot iMac G5 - recommendations?

[Fabian Fang]

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:02 AM, Aaron  wrote:

>
> A friend of mine has an iMac G5 (iSight, i think!) and needs an external
> drive that can be used as a boot drive. (He'd probably prefer it to be at
> least 500 GB, but that's not essential.)
>
> I know that it has to be connected via FireWire, rather than USB. Aside
> from that, and the fact that most Western Digital My Book models can't boot
> a PPC Mac, I haven't got much idea what to recommend. Since his internal
> drive is not working (whether it's fixable or not without replacement is not
> clear), he would like to get an external bootable drive very quickly, which
> means probably from a store rather than via the Internet. He lives in
> Oakland, California (very near San Francisco), so there are plenty of
> stores!
>
> I was thinking of lending him (or selling him) my 250-GB MiniStack, but I'd
> have to spend time copying my files to another drive before installing an OS
> on it. It would probably be better if he could just quickly buy a new drive
> that would be likely to work and be reliable.
>
> Please Bcc responses to my email address, so that they'll wind up in my
> inbox where I'll be sure to notice them.



He can go to one of the Fry's Electronics stores in the Bay area to buy, or
go online to order for same day delivery, their following one-week special
external harddrive:


A few months ago, I bought from Fry's a similar but smaller drive, which has
worked perfectly with my iMac G5 (20", iSight).  It came with a five-year
warranty.

Fabian

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'Do I Need More Memory?' app & Leopard

[Steve R]

Does anyone know if the utility 'Do I Need More Memory?' (last 
updated in 2003) is still relevant/accurate for Leopard?



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Re: 'Do I Need More Memory?' app & Leopard

[Jeffrey Engle]

looks like it's "no longer supported"  http://www.hillmanminx.net/dinmm/
On Jan 18, 2009, at 7:39 AM, Steve R wrote:

>
> Does anyone know if the utility 'Do I Need More Memory?' (last
> updated in 2003) is still relevant/accurate for Leopard?
>
> 
>
> Steve R
>
> >

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Re: Yosemite with busted (?) firewire

[Beniamino Cenci Goga]

Replaced the FW card.

now it can access FW devices but only from OS X.

Ben

Il giorno Jan 3, 2009, alle ore 6:29 PM, Dan ha scritto:

>
> At 11:46 AM -0800 1/2/2009, Kyle Hansen wrote:
>> On 1/2/09 10:48 AM, "Beniamino Cenci Goga" 
>> Broadcast into the ether:
>>> What are the chances it is the FW chip on the logic board to be  
>>> busted
>>> and not the daughter card? System profile says Firewire 2.2.2
>>> regardless the daughterboard is inserted or not.
>>
>> Very slim.  I have replaced hundreds of them.  It's usually not the
>> Logic board.
>
> That daughter card - does it matter if it comes from a rev 1 or rev 2
> Smurf, to go into a rev 2?
>
> (sometimes this list is a little freaky with its timing; had a fw on
> a smurf go bad today)
>
> Thx,
> - Dan.
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>
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Re: 'Do I Need More Memory?' app & Leopard

[Steve R]

At 7:49 AM -0800 1/18/09, Jeffrey Engle posted:
>  looks like it's "no longer supported"  http://www.hillmanminx.net/dinmm/
>  On Jan 18, 2009, at 7:39 AM, Steve R wrote:
>
>>
>>  Does anyone know if the utility 'Do I Need More Memory?' (last
>>  updated in 2003) is still relevant/accurate for Leopard?
>>
>>  


Yes, I know it's no longer supported as it was last updated in 2003 
circa 10.3/Tiger, and I'm wondering if anyone has any knowledge that 
the application no longer works accurately in Leopard since 10.5 was 
a major overhaul of OS X.

Steve R

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Re: Awaken w/User Choice

[Dan]

At 9:10 AM -0600 1/18/2009, George Hozendorf wrote:
>On Jan 18, 2009, at 8:43 AM, Dan wrote:
>  > At 8:05 AM -0600 1/17/2009, George Hozendorf wrote:
>>>  How do I get a window showing the Users when the computer wakes up,
>>>  instead of a sign in for the previous user?
>>
>>  With "Require password to wake..." checked (Security system prefs),
>>  in Tiger, the dialog presented has a "Switch Users" button.  Pressing
>  > that will bring up the full login dialog.  Does Leopard not do this?
>
>No, it doesn't.

Please check again.  It's there on our iMac, running 10.5.6.

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Re: Awaken w/User Choice

[George Hozendorf]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Dan wrote:

>
> At 9:10 AM -0600 1/18/2009, George Hozendorf wrote:
>> On Jan 18, 2009, at 8:43 AM, Dan wrote:
>>> At 8:05 AM -0600 1/17/2009, George Hozendorf wrote:
 How do I get a window showing the Users when the computer wakes up,
 instead of a sign in for the previous user?
>>>
>>> With "Require password to wake..." checked (Security system prefs),
>>> in Tiger, the dialog presented has a "Switch Users" button.   
>>> Pressing
>>> that will bring up the full login dialog.  Does Leopard not do this?
>>
>> No, it doesn't.
>
> Please check again.  It's there on our iMac, running 10.5.6.
>
> - Dan.
> -- 
> - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth

If I check "Enable fast user switching" it gives me the option to  
change users.  I didn't really want to do that, but if it's the only  
solution, I'll live with it.
>
>
> >


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super drive tray doesnt open

[kocho]

G5 2.3 ghz dual processor early 2005
Disk burning  PIONEER DVD-TW DVR -109
Bought another G5  desktop with several problems on e-bay one of which
is tray..
tried push pin method. didnt work.. tray moves out a bit makes lit
noise than stops..
any solution?
is it  difficult to replace a super drive?
any advice?
thnx in advance!

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Re: 'Do I Need More Memory?' app & Leopard

[Dan]

At 12:21 PM -0500 1/18/2009, Steve R wrote:
>At 7:49 AM -0800 1/18/09, Jeffrey Engle posted:
>>   looks like it's "no longer supported"  http://www.hillmanminx.net/dinmm/
>>   On Jan 18, 2009, at 7:39 AM, Steve R wrote:
>  >>
>>>   Does anyone know if the utility 'Do I Need More Memory?' (last
>>>   updated in 2003) is still relevant/accurate for Leopard?
>>>
>>>   
>
>Yes, I know it's no longer supported as it was last updated in 2003
>circa 10.3/Tiger, and I'm wondering if anyone has any knowledge that
>the application no longer works accurately in Leopard since 10.5 was
>a major overhaul of OS X.

Does it run?

Personally, I would never trust such.  "Average" usage is not a good 
metric to use for memory need, IMO.  Better to just use Activity 
Monitor.

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Re: TOPIC: Mini load after ram upgrade

[dorayme]

> Date: Sat, Jan 17 2009 11:16 pm
> From: Kris Tilford
>
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 1:00 AM, George Hozendorf wrote:
>
>> Any ideas why my Mini is louder after upgrading the ram from 1G to
>> 2G?
>>
>> Glad you interpreted load for loud.  It's the fan.
>
> Probably it's running hotter? It appears your Mini has two RAM slots,
> so if you had a single 1GB stick, and added a 2nd, it'd only make
> sense that it runs a little hotter. It could be you inadvertently
> moved sometime that affected the fan?

When I asked a question about a problem of a fan in a friend's mini,  
you said:

If you mean the fan is on full 100% all the time, this is not normal.
Resetting the PMU might help?
Here's an article on resetting the PMU on the Mini:



and this helped to fix the problem. Perhaps the OP might try the same  
thing.

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Re: TOPIC: Mini load after ram upgrade

[George Hozendorf]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 2:57 PM, dorayme wrote:

>
>> Date: Sat, Jan 17 2009 11:16 pm
>> From: Kris Tilford
>>
>> On Jan 18, 2009, at 1:00 AM, George Hozendorf wrote:
>>
>>> Any ideas why my Mini is louder after upgrading the ram from 1G to
>>> 2G?
>>>
>>> Glad you interpreted load for loud.  It's the fan.
>>
>> Probably it's running hotter? It appears your Mini has two RAM slots,
>> so if you had a single 1GB stick, and added a 2nd, it'd only make
>> sense that it runs a little hotter. It could be you inadvertently
>> moved sometime that affected the fan?
>
> When I asked a question about a problem of a fan in a friend's mini,
> you said:
>
> If you mean the fan is on full 100% all the time, this is not normal.
> Resetting the PMU might help?
> Here's an article on resetting the PMU on the Mini:
>
> 
>
> and this helped to fix the problem. Perhaps the OP might try the same
> thing.
>
> --
> dorayme

Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't help.
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: 'Do I Need More Memory?' app & Leopard

[kocho]

"This application  is no longer supported" it said and download did
not complete..  i have OSX 10.4 OS---Tiger?

On Jan 18, 7:49 am, Jeffrey Engle  wrote:
> looks like it's "no longer supported"  http://www.hillmanminx.net/dinmm/
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 7:39 AM, Steve R wrote:
>
>
>
> > Does anyone know if the utility 'Do I Need More Memory?' (last
> > updated in 2003) is still relevant/accurate for Leopard?
>
> > 
>
> > Steve R
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Re: 'Do I Need More Memory?' app & Leopard

[kocho]

Use "activity monitor instead"
How can one use it..?I have g5 power mac 2.3ghz DP desktop with
tiger OS..

On Jan 18, 10:34 am, Dan  wrote:
> At 12:21 PM -0500 1/18/2009, Steve R wrote:
>
> >At 7:49 AM -0800 1/18/09, Jeffrey Engle posted:
> >>   looks like it's "no longer supported"  http://www.hillmanminx.net/dinmm/
> >>   On Jan 18, 2009, at 7:39 AM, Steve R wrote:
>
> >>>   Does anyone know if the utility 'Do I Need More Memory?' (last
> >>>   updated in 2003) is still relevant/accurate for Leopard?
>
> >>>   
>
> >Yes, I know it's no longer supported as it was last updated in 2003
> >circa 10.3/Tiger, and I'm wondering if anyone has any knowledge that
> >the application no longer works accurately in Leopard since 10.5 was
> >a major overhaul of OS X.
>
> Does it run?
>
> Personally, I would never trust such.  "Average" usage is not a good
> metric to use for memory need, IMO.  Better to just use Activity
> Monitor.
>
> - Dan.
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Re: Yosemite with busted (?) firewire

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Beniamino Cenci Goga wrote:

>
> Replaced the FW card.
>
> now it can access FW devices but only from OS X.

You may need to add/re-add the FW extensoons for OS 9; I had to do  
that on my 7600, when I added a FW card. A custom istall will let you  
do it.

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ethernet adapter just works? or not?

[Jeffrey Engle]

Got an iMac G5 20" with a bad ethernet card... will any ethernet  
adapter simply work? or will I need drivers? problems? Jeff

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Re: Steve Jobs Oh My

[Kyle Parish]

If that's the case, then why was Steve hired back?

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 10:15 AM,   wrote:
> On 1/18/09, Kyle wrote:
>
>> Weather [sic] Apple can exist after Jobs is not the
>> question here.  It's weather [sic] people believe it can.
>
> Must be new-school economics. We were taught success
> was about marketing not about faith.
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Re: Steve Jobs Oh My

[Kyle Parish]

Is this really going anywhere anyway?

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Kyle Parish  wrote:
> If that's the case, then why was Steve hired back?
>
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 10:15 AM,   wrote:
>> On 1/18/09, Kyle wrote:
>>
>>> Weather [sic] Apple can exist after Jobs is not the
>>> question here.  It's weather [sic] people believe it can.
>>
>> Must be new-school economics. We were taught success
>> was about marketing not about faith.
>>
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Re: ethernet adapter just works? or not?

[PeterH]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:

> Got an iMac G5 20" with a bad ethernet card... will any ethernet
> adapter simply work? or will I need drivers? problems? Jeff

The only third-party Ethernet adapter which is universally accepted  
by MacOS is the R8169.

You can get those for $8.99 ($2.99 when on sale) at Fry's Electronics.

The 8169 code has been built into MacOS X since at least 10.3.

There is a 10.2 driver available, and also a a MacOS 9 driver available.



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Re: ethernet adapter just works? or not?

[Jeffrey Engle]

I did a google search on the R8169 and came up blank, can you be more  
specific? thanks, jeff
On Jan 18, 2009, at 3:14 PM, PeterH wrote:

>
>
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
>
>> Got an iMac G5 20" with a bad ethernet card... will any ethernet
>> adapter simply work? or will I need drivers? problems? Jeff
>
> The only third-party Ethernet adapter which is universally accepted
> by MacOS is the R8169.
>
> You can get those for $8.99 ($2.99 when on sale) at Fry's Electronics.
>
> The 8169 code has been built into MacOS X since at least 10.3.
>
> There is a 10.2 driver available, and also a a MacOS 9 driver  
> available.
>
>
>
> >

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Re: Safari Slow to open

[Wilton Shaw]

On Jan 16, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Dan wrote:

>
> At 4:50 PM -0500 1/16/2009, Wilton Shaw wrote:
>> On Jan 16, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Dan wrote:
>>> Does it seem to take a long time to translate the domain names to
>>> ip addresses?
>>
>> Yes
>
> Ok.  Try switching to a different set of domain name servers.  Just
> put these two IP addresses in the DNS Server field of the Networks
> system prefs.
>
> 208.67.220.220
> 208.67.222.222
>
> ...Those two servers are provided by OpenDNS.  See
>  for details.
>
> After you set those, if the problem persists, let us know and we can
> dig deeper.
>
> - Dan.
> --
You seem to have resolved my problem. So far, since I put in the two  
IP addresses, my computer has worked much faster in the areas where I  
was having problems.
Thanks very much, and thanks to all who offered their help.

Wilton
>
> - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth
>
> >

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80 or 30GB ipod

[KP]

Right now I have about 2/3 of my music on my laptop and it is taking
up 7.83GB and it will continue to grow. These are at a pawn shop and
they are the only two available there.  I am leaning toward the 80
because of the idea that I can use it for extra space if necessary,
but will I ever use the extra.   So it's like $50.00 for an extra
flash-drive.  The 30GB is newer and so I guess my question should be
"is there any advantages, such as newer software on the 2007 iPod than
on the 2005 iPod"?  I'm guessing that when either iPod is connected to
my computer with the internet, then the they should update to the
newest software.  Am I correct?
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Re: 'Do I Need More Memory?' app & Leopard

[Aaron]

>Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:28:19 -0800 (PST)
>From: kocho 
>
>Use "activity monitor instead"
>How can one use it..?I have g5 power mac 2.3ghz DP desktop with
>tiger OS..

Maybe somebody else has a more fine-tuned suggestion, but here's at least an 
approximation:

Keep Activity Monitor open with the "System Memory" button highlighted and look 
at the info in the lower left corner of the window occasionally, especially 
when your system is acting sluggish. If the total of "Free" and "Inactive" 
memory frequently gets close to 0 MB, more memory may speed things up.

 - Aaron

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Headless G4 tower/server

[Jeffrey Engle]

If i turn on sharing in leopard (on any leopard compatible G4 tower),  
that's all I need to access a headless G4 tower? I don't think I need  
a keyboard/mouse plugged into it accept to boot it right?... then  
access from my laptop in the living room.

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Re: super drive tray doesnt open

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:40 PM, kocho  wrote:
>
> G5 2.3 ghz dual processor early 2005
> Disk burning  PIONEER DVD-TW DVR -109
> Bought another G5  desktop with several problems on e-bay one of which
> is tray..
> tried push pin method. didnt work.. tray moves out a bit makes lit
> noise than stops..
> any solution?
> is it  difficult to replace a super drive?
> any advice?
> thnx in advance!
>


The eject button does not work ???

A program like iTunes eject / open icon does not work ???

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Re: ethernet adapter just works? or not?

[Clark Martin]

PeterH wrote:
> 
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
> 
>> Got an iMac G5 20" with a bad ethernet card... will any ethernet
>> adapter simply work? or will I need drivers? problems? Jeff
> 
> The only third-party Ethernet adapter which is universally accepted  
> by MacOS is the R8169.
> 
> You can get those for $8.99 ($2.99 when on sale) at Fry's Electronics.
> 
> The 8169 code has been built into MacOS X since at least 10.3.
> 
> There is a 10.2 driver available, and also a a MacOS 9 driver available.

AFAIK the Realtek 8169 is a PCI adapter, not much use in the OP's iMac.


As to the OP's problem, a USB adapter is your only choice.  There are a 
number available, such as 

A google search on "Mac USB Ethernet" will locate more info.


-- 
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Re: 80 or 30GB ipod

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 6:33 PM, KP  wrote:
>
> Right now I have about 2/3 of my music on my laptop and it is taking
> up 7.83GB and it will continue to grow. These are at a pawn shop and
> they are the only two available there.  I am leaning toward the 80
> because of the idea that I can use it for extra space if necessary,
> but will I ever use the extra.   So it's like $50.00 for an extra
> flash-drive.  The 30GB is newer and so I guess my question should be
> "is there any advantages, such as newer software on the 2007 iPod than
> on the 2005 iPod"?  I'm guessing that when either iPod is connected to
> my computer with the internet, then the they should update to the
> newest software.  Am I correct?
> --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~
>
Do you have an iPod now?

Have you considered all it can do for you? Check out he accessories for it.

Yes pod will update.

If you can afford it the " extra " is well worth it. A year or 2 of
use will have you wondering why you hesitated.

And it will always have resale value.

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Re: How to convert a ripped movie to MP4?

[Woody]

-Original Message-
>From: jim g 
>Sent: Apr 21, 2008 2:31 PM
>To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
>Subject: Re: How to convert a ripped movie to MP4?
>
>
>On 4/21/08, Tom  wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thanks all. I'll choose one of these options here, thanks for all the
>> suggestions. Actually, Chris, my Quicktime 7.2.0 is the Pro version--I
>> paid $25 to Apple to activate all those grayed-out features on the
>> standard Quicktime. I would have to transfer that TS-video (or
>> whatever it is) movie file from her Macbook laptop to my G4 tower to
>> see what QT could do with it (both machines are using 10.4), with an
>> external hard drive I guess. Could QuickTime open a movie file like
>> that, and then export it as MP-4?
>
>
>Why not just put the Macbook into FW target-disk mode and connect it
>to your G4 tower directly?  (Do the new Macbooks still support that
>function?)
>
>-Jim G
>
>-- 
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>
>>


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Re: super drive tray doesnt open

[PeterH]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 4:22 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:

> The eject button does not work ?

The drives which were made by Pioneer under an OEM contract for Apple  
do not have all the features of the retail Pioneer drive.

Some of the features which are, or may be missing, include:

1) support for DVD-RAM (but such media may be supported as read-only),

2) front bezel and eject button,

3) tray front,

4) activity light, and

5) support for a wider variety of recordable media (may be  
artificially limited to a lower recording speed and/or some common  
media vendors may be ignored).

Many of the Pioneer drives have so-called hacked firmware, which can  
restore many of the functional restrictions imposed on these OEM drives.

For example, if the Pioneer firmware is 1.37, look on the 'Net for  
8.37 firmware.

8.37 firmware was released for the BenQ version of the Pioneer drive,  
and this firmware supports many more functions, and full recording  
speed over a wider list of media.

Drives which are labeled Pioneer, but which were made for Sony,  
cannot be FLASHed ... these are permanently "locked" to Sony firmware.

You cannot tell a Sony OEM drive from a Pioneer OEM drive, or,  
indeed, from a Pioneer retail drive, without accessing the firmware  
using DVRFlash_2.2.

With specific reference to (2), above, some Pioneer OEM drives have  
the eject microswitch physically missing. Such drives may only be  
ejected logically, using the keyboard action.



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Re: Headless G4 tower/server

[Dan A. Currie]

Jeffrey Engle wrote:
> If i turn on sharing in leopard (on any leopard compatible G4 tower),  
> that's all I need to access a headless G4 tower? I don't think I need  
> a keyboard/mouse plugged into it accept to boot it right?... then  
> access from my laptop in the living room.
>
> Jeff Engle
> Kamiah, Idaho 83536
>
> 208-935-0992
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>   
Let me know how that works for you. I was thinking along similar lines 
with my old Beige G3.

Dan Currie

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iTunes files disappeared

[George Hozendorf]

For some reason all my songs in iTunes are not there.  They are in  
User/Music.  Is there anyway to move them all over at one time?

George

Mac OS X 10.5.6
Mac Mini 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM


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Re: iTunes files disappeared

[Brian Christmas]

On 19/01/2009, at 1:43 PM, George Hozendorf wrote:

>
> For some reason all my songs in iTunes are not there.  They are in
> User/Music.  Is there anyway to move them all over at one time?
>
> George
>
> Mac OS X 10.5.6
> Mac Mini 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
> Memory 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM


G'day George.

You're a bit vague on where exactly you want your music to be, or what  
you're trying to actually do.

If iTunes is set to import /copy new tunes, and organize them, then  
User/Music/iTunes is the default storage location.

Regards

Santa

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Re: iTunes files disappeared

[Kris Tilford]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 8:43 PM, George Hozendorf wrote:

> For some reason all my songs in iTunes are not there.

By "there" I'm assuming you're meaning they're not shown in your  
iTunes application window, meaning they're no longer recognized by  
iTunes?

> They are in User/Music.

The default location for an iTunes Library is ~user/Music, so if your  
iTunes folder is shown there, and the subfolders are all present then  
you've still got the music where it belongs.

> Is there anyway to move them all over at one time?

To "move them all over" I think you mean get iTunes to recognize them  
again? You can drag & drop the any files not recognized in iTunes  
either onto the iTunes icon either in the Dock or the Applications  
folder; or into the Library or Music folder of the lefthand side  
toolbar in the open iTunes application window.

If none of your music is shown in iTunes, just drag & drop the entire  
~user>Music>iTunes>iTunes Music folder back into iTunes and it will re- 
recognize the entire folder. You don't want multiple copies of music  
on your HD, so be careful.


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Re: iTunes files disappeared

[Wallace Adrian D'Alessio]

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 9:43 PM, George Hozendorf  wrote:
>
> For some reason all my songs in iTunes are not there.  They are in
> User/Music.  Is there anyway to move them all over at one time?
>
> George


Multiselect the files and drag n drop tjhe traditional way. Hold down
the command or option key ( can't remember which ) and keep clicking
til folders or files are all selected and then drag and drop anywhere
youu want them.

Be sure to adjust iTunes settings to know where you want it to find
and write files.

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Re: 'Do I Need More Memory?' app & Leopard

[Dan]

At 3:55 PM -0800 1/18/2009, Aaron wrote:
>  >Use "activity monitor instead"
>>How can one use it..?I have g5 power mac 2.3ghz DP desktop with
>>tiger OS..
>
>Maybe somebody else has a more fine-tuned suggestion, but here's at 
>least an approximation:
>
>Keep Activity Monitor open with the "System Memory" button 
>highlighted and look at the info in the lower left corner of the 
>window occasionally, especially when your system is acting sluggish. 
>If the total of "Free" and "Inactive" memory frequently gets close 
>to 0 MB, more memory may speed things up.

That's the right idea.

If your Inactive and Free pools are *both* small, under 10MB each, 
then you need more memory.

If your Inactive or Free pools are large, then you have memory 
sitting around unused.

Back in April 2008, we had a very good thread on g3-5 that covered 
all this; subject "Memory Allocation".  Also search on "Virtual 
Memory" in the LEM lists.

- Dan.
-- 
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Re: iTunes files disappeared

[George Hozendorf]

On Jan 18, 2009, at 9:16 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:

>
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 8:43 PM, George Hozendorf wrote:
>
>> For some reason all my songs in iTunes are not there.
>
> By "there" I'm assuming you're meaning they're not shown in your
> iTunes application window, meaning they're no longer recognized by
> iTunes?
>
>> They are in User/Music.
>
> The default location for an iTunes Library is ~user/Music, so if your
> iTunes folder is shown there, and the subfolders are all present then
> you've still got the music where it belongs.
>
>> Is there anyway to move them all over at one time?
>
> To "move them all over" I think you mean get iTunes to recognize them
> again? You can drag & drop the any files not recognized in iTunes
> either onto the iTunes icon either in the Dock or the Applications
> folder; or into the Library or Music folder of the lefthand side
> toolbar in the open iTunes application window.
>
> If none of your music is shown in iTunes, just drag & drop the entire
> ~user>Music>iTunes>iTunes Music folder back into iTunes and it will  
> re-
> recognize the entire folder. You don't want multiple copies of music
> on your HD, so be careful.

Dragged all the files to iTunes and it worked just as you said.  Thanks.
>
>
>
> >


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Re: iTunes files disappeared

[Kyle Parish]

On itunes if there is a letter typed in the search bar on the top
right hand corner than only the songs that start with that letter will
appear in you iTunes library.  If there are multiple letters typed in
the search bar and none of your songs begin with those letters than
nothing will appear.  Make sure all the letters in the search bar on
the top right have been deleted.

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 10:20 PM, George Hozendorf  wrote:
>
>
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 9:16 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jan 18, 2009, at 8:43 PM, George Hozendorf wrote:
>>
>>> For some reason all my songs in iTunes are not there.
>>
>> By "there" I'm assuming you're meaning they're not shown in your
>> iTunes application window, meaning they're no longer recognized by
>> iTunes?
>>
>>> They are in User/Music.
>>
>> The default location for an iTunes Library is ~user/Music, so if your
>> iTunes folder is shown there, and the subfolders are all present then
>> you've still got the music where it belongs.
>>
>>> Is there anyway to move them all over at one time?
>>
>> To "move them all over" I think you mean get iTunes to recognize them
>> again? You can drag & drop the any files not recognized in iTunes
>> either onto the iTunes icon either in the Dock or the Applications
>> folder; or into the Library or Music folder of the lefthand side
>> toolbar in the open iTunes application window.
>>
>> If none of your music is shown in iTunes, just drag & drop the entire
>> ~user>Music>iTunes>iTunes Music folder back into iTunes and it will
>> re-
>> recognize the entire folder. You don't want multiple copies of music
>> on your HD, so be careful.
>
> Dragged all the files to iTunes and it worked just as you said.  Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>
>
> >
>

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Re: super drive tray doesnt open

[Kyle Parish]

It sounds like a drive problem.
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 6:47 PM, PeterH  wrote:
>
>
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 4:22 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>
>> The eject button does not work ?
>
> The drives which were made by Pioneer under an OEM contract for Apple
> do not have all the features of the retail Pioneer drive.
>
> Some of the features which are, or may be missing, include:
>
> 1) support for DVD-RAM (but such media may be supported as read-only),
>
> 2) front bezel and eject button,
>
> 3) tray front,
>
> 4) activity light, and
>
> 5) support for a wider variety of recordable media (may be
> artificially limited to a lower recording speed and/or some common
> media vendors may be ignored).
>
> Many of the Pioneer drives have so-called hacked firmware, which can
> restore many of the functional restrictions imposed on these OEM drives.
>
> For example, if the Pioneer firmware is 1.37, look on the 'Net for
> 8.37 firmware.
>
> 8.37 firmware was released for the BenQ version of the Pioneer drive,
> and this firmware supports many more functions, and full recording
> speed over a wider list of media.
>
> Drives which are labeled Pioneer, but which were made for Sony,
> cannot be FLASHed ... these are permanently "locked" to Sony firmware.
>
> You cannot tell a Sony OEM drive from a Pioneer OEM drive, or,
> indeed, from a Pioneer retail drive, without accessing the firmware
> using DVRFlash_2.2.
>
> With specific reference to (2), above, some Pioneer OEM drives have
> the eject microswitch physically missing. Such drives may only be
> ejected logically, using the keyboard action.
>
>
>
> >
>

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