Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Jonas Ulrich
The motherboards are the same. You can put a dual on a motherboard that came
with a single and it will work just fine.

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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Charles Lenington

 On 10/15/10 11:46 PM, Powermac wrote:

Is there a difference on the motherboards on the single and dual G4
Quicksilvers? Can you go from single to dual or the other way with no
problems?

Currently I have a QS2002 single G4-800 with no L3 cache that is about
half as slow as my QS2001 with a Sonnet single G4-1.25ghz with 2MB L3.
So I was thinking of getting a dual G4 chip and installing it into the
QS2002.

There should be a discussion about swapping processors in the list 
archives. It was in the last year or so. Try a search at the web interface.


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Re: 64-bit question

2010-10-16 Thread Al Poulin


On Oct 16, 12:29 am, Joshua Juran jju...@gmail.com wrote:

 What do you mean by 64-bit?

 If there's nothing specific that you're trying to accomplish, and  
 you're just curious... then sure, Leopard is 64-bit, according to  
 Apple's marketing at the time.  :-)

Meaning that Leopard had some modules working 64-bit, maybe 20% or
so.  Snow Leopard has more modules working 64-bit, maybe 80% or so.
But when do we get to 100% in OS X, maybe next week on Wednesday,
we'll know.

Al Poulin

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Sort of Off Topic... SeaMonkey on G4 Gigabit

2010-10-16 Thread James Therrault
This question is regarding a certain newsgroup, (I subscribe to  
Giganews), that I can no longer connect to.  I know that the group is  
still alive as you can pick it up on google but that really sucks. I  
subscribe to twelve groups, (including this one), and have no  
problems with any of the others.  BTW, Giganews tech support states  
that there is no problem on their end and I'm sure that they're right.


Anyway, back in the old days when this happened, simply unsubscribing  
and resubscribing usually fixed the problem.  But that was in the  
good old OS 9 days.


Any suggestions?

JT

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Re: 64-bit question

2010-10-16 Thread Mac User #330250
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Subject: 64-bit question
Date:Samstag 16 Oktober 2010N
From:Arnel Tuazon a.tua...@gmail.com
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 I know my G5 is 64-bit (I have the late 2005 dual core PPC G5), but is
 Leopard (10.5.9) 64-bit?

Yes and no.
The kernel is 32-bit, but it can run 64-bit applications. Tiger could also run 
64-bit applications, but not in the GUI i.e. Aqua → only console applications 
can be 64-bit under Tiger. Since Leopard also a GUI application (Carbon, Aqua) 
can be 64-bit.

Keep in mind, that 64-bit is only useful for 4 GB of memory. You also have to 
distinguish between system memory and application memory.
* A 32-bit application will always be limited to use as much as 4 GB of memory 
(physical or virtual). A 64-bit application can use all the memory you've got.
* A 32-bit kernel can handle more than 4 GB of memory, so the kernel is not 
the real issue here.

 I've been looking on the net, but couldn't find a definitive answer.

If you are really interested, read this article:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2007/10/mac-os-x-10-5.ars/6

Quote: “Apple has [with Leopard] gone 64-bit across the board, with two major 
exceptions. The first is the kernel itself, which remains 32-bit in order to 
maintain compatibility with existing drivers. …”


Some more links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Leopard
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/04/road_to_snow_leopard_twice_the_ram_half_the_price_64_bits.html

 I was told that only 10.6+ is 64-bit.

True, when including the kernel. Snow Leopard can boot into a 64-bit kernel 
also on desktop computers and laptops, when you hold down the keys “6” and “4” 
but the default kernel is still 32-bit. This is due to compatibility to 
existing applications. Kernel extensions (.kext) will only work with the right 
kernel, so 32-bit extensions require a 32-bit kernel. A lot of desktop 
applications require specific kernel extensions in order to function.
Snow Leopards defaults to the 64-bit kernel on servers, since extensions are 
not so importaint there, but memory is!

 If this is true is there an alternative OS that will run at 64-bit on the 
PPC G5?

The only operating system I can come up with is Linux. There may be others 
though, like commercial Unices like AIX or so, but I'm not sure if they even 
run on a Power Mac. AmigaOS/MorphOS is also a PowerPC operating system, but I 
don't think it's 64-bit.

Note that Linux has the same problem Mac OS X has when running a 64-bit 
kernel: extensions (Linux: kernel modules) will only run on the right kernel.

For GUI applications 32-bit programs will require a 32-bit version library. So 
if your system is all 64-bit, you may not be able to run 32-bit programs at 
all.

Of course, this is not so much of a real problem under Linux, since most 
applications are open source software anyway (and therefor 64-bit versions are 
possible with an estimated 99% of all open source software).

 Not that I would install it, I was just curious if there was one.

I had Gentoo Linux running on my Power Mac G5 “Late 2005” with its 16 GB of 
DDR2 memory. It was great, only that Linux support sucks on the G5. This is 
true for both 32-bit and 64-bit, since this doesn't make that much of a 
difference with Gentoo Linux anyway. Okay, it doesn't suck, but there are some 
bits and pieces that aren't supported or that just don't work yet.

The biggest problem is support for the graphics card. Most Linux drivers (like 
the X11 graphics drivers radeon for ATI cards and nv/nouveau for nVidia cards) 
require a PC compatible BIOS from the graphics card, which is not present in 
Power Mac versions of these cards, since they are made to work on Open 
Firmware instead of a PC compatible BIOS.

Another is that closed source Linux applications –like Adobe Reader, Skype, 
Flash Player to name just a few– don't work on PowerPC. They are only 
available for Linux/x86 and sometimes (like Flash), but not always, for amd64 
(the 64-bit version of x86).

Some minor bits of hardware is not (yet) supported, like the ECC memory/EDAC 
driver for the CPC945 chipset of the “Late 2005” G5 (PowerPC 970MP).

 Thanks!

Welcome!

I hope that helped.
Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250

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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Mac User #330250
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Subject: Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers
Date:Samstag 16 Oktober 2010N
From:Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com
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 You will need at least the dual 1.0 G4 …

Why is that? Won't the Dual-800 MHz from the QS2001 also work in the 
Single-800 MHz QS2002?

Two times 800 MHz will be much better than just one time 800 MHz, don't you 
think?


Cheers,
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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Peter Haas


On Oct 16, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote:


You will need at least the dual 1.0 G4 …


Why is that? Won't the Dual-800 MHz from the QS2001 also work in the
Single-800 MHz QS2002?


Sure, a dual 0.8 GHz would be fine, but the dual 1.0 GHz are easier  
to find.


The raw (i.e. unpopulated) board is the same between the 0.8 GHz  
(AKA, 800 MHz) and the 1.0 GHz (AKA, 1000 MHz), but the boards are  
stuffed quite differently as the chips are different.


It is, therefore, not possible to divert a 0.8 GHz to a 1.0 GHz.

I suppose is is possible to divert a 1.0 GHz to a 0.8 GHz.


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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Mac User #330250
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Subject: Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers
Date:Samstag 16 Oktober 2010N
From:Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com
To:  g3-5-list@googlegroups.com

 The raw (i.e. unpopulated) board is the same between the 0.8 GHz
 (AKA, 800 MHz) and the 1.0 GHz (AKA, 1000 MHz), but the boards are
 stuffed quite differently as the chips are different.
 
 It is, therefore, not possible to divert a 0.8 GHz to a 1.0 GHz.
 
 I suppose is is possible to divert a 1.0 GHz to a 0.8 GHz.

I don't get this.
Is the board the same or is it not?

I sometimes read that the QS2002 Single-800 MHz board is supported by various 
processor upgrades, but the Dual-QS2002 boards are not. Why is that?

What do you mean by “stuffed”?
Do I get this right: chips that are not soldered onto the board maybe? – And 
these chips are different comparing the Single-800 and the Dual-1000 model?

By “divert” you mean to put a QS2002 800 MHz CPU into a QS2002 Dual board? Why 
should this not be possible, when the opposite is possible?


Cheers,
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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Mac User #330250
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Subject: Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers
Date:Samstag 16 Oktober 2010N
From:Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com
To:  g3-5-list@googlegroups.com

 Dual processor support was added for real, and for
 good somewhere in the gigabit ethernet series. The capability to
 support dual processors is in the Grand Central LSI chip, which is
 not on the processor card but is on the back of the motherboard.

I always thought that the dual processor support came with UniNorth chip 
revision 7. I implied that the Uni-N chip is therefor responsible for the dual 
processor function.

http://www.powerlogix.com/support/agp_dual_compat/index.html

Maybe I'm wrong.
Do you have any source for further reading?


BTW I have two Power Mac G4 AGP 400 MHz that have Uni-N revision 7 and I 
successfully ran Dual-450 MHz processors from a G4 GE in them. I couldn't find 
out if every G4 AGP has Uni-N revision 7 or if I was just lucky to get the 
right ones.


Cheers,
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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread ah...clem
the boards are the same.  period.  you can certainly run a dual 800
from a QS 2001 in your '02 without any other modifications, and the
benefit is not only two processors versus one, the single 800 on the
QS 2002 (just like the single 733 on the QS 2001) has NO level 2
cache.  none.  there is a huge performance penalty from lack of L2
cache.  that is why you cannot give away the processor cards from
either a QS'01 733s or the QS'02 800s.  virtually no one wants them.
(i've got 5 of 'em if anyone is interested.)  i have a QS'02 that
originally had the 800 processor, and i replaced it with a dual 533
from a DA, and it works just fine.  in bench tests with various
utility apps and real work comparisons with real world apps, the dual
533 slightly outperforms the native single 933 that was available in
the QS 2002.  it is also a direct physical swap including the cooling
fan and shroud, and no physical modifications are required.  only
drawback an minor hack is required to install 10.5.6.  i have no clue
what the other respondent to your question is thinking but ANY DP that
physically fits the electronic connection will work.  even the 450/500
DPs from a GE will work, except they won't have a power connector for
the CPU fan.   and all of the third part G4 DP upgrades work just
fine, from AGP thru QS'02, no modifications necessary.  the only DP
CPUs that WON'T work are those from a MDD, because they physically
won't fit, nor will the electronic connectors match up.

On Oct 16, 1:01 pm, Mac User #330250 macuser330...@gmx.net wrote:
 --  Original message  --
 Subject: Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers
 Date:    Samstag 16 Oktober 2010N
 From:    Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com
 To:      g3-5-l...@googlegroups.com

  The raw (i.e. unpopulated) board is the same between the 0.8 GHz
  (AKA, 800 MHz) and the 1.0 GHz (AKA, 1000 MHz), but the boards are
  stuffed quite differently as the chips are different.

  It is, therefore, not possible to divert a 0.8 GHz to a 1.0 GHz.

  I suppose is is possible to divert a 1.0 GHz to a 0.8 GHz.

 I don't get this.
 Is the board the same or is it not?

 I sometimes read that the QS2002 Single-800 MHz board is supported by various
 processor upgrades, but the Dual-QS2002 boards are not. Why is that?

 What do you mean by “stuffed”?
 Do I get this right: chips that are not soldered onto the board maybe? – And
 these chips are different comparing the Single-800 and the Dual-1000 model?

 By “divert” you mean to put a QS2002 800 MHz CPU into a QS2002 Dual board? Why
 should this not be possible, when the opposite is possible?

 Cheers,
 Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250

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Re: Sort of Off Topic... SeaMonkey on G4 Gigabit

2010-10-16 Thread Tina K.

On 2010/10/16 10:50, James Therrault so eloquently wrote:

This question is regarding a certain newsgroup, (I subscribe to
Giganews), that I can no longer connect to.  I know that the group is
still alive as you can pick it up on google but that really sucks. I
subscribe to twelve groups, (including this one), and have no problems
with any of the others.  BTW, Giganews tech support states that there is
no problem on their end and I'm sure that they're right.


Try reading the newsgroup in question with another app, MT-NewsWatcher 
X, Pineapple News, or the like. If you can read it with another app then 
it's likely a corrupt pref or an incorrect setting in SeaMonkey.


If you still can't read it there's something more globally wrong at your 
end. Try creating a new user account and see if you can read it from there.


Tina

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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Peter Haas


On Oct 16, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote:


I don't get this.
Is the board the same or is it not?



The raw board is the same.

The stuffed board is quite different.

There are places for two voltage regulator systems. The 800 MHz uses  
one regulator system, the 1000 MHz uses another regulator system.



I sometimes read that the QS2002 Single-800 MHz board is supported  
by various

processor upgrades, but the Dual-QS2002 boards are not. Why is that?

What do you mean by “stuffed”?


Stuffed is a word of art for the process of picking and placing  
discrete components onto the raw board, usually by automatic machine.




Do I get this right: chips that are not soldered onto the board  
maybe? – And
these chips are different comparing the Single-800 and the  
Dual-1000 model?


All components are reflow-soldered.





By “divert” you mean to put a QS2002 800 MHz CPU into a QS2002 Dual  
board? Why

should this not be possible, when the opposite is possible?


Divert means to change its function or performance, from one level to  
another.


The way Apple designed the dual 800 and dual 1000 board, although  
using the same raw board, it is not possible to speed up (change from  
800 to 1000) for down speed (change from 1000 to 800) a processor card.


On uniprocessors, it is sometimes possible to change the speed  
through adjustment of certain jumpers, which usually means removing  
or adding a resistor, possible a zero ohm resistor (i.e., a jumper).



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weird message

2010-10-16 Thread Linda

Model Name: Power Mac G4
 Model Identifier:  PowerMac3,6
 Processor Name:PowerPC G4  (3.3)
 Processor Speed:   1.25 GHz
 Number Of CPUs:1
 L2 Cache (per CPU):256 KB
 L3 Cache (per CPU):1 MB
 Memory:2 GB
 Bus Speed: 167 MHz
System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L30)

all of a sudden my computer wants me to 'unlock screen'. You must  
authenticat to unloc screen


The computer is left on, the screen saver is running but when I move  
the mouse the screen goes blank and I have to input my user password.  
The computer never did this before.


Also I hate key chain since now my mail wants me to 'key chain'  
password before it will download my mail. Is there anyway to turn this  
off?


thanks
Linda in Ohio

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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread John Ruschmeyer
On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 19:11 +0200, Mac User #330250 wrote:
 --  Original message  --
 Subject: Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers
 Date:Samstag 16 Oktober 2010N
 From:Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com
 To:  g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
 
 I always thought that the dual processor support came with UniNorth chip 
 revision 7. I implied that the Uni-N chip is therefor responsible for the 
 dual 
 processor function.

I'm not sure if 7 is required for dual processor, period, or for
reliable dual processor under Mac OS X. Either way, you want 7 or newer.

 BTW I have two Power Mac G4 AGP 400 MHz that have Uni-N revision 7 and I 
 successfully ran Dual-450 MHz processors from a G4 GE in them. I couldn't 
 find 
 out if every G4 AGP has Uni-N revision 7 or if I was just lucky to get the 
 right ones.

You were somewhat lucky. I have a G4 AGP/400 which only has Uni-N
revision 3. I *think* I need to upgrade to a Sawtooth rev. 2 motherboard
in order to get the newer Uni-N.

John

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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Mac User #330250
--  Original message  --
Subject: Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers
Date:Samstag 16 Oktober 2010N
From:ah...clem boneheads...@gmail.com
To:  G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com

 […] ANY DP that
 physically fits the electronic connection will work.  even the 450/500
 DPs from a GE will work, except they won't have a power connector for
 the CPU fan.   and all of the third part G4 DP upgrades work just
 fine, from AGP thru QS'02, no modifications necessary.  the only DP
 CPUs that WON'T work are those from a MDD, because they physically
 won't fit, nor will the electronic connectors match up.

Yes, this is also my impression. Only the UniNorth revision seems to be a 
factor.

Anyway, I would at least try a swap and see if it worked. It is always worth a 
try – dual processors just rock!


Thanks,
Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250

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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Mac User #330250
--  Original message  --
Subject: Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers
Date:Samstag 16 Oktober 2010N
From:Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com
To:  g3-5-list@googlegroups.com

 The way Apple designed the dual 800 and dual 1000 board, although
 using the same raw board, it is not possible to speed up (change from
 800 to 1000) for down speed (change from 1000 to 800) a processor card.

Sorry, I don't understand this sentence.
… it is not possible to speed up for down speed a processor card ???


What is to speed up for down speed?
Or did you mean: to speed up *or* down speed a processor card?

This way the sentence would make sense to me.
If so, I don't think you're right. It should be possible to put a Dual-1 GHz 
from a QS2002 into any QS2001 as it should be possible to put a Dual-800 MHz 
from a QS2001 into any QS2002.
But… yes, I remember reading something about an incompatibility here. But I 
don't know why.

So, the question still remains: why? (can't I put a QS2002 Dual processor into 
a QS 2001 and vice versa?)

Anyway, I think it is well possible to change the speed of the processor card.

 On uniprocessors, it is sometimes possible to change the speed
 through adjustment of certain jumpers, which usually means removing
 or adding a resistor, possible a zero ohm resistor (i.e., a jumper).

Not only on uniprocessors:
http://power-mac-g4.com/g4clockup.html

Apparently you can also overclock a Dual-450 from a GE.
And from what I've read somewhere (no link at hand) people are also 
overclocking their Dual-1 GHz machines…

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Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers

2010-10-16 Thread Mac User #330250
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Subject: Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers
Date:Sonntag 17 Oktober 2010N
From:Powermac teozen...@gmail.com
To:  G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com

 So what are my options on the slow single G4-800 on a QS2002?

As far as I know, every QS2002 processor card should work.

I personally would grab anything that is low priced and a Dual processor for 
133 MHz system buses. That is:

* Dual-533 MHz from Digital Audio
* Dual-800 MHz from Quicksilver
* Dual-1 GHz from Quicksilver 2002

You cannot use a processor from an MDD or FW800, they are incompatible.


You could use a Dual-450 or Dual-500 from a Gigabit Ethernet, but you'd have 
to move resistors, since these are for 100 MHz system buses.

Examples:

4.5 × 100 MHz = 450 MHz
3.5 × 133 MHz = 465 MHz

or

5.0 × 100 MHz = 500 MHz
4.0 × 133 MHz = 533 MHz


You can see why the Digital Audio has a Dual-533 MHz instead of a Dual-500 MHz 
processor – the 133 MHz system bus.


(Re)move the resistors like described in this link:
http://power-mac-g4.com/g4clockup.html

In the table “G4 JUMPER CHART”, set the Multiplicator CCU so that it gives the 
correct CPU speed for a 133 MHz bus.


A CPU upgrade card from OWC, Sonnect, Newer Technology, FastMac, Giga Designs 
or PowerLogix is also a good option, but I recommend at least a Single-1.2 GHz 
for decent performance. These cards are often quite expensive, even used ones.


Hope that helped,
Cheers,
Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250

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