Re: Cannot boot OS X
On Feb 8, 2012, at 1:38 PM, Gene Henley wrote: > I have a Quicksilver G4 with Tiger. I installed OS 9.2.1. I can boot into OS > 9.2.1 if I hold the C key down. But if I try to boot into my OSX,The screen > says "The system software on the startup disk only functions on the original > media,not if copied to another drive. > Could I have somwhow messed up my OSX preferences? If I did,How do I get > back to OS X to find out? That message is one you get if you copy the OS 9 system folder from an installer disk onto the hard disk and attempt to boot that OS from the hard disk. Holding down the C key boots from the CD-ROM, not the HD. What it sounds like is that: You still have the installer disk in the optical drive. You copied the System Folder from the installer disk rather than ran the installer. By some means the Startup Disk was set to the copied OS 9 system folder on the HD. Try booting with the option key held down. This should give you a screen showing every bootable system available to the computer from any attached drive. I would use the Option key and boot into OS X. Then delete the OS9 System Folder on the HD then boot from the installer disk and install OS 9. Also open System Preferences, select Startup Disk and select your OS X System folder. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Cannot boot OS X
On Feb 8, 2012, at 3:38 PM, Gene Henley wrote: I have a Quicksilver G4 with Tiger. I installed OS 9.2.1. On the same drive/partition as Tiger? I can boot into OS 9.2.1 if I hold the C key down. The C key boots from the optical disc drive. Did you forget to remove the disc from the drive, and you're booting the 9.2.1 installer CD? But if I try to boot into my OSX, How do you "try" to boot OS X? Methods might including holding the X key, or the Option key, or selecting the OS X system in Startup Disk? The screen says "The system software on the startup disk only functions on the original media,not if copied to another drive. I've got a lot of experience with Macs and I've never heard of this error message. Could I have somwhow messed up my OSX preferences? If I did,How do I get back to OS X to find out? You can always zap the PRAM by holding the Cmd-Opt-P-R keys for several chimes. You can reset the NVRAM by holding the Cmd-Opt-O-F keys and at the Open Firmware prompt type the commands: set-defaults reset-all Where means hit the Return key. The response should be "ok" to the 1st command, and a restart to the 2nd command. Use the Option key to select between different bootable systems such as OS X or MacOS 9.x. If you can't boot from a HD System, you'll need to boot the OS X installer CD/DVD and run Disk Utility>Repair Disk from the Installer menu. If you're having problems booting OS X you can hold the Shift key at startup for a Safe Boot which will only load the minimal Apple extensions, but more importantly will trash & rebuild the System cache files. Once booted in Safe Boot you can restart normally. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Cannot boot OS X
On Feb 8, 2012, at 2:38 PM, Gene Henley wrote: > I have a Quicksilver G4 with Tiger. I installed OS 9.2.1. I can boot into OS > 9.2.1 if I hold the C key down. But if I try to boot into my OSX,The screen > says "The system software on the startup disk only functions on the original > media,not if copied to another drive. > Could I have somwhow messed up my OSX preferences? If I did,How do I get > back to OS X to find out? If you're booting into OS 9 via the C key, you're booting from the OS 9 installer. Normally you will only ever see ""The system software on the startup disk only functions on the original media,not if copied to another drive." of you dragged the System Folder from the OS 9 installer to the hard drive. Try booting from your OS X installer dis and running Disk Utility; this might even be a case for Repair Permissions. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Cannot boot OS X
I have a Quicksilver G4 with Tiger. I installed OS 9.2.1. I can boot into OS 9.2.1 if I hold the C key down. But if I try to boot into my OSX,The screen says "The system software on the startup disk only functions on the original media,not if copied to another drive. Could I have somwhow messed up my OSX preferences? If I did,How do I get back to OS X to find out? Gene H -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Webcam for Mac
Can anyone tell me how the performance of a typical webcam is on a 1.67GHz G4 PowerBook? I gave my 2.66GHz Core2Duo MacBook to my Son when he started college and moved backward to all of my G4 & G5 Mac's, so I don't currently have any computers with a built-in webcams (not that I used the one in my MacBook before I gave it to my Son, but I would like to start using one now that my Grandson has started emailing me from his old Windows laptop. I need to check to see if his Hand-Me-Down Windows laptop is capable of using a webcam so he can video chat with me too. Thanks, David Dual booting MacOSX & MorphOS2.7 on 1.5GHz G4 MacMini & dual 1.42GHz G4 PowerMac MDD, plus dual booting MacOSX & MorphOS3.0 on 15" & 17" 1.67GHz G4 PowerBooks. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Webcam for Mac
I'm sure you'll get a bunch of responses with this one but first search and download 'Macams' as it will allow you to run a multitude of different USB powered webcams. Second I would like to recommend a webcam by Rocketfish, model number RF-HDWEB. I prefer this one because it is capable of taking 8MP stills, has great higher resolution video quility that can be compressed rather easily, and has a built-in mic with superb pick-up and gain. With a quick Google search you can find it for around $20 used or a little over $40 new. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Webcam for Mac
On Feb 8, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote: > Hi people! > > I'm looking for a cheap Webcam (with built-in microphone) to use with my > PowerMac G5 DP 2.7, with OSX 10.4.11. > > From what I got reading around, webcams with dedicated Mac drivers are > expensive. > OTOH, any UVC webcam (USB video device class) should work with any Mac with > OSX 10.4.9 or later. > > AFAIK the Logitech C210 and Microsoft Lifecam VX-800 should be both UVC, and > the reviews say their quality is good - I'm not picky about video quality, > but I'd rather have a good audio. > But I'm not 100% sure they will work in a Mac (I could return them in case > they don't, but I'd rather have some info beforehand). > > I know about Macam http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/index.html > but its webcam list doesn't include any webcam I found in the shops around. > > Had any of you success in using a cheap (I mean 10-25$) "PC" webcam on your > Mac? Any recommendations? I've never had any problems with any webcam I plugged in. Many webcams aren't on macam's support list but work because there just aren't that many webcam chipsets out there. ANY UVC-compliant web cam will work out of the box. As for audio quality, if it's that important, I'd invest in a decent mike anyway. There are a bunch if USB ones out there that'll work with OS X out of the box as USB audio devices, but I"m not entirely sure how far back that support goes; the Mac I set up for that was running 10.5. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Webcam for Mac
Hi people! I'm looking for a cheap Webcam (with built-in microphone) to use with my PowerMac G5 DP 2.7, with OSX 10.4.11. >From what I got reading around, webcams with dedicated Mac drivers are expensive. OTOH, any UVC webcam (USB video device class) should work with any Mac with OSX 10.4.9 or later. AFAIK the Logitech C210 and Microsoft Lifecam VX-800 should be both UVC, and the reviews say their quality is good - I'm not picky about video quality, but I'd rather have a good audio. But I'm not 100% sure they will work in a Mac (I could return them in case they don't, but I'd rather have some info beforehand). I know about Macam http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/index.html but its webcam list doesn't include any webcam I found in the shops around. Had any of you success in using a cheap (I mean 10-25$) "PC" webcam on your Mac? Any recommendations? Thanks in advance, Valter -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Quicksilver Sleep Settings - Mac OS X 10.5.8
On Feb 8, 2012, at 6:47 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Feb 8, 2012, at 4:39 AM, Louis Labrie wrote: > >> Is there a way with the OS or maybe a 3rd party app to have the system sleep >> at an exact time of day/night? And possibly specify certain other criteria. >> Like " unless current user is active, if yes then wait for 30min >> inactivity... ? >> Maybe I'm asking for too much. > > System Preferences>Energy Saver use the Schedule button to set the times and > the function. > That is what I was looking for thank you. But I was hoping for more options/functions. What if I happened to be using the computer at the time it is scheduled to shut down will it warn and give me the option to delay or cancel? I didn't even realize that schedule button was there how long has it been there? hmm just checked 10.4.11 its there guess I just never payed attention that much on the energy saver panel. lol Thank you Louis -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Quicksilver Sleep Settings - Mac OS X 10.5.8
On Feb 8, 2012, at 4:39 AM, Louis Labrie wrote: Is there a way with the OS or maybe a 3rd party app to have the system sleep at an exact time of day/night? And possibly specify certain other criteria. Like " unless current user is active, if yes then wait for 30min inactivity... ? Maybe I'm asking for too much. System Preferences>Energy Saver use the Schedule button to set the times and the function. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Quicksilver Sleep Settings - Mac OS X 10.5.8
>> >> > > That depends. putting the disks to sleep is a no-brainer...yes. Putting the > system to sleep depends on why you're running it 24/7. If it's because it's > running as a server (file, print, web, iTunes, etc) of some sort, then they > systems should be kept awake. If not, just turn it off, save the energy. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > > Is there a way with the OS or maybe a 3rd party app to have the system sleep at an exact time of day/night? And possibly specify certain other criteria. Like " unless current user is active, if yes then wait for 30min inactivity... ? Maybe I'm asking for too much. FYI my system is iMac late 2011 27" 2.7Ghz i5 12GB Ram OS 10.7.3 Sent from Lou's iPhone 4S -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
