Jury/jerry rigging.
Here's the Wikipaedia definition of both terms. Jury rigging refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand. Originally a nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement mast and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast. When more permanence is meant by the term, such a build may be referred to as jerry rigged. I don't like this new Google groups interface BTW! Dan -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Firewire 400 not working in G5 PowerMac
Greetings all :+) I've just acquired my first G5: a 1.8GHz with 1GB of memory. It came with 10.4 installed on an 80GB drive, and I put in a 500GB drive, and installed 10.5 on to it (my first SATA experience - went very smoothly) via Firewire 800 from one of my MirrorDoors, which came with a Time machine drive with Leopard on it. Both OS'es are fully updated. Lovely machine apart from a bent back leg, so it has had a fall in its history (probably why only two of us bid on it, and I got it for a reasonable price!) Gorgeous design statement although not as upgradeable, hardware-wise as the MirrorDoors. But I digress. All went well, but when I tried running my Firewire speakers, they lit up but when I looked at System profiler, it showed only the Firewire 800 bus as being present. I tried resetting PRAM and then NVRAM with no change. But wait, I have Firewire cards, I thought. The first one wouldn't fit: seems I now have a Mac with PCI-x slots! However I had a brand new 800/400 card that went in nicely, and now when I look in System Profiler I have two firewire 800 channels listed, but still no Firewire 400! My firmware seems to be up to date. On the positive side, I now have 2 more FW800 ports, and I can connect my external DVD drives via 400/800 adapter leads. Is the FW400 on the motherboard FUBAR'ed and would this mean it would not recognise the FW400 'bits' of the card? From memory, disk utility knew my 1st gen iPod was connected, even though it wasn't showing on the desktop, . Hoping y'all can cast a little inSight on this Dan. -- 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
1.25 eMac running in safe mode.
I recently bought one of these with the failing caps problem. described thusly ... as spares and repairs because I dont have the time to reinstall Mac OSX boots up to statup then sits on mac loading screen may just need reinstalling . [image: Photobucket]http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq312/rubblemania/1-1-2-9.jpgthis was how it arrived (seller's photo). basically for spares for my other eMacs and because I like a challenge, and it *may just* have needed a re-install (another one I bought for spares came without a System folder that had been trashed somehow so nice kernel panic when I turned it on - an OSX install sorted that one although since it is clogged with sawdust I need to strip and clean it before I dare use it for anything!) While I can wield a soldering iron I'm not intending to repair it but I've been playing with it as a result of email conversations with an ebayer who had one up for sale. She said that hers will surf in safe mode, so I dug mine out with a view to trying this out. When I turned it on I found that I was in the middle of re-installing OSX on it when I got fed up some weeks ago. I started it in Safe Mode and was able to complete the installation satisfactorily, then started it in Target Disc Mode and moved a few files across, including the combined update. So now I have an eMac running 10.4.11, and in safe mode it seems quite happy. Trying to boot it normally, it sometimes freezes at 'Starting OSX', sometimes gets as far as a desktop, but then the mouse freezes - basically, as expected, no functionality. So a couple of questions. I usually share my internet connection between my Macs using a firewire cable (why - because it just works beautifully!) In safe mode I do not seem to be able to invoke this functionality - system prefs only shows ethernet as an option. Am I missing something obvious or can I only do this in full bells and whistles mode? Everything *seems* to work fine in Safe Mode - I've installed a couple of small apps - Onyx, Neo Office, my printer - and they seem to work OK. (not actually tried printing yet though!) VLC 0.9.9a doesn't seem to output video and sound - having just checked System Prefs, it shows no input or output devices found, so do I lose sound and video options in safe mode? The eMac seems stable enough in Safe Mode, no video artifacts, random freezes, mouse hanging - what kind of voodoo is going on here - I would have thought that dodgy caps would cause problems in safe mode as well? Looking forward to the group's erudition on this1 Dan. -- 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: 1.25 eMac running in safe mode.
On 4 March 2010 01:19, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 11:51 PM + 3/3/2010, Dan Stobbs wrote: eMac memory? 512MB Does it bong? Yes. Does it pass AHT? Didn't occur to me to try that - good one -I've got several AHT disks in a box somewhere - almost certainly got a couple of eMac ones as I have 6 or seven eMacs (don't ask! - two of them were bought spares/repair so I could learn how to take them apart - one has defective IVAD cable - planning to use cable from the totally dead one to fix that when I get space on bench clear! *While I can wield a soldering iron I'm not intending to repair it but I've been playing with it as a result of email conversations with an ebayer who had one up for sale. She said that hers will surf in safe mode, so I dug mine out with a view to trying this out.* Safe Mode is a restricted/limited environment. Many drivers are not loaded. Many services are not running. It is meant as a debug/repair type mode, not for regular use. Running as you suggest is the equivalent of driving your car on the rims, with the top down, in a thunderstorm. It will get you home, in a pinch, but you will get wet and perhaps fried on the way. Fair comment, although IMHO it seems a lot more functional than I remember 'Safe Mode' in Windoze being. Obviously (?) sound and video drivers not being loaded - no VLC functionality but Neo Office seems to work OK. My correspondent is using hers to surf and apparently findin it satisfactory although without UTube functionality. . *So now I have an eMac running 10.4.11, and in safe mode it seems quite happy. Trying to boot it normally, it sometimes freezes at 'Starting OSX', sometimes gets as far as a desktop, but then the mouse freezes - basically, as expected, no functionality.* Look in the system log to see what's failing. OK. System log looked at and saved. But that system log is from Safe boot. So I thought I'd reboot, allowing normal boot until it hung, and then restart in TDM so I could access log via my G4 lampshade. Did this and I found references to my Wacom Bamboo tablet, which I've recently installed on the G4! So I disconnected FW lead and rebooted the eMac. It got as far as the desktop this time and I moved the mouse onto the Apple menu which opened, and then froze with a spinning pinball.Turned off eMac, restarted in TDM and then connected FW lead and went drilling for logs in 1.25eMac/users/myfolder/library/logs. This got me to disk utility log. Clicking further got me to system log which I attempted to copy to the clipboard for study in textedit - I got nearly to the bottom and then it vanished. Before I try again am I looking in the right place? Try booting in Verbose Mode, to see how far the boot process is getting. Tried that already before I posted. Unfortunately it doesn't stay on screen long enough to read it before it goes to colour screen!. Is there a way of pausing the boot process to allow me to read it? - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- 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 -- 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
Heavy duty, feels-good keyboard for typist with a vengeance
I can certainly recommend Lindy USB Mac specific keyboards. They use switches rather than a membrane, so they're very positive action (although not the quietest in the world!) and also have two USB sockets so rodents can be plugged in. Don't know if they still make them to this standard: I've bought all 4 of mine off ebay and they date back to G3 days, and come in various Mac colours. They work well, and are relatively easy to dismantle for cleaning purposes. They have a similar feel to the classic IBM AT keyboards that everyone used to love in XT/ 286 days! Regards, Dan. -- 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
