dual G5 2.5 problems continue
Due to the earlier suspicions of bad capacitors due to the error message coming from the hardware test CD, I purchased a new logic board and had the local Apple authorized tech install it.It's no longer giving the error message about a bad CPU.Unfortunately, it still won't boot and now has a new error message during the hardware test:AHT Error Code: 2I2C/1/1 0x0096 When he's not running the hardware test, it boots to the grey screen with the Apple, runs for a few minutes with the fans, and then shuts down on its own. He tried booting with another hard drive in case there was an issue with the hard drive, but he had the same results.He's at a loss. Any ideas for him. Thanks.JasonPlattsburgh
Re: will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?
The PPC G5 was running 10.5 (.2 I believe). I tried again. It will boot from the cloned G5 drive on the external hard drive, but the mouse still fails to work after boot-up, regardless of which USB port I try. -- Original message from John Martz : -- > > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 7:16 PM, wrote: > > 10.5.7 for the OS > > I assume that's what the mini is using ... how about the PPC G5 whose > recovered install drive you were trying to boot from? What OS was it > using? (Just wondering if that external drive contained the version of > Tiger (or later) which supports Intel or an earlier Mac OS. > > -irrational john > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en > Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml > -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- >
Re: will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?
10.5.7 for the OS -> > What flavor of Mac Mini do you have? And what version of OS X is it using? > > -irrational john > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ > You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en > Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml > -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- >
Re: will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?
Macmini2,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 4 MB Memory: 3 GBI'll try the archive and install migration this weekend since the brute force drag and drop wasn't successful.> > What flavor of Mac Mini do you have? And what version of OS X is it using? > > -irrational john > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ > You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en > Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml > -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- >
will a PPC cloned boot drive work as the boot drive for an Intel?
My dual 2.5 G5 with the CPU error that wouldn't boot (possibly due to bad capacitor acc. to earlier respnses) is still dead. The local tech cloned its boot drive onto an external hard drive for me so that I could use it to boot our Mac Mini. He said he wasn't sure if it would work as the boot drive for an Intel Mac. When I select it as the boot drive, the keyboard won't work when it finally finishes booting. Does anyone know if an Intel Mac can be booted from a PPC boot drive? I wouldn't bother; however, the mail, calendar, and address book files don't seem to be readily accessible. I drag and dropped the files that were indicated in Apple's support pages and other places on the web as the appropriate data files from the clone drive to the Mini, but they still don't seem to come up with the data, so this is plan b. Thanks. Jason
Re: G5 troubleshooring: motherboard vs. RAM vs. something else
>When your capacitors were bulged, did you repair or replace the machines? I called the tech. He stated that he had also seen G5 with problem capacitors, but a replacement logic board was needed to fix that, which was a $700 repair so it wasn't worth repairing the machine. Which leads to the next question: are schools or businesses with a large # of G5's getting a sense of an average lifespan for the dual 2.5 G5's? I've considered buying another G5 and then moving my drives and cards over to the used replacement one, but if the average lifespan is 5-6 years, then that would be a waste of $600 - $700 before too long. Thanks. > Although I haven't seen any discussion of the G5 towers having the same > capacitor issues as the G5 iMacs it might be worth inspecting the > motherboard. On ours they were just a little bulged. But we were having > all kinds of boot issues. > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ > You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en > Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml > -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- >
Re: G5 troubleshooring: motherboard vs. RAM vs. something else
The hardware test did recognize the RAM, so I'm assuming it's safe to say that the RAM is fine.> > In both the G5 and PC, once the RAM was fully recognized, I've had > zero problems. > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ > You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en > Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml > -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- >
G5 troubleshooring: motherboard vs. RAM vs. something else
The Apple / Tech Tool Deluxe CD didn't boot, but the hardware test CD did boot. It seems like it's hung up now, but I received this msg. in the results box prior to it hanging up:Error Code2 STH/1/3: CPU A A AD7417AD1Error CodeI'm guessing that's a really bad thing and not just a bad RAM stick. > Do you have the original CDs? I think one is a "dual boot" CD where > you hold the Option key and it gives an option to boot a hardware > test. There are also so-called Apple Service Diagnostic discs (ASD) > that are meant for Apple service technicians to use. You may be able > to download one from a torrent site, but finding the correct version > for your specific G5 may be difficult. I believe v.2.5.8 may be the > correct version, search Google for "June 2004""Apple Service > Diagnostic" and you may be able to find one, but I don't know it will > help. Again, I think it's a "dual boot" DVD, so you'll need to know > how to boot it and use it. Probably not too helpful in my opinion > because if you need this, you've got a really screwed up Mac that > needs more attention than an average user can muster. >
Re: G5 troubleshooring: motherboard vs. RAM vs. something else
I tried a Safe Boot again, but it still fails to boot. In fact, it is now being consistent-it's consistently shutting down during every boot up; however, I do get a start-up chime now. Prior to bringing it to the tech, I didn't get a start-up chime, like it was unable to come out of Sleep mode.Right-June 2004 model. > > I assume this means this is a "June 2004" G5 model? There was a > firmware update for this model, is would seem unlikely that's the > issue since Software Update should catch outdated firmware, but you > might check just to be sure. You can look in System > Profiler>Hardware>Boot ROM version to see, it should be v.5.1.8f7 > which you can download here if needed: > I'll try this next. > > Do you have the original CDs? I think one is a "dual boot" CD where > you hold the Option key and it gives an option to boot a hardware > test. There are also so-called Apple Service Diagnostic discs (ASD) > that are meant for Apple service technicians to use. You may be able > to download one from a torrent site, but finding the correct version > for your specific G5 may be difficult. I believe v.2.5.8 may be the > correct version, search Google for "June 2004""Apple Service > Diagnostic" and you may be able to find one, but I don't know it will > help. Again, I think it's a "dual boot" DVD, so you'll need to know > how to boot it and use it. Probably not too helpful in my opinion > because if you need this,That's not good. I don't think the local Apple tech knows what to try next either (hence his buy a Mac Pro suggestion). Thanks for your time and help. you've got a really screwed up Mac that > needs more attention than an average user can muster.
G5 troubleshooring: motherboard vs. RAM vs. something else
Hello,My dual G5 won't boot now. Here's a synopsis of the problems:1. usually hangs up at the white screen with the gray logo2. sometimes hangs up there and then shuts down on its own3. the tech had it working for 4 hours this morning & then it stopped - he changed the pram battery since it's from June 2004 approx. - he checked the connections - he tested the hard drives with Disk Genius: passed all the testsI'm currently removing RAM in case there's a bad RAM stick. He thought it was probably a bad mother board and time to be replaced with a new Intel Mac. Is there a way to troubleshoot a bad motherboard. Other points: I had done the recent Apple updates and 1 of the 2 fans isn't working. He didn't think there was a safety that shut down the computer / boot process if it sensed a bad fan.Appreciate any insight. Thanks.Jason
Sophos.com malware article
I apologize if this was already posted. Jason Plattsburgh Apple Mac malware: caught on camera Pob in our analysis labs blogged earlier this week about a new variant of the RSPlug Trojan horse for Mac OS X that he had written protection against. One of the ways in which the OSX/RSPlug-F Mac Trojan horse is being distributed by hackers is in the form of a poisoned HDTV/DTV program called MacCinema. As you'll see in this video, visiting a website that gives many of the signs of legitimacy, can lead to you downloading a Trojan horse. Even for the Apple Mac. Apple Mac malware: Caught on camera from Sophos Labs on Vimeo. The video is also available on YouTube. And don't try and tell me that this couldn't affect Mac OS X users because they would have to enter their administrator username and password to install the package. If they were prepared to download this program from this website, I feel pretty confident that they would enter their administrator details to allow installation too! Mac users are no different to Windows users in this regard - this is social engineering, plain and simple. Oh, and Windows users shouldn't feel too smug about this either. If you visit the site on a Windows computer, it will serve up a malicious Windows executable from the Zlob family of malware rather than a Mac OS X Trojan horse. By the way, we tried this on both Firefox and Safari on the Apple Mac. It makes no difference. The attack does not depend on a browser vulnerability - it works by the user being convinced that this is a program that they would like to run on their computer. Posted on March 25th, 2009 by Graham Cluley, SophosFiled under: Apple, Malware, Video
memory stick format error
Has anyone successfully fixed memory stick format errors in OS X. I see there's some Sony software on their support site for Windows users who are having the same problem? Thanks.Jason
malware and web pages
I'm probably missing the obvious here. This forum doesn't have a lot of Symantec virus scanner software fans, and Norton/Symantec's had problems detecting the malware aimed at ACH bank accounts. There have been a large # of infected computers in my area lately with malware that has resulted in fraudulent ACH transfers. According to 1 article I read, 28 out of 32 virus scanning programs didn't detect a recent financial malware.Some of the local victims had key logger viruses. Some had malware that read the data stored in their auto-forms feature on their browsers and apparently sent that data off to the hacker who wrote the code. Looking at some of the articles that I googled (and there really aren't very many articles out there now on malware and ACH transfers), it looks like people surfing the internet are more frequently visiting regular web sites that have been compromised / hacked and visiting that web page is resulting in malware scripts being run on the web surfer's computer.Avoiding this malware doesn't seem to be as simple any more as simply not opening attachments from unknown senders. What's the safe way to secure a Mac (or any computer for that matter) that's used for online banking? Are there other key terms that I should be googling? Has anyone seen any in-depth articles, discussions, forums on this financial malware?Thanks. 1 article is below-JasonFrom vnunet.com 10/25/08 An analysis into the use of financial malware has shown that despite a fall in the number of new attacks detected, criminals are still managing to beat security measures designed to stop fraud.The study found that while discoveries of malware aimed at banks and other financial groups appears to be decreasing, this does not indicate a reduced threat. Rather the threats are increasing as malware writers are getting smarter.advertisement“Financial institutions around the world are seeing increasing losses from cybercrime,” wrote Roel Schouwenberg, senior anti-virus researcher atKaspersky Lab.“Investing in better security costs a lot of money. However, this is a choice that banks clearly have to make.”Attack vectors have changed significantly in the last year, according to Kaspersky, with far less reliance on easily blocked spam containing malware to attack code being embedded in web pages.This is in line with other software attacks, but what differentiated the malware for finance houses is its sophistication. Traditional keylogging software is now being replaced by Trojans, that can download ever more complex spying tools.For example, two-factor authentication for online banking, which uses a hardware token in addition to a secret password, is increasingly ineffective. This is because malware writers have perfected the tools to get around it by redirecting the user to a separate server to harvest the necessary access information in real time – the so called ‘man in the middle’ attack.This defeats the two-factor process, but malware writers have taken the process a step further with a new ‘man in the endpoint’ attack. This eliminates the need for a separate server by conducting the entire attack on the user’s machine.“There are several significant advantages to this approach,” Schouwenberg said.“First, there is a direct connection with the financial organisation so there is no chance of a transaction being tagged simply because a user has logged on from an unknown IP address. Second, a man in the endpoint attack will have a better success rate than a man in the middle one if used against a system which employs complex defences.”The situation is being aided by the increasing use of ‘money mules’, people who are recruited to act as recipients of stolen funds and pass them on in the form of e-gold or moneygram certificates to the fraudster in exchange for a 10 to 15 per cent cut. -
Re: router recommendations?
There is a button on the back which you push > for 30 sec or so and this often fixes many issues. I only pushed the button in momentarily instead of a prolonged period but will try that now.Also does your > router have the current firmware? Yes, I did check that within the Netgear software. Don't forget cables can also go bad etc.I thought about that but decided a bad cable would result in no websites working instead of occasionally ending up at godaddy.com instead of the proper site.Thank you.Jason
Re: router recommendations?
try fixed DNS entries and/or purchase a new router and take it back if it does not work. At work earlier this week there was a problem with the providers dns servers which can really mess things up. Lots of luck. Thank you. What's the best way to try fixed DNS entries? Googling that didn't shed much light on it. Jason
router recommendations?
The Netgear WGT624 wireless router attached to my dual G5 seems to have become unreliable.Apparently, it's having problems talking to ImOn's 5 DNS servers, because it find some websites successfully, but often produces an error msg. that the site has been parked by godaddy.com on other common sites that have worked and will often work a few minutes later.This problem never occurs when I bypass the router and even stopped for a little while when I tried a different port on the router, though that may have just been a coincidence since that port stopped working too.Does anyone have any wireless router recommendations that work well with both OS X and the occasional Windows interface?Thank you.JasonCedar Rapids
