Re: Printing error: timeout, offending command: timeout, stack:
This printer is actually my friend's. We installed the PS driver. After reading your comments, I found this HP site. http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=encc=usobjectID=bpm00551 I will have to check on the DIMM. Sounds like it needs 6MB in order to work correctly. I will get back to you on the printer cable manufacturer. Someone had suggested I install an alternate usb driver. http://buymelunch.org/printing/usbtb/ I will report back after we've tried all these. Thanks for your time. On Mar 28, 1:58 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Mar 27, 2009, at 4:41 PM, avcr8teur wrote: I have an HP Laserjet 4 Plus connected to a new imac with a USB-to- parallel printer cable. The imac is running OSx 10.5.6 and no matter which application I tried printing from (i.e. email, web page, ...etc.) the first print job comes out fine, but an extra sheet would print the error... Error: timeout Offending command: timeout Stack: After this point, a second job will not print unless the imac and printer are rebooted. There is no error message displayed on the printer. Uploading the latest Laserjet 4 Plus drivers for the MAC doesn't help. Are you using the PCL driver or the PS driver (does it have the PS DIMM?) What is the brand of the USB to Parallel adapter? I'm vaguely remembering some issues with such an adapter a long time ago at work. I think I have the solution written down there somewhere. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Combo drive for slot-load G3 iMac
I've fitted a drive from a MacBook into my Flower Power G3. It's certainly possible. It's not easy. I've bodged something together but realistically, how practical it is depends on what tools and materials you have to hand... The DVD drive I got has screws of a different type and with different placement from the CD drive from the iMac. It's physically smaller in most dimensions. The DVD drive has no meat in the right place for the screwhole on the CD adaptor board to be of any use. Compared to the CD drive, the DVD drive is skeletal. Care has to be taken than anything you do does not foul the visible mechanisms. Very careful measurement is required to get the slot to line up with the case. Etc... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Slow bootup?
Even so, you have little RAM in this machine. I'd recommend bumping it to 2 gig, at least... the memories of my iMac when it had only a gig of RAM still haunt me - when I launched iPhoto, it was a total nightmare :P. MM On Mar 28, 10:29 pm, Po-en Tsai poen.t...@gmail.com wrote: try reset the pram - hold down 'apple, option, p, r' st startup before the apple screenhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379 Po-en On 3/29/09, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Mar 28, 2009, at 7:18 AM, Bill Spencer wrote: Hi there: The Leopard machine below (purchased new last summer) seems to be getting slower and slower to start up. I run Cocktail monthly and downloaded and ran OnyX just the other day, but with no apparent improvement. What are some things I can do to help move it along, short of pouring caffeine into the DVD slot? As usual my thanks in advance! Try booting up in safe mode (holding down the shift key) then rebooting, this may fix some caches that Onyx isn't. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Just curious about this article
On Mar 29, 2009, at 6:02 AM, Bill Spencer wrote: I'm wondering whether this activity transcends operating systems? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/technology/29spy.html?_r=1hp No. While they don't say, specifically, I can almost guarantee it's Windows only. The description of the methods used are almost identical to any other run-of-the-mill phishing or spyware exploit. This COULD happen on a Mac. The difference is the 'whaling' aspect. This is using new viruses/ malware created by expert programmers (not using a script or virus kit) and hackers doing old-school breaking and entering, targeting very carefully chosen targets. On a corporate scale, these sorts of things are email messages sent to CEO's from what appears to be colleagues, using the same language the colleague would use...no crude Dear WEBMAIL user, We to provide in order good service humbly request that you send your name and password... crap. It will have a spreadsheet attached that will look real; hell, may even BE real, having been swiped from the company. In short, it will be a perfectly ordinary looking email, and pass through the company's malware detection system like water. They can only find what they're looking for. True, AV isn't as crude as simple pattern matching any more, they will monitor suspicious-looking activities, but if they come in kill the AV, do the work, restart the AV (which commercial malware does today: Conficker, anyone?) and boom, they control the computer on the CEO's desk. The malware, once on, will install a backdoor and go talk to it's controller. (backdoor programs can occupy as few as 150-200 bytes.) When people like Charlie Miller talk about exploits being worth thousands of dollars, this is why. An unannounced, unused exploit is precious. It lets you hack into systems unnoticed. An exploit that doesn't get spawned to a million computers trying to build a botnet DOES NOT GET FOUND by the AV companies. For all their talk about 'protecting us', I can guaran-damn-tee that at least SOME of these systems were up to date on OS patches and had the latest version of whatever corporate AV was in place at the time. Hacking for industrial or political espionage is very difficult to trace, without running drastic network protocols http://www.dumbentia.com/pdflib/scissors.pdf What this means to us? Macs are still largely safe, barring an unknown exploit giving root access remotely, WITHOUT first having a local account on the computer...this is the Holy Grail of Mac malware, and unlike any number of such exploits for Windows none have been shown for Macs. Macs ARE susceptible to social engineering: witness the link posted the other day about a Mac trojan http://tinyurl.com/cf93vg...if someone offers a malware program you install yourself only Scissors can help you; but the kinds of exploits used in phishing emails are harder to get through when you're using a Mac. Opening a spreadsheet from Dave the VP of Marketing shouldn't be asking for your admin password :-) -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: iMac Slot Loading G3 Power Rating
imac_chips99 wrote: I have a 350 MHz iMac Slot Loading G3 and I measured the Power Rating. My iMac draws 83 watts when used normally It draws 70 watts with the display in power saving mode. It draws 33 watts when in sleep mode (about 1/3 of normal power). When turned off, it draws 5 watts (yes, it even uses power when turned off). I heard of a program for older iMac's to put them in deep sleep mode but never tried it. I guess it would use 5 watts in deep sleep mode. 83 watts = ON, 70 watts = display off, 33 watts = sleep mode, 5 watts = OFF. This is a great post. Thanks so much. The better half and I are always arguing about the cost of running machines 'round here. Are you able to say how you came to these conclusions on the power used by your iMac. I have one I've not been using because a friend told me that they---iMacs---consume more power than traditional machines. Thanks for the post! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: iMac Slot Loading G3 Power Rating
Thanks! I was wondering how much power my iMac 350Mhz was using Also, I have a slot load iMac g3 350mhz, Indigo. When it is on, its makes a slight buzzing noise, and when i turn it off, it still makes that 'buzzz' noise. - Would that be the power, or just the CRT? Po-en On 3/30/09, nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com wrote: imac_chips99 wrote: I have a 350 MHz iMac Slot Loading G3 and I measured the Power Rating. My iMac draws 83 watts when used normally It draws 70 watts with the display in power saving mode. It draws 33 watts when in sleep mode (about 1/3 of normal power). When turned off, it draws 5 watts (yes, it even uses power when turned off). I heard of a program for older iMac's to put them in deep sleep mode but never tried it. I guess it would use 5 watts in deep sleep mode. 83 watts = ON, 70 watts = display off, 33 watts = sleep mode, 5 watts = OFF. This is a great post. Thanks so much. The better half and I are always arguing about the cost of running machines 'round here. Are you able to say how you came to these conclusions on the power used by your iMac. I have one I've not been using because a friend told me that they---iMacs---consume more power than traditional machines. Thanks for the post! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Slow bootup?
Bill Slow start up can be a lot of things, but I don't think it is RAM. Low RAM would cause slow start up but it was also make the whole machine slow. I think you said you were running Leopard, but I don't remember how much RAM you had. I have 768MB of RAM in Leopard and it isn't slow to start up or use. I would suggest, repair disk permissions and check your start up items. Make sure you have plenty of free space on your drive too. Then see. Simon --- visit my Mac site at http://www.simonroyal.co.uk or Skype me at 'Simon-Royal' (sent using Nokia E71) -original message- Subject: Re: Slow bootup? From: Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu Date: 29/03/2009 22:45 On Mar 29, 1:30 pm, Manuel Marques manuelmar...@gmail.com wrote: Even so, you have little RAM in this machine. I'd recommend bumping it to 2 gig, at least... the memories of my iMac when it had only a gig of RAM still haunt me - when I launched iPhoto, it was a total nightmare :P. MM Hmm...that wouldn't make things _progressively_ slower, would it? Plus, we are really pretty light users at our house for the most part: no film or video, very very little with photos or audio or downloads of any kind, the vast majority of use being the internet basics and pretty basic document/spreadsheet-type stuff. Bill --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Slow bootup?
On Mar 29, 2009, at 8:16 PM, Simon Royal wrote: Bill Slow start up can be a lot of things, but I don't think it is RAM. Low RAM would cause slow start up but it was also make the whole machine slow. I think you said you were running Leopard, but I don't remember how much RAM you had. I have 768MB of RAM in Leopard and it isn't slow to start up or use. I would suggest, repair disk permissions and check your start up items. Make sure you have plenty of free space on your drive too. Then see. I used to have slow bootup on my 2 Ghz iMac Aluminum with 1 Gig of RAM. I reinstalled Leopard, and it's good now. I added 2 GB and it's still good! But if you don't have a good backup strategy (I didn't) then don't do it. I used a PC to backup the files btw. Good luck! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
