Re: Flashing Screen
On Nov 28, 12:48 pm, skyvalley4jesus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quite a scene last night. I happened to look over at my G4 iMac (round base - 1ghz) and the screen was rapidly flashing. You would see the desktop background then black. At first I thought the display was about to go out. I moved the mouse and the screen went back to desktop as normal. Is this a sign? I love the old Flying Toasters, but had problems (hung system, weird displays, etc.) with it and gave it up. Unless you have found a modern version, stated to be compatible with OS 10.5, I would be suspicious of it. If you have found such a modern version, let us know where to get it! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: Flashing Screen
On Nov 29, 2008, at 9:42 AM, Steve from Raleigh wrote: On Nov 28, 12:48 pm, skyvalley4jesus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quite a scene last night. I happened to look over at my G4 iMac (round base - 1ghz) and the screen was rapidly flashing. You would see the desktop background then black. At first I thought the display was about to go out. I moved the mouse and the screen went back to desktop as normal. Is this a sign? I love the old Flying Toasters, but had problems (hung system, weird displays, etc.) with it and gave it up. Unless you have found a modern version, stated to be compatible with OS 10.5, I would be suspicious of it. If you have found such a modern version, let us know where to get it! http://tinyurl.com/67mla5 -- Bruce Johnson U of Az College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions don't have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: Flashing Screen
On Nov 28, 2008, at 12:48, skyvalley4jesus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quite a scene last night. I happened to look over at my G4 iMac (round base - 1ghz) and the screen was rapidly flashing. You would see the desktop background then black. At first I thought the display was about to go out. I moved the mouse and the screen went back to desktop as normal. Is this a sign? I don't think it would be worth replacing the display, if it did go out. Just want to be prepared. If the display or something is about to go, then I need to start looking for a new iMac. Thanks in advance. --- Patrick Berg Cell: 760-420-6053 Fax: 515-583-6314 Webmaster: Skyvalley website: http://skyvalley.angelcities.com Have I not commanded thee: Be strong and courageous? Be not afraid, neither be dismayed; for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Joshua 1:9 My G3 iMac has done this before. I don't think it indicates any kind of impending screen failure. My theory is that it's some type of process loop, but what do I know... --ryan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: Flashing Screen
Thanks. I'm running OS X 10.5.5. The sleep settings are set to put the display to sleep after 30 minutes. The screen saver is the old flying toasters. Never had a problem with it before, but perhaps that was it. Oh, how do I reset OS X back to factory settings? Perhaps that would help. Other than that, I can re-install OS X, but that's a pain. --- Patrick Berg Cell: 760-420-6053 Fax: 515-583-6314 Webmaster: Skyvalley website: http://skyvalley.angelcities.com Have I not commanded thee: Be strong and courageous? Be not afraid, neither be dismayed; for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Joshua 1:9 On Nov 28, 1:55 pm, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 9:48 AM -0800 11/28/2008, skyvalley4jesus wrote: Quite a scene last night. I happened to look over at my G4 iMac (round base - 1ghz) and the screen was rapidly flashing. You would see the desktop background then black. OS? Screen saver and sleep settings? To tell what's happening,,, we need details... At first I thought the display was about to go out. I moved the mouse and the screen went back to desktop as normal. Is this a sign? My instinct is to say it's probably just the built-in screen saver spazzing out. I've seen it happen a number of times. I've got it set to randomly slide show from a folder... Now and then it just goes nutz trying to change the pictures as fast as it can. It ends up flashing about the way you describe... If that's the case, try changing the settings a bit... - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: Flashing Screen
On Nov 28, 2008, at 7:24 PM, skyvalley4jesus wrote: Thanks. I'm running OS X 10.5.5. The sleep settings are set to put the display to sleep after 30 minutes. The screen saver is the old flying toasters. Never had a problem with it before, but perhaps that was it. Oh, how do I reset OS X back to factory settings? Just reset the energy saver prefs to the defaults, choose a different screen saver, log off and back in. That's all.. -- Bruce Johnson U of Az College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions don't have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
