DISK Images; What are they?
Regarding system install disks, what are disk images? Also, why stop at 8.1 for powerbooks as recent as the 3400's? It seems like some p-bookers are running operating systems into the nines. Thanks for your replies! Thomas The Kinders -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Narcoleptic 520c
I zeroed out the hard drive and reinstalled my software. I ran Norton and Disk Warrior. Zapped etc. But my 520c is still having serious sleep issues. It won't fully wake up. I'll hear the hard drive spin up and then I may get most of the screen back. But the mouse never actually becomes active. I found this: O'Grady's PowerPage - PowerBook 500 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/tenchi/500.html#Trouble-Shooters PB wont sleep/freeze on wake/crash on sleep (NOTE, problem with 7.6.1)! First check all your extensions! Start with no extension (Shift Key held on startup), then try sleeping. Apple once mentioned a software patch to fix it, but I have never seen a patch itself. Bottom line, 99% of all these problems is extension and/or control panels. Only if crash continues with no extensions is an OS or hardware problem the cause. This may be the trickest problem to fix. Try running a newer version of the OS. I have noticed that any number of things could cuase the problem, even a simple as a CD-ROM or ZIP disk not in the SCSI drive. But even with extensions off I'm experiencing the same problem. Anyone know anything about the Apple software patch mentioned above? I'm running 8.1 and the Powerbook Control Panel is version 7.6.1 My hard drive is rather full. Could that be it? Thanks! JohnH -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: OS X.1 on PBG4
If you look on, I believe, Versiontracker, there is software that is supposed to let you run OS X on unsupported machines. Unfortunately, the name of the software escapes me now. I wanna say it's called Unsupported X Utility, or something to that effect(sp.?). On Wednesday, October 3, 2001, at 05:36 PM, Chris Boring wrote: - Original Message - From: Guy Wickenden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a quick note to let people know that OS X.1 is a dream on a PBG4 500 IGB RAM. It is very very fast. I am beginning to prefer it to OS 9.2 Well, geez, of course it is. ;) My question is, has anyone hacked a way to run it on a G3 Kanga yet? (the only OSX unsupported G3 machine!!!) [in mourning for my city skyline...] -Chris [doktorboring] AIM: doktor242 Yahoo: doktorboring MSN Messenger: doktorboring http://listen.to/vektor7 NOW ONLINE: www.mp3.com/c6h6 The fecundity of the unexpected far exceeds the prudence of statesmen. --Pierre-Joseph Proudhon -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
powerbook 5300 and # monitor colors
After having rebuilt a powerbook 190cs into a 5300 ce? (using parts from a real 5300 ce- 117mhz motherboard, 16 + 48 ram, powerboard, video board). I had thought the monitor control panel would now give me more options for monitor colors. I have choices from black white, up to 'thousands' of colors. There is no option for 'millions' and only 'one' option for screen resolution size. I think these were the same settings I had on the 190cs. Question: Are these the expected options with this new motherboard and video board? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Flash Cards as RAM?
Hi folks: can anyone share their experiences on using flash cards (Compactflash, ATA Flash, etc.) as Virtual Memory on their PowerBooks? ie: format the card as a drive and use that drive as VM to augment PBs with low max RAM ceilings (specifically, the 5300). Is there any point if CF or ATA Flash is slower than a HD? _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: powerbook 5300 and # monitor colors
In a message dated 10/4/01 06:21:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: After having rebuilt a powerbook 190cs into a 5300 ce? (using parts from a real 5300 ce- 117mhz motherboard, 16 + 48 ram, powerboard, video board). I had thought the monitor control panel would now give me more options for monitor colors. I have choices from black white, up to 'thousands' of colors. There is no option for 'millions' and only 'one' option for screen resolution size. I think these were the same settings I had on the 190cs. Question: Are these the expected options with this new motherboard and video board? In a word, yes. I have an always been 5300 ce, with 64Mb of ram running OS 8.6 and those are the monitor options that I have. To paraphrase the Blues Brothers, What do you want from a Mac that was introduced in August of 1995, a rrruubber biscuit? Bow bow bow! I believe that you may have a few more resolution options if you connect to a external monitor, but the colors are maxed at a thousand. Brent -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flash Cards as RAM?
on 4/10/01 8:51 pm, Judy Perry at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Michael, I, too, am using a PB1400. May I ask what PC card you are using and how to set this system up? Sorry if this is a dumb question... Judy On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Michael Dolberry wrote: I have been using this method with my PB1400 and it is great. Hi I would be greatfull if you could let me know how to set up this and also what type of card to use as i have a 5300c with max ram and a 540c with max ram also and would like to get more without using VM. thanks -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Flash Cards as RAM?
I have a Compact Flash card in my PB520 in the card cage. It automatically recognizes it as an extra harddrive (shows up as a PC format on the desktop). this is perfectly usable and the CF card can still be used directly in PC machines (for transferring digital pix for instance. The readme says In order to see it as a mac drive, I would have to turn of PC Exchange and then reformat that drive. However, once I did that, if I ever wanted it formated pc/dos again it is necessary to do that with the CF in a dis machine, because drive setup or the erase or reformat on the mac cannot do that. I think if I did format that drive it would then be available to use as virtual memory, because the mac would see it as a mac drive. It is my understanding that this is faster than the regular harddrive for VM , because it is connected to the motherboard via the cardcage connection. Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 15:00:27 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Subject: PowerBooks Digest #542 From: coltrane davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Flash Cards as RAM? Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 14:32:44 + Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi folks: can anyone share their experiences on using flash cards (Compactflash, ATA Flash, etc.) as Virtual Memory on their PowerBooks? ie: format the card as a drive and use that drive as VM to augment PBs with low max RAM ceilings (specifically, the 5300). Is there any point if CF or ATA Flash is slower than a HD? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flash Cards as RAM?
No dumb questions here! I am using a Compact Flash memory card with a pc-card adapter. Both of these can be found at CompUSA, etc. in the digital camera area. Better prices can be found on the internet, if you are willing to wait. In fact, dealmac.com has a notice today for a compact flash 128 mb card for less than $50. If I had the money, I personally would grab it. The adapter can be found for less than $10, from time to time, but usually around $25 anywhere. Please don't make my silly mistake. I have my PB1400 maxed out to 64 meg of RAM. So, I thought that another 64mb card would be enough for added Virtual Memory. I FORGOT that VM has to fit all on the same space. So, when I went to set up the Memory on the card it gave me the disk is not large enough for Virtual Memory alert. OOPS! Get at least a 128 meg card. As far as setting the card up to be used as memory, it is fairly easy. The 1400 is already set up to recognize compact flash cards. When you insert the adapter, it mounts as a PC-formatted disk (with a PC-card logo, on my screen). I reformatted it as a Mac disk using the Erase Disk... menu. I was told that this was the right thing to do, and it seemed to work. Then, just go into the Virtual Memory control panel and select the card and the amount of memory to be used. Your computer doesn't access the hard drive near as often, and for me, the memory seems more stable and runs faster, since there are no moving parts inside the card. I also put my documents and web cache on the card. Two more things that typically cause the hard drive to spin up most often. One caution: I have heard that compact flash cards are rated for a certain number of writes and then MAY start losing data, just like a floppy disk. Theoretically, all those frequent calls to memory may wear out the card and cause failures. So I am told. But, I haven't heard this happen to anyone yet. Mike Dolberry --- Judy Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Michael, I, too, am using a PB1400. May I ask what PC card you are using and how to set this system up? Sorry if this is a dumb question... Judy __ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: battery rollercoaster
Thank you for this highly informative post. I'm always amazed at the answers found here. I an going to try to replace the batteries inside the casing, the next time I go to Radio Shack. I'm not risking much and it may be fun. It looks like I can modify a battery tray in one of my children's dead toys to accept the batteries and it might fit back in the casing. It's worth a try. Modular, convenient and ecologically-friendly. I suppose that I stand a chance of not being able to recharge them inside the computer, by going this way, though. Mike Dolberry Carpe Diet (sieze the SlimFast) --- John Pitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yep, I've had similar results from two batteries that i've tried to recondition for my 170. I was quite surprised by the spike at 5 mins or so, but I decided it must be a feature of the chemistry of these batteries when they're on the way out. (unless it's the rate of discharge, but this is on Battery Amnesia, which I think gives a constant rate of discharge). I gave up and pulled the cells from one. They all held an initial charge, and I haven't had a chance to check them out past there. But yes, my guess is that your battery is probably u/s. best wishes, and can I add to other peoples' comments, that although I'm only a (very) occasional contributor here, I really enjoy the spirit and tone of the discussion. -- John Pitt Community Management and Development Program Centre for Aboriginal Studies Curtin University GPO Box U1987 Perth, Western Australia 6845 ph: (08) 9266 3379 fax: (08) 9266 2892 / 9266 2888 home: 7 Melville Beach Rd Applecross WA 6153 (08) 9364 8808 __ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: PowerCD where is it?
That would depend on how much you would like for it? Of course the shipping from Holland is a big hurdle but not outrageous. Let me know, thanks. joseph -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Definitive source for used Powerbook, iBook info
For anyone else shopping for a used Powerbook or iBook, I wholeheartedly recommend these two reports by Charles Moore who writes the Mac Road Warrior column: Compleat Guides to PowerBooks and iBooks. First one is $1000 US, 2nd one $1000 US. http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/01/05/29/index.html http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/01/06/12/index.html He's a nice guy, too. Took the time to give me specific info for my Peace Corps-bound friend. His report and the replies I received from members of this list, privately and on the list, were truly invaluable. I'm signing off the list now, because I'd joined only to help my friend, so please send any further messages to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. I am so glad this list exists, because my friend and I would both still be lost in the maze, otherwise. THANK YOU. Judith Broadhurst, editor and writer Creative License, editorial services Santa Cruz, California, USA and soon: http://www.peacestudy.org -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
PB battery power primer :)
I replaced the exhausted cells of my original PB 145 battery with new NiMH cells, with several advantages: the original NiCd cells were rated at 1300 mAh ( or 1.3 Amp/hour ), while today's NiMH cells of the same physical size are capable of 2000 mAh output. It's a matter of carving the sealed case open (I cut along the seam around the original label), extracting the old cells, and replacing them with tabbed cells of the same size, making sure to maintain polarity, and to include the thermal shutoff sensors in the circuit. It's easier than it sounds, though my longtime soldering experience helped. Creating a dummy battery to act as a feed for a large external battery pack is a very workable idea. Just remove the cells, solder two heavy wires to the contacts, and run them out the end of the pack. You'll have to drill an oblong hole in the sliding panel on the battery (pry it off to do this), to allow the wire to feed out regardless of the position of the panel. If you want to get fancy, you could mount a jack where the wires pass through the battery case. I added a jack to my old full-size camcorder for this purpose, and can run it from either a hip pouch ( which contains a 4.2 A/hr set of NiMH cells ), or from my car lighter socket. Choose a durable jack and plug with good contact area; I find that a 1/4 phono plug is reliable (good old WW II bomber technology), or a standard RCA style plug and chassis-mounting jack. Either of these will allow strong current, better than most standard power-jack designs. Using an external battery to feed through the internal one poses some problems. For one, the ext battery will only charge the internal to the point where they are both of equal potential, and no further. Running heavy current through the weaker cells in the internal battery will damage them. Diodes must be used to prevent current draining back, preferably in both batteries. It's much better to use a dummy battery with an external pack, and charge your internal either later, or on a separate charger. You can use remote control car battery packs easily for this purpose. I tested my PB 145, and found that it drew about 2.7 Amps at 7.5 Volts DC on startup, and then the draw dropped to around 1.3 Amps (and only 1.1 Amps when the drive spun down). So I know I need at least a 3 Amp pack providing 7.5 Volts. I can connect as many as I need in parallel to achieve this; just tape them together, connect all the red leads together, and all the black leads together, and I'm all set. I could build a light case with the same footprint as the PB, made of ply ends with doorskin top and bottom, a switch and appropriate output/charging jack. Or use a hip pouch like I did for the camcorder. I don't know the specific power requirements of the various PB models, but you can get a pretty good idea from the switching power supply (power adaptor) label, where the output is listed. The thing to remember is: you CANNOT damage your PB by hooking it to a battery pack which supplies MORE than your Powerbook draws. If you hook it up to a car battery (assuming a 12 Volt requirement for the PB), which can output say, 500 A/hr, your PB will only draw what it would have anyway, say 2.5 A/hr - 3.5 A/hr. A large battery cannot force more current through your Powerbook. Voltage is another matter. My PB 145 works in a range between 6-8 volts, and that's that. Over 8 volts, I cook it, and under 6 volts, the PB circuitry puts it to sleep. There is only a minimum requirement of about 3 Amps current, and of course, no upper limit on current. With a 6 volt car battery, I could probably run it for a couple of days, but who wants to carry a lead-acid car battery around? I apologize for the very long post, but as with my earlier soldering post, I have a feeling that many of you have ideas about this, but are just fuzzy enough on the numbers to chicken out! I can assure you, what I describe above works, and I've built these with no problems. I've also built car power adaptors, if you guys can tolerate another long post!!! ( You can't just plug a PB into a cigarette lighter socket, so please don't! ) If anyone wants info on that, or more detail on this, I'd be happy to help out. Again, sorry for the long post. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
