Virus

2004-11-11 Thread PETE
The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. How is this possible? Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:19:37 +0100 To:Sabaoth [EMAIL PROTECTED] From:G-books [EMAIL PROTECTED] View Contact Details View Contact Details Subject: Re: Thanks :) Re: Thanks :) :) Attachment Scan Price.com for

Sound of broken glass

2004-11-11 Thread PETE
If on startup a mac makes the sound of glass breaking what does it all mean? Can I fix the problem. Thanks. __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: Sound of broken glass

2004-11-11 Thread Ben Dyer
That's the sad Mac (aka car crash) sound, and it generally means you have a severe hardware problem. You may or may not be able to do something about it, it depends on 1) the machine you're using, and 2) the nature of the problem. Cheers, Ben On 11 Nov 2004, at 23:54, PETE wrote: If on startup

iBook 500 mains power problem ???

2004-11-11 Thread Larry le Mac
Nope, I won't let it lie. I've never had an IceBook and I am determined to have one ... I've found a possible cheapy which does not take power from the mains, only runs on battery. Easy to fix fault ??? Can one run through a transformer onto the battery pins inseide the battery bay ? Larry

Re: Virus

2004-11-11 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 11/11/04 07:51, PETE at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. How is this possible? I don't know but I'm surprised. I thought the mail server was stripping any attachment? I'll check it out with the other list nannies... -Laurent. --

Re: Virus

2004-11-11 Thread PETE
Thanks. --- Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 11/11/04 07:51, PETE at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. How is this possible? I don't know but I'm surprised. I thought the mail server was stripping any attachment? I'll check

Re: Virus

2004-11-11 Thread John McGibney
on 11/11/04 07:51, PETE at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. How is this possible? I don't know but I'm surprised. I thought the mail server was stripping any attachment? I'll check it out with the other list nannies... -Laurent. Its

Re: Sound of broken glass

2004-11-11 Thread John McGibney
Most likely its a bad memory chip or loose memory chip. Try removing and reinserting the memory simms/dimms then restarting. If that fails, try running with only one chip and then shut down and add the others one at a time until you find the culprit. If you have an Aluminum G-Book then the lower

Re: iBook 500 mains power problem ???

2004-11-11 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Laurent Daudelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] If it's anything like the Wallstreet, Lombard or Pismo, it probably means that the power connector has came loose from the motherboard. Or, it is also possible that the power adapter is busted. So, probably a physical fault that can be repaired ?! Larry

Finally Successful Panther Install on WS II

2004-11-11 Thread George Mogiljansky
Hello! Using an external 16 Mac Color Display (fixed freq.), I was able to do a fully normal Panther install. Previous attempts using default settings for XPF were partially successful as mentioned before (using the built-in screen which went bonkers just at the end of 'optimization'. and deathly

Re: iBook 500 mains power problem ???

2004-11-11 Thread Kevin Pratt
abks larry, The possibility has crossed my mind but... I have had this machine apart 3 times. First time, I attempted to upgrade the pitiful 10gb to a [EMAIL PROTECTED] Although I installed a system on it, it wouln't boot and with working cd drive, I had to remove it. I guess I should have test it

Re: iBook 500 mains power problem ???

2004-11-11 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
Nope, I won't let it lie. I've never had an IceBook and I am determined to have one ... I've found a possible cheapy which does not take power from the mains, only runs on battery. Easy to fix fault ??? Could be the DC board, an easy replacement once you've taken the machine to bits, or

Re: Virus

2004-11-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 05:51 AM, PETE wrote: The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. How is this possible? All viruses for the last few years have forged the 'From:' header in the e-mails. It didn't come from the list, it came from some infected PC; looking back at the

Re: Apple Mail with OS 10.1.5

2004-11-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at 02:11 PM, John.E.Abraham wrote: Hi Listers Could you answer a problem I am experiencing whilst using Apple mail with version 10.1.5 which I have installed on my Wallstreet. Good question, hard to answer, easy to fix. Upgrade to 10.2 which includes a new,

Phishies (was Re: Virus)

2004-11-11 Thread darm0k
At 12:53 PM -0700 11/11/2004, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 05:51 AM, PETE wrote: The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. How is this possible? All viruses for the last few years have forged the 'From:' header Speaking of forged from headers... There are a

Dead Lombard

2004-11-11 Thread David Lesher
So a user tells me his Lombard is dead. He claimed it worked off the batteries until they failed, but I see them as charged. In any case; I get no response from the power switch, with/without batteries and/or UFO. I'd guess the power controller but Suggestions? At the least, I need to pull

Re: iBook 500 mains power problem ???

2004-11-11 Thread Larry le Mac
From: Kevin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have to say with all the research I Have done on this issue, and finding none, I am really DISSAPOINTED, with APPLE's quality of products. I have owned almost every single model ever produced (apart from TAM, IceBook, G3 AIO, LC525 and the G5s) and there have

Re: Dead Lombard

2004-11-11 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 11/11/04 17:17, David Lesher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So a user tells me his Lombard is dead. He claimed it worked off the batteries until they failed, but I see them as charged. In any case; I get no response from the power switch, with/without batteries and/or UFO. I'd guess the

Re: iBook 500 mains power problem ???

2004-11-11 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 11/11/04 14:14, Kevin Pratt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: abks larry, The possibility has crossed my mind but... I have had this machine apart 3 times. First time, I attempted to upgrade the pitiful 10gb to a [EMAIL PROTECTED] Although I installed a system on it, it wouln't boot and with

Re: Dead Lombard

2004-11-11 Thread David Lesher
I'd guess the power controller but Suggestions? It sounds like the Power Management Unit. Did you try resetting it? Splat-opt-P-U plus power gives no response.. Any other tricks I should try? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Space key / 2000

2004-11-11 Thread Dylan Moore
My ibook's space key is still rather dysfunctional, only the very center of it works and it's definitely annoying. Anyone else have this issue with the newer G4 ibooks? Oh, and congrats G-bookmates, we've hit our 2000th digest list! -Dylan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: Phishies (was Re: Virus)

2004-11-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 02:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:53 PM -0700 11/11/2004, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 05:51 AM, PETE wrote: The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. How is this possible? All viruses for the last few years have

Re: Dead Lombard

2004-11-11 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
I'd guess the power controller but Suggestions? It sounds like the Power Management Unit. Did you try resetting it? Splat-opt-P-U plus power gives no response.. Any other tricks I should try? Remove the main battery, remove the pram battery, remove the keyboard. Plug the mains

Re: Phishies (was Re: Virus)

2004-11-11 Thread Malcolm Cornelius
At 12:53 PM -0700 11/11/2004, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 05:51 AM, PETE wrote: The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. How is this possible? All viruses for the last few years have forged the 'From:' header Speaking of forged from headers...

Re: Phishies (was Re: Virus)

2004-11-11 Thread Clark Martin
At 2:05 AM + 11/12/04, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: At 12:53 PM -0700 11/11/2004, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 05:51 AM, PETE wrote: The list (server?) sent me an attachment with a virus. How is this possible? All viruses for the last few years have forged the

Re: Dead Lombard

2004-11-11 Thread David Lesher
Malcolm Cornelius wrote: Splat-opt-P-U plus power gives no response.. Any other tricks I should try? Remove the main battery, remove the pram battery, remove the keyboard. Plug the mains in, wait a few seconds and try. Oh and wiggle the mains connector and see if there is a lot of free play.

Re: Sound of broken glass

2004-11-11 Thread darm0k
At 04:54 AM -0800 11/11/2004, PETE wrote: If on startup a mac makes the sound of glass breaking what does it all mean? Can I fix the problem. The ROM-based self test failed. When it passes, you get a bong. When it fails, you get a sound that indicates the specific failure - a thud, crash, or