Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz

2005-02-16 Thread CR
Jeff Drummond wrote: I don't think I could justify spending much money upgrading a 4.5 year old [Pismo] computer. Buying an already-upgraded one might make a bit more sense but it really depends on your situation. Good point Jeff. I was revisiting the Pismos wondering how the new PB release

Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz

2005-02-16 Thread Andrew
I'd skip the Wallstreet and go straight to a Lombard or Pismo, much better OSX support, not to mention slimmer and lighter. Andrew On 16 Feb 2005 at 12:17, CR wrote: Jeff Drummond wrote: I don't think I could justify spending much money upgrading a 4.5 year old [Pismo] computer. Buying

Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz

2005-02-16 Thread Zoltan Batiz
On Feb 16, 2005, at 12:17 PM, CR wrote: Jeff Drummond wrote: I don't think I could justify spending much money upgrading a 4.5 year old [Pismo] computer. Buying an already-upgraded one might make a bit more sense but it really depends on your situation. Personally, I think it comes down to two

Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz

2005-02-16 Thread CR
At 9:59 PM -0500 2/16/05, Andrew wrote: I'd skip the Wallstreet and go straight to a Lombard or Pismo, much better OSX support, not to mention slimmer and lighter. I bought my wife a Wallstreet While I haven't seen a Pismo I think the extra connectivity would be very useful. Andrew, I

Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz

2005-02-15 Thread Andrew McCall
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:04:24 -0800, CR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been watching Pismos and saw one with a G4 500MHz upgrade. Than Andrew posted his ? regarding pricing his G3 900MHz upgrade. I wonder if I can solicit opinions relative to advantages of each? I chose the G3 900MHz as

Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz

2005-02-15 Thread Andrew McCall
This isn't the article I was talking about, but it says a similar thing to what I was saying: http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/04/0601.html On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:22:17 +, Andrew McCall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:04:24 -0800, CR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been

How much for Pismo G3/900MHz 1Gb RAM?

2005-02-14 Thread Andrew McCall
Hi Folks, The DVD/CDRW drive on my G3 Pismo laptop broke over the weekend, and after thinking about it I have decided that I don't actually *need* a laptop, and it might be better for me to get a Mac mini, rather than get the drive fixed. I was thinking of selling the G3 Pismo and put the funds

Re: How much for Pismo G3/900MHz 1Gb RAM?

2005-02-14 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 14/02/05 05:17, Andrew McCall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks, The DVD/CDRW drive on my G3 Pismo laptop broke over the weekend, and after thinking about it I have decided that I don't actually *need* a laptop, and it might be better for me to get a Mac mini, rather than get

Re: How much for Pismo G3/900MHz 1Gb RAM?

2005-02-14 Thread CR
can look here: http://www.craigslist.org/ HTH Cliff Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:17:36 + From: Andrew McCall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How much for Pismo G3/900MHz 1Gb RAM? Hi Folks, The DVD/CDRW drive on my G3 Pismo laptop broke over the weekend, and after thinking

Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz

2005-02-14 Thread CR
I've been watching Pismos and saw one with a G4 500MHz upgrade. Than Andrew posted his ? regarding pricing his G3 900MHz upgrade. I wonder if I can solicit opinions relative to advantages of each? Thank you Cliff -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz

2005-02-14 Thread Kevin Bellerose
I have a g4 500 with a gig of ram and I love it, keep thinking I need more but the flexibility of the pismo especially with the bookendz doc is great. Kevin On 2/14/05 9:04 PM, CR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been watching Pismos and saw one with a G4 500MHz upgrade. Than Andrew posted

Re: Pismo G3 900MHz or G4 500MHz

2005-02-14 Thread Jeff Drummond
-upgraded Pismo or upgrading your own? There's also a G4 550 MHz upgrade offered by XLR8/Daystar (and perhaps others). http://www.xlr8.com/. On the basis of theoretical performance, I'd go with the 900 MHz G3. The extra 400 MHz will trump even most altivec-intensive applications. So far as I know

Incomplete or Damaged Applications on PowerBook Pismo

2005-02-14 Thread Hoju Han
Hi Folks I'm wondering if this happened to anybody else ... sorry for the length ... I have a Pismo: PowerBook (Firewire) G3/400Mhz/40GB/512MB, which I recently updated to OSX 10.3.8 with no (obvious) problems. This morning I was installing and testing some 3rd party utilities, e.g. Butler

Pismo Plays DVD/ Can't Play CD

2005-02-13 Thread sacredsystem
Hi My PowerBook (Pismo) can play DVD's without any problems, but can't play a CD. When I try and play a CD all I hear is a clicking sound. Anything I can do myself, or do I need to call the doctor? Any help would be appreciated. *** Real Men Deadlift Squat

Re: Pismo Plays DVD/ Can't Play CD

2005-02-13 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 13/02/05 08:54, sacredsystem at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi My PowerBook (Pismo) can play DVD's without any problems, but can't play a CD. When I try and play a CD all I hear is a clicking sound. Anything I can do myself, or do I need to call the doctor? It looks like your drive

Pismo to xp 10.3.8 usb wireless adpater network

2005-02-13 Thread Kevin Bellerose
I am so sick of dealing with my dlink router and windows not seeing the configuration app. Can I install a usb wireless adapter on my xp box and connect with the airport on my pismo? I would like to stream the mp3¹s from my xp box to the pismo. The PB is my first Mac and I will hopefully retire

Re: Pismo internal sound knocked out by upgrade

2005-02-11 Thread Hector I . Macedo
On Feb 10, 2005, at 6:48 PM, David Thrower wrote: hello my learned friends. i am turning to you again, after having problems with my daughter's Pismo... fixed thanks to you! now, it's my son's Pismo... in the process of putting together my daughter's David, it appears to me that you have a loose

Re: Pismo internal sound knocked out by upgrade

2005-02-11 Thread David Thrower
--- Hector I. Macedo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David, it appears to me that you have a loose conection some place, the erratic coming and going of the sound seems to me that it is the case. thanks for your suggestion, but i took apart the Pismo, and the connections are firmly in place

Re: OSX 10.3.8 on Pismo?

2005-02-11 Thread Jeff Drummond
On Feb 11, 2005, at 3:19 am, K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Put 10.3.8 on yesterday...seems to be working fine..LG POS died a while back..wouldn't recognize dvd's or cd's unless I removed the entire enclosure and smacked it on the table on the edge...I have located a Matshita unit that is the bare

OSX 10.3.8 on Pismo?

2005-02-10 Thread Rad Craig
I see that 10.3.8 just came out and x.3.7 wouldn't work on my Pismos, wouldn't recognize the CDs. I wanted to know if anyone has put this on a Pismo and had it work successfully yet. Rad... -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: OSX 10.3.8 on Pismo?

2005-02-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 10/02/05 13:22, Rad Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see that 10.3.8 just came out and x.3.7 wouldn't work on my Pismos, wouldn't recognize the CDs. I wanted to know if anyone has put this on a Pismo and had it work successfully yet. Rad... I don't remember if you posted

Re: OSX 10.3.8 on Pismo?

2005-02-10 Thread Mark Edward Attew
I had the issue that was supposedly a G4 PowerBook issue of the screen not coming back on after waking from sleep after I installed 10.3.7. Even with 10.3.8, my Pismo is still doing it. Runs great when I don't let it sleep, but hard restarting after sleep just sucks and I'm sure it is hell on my

Re: OSX 10.3.8 on Pismo?

2005-02-10 Thread John C. Swanson
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rad Craig Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 13:23 To: G-Books Subject: OSX 10.3.8 on Pismo? I see that 10.3.8 just came out and x.3.7 wouldn't work on my Pismos, wouldn't recognize the CDs. I wanted to know

Re: OSX 10.3.8 on Pismo?

2005-02-10 Thread Rad Craig
to know if anyone has put this on a Pismo and had it work successfully yet. Rad... I don't remember if you posted for that problem with 10.3.7 but I doubt that it would be caused by 10.3.7. I have 10.3.7 running on my old Pismo and it still recognizes CDs just fine... -Laurent

Re: OSX 10.3.8 on Pismo?

2005-02-10 Thread K
I just remembered...My Pismo w/ an LG DVD unit stopped recognizing the dvd's/cd's immediately after I updated to 10.3.5 last summerI called AC Tech and raised hell about it and was told that it was just a coincidence and that the update had absolutely nothing to do with the failure

WTB: used G3 Pismo battery

2005-02-10 Thread earthyfemme
My Pismo's battery has died and I'm looking for another. if anyone has one that they're not using, please email me off list. Thanks, V. Lee I have seen the future, and it licks itself clean. \r\n-Bucky the Cat, Get Fuzzy \r\n -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: OSX 10.3.8 on Pismo?

2005-02-10 Thread Kevin Bellerose
My G4 500 pismo has not missed a beat 10.3.8 went on without a hitch, never any issues with disc recognition or sleep issues I would imagine these are hardware glitches. I am toying with the idea of selling my pisom to get a mini. It's a G4 500 upgrade 1 gig of ram, airport, new apple dvd rom

Pismo internal sound knocked out by upgrade

2005-02-10 Thread David Thrower
hello my learned friends. i am turning to you again, after having problems with my daughter's Pismo... fixed thanks to you! now, it's my son's Pismo... in the process of putting together my daughter's 'Book, i ended up with an extra 500mhz processor card, which i used to upgrade my son's 400mhz

A Pismo QuickTime OSX question

2005-02-02 Thread Ed Zelinsky
Hi Everybody, I recently installed OSX.2 in my Pismo and I 've been experiencing a wierd thing. When I download QT mpegs, especially large ones they play in a very abbreviated manner. Like one that's 100 megs or more will complete at about a minute into it and I KNOW that it's much longer

Pismo PRAM Battery

2005-01-31 Thread John C. Swanson
I am pretty sure my PRAM battery is going on my Pismo. The system clock loses the date and time if I remove power and the battery and I have been having booting issues. Can anyone recommend a cheap place for a replacement? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: MCE is at it again! 100 gig internal HDD for Pismo!

2005-01-31 Thread John C. Swanson
On Jan 29, 2005, at 5:39 PM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: Oh ok. I didn't know we had internal drives that had broken the 80 gig barrier. Cool. . . Seagate even has a 5400RPM 100GB drive. It's 'only' $200 at NewEgg. Wow, it even has a five year warranty, I didn't realized that they increased the

Re: Pismo PRAM Battery

2005-01-31 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 31/01/05 11:43, John C. Swanson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am pretty sure my PRAM battery is going on my Pismo. The system clock loses the date and time if I remove power and the battery and I have been having booting issues. Can anyone recommend a cheap place for a replacement

Re: Pismo sound too loud

2005-01-31 Thread Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo
On Jan 29, 2005, at 1:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:57:54 -0800 From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pismo sound too loud At 12:40 PM -0800 1/28/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good day all! My Pismo, the very same one I am upgrading, seems to have developed

Re: Pismo display removal issue

2005-01-29 Thread Carl Freire
At 1:03 PM -0500 1/28/05, G-Books wrote: On Jan 27, 2005, at 5:50 AM, G-Books wrote: Are you talking about the entire display/upper housing assembly? Aye, exactly. Meaning the tabs are the aluminum parts of the hinges. If so, it should just pull out. Aye, again, exactly. There's a tab on both the

Re: Pismo sound too loud

2005-01-29 Thread sacear3
Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:57:54 -0800 From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pismo sound too loud At 12:40 PM -0800 1/28/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good day all! My Pismo, the very same one I am upgrading, seems

MCE is at it again! 100 gig internal HDD for Pismo!

2005-01-29 Thread Zoltan Batiz
the entire link into your browser. . .ending with STORLTHDINT Thought this info would excite fellow Pismo users. . . Z -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks

Re: MCE is at it again! 100 gig internal HDD for Pismo!

2005-01-29 Thread Andrew Kershaw
Hmm. 100 GB hard drives are available from many online stores for $80 - $100 less than that. Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.alksoft.com/ Visit the PowerBook 5300 FAQ! http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/ -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: MCE is at it again! 100 gig internal HDD for Pismo!

2005-01-29 Thread Zoltan Batiz
On Jan 29, 2005, at 9:45 AM, Andrew Kershaw wrote: Hmm. 100 GB hard drives are available from many online stores for $80 - $100 less than that. Peace, Drew -- Oh ok. I didn't know we had internal drives that had broken the 80 gig barrier. Cool. . . Z -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: MCE is at it again! 100 gig internal HDD for Pismo!

2005-01-29 Thread Timothy Luoma
On Jan 29, 2005, at 5:39 PM, Zoltan Batiz wrote: Oh ok. I didn't know we had internal drives that had broken the 80 gig barrier. Cool. . . Yeah, they were announced last April about 1 week after I ordered my Powerbook: http://news.com.com/Toshiba+spins+more+storage+for+laptops/2100-1005_3

Pismo sound too loud

2005-01-28 Thread sacear3
Good day all! My Pismo, the very same one I am upgrading, seems to have developed a sort of tick. In the past week, the volume is excessively loud. When it starts up the chime is shocking, very loud and distorted. I have the volume set at one segment of the horizontal meter using the keyboard

Re: Pismo sound too loud

2005-01-28 Thread Clark Martin
At 12:40 PM -0800 1/28/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good day all! My Pismo, the very same one I am upgrading, seems to have developed a sort of tick. In the past week, the volume is excessively loud. When it starts up the chime is shocking, very loud and distorted. I have the volume set at one

NewerTech pismo battery

2005-01-27 Thread Tim Hodgson
Hi all, I posted recently asking opinions of replacement batteries, and had a couple of mails offlist asking me to report back on the outcome. I went for the NewerTech 7200mAh battery (about $160 from OWC). I gave it a (very unscientific) test yesterday; after calibrating as recommended, it

Pismo display removal issue

2005-01-27 Thread Carl Freire
Hi all: I need to replace the AC/power board on my Pismo, a very hairy operation in which one basically has to remove every single thing that can be removed from the computer in order to get at the old board and put in the new one. In the process of attempting this delicate operation, I

Re: NewerTech pismo battery

2005-01-27 Thread Tom Ethen
I get around 3 hours out of mine. Maybe you didn't allow it to charge long enough, as the first charge needs at least 24 hours to get a full charge, at least that was my experience. On 1/27/05 5:01 AM, Tim Hodgson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I posted recently asking opinions of

Re: NewerTech pismo battery

2005-01-27 Thread Tim Hodgson
Hi Tom, I think you may have missed my para 2: it lasted about 4 hours ;-) I'm not at all unhappy with the performance; I suppose I just hoped that it'd be even better. I did only charge for around 12 hours, as recommended by Newer; maybe I'll try charging it longer next time I run it right

Re: NewerTech pismo battery

2005-01-27 Thread douglas davis
Mac Resq has them on special this week for less with a $10.00 moff coupon!!! ;} -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support

Re: Pismo display removal issue

2005-01-27 Thread Jeff Hubatka
On Jan 27, 2005, at 5:50 AM, G-Books wrote: Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:43:34 +0900 From: Carl Freire [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pismo display removal issue Hi all: I need to replace the AC/power board on my Pismo, a very hairy operation in which one basically has to remove every single thing

Re: Pismo in Profound Vegatative State

2005-01-25 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
system 10 on the book, put nine on one of the little firewire drive boxes OWC sells, so if I need 9 it's there and usable. I have not used it, just checked it out every so often. hope it helps some. Does it run in 9? Geoff at 11:14 AM, Dyna wrote: My 2000 Pismo running OS10.2 has become near

connect Epson 850N to Pismo?

2005-01-23 Thread Beverly Woods
I was given an Epson 850N, and have tried hooking it up to a Pismo with no success so far. I have downloaded what looks like all the relevant software and installed it, but the printer is not seen. Is there an easy/inexpensive way to make this work? TIA, Beverly -- G-Books is sponsored

Re: connect Epson 850N to Pismo?

2005-01-23 Thread Fabian Fang
On Jan 23, 2005, at 6:04 AM, Beverly Woods wrote: I was given an Epson 850N, and have tried hooking it up to a Pismo with no success so far. I have downloaded what looks like all the relevant software and installed it, but the printer is not seen. Is there an easy/inexpensive way to make

Re: connect Epson 850N to Pismo?

2005-01-23 Thread Shawn Harley
Make sure to select both Epson checkboxes when installing Panther. The driver may be in the one that is not checked by default. On Jan 23, 2005, at 10:06 AM, Fabian Fang wrote: On Jan 23, 2005, at 6:04 AM, Beverly Woods wrote: I was given an Epson 850N, and have tried hooking it up to a Pismo

Re: connect Epson 850N to Pismo?

2005-01-23 Thread Beverly Woods
I was given an Epson 850N, and have tried hooking it up to a Pismo with no success so far. I have downloaded what looks like all the relevant software and installed it, but the printer is not seen. Is there an easy/inexpensive way to make this work? I should have added that I am trying to do

Re: connect Epson 850N to Pismo?

2005-01-23 Thread Matt
Sorry, I don't have an answer to your printer question, but if you are the same Beverly Woods who used to write Acoustic Mac articles on LEM, I thought they were great. The 'shareware I wouldn't want to be without' was particularly excellent. If you ever get the chance, do write more. I'm still

Re: Replacement pismo battery

2005-01-19 Thread Tim Hodgson
a 5400mAh battery from PowerBook Medic last summer that has worked out just fine. I don't do a lot of battery-based work as the Pismo is essentially my desktop machine, but the times that I do unplug and go battery it seems to hold a decent charge of 3.5 to 4 hours. OWC beats PBM on pricing

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-18 Thread Dan Colwell
On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 at 08:56:06 CHARLES RICHARDS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote, Good morning all. I used the old paperclip method and opened the CD drive and inserted the Restore CD and hit the power key and the system booted up to OS9. The battery shows one light and so I tried to boot up from the

Re: Pismo G3/Panther 10.3.4 OS 9.1 as classic-can't get 9.1 to 9.2

2005-01-17 Thread pace
Shawn Harley wrote: snip Somewhere in the install/upgrade process (9.0 to 9.1 to 9.2.1), the upgrade CD (9.2.1, IIRC) would not install fully. I had to download or copy the CD contents (don't remember) to the hard drive, restart with extensions off, and run the upgrade from the hard drive.

Re: Replacement pismo battery

2005-01-17 Thread Carl Freire
worked out just fine. I don't do a lot of battery-based work as the Pismo is essentially my desktop machine, but the times that I do unplug and go battery it seems to hold a decent charge of 3.5 to 4 hours. OWC beats PBM on pricing hands down--the reasons I went through PBM for that order

Re: Pismo Heat sink reinstall

2005-01-17 Thread Stuart Saunders
above the CPU - , tighten each screw a little bit each time, until they are firm. Do not overtighten; a stripped thread would be the least problem you could get! Good luck. On Jan 17, 2005, at 5:16 PM, G-Books wrote: On my Pismo, the fan was almost never running. I also remember once

Procedure For Unplugging (Was: Dead Pismo)

2005-01-16 Thread Bob
If I can isolate a salient point perhaps hidden in this excerpt. I really don't want to hijack the thread, but this is a issue that very few G3 PowerBook owners seem to know. I was told when I first purchased my Wallstreet (was it in the owner's manual??) to always unplug the power cord from

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-16 Thread CHARLES RICHARDS
Good morning all. I used the old paperclip method and opened the CD drive and inserted the Restore CD and hit the power key and the system booted up to OS9. The battery shows one light and so I tried to boot up from the internal HD which has OS 10.3.6 . I get the big apple no spinning

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-16 Thread kochkodin
Get a copy of DiskWarrior as fast as you can and run it...It will probably take quite a while to do so but hopefully it will work for you...I had similar problem in July of '03 when my Pismo acted that way...I was able to get it started once in a while in OS9 but X just hung there...When I got

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-16 Thread Alan Miller
drive problem of some type! The main drive in my wife's pismo is making some strange noises and hangs while on the net, often having to have the permissions repaired weekly, so I will be replacing the hard drive soon.. fortunately the computer has little data on it and is more of an internet

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-16 Thread kochkodin
Sorry... Mike When Clinton lied..No one died Alan Miller wrote: PS, folks, please remove the extra text in your replies. -- Alan Miller -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for

Even more Pismo Problems!

2005-01-16 Thread Dyna
Yes, this is the same 2000 vintage Pismo I've been writing about for the last couple months... Initial symptoms were freezes and eventually wouldn't boot at all. After replacing the hard drive and a fresh install of OSs 9.1 and 10.2 it was working better. In fact at times it would go

Re: Even more Pismo Problems!

2005-01-16 Thread James Sanderson
PRAM battery. It seems that replacing it solves a number of issues, though not your mysterious crack. j sanderson On 16 Jan 2005, at 21:23, Dyna wrote: Yes, this is the same 2000 vintage Pismo I've been writing about for the last couple months... Initial symptoms were freezes and eventually

Re: Even more Pismo Problems!

2005-01-16 Thread Dyna
wrote: Yes, this is the same 2000 vintage Pismo I've been writing about for the last couple months... Initial symptoms were freezes and eventually wouldn't boot at all. After replacing the hard drive and a fresh install of OSs 9.1 and 10.2 it was working better. In fact at times it would go

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-15 Thread CHARLES RICHARDS
Thanks again James, I have placed an order for the logic board, so when it comes in I will look over the connections carefully. I do have an additional question for you. Is the power management of the pismo on a PC card to itself? I may need to change it out if so first. Chrlie If you are dead

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-15 Thread Alan Miller
On Saturday, January 15, 2005, at 08:31 AM, CHARLES RICHARDS wrote: Thanks again James, I have placed an order for the logic board, so when it comes in I will look over the connections carefully. I do have an additional question for you. Is the power management of the pismo on a PC card

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-15 Thread James Sanderson
The other thing to consider would be the PMU. I'm thinking about all the components that have to do with power management. The PMU and/or the Sound Card are the most likely culprits of your problem. I'm not so sure that the logic board would be at fault. That's not to say that it

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-15 Thread CHARLES RICHARDS
RICHARDS wrote: Thanks again James, I have placed an order for the logic board, so when it comes in I will look over the connections carefully. I do have an additional question for you. Is the power management of the pismo on a PC card to itself? I may need to change it out if so first. If you

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-14 Thread CHARLES RICHARDS
I tried resetting the PMU according to the instructions found at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449, after waiting for several seconds (more than five) I tried to boot up. Nothing. Any other suggestions. Incidentally I have nothing active or on in any external ports. Charlie

Replacement pismo battery

2005-01-13 Thread Tim Hodgson
Hi all, My Pismo's battery life is now zero, so I'm in the market. Although I'm in the UK, the most promising deals I've found so far are the high- capacity (6600mAh and 7200mAh) NewerTech batteries sold by OWC in the US. Even after shipping and tax these work out slighly cheaper than a standard

Upgraded PowerBook G3 Pismo as OS X Server?

2005-01-13 Thread Andrew McCall
Hi Folks, I have a heavily upgraded PowerBook G3 Pismo and was hoping to use this as a server once I buy myself a new Mac mini :) The Pismo has a PowerLogix BlueChip G3 900MHz, 1Gb RAM and an AirPort Extreme card, the hard disk is the original 30Gb one. I was going to install MacOS X 10.3

Re: Upgraded PowerBook G3 Pismo as OS X Server?

2005-01-13 Thread John C. Swanson
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew McCall Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 06:32 To: G-Books Subject: Upgraded PowerBook G3 Pismo as OS X Server? Can anyone tell me if its possible to tell the Pismo laptop not to go to sleep when you close

Re: Upgraded PowerBook G3 Pismo as OS X Server?

2005-01-13 Thread Peter Stein
To accomplish Pismo function with lid closed: 1: attach USB mouse 2: close lid - Pismo sleeps 3: click/move USB mouse 4: Pismo wakes then runs without lid open (watch your energy settings for AC power) Things to consider: 1: you should dim the display entirely in case backlighting turns on 2

Dead Pismo

2005-01-13 Thread Charlie Richards
My Pismo wont boot up, system is powered with AC adapater as well as having the M7318 battery inserted and charging (?) I have replaced the PRAM battery, still no luck. I tried my other M7318 battery hit the startup button, got the startup tone and a apple showed up on the screen

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-13 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 13/01/05 14:33, Charlie Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Pismo wont boot up, system is powered with AC adapater as well as having the M7318 battery inserted and charging (?) I have replaced the PRAM battery, still no luck. I tried my other M7318 battery hit the startup button, got

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-13 Thread Charlie Richards
No, can you advise how to, and thanks for the quick response. Charlie On 13/01/05 14:33, Charlie Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Pismo wont boot up, system is powered with AC adapater as well as having the M7318 battery inserted and charging (?) I have replaced the PRAM battery, still no luck

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-13 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 13/01/05 15:39, Charlie Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, can you advise how to, and thanks for the quick response. Charlie On 13/01/05 14:33, Charlie Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Pismo wont boot up, system is powered with AC adapater as well as having the M7318 battery

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-13 Thread John C. Swanson
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charlie Richards Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 14:34 To: G-Books Subject: Dead Pismo My Pismo wont boot up, system is powered with AC adapater as well as having the M7318 battery inserted and charging (?) I have

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-13 Thread CHARLES RICHARDS
Subject: Dead Pismo My Pismo wont boot up, system is powered with AC adapater as well as having the M7318 battery inserted and charging (?) I have replaced the PRAM battery, still no luck. I tried my other M7318 battery hit the startup button, got the startup tone and a apple showed up on the screen

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-13 Thread CHARLES RICHARDS
I just thought of something else no lights come on the battery when inserted. Do you think the problem can be with the power unit(?). Charlie No, can you advise how to, and thanks for the quick response. Charlie On 13/01/05 14:33, Charlie Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Pismo wont boot

Re: Dead Pismo

2005-01-13 Thread James Sanderson
On 13 Jan 2005, at 15:52, John C. Swanson wrote: got a message to hold down the start up button for several seconds. IIRC, this is a kernal panic induced by who knows what. This happened on my WS I while I had a USB card installed. I was able to restart after removing it. But, no doubt your

Re: Pismo OSX upgrade

2005-01-12 Thread Mikael Byström
Bruce Johnson said: Apple has designed OS X with the idea in mind that root is NOT ALLOWED to log in. Don't second-guess them in this. This is not completely true. In Mac OS X *Server* root access is on from the get go. But you're right, that Mac OS X Client is designed to be able to

Re: Cleaning keyboard marks from Pismo screen ??

2005-01-12 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 11/01/05 19:04, Brian Braunschweiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had this Pismo for a few months. I just got around to getting a protector between the keyboard and the screen when the lid is closed. Some damage was already done when I got the Pismo and a bit more since I had it before

Re: internal SuperDisk floppy drive for Lombard (and Pismo?)

2005-01-12 Thread Andrew in Ann Arbor
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:51:10 -0500 Subject: SuperDisk floppy drive for G3 PowerBook From: Donald Keenan Hi! Has anyone ever used an internal floppy drive (VST SuperDisk floppy drive for G3 PowerBook) with a Pismo? I have an external one and wonder if there are any issues when using

Re: AirPort Extreme/dual-boot Pismo question

2005-01-12 Thread Bob
concerns--I still work primarily in OS 9 on my Pismo and would not be able to administer the base station with OS 9's AirPort 2.0.4 software. Sorry to be so slow in replying, Carl. I haven't seen anyone else respond, so I hope this helps. According to http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum

Re: Pismo OSX upgrade

2005-01-11 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Monday, January 10, 2005, at 08:39 PM, Jeff Hubatka wrote: So back to the CD, started up, went to change password - and found only one user, that being root. So I changed that password, then started up as root. First thing I did was to create a new user with her same name as before, then log

AirPort Extreme/dual-boot Pismo question

2005-01-10 Thread Carl Freire
Hey all: I'm planning to get a wireless broadband router of some sort in the near future and have been looking into various options. I had pretty much ruled out the AirPort Extreme base station due to compatibility concerns--I still work primarily in OS 9 on my Pismo and would not be able

Re: Pismo G3/Panther 10.3.4 OS 9.1 as classic-can't get 9.1 to 9.2

2005-01-10 Thread pace
Thanks... to Shawn Jim for the replies! Is your version of 9.2.1 a retail version? Or is it for a specific machine? Is it a full version or an upgrade? I had a somewhat similar problem on my Dual G4 desktop. I'll try to recall the install sequence. Yes, it's a reatail version it says mac OS

wireless for pismo: card or airport?

2005-01-10 Thread Nina Lerman
A friend's pismo (400 Mhz, 320MB RAM) will now be living in the vicinity of a base station, so I'm playing consultant and looking into adding wireless (it doesn't have an airport card now). It's running 10.3.7 (very happily, by the way). As far as I can tell, the advantages of getting

Re: wireless for pismo: card or airport?

2005-01-10 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 10/01/05 14:41, Nina Lerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend's pismo (400 Mhz, 320MB RAM) will now be living in the vicinity of a base station, so I'm playing consultant and looking into adding wireless (it doesn't have an airport card now). It's running 10.3.7 (very happily, by the way

Re: Pismo in Austria

2005-01-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jan 10, 2005, at 4:09 PM, Tom Adams wrote: Hi G-Book Listers, I will be traveling in Europe and spending time in Vienna, Austria. Will my PowerBook G3 with an internal airport card work at most of the WiFi hot spots, or do I need a different PCMCIA Wi-Fi card? 802.11's a worldwide

Re: wireless for pismo: card or airport?

2005-01-10 Thread Nancy Lawrence
I have a Pismo 400 mhz, 1gb RAM, running 10.3.5 and have used both the Buffalo 54g w/port for optional antenna and the Belkin 54g (the one that can go up to 125 mbs) PCMIA cards. I have been happy with both. I take my Pismo to and from my workplace at least every other day and haven't yet

Pismo in Austria

2005-01-10 Thread Tom Adams
Hi G-Book Listers, I will be traveling in Europe and spending time in Vienna, Austria. Will my PowerBook G3 with an internal airport card work at most of the WiFi hot spots, or do I need a different PCMCIA Wi-Fi card? Also wondering if the Yo-Yo power adapter will work with the standard

Re: wireless for pismo: card or airport?

2005-01-10 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 1/10/05 12:52 PM, Nancy Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the Cybertrough: I have a Pismo 400 mhz, 1gb RAM, running 10.3.5 and have used both the Buffalo 54g w/port for optional antenna and the Belkin 54g (the one that can go up to 125 mbs) PCMIA cards. I have been happy with both. I

Re: Pismo in Austria

2005-01-10 Thread Ben Dyer
On 11 Jan 2005, at 07:43, Bruce Johnson wrote: Look at the voltage rating on the power supply. I'm pretty certain that all of Apple's powerbook supplied have been world-compatible for many years, way predating the Yo-yo style. Yup, all Apple laptop power supplies have worked with every major

Pismo OSX upgrade

2005-01-09 Thread Jeff Hubatka
Greetings all- Wife's Pismo 500, 512 RAM, 20GB, currently running 10.2.8. I'm trying to upgrade to Panther, and after a couple tries it finally seemed to install yesterday. However, now I can't actually start the machine from the internal drive. It hangs at Waiting foreither Apple File

Re: Pismo OSX upgrade

2005-01-09 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 09/01/05 10:02, Jeff Hubatka at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings all- Wife's Pismo 500, 512 RAM, 20GB, currently running 10.2.8. I'm trying to upgrade to Panther, and after a couple tries it finally seemed to install yesterday. However, now I can't actually start the machine from

Re: Pismo OSX upgrade

2005-01-09 Thread Zoltan Batiz
On Jan 9, 2005, at 9:42 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 09/01/05 10:02, Jeff Hubatka at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings all- Wife's Pismo 500, 512 RAM, 20GB, currently running 10.2.8. I'm trying to upgrade to Panther, and after a couple tries it finally seemed to install yesterday. However, now

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