OS-X resistant Lombard

2005-02-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
I've got a Lombard here that is freezing up trying to run or install OS X on. It's a 333Mhz model with 2 64 MB DIMMS, (though I've tried a 128 MB dimm in combination and by itself in this one). My original though was to just put in a HDD with OS X on it already (from a dead PB G4...I figured

Re: OS-X resistant Lombard

2005-02-19 Thread Dijkwel
Same problem here: my 400 MHz Lombard also resists conversion to OSX, irrespective of what configuration of RAM I try (up to and including 384 MB). From the replies to my post on the list a few weeks ago, I got the impression that there is a series (apparently more than one?) of Lombards that

Re: OS-X resistant Lombard

2005-02-19 Thread Steve Fuller
On Feb 19, 2005, at 2:48 PM, Dijkwel wrote: Same problem here: my 400 MHz Lombard also resists conversion to OSX, irrespective of what configuration of RAM I try (up to and including 384 MB). From the replies to my post on the list a few weeks ago, I got the impression that there is a series

Re: OS-X resistant Lombard

2005-02-19 Thread Tim
On Feb 19, 2005, at 3:48 PM, Dijkwel wrote: Same problem here: my 400 MHz Lombard also resists conversion to OSX. I had to put in new ram (the old Apple ram would NOT let OSX install) before my Lombard would allow install. Now it runs Jag beautifully! -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OS-X resistant Lombard

2005-02-19 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 19/02/05 15:56, Steve Fuller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 19, 2005, at 2:48 PM, Dijkwel wrote: Same problem here: my 400 MHz Lombard also resists conversion to OSX, irrespective of what configuration of RAM I try (up to and including 384 MB). From the replies to my post on the list

Re: Installing OS X on Lombard

2005-01-18 Thread Al Poulin
On Jan 16, 2005, Dijkwel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rumors go that one should be able to install OS X on a Lombard (400 Mhz). However, in spite of numerous tries with different configurations of RAM ( from 64 to 384), no success yet. During installation the book invariable freezes and it does so

Installing OS X on Lombard

2005-01-16 Thread Dijkwel
Rumors go that one should be able to install OS X on a Lombard (400 Mhz). However, in spite of numerous tries with different configurations of RAM ( from 64 to 384), no success yet. During installation the book invariable freezes and it does so irrespective of whether I try to install 10.0

Re: Installing OS X on Lombard

2005-01-16 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
16, 2005, at 5:35 AM, Dijkwel wrote: Rumors go that one should be able to install OS X on a Lombard (400 Mhz). However, in spite of numerous tries with different configurations of RAM ( from 64 to 384), no success yet. During installation the book invariable freezes and it does so irrespective

Re: Installing OS X on Lombard

2005-01-16 Thread Dijkwel
:35 AM, Dijkwel wrote: Rumors go that one should be able to install OS X on a Lombard (400 Mhz). However, in spite of numerous tries with different configurations of RAM ( from 64 to 384), no success yet. During installation the book invariable freezes and it does so irrespective of whether I

Re: Installing OS X on Lombard

2005-01-16 Thread gladys pérez-almiroty
OS X on a Lombard (400 Mhz). However, in spite of numerous tries with different configurations of RAM ( from 64 to 384), no success yet. During installation the book invariable freezes and it does so irrespective of whether I try to install 10.0, 10.2 or 10.3. I've heard X is quite picky about

Re: Installing OS X on Lombard

2005-01-16 Thread Dijkwel
geschreven: Rumors go that one should be able to install OS X on a Lombard (400 Mhz). However, in spite of numerous tries with different configurations of RAM ( from 64 to 384), no success yet. During installation the book invariable freezes and it does so irrespective of whether I try to install 10.0

Re: Installing OS X on Lombard

2005-01-16 Thread Herbert Goodfriend
Rumors go that one should be able to install OS X on a Lombard (400 Mhz). However, in spite of numerous tries with different configurations of RAM ( from 64 to 384), no success yet. During installation the book invariable freezes and it does so irrespective of whether I try to install 10.0, 10.2

Re: Installing OS X on Lombard

2005-01-16 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 16/01/05 11:51, Dijkwel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably only the 64 MB of RAM that came with the Lombard originally are Apple or Apple-like: at least they have allowed me to install 10.0.3. Anything I add (need to add) to get 10.2 or 10.3 installed, leads to freezes. Then, you would

Re: Installing OS X on Lombard

2005-01-16 Thread vicki Duggan
If you get a single stick of PC100 sdram at 128mb and put it in the lower slot 10.3 should load fine. PC 66 and PC133 are no good it must be 100. I do not know why but that was the only way i could get panther on my 400 Lombard when i had it. After the install i just put the ram i had back in

OS X on Lombard

2004-12-23 Thread Dijkwel
Hi All, For a few days now I have been trying in vain to install OS X (10.0.3 as well as 10.2) on my daughter's 400 MHz powerbook Lombard with 320 MB of RAM and a 6 Gig hard drive, that had been running OS 9 without a glitch essentially for as long as she had it (2 years). The first try,

Re: OS X on Lombard

2004-12-23 Thread rama chavy
hi, i remember reading that the lombard is picky about having more than 256mb ram to install os x. i can't remember if it prefers the 256 in the lower or upper slot. after the installation of os x, reinstalling the ram should work fine. hope this helps. rama. On Dec 23, 2004, at 2:04 AM,

Re: OS X on Lombard

2004-12-23 Thread Ben Dyer
Ensure your RAM is working correctly -- try removing each of the DIMMs in turn, and installing. OS X is much more picky about its RAM than OS 9. Apart from that, try resetting PRAM (Cmd-Opt-P-R at startup, hold until you hear 3 startup chimes), resetting the PMU (instructions will be in the

Re: OS X on Lombard

2004-12-23 Thread Andrew F.
Remove any memory from the upper slot, that should help. Andrew On 12/23/04 2:04 AM, Dijkwel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, For a few days now I have been trying in vain to install OS X (10.0.3 as well as 10.2) on my daughter's 400 MHz powerbook Lombard with 320 MB of RAM and a 6 Gig

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-02-06 Thread Eric Morrison
Hi: There has been a lot of info. lately about bad Kingston memory. Check out MacInTouch.com forums. You may simply have bad RAM (and then again, you may not!). ... e On Jan 22, 2004, at 12:49 PM, Dave Bonhoff wrote: I'm running 256 in both slots right now, but I can't recommend it for

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-22 Thread chueewowee
This is my set up, got it from OCW. It s fine. And not expensive from them. 16/1/04 9:58 PM -0800 Adam Thayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Officially, the bottom slot can take a 128 low-profile DIMM and the upper slot can take a 256. Unofficially, many people have put 256MB low-profile DIMMs in the

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-22 Thread Dave Bonhoff
I'm running 256 in both slots right now, but I can't recommend it for Panther. The installer refused to complete with this configuration. No amount of zapping pram, open firmware resets, processor card manipulation, RAM swapping, drive reformatting, etc would work. I was forced to remove

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-22 Thread Alan C . Magnus
On Jan 22, 2004, at 12:49 pm, Dave Bonhoff wrote: I have read in various places that 384MB is now the limit for Lombards running Panther. Dave I have Panther running with 512MB on a Lombard and have not yet experienced what you described. Alan -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-20 Thread Mikael Byström
Tsuki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I have often heard that for OS X, the more RAM you have, the better it runs. I want to know how much RAM would be sufficient to run Panther smoothly on this machine. There have been some agreement in many circles I frequent that 384 MB is a magic number for

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-18 Thread George Longden
Greetings: My wife has a Lombard 333mhz with 384MB RAM and it runs 10.3.2 very nicely. I have been told by the local Apple tech that 256 MB is the largest that will fit in each slot. George I have a Lombard (333mhz) running OS 9, which I would like to upgrade to Panther. I have 192megs of

Subject: Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-18 Thread gf sciacca
I was thinking about getting a 256 and using it with my 128 for a total of 384. Think that would be enough? And I'm sure this problem has been discussed before, but I have heard often that any more than 256 megs of RAM in a Lombard causes problems with OS X. Should this still be a concern,

Re: Subject: Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-18 Thread chueewowee
gf sciacca said at ÒSubject: Re: RAM needed for OS X on LombardÓ. [19/Jan/2004 01:46] It runs fine (and by far more stable) under OS X, but not half as fast as under OS 9.2.2, specially when using many apps at a time as I do. Special concerns (in my case) are very slow Finder actions,

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-17 Thread Tsuki Hoshijima
I was thinking about getting a 256 and using it with my 128 for a total of 384. Think that would be enough? And I'm sure this problem has been discussed before, but I have heard often that any more than 256 megs of RAM in a Lombard causes problems with OS X. Should this still be a concern, or

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-17 Thread Krevnik
On Jan 17, 2004, at 8:12 PM, Tsuki Hoshijima wrote: I was thinking about getting a 256 and using it with my 128 for a total of 384. Think that would be enough? And I'm sure this problem has been discussed before, but I have heard often that any more than 256 megs of RAM in a Lombard causes

RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-16 Thread Tsuki Hoshijima
I have a Lombard (333mhz) running OS 9, which I would like to upgrade to Panther. I have 192megs of physical memory installed, 128 on the top slot and 64 on the bottom. I have often heard that for OS X, the more RAM you have, the better it runs. I want to know how much RAM would be sufficient

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-16 Thread Adam Thayer
Officially, the bottom slot can take a 128 low-profile DIMM and the upper slot can take a 256. Unofficially, many people have put 256MB low-profile DIMMs in the lower slot for a total of 512MB RAM. OWC seems to be a good source for this because of the lifetime warranty and guarantee that they

Re: RAM needed for OS X on Lombard

2004-01-16 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 17/01/04 00:44, Tsuki Hoshijima at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Lombard (333mhz) running OS 9, which I would like to upgrade to Panther. I have 192megs of physical memory installed, 128 on the top slot and 64 on the bottom. I have often heard that for OS X, the more RAM you have,

Re: OS X on Lombard success

2003-08-20 Thread Jkr
hi all got jag installed on my lombard finally, i put the original 4 gb drive back in and it installed with no problems. now one more question it doesnt recognize the battery i have replaced the pmu board, and still doesnt see the battery and suggestions? thanks all t. -- G-Books is

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-19 Thread Jkr
versions of OS X on my Lombard without any problems. But I spent money on my RAM upgrades (I think I'm all Crucial or Kingston now). i put a 256 stick og kingston ram in top and then bootom slot and still no os X .. t. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-19 Thread Eugene Lee
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 10:23:53PM -0400, Jkr wrote: : : on 8/18/03 7:46 PM, Eugene Lee wrote: : : I have installed all versions of OS X on my Lombard without any : problems. But I spent money on my RAM upgrades (I think I'm all : Crucial or Kingston now). : : i put a 256 stick og kingston

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-19 Thread Tom Roth
OS X to install. I then put the RAM back in and it worked though I wouldn't recomend putting OS X on a beige G3. It was a tad sluggish. -tom -- From: Eugene Lee Subject: Re: OS X on Lombard Do you have anything other non-standard hardware? Maybe some strange CPU

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-19 Thread Jkr
. Do you have anything other non-standard hardware? Maybe some strange CPU upgrade card? Or other external things like USB or SCSI devices, or PCMCIA cards? Also, try removing one or the other 256 MB modules, or even returning to your original Apple-supplied RAM (if you still have it).

os x on lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Jkr
hi all once again ive tried to install jag on my lombard after in stalling a 10gb travelstar it will install but when i get to restart it restarts then just goes to a blue screen it shows that it is starting ip services and printing services and so fourth but then just a blue screen ive tried

Re: os x on lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Wiebe Wilbers
Hello t. Not trying to be a smart-ass here, but could you try to use some punctuation once in a while? Your message was one long sentence, making in hard to read. In fact, the only time you used a period, was after your name!! :-) As for the Lombard install, I doubt it would be the new hard

Re: os x on lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Jkr
on 8/18/03 2:39 AM, Wiebe Wilbers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello t. Not trying to be a smart-ass here, but could you try to use some punctuation once in a while? Your message was one long sentence, making in hard to read. In fact, the only time you used a period, was after your name!!

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Tom Meade
t. is having problems. So am I. The hell of it is the Lombard (I don't know about yours) only came with 64 megs - in the lower slot. So ripping everything else out to install X is absurd. And even the stock RAM isn't Apple. Who's to say that some other big four RAM would be better or worse? I

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 18/08/03 18:11, Tom Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: t. is having problems. So am I. The hell of it is the Lombard (I don't know about yours) only came with 64 megs - in the lower slot. So ripping everything else out to install X is absurd. And even the stock RAM isn't Apple. Who's to

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Jkr
on 8/18/03 6:42 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18/08/03 18:11, Tom Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: t. is having problems. So am I. The hell of it is the Lombard (I don't know about yours) only came with 64 megs - in the lower slot. So ripping everything else out to

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Joe Ellis
On 8/18/03 7:04, Jkr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 8/18/03 6:42 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18/08/03 18:11, Tom Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: t. is having problems. So am I. The hell of it is the Lombard (I don't know about yours) only came with 64 megs - in the

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Alan C. Magnus
On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 06:12 pm, Joe Ellis wrote: I don't know about the Lombard and where the cut-off is but depending on several things you can find on the Apple site, there is an 8 GB partition limitation on installing OS X. The Documentation and limits are pretty clearly outlined

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Richard Orlin
The Lombard uses a shorter lower memory chip. You can't use stock chips. On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 06:42 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 18/08/03 18:11, Tom Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: t. is having problems. So am I. The hell of it is the Lombard (I don't know about yours) only came

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Eugene Lee
Apple. Who's to say that some other big : four RAM would be better or worse? I already : swapped the top slot to Hynix. No better - no X. : No wonder t. is steamed. Anyone get a better : configuration? I have installed all versions of OS X on my Lombard without any problems. But I spent money on my

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Jkr
new twist maybe im running rammomiter now to check the ram, all is well its at 5000 right now.so maybe its not the ram ? or is it? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for

Re: OS X on Lombard

2003-08-18 Thread Eugene Lee
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:12:09PM -0400, Joe Ellis wrote: : : I don't know about the Lombard and where the cut-off is but depending on : several things you can find on the Apple site, there is an 8 GB partition : limitation on installing OS X. The Documentation and limits are pretty : clearly

os x on lombard

2003-08-14 Thread Jkr
hi all hope you can help me ive been trying to install os x on my lombard after i just installed a 10 GB drive to no avail it installed no problems on the original 4 GB now it will install but when it restarts i just get a blue screen thats it help plz t. -- G-Books is sponsored by http

Re: os x on lombard

2003-08-14 Thread Eugene Lee
On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 10:49:00AM -0400, Jkr wrote: : : hi all hope you can help me ive been trying to install os x on my lombard : after i just installed a 10 GB drive to no avail it installed no problems on : the original 4 GB : : now it will install but when it restarts i just get a blue

Re: Lombard Video in OS X (Was: lombard identification question)

2003-03-31 Thread Eugene Lee
On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 08:09:34AM +0100, Tom Burke wrote: : : What meant by 'not supported' and 'supported'? I have a Lombard (333) : on which I have run retail Jaguar and then the 10.2.4 upgrade. I can't : say that video performance was noticeably a) worse before the 10.2.4 : upgrade or b)

Lombard Video in OS X (Was: lombard identification question)

2003-03-30 Thread Tom Burke
On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 05:11 AM, Richard Smykla wrote: All, The Lombard's video card IS supported as of OS X.2.4. Still not very exciting video, but you don't need the hack any more, and you can change resolutions without problems. HTH. Rick Just hijacking the thread here