Re: strange brightness issues, perhaps PRAM?

I was thinking.I have only been in os X for a little while and had not had to do anything inside my computer.so that would mean that I have never taken out my batteryso my pram would have never reset..but I recently took my bat out and the next time I turned it on the brightness

Re: strange brightness issues, perhaps PRAM?

If you keep your PB plugged in or with the main battery, it shouldn't be causing this problem. Whenever you have to reset the date, that means that the PRAM has failed, due to lack of power. You could maybe check PowerBook Parts for that battery... -Laurent. -- =

Re: strange brightness issues, perhaps PRAM?

how much is a new one and where do I get it and could this be cousing any of my troubles?? n On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 11:23 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 11/06/03 00:19, |n|i|c|k| at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My time recently reset...(but it does anytime that I take the regular battery ou

Re: strange brightness issues, perhaps PRAM?

Heres an update on the problem..I have zapped the pram and deleted all the mac os x caches but still nothing has changed.If it goes to sleep then it wakes up with a dark screen and nothing short of a restart will get the screen to light up again.and still it has a dark screen when I

Re: strange brightness issues

RE; I agree ,I spent a day eraseing my hardrive and reinstalling 10.2 down from haveing upgraded to 10.6, just liitle things added up till my machine worked very poorly at just about everything, its now working perfect again,I know now not to upgrade anymore.also system disks for repairs no lo

Re: strange brightness issues

On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 08:10 PM, |n|i|c|k| wrote: I know that Mac OS X keeps a lot of settings into cache files. Maybe one became corrupted? I had a problem a few months ago where selecting a buddy or the buddy list menu item from the iChat menu wouldn't launch the iChat application any

Re: strange brightness issues

|n|i|c|k| wrote: > This program wont delete important caches? or ones that are still > usefull? I don't know how it decides what does and what doesn't > workbut if it worked fine for you I might as well give it a > try...where do I get it? I suggest you download Cocktail, it'll trash the

Re: strange brightness issues, perhaps PRAM?

on 11/06/03 00:19, |n|i|c|k| at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My time recently reset...(but it does anytime that I take the regular > battery out)..I did reset the pram when I didn't notice that the > brightness didn't work and thought that my computer wouldn't > startHow would I tell if the

Re: strange brightness issues, perhaps PRAM?

My time recently reset...(but it does anytime that I take the regular battery out)..I did reset the pram when I didn't notice that the brightness didn't work and thought that my computer wouldn't startHow would I tell if the pram battery is dead?? n On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 10:02

Re: strange brightness issues, perhaps PRAM?

>Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 20:17:30 -0600 >Subject: strange brightness issues >From: |n|i|c|k| <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Recently something weird has been happening to my pb ws 2. It is >running os X and whenever I turn it on it has a 0 brightness so I cant >see anything. I can f

Re: strange brightness issues

on 10/06/03 23:10, |n|i|c|k| at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I know that Mac OS X keeps a lot of settings into cache files. Maybe >> one >> became corrupted? I had a problem a few months ago where selecting a >> buddy >> or the buddy list menu item from the iChat menu wouldn't launch the >> iChat >

Re: strange brightness issues

I know that Mac OS X keeps a lot of settings into cache files. Maybe one became corrupted? I had a problem a few months ago where selecting a buddy or the buddy list menu item from the iChat menu wouldn't launch the iChat application anymore. I found someone with a similar problem and the cure

Re: strange brightness issues

on 10/06/03 22:50, |n|i|c|k| at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > reallybut why all the sudden nowI have been running 10.2.6 for > several months now and it all the sudden started yesterday... > > n > > On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 09:02 PM, Heok Hee Ng wrote: > >> I have the same problem aft

Re: strange brightness issues

I've already tried doing a reset...and it still comes up with no brightness...I am absolutely sure that nobody has changed the brightness settings on my computerI live in a house of peecee people who couldn't find the system preferences for their life and I have a password... n I don't ha

Re: strange brightness issues

on 10/06/03 22:40, |n|i|c|k| at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't have multiuser set. So I think that means that I am always > root because there is no logon.I am the only person that uses the > pb and I did not change the brightness. > > n > >> >>> Recently something weird has been h

Re: strange brightness issues

reallybut why all the sudden nowI have been running 10.2.6 for several months now and it all the sudden started yesterday... n On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 09:02 PM, Heok Hee Ng wrote: I have the same problem after upgrading to 10.2.3 and beyond. Seems to be a quirk with the newer ve

Re: strange brightness issues

I have the same problem after upgrading to 10.2.3 and beyond. Seems to be a quirk with the newer versions of Jaguar and Wallstreets. I am told a Jaguar reinstall would fix it. Heok Hee -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: strange brightness issues

I don't have multiuser set. So I think that means that I am always root because there is no logon.I am the only person that uses the pb and I did not change the brightness. n Recently something weird has been happening to my pb ws 2. It is running os X and whenever I turn it on it ha

Re: strange brightness issues

on 10/06/03 22:17, |n|i|c|k| at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Recently something weird has been happening to my pb ws 2. It is > running os X and whenever I turn it on it has a 0 brightness so I cant > see anything. I can fix it just by turning the brightness up but it > still is annoying... and it

strange brightness issues

Recently something weird has been happening to my pb ws 2. It is running os X and whenever I turn it on it has a 0 brightness so I cant see anything. I can fix it just by turning the brightness up but it still is annoying... and it is still dark the next time I turn it ondoes anyone know