iPhoto

2010-04-26 Thread romantic
I have various cameras. Canon, Panasonic and Nikon mostly. Why doesn't iPhoto just pick up where it left off and download the new stuff? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card/drivers found

2010-04-23 Thread romantic
Hello List, Kris Tilford wrote: the driver has disappeared from the VIA support site, so it may be hard to find for download. It appears to be available from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine: Indeed the download link at the VIA site dead ended. However, following the older drivers

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-19 Thread romantic
Roman said: think the chipset issue may be OK. Vendor ID 0x059b ktilfo...@cox.net : repliedI The chipset is sometimes separate from the reported Vendor ID Device ID. For example, many external enclosure use Oxford FW400 chipsets, and in this case, the chipmaker Oxford provides

Re: Disk Utility choke

2010-04-18 Thread romantic
I have reinstalled Leopard four times from two different Retail installers. Where do I find the helper tool? Is this what you need? http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26562/leopardassist -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-18 Thread romantic
mike.dogho...@googlemail.com wrote: Hmm, at least that narrows it down to the card Can you see the disk in the left hand panel of disk utility when it's plugged into the pci card? It could be that disk utility is seeing it but it's not being mounted for sone reason. Not too likely

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-18 Thread romantic
I may have found something here. There have been tons of problems reported about the high speed driver being missing on intel macs. This solution is different and the closest thing I've found. Can someone elaborate on this? Thanks, Roman

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-18 Thread romantic
Here it is: http://www.cooldrives.com/usb-power-cable-mini-b.html Roman Can someone confirm that this will solve my external USB High Speed Problem please. Thank you, Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-18 Thread romantic
Thanks John, Just finding the answer was more important than the price. There is always a better price. I googled for 3 hours to find out about a double headed USB cable. Thanks again, Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4,

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-18 Thread romantic
On Apr 18, 2010, at 12:47 PM, roman...@ideal-access.com wrote: Thanks John, Just finding the answer was more important than the price. There is always a better price. I googled for 3 hours to find out about a double headed USB cable. Thanks again, Roman I use ones like this they usually

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-18 Thread romantic
Thanks Kris, I'll explore this. I think the chipset issue may be OK. Vendor ID 0x059b I have run into the VIA problem with a webcam and decided the PINE CAM was a dead end. However, I haven't tried the wayback machine yet. Will let you know soon. Roman Iomega: Capacity: 931.51 GB

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-18 Thread romantic
Thanks Stewie, Humbug. Thanks for the list of Nec compatables. Regards, Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml

Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-17 Thread romantic
I've installed this card into a Quicksilver hoping to get some extra speed through a USB port. The card recognizes my various cameras but will not allow an external USB Mass Storage device to mount. It's an Iomega 1 TB external enclosure partitioned into 3 sections. The drive powers up but

Re: Generic USB 2 PCI card

2010-04-17 Thread romantic
Has the drive been formatted already? Does it show up in disk utility? Yes, It's been formatted by disk Utility and shows up when connected to the native USB1 port on the Quicksilver and also when connected to a cheap USB 1 hub. The new PCI card is a USB 2.1? However, originally I think the

Re: test/

2010-04-13 Thread romantic
I'm sorry folks but my service provider was marking this list as junk and I was at their web mail site trying to sort things out. Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power

test

2010-04-12 Thread romantic
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Re: OT Shorten URL was EDIT: A good...

2010-03-29 Thread romantic
Thank you List, http://www.riverdark.net/board/index.php?showtopic=344 http://tinyurl.com/ http://www.socuteurl.com/ Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list

Re: Drink spilled results in blue line on screen

2010-03-28 Thread romantic
Thanks to everyone who replied. Peter Kim wrote: You didn't specify the drink, and if was spilled on the keyboard, or on the screen- I'll assume the liquid made it into the case and onto the board. If you're lucky, it's just the cable or connection that is kinked or loose- it happens in

Re: EDIT: A good and cheap video card

2010-03-28 Thread romantic
I've been looking at this 512 nVIDEA AGP card for flashing. It's $70.00 US delivered from Hong Kong. Does anyone have any info on it? http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-AGP-NVIDIA-GEFORCE-6800-GT-512MB-DDR2-6800GT- AGP_W0QQitemZ280474861054QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards? hash=item414d9abdfe Roman

Re: Drink spilled results in blue line on screen

2010-03-26 Thread romantic
Sorry I want to add that this is my son's laptop and he's calling me from school. He has taken it apart and dried what he could. Now I must drive to a neighboring city to help him or take it to a tech. Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

Network Pref pane won't quit or close

2010-03-25 Thread romantic
Quicksilver 733, 512MB ram, OSX 10.4.11 I've installed a Mac driver for an Asus usb wireless b/g/n adapter. When it didn't detect the device I opened the Network pane in System Preferences and a pop up window appeared saying that my network settings have been changed by another

DivX 6 for Tiger

2010-03-22 Thread romantic
I've downloaded DivX 6.7, the last release for older Macs and it gives me the spinning beach ball from File-Open. My OS is 10.4.11 and the download site has at least a half dozen versions of DivX 6. Does anybody know which version works and is stable? Thanks, Roman -- You received this

Re: DivX 6 for Tiger

2010-03-22 Thread romantic
At 12:40 PM -0400 3/22/2010, roman...@ideal-access.com wrote: what should I use to convert the .avi to make a playable DVD? (encoding?) The .avi file contains video and audio in any of a dozen codecs, currently most often divx or xvid. Avi, like mov or mkv, is just a container file

Re: OT Life of Steve ?

2010-03-17 Thread romantic
Thanks for the heads up. I found the article very interesting esp. the idea of Steve Jobs as a new Citizen Kane. Hm. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ

G4 modem

2010-03-16 Thread romantic
Will the modem from a MDD fit in an Quicksilver G4 AGP? Thanks, Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and

Re: Upgrading a Sawtooth

2010-03-13 Thread romantic
Another solution is the freeware Overdrive http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/209276 Is it just me? 9 out of 10 times Version Tracker download links return a Not Found page. It's gotten to the point that, when I google I avoid Version Tracker results altogether. -- You

Re: Boot chime on G4

2010-03-11 Thread romantic
I've tried resetting the sound preference with external speakers removed - but with no effect. Did you pull the external speaker jack out ? It doesn't chime when speakers are connected but turned off. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using

E-IDE/ATAPI GH22 on QS 733

2010-03-08 Thread romantic
Hello, Just to be safe, is the above LG E-IDE/ATAPI internal DVD rewriter compatible with the Quicksilver? Thanks, Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ

Re: E-IDE/ATAPI GH22 on QS 733

2010-03-08 Thread romantic
Thank you Bruce, It was the E in front of IDE that made me wonder, just like the E after PCI which is probably intel specific? I've been off line for 5 years and much has changed. Thanks again, regards, Rt -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

Re: Hidden Remote Webcam activation is it in Firmware, HD, or PRAM?

2010-02-21 Thread romantic
I hope you now have a better understanding of my motives and by the way, thanks for all the good answers posted. jml I think we have a better understanding. Go fish somewhere else. Warm regards, Rt -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using

ClickToFlash .pkg

2010-02-02 Thread romantic
The ClickToFlash .pkg doesn't want to open for me. Safari does not see it in the file-open window. Double click will not work and no read me file is included with the download. Thanks for your advice. Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

Re: ClickToFlash .pkg

2010-02-02 Thread romantic
The ClickToFlash .pkg doesn't want to open for me. Safari does not see it in the file-open window. Double click will not work and no read me file is included with the download. Thanks for your advice. Roman Possibly a corrupted download? Do other .pkg files work? Yes, other .pkgs installed

Re: ClickToFlash .pkg

2010-02-02 Thread romantic
Yes, you are right of course re: updating my OS. I can't afford going to 10.5 at the moment and want to use 10.4.11 which appears to be still very popular. Should I be searching for a grey (retail) disc ver. 10.4.1 or 10.4.8. I'd be downloading the update combo to 10.4.11? Thanks, R G4

Re: ClickToFlash .pkg

2010-02-02 Thread romantic
Thanks for your reply irr. john. The problem lies with my antique OS. regards, R -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at

Re: Leaving the group

2010-02-02 Thread romantic
At least I will if I can find a way to leave. Hey John, Before you go, ask a question. On topic, O.T. whatever. Resonance is cool. I think we are here for the answers. regards, Roman -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: VERY good hint today at MacOS X Hints

2010-01-28 Thread romantic
It was also mentioned at MacOS X Hints that a usb drive can be used as a install destination if the partition or volume is GUID by Disk Utility. That option doesn't appear in my attempts to GUI a partition. I'm in OS X3.9 Any advice is welcome. Thanks, Roman -- You received this message

Re: VERY good hint today at MacOS X Hints

2010-01-28 Thread romantic
format it as an Apple Partition Map partition. Thank you Bruce, My partition options appear to be: Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard Unix File System and Free Space I have been using Extended and Journaled. The only option choice I see is under the erase tab, and

Re: VERY good hint today at MacOS X Hints

2010-01-28 Thread romantic
I found Apple_partition_scheme, thanks. Disk Utility automatically uses the scheme without an option choice. It's under the Info icon above the tool bar. Regards, Roman Bruce Johnson wrote: In 10.5 I'm given a choice of GUID, Apple Partition Map and Master Boot Record. I forget what's in

Re: How to Trace Spam / Harassing e-mails off G3-G5 list and others

2010-01-25 Thread romantic
It may be worth a mention that my filters have been selecting Bill's postings to the g3-5-list as junk mail. The server filters and my mail client's filter are doing an excellent job. My filter is set to training mode so I can see what's what. I have had to hit the not junk icon at least half

Two G4s

2010-01-10 Thread romantic
Hello Group, I need some advice re: two G4s. One is a grey tower and the other a blue and white tower. I don't need both machines and want to cannibalize the best components out of each, to make one good one. Here are the specs for the BW: Hardware Overview: Machine Model:Power Mac

Re: Two G4s

2010-01-10 Thread romantic
Thank you Bruce. Yes, you're right about the colors. The 450MHz G4 is actually grey with a blue face, not white. You wrote: Here's how to tell the G4 systems apart: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3082 A great page for G4 owners. It sure helps to know what one has... We are comparing a