Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in "Configuring Installation" for 12 Hours

2016-09-29 Thread peterhaas
> So that's it, apparently a corrupt file(s), that OSX apparently verified, > but it wasn't sound. All that cost me way too much of my life, but now I > get to reap the glory of solving my problem, and hopefully saving others > from the same fate.So if this works for you, then that validates

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in "Configuring Installation" for 12 Hours

2016-09-29 Thread NotMacUser
, then that validates this as SOLVED! On Wednesday, 26 October 2011 09:02:55 UTC-7, tr...@prismnet.com wrote: > > I am trying to update a 1.25 GHz MDD (single G4) from a clean install > of 10.5 to 10.5.8. Perhaps naively, I let Software Update do its > thing and after a couple

Re: Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)

2015-11-23 Thread mkehoe
Well, today with help from Apple Support, we were able to upgrade the library files to work on our iMac running Snow Leopard. When I have time on Wednesday, we'll try to connect this external drive to the Mac Mini running OS 10.10.5 Yosemite. It involved changing the file extension on the iTu

Re: Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)

2015-11-22 Thread mkehoe
Bruce - Thanks for sharing your ideas. I hope to spend some more time on it on Monday. I'll report my progress. Mira -- -- 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 FA

Re: Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)

2015-11-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 21, 2015, at 10:45 AM, mkehoe mailto:mirake...@gmail.com>> wrote: We have a G4 iBook running Tiger, and and a late 2009 iMac running Snow Leopard. One thought is (with the help of Apple Care) to incrementally upgrade the iMac one OS at a time, and upgrading the external iTunes along wi

Re: Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)

2015-11-21 Thread mkehoe
solve your > problem, unless maybe you go all the way up to Yosemite? I suppose I could > try that as well, especially as I want to wipe the machine anyway. > > Diane > > Sent from my Verizon iPhone > > On Nov 17, 2015, at 3:49 PM, mkehoe > > wrote: > > > *Pr

Re: Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)

2015-11-21 Thread mkehoe
l, especially as I want to wipe the machine anyway. > > Diane > > Sent from my Verizon iPhone > > On Nov 17, 2015, at 3:49 PM, mkehoe > > wrote: > > > *Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 > (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)* > &

Re: Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)

2015-11-20 Thread dianed143
grading your OS will solve your problem, unless maybe you go all the way up to Yosemite? I suppose I could try that as well, especially as I want to wipe the machine anyway. Diane Sent from my Verizon iPhone > On Nov 17, 2015, at 3:49 PM, mkehoe wrote: > > Problems trying to use an iTune

Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)

2015-11-17 Thread mkehoe
*Problems trying to use an iTunes folder (library) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard) in OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)* G4 power Mac MDD 1.25 Ghz dual finally gave up due to a failing graphics card. My current challenge: my large iTunes folder and media are on a 750G drive that was internal in the G4

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-21 Thread Mira Kehoe
out this link: > > https://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/WhichVersion > > Mira > > On Saturday, July 18, 2015, wrote: > >> >> >>I still am using a Power Mac G-4 1.25 dual using OS 10.5.8 on a >> >>daily basis for some work using the internet. I c

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
> On Jul 21, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Ben Cheever wrote: > > I agree that flash player should be up to date. Unfortunately plenty of > gamed my kids play online require it. It's a double edged sword. Its really > sad that apple decided to stop maintaining the PowerPC platform. The > Open-source

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-21 Thread Ben Cheever
ld be gone. >> I heard that TenFourFox doesn't come with flash player though. Maybe that >> is the case? I would be curious to see speed comparisons with TenFourFox >> and a few other browsers still supported on 10.5.8. Do any of these >> support HTML I wonder?

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread Mira Kehoe
Thanks. I checked out this link: https://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/WhichVersion Mira On Saturday, July 18, 2015, wrote: > > >>I still am using a Power Mac G-4 1.25 dual using OS 10.5.8 on a > >>daily basis for some work using the internet. I can no long

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread 'Glen' via G-Group
From: "peterh...@cruzio.com" To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 2:18 PM Subject: Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8? > I heard that TenFourFox doesn't come with flash player though. Maybe that > is

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread Mira Kehoe
Thanks! On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 4:16 PM, wrote: > > > Thanks, everyone. What is the most effective way to remove flash from > the > > computer? > > Use your browser and point its search key to "remove adobe flash". > > That should get you to ... > > https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/unins

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread peterhaas
> Thanks, everyone. What is the most effective way to remove flash from the > computer? Use your browser and point its search key to "remove adobe flash". That should get you to ... https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html ... or a similar adobe.com link fro

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread Mira Kehoe
27;t come with flash player though. Maybe that >>> is the case? I would be curious to see speed comparisons with TenFourFox >>> and a few other browsers still supported on 10.5.8. Do any of these >>> support HTML I wonder? >>> >> TenFourFox comes in at l

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread coverturtle
On 07/18/2015 02:18 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Agree Flash is a hazard and should be gone. I heard that TenFourFox doesn't come with flash player though. Maybe that is the case? I would be curious to see speed comparisons with TenFourFox and a few other browsers still supported on 1

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread peterhaas
> I heard that TenFourFox doesn't come with flash player though. Maybe that > is the case? I would be curious to see speed comparisons with TenFourFox > and a few other browsers still supported on 10.5.8. Do any of these > support HTML I wonder? TenFourFox comes in at least

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread Sky King
On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 10:38:05 AM UTC-5, mkehoe wrote: > > I still am using a Power Mac G-4 1.25 dual using OS 10.5.8 on a daily > basis for some work using the internet. I can no longer upgrade Safari, > Firefox or Chrome. Is there another browser that may interface better

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread Ben Cheever
I heard that TenFourFox doesn't come with flash player though. Maybe that is the case? I would be curious to see speed comparisons with TenFourFox and a few other browsers still supported on 10.5.8. Do any of these support HTML I wonder? On Jul 18, 2015 10:01 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread Ben Cheever
, stable and been around for a > decade or more. > > Cheers, > > James > > > > > I still am using a Power Mac G-4 1.25 dual using OS 10.5.8 on a daily > basis for some work using the internet. I can no longer upgrade Safari, > Firefox or Chrome. Is there an

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread peterhaas
>>I still am using a Power Mac G-4 1.25 dual using OS 10.5.8 on a >>daily basis for some work using the internet. I can no longer >>upgrade Safari, Firefox or Chrome. I use TenFourFox (Firefox for G-series Macs) on 10.5.8 on my 1.25 GHz Mini [ * ] . There are different vers

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread Mira Kehoe
Thanks, James. I'll check it out... Mira On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 7:24 AM, James I Fraser wrote: > Hi, you might like to try iCab. Fast, stable and been around for a > decade or more. > > Cheers, > > James > > > > > I still am using a Power Mac G-4

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-18 Thread James I Fraser
Hi, you might like to try iCab. Fast, stable and been around for a decade or more. Cheers, James I still am using a Power Mac G-4 1.25 dual using OS 10.5.8 on a daily basis for some work using the internet. I can no longer upgrade Safari, Firefox or Chrome. Is there another browser

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-17 Thread Mira Kehoe
Ken - Thanks for the advice. That looks like what I need! Mira On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Ken Daggett wrote: > > On 17 Jul 2015, at 08:38:05 AM PDT, mkehoe wrote: > > I still am using a Power Mac G-4 1.25 dual using OS 10.5.8 on a daily >> basis for some work usin

Re: Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-17 Thread Ken Daggett
On 17 Jul 2015, at 08:38:05 AM PDT, mkehoe wrote: I still am using a Power Mac G-4 1.25 dual using OS 10.5.8 on a daily basis for some work using the internet. I can no longer upgrade Safari, Firefox or Chrome. Is there another browser that may interface better with the internet, or do

Best browser Power Mac G-4 OS 10.5.8?

2015-07-17 Thread mkehoe
I still am using a Power Mac G-4 1.25 dual using OS 10.5.8 on a daily basis for some work using the internet. I can no longer upgrade Safari, Firefox or Chrome. Is there another browser that may interface better with the internet, or do I need to consider this computer near the end of it&#

Re: Mysterious Files/Folders in OS 10.5.8

2015-03-05 Thread Bruce Johnson
all normally hidden from view and are imortant parts of part of the unix file system. Apple makes these invisible for a reason... > Both computers are running OS 10.5.8. All these folders are visible at the > root level in the hard drive menu on each computer. Why are some folders > vis

Mysterious Files/Folders in OS 10.5.8

2015-03-04 Thread Michael McMurtrey
.159vQvGqc" containing a bunch of files with a ".plan" suffix. What are these files? Can they be deleted? The other PowerBook (PowerBook 5,9) has two folders, labeled "Var" and "Tmp," but no "BaseSystem" folder. What is their purpose? Both compute

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-02-01 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 01/02/13 07.16, kimtoufectis ha scritto: > No, it's the same Ice White iMac keyboard I've been using on the machine. > Thinking that it might be a keyboard problem I switched it with a > 2006 flat aluminum keyboard I've used on another iMac I imagine both are wired; and me, too, can't

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-31 Thread kimtoufectis
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:45:58 AM UTC-5, Valter Viglietti wrote: > Il giorno 31/01/13 05.04, kimtoufectis ha scritto: > > > I got to a command prompt by holding CMD-S while booting, but my > keyboard > > entries didn't register at all. > > I always got my keyboard working when in single

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-31 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 31/01/13 05.04, kimtoufectis ha scritto: > I got to a command prompt by holding CMD-S while booting, but my keyboard > entries didn't register at all. I always got my keyboard working when in single-user (CMD+S) mode, and I was using a non-Apple keyboard (both in 10.4 and 10.6). Have yo

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-30 Thread kimtoufectis
I used DaleH and Bruce's instructions to clean off my stuff, and made sure the machine boots to the main partition again, then tried the instructions below and hit a wall. I got to a command prompt by holding CMD-S while booting, but my keyboard entries didn't register at all. Here are the las

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-29 Thread kimtoufectis
27;m not willing to give up the G4 > "Sunflower" form factor so I found a faster one with a larger display). > You'd think a 10-year old mac user would know what to do, but no dice; as a > non-techie I need some step-by-step guidance. > > > > I bought it used 18 mon

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-29 Thread kimtoufectis
Good tips; thanks! On Monday, January 28, 2013 2:51:01 PM UTC-5, DaleH wrote: > > Check this site. > The step for giving the next user the "new mac feel" with their very own > Welcome Screen is quite simple. > > http://hivelogic.com/articles/how-to-prepare-a-mac-for-sale > > > "If you’ve insta

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-29 Thread kimtoufectis
Much obliged, thanks! On Monday, January 28, 2013 2:36:02 PM UTC-5, PH wrote: > > > > Questions: > > 1. Can I do this from Disk Utility or do I need other software to > proceed? > > 2. What are the steps I need to follow to proceed? > > Should you want to prepare the machine for a new user, so

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
but no dice; as a > non-techie I need some step-by-step guidance. > > I bought it used 18 months ago with 10.5.8 installed. The prior user swept it > pretty clean beforehand and set up a 15 GB bootable "Recovery" partition on > the hard drive in addition to the 105 GB &qu

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-28 Thread Dale Hoffman
Check this site. The step for giving the next user the "new mac feel" with their very own Welcome Screen is quite simple. http://hivelogic.com/articles/how-to-prepare-a-mac-for-sale > "If you’ve installed Mac OS X before, you may recall that after the > installation is complete and the Welcome

Re: Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-28 Thread peterhaas
> Questions: > 1. Can I do this from Disk Utility or do I need other software to proceed? > 2. What are the steps I need to follow to proceed? Should you want to prepare the machine for a new user, so s/he has to go through the process of adding a user and password, the following process may be u

Prepping a G4/10.5.8 for sale

2013-01-28 Thread kimtoufectis
bought it used 18 months ago with 10.5.8 installed. The prior user swept it pretty clean beforehand and set up a 15 GB bootable "Recovery" partition on the hard drive in addition to the 105 GB "OS X" partition from which it boots. I imagine this is the key to putting the machin

Re: G4 Quicksilver Sleep Settings - Mac OS X 10.5.8

2012-02-08 Thread Louis Labrie
On Feb 8, 2012, at 6:47 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Feb 8, 2012, at 4:39 AM, Louis Labrie wrote: > >> Is there a way with the OS or maybe a 3rd party app to have the system sleep >> at an exact time of day/night? And possibly specify certain other criteria. >> Like " unless current user is act

Re: G4 Quicksilver Sleep Settings - Mac OS X 10.5.8

2012-02-08 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 8, 2012, at 4:39 AM, Louis Labrie wrote: Is there a way with the OS or maybe a 3rd party app to have the system sleep at an exact time of day/night? And possibly specify certain other criteria. Like " unless current user is active, if yes then wait for 30min inactivity... ? Maybe I'

Re: G4 Quicksilver Sleep Settings - Mac OS X 10.5.8

2012-02-08 Thread Louis Labrie
>> >> > > That depends. putting the disks to sleep is a no-brainer...yes. Putting the > system to sleep depends on why you're running it 24/7. If it's because it's > running as a server (file, print, web, iTunes, etc) of some sort, then they > systems should be kept awake. If not, just turn i

Re: G4 Quicksilver Sleep Settings - Mac OS X 10.5.8

2012-02-06 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 6, 2012, at 7:37 AM, William Tomcanin wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm curious as to what folks are using for the following system preferences: > > System Sleep > Disk Sleep > Display Sleep > > I'm currently putting my display to sleep after 30 min., but never allowing > the computer nor hard

G4 Quicksilver Sleep Settings - Mac OS X 10.5.8

2012-02-06 Thread William Tomcanin
Hi all, I'm curious as to what folks are using for the following system preferences: System Sleep Disk Sleep Display Sleep I'm currently putting my display to sleep after 30 min., but never allowing the computer nor hard drives to sleep. Since I leave my computer running 24 x 7, I'm wondering i

Re: iLife '05 on Leopard? Is there a way to make iDVD 5.0.1 run on Mac OS X 10.5.8?

2012-01-07 Thread John Carmonne
On Jan 6, 2012, at 7:21 PM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: > iDVD 7.0.4 running fine on my PPC G4. Leopard. > > On Jan 6, 2:40 pm, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: >> On Jan 6, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: >> I think it's trying to run too old of a version on 10.5.8. I thi

Re: iLife '05 on Leopard? Is there a way to make iDVD 5.0.1 run on Mac OS X 10.5.8?

2012-01-07 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: iLife '05 on Leopard? Is there a way to make iDVD 5.0.1 run on Mac OS X 10.5.8? Date:Friday, 06. January 2012 From:JOHN CARMONNE To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > On Jan 6, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: >

Re: iLife '05 on Leopard? Is there a way to make iDVD 5.0.1 run on Mac OS X 10.5.8?

2012-01-06 Thread JoeTaxpayer
my Power Mac G5 (Late 2005, Dual-Core, 2 GHz), originally with Mac > > OS X 10.4.2 > > pre-installed (restored using the Restore DVDs). > > > Now, after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.5.8 (with steps in between to > > 10.4.11, > > 10.5.4) I noticed that I can actually use all

Re: iLife '05 on Leopard? Is there a way to make iDVD 5.0.1 run on Mac OS X 10.5.8?

2012-01-06 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
ng to Mac OS X 10.5.8 (with steps in between to 10.4.11, 10.5.4) I noticed that I can actually use all iLife applications, with the one exception: iDVD. The versions installed are: GarageBand 2.0.2 iMovie HD 5.0.2 iPhoto 5.0.4 iDVD is latest version 5.0.1, but it keeps complaining about ru

iLife '05 on Leopard? Is there a way to make iDVD 5.0.1 run on Mac OS X 10.5.8?

2012-01-06 Thread Mac User #330250
Hi! I've got a bundle installation of GarageBand, iDVD, iMovie HD and iPhoto from my Power Mac G5 (Late 2005, Dual-Core, 2 GHz), originally with Mac OS X 10.4.2 pre-installed (restored using the Restore DVDs). Now, after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.5.8 (with steps in between to 10.4.11, 1

Re: Reasons to upgraded from 10.4.11 to 10.5.8

2011-12-25 Thread skinnie
I think 100dollars can't justify the upgrade unless it was your daily machine or you needed some app that would only run on 10.5 (newer itunes for example). -- 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 particula

Re: Reasons to upgraded from 10.4.11 to 10.5.8

2011-12-24 Thread Illirik Smirnov
On the topic of speed, my personal experience on 10.4 v 10.5: 10.5 uses more RAM than 10.4. 10.5 uses the same amount of CPU as 10.4. 10.4 wants at least 1GB. 10.5 wants at least 1.5GB, with 2GB being best. 10.4 will be OK on a 700MHz G4, and is best on a 1-1.5GHz G4. 10.5 will be the same. Illir

Re: Reasons to upgraded from 10.4.11 to 10.5.8

2011-12-24 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 24-12-2011 21:48, Junk Smith ha scritto: > I have a G4 MDD 867Mhz with 2GB ram operating as a file server. I am > looking for reasons on why I should/shouldn't upgrade to Leopard? I'm no "tech expert" :-) but unless you specifically need Leopard to run Leopard-compatible apps, I can't s

Reasons to upgraded from 10.4.11 to 10.5.8

2011-12-24 Thread Junk Smith
I have a G4 MDD 867Mhz with 2GB ram operating as a file server. I am looking for reasons on why I should/shouldn't upgrade to Leopard? Maybe because of security updates since Tiger isn't updated (and hasn't been in a while) anymore? The machine isn't accessible from the internet, but has access t

Re: PCI Cards under OS X 10.5.8 vrs 10.4.11

2011-11-25 Thread Jörg Duurkoop
tten, etc… I won't buy another M-Audio card for OS X > > without first researching other user's experiences with it. > > My Revolution 7.1 works fine in a Sawtooth running 10.5.8. Quirks, > yes, but everything that really matters works, and I've used it for > recordi

Re: PCI Cards under OS X 10.5.8 vrs 10.4.11

2011-11-24 Thread Sean Carroll
7.1 works fine in a Sawtooth running 10.5.8. Quirks, yes, but everything that really matters works, and I've used it for recording as well as playback. The most crucial "quirk" is something I learned by accident: Access the M-Audio settings ONLY through System Preferences, NEV

Re: PCI Cards under OS X 10.5.8 vrs 10.4.11

2011-11-24 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/11/22 12:07, Bill Connelly so eloquently wrote: It is an M-Audio 2496 Audio PCI card, which I have not yet installed the drivers. Drivers do not work (very well) under 10.5.8, but supposedly will be fine under 10.4.11 My Revolution 5.1's drivers for 10.4 & 10.5 never did w

Re: PCI Cards under OS X 10.5.8 vrs 10.4.11

2011-11-24 Thread Charles Lenington
On 11/22/11 1:17 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 22, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Is it unusual for a PCI card to show up under 10.5.8, but when I boot the same machine under 10.4.11, it does not show up? It is an M-Audio 2496 Audio PCI card, which I have not yet installed the

Re: PCI Cards under OS X 10.5.8 vrs 10.4.11

2011-11-23 Thread Bill Connelly
On Nov 22, 2011, at 2:17 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 22, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Is it unusual for a PCI card to show up under 10.5.8, but when I boot the same machine under 10.4.11, it does not show up? It is an M-Audio 2496 Audio PCI card, which I have not yet

Re: PCI Cards under OS X 10.5.8 vrs 10.4.11

2011-11-22 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 22, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: > Is it unusual for a PCI card to show up under 10.5.8, but when I boot the > same machine under 10.4.11, it does not show up? > > It is an M-Audio 2496 Audio PCI card, which I have not yet installed the > drivers. Drivers do

PCI Cards under OS X 10.5.8 vrs 10.4.11

2011-11-22 Thread Bill Connelly
Is it unusual for a PCI card to show up under 10.5.8, but when I boot the same machine under 10.4.11, it does not show up? It is an M-Audio 2496 Audio PCI card, which I have not yet installed the drivers. Drivers do not work (very well) under 10.5.8, but supposedly will be fine under

Re: Weather Widget fix 10.5.8

2011-11-16 Thread JohnCarmonne
On Nov 16, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Nov 16, 2011, at 12:08 PM, David W. Morris wrote: > >> Can you explain exact step by step for number 4 below? Also, must step 2 be >> compressed to move it to the desktop? >> > > No it doesn't. But it is handy to keep it all together

Re: Weather Widget fix 10.5.8

2011-11-16 Thread Roger Hodge
Also worked on my G5 with Tiger... :) Thanks On Nov 16, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 16, 2011, at 12:08 PM, David W. Morris wrote: Can you explain exact step by step for number 4 below? Also, must step 2 be compressed to move it to the desktop? No it doesn't. But it i

Re: Weather Widget fix 10.5.8

2011-11-16 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 16, 2011, at 12:08 PM, David W. Morris wrote: > Can you explain exact step by step for number 4 below? Also, must step 2 be > compressed to move it to the desktop? > No it doesn't. But it is handy to keep it all together in case you need to replace it. > Can all of this be done by pu

Re: Weather Widget fix 10.5.8

2011-11-16 Thread Kris Tilford
On Nov 16, 2011, at 12:32 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: This works like a charm to fix Weather Widget in 10.5.8 WeatherBug Alert is a simple menu bar extra. Doesn't eat resources or cause problems like some widgets. <http://weather.weatherbug.com/desktop-weather/weatherbug-mac.html&

Re: Weather Widget fix 10.5.8

2011-11-16 Thread David W. Morris
G4 PowerBook? Thanks for this tip. David On Nov 16, 2011, at 10:32 AM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: This works like a charm to fix Weather Widget in 10.5.8 1. Have access to 10.6.x 2. Compress System/Library/WidgetResources, to move to desk top. 3. Replace 10.5 System/Library/WidgetResources

Weather Widget fix 10.5.8

2011-11-16 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
This works like a charm to fix Weather Widget in 10.5.8 1. Have access to 10.6.x 2. Compress System/Library/WidgetResources, to move to desk top. 3. Replace 10.5 System/Library/WidgetResources with 10.6 System/ Library/WidgetResources 4. Also swap weather widgets from 10.5 and 10.6 5

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in "Configuring Installation" for 12 Hours

2011-10-28 Thread t...@io.com
diately cough up whatever copy it downloaded two nights ago. I ran the installer manually and it worked perfectly. The machine booted into 10.5.8 without problems. However, this whole thing is being driven by a new iPhone, which needs iTunes 10.5 (or something like that, not my iPhone). And when I

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in "Configuring Installation" for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread Kris Tilford
On Oct 26, 2011, at 11:02 AM, t...@io.com wrote: "Configuring Installation" I believe "Configuring Installation" is prior to installation, not during, so hopefully you're ok. Leopard 10.5 normally updates after completing most of a Shutdown process, so it's possible some app stalled the

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in "Configuring Installation" for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
On Oct 26, 2011, at 9:02 AM, t...@io.com wrote: I am trying to update a 1.25 GHz MDD (single G4) from a clean install of 10.5 to 10.5.8. Perhaps naively, I let Software Update do its thing and after a couple hours of downloading through our slow DSL connection, things were chugging along. I

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in "Configuring Installation" for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread Jesse
"t...@io.com" wrote: > I am trying to update a 1.25 GHz MDD (single G4) from a clean install > of 10.5 to 10.5.8. Perhaps naively, I let Software Update do its > thing and after a couple hours of downloading through our slow DSL > connection, things were chugging along. > &

10.5.8 Update Stuck in "Configuring Installation" for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread t...@io.com
I am trying to update a 1.25 GHz MDD (single G4) from a clean install of 10.5 to 10.5.8. Perhaps naively, I let Software Update do its thing and after a couple hours of downloading through our slow DSL connection, things were chugging along. I should note that Software Update was performing five

Re: 10.5.8 G4 Won't restart

2011-08-12 Thread gifutiger
x27; fl On Aug 11, 2:37 pm, Vince Meghrouni wrote: > When I try to properly shut down or restart my G4 Quicksilver OS   > 10.5.8, the icons leave the screen (the screensaver image - is that   > what you call it? - remains) and the beach ball spins forever. > > I can shut it down with

Re: 10.5.8 G4 Won't restart

2011-08-11 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/08/11 15:37, Vince Meghrouni so eloquently wrote: When I try to properly shut down or restart my G4 Quicksilver OS 10.5.8, the icons leave the screen (the screensaver image - is that what you call it? - remains) and the beach ball spins forever. I can shut it down with the power button

Re: 10.5.8 G4 Won't restart

2011-08-11 Thread Kris Tilford
On Aug 11, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Vince Meghrouni wrote: Sound familiar to anyone? Yes. I've had something similar on my G5 w/10.5.8. It's intermittent, sometimes it shuts down ok, sometimes it stops that a blue screen without any icons, but instead of the beachball I usually have

10.5.8 G4 Won't restart

2011-08-11 Thread Vince Meghrouni
When I try to properly shut down or restart my G4 Quicksilver OS 10.5.8, the icons leave the screen (the screensaver image - is that what you call it? - remains) and the beach ball spins forever. I can shut it down with the power button and bring it back up. I zapped the PRAM. I've rep

Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card

2011-03-19 Thread Mama Haymes
Hey thanks for your advice. Replaced Pram Battery, and Repaired Permissions, and thus far it seems that things are working. Thanks again.  --- On Fri, 3/18/11, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: From: peterh...@cruzio.com Subject: Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card To: g3-5-list

Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card

2011-03-18 Thread peterhaas
> Replace the pram. They aren't expensive, or difficult to replace, and most > likely is causing all your problems. Repairing the permissions is always a > good idea to. Losing time is almost always the PRAM battery. They are nominally 3.6 volts, but brand new ones will usually measure 3.68 volt

Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card

2011-03-18 Thread Mama Haymes
Jonas Ulrich Subject: Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 2:40 PM Replace the pram. They aren't expensive, or difficult to replace, and most likely is causing all your problems. Repairing the permissions is always a

Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card

2011-03-18 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Replace the pram. They aren't expensive, or difficult to replace, and most likely is causing all your problems. Repairing the permissions is always a good idea to. -Jonas -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with

Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card

2011-03-17 Thread Mama Haymes
when I try to add a new network, it says connection timeout.  --- On Thu, 3/17/11, bryan adkins wrote: From: bryan adkins Subject: Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Cc: "Kris Tilford" Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 11:42 PM I wo

Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card

2011-03-17 Thread bryan adkins
I would delete any networks/locations under network preferences and create a new location reboot and that should have you set. Having to reset date and time I would hit the "go" drop down menu in finder and click "go to folder" should bring up a text box and type "private/etc/" this will bring up

Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card

2011-03-17 Thread Kris Tilford
On Mar 17, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Clmtyne wrote: I'm having to reset the date and time every time I reboot the system as well. This is a dead PRAM battery. Get a new one and report back if your problems aren't solved. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group fo

Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card

2011-03-17 Thread Clmtyne
This adds on to my last post- Not only am I not able to keep the Airport Extreme card active once I reboot the system, but I'm having to reset the date and time every time I reboot the system as well. I do believe it has something to do with the keychain, but I need to know how to get the computer

Re: Powerbook G4 1.67ghz does not chime on startup (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-06 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Yes, try zapping the pram for sure. Hit the power button, and then hold down command+options+p+r until the machine restarts a few times. Also, those laptops had an ambient light sensor that would automatically adjust the brightness of the screen. It's possible that you had it disabled before the n

Re: Powerbook G4 1.67ghz does not chime on startup (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-06 Thread Richard Gerome
Forgot to ask, is there any sound at all??? -Original Message- >From: Clmtyne >Sent: Feb 6, 2011 2:31 PM >To: G-Group >Subject: Powerbook G4 1.67ghz does not chime on startup (OSX 10.5.8) > >My powerbook has stop chiming. I recently had to move all the HD &g

Re: Powerbook G4 1.67ghz does not chime on startup (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-06 Thread Dan
At 11:31 AM -0800 2/6/2011, Clmtyne wrote: My powerbook has stop chiming. I recently had to move all the HD contents to another external drive and reinstall OSX 10.5.8 and now my with a new install the powerbook doesn't chime on start up anymore. Also having power issues -meaning I have t

Re: Powerbook G4 1.67ghz does not chime on startup (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-06 Thread Richard Gerome
reinstall it may not have installed the drivers for the sound? Maybe do a clean and reinstall again??? -Original Message- >From: Clmtyne >Sent: Feb 6, 2011 2:31 PM >To: G-Group >Subject: Powerbook G4 1.67ghz does not chime on startup (OSX 10.5.8) > >My powerbook h

Powerbook G4 1.67ghz does not chime on startup (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-06 Thread Clmtyne
My powerbook has stop chiming. I recently had to move all the HD contents to another external drive and reinstall OSX 10.5.8 and now my with a new install the powerbook doesn't chime on start up anymore. Also having power issues -meaning I have to hit F2 a few times to increase the back lig

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-04 Thread Tina K.
eForce FX 5200 Ultra 64MB 10.4.11 PB G4 15" HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM 10.5.8 Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 6 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1 GB VRAM 10.6.6 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - wi

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-04 Thread tina
On Fredag, 4/2 2011, 04:43, Tina K. wrote: > On 2011/02/03 19:20, Dennis Myhand so eloquently wrote: >> If you know the IP address of the printer you can open a terminal window >> and type ping and the address > > That's handy, but is there a way to stop it short of closing the window? > > Tina >

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-04 Thread Mama Haymes
packets received, 100% packet loss --- On Fri, 2/4/11, Tina K. wrote: From: Tina K. Subject: Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8) To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, February 4, 2011, 2:03 AM On 2011/02/03 22:04, Dennis Myhand so

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-04 Thread Mama Haymes
--- 192.168.1.74 ping statistics --- 10 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss --- On Fri, 2/4/11, Bruce Johnson wrote: From: Bruce Johnson Subject: Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8) To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Friday

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 3, 2011, at 8:22 PM, Mama Haymes wrote: > This is the information that I received- Printer and mac still not working. > One reason I guess is I changed the Jetdirect Card, and the old IP Address is > showing in the system, even though I've manually typed in the new IP Address. > Here's

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-03 Thread Tina K.
MB 10.4.11 PB G4 15" HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM 10.5.8 Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 8 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1 GB VRAM 10.6.6 -- 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 focu

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-03 Thread Dennis Myhand
On 2/3/2011 9:43 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/02/03 19:20, Dennis Myhand so eloquently wrote: If you know the IP address of the printer you can open a terminal window and type ping and the address That's handy, but is there a way to stop it short of closing the window? Tina ctrl and c at the

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-03 Thread Dark_Mac
On Feb 3, 2011, at 9:46 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/02/03 20:22, Mama Haymes so eloquently wrote: 10 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss You have no connection to the printer, or the printer is not responding. Somehow you need to correct the address or get the printe

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-03 Thread Tina K.
than that. Tina -- iMac 20" USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64MB 10.4.11 PB G4 15" HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM 10.5.8 Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 8 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1 GB VRAM 10.6.6 -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: Need to Ping HP laserjet 8000dn on Jetdirect Network with Mac Powerbook (OSX 10.5.8)

2011-02-03 Thread Tina K.
ce FX 5200 Ultra 64MB 10.4.11 PB G4 15" HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM 10.5.8 Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 8 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1 GB VRAM 10.6.6 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - wi

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