On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Jasiu wrote:
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> Sorry it's OS 9
Oh. Do you have a bootable OS 9 CD? If so, you can reset the password
via that, or just wipe the HDD and reinstall OS 9. I don't know of any
other way to reset the password. In OS X, you can go in single user
mode and remove o
On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Mike wrote:
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> Does it ask for a password and username? If it's the actual os login,
> if you boot from the installation disc, there's an option to reset the
> password in one of the drop down menus at the top.
> If the prompt comes up earlier than that, it could b
On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Jasiu wrote:
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> The local church was given a bunch of Imacs that I am trying to get
> working to let the children use them. The Imacs came from a
> university and when I try to start them up I get asked for a
> password. Is there a way to remove said password? T
On Jul 30, 2009, at 10:26 PM, Matthew LoRe wrote:
> Hi,
> Firstly let me say hello to everyone. I am newly posting to the
> list. I signed up a few weeks ago.
> I have a 1Ghz eMac that almost never boots up the first time.
I had an iBook G4 that did this sometimes. Turned out to be a failed
Thank you for positing phishing website links. It's sooo helpful
If you're going to spam links here, please leave. If you didn't send
it (virus or something), then please fix it.
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On Jun 21, 2009, at 9:52 AM, wiet wrote:
> If you have your mail checked every minute from several accounts, that
> means your Imac is constantly accessing the web, verifying
> all kinds of data, passwords in different places, servers, sending
> your personal data to God knows who, reject spam,
On Jun 19, 2009, at 9:21 PM, Isaac Smith wrote:
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> This is one of the first-generation Aluminum iMacs.
I have the same model, except it's a 20" 2 Ghz Core 2 Duo with a 250
GB HDD and 2 GB RAM.
> Now, for the problems:
>
> 1. Every so often, the computer will prompt me for the password to one
Okay, try this. When booting the computer, hold down Command + S
When you see a black screen with white letters, type "/sbin/mount -
uw /" (Without the quotes) and press enter
Then type "rm /var/db/.applesetupdone" (Without the quotes) and press
enter
Then type "reboot" (without the
On May 29, 2009, at 4:48 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
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>
> On May 29, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Beverly Woods wrote:
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>> IIRC, there is a version of Sheepshaver out there that comes with
>> 9.0.4
>> already in it.
>
> That would be illegal. Not that I doubt that it's so, but it's still
> illegal.
>
> Nah
On May 29, 2009, at 3:47 PM, Beverly Woods wrote:
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> Bruce Johnson wrote:
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>> On May 28, 2009, at 2:05 AM, PAUL MC ARDLE wrote:
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>>> sheepsaver is not worth the hassle between finding a g3 with 9.04 to
>>> extract a rom from an update and then a powermac version of Os 9
>>
>> The ROM comes
On Apr 3, 2009, at 11:11 AM, nestamicky wrote:
> Brian Troisi wrote:
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>> On Apr 3, 2009, at 10:24 AM, nestamicky wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Brian Troisi wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Apr 2, 2009, at 9:57 PM, pat wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
&
On Apr 3, 2009, at 11:08 AM, pat wrote:
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> On Apr 2, 10:03 pm, Brian Troisi wrote:
>> To boot from it, put it in, and hold option while
>> booting. If the OS you want to boot shows up, click it. GOod luck!
>
> Will it show the OS is from the HDD or from the USB?
> I
On Apr 3, 2009, at 10:24 AM, nestamicky wrote:
> Brian Troisi wrote:
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>> On Apr 2, 2009, at 9:57 PM, pat wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have an Intel iMac. I would like to know how to boot from the USB
>>> flash drive. Is it mat
On Apr 2, 2009, at 9:57 PM, pat wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I have an Intel iMac. I would like to know how to boot from the USB
> flash drive. Is it matter where I plug the drive?
No. Any USB port, preferably a 2.0 port. If you have an older white
intel iMac with the older white keyboard, then plug t
On Mar 29, 2009, at 8:16 PM, Simon Royal wrote:
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> Bill
>
> Slow start up can be a lot of things, but I don't think it is RAM.
>
> Low RAM would cause slow start up but it was also make the whole
> machine slow.
>
> I think you said you were running Leopard, but I don't remember how
> much
On Mar 23, 2009, at 12:46 AM, almir...@prtc.net wrote:
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> hi:
> i am setting an imac g5 for a friend. i did a firewire target disk
> data migration from an imac g4. now the g5 has no output sound.
> instead of internal speakers, the only option is digital out, under
> port it has built in audi
On Mar 21, 2009, at 7:20 AM, Simon Royal wrote:
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> Hi
>
> As youu know. My 1.25Ghz eMac is up the shoot. It's my little boys
> so I need to replace it asap.
>
> I have read lots of forums about it and it seems to only affect the
> 1.25Ghz models.
>
> I've got two 800mhz eMacs which are fine
On Mar 21, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Beverly Woods wrote:
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> Po-en Tsai wrote:
>> Hi all!,
>>
>> Thanks! I have finally got it working from my OS9 installation
>> discs. Thanks for all the help! Now I can use Internet Explorer 5!
>>
> OK, now I am really mystified.
>
> 1) Why do you want to run Int
This should put an end to this!
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120243
This is Mac OS 9.2.2 directly from Apple. Even if you have OS 9 CD's,
this should be better, as you don't have to worry about updating, etc.
Once downloaded, use the tool Pacifist (http://charlessoft.com/Pa
On Mar 21, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Dan wrote:
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> At 9:17 AM -0400 3/21/2009, Brian Troisi wrote:
>> On Mar 21, 2009, at 8:42 AM, John Hanson wrote:
>>
>>> I am a little hesitant to say it's the capacitors. When I had the
>>> capacitors fail on my eMac 1.25ghz
On Mar 21, 2009, at 8:42 AM, John Hanson wrote:
> I am a little hesitant to say it's the capacitors. When I had the
> capacitors fail on my eMac 1.25ghz, the computer would simply freeze
> up. No kernel panics or anything like that, it just locked up for no
> reason. I hope you get your eM
On Mar 20, 2009, at 8:09 AM, Simon Royal wrote:
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> Hi.
>
> Won't the netboot image from Apple suffuce here?
Yeah that is what I'm referring to when I said "there is another
way..." it's easier to just send a zipped system folder. I can host
it on my own webserver, but I don't want to break
On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:59 AM, Po-en Tsai wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I have a iMac G3 running Mac OSX 10.4, and I would like to put on
> Classic, but I don't have a Classic System Folder... I have the
> original iMac OS9 CD's, but it doesnt seem to let me install Classic
> without installing OS9, then ins
I agree to get an intel iMac. Check this one out!
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FA876LL/A?mco=MjE0NDk5Mw
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On Feb 20, 2009, at 7:32 PM, Trinette Rani Johnson wrote:
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> Do I need OS9 drivers also?
> Because I don't have any installed.
I think OS 9 drivers are only needed if you are booting into OS 9,
not using Classic Mode. If you don't, or your computer doesn't let
you boot into OS 9, then you
On Feb 20, 2009, at 2:21 PM, Trinette Rani Johnson wrote:
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> Thank you so much! I threw out my OS 9.2 disk with Jag(I'm an idiot).
> So this is needed to play my old Mac games I finally found! Thankies!
> On Feb 20, 2009, at 12:46 PM, Brian Troisi wrote:
You're welcome!
On Feb 20, 2009, at 2:18 PM, Trinette Rani Johnson wrote:
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> OMFG thank you for this! *hugs*
No problem. Happy to help!
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On Feb 20, 2009, at 1:25 PM, Simon Royal wrote:
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> Brian.
>
> I wrote exactly that.
>
> Simon
Oops, I didn't realize that lol.
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On Feb 20, 2009, at 7:17 AM, Simon Royal wrote:
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> Hi
>
> I have been struggling to get OS 9.2.2 on my PowerBook G4
I can help you with that. Just download the Netboot for OS 9 from
this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120243
Then once downloaded, use Pacifist to ext
The way I installed Classic support on my PowerBook was by
downloading the Apple OS 9 netboot image. This is actually a fully
functional OS 9 install. Once downloaded, use Pacifist to extract the
system folder. Then copy that to the root of your hard drive. Use the
Classic PrefPan
Try text expander. I heard about it on the Mac Geek Gab podcast, Once
you find the right spelling of the word in question, you can have the
program auto fill in the correct word every time you type in the
incorrect word. Hope this helps!
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On Feb 16, 2009, at 6:04 PM, Simon Royal wrote:
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> Hi.
>
> I posted a few weeks ago about a text panic on my little boys eMac.
> Well it hasn't been the same since.
>
> Random lock ups when starting or using Safari and numerous Kernel
> Panics.
>
> I ran Disk Utility and the boot drive had
On Feb 16, 2009, at 5:01 PM, lrbarrios wrote:
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> That's what I'm trying to do, but it (OS X) won't let me remove it
> because it says it's needs by the 'System'. How do I break that
> dependency? Thanks.
>
> Lonnie.
>
You could try booting the computer into Single User Mode (Hold down
CMD +
Oh okay, thank you for clarifying that!
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On Jan 28, 2009, at 3:24 PM, Dan wrote:
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> At 2:55 PM -0500 1/28/2009, Brian Troisi wrote:
>>>> There is no single app called iLife. It is a collection of
>>>> individual apps. They should be in your /Applications folder:
>>>> iTunes, iPh
>>
>> There is no single app called iLife. It is a collection of
>> individual apps. They should be in your /Applications folder:
>> iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand, and iWeb.
>>
iTunes is no longer part of iLife FYI. Not trying to be rude, just to
remind you all :)
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CGI is for web applications that run from the webserver. It has more
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The file "first.cgi" must be placed into the "cgi executabls folder"
in the /library/webserver/ folder. Hope that helps :) It should work
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It probably isn't worth replacing. The model G5 iMac can be found
usually for under $500, while a motherboard for it can exceed $500,
possibly costing more than an intel mac! If I were you, I would
consider replacing it with another G5 or possibly upgrading to an
intel machine. Check the L
What OS version did it ship with? 2007 ones came with either 10.4.10
or 10.5. The 2008 ones had 10.5.3 or 10.5.4 I think
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I hate to say this, but replacing the motherboard is more than to buy
a new iMac G4. You can get them for like $297-$349, etc. (Under $450
usually). If I were you, buy a new iMac G4 and look for parts from the
broken one that you can use in the new one. Good luck!
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Seriously? I never knew that! Wow! I knew it was true for iWork
because It uses a serial number to activate it like Micro$oft
products. I thought Apple simply trusts you to buy the family pack..
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On Sep 19, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Kyle wrote:
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> The Price for Leopard is what, $199.00
Actually the price is $129. The family pack is unnecessary as there is
no licensing. One single install disc can install on up to Unlimited
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I would recommend resetting PRAM. This probably wouldn't affect it,
but it's worth a try. To do that, press Apple + Option + P + R at boot
up after the chime. Hold it until you hear 4 chimes go by. The way
that would probably fix it would be an archive and install. But since
I don'
Also, old floppies can corrupt data.
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>
> On clicking the "Restart" button I get the following error: "Startup
> Disk was unable to select the install CD as the startup disk. (-2)".
This should help:
http://macosx.com/forums/mac-classic-system-software/241805-unable-select-startup-disk-install.html
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If the machine is supported by tiger (has the necessary firmware
upgrades, enough RAM, HDD, etc,) then if you insert the Tiger disc in
the drive while OS 9 is running, an App should open prompting you to
restart, and when you do, the machine will boot the tiger discs and
you may be
This has happened to me on an iBook G4 at school running Panther.
Turns out it was the hard drive needed to be replaced. And
unfortunately, PowerPC macs cannot boot from USB drives :(
There are hacks using Open Firmware to make a PowerPC mac boot from a
USB device. Google search "Boot PowerP
>
Try some troubleshooting steps. Do the CD's boot any other mac? Is the
optical drive able to successfully read other discs? Is the RAM
enough? I think the most common issue may be ram. Since it runs OS
8.6, which only requires 32 mb ram, the computer may have at the
minimum, 32 or 64 mb
> , how do I figure out what his IP address is--doesn't it always
> change?
Go to the Mac mini running vine server, and go to http://
ipchicken.com/ to find the external IP address.
> And second, how do I ping his machine?
go to the terminal (/applications/utilities/terminal.app) and type
>
>
> Are there any common or likely candidates for such a problem, and how
> easy might they be to fix?
>
This could mean many things. It could mean that there is a corrupted
install of OS X. But most likely, especially with the emacs, it it
probably leaking capacitors. This problem
Thats strange. A Mass Storage Device should not need an App to mount
it on another platform. Maybe the App has a bug, or does not like
being run with a certain amount of RAM, or with another process in the
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Maybe the Flash drive is damaged, and refuses to unmount.
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This may help. http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-27958.html
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