Re: iMac (Flat Panel) not recognizing any drives

I removed the ssd from the iMac, put it in an external usb case and testet it on another Mac. The drive is still ok. When I connect the external case to the iMac and fire up the boot manager, still no disk shown there. It could be the IDE controller is wonky. I had that happen in an iBook. >

Re: iMac (Flat Panel) not recognizing any drives

There is no coin battery on the main board. Only the "standard" 3.6 V one, replaced that, but no change. Do I have to remove anything from the mainboard to find the coin battery? MacTracker also only lists the 3.6 V battery. Check to see if it has a CK2032(Silver coin battery) Battery on the

Re: iMac (Flat Panel) not recognizing any drives

Check to see if it has a CK2032(Silver coin battery) Battery on the Motherboard. Replace with a NEW-FRESH battery. Reset pram (battery may be near it) then see if it will start from CD system disk. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 21:42, Clark Martin

Re: iMac (Flat Panel) not recognizing any drives

It could be the IDE controller is wonky. I had that happen in an iBook. Do you have a Firewire or USB drive you can boot from. Clark Martin A designated driver on the information Super Highway > On Apr 9, 2018, at 4:38 AM, 'Juergen Grieb' via iMac Group > wrote:

Re: Digest for imac...@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Luck! > > Jesse Carroll > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 7:44 PM, Patricia Lynch <pmgraph1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Thanks for replying. I don't have the original software. I bought system >> 4.0 from ebay and installed it.

Re: 2008 imac won't start

I wouldn’t bother with a clean install of Yosemite at this point. Whatever RAM you use, make sure both sticks have the same specs and are made by the same manufacturer. IOW, a matched pair. RAM from different manufacturers or that isn’t perfectly matched can do weird stuff, intermittent and

Re: 2008 imac won't start

One other piece of info-- I can get a startup chime when I use two 1GB RAM cards. The screen will stay black, but I can connect through Teamviewer. This is the same when I use either (but not both) of my 2GB RAM cards (so I assume that both of them are good) . Using both of the 2GB RAM cards, I

Re: 2008 imac won't start

Update: 3/30/18: First, thanks so much to everyone who has given me suggestions to try. I really appreciate all of you taking the time to offer your thoughts. I opened the iMac up and vacuumed out all of the dust (there was a lot). It still would not start up when I had both RAM cards in (even

Re: 2008 imac won't start

On Mar 31, 2018, at 6:07 PM, fishjoy...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi John, > This sounds intriguing--and like you say, what do I have to lose. > Although I have worked with Macs for many years, I do not have much > experience inside one. > Are there photos or videos for the process you describe? I am

Re: 2008 imac won't start

Hi John, This sounds intriguing--and like you say, what do I have to lose. Although I have worked with Macs for many years, I do not have much experience inside one. Are there photos or videos for the process you describe? I am not even sure what you mean when you say "Take the card off of the

Re: 2008 imac won't start

> On Mar 30, 2018, at 4:17 PM, Jim Scott wrote: > > Hi John, > > I gave up on “shadetree” BGA reflows years ago, but YMMV. My reflows worked > for a while, then died for good. > Another issue with the 2008-era iMacs is that occasionally the “coolant” > (ether, I’m told)

Re: 2008 imac won't start

I BET it is the RAM I'd replace BOTH with DDR2 200 pin DIMs 2GB each... $15 on eBay That Clicking business sounds like a bad HDD! The Click Of Death You want an INDEPENDENT Mac repair shop. Apple Stores are only for items less than 3 to 4 years old! J.C. On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 4:17 PM,

Re: Digest for imac...@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

rom ebay and installed it. In my haste, I installed over what was > there. In hindsight, should have re-formated the disk and started from > scratch. I did reset the PRAM and had no effect. Tried to start in safe > mode and now it won't stay powered up. Worse yet I cannot find the system &

Re: 2008 imac won't start

Hi John, I gave up on “shadetree” BGA reflows years ago, but YMMV. My reflows worked for a while, then died for good. Another issue with the 2008-era iMacs is that occasionally the “coolant” (ether, I’m told) leaks out of the tubes running to and from the fins and the heat sink proper. Same

Re: 2008 imac won't start

On Mar 30, 2018, at 10:53 AM, Jim Scott wrote: > > In the case of your 2008 iMac, in addition to all of the above, the cooling > fins of the heat sink can be clogged by dust, etc. over time as the air > intake vents directly below the card and heat sink assembly are hoovering up > stuff from

Re: 2008 imac won't start

Il giorno 28/03/18 03:11, "fishjoy...@gmail.com" ha scritto: > In fact, I cannot get even a startup chime unless I pull one of the RAM > cards out. Ok, so it definitely has some RAM issue. Maybe a video card issue, too, but of course that comes later. > It doesn't matter whether the left one is

Re: 2008 imac won't start

It’s the video daughtercard. A bad/faulty/dying video card will thwart boot. The RAM card thing makes sense because only one stick makes it easier for the EFI boot sequence to progress to a startup chime. Or, there’s a conflict between the two sticks that wasn’t apparent until now. Or both. The

Re: 2008 imac won't start

I recall a similar issue I had and I merely replaced the RAM sticks. Also maxed out the RAM while I was at it. Problem solved. On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 6:11 PM, wrote: > Thanks for the idea. However, this one (a 24" also) will not boot into > Safe mode. > In fact, I cannot

Re: 2008 imac won't start

Thanks for the idea. However, this one (a 24" also) will not boot into Safe mode. In fact, I cannot get even a startup chime unless I pull one of the RAM cards out. It doesn't matter whether the left one is in or the right one is in, if I only have one RAM card in, it will produce the startup

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Buy him an hdmi Monitor and a Raspberry Pi 3! Sent from my iPhone > On 30 Mar 2018, at 08:43, imaclist@googlegroups.com wrote: > > > imaclist@googlegroups.com Google Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > iMac G4 700MHz - 1 Update > iMac G4 700MHz > NODEraser

Re: iMac G4 700MHz

On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 2:42 PM, Patricia Lynch wrote: > I just wanted to get him on-line and > off my computer watching Barney. So, I started installing updates to get to > Mac OS X 10.4.11 and use TenForFox, or at least try to get him on Youtube. > Are you sure that's

Re: iMac G4 700MHz

The Apple Store does not work on vintage machines. I had G5 iMac that died on me and they would not work on it because it was 5 years old. From: Dennis Faulkner <appleimacd...@me.com> To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 2:13 AM Subject: Re: iMac G4 700MHz

Re: 2008 imac won't start

Il giorno 27/03/18 03:17, "fishjoy...@gmail.com" ha scritto: > The machine worked fine for about a week, but today when I tried to wake > it, I got a black and white checked screen. Bummer. That screen makes me think about a damaged video card. I had a similar issue with an Early 2008 24" iMac:

Re: Digest for imac...@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Thanks for replying. I don't have the original software. I bought system 4.0 from ebay and installed it. In my haste, I installed over what was there. In hindsight, should have re-formated the disk and started from scratch. I did reset the PRAM and had no effect. Tried to start in safe mode

Re: iMac G4 700MHz

I wonder if the Apple store might help ? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2018, at 7:34 PM, Deiniol ap Deiniol > wrote: > > No Jack, she said she has a G4 iMac; that's the one with the guts in a > hemisphere and the integral monitor on a stalk! Also known as

Re: 2008 imac won't start

On Mar 26, 2018, at 6:17 PM, fishjoy...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi all, > My mom's 2008 iMac with Yosemite and 4 GB RAM will no longer start. (Sorry > that I don't more specs, but it won't start) > When I push the power button, all I hear is a clicking sound near the optical > drive. No startup

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

No. I have a Power iMac G4 also known as "snowball". From: Jack Suggs <jhs...@gmail.com> To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2018 5:40 PM Subject: Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic  Patricia Lynch, you have a G3

Re: iMac G4 700MHz

No Jack, she said she has a G4 iMac; that's the one with the guts in a hemisphere and the integral monitor on a stalk! Also known as the flat panel iMac (or the Anglepoise!) I do have two of these, (which still work) but unfortunately I do not know why she has been unable to upgrade it to

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

No Jack, she said she has a G4 iMac; that's the one with the guts in a hemisphere and the integral monitor on a stalk! Also known as the flat panel iMac (or the Anglepoise!) I do have two of these, (which still work) but unfortunately I do not know why she has been unable to upgrade it to 10.4

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Patricia Lynch, you have a G3 iMac 'Snow', yes? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

I’m not sure that you are looking too hard…… https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311.R1.TR3.TRC2.A0.H2.Ximac+g4.TRS0&_nkw=imac+g4&_sacat=0

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

I'm sorry, I have no expertise with this issue. I've been trying to locate a working one of these units for two years! Zeke On Sun, Mar 25, 2018, 12:48 AM wrote: > imaclist@googlegroups.com >

Re: Now this is Apple like the good old days!

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 13:36, Bruce Johnson wrote: Those lazy, crazy IIFX days of old, when Macs were almost literally worth their weight in gold :-P You have to toss the VESA adapter into your shopping cart to do it, but

Re: Reconfiguring AirPort Express?

I have two Airport Utilities, "AirPort Utility” & "AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow”. Each is for a specific set of Airport models with, AFAIK, no overlap between them. Each utility only “sees” it’s set of Airports. You may need the other utility. Clark Martin A designated

Re: Reconfiguring AirPort Express?

I've connected it to the Mini via an ethernet cable and it is not showing up in either AirPort Utility or Network settings that I can see. Grrr. On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 12:29:06 PM UTC-5, Clark Martin wrote: > > The Airport Express I used had an Ethernet port on it you should be able

Re: Reconfiguring AirPort Express?

Never mind the last reply I made, I think I'm on the right track...for now. On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 12:29:06 PM UTC-5, Clark Martin wrote: > > The Airport Express I used had an Ethernet port on it you should be able > to connect a cable directly from that to a computer and access that

Re: Reconfiguring AirPort Express?

The Airport Express I used had an Ethernet port on it you should be able to connect a cable directly from that to a computer and access that way. Clark Martin A designated driver on the information Super Highway > On Dec 28, 2017, at 8:20 AM, William Spencer wrote: > >

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

IN MY PAST I WAS AN "ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN"  I WAS ABLE TO REPAIR COMPUTERS OF THE DISTANT PAST. I HAD NO UNDERSTANDING OF INNER "SOFTWARE" TRY HAVING ONLY THOSE ABILITIES AND BEING MARRIED TO A COMPUTER GURU. ( AYN RAND MENTALITY) ..AND AS DETERMINED AS JOHN GAULT! OH SHE

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

> On Dec 17, 2017, at 2:08 AM, Colin Yarwood wrote: > > Once we found VisiCalc we used our Apples as desktops for accounts and > investment appraisal as well as Payroll with an Apples Silentype printer. Heh, the very first Apple II I ever saw in the flesh, so to speak

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

Bruce I bought DA Database for my MacPlus and used it with a Juki Daisywheel which was unbelievably cheap when we had been buying Quumes for big bucks to get letter quality output - they were all slow comparative to dot matrix but we had used Texas 810 with our Apple ][s for label and list

Re: Now this is Apple like the good old days!

Amigans used to marvel and trade stories about the Adobe tax on Apple printers. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com https://vimeo.com/user31618097 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer

Re: Now this is Apple like the good old days!

I think I paid something like 1500 for a 24 pin wide format dot matrix Apple Printer to go with my Fat Mac 512. That printer would wake the dead! And I used to run a relational database (Reflex) that came on one single-sided floppy, back when people wrote tight code. On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 2:36

Re: Now this is Apple like the good old days!

Hah, I used to have a monitor like that on my desk. Nothing else, because it covered pretty much the whole desk. The cable alone for it cost me something like $85 8-X some weird Mac Video to 5 bayonet plugs thing like an elephant’s trunk comparatively… We’ve come a long long way... On Dec

Re: Now this is Apple like the good old days!

Someone gave me a huge Quadra tower 12 years ago that cost over 10 as specced when new around 1992. It was a great boat anchor. It weighed almost as much as the high end 21 inch CRT that came with it. I gave it to another LEMMER who has his own private museum. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer

Re: using tv as monitor disables computer display

Bruce: Wow, what a major mess up. See. i truly am in kindergarten. It's as if i drove up Mt. Lemmon with a Kit Peak Key. Thanks for helping me. Eddie On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 7:18 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: This is an iMac list; like Adrian said, you’ll

Re: using tv as monitor disables computer display

This is an iMac list; like Adrian said, you’ll be far better off getting onto an xubuntu forum https://xubuntu.org/help/ for this sort of information, since it’s really not at all Mac related. (other than you’re running Linux on a Mac…) I deal with linux servers all day long; and every bit of

Re: using tv as monitor disables computer display

Adrian: Hi...i don't know SOURCE?? i'm a know nothing guy trying to learn. i'm in kindergarten.no stuff! I really don't know what "SOURCE" means. It can't be easy dealing with an 86 year old like me!!! I'm not joking.if you wanna give up on me i understand.I need to know Where in the

Re: using tv as monitor disables computer display

Sounds more like a Linux problem Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications On Tue, Nov

Re: using tv as monitor disables computer display

What source is selected for the TV? Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications On Tue, Nov

Re: need schooling

In Finder, select Preferences under the Apple menu. Make sure ‘Hard disks’ is checked; by default in newer versions of OS X it’s unchecked. Now the hard drive will show on the desktop. Under that is ‘New Finder Windows show:” set it to Macintosh HD (or whatever your hard drive is called) or

Re: need schooling

Bruce:thanks for the comeback. i've got two iMacs one 5,2 and one 9,1 love em both and when i calm down i'll carefully learn to ask questions. when i look in finder i see my photos only what should be in FINDER?  this is my iMac 9,1 eddie On Thursday, November 9, 2017 2:12 PM, Bruce Johnson

Re: need schooling

Eddie and Al, you are troopers and I salute your resilience. As my greatly missed late father used to say of the vintage computers: "They will always do what they were intended to do." And that is quite a lot! I have quite a few old Macs and all are still cranking. Best of luck with yours. You

Re: need schooling

Al: Thanks for the hints. It'll take time, but that i got. Nearest.so far, is 45 miles away ( mac user group ) Some snooping at the local school is a good one. both my iMacs are a bit old:a 5,2 and a 9,1 I love em both  THANKS A MILL A; EDDIE On Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:40 PM, Al Poulin

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Colin: I've got a iMac 9,1 i'd like to open hard drive and see the contents. Since i don't know how to do that, you can see i'm in kindergarten. Maybe after i learn this, i can ask some more questions? Eddie On Thursday, November 9, 2017 6:42 AM, Colin Yarwood

Re: need schooling

On Nov 9, 2017, at 10:40 AM, Al Poulin > wrote: Apple Stores quit their own One to One service two years ago. If you are moving over from a Windows PC, Apple has (or used to have) a tutorial on line to help in the transition. It’s been

Re: need schooling

Hello Eddie, Congratulations on your choice. I am only 82 years old. The Help tab in the top bar on the screen. In the Finder, you can pick on What’s New in Mac OS X and Get to Know your Mac. Decide what parts of the offerings to spend time on first. Each application has Help. Also Search in

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

...basics... what’s your iMac problem? Have you got one? Which model? Does it start? > On 9 Nov 2017, at 07:49, imaclist@googlegroups.com wrote: > > > imaclist@googlegroups.com Google Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > need schooling - 1 Update > need schooling

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

mAC3dec is not just a 'Classic' application. Version 1.6.3 runs on Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 and OS X, but, as I have now discovered, only up to 10.5.8. There seems never to have been an Intel version. Sorry, I should have checked more closely before posting. Extracting audio-only from DVD audio

Re: Extracting audio-only from DVD audio

Use Google translate. Basically try using VLC to access the high def audio files. Playing it on a DVD video player won't output the full quality, but you may not notice unless you have excellent hearing and very expensive speakers. On Oct 18, 2017 7:04 PM, "Bill Spencer"

Re: Extracting audio-only from DVD audio

Google is your Big Brother Friend :-P

Re: Extracting audio-only from DVD audio

Thank you for the link...but it seems to be in French, and thus not accessible to my mono-lingual brain. FYI the recording specifies 5.1 Dolby Digital AC-3 and DTS Surround Sound, and that it plays on all DVD-Audio and DVD-Video players. Am I out of luck? Thanks! Bill On Wednesday, October

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

William Spencer : Oct 17 05:38PM -0400 wrote : Hi there: I have a commercial recording of some music, which was issued as DVD-audio rather than CD-audio. There’s video material included, which I guess accounts for that. My question is this: I want to export the audio

Re: Extracting audio-only from DVD audio

DVD-Audio (aka DVD-A) is a high fidelity audio format that competed with SACD. Both are pretty much dead audio formats (have been for about 10 years now). DVD-A doesn't have video. It is audio only. It may be recorded at 24 bits per sample at a bit rate as high as 192 khz, though 96 is more

Re: Merging jpegs...?

Well selecting, sizing, cropping and layer merge is what the OP was asking about. I know GIMP will do it and in a non - rocket science way. And it is free. I am also sure GIMP would batch process camp badges too. And the GIMP folks have been laboring for the WWW for a long time ( serving the

Re: Merging jpegs...?

> On Sep 16, 2017, at 3:11 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio > wrote: > > Graphics Converter is $ 40 which is not much. It may be a greeat program. I > never used it. Probably because I always thought of it as " just" a file > conversion program. It’s an excellent batch

Re: Merging jpegs...?

Download and use GIMP. It is free, capable and open source.. For music and audio files download and use Audacity. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

topher Collins <macl...@analogdigital.com.au>: Aug 20 11:03AM +1000 > > Hi Fred, > > You are actually running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. > > If you’re using Chrome, go to the Chrome web Store and download the > extension Adblock Plus from adblockplus.org <http://adblockplus.org/

Re: Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

| | GMail Valter Psicof <valter.psi...@gmail.com>: Aug 20 04:23AM +0200 Il giorno 20/08/17 03:03, "Christopher Collins" ha scritto:     > If you¹re using Chrome, go to the Chrome web Store and download the extension > Adblock Plus from adblockplus.org <http://adblockplus.org/&g

Re: adware solution for leopard

Il giorno 20/08/17 03:03, "Christopher Collins" ha scritto: > You are actually running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. > > If you¹re using Chrome, go to the Chrome web Store and download the extension > Adblock Plus from adblockplus.org <http://adblockplus.org/>. It¹s

Re: adware solution for leopard

Hi Fred, You are actually running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. If you’re using Chrome, go to the Chrome web Store and download the extension Adblock Plus from adblockplus.org . It’s about the best ad blocker there is. Christopher > On 20 Aug 2017, at 4:55 am, Fred Thiel

Re: Malware on my iMac

> On Aug 10, 2017, at 9:13 PM, mike.ansberry1...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Thanks Bruce! I got the correct version of Malwarebytes and it fixed things > right up. My iMac is fast again. > > You were around on the Umax Group back in the day, right? Possibly…All these lists have kinda merged

Re: Malware on my iMac

On Aug 10, 2017, at 12:32 PM, mike.ansberry1...@gmail.com wrote: I recently got a message supposedlly from my ISP saying I had some bad malware and they were quarantining me and would freeze my computer. This is a scam. They gave me a number to call to get

Re: Driver locations?

> On Aug 6, 2017, at 12:50 PM, William Spencer wrote: > > Hi there: My wife is trying to install a new touch-screen monitor for a very > unusual application she uses. The old monitor was just too big for the space > available. From what I understand, the new monitor

Re: Apps and windows behaviour in OSX 10.9 Mavericks

Il giorno 05/08/17 21:09, "Bruce Johnson" ha scritto: > Perhaps an applescript tied to shutdown that closes all apps but Finder? That would be a step, but it would still require a manual intervention. I mean, since OSX is Unix, you can do bazillion things in Terminal. There must be something,

Re: Apps and windows behaviour in OSX 10.9 Mavericks

> On Aug 5, 2017, at 12:09 PM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: > > >> On Aug 4, 2017, at 11:16 PM, GMail Valter Psicof >> wrote: >> >> Hi, I just upgraded my iMac 24" Early 2009 to OSX 10.9 (from OSX 10.6), and >> I found a new behaviour I

Re: Apps and windows behaviour in OSX 10.9 Mavericks

> On Aug 4, 2017, at 11:16 PM, GMail Valter Psicof > wrote: > > Hi, I just upgraded my iMac 24" Early 2009 to OSX 10.9 (from OSX 10.6), and > I found a new behaviour I dislike. > With 10.9, after boot the Mac opens up both the apps and the windows that I > left open at

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

I guess I was misinformed! Teaches me to listen to those all-knowing Low End Mac guys! Russell Courtenay Sent from my old iMac > On Aug 2, 2017, at 9:43 AM, Dennis Swaney wrote: > > It doesn't. > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 6:06:00 AM UTC-7, Russell Courtenay wrote: >

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

It doesn't. On Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 6:06:00 AM UTC-7, Russell Courtenay wrote: > > I guess I missed that iOS 10.3 requires Sierra, good thing I haven't > upgraded my iPhone 6 yet! Unless I do some upgrades on my 2008 iMac I am > NOT doing Sierra. > > Russell Courtenay > July is national

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

Mike, I'm running El Capitan on my mid-2011 iMac and iOS 10.3.3 on my iDevices. You even MIGHT be able to get by with Yosemite. On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 10:25:33 PM UTC-7, mike.ans...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys. Life has been busy. >> > I was able to

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

After further study it appears that I have to be running at least El Capitan, which I think is OS10.11. Now I just need a way to download this. With my internet way out in the country it will take 10 hours. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

I guess I missed that iOS 10.3 requires Sierra, good thing I haven't upgraded my iPhone 6 yet! Unless I do some upgrades on my 2008 iMac I am NOT doing Sierra. Russell Courtenay July is national what month? tinyurl.com/julybeans Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 31, 2017, at 11:06 PM,

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

> Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys. Life has been busy. > I was able to resurrect my iMac. I found a way to eject the stuck Snow Leopard disc and put in an install disc that I found in the original Apple Care package that came with the computer and boot from it holding down the

Re: Why not?

I should have used the term, "elgibile boot partitions" meaning an OS that runs on the platform, be it Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OS etc. On Saturday, 22 July 2017 00:58:13 UTC+2, Alex Santos wrote: > > Hold the alt key when booting up and the Mac will prompt the user to > select the volume to

Re: Why not?

Hold the alt key when booting up and the Mac will prompt the user to select the volume to boot from. This has been around for ages, since 90s. When it comes to macs that are 68K based, there were ways to boot from another partition but I don't have that information at the top of my head because

Re: Why not?

Il giorno 19/07/17 08:22, "Dave" ha scritto: > Hmm. PCs do that with ease. I had three systems on one, triple boot > option... Oh yeah. Was Mac OSX *included* in those options...? :-) -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple

Re: Why not?

Hmm. PCs do that with ease. I had three systems on one, triple boot option... On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 1:22 AM, GMail Valter Psicof < valter.psi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Il giorno 19/07/17 03:52, "'orthophonic' via iMac Group" ha scritto: > > > When phonograph records used to run at 33 1/3, 45

Re: Why not?

Il giorno 19/07/17 03:52, "'orthophonic' via iMac Group" ha scritto: > When phonograph records used to run at 33 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm, the > phonograph makers let us play them on the same machine by turning a switch. Of course, switching OSes is much more complicated than change the rotational

Re: Why not?

That "feature" has been available on Macs for many years. You can boot into various OS's with external drives and partitions. On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:52 PM 'orthophonic' via iMac Group < imaclist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > When phonograph records used to run at 33 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm, the >

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

On Jul 18, 2017, at 10:49 AM, GMail Valter Psicof > wrote: Il giorno 17/07/17 20:28, "mike.ansberry1...@gmail.com" ha scritto: I tried to use the patcher to install Sierra on my early 2009 iMac running

Re: early 2009 iMac dead after using patcher tool to install Sierra

Il giorno 17/07/17 20:28, "mike.ansberry1...@gmail.com" ha scritto: > I tried to use the patcher to install Sierra on my early 2009 iMac running > 10.7.5. I know it's not my business, but... why "forcing" an OS over a machine that's *eight* years older than the OS? I think that OS wouldn't run

Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

On Jul 13, 2017, at 11:13 AM, fishjoy...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, After reading your response, I went back to look for some of the solutions. Here is one posting that I found" https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fixing-brightness-with-custom-edid.219413/ However, after

Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

Hi, After reading your response, I went back to look for some of the solutions. Here is one posting that I found" https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fixing-brightness-with-custom-edid.219413/ However, after rereading it, it appears that this is for laptops, and not the iMac 91. Sorry for not

Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

Hi, After your response, I went back and tried to find the information I mentioned. Here is a link to some of it: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/fixing-brightness-with-custom-edid.219413/ However, after rereading it, it looks like this if for a laptop, so perhaps there is no solution to

Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

OK, I am not planning on upgrading my 2008 iMac, it is slow enough as it is. As soon as I get some other things working, I will reinstall Snow Leopard on a separate partition then, if I don't replace it, I plan to upgrade memory and/or logicboard. I like this quote from the article though:

Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

Late-2009 or later. Early-2009 is just on the wrong side of the cutoff: http://osxdaily.com/2016/06/14/macos-sierra-compatibility-list/ On Jul 12, 2017, at 9:53 AM, Russell Courtenay > wrote: I thought that the 2009 iMacs were Sierra

Re: Early 2009 iMac with Sierra (unsupported)-Brightness won't work

On Jul 11, 2017, at 7:28 PM, fishjoy...@gmail.com wrote: >From further reading, it sounds like there may be another solution that may >require a higher technical proficiency than I have. However, I am hoping that >someone can explain the solution so that I can

Re: FaceTime/iSight question(s)

> On Apr 22, 2017, at 6:30 PM, Bill Spencer wrote: > > Hi there: I am just now beginning to experiment with using FaceTime with the > machine below; I bought a second-hand iSight camera not long ago to use with > it, but am baffled by some things. So I'm sorry to ask what

Re: USB Digital Video Converter

Thanks, I'll look them up. Russell Courtenay Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 23, 2017, at 9:10 AM, 'sasse' via iMac Group > wrote: > > Russell, checked withNational Camera they may have someone in your area that > can helped with the fix of your camera and also the

Re: USB Digital Video Converter

Russell, checked withNational Camera they may have someone in your area that can helped with the fix of your camera and also the TIMING of your tape.Douglas in Minnesota Sent on cell On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 9:36, Russell Idaho - USA wrote: So I FINALLY got the

Re: USB Digital Video Converter

So I FINALLY got the digital video converter working! Yes, it does work. I tried a variety of adapters to get audio but nothing worked, I received my 3.5mm Sony compatible composite cable and found VLC was not working right, I'd get video but no audio. So I downloaded some trial video software

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