[G4] G4 freezing

[Eric Wood]

Hi y'all,

My mouse tends to get some cat hairs caught in front of the laser,  
and the cursor begins acting strangely.

But if the system is requiring a restart, the driver software is  
almost certainly to blame. I'd imagine it's too old for the version  
of OS X in use. I saw Tiger crash with its restart message from an  
outdated Graphire tablet driver.

Eric

Am 29.08.2007 um 07:49 schrieb jim carbone:

> Hi Rob,
>
> What do you mean by "freeze"? Does the entire system lock up on  
> you, requiring a restart, or does the mouse pointer just stutter on  
> the screen at odd times?
>
> If it's the latter, I had this same issue and the fix was as simple  
> as changing the surface I was using my mouse on. The optical mice  
> can be very finicky--I had a black mouse pad with a logo on it, and  
> my pointer hesitated on the screen whenever it went over the logo.   
> Another mouse works fine on the same pad. Testing another mouse/pad  
> is a quick way to check.
>
> Thanks,
> --jim
>
> On Aug 27, 2007, at 8:44 PM, Robert Walker wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>  I am running OSX 10.3.9 on a	Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics)
>>   CPU Type:	PowerPC G4  (2.8)
>>   Number Of CPUs:	1
>>   CPU Speed:	450 MHz
>>   L2 Cache (per CPU):	1 MB
>>   Memory:	640 MB
>>
>> ATY,Rage128Pro:
>>
>>   Type:	display
>>   Bus:	AGP
>>   Slot:	SLOT-A
>>   VRAM (Total):	16 MB
>>   Vendor:	ATI (0x1002)
>>   Device ID:	0x5046
>>   Revision ID:	0x0000
>>   ROM Revision:	113-63001-108
>> ATA-4 Bus:
>>
>> Maxtor 6L120P0:
>>
>>   Capacity:	114.5 GB
>>   Model:	Maxtor 6L120P0
>>   Revision:	BAJ41G20
>>   Serial Number:	L30NZGPH
>>   Removable Media:	No
>>   Detachable Drive:	No
>>   BSD Name:	disk0
>>   Protocol:	ATA
>>   Unit Number:	1
>>   Socket Type:	Internal
>>   OS9 Drivers:	Yes
>>
>> HD 1:
>>
>>   Capacity:	114.37 GB
>>   Available:	57.09 GB
>>   Writable:	Yes
>>   File System:	HFS+
>>   BSD Name:	disk0s10
>>   Mount Point:	/
>>
>> HD 2:
>>
>>   Capacity:	16.96 GB
>>   Available:	312.66 MB
>>   Writable:	Yes
>>   File System:	HFS+
>>   BSD Name:	disk3s6
>>   Mount Point:	/Volumes/HD 2
>> USB Keyboard Hub:
>>
>>   Vendor Name:	ORTEK
>>   Product ID:	38966 ($9836)
>>   Speed:	Up to 12 Mb/sec
>>   Bus Power (mA):	500
>>
>> Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM):
>>
>>   Vendor Name:	Microsoft
>>   Speed:	Up to 1.5 Mb/sec
>>   Product ID:	64 ($40)
>>   Bus Power (mA):	100
>>
>> USB Keyboard Hub:
>>
>>   Vendor Name:	ORTEK
>>   Speed:	Up to 12 Mb/sec
>>   Product ID:	39009 ($9861)
>>   Bus Power (mA):	100
>>
>>
>> My Mac has begun to freeze intermittedly. It seems to occur in any  
>> application when I am simply moving the mouse. I have run Disk  
>> utilities several times yet the problem continues. Any insight to  
>> this problem would be greatly appreciated.
>>
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