[iBook] Ibook G4 (1.25) and Tiger

[J Patrick Draine]

Yes, call AppleCare ASAP. I haven't been using the Chinese input menu  
systems very extensively since upgrading to Tiger, but that shouldn't  
be the cause of your difficulties.
Do you have a Hardware Test among the system discs you got when you  
purchased the iBook?
Patrick Draine

On Aug 18, 2005, at 12:37 AM, Michael Max L.Ac wrote:

> Well, everyone I know seems to NOT be having a problem with Tiger.  
> I wish I
> could say the same.
>
> I installed it about 1.5 weeks ago, then immediately upgraded to  
> 10.4.2
>
> I use Chinese, so installed those Asian fonts and Chinese language
> components.
>
> Then got rid of the extra fonts (like Japanese, Thai, Hebrew etc)  
> that I
> don't need. Things usually work OK for a day or two, then....wham!
> In the Finder, the harddisk icon disappears and the menu bar begins  
> to do a
> slow blink. And I get the spinning beachball from hell. But, I can  
> click on
> dock items and open them up, and they work....kind of.
>
> Also, when this weird behavior begins, where when I reboot, I first  
> heard
> this shoooosing sound come from the speakers before the startup  
> bong tone.
> After restarting, the Finder continues to be whacked out.
>
> So then I reinstall everything.
> I've done this several times now.
>
> This time I've NOT taken out the extra Asian fonts (as the Fontbook  
> warns me
> they are "system" fonts. I figure if I am not using Japanese or  
> Hebrew, I
> can safely delete them. But, this time, I'm leaving ALL the fonts  
> in. call
> it a test.
>
> So far so good, one day and no crashing. But.....I've already  
> started to
> heard that scary shooooosing sound, like I did after the crashes.  
> No crashes
> yet, just that noise.
>
> I bought this bad boy back in April. And wondering if the RAM or  
> perhaps the
> HD might have some slight problem.
>
> Figure I should call call Apple next or go to an Apple store and  
> talk to one
> of the Geniei there.
>
> If anyone has any idea, I'd love to hear them.
> Thanks
> Michael
>
>
>
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