From fwphoto at adelphia.net Wed Jun 4 14:10:25 2008 From: fwphoto at adelphia.net (FWPHOTO) Date: Wed Jun 4 14:11:38 2008 Subject: [Ti] Monitor Help! References: <1F3BC082-BE41-45C8-B9A4-7B89816477DB@mac.com><20080530232055.328919646@smtpauth.earthlink.net> <1955324C-1A9C-49FE-9DA2-9FC2FCBE5262@gwi.net> Message-ID: <00db01c8c687$68946760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> Well, just came off the road after a few days & hooked my 800MHz TiPB up to my 17" NEC crt monitor & man, is the picture UGLY! Don't know what happened, but if I can't figure it out I'll have to bite the bullet & get a new one pretty quick. If anyone can troubleshoot the problem for me, that'd be great, too. I'd rather not spend the $s for a new one. Here's the setup & basic problem: - 15" 800 MHz TiPB (DVI?). - NEC MultiSync FE771SB - Pantone Huey (downloaded fresh software, no joy) I used the PB for a presentation (PowerPoint & QT) with a digital project Monday & everything went fine. Put it to sleep at end of presentation (had been using AC adapter so battery was 100%), woke it up & plugged in monitor when I got home today. Screen has a very blue tint & Huey can't generate a new profile for the NEC. I do most of my photo work (Photoshop) on the NEC so I need it at least relatively color correct. So, if I can't get it better, what suggestion might anyone have for a new, LOW BUDGET replacement? I'm thinking crt is still cheaper than lcd & probably better for calibrating. I need a minimum of 17" but wouldn't mind going slightly bigger, maybe 19" - 21" if price is right. HELP! TIA, Frank From phadams at mac.com Wed Jun 4 15:15:46 2008 From: phadams at mac.com (P. H. Adams) Date: Wed Jun 4 15:16:03 2008 Subject: [Ti] Monitor Help! In-Reply-To: <00db01c8c687$68946760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> References: <1F3BC082-BE41-45C8-B9A4-7B89816477DB@mac.com> <20080530232055.328919646@smtpauth.earthlink.net> <1955324C-1A9C-49FE-9DA2-9FC2FCBE5262@gwi.net> <00db01c8c687$68946760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> Message-ID: <32924D4B-011A-1000-C9B8-0C6B87C08520-Webmail-10025@mac.com> On Wednesday, June 04, 2008, at 02:11PM, "FWPHOTO" wrote: >If anyone can troubleshoot the problem for me, that'd be great, too. I'd >rather not spend the $s for a new one. Here's the setup & basic problem: >- 15" 800 MHz TiPB (DVI?). >- NEC MultiSync FE771SB >- Pantone Huey (downloaded fresh software, no joy) > >I used the PB for a presentation (PowerPoint & QT) with a digital project >Monday & everything went fine. Put it to sleep at end of presentation (had >been using AC adapter so battery was 100%), woke it up & plugged in monitor >when I got home today. Screen has a very blue tint & Huey can't generate a >new profile for the NEC. I do most of my photo work (Photoshop) on the NEC >so I need it at least relatively color correct. I've had a "blue tint on external monitor connect" issue a couple of times with my MBP. Manually selecting "Detect Displays" from the Display Preferences pane has always cured it. Perhaps give that a try (if you haven't already)? -Patch From arjan.bos at hetnet.nl Thu Jun 5 01:19:38 2008 From: arjan.bos at hetnet.nl (Arjan Bos) Date: Thu Jun 5 01:19:49 2008 Subject: [Ti] Monitor Help! In-Reply-To: <00db01c8c687$68946760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> References: <1F3BC082-BE41-45C8-B9A4-7B89816477DB@mac.com><20080530232055.328919646@smtpauth.earthlink.net> <1955324C-1A9C-49FE-9DA2-9FC2FCBE5262@gwi.net> <00db01c8c687$68946760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> Message-ID: <5020107F-C537-4D1A-8BA9-37A25A0DBCE4@hetnet.nl> Another issue might be the connection. I"ve had a blue-tinted monitor a few times and that was caused by one of the VGA-pins in the connector being broken. I'm not sure whether you're using VGA or DVI, but I presume a bad connection in the wire can cause the same trouble as a bad connector. HTH, A.J. On 4 jun 2008, at 23:10, FWPHOTO wrote: > Well, just came off the road after a few days & hooked my 800MHz > TiPB up to my 17" NEC crt monitor & man, is the picture UGLY! Don't > know what happened, but if I can't figure it out I'll have to bite > the bullet & get a new one pretty quick. > > If anyone can troubleshoot the problem for me, that'd be great, too. > I'd rather not spend the $s for a new one. Here's the setup & basic > problem: > - 15" 800 MHz TiPB (DVI?). > - NEC MultiSync FE771SB > - Pantone Huey (downloaded fresh software, no joy) > > I used the PB for a presentation (PowerPoint & QT) with a digital > project Monday & everything went fine. Put it to sleep at end of > presentation (had been using AC adapter so battery was 100%), woke > it up & plugged in monitor when I got home today. Screen has a very > blue tint & Huey can't generate a new profile for the NEC. I do most > of my photo work (Photoshop) on the NEC so I need it at least > relatively color correct. > > So, if I can't get it better, what suggestion might anyone have for > a new, LOW BUDGET replacement? I'm thinking crt is still cheaper > than lcd & probably better for calibrating. I need a minimum of 17" > but wouldn't mind going slightly bigger, maybe 19" - 21" if price is > right. > > HELP! > > TIA, > > Frank > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium From fwphoto at adelphia.net Thu Jun 5 04:47:10 2008 From: fwphoto at adelphia.net (FWPHOTO) Date: Thu Jun 5 04:47:16 2008 Subject: [Ti] Monitor Help! References: <1F3BC082-BE41-45C8-B9A4-7B89816477DB@mac.com><20080530232055.328919646@smtpauth.earthlink.net><1955324C-1A9C-49FE-9DA2-9FC2FCBE5262@gwi.net><00db01c8c687$68946760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> <5020107F-C537-4D1A-8BA9-37A25A0DBCE4@hetnet.nl> Message-ID: <004801c8c701$e359ff80$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> > Another issue might be the connection. I"ve had a blue-tinted monitor a > few times and that was caused by one of the VGA-pins in the connector > being broken. I'm not sure whether you're using VGA or DVI, but I presume > a bad connection in the wire can cause the same trouble as a bad > connector. I'll have to check that out. The monitor is VGA & I use the adapter that came with the PB. If its the connector from the PB I might be able to get a new one, but if its the monitors plug, I wonder if it can be easily replaced. Thanks, Frank From fwphoto at adelphia.net Thu Jun 5 04:48:08 2008 From: fwphoto at adelphia.net (FWPHOTO) Date: Thu Jun 5 04:48:26 2008 Subject: [Ti] Monitor Help! References: <1F3BC082-BE41-45C8-B9A4-7B89816477DB@mac.com><20080530232055.328919646@smtpauth.earthlink.net><1955324C-1A9C-49FE-9DA2-9FC2FCBE5262@gwi.net><00db01c8c687$68946760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> <32924D4B-011A-1000-C9B8-0C6B87C08520-Webmail-10025@mac.com> Message-ID: <005701c8c702$0659a760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> > I've had a "blue tint on external monitor connect" issue a couple of times > with my MBP. Manually selecting "Detect Displays" from the Display > Preferences pane has always cured it. Perhaps give that a try (if you > haven't already)? Thanks, but I did try that. Frank From farrell.j at comcast.net Thu Jun 5 06:44:36 2008 From: farrell.j at comcast.net (John Farrell) Date: Thu Jun 5 06:45:40 2008 Subject: [Ti] Disc stuck in drive Message-ID: <9FF69058E5314F31AF56941CAC7C2FCD@JohnVista> Help!!!! I'm new to using a G4 powerbook mercury (OS 10.3). I was trying to change the password and disc in the drive that I was using will not eject. All it does is chatter. I've tried several eject methods from the Mac help section and none seem to do anything.but each one I try the disc just chatters in the drive? Any suggestions? John -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/titanium/attachments/20080605/ec964ffa/attachment.html From strehlow at usermail.com Thu Jun 5 08:07:01 2008 From: strehlow at usermail.com (Scott Strehlow) Date: Thu Jun 5 08:12:00 2008 Subject: [Ti] Monitor Help! In-Reply-To: <004801c8c701$e359ff80$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> References: <1F3BC082-BE41-45C8-B9A4-7B89816477DB@mac.com><20080530232055.328919646@smtpauth.earthlink.net><1955324C-1A9C-49FE-9DA2-9FC2FCBE5262@gwi.net><00db01c8c687$68946760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> <5020107F-C537-4D1A-8BA9-37A25A0DBCE4@hetnet.nl> <004801c8c701$e359ff80$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> Message-ID: <8EA368A4-F29B-4AC0-999E-0675F9BB804B@usermail.com> Frequently the problem is that a pin gets loose in the male VGA connector and slides back. I've had two monitors that did that. It is an easy fix. Open the shell on the connector, push the offending pin back down, and put a bit of glue on it on the back where the wires are connected. On Jun 5, 2008, at 6:47 AM, FWPHOTO wrote: >> Another issue might be the connection. I"ve had a blue-tinted >> monitor a few times and that was caused by one of the VGA-pins in >> the connector being broken. I'm not sure whether you're using VGA >> or DVI, but I presume a bad connection in the wire can cause the >> same trouble as a bad connector. > > I'll have to check that out. The monitor is VGA & I use the adapter > that came with the PB. If its the connector from the PB I might be > able to get a new one, but if its the monitors plug, I wonder if it > can be easily replaced. > > Thanks, > > Frank > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > From fwphoto at adelphia.net Thu Jun 5 08:30:35 2008 From: fwphoto at adelphia.net (FWPHOTO) Date: Thu Jun 5 08:33:41 2008 Subject: [Ti] Monitor Help! References: <1F3BC082-BE41-45C8-B9A4-7B89816477DB@mac.com><20080530232055.328919646@smtpauth.earthlink.net><1955324C-1A9C-49FE-9DA2-9FC2FCBE5262@gwi.net><00db01c8c687$68946760$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06><5020107F-C537-4D1A-8BA9-37A25A0DBCE4@hetnet.nl><004801c8c701$e359ff80$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> <8EA368A4-F29B-4AC0-999E-0675F9BB804B@usermail.com> Message-ID: <002f01c8c721$19ba0a10$6901a8c0@PCCompaq06> First off, thanks to all that replied! I figured it out. It's the DVI - VGA adapter. If I twist the connector cable just so, the monitor comes back. I'm ordering a new adapter as we speak. (Cheaper than a new monitor!) Thanks again, Frank From robertogarzia1 at mac.com Fri Jun 6 14:27:53 2008 From: robertogarzia1 at mac.com (Roberto Garzia) Date: Fri Jun 6 14:28:12 2008 Subject: [Ti] Disc stuck in drive In-Reply-To: <9FF69058E5314F31AF56941CAC7C2FCD@JohnVista> References: <9FF69058E5314F31AF56941CAC7C2FCD@JohnVista> Message-ID: Restart holding down left mouse botton Il giorno 05/giu/08, alle 15:44, John Farrell ha scritto: > Help!!!! > I?m new to using a G4 powerbook mercury (OS 10.3). ?I was trying to > change the password and disc in the drive that I was using will not > eject. > All it does is chatter.? I?ve tried several eject methods from the Mac > help section and none seem to do anything?but each one I try the disc > just chatters in the drive? > Any suggestions? > John > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 870 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/titanium/attachments/20080606/cd83a9f8/attachment.bin From wolfson at wayne.edu Fri Jun 6 14:40:29 2008 From: wolfson at wayne.edu (Seymour Wolfson) Date: Fri Jun 6 14:40:43 2008 Subject: [Ti] Force Hot Links to Open Specific E-mail Client Message-ID: I forgot the process to make it so when you click on a hot link for e-mail, make the system open a specific e-mail system. I need the method. Thanks. -- Seymour From cddinges at comcast.net Fri Jun 6 15:24:17 2008 From: cddinges at comcast.net (Christine Dinges) Date: Fri Jun 6 15:26:26 2008 Subject: [Ti] Disc stuck in drive In-Reply-To: References: <9FF69058E5314F31AF56941CAC7C2FCD@JohnVista> Message-ID: <4849B911.3080502@comcast.net> This always works for me: Restart your laptop but hold down the "eject" button. I've tried this on different ibook and powerbooks and it always works. Roberto Garzia wrote: > Restart holding down left mouse botton > > > Il giorno 05/giu/08, alle 15:44, John Farrell ha scritto: > > Help!!!! > I?m new to using a G4 powerbook mercury (OS 10.3). I was trying > to change the password and disc in the drive that I was using will > not eject. > All it does is chatter. I?ve tried several eject methods from the > Mac help section and none seem to do anything?but each one I try > the disc just chatters in the drive? > Any suggestions? > John > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium From tlmiller at mac.com Fri Jun 6 15:29:03 2008 From: tlmiller at mac.com (T.L. Miller) Date: Fri Jun 6 15:29:24 2008 Subject: [Ti] Disc stuck in drive In-Reply-To: <4849B911.3080502@comcast.net> References: <9FF69058E5314F31AF56941CAC7C2FCD@JohnVista> <4849B911.3080502@comcast.net> Message-ID: <20080606222903.306228585@smtp.mac.com> On 6/6/08, at 3:24 PM, Christine Dinges cddinges@comcast.net said: >This always works for me: >Restart your laptop but hold down the "eject" button. I've tried this on >different ibook and powerbooks and it always works. It also helps when the machine has fully cooled down. Tom Miller .................................................. "The only time we see the middle of the road is as we run from side to side." R.O.Clark ................................................... From ncicchek at optonline.net Fri Jun 6 15:54:23 2008 From: ncicchek at optonline.net (John McGibney) Date: Fri Jun 6 15:54:31 2008 Subject: [Ti] Force Hot Links to Open Specific E-mail Client In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <52C69341-CE91-421E-A1F6-5A8FD3EAD321@optonline.net> Apple's mail app under preferences select your preferred app. John On Jun 6, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Seymour Wolfson wrote: > I forgot the process to make it so when you click on a hot link for > e-mail, make the system open a specific e-mail system. I need the > method. Thanks. > -- > > Seymour > -- Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress, but I repeat myself. - Mark Twain - From maccare at gwi.net Fri Jun 6 20:50:16 2008 From: maccare at gwi.net (Ralph LEWIS) Date: Fri Jun 6 20:50:30 2008 Subject: [Ti] Disc stuck in drive In-Reply-To: References: <9FF69058E5314F31AF56941CAC7C2FCD@JohnVista> Message-ID: <63843060-2827-4025-872F-F992F36648D1@gwi.net> If it sounds like the disk is trying to eject. A lot of computers have the drive slot slightly bent down in the center Try inserting the tip of a small screw driver or other flat object into the slot opening and twisting to bend to slot back up. This has worked on many drives I get in the shop for a stuck disk. On Jun 6, 2008, at 5:27 PM, Roberto Garzia wrote: > Restart holding down left mouse botton > > > Il giorno 05/giu/08, alle 15:44, John Farrell ha scritto: > >> Help!!!! >> I?m new to using a G4 powerbook mercury (OS 10.3). I was trying to >> change the password and disc in the drive that I was using will not >> eject. >> All it does is chatter. I?ve tried several eject methods from the >> Mac help section and none seem to do anything?but each one I try >> the disc just chatters in the drive? >> Any suggestions? >> John >> _______________________________________________ >> Titanium mailing list >> Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium From farrell.j at comcast.net Sat Jun 7 12:18:02 2008 From: farrell.j at comcast.net (John Farrell) Date: Sat Jun 7 12:18:39 2008 Subject: [Ti] now out...Disc stuck in drive... Message-ID: <0827BBC6542F42BFA74AE813328383D4@JohnVista> Thanks for all the help from you that replied.after cooling down and it popped out on start up.I learn something new everyday... Thanks again -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/titanium/attachments/20080607/6bc08209/attachment-0001.html From TrevorHutley at consultant.com Wed Jun 11 10:16:48 2008 From: TrevorHutley at consultant.com (Dr. Trevor J. Hutley) Date: Wed Jun 11 10:17:07 2008 Subject: [Ti] disk can't be burned ...... Message-ID: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> I am trying to write a CD-R on my 2003 aluminium G4 Powerbook (UJ-816 DVD drive) and got this message: the disk can't be burned, because the device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this medium I tried 2 different "imation" CDs, same result. I have never seen this issue / message before. has anyone else seen this ? Is it software, my drive or the CD? regards, Trevor From ermanox at yahoo.com Wed Jun 11 10:43:07 2008 From: ermanox at yahoo.com (Scott Brown) Date: Wed Jun 11 10:43:37 2008 Subject: [Ti] disk can't be burned ...... In-Reply-To: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> References: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> Message-ID: <749AB2A3-D124-4CE6-9C10-001091A90CDF@yahoo.com> Ya, I have a 12 inch 1.5ghz Powerbook that does the same thing. About, oh two weeks ago I think, someone stated that it was a known bug/problem. I found a report on it on apple.com (before the last OS update). It seems as if it is low on the list of things to fix. I can't burn CDs or DVDs, also DVD Player will crash the laptop, forcing me to use VLC to watch movies. -Scott On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: > > I am trying to write a CD-R on my 2003 aluminium G4 Powerbook > (UJ-816 DVD drive) and got this message: > > the disk can't be burned, because the device failed to calibrate > the laser power level for this medium > > I tried 2 different "imation" CDs, same result. > > I have never seen this issue / message before. > has anyone else seen this ? > > Is it software, my drive or the CD? > > regards, Trevor > > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium From ds1000309 at uid.onemain.com Wed Jun 11 12:38:16 2008 From: ds1000309 at uid.onemain.com (Don) Date: Wed Jun 11 12:38:48 2008 Subject: [Ti] disk can't be burned ...... In-Reply-To: <749AB2A3-D124-4CE6-9C10-001091A90CDF@yahoo.com> References: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> <749AB2A3-D124-4CE6-9C10-001091A90CDF@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <485029A8.8000304@uid.onemain.com> Ditto on my Intel iMac... I get the same message as stated by the original poster. I can burn CDs but not DVDs. Don Scott Brown wrote: > Ya, I have a 12 inch 1.5ghz Powerbook that does the same thing. > About, oh two weeks ago I think, someone stated that it was a known > bug/problem. I found a report on it on apple.com (before the last > OS update). It seems as if it is low on the list of things to fix. > > I can't burn CDs or DVDs, also DVD Player will crash the laptop, > forcing me to use VLC to watch movies. > > -Scott > > > On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: > >> >> I am trying to write a CD-R on my 2003 aluminium G4 Powerbook >> (UJ-816 DVD drive) and got this message: >> >> the disk can't be burned, because the device failed to >> calibrate the laser power level for this medium >> >> I tried 2 different "imation" CDs, same result. >> >> I have never seen this issue / message before. >> has anyone else seen this ? >> >> Is it software, my drive or the CD? >> >> regards, Trevor >> >> > From TrevorHutley at consultant.com Wed Jun 11 14:25:10 2008 From: TrevorHutley at consultant.com (Dr. Trevor J. Hutley) Date: Wed Jun 11 14:25:25 2008 Subject: [Ti] disk can't be burned ...... In-Reply-To: <485029A8.8000304@uid.onemain.com> References: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> <749AB2A3-D124-4CE6-9C10-001091A90CDF@yahoo.com> <485029A8.8000304@uid.onemain.com> Message-ID: <3D1FBBF4-28D1-4178-A39A-72E9734F9946@consultant.com> I also tried Verbatim CD-R, but got the same result.... :-( I restarted the computer before each try. Completely puzzling. My Powerbook is 57 months old, and I have never seen this before today. Trevor On 11 Jun 2008, at 20:38, Don wrote: > Ditto on my Intel iMac... I get the same message as stated by the > original poster. I can burn CDs but not DVDs. > > Don > > Scott Brown wrote: > >> Ya, I have a 12 inch 1.5ghz Powerbook that does the same thing. >> About, oh two weeks ago I think, someone stated that it was a >> known bug/problem. I found a report on it on apple.com (before >> the last OS update). It seems as if it is low on the list of >> things to fix. >> >> I can't burn CDs or DVDs, also DVD Player will crash the laptop, >> forcing me to use VLC to watch movies. >> >> -Scott >> >> >> On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: >> >>> >>> I am trying to write a CD-R on my 2003 aluminium G4 Powerbook >>> (UJ-816 DVD drive) and got this message: >>> >>> the disk can't be burned, because the device failed to >>> calibrate the laser power level for this medium >>> >>> I tried 2 different "imation" CDs, same result. >>> >>> I have never seen this issue / message before. >>> has anyone else seen this ? >>> >>> Is it software, my drive or the CD? >>> >>> regards, Trevor >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > From kgani at mac.com Wed Jun 11 14:44:59 2008 From: kgani at mac.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kim_Gammelg=E5rd?=) Date: Wed Jun 11 14:49:58 2008 Subject: [Ti] disk can't be burned ...... In-Reply-To: <3D1FBBF4-28D1-4178-A39A-72E9734F9946@consultant.com> References: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> <749AB2A3-D124-4CE6-9C10-001091A90CDF@yahoo.com> <485029A8.8000304@uid.onemain.com> <3D1FBBF4-28D1-4178-A39A-72E9734F9946@consultant.com> Message-ID: I have just had the same issue at a MUG-meeting yesterday on different computers. I would say that 10.5.3 is the culprit here. Best, Kim Den 11/06/2008 kl. 23.25 skrev Dr. Trevor J. Hutley: > I also tried Verbatim CD-R, but got the same result.... :-( > I restarted the computer before each try. > > Completely puzzling. > > My Powerbook is 57 months old, and I have never seen this before > today. > > Trevor > > > On 11 Jun 2008, at 20:38, Don wrote: > >> Ditto on my Intel iMac... I get the same message as stated by the >> original poster. I can burn CDs but not DVDs. >> >> Don >> >> Scott Brown wrote: >> >>> Ya, I have a 12 inch 1.5ghz Powerbook that does the same thing. >>> About, oh two weeks ago I think, someone stated that it was a >>> known bug/problem. I found a report on it on apple.com (before >>> the last OS update). It seems as if it is low on the list of >>> things to fix. >>> >>> I can't burn CDs or DVDs, also DVD Player will crash the laptop, >>> forcing me to use VLC to watch movies. >>> >>> -Scott >>> >>> >>> On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I am trying to write a CD-R on my 2003 aluminium G4 Powerbook >>>> (UJ-816 DVD drive) and got this message: >>>> >>>> the disk can't be burned, because the device failed to >>>> calibrate the laser power level for this medium >>>> >>>> I tried 2 different "imation" CDs, same result. >>>> >>>> I have never seen this issue / message before. >>>> has anyone else seen this ? >>>> >>>> Is it software, my drive or the CD? >>>> >>>> regards, Trevor From dfz at mac.com Wed Jun 11 14:46:30 2008 From: dfz at mac.com (Dennis Fazio) Date: Wed Jun 11 14:51:19 2008 Subject: [Ti] disk can't be burned ...... In-Reply-To: <3D1FBBF4-28D1-4178-A39A-72E9734F9946@consultant.com> References: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> <749AB2A3-D124-4CE6-9C10-001091A90CDF@yahoo.com> <485029A8.8000304@uid.onemain.com> <3D1FBBF4-28D1-4178-A39A-72E9734F9946@consultant.com> Message-ID: <2D17789E-E38C-4CAF-AF1F-DCD78CE7C5DD@mac.com> On Jun 11, 2008, at 4:25 PM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: > My Powerbook is 57 months old, and I have never seen this before > today. Maybe the lens needs cleaning. Try a can of compressed air or one of those cleaning disks with the little brush on it. -- Dennis Fazio dfz@mac.com From ermanox at yahoo.com Wed Jun 11 15:18:58 2008 From: ermanox at yahoo.com (Scott Brown) Date: Wed Jun 11 15:19:20 2008 Subject: [Ti] disk can't be burned ...... In-Reply-To: References: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> <749AB2A3-D124-4CE6-9C10-001091A90CDF@yahoo.com> <485029A8.8000304@uid.onemain.com> <3D1FBBF4-28D1-4178-A39A-72E9734F9946@consultant.com> Message-ID: I would also say 10.5.3 is the culprit. -scott On Jun 11, 2008, at 2:44 PM, Kim Gammelg?rd wrote: > I have just had the same issue at a MUG-meeting yesterday on > different computers. I would say that 10.5.3 is the culprit here. > > Best, > > Kim > > > > Den 11/06/2008 kl. 23.25 skrev Dr. Trevor J. Hutley: > >> I also tried Verbatim CD-R, but got the same result.... :-( >> I restarted the computer before each try. >> >> Completely puzzling. >> >> My Powerbook is 57 months old, and I have never seen this before >> today. >> >> Trevor >> >> >> On 11 Jun 2008, at 20:38, Don wrote: >> >>> Ditto on my Intel iMac... I get the same message as stated by the >>> original poster. I can burn CDs but not DVDs. >>> >>> Don >>> >>> Scott Brown wrote: >>> >>>> Ya, I have a 12 inch 1.5ghz Powerbook that does the same thing. >>>> About, oh two weeks ago I think, someone stated that it was a >>>> known bug/problem. I found a report on it on apple.com (before >>>> the last OS update). It seems as if it is low on the list of >>>> things to fix. >>>> >>>> I can't burn CDs or DVDs, also DVD Player will crash the laptop, >>>> forcing me to use VLC to watch movies. >>>> >>>> -Scott >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to write a CD-R on my 2003 aluminium G4 Powerbook >>>>> (UJ-816 DVD drive) and got this message: >>>>> >>>>> the disk can't be burned, because the device failed to >>>>> calibrate the laser power level for this medium >>>>> >>>>> I tried 2 different "imation" CDs, same result. >>>>> >>>>> I have never seen this issue / message before. >>>>> has anyone else seen this ? >>>>> >>>>> Is it software, my drive or the CD? >>>>> >>>>> regards, Trevor > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium From TrevorHutley at consultant.com Wed Jun 11 23:47:22 2008 From: TrevorHutley at consultant.com (Dr. Trevor J. Hutley) Date: Wed Jun 11 23:52:03 2008 Subject: [Ti] disk can't be burned ...... In-Reply-To: References: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> <749AB2A3-D124-4CE6-9C10-001091A90CDF@yahoo.com> <485029A8.8000304@uid.onemain.com> <3D1FBBF4-28D1-4178-A39A-72E9734F9946@consultant.com> Message-ID: <70FFB7EF-E4E2-46D3-8A58-A5AEE879CF05@consultant.com> On 11 Jun 2008, at 22:44, Kim Gammelg?rd wrote: > I have just had the same issue at a MUG-meeting yesterday on > different computers. I would say that 10.5.3 is the culprit here. > >> > On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: >> I am trying to write a CD-R on my 2003 aluminium G4 Powerbook >> (UJ-816 DVD drive) and got this message: >> >> the disk can't be burned, because the device failed to >> calibrate the laser power level for this medium Kim - indeed, I am using 10.5.3, but I have a partition on my 160 GB hard disk that has 10.5 (only) on it, so I restarted from this partition, to burn the CD from there, and got the same message..... So that seems conclusive that it is not the OS X version that is the source of the problem. regards, Trevor From digital.discuss at gmail.com Sun Jun 15 04:08:05 2008 From: digital.discuss at gmail.com (MB) Date: Sun Jun 15 04:13:38 2008 Subject: [Ti] disk can't be burned ...... In-Reply-To: <70FFB7EF-E4E2-46D3-8A58-A5AEE879CF05@consultant.com> References: <558917B1-EF57-44A3-9F53-678D0F931CE0@consultant.com> <749AB2A3-D124-4CE6-9C10-001091A90CDF@yahoo.com> <485029A8.8000304@uid.onemain.com> <3D1FBBF4-28D1-4178-A39A-72E9734F9946@consultant.com> <70FFB7EF-E4E2-46D3-8A58-A5AEE879CF05@consultant.com> Message-ID: <20080615110805.865863981@mail.messagingengine.com> Dr. Trevor J. Hutley said >So that seems conclusive that it is not the OS X version that is the >source of the problem. It could be that that the bug appears just from booting from 10.5.3 and stays with it afterwards. So I wouldn't rule out 10.5.3 just yet. It could of course be something else. I'd suspect the drive firmware as well or the OS driver. From andrew.knight at ncl.ac.uk Tue Jun 24 01:29:08 2008 From: andrew.knight at ncl.ac.uk (Andrew Knight) Date: Tue Jun 24 01:29:59 2008 Subject: [Ti] memory upgrades Message-ID: <05ADDCF1-D6FB-4AD3-8825-8CB2D4E78CE6@ncl.ac.uk> Hi I currently have an old Powerbook G4 VGA 15' with a 667 MHz PowerPC G4 processor with 512MB SDRAM running OSX 10.4.1. It is getting frustratingly slow with large powerpoint and word documents. I have tried looking for extra RAM (I think it can handle a max. of 1Gb) but the prices seem really expensive. Apple cannot supply memory for this machine any more. Anyone got any any ideas where I can get cheap extra RAM. Will it actually make much of a difference anyway? Andy From mykian at gmail.com Tue Jun 24 04:19:13 2008 From: mykian at gmail.com (Mykian Fallaria) Date: Tue Jun 24 04:19:28 2008 Subject: [Ti] memory upgrades In-Reply-To: <05ADDCF1-D6FB-4AD3-8825-8CB2D4E78CE6@ncl.ac.uk> References: <05ADDCF1-D6FB-4AD3-8825-8CB2D4E78CE6@ncl.ac.uk> Message-ID: <5d0cc6e80806240419r617f3ea1q38d353500cf80aa6@mail.gmail.com> Andy.....I probably cant help much, but I was in the same situation....Im an artist and I use photoshop and other and macromedia software....the newer versions wouldnt run unless I upgraded my ram. I am happy that I did and I can now use Photoshop CS2. It uses more processing power than most powerpoint files. I dont know how expensive it is going to be for you, but if it isnt about the money....it will make a big difference. live in korea, so it cost me about 100 bucks plus labor to upgrade my Powerbook which is the same as yours. Even if it was a bit more expensive(which im sure it might be in america)...it would be totally worth it. One problem is that I still cant use the latest OS....even with the upgrade. good luck, Mykian On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Andrew Knight wrote: > Hi > I currently have an old Powerbook G4 VGA 15' with a 667 MHz PowerPC G4 > processor with 512MB SDRAM running OSX 10.4.1. > > It is getting frustratingly slow with large powerpoint and word documents. > I have tried looking for extra RAM (I think it can handle a max. of 1Gb) but > the prices seem really expensive. Apple cannot supply memory for this > machine any more. Anyone got any any ideas where I can get cheap extra RAM. > Will it actually make much of a difference anyway? > > > Andy > > > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/titanium/attachments/20080624/757afac4/attachment.html From david.stodolsky at socialinformatics.org Tue Jun 24 04:40:43 2008 From: david.stodolsky at socialinformatics.org (David Stodolsky) Date: Tue Jun 24 04:40:54 2008 Subject: [Ti] memory upgrades In-Reply-To: <5d0cc6e80806240419r617f3ea1q38d353500cf80aa6@mail.gmail.com> References: <05ADDCF1-D6FB-4AD3-8825-8CB2D4E78CE6@ncl.ac.uk> <5d0cc6e80806240419r617f3ea1q38d353500cf80aa6@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <220030AB-68F4-45B3-80CE-727899E7472E@socialinformatics.org> On 24 Jun 2008, at 13:19, Mykian Fallaria wrote: > One problem is that I still cant use the latest OS....even with the > upgrade. You can if you install with your machine in target disk mode from a Leopard capable machine. However, Leopard's memory requirements are much greater (x4) than Tiger's, so your memory upgrade would be then be nullified - at least to some degree. dss David Stodolsky davidstodolsky@mac.com Skype: davidstodolsky From mykian at gmail.com Tue Jun 24 06:56:13 2008 From: mykian at gmail.com (Mykian Fallaria) Date: Tue Jun 24 06:57:26 2008 Subject: [Ti] memory upgrades In-Reply-To: <220030AB-68F4-45B3-80CE-727899E7472E@socialinformatics.org> References: <05ADDCF1-D6FB-4AD3-8825-8CB2D4E78CE6@ncl.ac.uk> <5d0cc6e80806240419r617f3ea1q38d353500cf80aa6@mail.gmail.com> <220030AB-68F4-45B3-80CE-727899E7472E@socialinformatics.org> Message-ID: <5d0cc6e80806240656g615527a3naa964ec865b2ecca@mail.gmail.com> Exactly...cheers On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 8:40 PM, David Stodolsky < david.stodolsky@socialinformatics.org> wrote: > > On 24 Jun 2008, at 13:19, Mykian Fallaria wrote: > > One problem is that I still cant use the latest OS....even with the >> upgrade. >> > > You can if you install with your machine in target disk mode from a Leopard > capable machine. However, Leopard's memory requirements are much greater > (x4) than Tiger's, so your memory upgrade would be then be nullified - at > least to some degree. > > > dss > > > David Stodolsky davidstodolsky@mac.com Skype: davidstodolsky > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/titanium/attachments/20080624/fc5cfbcb/attachment.html From keifel.mailinglists at gmail.com Tue Jun 24 08:09:48 2008 From: keifel.mailinglists at gmail.com (keifel agostini) Date: Tue Jun 24 08:10:01 2008 Subject: [Ti] memory upgrades In-Reply-To: <5d0cc6e80806240656g615527a3naa964ec865b2ecca@mail.gmail.com> References: <05ADDCF1-D6FB-4AD3-8825-8CB2D4E78CE6@ncl.ac.uk> <5d0cc6e80806240419r617f3ea1q38d353500cf80aa6@mail.gmail.com> <220030AB-68F4-45B3-80CE-727899E7472E@socialinformatics.org> <5d0cc6e80806240656g615527a3naa964ec865b2ecca@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: kingstonmemory.com, ramjet.com and crucial.com are three reliable ram suppliers and their prices aren't horrendous. for your machine kingston is the cheapest.k. On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Mykian Fallaria wrote: > Exactly...cheers > > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 8:40 PM, David Stodolsky < > david.stodolsky@socialinformatics.org> wrote: > >> >> On 24 Jun 2008, at 13:19, Mykian Fallaria wrote: >> >> One problem is that I still cant use the latest OS....even with the >>> upgrade. >>> >> >> You can if you install with your machine in target disk mode from a >> Leopard capable machine. However, Leopard's memory requirements are much >> greater (x4) than Tiger's, so your memory upgrade would be then be nullified >> - at least to some degree. >> >> >> dss >> >> >> David Stodolsky davidstodolsky@mac.com Skype: davidstodolsky >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Titanium mailing list >> Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/titanium/attachments/20080624/3e701a89/attachment.html From hummer at mysterygirl.net Tue Jun 24 10:33:13 2008 From: hummer at mysterygirl.net (mystshummer) Date: Tue Jun 24 10:33:31 2008 Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down Message-ID: <5FEA813D-1357-4F48-8B2F-3F67E6666363@mysterygirl.net> I'm not sure if anyone addressed this yet, or if it's even a problem but here it goes. I have what will turn into a 6 yr old Ti this July - 800mhz, 1 Gig Ram (I installed that as soon as the computer arrived) 15" screen, 40 Gig HD and a 300 external. The internal HD when restarted has 1.5 gig of space, but as you all know, the longer it's on that number goes down as does response time from various apps. 2 yrs ago Apple did a total rehaul on this - new HD, new USB, Firewire, new hinges in the back, a new board and new optical drive. A new one right now is out of the question - 3 kids, 2 in college at the same time and now one heading off. (Just got him the 24" high end iMac). One of the older guys went off to school 4 yrs ago with the new G5 and new Display (now he has two displays - seems a lot of people who need $$ are selling them and he got his new one for $120), and other has a 2 yr old MacBook Pro dual core which just got back from repair. That one began shutting down when running a full screen video and recording with Garageband. There are a lot of postings out there from users who had the same issue, and it continued after Apple repaired. (He's picking it up today - $300 flat fee). (I won't even get into how many powerbooks, Tangerine iMac still in GREAT condition, G4's, and my TAM plus all the other Macs at home) So now: 1. Is my Ti just dying? I know that it's too slow for Leopard, but is running the latest OS right before Leopard's release. Would installing a new interior HD, bigger of course help, or just save the $$$ 2. On the MacBook Pro, is Apple going to admit that it's a known problem? Thanks in advance, Myst ********************************************** http://www.mysterygirl.net/hummergirl.html ********************************************** From david.stodolsky at socialinformatics.org Tue Jun 24 11:22:23 2008 From: david.stodolsky at socialinformatics.org (David Stodolsky) Date: Tue Jun 24 11:22:43 2008 Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down In-Reply-To: <5FEA813D-1357-4F48-8B2F-3F67E6666363@mysterygirl.net> References: <5FEA813D-1357-4F48-8B2F-3F67E6666363@mysterygirl.net> Message-ID: On 24 Jun 2008, at 19:33, mystshummer wrote: > 1. Is my Ti just dying? I know that it's too slow for Leopard, but > is running the latest OS right before Leopard's release. Would > installing a new interior HD, bigger of course help, or just save > the $$$ You should have a minimum of ten percent free on your boot disk to avoid slowdowns. > > > 2. On the MacBook Pro, is Apple going to admit that it's a known > problem? No. I have one of the G4 iBooks that was proven to have a manufacturing defect. No way to get the money back without a court or other legally binding order. I also have a MacBook that died from a know defect - random shutdowns. It was fixed, but the fix also died in the same way after the guarantee period. Didn't even try to get any help on that. Apple has taken to lying to its customers and producing products of a lower quality. The first to be hit by sleazy tactics were small dealers who helped Apple get thru the hard times - they have been cut off. The small user of servers is now being screwed. If you don't have $6,000/yr for a service contract, to bad. A comment to the Server List: The Mac interface died with OS9. Mac OS X is like an old version of Windows - a nice GUI that generates a command (line). (Of course, nothing could be as bad as Windows.) The iPod is the new Apple interface, and eventually it will not be worth retrofitting to the current Birth Defect. (People are already reporting they can do biz while traveling with only the iPhone.) Of course, this is of little concern for a Server, but that will long gone by the time Apple finally destroys its remaining Good Will by axing the client, while continuing to claim, "It just works". But hey, what can we expect? Without cashing out the Good Will, shareholders would end up short changed. dss PS: I have a thread from the Server List that covers the topic, if anyone wants it. David Stodolsky davidstodolsky@mac.com Skype: davidstodolsky From tcozad at covad.net Tue Jun 24 11:57:10 2008 From: tcozad at covad.net (Terence Cozad) Date: Tue Jun 24 11:57:55 2008 Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down References: <5FEA813D-1357-4F48-8B2F-3F67E6666363@mysterygirl.net> Message-ID: <39217C0DFA0B41798F3347FCB60EDB28@cozad> I cant address #2 but on #1: The general, but unofficial, rule is to leave at least 10% of the HD free. Less than that and the system slows down. I have 10.4 on the same book and it runs faster than 10.3. I did replace the internal HD with a 60GB 7200 RPM drive and was never happier. I would either move data off the internal drive (so you have at least 4-8 GB free) or install a newer faster 7200 drive and it will be like a brand new computer. There is no reason this machine cannot run 10.4 fast with no slowdown. Terry ----- Original Message ----- From: "mystshummer" To: "A place to discuss Apple's Titanium computers." Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:33 PM Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down > I'm not sure if anyone addressed this yet, or if it's even a problem but > here it goes. > > I have what will turn into a 6 yr old Ti this July - 800mhz, 1 Gig Ram > (I installed that as soon as the computer arrived) 15" screen, 40 Gig HD > and a 300 external. The internal HD when restarted has 1.5 gig of space, > but as you all know, the longer it's on that number goes down as does > response time from various apps. > > 2 yrs ago Apple did a total rehaul on this - new HD, new USB, Firewire, > new hinges in the back, a new board and new optical drive. A new one > right now is out of the question - 3 kids, 2 in college at the same time > and now one heading off. (Just got him the 24" high end iMac). One of the > older guys went off to school 4 yrs ago with the new G5 and new Display > (now he has two displays - seems a lot of people who need $$ are selling > them and he got his new one for $120), and other has a 2 yr old MacBook > Pro dual core which just got back from repair. That one began shutting > down when running a full screen video and recording with Garageband. > There are a lot of postings out there from users who had the same issue, > and it continued after Apple repaired. (He's picking it up today - $300 > flat fee). > > (I won't even get into how many powerbooks, Tangerine iMac still in GREAT > condition, G4's, and my TAM plus all the other Macs at home) > > So now: > > 1. Is my Ti just dying? I know that it's too slow for Leopard, but is > running the latest OS right before Leopard's release. Would installing a > new interior HD, bigger of course help, or just save the $$$ > > 2. On the MacBook Pro, is Apple going to admit that it's a known problem? > > Thanks in advance, > > Myst > > ********************************************** > http://www.mysterygirl.net/hummergirl.html > ********************************************** > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > From illovox at comcast.net Tue Jun 24 12:24:17 2008 From: illovox at comcast.net (Illovox Media) Date: Tue Jun 24 12:24:52 2008 Subject: [Ti] Re: Ti - progressively slowing down In-Reply-To: <20080624173329.306B12BECE9D@listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Message-ID: Hi, You need to either offload data and recover HD space (at least 6 gigs worth) or you need to transfer your data to a newer, larger HD and put the larger drive in. OSX uses hd space for continually swapping virtual memory, and when your drive is down to such a small amount of space, the cpu has to search the hd for available sectors ? a time consuming job. Run in Seattle > > > Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:33:13 -0400 > From: mystshummer > Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down > > I have what will turn into a 6 yr old Ti this July - 800mhz, 1 Gig > Ram (I installed that as soon as the computer arrived) 15" screen, 40 > Gig HD and a 300 external. The internal HD when restarted has 1.5 gig > of space, but as you all know, the longer it's on that number goes > down as does response time from various apps. From ncicchek at optonline.net Tue Jun 24 12:35:44 2008 From: ncicchek at optonline.net (John McGibney) Date: Tue Jun 24 12:35:59 2008 Subject: [Ti] memory upgrades In-Reply-To: <5d0cc6e80806240656g615527a3naa964ec865b2ecca@mail.gmail.com> References: <05ADDCF1-D6FB-4AD3-8825-8CB2D4E78CE6@ncl.ac.uk> <5d0cc6e80806240419r617f3ea1q38d353500cf80aa6@mail.gmail.com> <220030AB-68F4-45B3-80CE-727899E7472E@socialinformatics.org> <5d0cc6e80806240656g615527a3naa964ec865b2ecca@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Try this link to search for the best deal. http://dealnews.com/memory/ John On Jun 24, 2008, at 9:56 AM, Mykian Fallaria wrote: > Exactly...cheers > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 8:40 PM, David Stodolsky > wrote: > > On 24 Jun 2008, at 13:19, Mykian Fallaria wrote: > > One problem is that I still cant use the latest OS....even with the > upgrade. > > You can if you install with your machine in target disk mode from a > Leopard capable machine. However, Leopard's memory requirements are > much greater (x4) than Tiger's, so your memory upgrade would be > then be nullified - at least to some degree. > > dss > > David Stodolsky davidstodolsky@mac.com Skype: davidstodolsky > -- The man who gives in when he is wrong.......is wise. The man who gives in when he is right.......is married! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/titanium/attachments/20080624/83258092/attachment.html From digital.discuss at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 00:43:38 2008 From: digital.discuss at gmail.com (MB) Date: Tue Jun 24 22:58:11 2008 Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down In-Reply-To: <39217C0DFA0B41798F3347FCB60EDB28@cozad> References: <5FEA813D-1357-4F48-8B2F-3F67E6666363@mysterygirl.net> <39217C0DFA0B41798F3347FCB60EDB28@cozad> Message-ID: <20080625074338.601297740@mail.messagingengine.com> Terence Cozad sa s?h?r: >The general, but unofficial, rule is to leave at least 10% of the HD free. >Less than that and the system slows down. 10% helps yes, but for demanding apps that also need data swap space, I'd say 20% free is a more useful norm. Get a new drive! Drives are cheap. I got my 80GB for helping out a friend. From digital.discuss at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 01:04:56 2008 From: digital.discuss at gmail.com (MB) Date: Tue Jun 24 23:05:56 2008 Subject: [Ti] drive Matshita UJ-845s not spinning up disc occasionally Message-ID: <20080625080456.1890192956@mail.messagingengine.com> I have a MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-845S, revision d100, in my titanium mercury and it has been great. Lately though it often refuses to spin up the drive on inserting a new disc. It just makes a strange unfamiliar noise. A few times tapping on the top next to the keyboard makes it spin up, but usually I have to restart and reinsert it several times until makes the more familiar squelching noises and spins up the disc. After this point the disc work fine and does usually spin up anew even if it's not spinning. It burns discs, CDs or DVDs, that do work. No problems there. Anyone recognizes this kind of problem either generally or specifically with this drive or have any useful thoughts about it and its resolution? Mikael Technoids: OS X 10.4.8 | Powerbook G4/400 | 1GB / 80GB From david.stodolsky at socialinformatics.org Wed Jun 25 07:42:33 2008 From: david.stodolsky at socialinformatics.org (David Stodolsky) Date: Wed Jun 25 07:43:56 2008 Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down In-Reply-To: <20080625074338.601297740@mail.messagingengine.com> References: <5FEA813D-1357-4F48-8B2F-3F67E6666363@mysterygirl.net> <39217C0DFA0B41798F3347FCB60EDB28@cozad> <20080625074338.601297740@mail.messagingengine.com> Message-ID: On 25 Jun 2008, at 09:43, MB wrote: > Terence Cozad sa s?h?r: > >> The general, but unofficial, rule is to leave at least 10% of the >> HD free. >> Less than that and the system slows down. > > 10% helps yes, but for demanding apps that also need data swap space, > I'd say 20% free is a more useful norm. Swap space is normally only a Gig, you can see it under System Memory in Activity Monitor in 10.5.3. This is an absolute value that is unrelated to drive size, so giving it as a percent doesn't make sense. However, on some Unix systems 20% is the recommended free space. Once I get past 5 swap files, my system becomes more or less unusable. I try to run with a single swap file (the min.), because the system starts to slow down with multiple swap files and also can start make errors. Unfortunately, OS X isn't that good at reducing swap files when memory is freed up. So, I restart to clear the system out. dss David Stodolsky davidstodolsky@mac.com Skype: davidstodolsky From digital.discuss at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 11:22:12 2008 From: digital.discuss at gmail.com (MB) Date: Wed Jun 25 09:22:42 2008 Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down In-Reply-To: References: <5FEA813D-1357-4F48-8B2F-3F67E6666363@mysterygirl.net> <39217C0DFA0B41798F3347FCB60EDB28@cozad> <20080625074338.601297740@mail.messagingengine.com> Message-ID: <20080625182212.346085654@mail.messagingengine.com> David Stodolsky said: >Swap space is normally only a Gig, you can see it under System Memory >in Activity Monitor in 10.5.3. This is an absolute value that is >unrelated to drive size, so giving it as a percent doesn't make sense. >However, on some Unix systems 20% is the recommended free space. It does make sense, in practice. Which was my point. Theory is fine, but practical usage is where it counts, no? Also what one want for speed is more or less contiguous drive space. It will work with less, but it will be slower, as have already been said. Also, I addressed swap needs of apps, like Photoshop or other memory intensive apps. These apps ALSO need to use the drive for temp files. >Once I get past 5 swap files, my system becomes more or less unusable. >I try to run with a single swap file (the min.), because the system >starts to slow down with multiple swap files and also can start make >errors. Unfortunately, OS X isn't that good at reducing swap files >when memory is freed up. So, I restart to clear the system out. Are you on 10.3? I have not had ANY problems with swapfiles since 10.4. But then I have at least 20% free space on my HD. From david.stodolsky at socialinformatics.org Wed Jun 25 10:02:10 2008 From: david.stodolsky at socialinformatics.org (David Stodolsky) Date: Wed Jun 25 10:02:27 2008 Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down In-Reply-To: <20080625182212.346085654@mail.messagingengine.com> References: <5FEA813D-1357-4F48-8B2F-3F67E6666363@mysterygirl.net> <39217C0DFA0B41798F3347FCB60EDB28@cozad> <20080625074338.601297740@mail.messagingengine.com> <20080625182212.346085654@mail.messagingengine.com> Message-ID: <97CAC753-FE71-41E0-9A71-667B31C36BB2@socialinformatics.org> On 25 Jun 2008, at 20:22, MB wrote: > David Stodolsky said: > >> Swap space is normally only a Gig, you can see it under System Memory >> in Activity Monitor in 10.5.3. This is an absolute value that is >> unrelated to drive size, so giving it as a percent doesn't make >> sense. >> However, on some Unix systems 20% is the recommended free space. > It does make sense, in practice. Which was my point. Theory is fine, > but > practical usage is where it counts, no? The point was that these are independent issues. Drive performance is related to % free space. Swap file questions concern absolute free space, (eg. 5G). > > Also what one want for speed is more or less contiguous drive space. > It > will work with less, but it will be slower, as have already been said. > Also, I addressed swap needs of apps, like Photoshop or other memory > intensive apps. These apps ALSO need to use the drive for temp files. > >> Once I get past 5 swap files, my system becomes more or less >> unusable. >> I try to run with a single swap file (the min.), because the system >> starts to slow down with multiple swap files and also can start make >> errors. Unfortunately, OS X isn't that good at reducing swap files >> when memory is freed up. So, I restart to clear the system out. > Are you on 10.3? I have not had ANY problems with swapfiles since > 10.4. > But then I have at least 20% free space on my HD. 10.5.3 20% free on a 360G drive is different than 20% free on a 36G drive. dss David Stodolsky davidstodolsky@mac.com Skype: davidstodolsky From digital.discuss at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 15:43:02 2008 From: digital.discuss at gmail.com (MB) Date: Wed Jun 25 13:43:08 2008 Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down In-Reply-To: <97CAC753-FE71-41E0-9A71-667B31C36BB2@socialinformatics.org> References: <5FEA813D-1357-4F48-8B2F-3F67E6666363@mysterygirl.net> <39217C0DFA0B41798F3347FCB60EDB28@cozad> <20080625074338.601297740@mail.messagingengine.com> <20080625182212.346085654@mail.messagingengine.com> <97CAC753-FE71-41E0-9A71-667B31C36BB2@socialinformatics.org> Message-ID: <20080625224302.1095120178@mail.messagingengine.com> David Stodolsky said: >10.5.3 > >20% free on a 360G drive is different than 20% free on a 36G drive. That's true. From malcolm at fireflyuk.net Fri Jun 27 03:13:19 2008 From: malcolm at fireflyuk.net (Malcolm Cornelius) Date: Fri Jun 27 03:13:32 2008 Subject: [Ti] memory upgrades In-Reply-To: <05ADDCF1-D6FB-4AD3-8825-8CB2D4E78CE6@ncl.ac.uk> References: <05ADDCF1-D6FB-4AD3-8825-8CB2D4E78CE6@ncl.ac.uk> Message-ID: On 24 Jun 2008, at 09:29, Andrew Knight wrote: > Hi > I currently have an old Powerbook G4 VGA 15' with a 667 MHz PowerPC > G4 processor with 512MB SDRAM running OSX 10.4.1. > > It is getting frustratingly slow with large powerpoint and word > documents. I have tried looking for extra RAM (I think it can handle > a max. of 1Gb) but the prices seem really expensive. Apple cannot > supply memory for this machine any more. Anyone got any any ideas > where I can get cheap extra RAM. > Will it actually make much of a difference anyway? We have RAM available for these machines, contact us off list for prices. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk From malcolm at fireflyuk.net Fri Jun 27 03:15:43 2008 From: malcolm at fireflyuk.net (Malcolm Cornelius) Date: Fri Jun 27 03:15:54 2008 Subject: [Ti] drive Matshita UJ-845s not spinning up disc occasionally In-Reply-To: <20080625080456.1890192956@mail.messagingengine.com> References: <20080625080456.1890192956@mail.messagingengine.com> Message-ID: On 25 Jun 2008, at 09:04, MB wrote: > I have a MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-845S, revision d100, in my titanium > mercury > and it has been great. Lately though it often refuses to spin up the > drive on inserting a new disc. It just makes a strange unfamiliar > noise. > A few times tapping on the top next to the keyboard makes it spin up, > but usually I have to restart and reinsert it several times until > makes > the more familiar squelching noises and spins up the disc. > > After this point the disc work fine and does usually spin up anew even > if it's not spinning. > > It burns discs, CDs or DVDs, that do work. No problems there. > > Anyone recognizes this kind of problem either generally or > specifically > with this drive or have any useful thoughts about it and its > resolution? Sounds like it isn't loading properly, I'd remove and reseat it, if that doesn't resolve it, replace it. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk From digital.discuss at gmail.com Mon Jun 30 05:01:44 2008 From: digital.discuss at gmail.com (MB) Date: Thu Jul 3 07:57:28 2008 Subject: [Ti] drive Matshita UJ-845s not spinning up disc occasionally In-Reply-To: References: <20080625080456.1890192956@mail.messagingengine.com> Message-ID: <20080630120144.1711397254@mail.messagingengine.com> Malcolm Cornelius said: >Sounds like it isn't loading properly, I'd remove and reseat it, if >that doesn't resolve it, replace it. Reseat? You mean the actual drive or the drive housing? I suppose the former would make a difference, but I'm not sure how to do it.