[G4] OS X crashes

[tony melvin]

Hello,

I have this same problem.  I have sourced it out to 3
things on my computer.  
1. USB hub
2. USB modem
3. DVI-ADC Apple Adapter

I believe that it is my modem in my USB hub- Problem
is that I have no more free usb connections directly
on my computer.

Cheers
Tony


--- Ron Goebel <redial at sport.rr.com> wrote:
> Ok all you G4/OS X gurus out there, I have a
> problem.  I have a G4 
> QuickSilver running OS X 10.2.5 with no problems
> until about a week 
> ago.  Now, every 5 to 15 minutes, no matter what I'm
> doing, the 
> screen darkens, as if a gray film is being pulled
> down from top to 
> bottom, and a message says (in 4 languages): "You
> need to restart 
> your computer.  Press and hold down the Power button
> for several 
> seconds or press the Reset button."  The MAC address
> and local IP 
> address of the G4 are at the bottom of the dialog
> box.
> 
> I've ruled out a hardware problem by virtue of the
> fact that I can 
> boot into OS 9.2 and run just fine for hours.  Also,
> the problem will 
> happen even if no applications are running.  I've
> even restarted and 
> left it idle at the login screen, and within minutes
> the above 
> happens.
> 
> So far, I've run Disk First Aid to both repair the
> startup volume and 
> fix the permissions, run fsck at startup, zapped the
> pram, and run 
> Drive 10 from the CD - all to no avail.
> 
> At this point I'm thinking I need to reinstall OS X
> 10.2 and then run 
> the updater to 10.2.5.  However, it may be something
> as simple as 
> trashing some preference file, if only I could
> figure out which one. 
> Does anyone have any ideas about how to go about
> this task?  Oh for 
> something like Conflict Catcher for OS X.
> 
> Ron
> 
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