[G4] Continued problems with old G4!

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings ( + )!( + )

Have you taken a look at the log files, there should be an indication  
in the log as to why TextEdit is returning an error message, more than  
just unexpectedly quit.

Next if you only have a 10GB drive and are running 10.2.8 plus other  
applications then I would suspect that you are out of working space on  
the drive. I'm sure that you realize "Virtual Memory" is disk space  
memory, and OSX needs free disk space just to operate and it uses a  
lot of "Virtual Memory" for most application that are loaded into  
active "RAM" memory.

Open "Active Monitor" and check how much free disk space is available.

Best regards,

Harry
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On Apr 21, 2008, at 5:29 PM, Fast Primes wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> I still have serious probelms with my old G4. If you recall, I  
> queried the list some time ago regarding texteditor being unable to  
> save a file, with TextEdit quitting with the error msg:
>
>     "The application TextEdit has unexpectedly quit."
>
> Subsequently I downloaded and ran Onyx (version 1.3.1). The original  
> problem persisted. Moreover, I noticed what seemed to be an  
> inability to save ANY files by any application--not just TextEdit.  
> Permanent cookies for example. The Verify and Repair of File  
> Permissions by Onyx had no effect. Also the iTunes application has  
> quit working after I tried a more extensive "treatment" by Onyx:
>
>      -    execute all maintenance scripts
>      -    optimize the system
>      -    delete internet caches and history
>      -    delete user caches files
>      -    delete archived logs, etc
>
> Anyway, it's occured to me that maybe the harddrive itself is  
> failing--if so, isn't there a software test of some kind? Can anyone  
> suggest anything else I could do? I have not deleted the system  
> cache files--should I try that as well?
>
>
> What I am still able to do, is surf the internet, do various online  
> transactions (ebay, amazon, etc), answer/reply email. Except, that  
> sites which allow continued access after entering a user/pw, still  
> require re-entry of user/pw at each new sign-on (NY Times for  
> example). This seems to imply that it can't permanently save a cookie.
>
> One last thing--this system is VERY slow (internet usage) compared  
> to a powerful Windows system. Is this just the nature of the beast?
>
> Below are my system specifics as reported by Onyx:
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> FP
>
> Model: Power Mac G4 (ACP Graphics)
> ID: PowerMac3.1
> Code: Sawtooth
> Processor: powerpc, ppc7400
> Frequency: 400Mhz
> System bus: 99Mhz
> Memory: 832 MB
>
> Kernel: Darwin version 6.8 (revision 199506)
> System: Mac OS X version 10.2.8 (build 6R73)
>
> Hard drive is around 10GB--unreported by Onyx.