[P1] iBook Slow on 10.2.2 (Continued)

[Qinet]

on 12/14/02 8:54 AM, Larry Blodgett at lblodgett at macosx.com wrote:

> I removed the memory module and started up on the built in memory (64
> megs I think?) and the processor % was still pegged into the 90's.
> 
> I posted this on the Hardware and Unix list.
> 
> I have a 12" white iBook 500 MHz (64 +256 Meg Ram) which runs fine
> under 9.2.2 but runs 5 TIMES slower under MacOS 10.2.2.  The firewire
> port is broken and does not function in either system.
> 
> Here is my question:
> 
> Is there a process under OSX that is constantly looking at the port
> and trying to make it work.  This would busy the system and make it
> run very slow?  If this is the case it should be possible to turn off
> the firewire port daemon.  Releasing the sytstem from an endless
> process.
> 
> I have reinstalled X three times now on it own 6 gig partition.
> Before the port failure X seemed to run normal.
> 
> PS- I have run the hardware diagnostics and MacTest Pro and
> everything passes as just fine.  The only way I know the firewire
> port is broken is because it does not work at all under either system.
> 
> Any ideas??????
> 
> 
> 
>> On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 07:29  PM, Larry Blodgett wrote:
>> 
>>> Installed on 7 gig partition.  It is the first partition.
>> 
>> Again, memory problems here, but I recall reading that it had to be
>> in the first 8 Gigs but then that might have been Wallstreet...

Larry,
As I've said, your case is exactly similar to mine. It's a motherboard
issue. I believe you need to replace it.

-- 
Kind regards,
Brian