Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

You are here: MacNN Forums > Search Forums > Search Results

Showing results 1 to 50 of 60
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
Search: Posts Made By: ttoth
Thread Thread Starter Last Post Replies Views Forum
Ahhh, the sweet smell of success. Thanks, that... 1,450 Views / 11 Replies  
Ahhh, the sweet smell of success. Thanks, that worked wonderfully.
Posted by ttoth, on Sep 22, 2002 at 10:12 PM, in macOS
Re: .tcshrc file 1,450 Views / 11 Replies  
OK, what if I don't have one? I have a .tcsh history. I tried to create one like Wevah suggested, but it didn't work, it said I couldn't name a file starting with a ".". I used textedit. Is there...
Posted by ttoth, on Sep 22, 2002 at 07:03 PM, in macOS
Is there a way to make this run every I load up... 1,450 Views / 11 Replies  
Is there a way to make this run every I load up terminal? It works, but I don't want to have to type that in every time.
Posted by ttoth, on Sep 22, 2002 at 03:25 PM, in macOS
Terminal problems 1,450 Views / 11 Replies  
Hi, I'm relatively new to the terminal in OS X (or any other -nix) for that matter. I've used it in the past mostly for pars and unrar-ing items and once in a while VCDGear. However, ever since...
Posted by ttoth, on Sep 22, 2002 at 11:49 AM, in macOS
Is it painful because it is so slow, or for other... 723 Views / 5 Replies  
Is it painful because it is so slow, or for other reasons? It's painful enough having to explain to parents (who have used the Mac OS for 10 years now) what the desktop is, if they are in the finder...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 22, 2002 at 08:36 PM, in Applications
PC Anywhere-ish for Mac? 723 Views / 5 Replies  
Is there something similar to PC Anywhere for the Mac? I'm running OS X and my parents are running OS 9.1. On occasion, actually on many occasions, they call me up for help on a particular problem...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 22, 2002 at 06:19 PM, in Applications
Easiest way to make a VCD/Slideshow 531 Views / 0 Replies  
Anyone know of the easiest way to make a slideshow VCD using OS X? I've got a folder with approximately 4,000 jpgs that I want to put on a CD to play in my stand alone DVD. I know that with iMovie...
Posted by ttoth, on Mar 12, 2002 at 11:16 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Pardon my ignorance, but is the above only able... 940 Views / 17 Replies  
Pardon my ignorance, but is the above only able to be used on a DVD equipt Mac? What do I do with the .m2v file after conversion?
Posted by ttoth, on Feb 1, 2002 at 07:51 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Have you never encountered screeches and pops in... 940 Views / 17 Replies  
Have you never encountered screeches and pops in the sound track with GNU vcdtools? Everytime I burn one using this full path, I get hisses and pops and freezes in my VCD's. Also, have you figured...
Posted by ttoth, on Jan 31, 2002 at 09:58 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Are you getting the error when installing from... 940 Views / 17 Replies  
Are you getting the error when installing from the .exe file? I did and this is what I did to get around it. I right-clicked on the .exe file and chose the extract here option (or something like...
Posted by ttoth, on Jan 31, 2002 at 07:04 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
This is what I have found out and done with some... 940 Views / 17 Replies  
This is what I have found out and done with some successes and some passable VCD and then also so that I just trashed.

It all comes down to what format your SVCD is to begin with. Lets start with...
Posted by ttoth, on Jan 30, 2002 at 08:08 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Need help burning an mpg SVCD 940 Views / 17 Replies  
I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I downloaded a Mpeg that is supposedly in SVCD format (or an SVCD that is in Mpeg format). Anyway, I have a mpeg that I downloaded from a newsgroup in hopes...
Posted by ttoth, on Jan 17, 2002 at 10:20 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
So where are you supposed to place it? Roxio say... 531 Views / 7 Replies  
So where are you supposed to place it? Roxio say "drag the file �ToastVideoCDSupport.component� from the �Toast 5.1P2� folder to the /Library/QuickTime folder." Is that ~/library/quicktime or just...
Posted by ttoth, on Dec 26, 2001 at 06:18 PM, in macOS
To answer the above 2 questions. No, I didn't... 531 Views / 7 Replies  
To answer the above 2 questions. No, I didn't put it in the system folder (I don't think so at least), I put it in library/quicktime. I trashed my LS prefs along with dock, finder and qt prefs. No...
Posted by ttoth, on Dec 26, 2001 at 07:35 AM, in macOS
Help, my Mac's has been hijacked by Quicktime!!!! 531 Views / 7 Replies  
I updated to the lastest version of Toast for OS X and was trying to install the VCD component of it. Placing it in the folder it told me too in the "read-me" didn't work because that folder...
Posted by ttoth, on Dec 25, 2001 at 07:44 PM, in macOS
Need Help. I need QT player for OS X. 361 Views / 0 Replies  
I know, its part of the install, but I screwed up and somehow everytime I launched System Preferences, it launced QT. So, I did a very bad thing. I put QT into the trash to see if that would stop...
Posted by ttoth, on Dec 24, 2001 at 06:59 PM, in macOS
Codecs and OS X 456 Views / 2 Replies  
Are there any codecs available for OS X other than the ones that come with QT yet? If so, where can we find them, and where do they get placed in OS X? Thanks.
Posted by ttoth, on Sep 5, 2001 at 06:19 AM, in macOS
A Silly Question 475 Views / 4 Replies  
Before using OS X, about all I knew of Linux and Unix was that it was an alternate OS to Win and Mac. Now that I have been using OS X and gradually learning more about it, I wonder if all apps...
Posted by ttoth, on Sep 1, 2001 at 04:17 PM, in macOS
Thank you Lord (Crosis), finally someone who... 728 Views / 12 Replies  
Thank you Lord (Crosis), finally someone who understood what I was asking! Thanks all for the information, I'll keep an eye out for what I'm looking for since I'm sure with all the great and...
Posted by ttoth, on Sep 1, 2001 at 06:29 AM, in macOS
OK, after reading the "calling C programmers"... 728 Views / 12 Replies  
OK, after reading the "calling C programmers" post twice and not understanding it either time, I think I need to clarify my original post. I agree with one of the posters there and am just looking...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 31, 2001 at 06:44 PM, in macOS
DivX Player for OS X 728 Views / 12 Replies  
I know that the Divx Codec was originally written for Linux/Unix users and I was wondering if anyone knows of a good DivX player for OS X, since X has unix. If not, does anyone know where a good...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 31, 2001 at 06:56 AM, in macOS
What to copy from working 5G24 for System Preferences 463 Views / 5 Replies  
Here's my problem. I installed 5G24 on top of my 10.0.4. Everything seems to work fine except for when ever I launch System Preferences, it unexpectedly quits on me. I have installed 5G24 on a...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 26, 2001 at 05:22 PM, in macOS
System Preferences through the terminal 9,392 Views / 1 Replies  
Is there a way to run system prefs through the terminal? Since installing 5G24, I can't launch sys prefs, and I need to change the start-up disk occasionally. Of course better yet, would be a way...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 23, 2001 at 09:08 PM, in macOS
Actually, I found part of what could be your... 447 Views / 11 Replies  
Actually, I found part of what could be your problem also... locked files. Yep, get info on some of them and see if they are locked. Unfortanately, option-empty trash doesn't get rid of them,...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 23, 2001 at 08:59 PM, in macOS
Thanks for all your help. By deleting the... 549 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks for all your help. By deleting the AppleScript folder myself, I got 5G24 to install and it is sweet!! Classic boots fine and fast, as do Classic apps. Now if I could only get system...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 23, 2001 at 06:40 AM, in macOS
Problems with 5G24 549 Views / 8 Replies  
I'm trying to install this version and I get the following messages during the installation process. When it comes to the point of choosing the disk to install it on, it says that OS 9.1 is required...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 22, 2001 at 04:39 PM, in macOS
OS 10.1 upgrade path 424 Views / 0 Replies  
What is the order of the OS 10.1 (beta?) releases? Also, has anyone had any problems with Classic causing kernal panic with (I think I'm running 5F24) and if so, how did you solve it? I had it with...
Posted by ttoth, on Aug 21, 2001 at 08:28 PM, in macOS
Problem with Classic startup hanging 493 Views / 0 Replies  
Here's my problem.
I used to have a G4/400/PCI graphics with 384 MB ram, running OS X.04 and OS 9.1 on seperate HD's. No real major problems, except that my USB devices would freeze both in OS...
Posted by ttoth, on Jul 22, 2001 at 07:57 AM, in macOS
OS 9.1 desktop redraw is sloooowww 409 Views / 0 Replies  
Before this gets moved to the OS 9 forum, let me preface this by saying that this has only occurred since my installation of OS X.

Whenever I boot into OS 9.1 my redrawing or refreshing of the...
Posted by ttoth, on Jun 13, 2001 at 08:48 PM, in macOS
What are thise Ports? 449 Views / 1 Replies  
Open Port: 111 sunrpc
Open Port: 775
Open Port: 778

Why are they open, what kind of damage can someone do through these ports, do they need to be open and can they be closed?
Posted by ttoth, on Jun 8, 2001 at 05:18 PM, in macOS
How do you make invisible files Visible 492 Views / 2 Replies  
I have a little OS 9.1 droplet that I use on occasion to make a folder invisible. To get the folder visible again I have to use ResEdit however. Is there a way that I can make it visible again...
Posted by ttoth, on Jun 8, 2001 at 05:16 PM, in macOS
No sound with OS X 408 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm having no problems running OS X on my G4/PCI graphics machine, except that my sound used to work under OS X, but now it doesn't. I've tried restarting, booting into OS 9.1 and back, but to no...
Posted by ttoth, on May 11, 2001 at 05:20 PM, in macOS
Making a VCD from a "MPEG-1 muxed" track 610 Views / 1 Replies  
I have several QT mpgs that I would like to make into VCDs using Toast 5.0. When I follow the instructions, I get the error that says "X-mpg cannot be used to make a VCD. Please use the video CD...
Posted by ttoth, on May 6, 2001 at 09:24 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Auto-Launch of NAV. How to stop? 388 Views / 1 Replies  
How can I stop Norton's Anti-Virus from automatically launching when I unstuff a Stuffit archive? I have tried turning of safe zones, compression aware (on and off), and just about every combination...
Posted by ttoth, on May 3, 2001 at 09:13 PM, in Applications
DVD options on a G4/PCI 970 Views / 9 Replies  
Now that Apple supports software based DVD playback, is it possible to get a DVD drive and use it in my G4/PCI graphics Mac? If so, what is a good drive to get? And if I get a copy of the Apple...
Posted by ttoth, on Apr 16, 2001 at 06:39 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Apple script to connect to Internet 2,676 Views / 1 Replies  
I am trying to either find or write an Apple Script that will allow me to connect to the internet at a specific time, launch YA-NW and start my queued downloads. Any idea where I can find something...
Posted by ttoth, on Mar 25, 2001 at 03:33 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Vivo for Mac 554 Views / 1 Replies  
Anyone know where I can find a VIVO player for the Mac? I know that the format pretty much sucks, but I have gotten several VIVO movies from Winblows people and would like to view them.


Thanks
Posted by ttoth, on Dec 1, 2000 at 07:28 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Imovie and non-DV Camcorder 472 Views / 1 Replies  
Is it possible to use Imovie to capture video from a non DV camcorder using the RCA jacks and/or S-video jacks on the back of a video card? If not, what is a relatively decent app that will allow me...
Posted by ttoth, on Nov 26, 2000 at 12:22 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Codec I263 567 Views / 1 Replies  
Anyone know what that codec is and where I can find it? Its for an AVI file that I don't have the "required compressor" for.
Posted by ttoth, on Nov 18, 2000 at 05:02 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Error type -903 2,604 Views / 1 Replies  
Why would I get this type of error on occasion when I try to open a control panel through the Apple menu? The second time I try i have no problems.

OS 9.0.4, 384 MB RAM, G4/400PCI
Posted by ttoth, on Nov 6, 2000 at 11:01 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Apple Modem Updater 2,510 Views / 0 Replies  
How do I change the sound volume of my modem after running the Apple modem updater? Changing the system volume doesn't work, I still get the deafening noise which wasn't that loud before I ran the...
Posted by ttoth, on Nov 6, 2000 at 10:59 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Thanks for your help guys. I actually received a... 511 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks for your help guys. I actually received a response from Stone Designs also. They didn't address the crash I experienced, but they did tell me how to get out of the slide show by double...
Posted by ttoth, on Oct 27, 2000 at 06:39 PM, in macOS
WD is slave. Can you tell me how to reboot into... 511 Views / 8 Replies  
WD is slave. Can you tell me how to reboot into single user mode and run fsck? I'm still kind of new to Unix. Thanks.
Posted by ttoth, on Oct 26, 2000 at 08:39 PM, in macOS
I would love to know how to do that. However,... 511 Views / 8 Replies  
I would love to know how to do that. However, can you still do that when you have no cursor control or keyboard controls?
Posted by ttoth, on Oct 26, 2000 at 06:35 AM, in macOS
I'm pretty sure that I crashed OS X (also posted in general disc.) 511 Views / 8 Replies  
'm not one to start rumors or such, but I think I crashed OS X! I was running Photo To Web by Stone Designs and using the slide show function. I wanted to stop the slide show and since there were no...
Posted by ttoth, on Oct 25, 2000 at 07:36 PM, in macOS
How do you telnet into your machine and kill the... 487 Views / 3 Replies  
How do you telnet into your machine and kill the processes? I was unable to do anything with my computer. Its at home and so am I.
Posted by ttoth, on Oct 25, 2000 at 01:04 PM, in macOS
I'm pretty sure I crashed OS X 487 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm not one to start rumors or such, but I think I crashed OS X! I was running Photo To Web by Stone Designs and using the slide show function. I wanted to stop the slide show and since there were...
Posted by ttoth, on Oct 25, 2000 at 12:27 PM, in macOS
Choosing Applications 297 Views / 0 Replies  
OK, how do I stop getting the annoying message that an application needs to be chosen for this kind of file? I would think that if I want to open a .jpg file and I already said that I want Photoshop...
Posted by ttoth, on Oct 23, 2000 at 08:59 PM, in macOS
Can't open Addresses 277 Views / 1 Replies  
OK, I guess I did a stupid thing and reorganized my OS X files to the way I wanted them and not the way Apple had them. Since I did that (I moved my Address book from the default installed...
Posted by ttoth, on Oct 23, 2000 at 08:34 PM, in macOS
I don't know who you ISP is, but mine is... 428 Views / 9 Replies  
I don't know who you ISP is, but mine is Earthlink and they gave me support enough to get PPP working. Of course, and I fully understand, they said that they don't support OS X yet, but they could...
Posted by ttoth, on Oct 23, 2000 at 08:29 PM, in macOS
Showing results 1 to 50 of 60
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
 
Top
Privacy Policy
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:43 PM.
All contents of these forums © 1995-2017 MacNN. All rights reserved.
Branding + Design: www.gesamtbild.com
vBulletin v.3.8.8 © 2000-2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.,