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You could try using one the recommendations in... 4,702 Views / 12 Replies  
You could try using one the recommendations in this thread Apple - Support - Discussions - 10.5.2 Updated and now won't Re-Boot ......
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 24, 2008 at 05:03 AM, in macOS
The HDD is a 80GB Seagate ST98823AS if that... 4,702 Views / 12 Replies  
The HDD is a 80GB Seagate ST98823AS if that helps. I think I will refrain from installing the graphics update for now, in case it was the cause of the problem. I've seen quite a few reports on the...
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 23, 2008 at 09:17 PM, in macOS
When I experienced the first problem, I did an... 4,702 Views / 12 Replies  
When I experienced the first problem, I did an archive and install, reapplied 10.5.2 combo, graphics update, so it was a vanilla installation. The second problem occurred 24hrs later after I had shut...
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 23, 2008 at 06:21 PM, in macOS
I have the original (late 2006) MacBook. No... 4,702 Views / 12 Replies  
I have the original (late 2006) MacBook. No hacks, or third party applications installed that would affect start-up. No third party drivers installed. In answer to your question seanc, yes I...
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 23, 2008 at 05:48 PM, in macOS
Reinstalling fixed that problem fortunately. I... 4,702 Views / 12 Replies  
Reinstalling fixed that problem fortunately. I applied all current updates including 10.5.2 combo. No visible problems. Then today, I shut my computer down to campus and then, less than 24hrs after...
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 23, 2008 at 02:09 PM, in macOS
MacBook crashes on startup (10.5.2) 526 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi,

Yesterday I reinstalled Leopard (archive and install) because I was experiencing a problem where almost every application would not open. The fresh install fixed it, and I applied all the...
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 23, 2008 at 11:39 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Never mind, found another copy of Leopard.... 4,702 Views / 12 Replies  
Never mind, found another copy of Leopard. Reinstalling system software was the only way to solve the problem.
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 22, 2008 at 09:30 AM, in macOS
Every application crashes on startup (10.5.2) 4,702 Views / 12 Replies  
Hi,

When I restarted my MacBook after using bootcamp into Leopard, virtually every applications crashes on startup. Firefox works, but every Apple application crashes immediately after I open it....
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 21, 2008 at 07:05 PM, in macOS
Safari crashes all the time 2,533 Views / 3 Replies  
Anyone got any suggestions on how to remedy this? For me, Safari crashes several times a day, just seems to be random, not linked to any specific web page. I'm using Safari 3.0.4 on a MacBook with...
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 13, 2008 at 06:59 AM, in Applications
Has anyone tried tom play Deus Ex 2 Invisible War... 13,190 Views / 40 Replies  
Has anyone tried tom play Deus Ex 2 Invisible War on a Mac Book? Like the original poster, I was a big fan of the original, unfortunately the sequel never made it to Mac OS X. The demo of Deus Ex 2...
Posted by rhombus, on Dec 17, 2006 at 07:58 PM, in Gaming
Have you tried SI Games' forum:... 857 Views / 2 Replies  
Have you tried SI Games' forum: http://community.sigames.com/groupee/forums/a/frm/f/47919717. It seems like other people are experiencing the same problem.
Posted by rhombus, on Dec 1, 2005 at 08:30 PM, in Gaming
Why did you buy a Mac in the first place then?... 6,371 Views / 126 Replies  
Why did you buy a Mac in the first place then? PCs have been faster than Macs for 6-7 years now. I bought a Mac for the all round user experience.
Posted by rhombus, on Nov 27, 2005 at 02:56 PM, in Gaming
The entire Mac is getting killed with intel? How... 6,371 Views / 126 Replies  
The entire Mac is getting killed with intel? How much longer do you think Apple can last with the G4 processor stuck at 1.67 Ghz in its laptops? The G5s aren't making much progress either-where is...
Posted by rhombus, on Nov 26, 2005 at 08:26 PM, in Gaming
It must be depressing to see games your company's... 6,371 Views / 126 Replies  
It must be depressing to see games your company's worked hard being pirated in such high numbers just on one day. Have you tried exploring some kind of copy protection? I'm sure you're away that SI...
Posted by rhombus, on Nov 25, 2005 at 02:16 PM, in Gaming
Has today's firmware update fixed everything?... 6,887 Views / 97 Replies  
Has today's firmware update fixed everything? http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21887
Posted by rhombus, on Nov 15, 2005 at 07:38 PM, in Mac Desktops
Apple Rip-offs 1,130 Views / 12 Replies  
Has anyone seen http://www.appleripoffs.info? They have some great examples of cheap copies of Apple's hardware. Too bad they don't have a section for Microsoft's plagarism of the Mac OS though.
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Posted by rhombus, on Oct 26, 2005 at 10:42 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Because of this (http://www.havok.com/) 6,371 Views / 126 Replies  
Because of this (http://www.havok.com/)
Posted by rhombus, on Oct 13, 2005 at 10:29 AM, in Gaming
Not only has she never been a judge, but she has... 4,259 Views / 246 Replies  
Not only has she never been a judge, but she has never argued a case before the Supreme Court. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Miers)
Posted by rhombus, on Oct 3, 2005 at 11:14 AM, in Political/War Lounge
You might want to try some of these Twenty steps... 1,269 Views / 13 Replies  
You might want to try some of these Twenty steps to help diagnose and fix system issues (http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2004011205473937&query=reinstalling+mac+os+x), and things like...
Posted by rhombus, on Jul 19, 2005 at 01:50 PM, in macOS
Do any carbon apps work? With the problem that I... 1,269 Views / 13 Replies  
Do any carbon apps work? With the problem that I had, every carbon app was broken, and I had to do an archive and install to correct it.
Posted by rhombus, on Jul 17, 2005 at 05:53 PM, in macOS
I had exactly the same problem. I installed... 1,269 Views / 13 Replies  
I had exactly the same problem. I installed 10.4.2 on the day it was released, no problems. But then today this "shared library error" message occured ever time I tried to open a carbon app. I tried...
Posted by rhombus, on Jul 17, 2005 at 09:46 AM, in macOS
Does anyone have a working link to the Lauer... 5,484 Views / 162 Replies  
Does anyone have a working link to the Lauer video? The only source I can find is MSNBC, and non of the videos work on a Mac on that site.
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 24, 2005 at 05:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge
http://www.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID... 1,547 Views / 34 Replies  
http://www.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=355
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 7, 2005 at 10:43 AM, in MacNN Lounge
What? I was going to buy a PowerMac this year to... 6,539 Views / 90 Replies  
What? I was going to buy a PowerMac this year to replace my 450mhz G4 and buy my first laptop, an iBook. No, I didn't plan to use a new iBook for 5 years, but if Intel iBooks are coming in 2006, then...
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 7, 2005 at 09:31 AM, in Mac Desktops
Poll: Why don't you post SJ's reply to you email on... 24,918 Views / 502 Replies  
Why don't you post SJ's reply to you email on this forum, I'm sure everyone would read it.
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 7, 2005 at 07:02 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm in the same situation. I'm running a 450Mhz... 6,539 Views / 90 Replies  
I'm in the same situation. I'm running a 450Mhz DP G4 bought in 2000 and was going to replace it this year. If Intel PowerMacs won't be available until late 2007, then I suppose I going to have to...
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 7, 2005 at 05:05 AM, in Mac Desktops
Here's the viewpoint of the analyst who described... 17,853 Views / 386 Replies  
Here's the viewpoint of the analyst who described the rumours as a "bunch of bull" just beforethe announcement. Its interesting reading. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1824781,00.asp

"In...
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 7, 2005 at 04:04 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Unfortunately it is not as simple as this. If you... 17,853 Views / 386 Replies  
Unfortunately it is not as simple as this. If you mean bootings into windows from an intel mac, then I suppose so. But the reaction from mac game porting companies and original game developers has...
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 6, 2005 at 07:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Jobs says that Intels's roadmap is better than... 6,539 Views / 90 Replies  
Jobs says that Intels's roadmap is better than IBMs. Fair enough, but where is Apple's roadmap for future product releases. This secrecy crap is getting old. If they want people to stay on the...
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 6, 2005 at 06:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
Surely if this is true, Apple will lose massive... 23,200 Views / 586 Replies  
Surely if this is true, Apple will lose massive amounts of revenue on lost hardware sales between the announcement and mid 2006/2007, which is when the hardware transition will be complete according...
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 4, 2005 at 01:39 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Spot the (lack of) difference: ... 1,304 Views / 18 Replies  
Spot the (lack of) difference:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/02/mini_1.png
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/02/mini_2.jpg
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 2, 2005 at 10:13 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I just upgraded from 10.2 to 10.4 on a similar... 1,269 Views / 10 Replies  
I just upgraded from 10.2 to 10.4 on a similar machine to yours, a 450Mhz DP G4. There's a noticable boost in speed in the GUI, and the new features introduced in 10.3 and 10.4 are worth the upgrade...
Posted by rhombus, on May 8, 2005 at 09:32 AM, in Mac Desktops
But they can double the RAM for the top end... 4,666 Views / 53 Replies  
But they can double the RAM for the top end Powermac, they can include a better graphic card, they can redesign the motherboard for PCIe (they had nearly a year). They could even throw in some more...
Posted by rhombus, on Apr 27, 2005 at 11:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
What a lame update. For some inexplicable there's... 16,935 Views / 181 Replies  
What a lame update. For some inexplicable there's reason no PCIe, so after 2006 no new graphic cards will be compatible. And I just noticed on the Apple store that a modem is now not included (�20...
Posted by rhombus, on Apr 27, 2005 at 11:11 AM, in Mac Desktops
Poll: US redeveloping nuclear weapons... 1,951 Views / 69 Replies  
US redeveloping nuclear weapons (http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,898550,00.html)

Russia redeveloping nuclear weapons...
Posted by rhombus, on Jan 24, 2005 at 06:39 PM, in Political/War Lounge
No, it isn't really that significant, the... 519 Views / 2 Replies  
No, it isn't really that significant, the connection is established but this problem is annoying and random, as the connection time monitor was working earlier this week and then suddenly for no...
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 11, 2004 at 01:52 PM, in macOS
Internet Connect problem 519 Views / 2 Replies  
I have a annoying problem with Internet Connect, 'Connect Time' displays 00:00:00 (in the Internet Connect applicatiuon and the menubar) for all the time I am connected (PPP with Apple Internal...
Posted by rhombus, on Jun 10, 2004 at 08:45 PM, in macOS
Bush's back-door political machine 556 Views / 0 Replies  
http://www.mediatransparency.org/stories/apparat.html
Posted by rhombus, on Mar 20, 2004 at 09:10 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Interestingly though, you didn't remind Moki that... 1,051 Views / 37 Replies  
Interestingly though, you didn't remind Moki that the Guardian was 'bird cage liner', when you praised his post in the 'Revealed: How Kelly article set out case for war in Iraq' thread, which was...
Posted by rhombus, on Sep 22, 2003 at 02:33 PM, in Political/War Lounge
You'll need Mac OS 9.2.2 to install 10.2. You can... 863 Views / 12 Replies  
You'll need Mac OS 9.2.2 to install 10.2. You can get it here http://www.info.apple.com/support/downloads.html
Posted by rhombus, on May 25, 2003 at 03:14 PM, in macOS
I managed to stop the game quitting when a secret... 1,087 Views / 11 Replies  
I managed to stop the game quitting when a secret project movie plays by enabling "Don't change screen setting for movies" and changing the refresh rate to the same as I had set in the Displays...
Posted by rhombus, on Apr 23, 2003 at 07:30 PM, in Gaming
My 450mhz DP G4 (10.2.4, 512 MB of RAM) gett... 762 Views / 6 Replies  
My 450mhz DP G4 (10.2.4, 512 MB of RAM) gett kernel panics intermitently when I leave it to to sleep (I only realise once I wake it up, of course). The kernel panic description is always the same in...
Posted by rhombus, on Apr 4, 2003 at 04:54 PM, in macOS
Judge_Fire: I think that you can install the game... 942 Views / 15 Replies  
Judge_Fire: I think that you can install the game by dragging the folder 'Myth IIf' and the large install tag files directly off the CD.
Posted by rhombus, on Feb 26, 2003 at 02:17 PM, in Gaming
You shouldn't be getting performance like that... 482 Views / 1 Replies  
You shouldn't be getting performance like that from your machine. I have a G4 450DP and I have never experienced any major slowdowns. Contact Boldgames' support.
I wouldn't try and run AOE II in...
Posted by rhombus, on Dec 24, 2002 at 07:07 PM, in Gaming
It runs fine for me (Mac OS X 10.2.2). The game... 479 Views / 2 Replies  
It runs fine for me (Mac OS X 10.2.2). The game is fully Mac OS X compatible.
Posted by rhombus, on Dec 7, 2002 at 06:47 PM, in Gaming
Remember in Mac OS X, running the UNIX... 877 Views / 7 Replies  
Remember in Mac OS X, running the UNIX maintainance scripts manually (Mac OS X won't do them automatically unless you leave your Mac on overnight without putting it to sleep) will help to stop Mac OS...
Posted by rhombus, on Nov 22, 2002 at 08:36 PM, in macOS
If Aspyr did want to tell you whether they are or... 934 Views / 6 Replies  
If Aspyr did want to tell you whether they are or not, they problably are going to port it. I'd wait for a bit and see if they announce it. They'll probably will port it if sales from the last game...
Posted by rhombus, on Nov 14, 2002 at 02:08 PM, in Gaming
Have you got the latest version of Appleworks... 526 Views / 1 Replies  
Have you got the latest version of Appleworks (6.2.4) ?
Posted by rhombus, on Nov 12, 2002 at 06:27 PM, in macOS
The boost is tiny though. At least it is on my... 1,145 Views / 10 Replies  
The boost is tiny though. At least it is on my 450Mhz G4 DP. I played MOHAA (not SMP enabled) singleplayer and opened Process Viewer. The game was taking up about 115% CPU (I assume that means 100%...
Posted by rhombus, on Nov 11, 2002 at 02:25 PM, in Gaming
That depends what you mean by dual aware. The... 1,112 Views / 13 Replies  
That depends what you mean by dual aware. The huge majority of applications do not use dual processors to their full potential. Its easy to test. Run a application that is SMP aware (such as Giants)...
Posted by rhombus, on Nov 4, 2002 at 06:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
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