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Well apple sells them, they get them made big... 940 Views / 12 Replies  
Well apple sells them, they get them made big deal. If the shimmering pixels and lines are such a problem why do they keep telling me it's my graphics card and drivers.

Hoping that the damn line...
Posted by gooffer, on Aug 2, 2005 at 01:35 AM, in macOS
Well the saga continues, as I was unable to... 940 Views / 12 Replies  
Well the saga continues, as I was unable to replicate the problem I decided I wouldn't waste mine an their time and bring it to the store.

So I decided it must be some sort of DVI interference and...
Posted by gooffer, on Aug 1, 2005 at 02:37 AM, in macOS
Well AppleCare pardon my language is a "Bait and... 940 Views / 12 Replies  
Well AppleCare pardon my language is a "Bait and Switch"

So I invested some major $$$ into buying a Cinema Display of the 30 inch form factor, I then ask can I buy apple care for this product.
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Posted by gooffer, on Jul 20, 2005 at 03:58 PM, in macOS
Well I should add the following having done many... 714 Views / 5 Replies  
Well I should add the following having done many of these repairs.

the 1/2 brightness question is because you have 2 bulbs one on the top one on the bottom. both bulbs don't die at the same time...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 19, 2005 at 10:53 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Just found this thread after someone posted a... 1,494 Views / 17 Replies  
Just found this thread after someone posted a nice hint to look for the keywords "pixel shimmer", would have never guessed that is was called that.

Well my 30 inch did that the first day after...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 19, 2005 at 10:09 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I am getting the following temps on the 6800 DDL,... 771 Views / 7 Replies  
I am getting the following temps on the 6800 DDL, case 120.2 F, processor 165.2 F can anyone confirm.
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 19, 2005 at 01:25 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
2 million files, adding sometimes a hundert... 793 Views / 7 Replies  
2 million files, adding sometimes a hundert thousand a day all new once. Rsync makes no sense, would be way to slow I know exactly which files are new. Hence scp is the only way to go. If there...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 19, 2005 at 12:07 AM, in macOS
My 2cts, leave it as is, add some RAM to your... 569 Views / 4 Replies  
My 2cts, leave it as is, add some RAM to your machine if you have less then 1 GiG.

Fresh install will only be margial faster I doubt you will notice.

I run all my apps and everything from a...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 18, 2005 at 11:44 AM, in macOS
Now I am wondering if my 10,000 rpm raptor has... 940 Views / 12 Replies  
Now I am wondering if my 10,000 rpm raptor has something to do with it, everything was foine 1min ago and as soon as I heard the drive spin up and seek, 1000 pixels lit up. Very annoying will try to...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 18, 2005 at 11:38 AM, in macOS
Well coming to think of it I posted on another... 940 Views / 12 Replies  
Well coming to think of it I posted on another thread of this forum the damn pixel errors I am getting on my 30 inch display. I am not sure yet if they are display, nvidia 6800 DDL, driver, G5 or OS...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 18, 2005 at 01:39 AM, in macOS
Sorry guys.... 771 Views / 7 Replies  
Ok this pixel thing is driving me crazy is it possible that this has something to do with the Nvidia 6800 DDL card? I would really hate having to drag it into the store... here some pics for those...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 18, 2005 at 01:29 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have tried the following printers hocked up to... 740 Views / 6 Replies  
I have tried the following printers hocked up to my linksys 10/100 router, Apple Laserprinter 16/600 PS, Brother 1470N, Apple Laserwriter 12/600, Tektronix Phaser 840 and HP 2100/M/TN....

All of...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 18, 2005 at 12:48 AM, in macOS
Well re-phrase again, when you get to the actual... 793 Views / 7 Replies  
Well re-phrase again, when you get to the actual server the machine does not appear to hang it is the sshd that is frozen and there is no way to relauch it without having it rebooted. My guess is...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 18, 2005 at 12:30 AM, in macOS
I guess I should clearify, sshd seems to hang.... 793 Views / 7 Replies  
I guess I should clearify, sshd seems to hang. Crashlog shows nuttin.
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 17, 2005 at 12:55 AM, in macOS
Well then I guess I hope little snitch will alert... 2,518 Views / 27 Replies  
Well then I guess I hope little snitch will alert me when the s*** hits the fan.
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 17, 2005 at 12:53 AM, in macOS
I agree impressive but aren't u missing the... 660 Views / 8 Replies  
I agree impressive but aren't u missing the point. You know why you have these problems with those cds ?

It's called bit rot, and happens to all cd's and dvd's, now think you might have to do this...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 17, 2005 at 12:50 AM, in macOS
Yes I have to agree with one of the first posters... 4,969 Views / 116 Replies  
Yes I have to agree with one of the first posters the problem with spotlight is that it finds stuff really fast but then when you want to know where it is located you end up having to use find anyway...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 17, 2005 at 12:41 AM, in macOS
Hmmm are you guys only concerened with silly... 2,518 Views / 27 Replies  
Hmmm are you guys only concerened with silly memory ? anyone every thought this is the best way to launch a nice virus that does something in the background. Apple certainly doesn't check widgets...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 17, 2005 at 12:30 AM, in macOS
Saw the answer to this somewhere, something like... 1,202 Views / 12 Replies  
Saw the answer to this somewhere, something like the difference between the refresh rate of your status between the AIM and ichat interfaces, hence ichat thinks something is wrong but there isn't I...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 17, 2005 at 12:24 AM, in macOS
OS X 10.4.x Server problems makes the X Serve useless... 793 Views / 7 Replies  
Well very simple running big server moving lot's of files, once I hit about the 100000 file mark scp-ing files it crashes and that is the end of the xserve.

Everytime it happens I have to call...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 17, 2005 at 12:07 AM, in macOS
Could be why would you this is the problem, just... 771 Views / 7 Replies  
Could be why would you this is the problem, just wondering. I cannot lose my entire machine for a day of testing at an apple store hence I would prefer it to be the display and not the G5.
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 15, 2005 at 08:19 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Dual G5 with 30" Apple Display thousands of flashing pixels... 771 Views / 7 Replies  
Ok so well after saving all the money I could afford I finally did it I bough myself a 30" Apple Cinema Display.

I arrived last week, I quickly plugged in everything and turn on my G5.....
...
Posted by gooffer, on Jul 15, 2005 at 08:04 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Crashed upon first start. Rebooted my G4, after... 757 Views / 41 Replies  
Crashed upon first start. Rebooted my G4, after that it ran foine. One crash after finishing my first download.

Scanning IP's. watch out if many people download this. The internet could easily...
Posted by gooffer, on May 27, 2002 at 10:52 AM, in Applications
HELP....any app I launch, launches Quicktime.... 422 Views / 0 Replies  
Nothing I can do except trash quicktime and pref. The when I reinstall same problem no matter which app I launch quicktime starts without launching the app I wanted. If quicktime is already running...
Posted by gooffer, on Jan 17, 2002 at 11:01 PM, in macOS
You don't mention if this is firewire? I assume... 601 Views / 6 Replies  
You don't mention if this is firewire? I assume it is. Also 10.0.2 ? I would upgarde at least to 10.0.4 and even better to 10.1.x for a more stable OS to burn CD's. Lastly I would use toast for X to...
Posted by gooffer, on Dec 26, 2001 at 05:25 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
ok update I used the Laserwriter Pro 810 driver... 416 Views / 1 Replies  
ok update I used the Laserwriter Pro 810 driver and it works fine with word/email text files....printing graphics file is a whole other story anyone know which driver to select?
Posted by gooffer, on Dec 25, 2001 at 07:36 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Brother 1470N or 1670N networking? in X?? 416 Views / 1 Replies  
Brother says it's possible, some other people have told me it can be done? but how do I do it?

I can connect with the IP to the printer using a browser....I printed the test page, that was just...
Posted by gooffer, on Dec 25, 2001 at 07:14 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I ask the same questions on the post just below... 483 Views / 3 Replies  
I ask the same questions on the post just below this one. The IBM Travelstar, 4000rpm, ata 66 comes a few sizes from IBM, you might even wanna go out and buy the 20 gig version for around 180USD. The...
Posted by gooffer, on Feb 7, 2001 at 10:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks
G4/500 powerbook HD drive options 323 Views / 1 Replies  
after getting my Dual G4, empty directly from Apple and upgrading it myslef this option is no more Apple only sells the towers loaded. Now I'm thinking of getting a G4 labtop. at 2999 I can get the...
Posted by gooffer, on Feb 7, 2001 at 06:22 PM, in Mac Notebooks
You guys are kidding me no one is using a new... 425 Views / 2 Replies  
You guys are kidding me no one is using a new dual G4 on a Ethernet hub? I thought I had a solution by usings Apple's Duplexer Tools, to try to get my port to work. But everything just locks up no...
Posted by gooffer, on Nov 3, 2000 at 03:39 AM, in Mac Desktops
G4 ethernet troubles... 425 Views / 2 Replies  
It's been a nightmare trying to connect my G4 to my router....I know of two solutions either the Duplexer Extension for the Imac or tash two files everytime I start up what else? Is Apple ever going...
Posted by gooffer, on Nov 1, 2000 at 05:49 AM, in Mac Desktops
OS X public beta off course...DHCP won't work... 381 Views / 4 Replies  
OS X public beta off course...DHCP won't work either, but not sound and no shut down not worth 30$
Posted by gooffer, on Oct 20, 2000 at 01:54 AM, in macOS
OS X public beta off course...DHCP won't work... 381 Views / 4 Replies  
OS X public beta off course...DHCP won't work either, but not sound and no shut down not worth 30$
Posted by gooffer, on Oct 20, 2000 at 01:27 AM, in macOS
OS X won't play sound and no way to shutdown... 381 Views / 4 Replies  
Ok after finally getting it to run. Here are some problems to which I can't seem to find any solutions. Restarts or Shutdowns aren't possible it hangs everytime with the spinning face of rainbow...
Posted by gooffer, on Oct 20, 2000 at 12:55 AM, in macOS
finally got it to install and it works...we'll... 6,489 Views / 138 Replies  
finally got it to install and it works...we'll sort of no sound, and no shut down restarts.

I had to unplug my monitor and partition my drive for it to work. Did both at the same time so I don't...
Posted by gooffer, on Oct 20, 2000 at 12:51 AM, in macOS
My 2cts about OS X PB..don't waste your time 473 Views / 16 Replies  
Well here I go I guess, I just wasted some 50h + to try OSX PB and it's just not worth the hassle. On my dG4 500, it took some 20 + attempts of installing to get the installer to go and do it's job....
Posted by gooffer, on Oct 19, 2000 at 01:49 AM, in macOS
never mind ignore last post...I was so hard... 365 Views / 1 Replies  
never mind ignore last post...I was so hard trying to fix OS X on my machine that I did look at the year just at month and day.

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Posted by gooffer, on Oct 18, 2000 at 10:03 PM, in macOS
OS X troubles apple release ROM fix 365 Views / 1 Replies  
http://download.info.apple.com/

click on G4 search

haven't tried it yet but I'm hoping it's finally going to let me install OS X public beta

just finished download might post later.
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Posted by gooffer, on Oct 18, 2000 at 09:58 PM, in macOS
another crazy situation.... 6,489 Views / 138 Replies  
another crazy situation. dG4/500/576mb/20gig/40gig

first install OS X public beta without a hitch, made mistake of going back to 9.0.4
after that I will just get the spinning cd of death after...
Posted by gooffer, on Oct 18, 2000 at 07:53 PM, in macOS
 
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