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tried two different leopard retail DVDs -- both... 2,279 Views / 7 Replies  
tried two different leopard retail DVDs -- both 10.5.0, I think -- and both kernel panic the mac at boot
Posted by someone, on Jan 15, 2009 at 03:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
leopard retail DVD kernel panic at boot 2,279 Views / 7 Replies  
Hi there,

My rev. A Mac Pro kernel panics when booting from the retail (not system-specific) DVD of Leopard. It doesn't kernel panic any time else.

Usually this indicates a hardware problem;...
Posted by someone, on Jan 15, 2009 at 02:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
Seems like 1280x768 is the answer -- with some 12... 1,008 Views / 3 Replies  
Seems like 1280x768 is the answer -- with some 12 pixel repetition at top and bottom:

Monitor Armageddon at Chazography (http://www.chazography.com/2007/10/25/monitor-armageddon/)
Posted by someone, on May 19, 2008 at 07:36 PM, in Gaming
I haven't tried this yet (XBox coming this... 1,008 Views / 3 Replies  
I haven't tried this yet (XBox coming this weekend), but are you sure about the scaler in the 3007WFP? All I see is one dual-link DVI input.

If there is a scaler, the only thing I need is an...
Posted by someone, on May 15, 2008 at 07:49 PM, in Gaming
XBox 360 Elite + Dell 3007WFP + Mac Pro = ? 1,008 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi all,

I'm still looking for a way to hook up my XBox 360 Elite, possibly through my Mac Pro, to a Dell 3007WFP display. The poor display only supports 2560 or 1280x800 resolutions, neither of...
Posted by someone, on May 15, 2008 at 08:47 AM, in Gaming
Mac Pro, Vista 64, Radeon 1900xt 1,317 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi guys,

Vista 64 Ultimate works very, very well on a Mac Pro out of the box (Realtek's site is down, so I can't get sound card drivers yet). However, I'm having trouble running my ATI Radeon...
Posted by someone, on Nov 19, 2007 at 11:47 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Seems like trashing preferences fixed it. Halo... 975 Views / 7 Replies  
Seems like trashing preferences fixed it. Halo runs at 2560 now.
Posted by someone, on Jul 11, 2007 at 03:07 PM, in Gaming
bump? (sorry) 716 Views / 6 Replies  
bump? (sorry)
Posted by someone, on Jul 11, 2007 at 03:06 PM, in Networking
wait -- i'm sorry, then what IS the mic port used... 942 Views / 8 Replies  
wait -- i'm sorry, then what IS the mic port used for?

what does a non-USB powered mic look like?
Posted by someone, on Jul 11, 2007 at 03:05 PM, in Mac Desktops
right. this is just an application crashing,... 8,577 Views / 17 Replies  
right. this is just an application crashing, similar to on a desktop :) look at the crashlogs :)
Posted by someone, on Jul 6, 2007 at 06:45 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
powered mic in mac pro? 942 Views / 8 Replies  
I'm having a rather silly problem -- a normal microphone doesn't seem to work when plugged into the mic in port of my mac pro. Is this unique to me? Someone told me that it needed to be a powered...
Posted by someone, on Jul 6, 2007 at 06:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
move B3 to A4 918 Views / 8 Replies  
move B3 to A4
Posted by someone, on Jul 3, 2007 at 04:57 PM, in Mac Desktops
has anyone had any interesting crashes yet?... 3,417 Views / 49 Replies  
has anyone had any interesting crashes yet? here's one of mine, from the baseband itself:

3637690 clm: Clearing DTMF queue
3637690 evt: Sending event kServiceProviderNameNotification (13)...
Posted by someone, on Jul 3, 2007 at 02:42 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I agree with the double space = period. Very... 3,417 Views / 49 Replies  
I agree with the double space = period. Very useful.

Anyone know how to change the gmail sent-from or reply-to headers? Or how to prevent gmail from inboxing sent email?
Posted by someone, on Jul 1, 2007 at 09:43 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
An iTunes visualizer would be sooo cool. And... 3,417 Views / 49 Replies  
An iTunes visualizer would be sooo cool.

And how about AirTunes streaming? Or at least decent Bluetooth file transfer... (how about over SMB/AFS?)

How come there's no way to scroll the scroll...
Posted by someone, on Jul 1, 2007 at 04:41 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
This is fantastic -- so much can be fixed thru a... 3,417 Views / 49 Replies  
This is fantastic -- so much can be fixed thru a software update. Anyone else notice incredible bass distortion on the builtin speaker?
Posted by someone, on Jul 1, 2007 at 02:33 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Dracino and MacTheKnife, I'm embarrassed to admit... 3,417 Views / 49 Replies  
Dracino and MacTheKnife, I'm embarrassed to admit that I had neglected to remove the screen cover, thinking that would save a few days' of finger smudge, and that was actually what was rippling and...
Posted by someone, on Jun 30, 2007 at 04:06 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
initial iPhone thoughts, suggestions for improvement 3,417 Views / 49 Replies  
Having used it for about 30 minutes now:

1) No IM functionality. This one should have been obvious.

2) The little "Home" button, when pressed, pushes in the bottom of the LCD, making its colors...
Posted by someone, on Jun 30, 2007 at 02:10 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Thanks!! :-D 975 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks!! :-D
Posted by someone, on Jun 24, 2007 at 07:13 PM, in Gaming
Hey, Thanks so much for the reply. Yes,... 1,181 Views / 2 Replies  
Hey,

Thanks so much for the reply.

Yes, I am aware of the bug -- that level of nonfunctionality, if you will, is inexcusable. I've been wrestling with server admin for hours now (it's 4:30 AM),...
Posted by someone, on Jun 24, 2007 at 07:34 AM, in Networking
mac os x server DNS help 1,181 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi,

I'm having a lot of trouble with BIND and DNS on 10.4 Server. I want to configure each DHCP client to look at my server (192.168.1.1) for DNS. That part's working. Then I want the server to...
Posted by someone, on Jun 24, 2007 at 07:10 AM, in Networking
that's Vista Halo 2, not Mac Halo 1 (am I missing... 975 Views / 7 Replies  
that's Vista Halo 2, not Mac Halo 1 (am I missing something?)
Posted by someone, on Jun 23, 2007 at 07:04 PM, in Gaming
of course. but i've heard it does (also, the... 975 Views / 7 Replies  
of course. but i've heard it does (also, the option is present in fullscreen mode), and I was wondering what I could do to make it work.
Posted by someone, on Jun 23, 2007 at 04:24 AM, in Gaming
10.4 server with multiple network connections 716 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi,

Let's say I have two broadband connections (for example, one cable and one dsl). For simplicity, let's say that each is running at 1.5 MBit. Is there any procedure/software setup to run both...
Posted by someone, on Jun 23, 2007 at 01:12 AM, in Networking
Halo at 2560 x 1600 975 Views / 7 Replies  
Hi,

I'm having trouble running Halo at 2560 x 1600 on my Mac Pro with an ATI Radeon X1900 XT and a 30" monitor. I can run it at 2048 x 1536 in a window, but nothing displays at 2560 x 1600...
Posted by someone, on Jun 23, 2007 at 01:10 AM, in Gaming
Are you sure about this? OWC advertises a 32GB... 850 Views / 10 Replies  
Are you sure about this? OWC advertises a 32GB max for the Pro, and there are some screenshots of it working out here...
32GB Mac Pro (using 4GB FB-Dimms)...
Posted by someone, on Jun 12, 2007 at 01:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
What reliability issues are you referring to?... 3,014 Views / 39 Replies  
What reliability issues are you referring to? I've loved my X1900; it has performed beautifully....
Posted by someone, on Jun 8, 2007 at 11:55 AM, in Mac Desktops
mac pro ram: ECC errors 1,309 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi,

I installed new 2x1GB sticks in my Mac Pro 10 hours ago, and have been running distributed computing projects to max out the CPU for the last 6 hours or so. I'm getting 4 ECC errors on the...
Posted by someone, on Jun 8, 2007 at 04:48 AM, in Mac Desktops
Mac Pro mixed ram configuration 918 Views / 8 Replies  
Hi there,

I have 2 1GB FB-DIMMs and 2 512MB sticks for my mac pro. Label the slots A[1-4] and B[1-4], with 1 being closest to the logic board (i.e. to the left). Here's how they are currently:
...
Posted by someone, on Jun 7, 2007 at 08:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
so then the enormous big question --- OWC versus... 48,059 Views / 210 Replies  
so then the enormous big question --- OWC versus Crucial?

do both have heat sinks, as opposed to spreaders? which are better/bigger? :-D
Posted by someone, on May 20, 2007 at 01:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
thanks so much. is now a good time to buy, or... 48,059 Views / 210 Replies  
thanks so much. is now a good time to buy, or will prices drop further? are they pretty stable at this point?

also, what's closer to the logic board -- the top riser or the bottom?
Posted by someone, on May 20, 2007 at 06:39 AM, in Mac Desktops
So I have the stock 2x512 (which was the lowest I... 48,059 Views / 210 Replies  
So I have the stock 2x512 (which was the lowest I could get from Apple), and was looking to upgrade. The 2x1s seem about to be a good choice. But then I'd have two pairs of different sizes in my Mac...
Posted by someone, on May 19, 2007 at 06:58 AM, in Mac Desktops
okay it gets more bizarre: I just removed... 933 Views / 1 Replies  
okay it gets more bizarre:

I just removed Cisco's VPN client, and now whenever i say shut down the computer reboots. i'm not kidding.

ideas? *puzzled*

---

even stranger, sudo -k shutdown...
Posted by someone, on Sep 22, 2006 at 04:16 AM, in Mac Desktops
Mac Pro Firmware update 933 Views / 1 Replies  
hi guys,

Downloaded the Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.0 yesterday, and now I get a kernel panic every time I shut down.

panic.log looks like this almost every time


Thu Sep 21 11:27:14 2006...
Posted by someone, on Sep 22, 2006 at 04:12 AM, in Mac Desktops
they're not obligated to lower the price, though,... 789 Views / 6 Replies  
they're not obligated to lower the price, though, are they -- not very encouraging
Posted by someone, on Sep 16, 2006 at 03:29 AM, in Mac Desktops
yeah bought it from an AASP. good idea, thanks 789 Views / 6 Replies  
yeah bought it from an AASP. good idea, thanks
Posted by someone, on Sep 15, 2006 at 09:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
sorry. So I ordered the computer in mid-August,... 789 Views / 6 Replies  
sorry. So I ordered the computer in mid-August, they gave me a quote, which I paid when I picked the computer up from the store in September. I don't think they passed on this $100 savings to me. Er,...
Posted by someone, on Sep 15, 2006 at 07:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
Mac Pro: BTO upgrade price from 7300 to x1900xt 789 Views / 6 Replies  
Call me crazy, but did the upgrade price from the 7300 to the x1900 just fall from $350 to $250 on Apple's BTO website?
Posted by someone, on Sep 15, 2006 at 07:36 AM, in Mac Desktops
halo timedemo: 3ghz, 1gig, x1900 Date /... 1,588 Views / 23 Replies  
halo timedemo: 3ghz, 1gig, x1900

Date / Time: 9/15/06 2:28:4 (0ms)
3000MHz, 1024MB
C:\Applications\Halo.app psn_0_7995393 Frames=4700
Total Time=140.45s
Average frame rate=33.46fps
Below ...
Posted by someone, on Sep 15, 2006 at 05:33 AM, in Mac Desktops
I can hear my fan all the time... other than... 3,275 Views / 42 Replies  
I can hear my fan all the time... other than that, I actually heard the optical drive too once. And I'm getting a low pitched hum, like "mmmm." does everyone else have that too?
Posted by someone, on Sep 15, 2006 at 05:23 AM, in Mac Desktops
Front Row Enabler doesn't work on the Mac Pro?... 16,553 Views / 95 Replies  
Front Row Enabler doesn't work on the Mac Pro? wtf?
Posted by someone, on Sep 15, 2006 at 05:16 AM, in Mac Desktops
okay, thanks. phew. useless thread, sorry :) 857 Views / 4 Replies  
okay, thanks. phew. useless thread, sorry :)
Posted by someone, on Sep 15, 2006 at 05:10 AM, in Mac Desktops
this is unreal.... CINEBENCH 9.5 ... 1,588 Views / 23 Replies  
this is unreal....

CINEBENCH 9.5
****************************************************

Tester : someone

Processor : Mac Pro
MHz : 3 GHz x 2
Number of CPUs :...
Posted by someone, on Sep 14, 2006 at 07:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
oh. not sure, actually. i have the 160GB seagate... 857 Views / 4 Replies  
oh. not sure, actually. i have the 160GB seagate 7200.09 (a CTO option on your advice, mark :D). does anyone else get the click w/ seagate drives? or w/ a mac pro?
Posted by someone, on Sep 14, 2006 at 07:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
Poll: aaah the PowerMac G4/450...sawtooth... those were... 11,363 Views / 86 Replies  
aaah the PowerMac G4/450...sawtooth... those were the days ;)
Posted by someone, on Sep 14, 2006 at 07:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
MacPro: worried about my power supply 857 Views / 4 Replies  
hi guys,

Following up on macgeek2005's possible PSU failure on his Mac Pro, I wondered if you guys hear some odd *click* every time you turn on the computer. It almost sounds like something's...
Posted by someone, on Sep 14, 2006 at 07:27 PM, in Mac Desktops
hey where does it say place/hour of assembly? I... 4,461 Views / 62 Replies  
hey where does it say place/hour of assembly? I just see "assembled in the USA"...
Posted by someone, on Sep 13, 2006 at 03:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
Tests, etc. on Mac Pro 3GHz X1900XT 1,588 Views / 23 Replies  
Hi guys,

My Mac Pro arrived today too, as I join the illustrious ranks of UnixMac, phantomdragonz, macgeek2005, etc...

Reading UnixMac's picture thread...
Posted by someone, on Sep 13, 2006 at 07:00 AM, in Mac Desktops
wireless card 3,357 Views / 67 Replies  
ok slightly off topic from HDCP, but perhaps a little more on track towards building a mac pro:

does it even make sense to BTO the thing with the airport extreme card for $49? unlike bluetooth,...
Posted by someone, on Aug 17, 2006 at 06:55 AM, in Mac Desktops
Well ideally no...but would it be more... 762 Views / 12 Replies  
Well ideally no...but would it be more cost-effective to replace? It's waay after warranty, after all
Posted by someone, on Aug 15, 2006 at 12:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
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