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I recently attempted to clean some space from my G4, im sure im running OSX 9, anyway i started the comp up the next day & was greeted with this mag on a black screen... /etc/master.passwd:No such file or directory -Sh-2.05b# obviously i have deleted something i shouldnt have any …
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I bought a BELKIN 2 port pci card for my Mac (G3 grey tower) because I desperately need a usb port to connect my modem to the web. It won't work - won't power anything up. Does anyone know why this should be. If not is there another way I …
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:cry: purchased g3 imac tray loading 333mhz which has os 8.6. when it boots up it's looking for a server and asking for a password? i found an url: [url]http://www.themacobserver.com/tip/2003/06/16.1.shtml[/url] which seems to be telling me how to go about getting around this. however, when i hold down the command …
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I just got this mac and i dunno the login or password i don't even have the start up disks or any disks. please help me
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Hiya everyone, I had an external 80gb Lacie firewire hard drive that worked on both my OS9 & OSX machines. Unfortunately the casing got damaged so it would not work via the firewire ports. Most of the data on the drive relates to my old OS9 G4, so I am …
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Ok, I got my hands on a Mac G3 and it has 9.2.2 (clean install) on it. I have the OS 10.4 install CDs (four of them) and want to upgrade. Is there anyway of mounting the .dmg files inside OS 9.2.2 and installing rather than from boot? (similar to …
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Hell ,i a new mac owner and know very little as to fixing problems with it . I bought a used I-mac G3 /OS 9.2 /400mhz/256 ram/dvd rom. heres the problem when i boot it up the message says ,sorry a system error occurred ,error type 114 ,then it says …
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I have a seven-year old (is it eight now?) iMac which uses OS 8.5. Is there a pen drive out there that will work on this computer? 
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my mac has no os & i cant access the bios, so i got a bootable mac os8 but ... still nothing.the rom will show that its reading bt i still get that 'os error flashing thingy' on the screen, like it would if no harddrive is connected.i cant wait …
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Hi Guys This is my first post so please be kind, The problem I have is that I am trying to network my 2 G4's running 9.2,2 together. Both machines are on ethernet and I am using a switch and both ports indicate that they are connected by the lights. … |
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I just got a broadband connection and when I went in to change my TCP/IP settings in the Ctrl Panel, I noticed that only AppleTalk and PPP were available. How can I get the ethernet option? Thanks in advance.
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When the Mac Performa 5200 boots up, the finder comes on but the arrow is stuck in the upper left corner of the screen. I have zapped the P-RAM, but that did not solve the problem. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Pelycan
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Hoping someone has seen this or can help. Silver G-4 256k memory was freezing up while running then when I restart it gives me the ? mark. I disconnected the HD thinking that was the problem but when I boot from the CD it either freezes during boot-up or boots …
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I was given an Ibook G3-300mhz with OS 9.0 from my brother while I visited him. I don't have a notebook so this was a good deal until I put enough away to purchase a laptop. Liking to mess around and have used Mac 6-7 years ago, I already have …
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:confused: I'm trying this again.. I bought a imac about 4 years ago, the one w/the small bace and the monitor is conected to it. I ordered it online and it has an airport in it.. but when i got it.. it had two complete opperating systems 9.2 and X …
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FOUR QUESTIONS: Firstly, why does the ALWAYS ASK FOR MY E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD OPTIONS not functioning eventhough I have clicked that option. Secondly, why do I keep getting the same message that my password is incorrect although I know it IS. This itruly annoys me as I have to …
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help!!! iv got another problem!!!!!! my friend has a blueG4 what is running os 9.2 he needed to use (i-movie) so he installed "tiger" and now the (firewire ports) dont work!!!! mmmmmm anyone had the same thing happen, who could help?:mrgreen: |
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im hoping someone can help me get my blue g3 imac up and running again...? im not sure if im posting this in the write place, but im new to this forum stuff, and dont know my way around yet..... anyway, i was given a blue g3 imac recently by …
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Hi all. My neibor just recently gave me a "tangerine" imac. It is running mac os 9. I am trying to install various .sit files. I understant I need stuffit expander for that. I downloaded stuffit, but it is in a hqx file. I searched google, and it said I …
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This is just a simple problem for most people but I have a G4 running OS 9.2.1 with old software including Quark 4 and Photoshop 5. Recently I upgraded my system software to Tiger and I have continued using Classic to access my old software. I presume because of everything … |
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Hi All, [COLOR="Red"]Short & quick:[/COLOR] PowerBook G4 w/OS 9.2 & 10.4(? - upgraded from 10.0) won't boot up after aborted browser install. [COLOR="Blue"]The details:[/COLOR] My sister was trying to upgrade Netscape Navigator 4.7 to 8.1 on her OS 9.2 (she is running a dual boot OS 9.2/10.4(?) PowerBook G4 (15" …
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1998 imac dv(gray) Was switching os9 to os10, unsuccessful, Got a black screen now after checking monitor window.What next? help please! |
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:twisted: When I start up my g4 there is a black screen. I tried to put in start up disk or restore disks and nothing happens. Someone please help me! ALOHA 
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I have an older mac, its a g4 and I just recently hooked it back up. I've had it for a while (since 2001 or so) so I don't remeber the password that I stored in there It's Been way tooooooo long, anyways I want to get into my profile …
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Hi I have just upgraded an imac from 9.04 to 9.1 but now can't run accounting software MYOB which I need urgently. Can I reinstall 9.04 I have v9 discs? I also have a G3 with 10.3.9 running but classic is not installed, I have 10.3.5 discs. Would installing classic … |
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I'm pretty new to Macs and never was great with pc's. I bought a power mac 7200 with os8.1. Can't download much or sometimes it works and sometimes it's a big mess of gerbelldeygoop~^}}*<::?@%$&^(*)(_(EIO_)$$#"P{, that's what I got when I tried to download os9.2....and I think I have discovered thru …
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I bought a imac about 4 years ago, the one w/the small bace and the monitor is conected to it. I ordered it online and it has an airport in it.. but when i got it.. it had two complete opperating systems 9.2 and X and got really confused and … |
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I have a Power Mac 8500 with a Sonnet Crescendo 400 Mhz G4/PSI upgrade Processor card running Mac OS 8.6. I installed a IOGear USB 2.0 PCI Card-GIC220UW1 which says it works with OS 8.6. I installed the recommended software "USB Support 1.4.1 smi " from apple.com. The card shows …
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Yikes! My imac has both OS9.6 and 10.4. I usually use it in 9 'cause my little kid's games run best in that OS. I wanted to use OS10 so went to startup disc and told it to restart in that system. When the machine was in restart suddenly it …
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Hi, I have an old slot-loading Imac [vintage 2001] running Mac OS 9. Computer shipped wih 64mb ram and I've upgraded memory to 128mb. Can I upgrade to OS X on my Imac? Unfortuantely I'm not terribly tech. data literate and couldn't suss this myself! Local branch of PC World …
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