User:Tonyr/Journal/Jun07 - Revision history

Tonyr: /* 30Jun07 */

2007-07-01T05:51:04Z

30Jun07

Tonyr: 30jun07 section

2007-07-01T05:48:55Z

30jun07 section

Tonyr: 82jun07 section, with G4/QS rebuild comment

2007-06-28T17:15:03Z

82jun07 section, with G4/QS rebuild comment

Tonyr: 23jun07 section

2007-06-24T20:39:56Z

23jun07 section

Tonyr: 19jun07 section

2007-06-19T15:34:58Z

19jun07 section

Tonyr: 15jun section

2007-06-15T20:45:12Z

15jun section

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==15jun07==
''PRAM (bacup) batteries''<br>
The PRAM battery for iMacs and G3/G4 towers is a smallish cylindrical 3.6v (or 3.7v) lithium battery. Some are green-and-white, some are red/silver/yellow, some are blue-and-white, some are purple-and-green. A suggested good battery voltage range is 3.39v to 3.69v. A battery showing a lower voltage is considered 'bad', and should be recycled.

All G3 ibooks and G4 12" ibooks do not have a PRAM battery. They use a capacitor to supply enough power to maintain the clock and PRAM contents for about 20 seconds while changing a system battery. This is documented at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58445 and http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86181 .

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 her transfer her data from her Mac OSX iBook back to the same iBook after Ubuntu was installed. To that end she and Loren transferred the contents of the ibook hard drive to temporary storage on the MacBuild resident iMac.  After Ubuntu was installed on the iBook (NOT dual boot), the question arose (a little late IMHO) about how to get the saved data back onto the iBook.  The solution was to connect the iMac (with the data) to the iBook with a Firewire cable and boot the iMac in '''Target Disk Mode''' so that it would show up in the iBook as an external device.  Ubuntu handles this automatically, recognizing and mounting the device.  Kathey
 enlisted Martin to help her do this.  She said there were some permission issues that had to be overcome,
-and I asked her to let me know exatl what they did so that I could ad the whole process to MacBuild Tips 'n Tricks.
+and I asked her to let me know exactly what they did so that I could add the whole process to [[MacBuild Tips 'n Tricks]].

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	survey of 'things to try' that I have found so far:		survey of 'things to try' that I have found so far:
	[http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6126_102-0.html?forumID=10&threadID=239585&messageID=2438499 http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6126_102-0.html?forumID=10&threadID=239585&messageID=2438499]		[http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6126_102-0.html?forumID=10&threadID=239585&messageID=2438499 http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6126_102-0.html?forumID=10&threadID=239585&messageID=2438499]
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		+	==30Jun07==
		+	''Target Disk Mode"<br>
		+	[[User:Kathey\|Kathey Sutter]], volunteer and collaboration consultant, asked MacBuild to help
		+	her transfer her data from her Mac OSX iBook back to the same iBook after Ubuntu was installed. To that end she and Loren transferred the contents of the ibook hard drive to temporary storage on the MacBuild resident iMac. After Ubuntu was installed on the iBook (NOT dual boot), the question arose (a little late IMHO) about how to get the saved data back onto the iBook. The solution was to connect the iMac (with the data) to the iBook with a Firewire cable and boot the iMac in '''Target Disk Mode''' so that it would show up in the iBook as an external device. Ubuntu handles this automatically, recognizing and mounting the device. Kathey
		+	enlisted Martin to help her do this. She said there were some permission issues that had to be overcome,
		+	and I asked her to let me know exatl what they did so that I could ad the whole process to MacBuild Tips 'n Tricks.

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	Earlier last week a G4 733 QS came in. It was gutted, but may have enough parts to combine		Earlier last week a G4 733 QS came in. It was gutted, but may have enough parts to combine
	with another 733 QS that we have stashed to make a working machine. Worth a looksee.		with another 733 QS that we have stashed to make a working machine. Worth a looksee.
		+
		+	==28Jun07==
		+	''G4/QS 733 rebuild attempt''<br>
		+	Dan (Stein?) worked on the two G4/QS 733 machines yesterday. He swapped processors and logic boards.
		+	There was only one CD cage between the two machines, which was moved to the machine that seemed to POST
		+	(issued a power-up chime). After rebuilding that machine, it no longer posted, but the power button
		+	light would illuminate briefly. I researched the problem a bit on the internet. Here is the best
		+	survey of 'things to try' that I have found so far:
		+	[http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6126_102-0.html?forumID=10&threadID=239585&messageID=2438499 http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6126_102-0.html?forumID=10&threadID=239585&messageID=2438499]

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	with Feisty images, or both. There have been dual-processor G4 Mac tower machines		with Feisty images, or both. There have been dual-processor G4 Mac tower machines
	showing up, so adding an image for that would seem to be in order.		showing up, so adding an image for that would seem to be in order.
		+
		+	==23Jun07==
		+	''HD Replicator, using Feisty''<br>
		+	I created Feisty (7.04) rsync archive images for '''imac''' and '''g4'''. During that process the
		+	edgy '''imac''' image was destroyed. Rather than recreate that image, I made the Feisty images
		+	the defaults, and removed the '''dvse''' and '''g3''' images from the replicator selector
		+	window. The next '''g3''' and '''dvse''' installations should be done using the CD, and the
		+	completed installation/configuration captured from the resulting HD. Then they can be
		+	added back to the replicator selector. The installations don't have to be on new machines.
		+	We could replace an existing '''dvse''' installation, for example.
		+
		+	''CD Eject kdb key''<br>
		+	Some Mac keyboards have a special CD eject key. Under Ubuntu the default behavior ot that key is
		+	ill-defined in some cases. Some typical behaviors are a tray re-opening immediately after closing,
		+	or immediately closing after opening (trying to remove a CD, for example. One workaround is to
		+	redefine the Eject key in the Keyboard Shortcuts preferences (System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts).
		+	I used the F15 key (white uncovered keyboard on a G4 800 LCD). This didn't work perfectly, but
		+	it works better than the default. This needs a little more investigation. This workaround was
		+	the first one I saw with Google.
		+
		+	''Some Projects that need attention''<br>
		+	A spate of G4 machines arrived on Friday from Dark Horse Comics, in various states of disrepair.
		+	There were several of the big white eMacs. Sergio says these may be repairable by an authorized
		+	Apple shop if they exhibit certain symptoms and fall into certain serial number ranges. He had
		+	used MacForce in the past to do this. One of the qualifiers is 'date of purchase' according to
		+	Apple. MacForce may not do it for donated machines at FreeGeek, but it is worth an inquiry.
		+	Otherwise it will be an exercise of trying recombine working parts into working machines.
		+
		+	There were also a couple of Mirror Drive Door G4s. Together with other ones like this that
		+	we have stashed away, there may be enough working parts to cobble whole machine together.
		+	There are a variety of configurations (cpu speed, single/dual cpu, FSB speed). This will
		+	require a little research to see if there are enough matching things to build a system.
		+
		+	Earlier last week a G4 733 QS came in. It was gutted, but may have enough parts to combine
		+	with another 733 QS that we have stashed to make a working machine. Worth a looksee.

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+==15Jun07==
 ''PRAM (bacup) batteries''<br>
 The PRAM battery for iMacs and G3/G4 towers is a smallish cylindrical 3.6v (or 3.7v) lithium battery. Some are green-and-white, some are red/silver/yellow, some are blue-and-white, some are purple-and-green. A suggested good battery voltage range is 3.39v to 3.69v. A battery showing a lower voltage is considered 'bad', and should be recycled.
 All G3 ibooks and G4 12" ibooks do not have a PRAM battery. They use a capacitor to supply enough power to maintain the clock and PRAM contents for about 20 seconds while changing a system battery. This is documented at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58445 and http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86181 .