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Hi,
Hoping that someone out there may be able to help with a major ongoing problem.
Problem:
My G4 freezes - the cursor stops moving, no keys have any affect, any progress bars on screen or processes stop. It is a complete standstill nothing happens and nothing (unpluging cables etc) gets it moving.
Sometimes the cursor completely disappears and then reappears but still with no functionality.
The freeze can occur after a period of healthy use (say an hour or two), or straight after start-up.
I can only get out of this problem by pressing the restart button.
This problem has occured in all versions of OS X 10.3 through to 10.39.
It also occurs when I boot up from my OS 9.1 partition (on a seperate drive not usually in the computer)
And! even has occurred when booting from the OS X install disc.
Computer specs:
Dual 500mhz G4(Giga-ethernet)
1 GB ram (1 x 256MB Apple, 3 x 256MB from Crucial)
2 x 120GB Baracuda drives
1 x Pioneer 108 DVD burner
ATY, Rage 128 Pro video card
Usually use a Wacom Graphire 1 tablet
Firmware is up to date.
Things tried so far:
I have tested all the memory individually, by removing and starting up with each. And in different slots.
Tried running memtest. It go so far, all ok and then the computer froze.
I have re-installed the system on a totally different drive in case there was a mechincal fault in the drive. This also has not solved the problem...
I've verified and repaired permissions, zapped the PRAM, cleared the caches.
Checked the voltage on the battery - read 3.7V which is fine.
Tried using different keyboard and mouse. (heard about wires shorting in USB cables causing intermittent problems.
Tried these in either USB port.
I tried the Hardware diagnostics...but a box came up saying that the diagnostics wouldn't work on the machine. The OS X 10.3 disc isn't the one that came with the machine, it's from a later Mirror Door Power Mac. Is this a problem?
I've looked through all the logs and although I'm not sure I understand anything thats going on at all here are a few things which look suspect to me, for all I know they could be normal, but anything that might help understand the root of this problem is crucial!
feb 19 10:33:57 localhost syslogd: /dev/console: Input/output error
feb 19 19:27:43 localhost kernal: ROM ndrv for ATY, Rage128PD is too old (0xb6246498)
(?can't find appropriate drivers on the web if this is actually a problem?)
feb 19 19:27:48 localhost System Starter: The "HasShadow" window property is obsolete
various entries about /bn/sh could not be launched prebound
feb 19 19:40:02 localhost usr/libexec/crashreported: get_exception_ports() failed: (ipc/send_ invalid destination ports
feb 19 19:57:46 localhost System Starter: (ipc/rcv) timed out: Cannot connect to Window Server; log out or reboot needed
feb 19 19:58:14 localhost mDNSResponder [184]: mDNSPlatformSendUDP sednto failed to send packet on interface ID 01806200 lo 0/4 to 224.0.0251:5353 skt 4 error -1 errno 65 (no route to host)
I'm assuming that because the problem occurs in different operating systems and even from the cd that it's most likely a hardware issue, but without the original disc which i never had (2nd hand) the apple hardware diagnostics don't seem to want to work to help me find out.
Does anyone have any good ideas, suggestions, similar experiences?
Any help would be great!
I've been trying to deal with this for a while now and still hoping!
Thanks
Alex
Hoping that someone out there may be able to help with a major ongoing problem.
Problem:
My G4 freezes - the cursor stops moving, no keys have any affect, any progress bars on screen or processes stop. It is a complete standstill nothing happens and nothing (unpluging cables etc) gets it moving.
Sometimes the cursor completely disappears and then reappears but still with no functionality.
The freeze can occur after a period of healthy use (say an hour or two), or straight after start-up.
I can only get out of this problem by pressing the restart button.
This problem has occured in all versions of OS X 10.3 through to 10.39.
It also occurs when I boot up from my OS 9.1 partition (on a seperate drive not usually in the computer)
And! even has occurred when booting from the OS X install disc.
Computer specs:
Dual 500mhz G4(Giga-ethernet)
1 GB ram (1 x 256MB Apple, 3 x 256MB from Crucial)
2 x 120GB Baracuda drives
1 x Pioneer 108 DVD burner
ATY, Rage 128 Pro video card
Usually use a Wacom Graphire 1 tablet
Firmware is up to date.
Things tried so far:
I have tested all the memory individually, by removing and starting up with each. And in different slots.
Tried running memtest. It go so far, all ok and then the computer froze.
I have re-installed the system on a totally different drive in case there was a mechincal fault in the drive. This also has not solved the problem...
I've verified and repaired permissions, zapped the PRAM, cleared the caches.
Checked the voltage on the battery - read 3.7V which is fine.
Tried using different keyboard and mouse. (heard about wires shorting in USB cables causing intermittent problems.
Tried these in either USB port.
I tried the Hardware diagnostics...but a box came up saying that the diagnostics wouldn't work on the machine. The OS X 10.3 disc isn't the one that came with the machine, it's from a later Mirror Door Power Mac. Is this a problem?
I've looked through all the logs and although I'm not sure I understand anything thats going on at all here are a few things which look suspect to me, for all I know they could be normal, but anything that might help understand the root of this problem is crucial!
feb 19 10:33:57 localhost syslogd: /dev/console: Input/output error
feb 19 19:27:43 localhost kernal: ROM ndrv for ATY, Rage128PD is too old (0xb6246498)
(?can't find appropriate drivers on the web if this is actually a problem?)
feb 19 19:27:48 localhost System Starter: The "HasShadow" window property is obsolete
various entries about /bn/sh could not be launched prebound
feb 19 19:40:02 localhost usr/libexec/crashreported: get_exception_ports() failed: (ipc/send_ invalid destination ports
feb 19 19:57:46 localhost System Starter: (ipc/rcv) timed out: Cannot connect to Window Server; log out or reboot needed
feb 19 19:58:14 localhost mDNSResponder [184]: mDNSPlatformSendUDP sednto failed to send packet on interface ID 01806200 lo 0/4 to 224.0.0251:5353 skt 4 error -1 errno 65 (no route to host)
I'm assuming that because the problem occurs in different operating systems and even from the cd that it's most likely a hardware issue, but without the original disc which i never had (2nd hand) the apple hardware diagnostics don't seem to want to work to help me find out.
Does anyone have any good ideas, suggestions, similar experiences?
Any help would be great!
I've been trying to deal with this for a while now and still hoping!
Thanks
Alex