Apple Tiger OS

  • Accidentally deleted the partition but not formated yet
  • Hi,I am using PowerBook G4 PPC. I was setting up my external hard drive when i suddenly realised that i have deleted my main partition on the powerbook where the OS X is installed. I believe i only have one partition in the powerbook, i haven't changed it since the delivery 1.5 years ago....
  • Mail on friend's iMac
  • I accessed my email through .Mac on my friend's computer. Although he doesn't use the mail program, he is now able to access all my email through Mail.I didn't set this up, and it seems to have done this automatically!We've tried deleting the account in Mail and unticking th...
  • Backup options
  • I am having trouble making a backup copy of my 10.4.6 bootable single-partition-disc to another single-partition-disc. Both discs are 120GB and are on a PCI ATA66 card on the same cable.I tried using Deja Vu, the OEM version that came with Toast 6.1 and it crashes before it finishes the backup....
  • dragging photo to desktop
  • I have a mac pro and a mac book. I believe a setting has been changed somehow on the mac pro. When I click and drag a photo from a web page to the desktop I get a .bin icon. When I do the exact same thing on the mac book I get a .jpg icon. The mac pro used to give me a .jpg icon. I am not reall...
  • How do I scan a picture, photoshop won't let...
  • How do I scan a picture, photoshop won't let me, is there something already built in'...
  • Imac 5 Intell problems
  • I recently talked my brother into buying and Intel imac G5 in June this year. I had been raging him for quite a while about how great machines they are. Just my luck... when he updated to 10.4.11 everything started crashing, etc. then I got the curtain death (kernel attack).I finally did an Arc...
  • NYTimes.com vs. OS X network stack?
  • What does this mean?I've had a conversation with NYTimes.com regarding some problems with the website and I got a resposne back from them that doesn't make sense to me. Does someone know what this is suppose to mean and if it is a real explanation or the usual 'Mac is at fault�...
  • JPG will not attach to mail
  • I've used mail my whole life, I never had a problem. I cannot attach a jpg. I can attach zip files and pdfs. But not a jpg. I have no clue what that could even be.There seems to be a breakdown at the basic core of the system. Or there is a new virus out that only attacks jpgs being placed...
  • Need to reinstall Java 5.0 - How?
  • I removed Java 6.0SE from my system (10.4.10) due to Rosetta problems. But then some other Java based apps stopped launching. I tried to correct some Java based system links but actually broke them further.When I tried to re-install Java 5.0_4 the installer tell me, that a later version is inst...
  • Cannot install Tiger on new hard drive !
  • I bought a Samsung 250GB hard drive from MCE Technologies and had it installed by an authorized "Mac Repair Center". When I then tried to install Tiger from the OSX install discs that came with my MacBook Pro, I got the error when trying to select the hard drive: "Cannot install OSX on this vol...
  • Domain Names
  • Hello,I setup Apache but now I need a Domain Name. I can easily get it from Google or another company that provides domains but I thought it would be more interesting and fun to make my own Domain and use it. Is it possible or do I have to use Google's Domains?Mateusz...
  • Reinstall Troubles
  • Hello.Last year, I bought Tiger 10.4 for my Panther 10.3 desktop so it would match my iBook's OS. Earlier this month, I took it in for repairs, and the drive was wiped, but I had back ups and so fourth. I went to reinstall Tiger 10.4, but I cannot, for the life of me, find the original CDs...
  • Tiger & iMac cd/rw 500mhz
  • I installed Tiger on my old iMac today from an external LaCie DVD drive. Trying to milk the last life out of this trusty old machine. It all went well with the following exceptions.My Maxtor Onetouch External Hard drive kept causing the system to crash at start up. I disconnected it, went to th...
  • Keychain Issues
  • Hey guys,Recently at work we got new G5s with most the bells and whistles... Problem is they ordered them thru CDW and they of course did the initial set up of lots of things...My problem is that the keychain is all messed up... It never saves my passwords and such, for Mail, Safari, etc... Hel...
  • Data recovery or directory repair?
  • Hi Everybody,I quick formated the wrong external firewire hard drive the other day. I've been trying to find the lost data with limited success.I've tried Stellar Phoenix, Data Rescue II and TechTool Pro 4.Have I been approaching this in the right way, or have I been using the wrong t...
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  • G-4 keeps going into sleep mode after update
  • My g-4 suddenly starts to go into sleep mode every 3 seconds after 10.4.7 update. I took it to the local apple store, where they determined it to be a logic board. $600 later, I'm back in the store with my g-4 in hand. Let me list my sins, as I have discovered by reading these posts. I did...
  • botting from external drive
  • This may be a silly question - now that I have a bootable backup on an external laCie drive, how would I go about booting my iMac in case of an internal system failure? I can choose to boot from it in system preferences (and it works), but I've never seen any instructions or suggestions ho...
  • mac os 9 system folder
  • hi,I just got a few old games that can only run in a mac classic environment. Of cousrse, I'm runing Mac OSX. When taken to system preferences, I was told that I do not have a version of classic installed on my computer.It would be of enormous help if someone could let me know where I can...
  • Mail sometimes deletes an extra e-mail
  • Every so often when I'm deleting an e-mail by pushing "delete" the previous message will also be deleted. You'd think I was hitting delete twice, but no, just once. What's with that?I-Mac G5, Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6) ...
  • Deleted Messages Reappear in Inbox
  • There are 6 specific messages that I received and subsequently deleted from my inbox. I quit Mail and the next time I open it up, they have reappeared in the inbox. I've tried deleting them, then immediately emptying the Mail trash; marking them as read, then unread, then deleting them, ma...
  • Address Book-Information keeps disappearing!
  • OK, it's happening so often it's becoming predictable. In Address Book, whenever I make groups and put Cards in them...after a few days, the groups disappear! So I thought I'd outsmart the program and put notes in the "notes" column of each card stating the category the card fall...
  • mydomain.net
  • dear all is it possible to use mydomain.net in the mail settings if I do not have any mailboxes at my provider 'I just have forwarding system e.g. coli.verytags.com.mydomain.net to coli.verytags.com.gmx.net (here I can pick up the mails ..)as I know in outlook there is a possibility tu put an extra e-mail address e...
  • startup volume damaged?
  • I ran a utility called Onyx and it told me that my startup volume was damaged and needed to be repaired. I ran another utility app and it said the same thing! It advised starting from a OSx disk and using a utility. I am running 10.4, latest update. Would anyone know how to do this, I am a mac...
  • Unable to print color on HP V40 all in one printer
  • Brand new cartridge! I have not been able to get Tiger to see that I am using the V40. It will print in black only and print fine in WORD/Textedit. But no color? At least windows prints in color! I'm lost and rather fed up with MAC at this point. I have some other issues but they are for a...
  • Xcode.. how do I use it?
  • Hi! Um im new to Mac so.. while I was playing with it.. I found my dashboard.. and one of my friends eventually asked me If I would give this a shot: Create a Widget for one of the games we play, Final Fantasy XI. Well I installed Xcode.. but Im not so sure how to use it ; ;. Its the 2.4.1 vers...
  • Programs for Statup
  • Does anybody know what folder to access to configure the programs I want automatically started when my computer boots up? I'm specifically trying to get "Stickies" to start up automatically everytime I turn it on. Thx all. MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8) ...
  • Removing device driver..
  • Hey guys!I'm at a bit of a dead end here. I'm trying to use USB Overdrive with my MX518 mouse from Logitech. However, when I run USB Overdrive, the mouse won't show up under "handled devices" and, according to the program, this is because it has been "taken over" by another drive...
  • Copy of Files stops & Finder Freezes
  • When I copy large amounts of files from an external drive, the copy dialog stops showing any progress. I cannot force quit either the copying or the finder. I have to shut down and restart. The problem seems to be random, but generally occurs when I am copying very large amounts of data.This st...
  • Mail/Address Book & iChat on managed account
  • Created two additional accounts on my new 17" iMac running OS X v 10.4.8. One "standard" account for my wife and one "managed" account for my daughter.The accounts have been running great for the two weeks we've had the machine.Now Mail, iChat and Address Book aren't working on the "m...
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  • Mail/Address Book & iChat on managed account
  • Created two additional accounts on my new 17" iMac running OS X v 10.4.8. One "standard" account for my wife and one "managed" account for my daughter.The accounts have been running great for the two weeks we've had the machine.Now Mail, iChat and Address Book aren't working on the "m...
  • Address Book-Information keeps disappearing!
  • OK, it's happening so often it's becoming predictable. In Address Book, whenever I make groups and put Cards in them...after a few days, the groups disappear! So I thought I'd outsmart the program and put notes in the "notes" column of each card stating the category the card fall...
  • mydomain.net
  • dear all is it possible to use mydomain.net in the mail settings if I do not have any mailboxes at my provider 'I just have forwarding system e.g. coli.verytags.com.mydomain.net to coli.verytags.com.gmx.net (here I can pick up the mails ..)as I know in outlook there is a possibility tu put an extra e-mail address e...
  • startup volume damaged?
  • I ran a utility called Onyx and it told me that my startup volume was damaged and needed to be repaired. I ran another utility app and it said the same thing! It advised starting from a OSx disk and using a utility. I am running 10.4, latest update. Would anyone know how to do this, I am a mac...
  • Unable to print color on HP V40 all in one printer
  • Brand new cartridge! I have not been able to get Tiger to see that I am using the V40. It will print in black only and print fine in WORD/Textedit. But no color? At least windows prints in color! I'm lost and rather fed up with MAC at this point. I have some other issues but they are for a...
  • Xcode.. how do I use it?
  • Hi! Um im new to Mac so.. while I was playing with it.. I found my dashboard.. and one of my friends eventually asked me If I would give this a shot: Create a Widget for one of the games we play, Final Fantasy XI. Well I installed Xcode.. but Im not so sure how to use it ; ;. Its the 2.4.1 vers...
  • Programs for Statup
  • Does anybody know what folder to access to configure the programs I want automatically started when my computer boots up? I'm specifically trying to get "Stickies" to start up automatically everytime I turn it on. Thx all. MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8) ...
  • Removing device driver..
  • Hey guys!I'm at a bit of a dead end here. I'm trying to use USB Overdrive with my MX518 mouse from Logitech. However, when I run USB Overdrive, the mouse won't show up under "handled devices" and, according to the program, this is because it has been "taken over" by another drive...
  • Copy of Files stops & Finder Freezes
  • When I copy large amounts of files from an external drive, the copy dialog stops showing any progress. I cannot force quit either the copying or the finder. I have to shut down and restart. The problem seems to be random, but generally occurs when I am copying very large amounts of data.This st...
  • Mail sometimes deletes an extra e-mail
  • Every so often when I'm deleting an e-mail by pushing "delete" the previous message will also be deleted. You'd think I was hitting delete twice, but no, just once. What's with that?I-Mac G5, Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6) ...