If you suspect that the hard drive is bad, try using Disk First Aid, included in the Applications > Utilities folder. Run it and see if any errors come up. If not, then you could try running a copy of Norton Systems Utilities 3.5 or later to check for problems.
You said the iBook has 64MB RAM installed. This should be okay to run most apps and whatnot under OS9, but upgrading it to 128MB or higher will give you more elbow room. Another thing you could try (and this is to address the Type errors you're getting), the app that freezes or quits unexpectedly may need to have more memory addressed to the program. Try this:
1.) Navigate to the file that the app is stored in (for example, Internet Explorer, open up the hard drive and get inside its main folder).
2.) Use the mouse and click once to highlight the app's file icon.
3.) Go to the File menu and choose Get Info (or keyboard shortcut Command and letter I).
4.) In the pull-down menu, you'll find Memory. Select it and change the number in the Minimum Size box. I recommend no more than double the number value that was set (for example, if it says 2048 K, then set it to 4096, which is double the amount).
5.) Close the window and run the app again. Do the function you're trying to do when you received the error and see if it happens again. If not, then you may have issues with the software installed or with the hard drive.
You could also be missing Extensions or you may even have to try deleting the Preference file for that app. It could be any one of these things you should try. It's hard to tell without having the machine in front of me. I can make guesses, but try to pinpoint where the problem is originating.
Try all this out and report back to us with results.
73s de Phreakout. :rambo:
You said the iBook has 64MB RAM installed. This should be okay to run most apps and whatnot under OS9, but upgrading it to 128MB or higher will give you more elbow room. Another thing you could try (and this is to address the Type errors you're getting), the app that freezes or quits unexpectedly may need to have more memory addressed to the program. Try this:
1.) Navigate to the file that the app is stored in (for example, Internet Explorer, open up the hard drive and get inside its main folder).
2.) Use the mouse and click once to highlight the app's file icon.
3.) Go to the File menu and choose Get Info (or keyboard shortcut Command and letter I).
4.) In the pull-down menu, you'll find Memory. Select it and change the number in the Minimum Size box. I recommend no more than double the number value that was set (for example, if it says 2048 K, then set it to 4096, which is double the amount).
5.) Close the window and run the app again. Do the function you're trying to do when you received the error and see if it happens again. If not, then you may have issues with the software installed or with the hard drive.
You could also be missing Extensions or you may even have to try deleting the Preference file for that app. It could be any one of these things you should try. It's hard to tell without having the machine in front of me. I can make guesses, but try to pinpoint where the problem is originating.
Try all this out and report back to us with results.
73s de Phreakout. :rambo: