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MacOS 8.6 on "Sawtooth" G4 — #22

I've got 8.6 running on my 400 MHZ sawtooth. In college, I found a G3 Powerbook restore cd. I mounted the ASR image and copied the System Folder to an empty volume on my sawtooth. …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by theartesians Mon, 14 Jul 2008 - 03:25

Peeling Clamshell — #1

In the last week the rubber skin on my graphite clamshell has started peeling away from the bottom part of the case, where I tend to rest my palms. It's only a 2 inch section along…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by luddite Mon, 14 Jul 2008 - 02:04

Massive quest for everything PowerBook 2400c — #7

One of mine did the deathbead GLOD thing, where it would work sometimes and then degrade, before finally not cooperating at all. A new power board cured that problem. I figured tha…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by tomlee59 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 - 20:40

Lisa and Mac Portable Parts in Australia — #4

The video output is an issue with the Processor, I did test with a good I/O Board. The machine won't power on without a good I/O i thought??? Click to expand... That's what I w…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by macdownunder Fri, 11 Jul 2008 - 09:55

Lisa and Mac Portable Parts in Australia — #3

The video output is an issue with the Processor, I did test with a good I/O Board. The machine won't power on without a good I/O i thought??? I repair power supplies for the Lisa,…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by digitalrampage Fri, 11 Jul 2008 - 09:18

Lisa and Mac Portable Parts in Australia — #2

Unfortunately, I don't have any spare I/O boards (I presume you mean the main I/O daughter card - not a parallel card for the expansion slots). The video out problem might just be…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by macdownunder Fri, 11 Jul 2008 - 08:23

Massive quest for everything PowerBook 2400c — #6

Thanks for all the responses! I have one 2400c completely disassembled, and have found one bad fuse out of like 11. I'll be looking into replacing that. Its the fuse right by the H…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MrMacintosh Thu, 10 Jul 2008 - 07:18

Massive quest for everything PowerBook 2400c — #5

Now if only someone would come forward with a schematic for the power board, I would be really happy, as I could fix the dead ones I have without having to totally replace them. …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Da Penguin Thu, 10 Jul 2008 - 02:02

Massive quest for everything PowerBook 2400c — #4

One of mine did the deathbead GLOD thing, where it would work sometimes and then degrade, before finally not cooperating at all. A new power board cured that problem. I figured tha…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Franklinstein Wed, 9 Jul 2008 - 23:17

Massive quest for everything PowerBook 2400c — #3

Generally when I get something with no docs I put them on the shelf and look around on the web. Sometimes while looking for something else I find a thread that leads me to the know…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Unknown_K Tue, 8 Jul 2008 - 23:20

Massive quest for everything PowerBook 2400c — #2

From experience, info on the 2400 is tantalising but, sadly, dying out. My own machine arrived totally intact (complete with original box, all cables etc. - totally pristine if tru…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by TheNeil Tue, 8 Jul 2008 - 21:23

Massive quest for everything PowerBook 2400c — #1

Hi all, I've posted before about my two PowerBook 2400c units that don't work. They both have a different problem. I've had little luck in trying to get troubleshooting tips from …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MrMacintosh Tue, 8 Jul 2008 - 20:26

MacOS 8.6 on "Sawtooth" G4 — #21

Thanks to everyone for their comments and suggestions. This is what I've found: Machine ID: 406 ROM Version: $77D.45F6 MacOS ROM file Version: 8.4 The ROM is apparently the sa…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by almeath Tue, 8 Jul 2008 - 03:33

Wish me luck! — #3

I'm partially there. Fortunately the donor machine was basically the case and the mainboard so it was pretty easy to remove. On the customer's original computer I have the heat s…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by quinterro Tue, 8 Jul 2008 - 01:53

MacOS 8.6 on "Sawtooth" G4 — #20

To save you from endless speculation about the ROM version currently in your Mac, and which ROM that might be, you could go to Production information at the foot of the System Prof…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by equill Mon, 7 Jul 2008 - 14:13

MacOS 8.6 on "Sawtooth" G4 — #19

Thanks for all the responses. [] ]'> The ROM on my B&W G3 CD is 1.4, and on the 'retail' CD it is 1.6. Unfortunately neither one will boot my G4. When running th…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Quadraman Mon, 7 Jul 2008 - 13:09

MacOS 8.6 on "Sawtooth" G4 — #18

[] ]'> Try install another Mac OS 8.6 with MacOnMac on the SawTooth, and put the 2.5.1 ROM in the new installed system afterwards... [] ]'> And... can I have the.…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ealex79 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 - 12:52

MacOS 8.6 on "Sawtooth" G4 — #17

I see there was a firmware update listed for the sawtooth G4s in 2001. It says it is for improved compatibility with OS X. I'll need to learn how to use Open Firmware to see if tha…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by almeath Mon, 7 Jul 2008 - 05:55

Lisa and Mac Portable Parts in Australia — #1

Hey Guys, Im looking for Lisa / Mac Portable Parts in Australia, I am currently participating in the Retro Challenge, but I'm now in a predicament! The Lisa 2 I have, which is an…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by digitalrampage Sun, 6 Jul 2008 - 15:06

Wish me luck! — #2

Ugh. A mobo swap in those is a long process. It is fortunately rather straight forward, and less blood drawing than an 8500. I wish you luck and much patience. TBird
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Da Penguin Fri, 4 Jul 2008 - 02:32

Wish me luck! — #1

A customer owns a Dual 1.8ghz PowerMac G5 that has issues. He also bought a stripped G5 containing a working mainboard. I get to take the non-functional mainboard from the origin…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by quinterro Fri, 4 Jul 2008 - 01:13

Apple II Cross Compiler for 68k Macs? — #9

Well I appreciate everyone's suggestions. I really didn't mean anything in particular. C, Pascal, Assembly... just curious what options exist. MPW and OrgASM or DASM looks inte…
68kMLA Development by magnusfalkirk Thu, 3 Jul 2008 - 23:34

Power problem with iBook G4. — #6

Looks like liquid may have spilled onto the board at one time. I'd also replace that 5 pin IC next to that burned out IC, along with that capacitor between them. I small soldering …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Forrest Thu, 3 Jul 2008 - 11:42

Apple II Cross Compiler for 68k Macs? — #8

Well I appreciate everyone's suggestions. I really didn't mean anything in particular. C, Pascal, Assembly... just curious what options exist. MPW and OrgASM or DASM looks inter…
68kMLA Development by equant Thu, 3 Jul 2008 - 08:12

Apple II Cross Compiler for 68k Macs? — #7

On the other hand, maybe the original question implies a desire to program 6502 assembly on a mac? Click to expand... I discounted that, otherwise the term "assembler" would ha…
68kMLA Development by porter Thu, 3 Jul 2008 - 06:54
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