I need help with imac g4 flat panel download of leopard it tells me it cannot load on the system.
i bought a refurbished imac g4 flat panel. it is supposed to have an os but it only comes up with a question mark. I put leopard in and it tells me it cannot load on this compuert. system is 800mhz and 60g hd and 768ram. i have tried to do a fix through the utility and it says it does not exit and kicks me out. ANY HELP IS A PLUS.
Try holding down the option key then power on. This brings up the startup manager. Click on your hd. Click on right arrow key.
Sometimes if volumes don't appear in Startup Manager (what you get when you hold down the Option key at startup), you need to reset the Mac's PRAM, NVRAM, and Open Firmware. Shut down the Mac, then power it up, and before the screen lights up, quickly hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys, until the Mac has chimed twice more after the powerup chime. Then, before the screen lights up, hold down Command-Option-O-F until the Open Firmware screen appears. Then enter these lines, pressing Return after each one:
reset-nvram
set-defaults
reset-all
"The reset-all command should restart your Mac. If so, you have successfully reset the Open Firmware settings."
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1812?viewlocale=en_US
You have got get in open firmware to hack the mhz to be higher for the install. That is change what the machine reports as the mhz to be a higher number. Details:
http://lowendmac.com/osx/leopard/openfirmware.html
http://lowendmac.com/osx/leopard/unsupported.html
This works on Tiger but I assume it would work on Leoard.
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From: san francisco,ca
Registered: Apr 27, 2007
Re: Do the widgets drain system resources and power?
Posted: Apr 28, 2007 2:51 PM
I tend to think dashboard is neat, but not neccesary for my everyday workflow.
it is possible to enable and disable it as needed,
by entering the following commands into the terminal:
-- To turn Dashboard off:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES
-- To turn Dashboard on:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean NO
-- You have to restart the Dock after making either change for it to take effect:
killall Dock
Bye Bye Dashbaord
http://www.kainjow.com/kermitsoft/downloads.html
Disable Spotlight, Bonjour and Dashboard:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8749558#8749558
Robert
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Have you tried this key combo?
commandoption+of
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RAX: 0xffffff7da560afc0, RBX: 0xffffff803fb48a00, RCX: 0x0000000003610000, RDX: 0xffffff8023abe9c8
RSP: 0xffffff817b853d58, RBP: 0xffffff817b853d70, RSI: 0xffffff8040c1a5b8, RDI: 0xffffff803fb48a00
R8: 0x0000000000000001, R9: 0xffffff817b853e98, R10: 0x00000000000010bc, R11: 0x0000000000000206
R12: 0xffffff8056ce3958, R13: 0xffffff803eaedd00, R14: 0xffffff803fd608f0, R15: 0xffffff8056ce38d8
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff8023861cff, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
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0xffffff817b853a60 : 0xffffff80234b8655
0xffffff817b853c30 : 0xffffff80234ce17d
0xffffff817b853c50 : 0xffffff8023861cff
0xffffff817b853d70 : 0xffffff8023498b3b
0xffffff817b853e80 : 0xffffff8023420b3d
0xffffff817b853eb0 : 0xffffff8023410448
0xffffff817b853f00 : 0xffffff802341961b
0xffffff817b853f70 : 0xffffff80234a6536
0xffffff817b853fb0 : 0xffffff80234ce9e3
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12E55
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Kernel text base: 0xffffff8023400000
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USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3Hi Kirk, not much to go on there for me, sorry.
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Reboot, test again.
If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts (Users & Groups in later OSX versions)>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed. Or an errant process eating up RAM.
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After months, I got a iPad mini at my job that was to someone that never came back to claim it. Disabled, I've been able to restore it, althought it is asking the ID of the person that had it, and can't put mine since it ask the the other person's ID to activate it.. So I would like to know if there's a way to take my ID and use it?
No, there isn’t. The activation lock is an anti-theft measure; Apple won’t remove it for anyone other than the original owner(assuming they’re alive.)
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IMac G4 (Flat Panel) Hard Drive Replacement Cost
I have an 800 mHz iMac G4 (Flat Panel) that was originally purchased in approximately 2002 or 2003. The hard drive has died. I have three questions:
What is an approximate cost for a new hard drive?
Where can a hard drive for this computer be purchased?
What do I need for an OS installation disk? I no longer have the install disk that came with the computer. I believe it came with Panther, but had since been upgraded to Tiger.
Many thanks.Finding the drive is the easy part. Any of the hard drives on this page:
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/3.5InternalIDE/ATA
will work. Your iMac uses IDE/ATA or PATA drives, not the later SATA drives. PATA drives are getting harder to find and the vendor I linked is one of the few who still carries them. Older iMac G4s may or may not recognize disks larger than 128GB. If yours doesn't, you'll have to partition any new drive so there is a Mac Extended HFS+ partition that's about 125GB and leave the rest unformatted. It's a hardware limitation common 8 years ago.
The next problem is that the iMAc is one of the most challenging Macs to take apart and service, and you have to go deep inside to get to the hard drive. You literally enter at your own risk. There is a significant chance of the computer not working afterward unless you can find someone who knows how. Apple does not work on these any more so you'll have to find a person or firm with Apple experience.
You are about to find out how expensive misplacing the system disks (CD or DVD) can be. To reinstall the OS, you need either the original gray disks that came with your computer or a full retail install disk set. The later for Tiger is no longer available from Apple and those copies on the market are going for up to US$250. That greatly exceeds the value of a G4 iMac on the used market. There is such demand for Tiger that the criminal element has sneaked in; I've seen blatantly illegal version of Tiger offered on auction sites. They are as expensive as the real deal and may not work.
It's remotely possible that you can call Apple and give your serial number and they can find a gray disk set that matches. However, the are out of those sets for computers made in 2004 so it's a long shot.
Your best bet may be to connect with a Mac User Group. They often have people who do pro bono service and may have system software as a reduced price compared to the price-gouging going on in the open market. This page can help you find a group near you:
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Hi all, I please need help with my calculator project that I have to do for an assignment.
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"""Create a console calculator applicaion that:
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program starts, display the date and time with a welcome message for the
user.
* Display all the available options to the user. Your calculator must include
the arithmetic operations as well as at least five scientific operations of the
Math class.
-Your program must also have the ability to round a number and
truncate it.
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operation.
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wrapper classes to help you.
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* Make use of a menu. You should give the user the option to end the
program when entering a certain option.
* When the program exits, display a message for the user, stating the
current time, and calculate and display how long the user used your
program.
* Make use of helper classes where possible.
* Use the SDK to run your program."""
When the program starts, it asks the user for his/her name and surname. I got the program to ask the user again and again for his/her name and surname
when he/she doesn't insert anything or just press 'enter', but if the user enters a number for the name and surname part, the program continues.
Now my question is this: How can I restrict the user to only enter 'letters' (and spaces of course) but allow NO numbers for his/her surname??
Here is the programs code that I've written so far:
{code}
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
public class Project {
private static String nameSurname = "";
private static String num1 = null;
private static String num2 = null;
private static String choice1 = null;
private static double answer = 0;
private static String more;
public double Add() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) + Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double Subtract() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) - Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double Multiply() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) * Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double Divide() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) / Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double Modulus() {
answer = (Double.parseDouble(num1) % Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
public double maximumValue() {
answer = (Math.max(Double.parseDouble(num1), Double.parseDouble(num2)));
return answer;
public double minimumValue() {
answer = (Math.min(Double.parseDouble(num1), Double.parseDouble(num2)));
return answer;
public double absoluteNumber1() {
answer = (Math.abs(Double.parseDouble(num1)));
return answer;
public double absoluteNumber2() {
answer = (Math.abs(Double.parseDouble(num2)));
return answer;
public double Squareroot1() {
answer = (Math.sqrt(Double.parseDouble(num1)));
return answer;
public double Squareroot2() {
answer = (Math.sqrt(Double.parseDouble(num2)));
return answer;
public static String octalEquivalent1() {
int iNum1 = Integer.parseInt(num1);
String octal1 = Integer.toOctalString(iNum1);
return octal1;
public static String octalEquivalent2() {
int iNum2 = Integer.parseInt(num2);
String octal2 = Integer.toOctalString(iNum2);
return octal2;
public static String hexadecimalEquivalent1() {
int iNum1 = Integer.parseInt(num1);
String hex1 = Integer.toHexString(iNum1);
return hex1;
public static String hexadecimalEquivalent2() {
int iNum2 = Integer.parseInt(num2);
String hex2 = Integer.toHexString(iNum2);
return hex2;
public double Round1() {
answer = Math.round(Double.parseDouble(num1));
return answer;
public double Round2() {
answer = Math.round(Double.parseDouble(num2));
return answer;
SimpleDateFormat format1 = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE, dd MMMM yyyy");
Date now = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat format2 = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");
static Date timeIn = new Date();
public static long programRuntime() {
Date timeInD = timeIn;
long timeOutD = System.currentTimeMillis();
long msec = timeOutD - timeInD.getTime();
float timeHours = msec / 1000;
return (long) timeHours;
DecimalFormat decimals = new DecimalFormat("#0.00");
public String insertNameAndSurname() throws IOException{
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
while (nameSurname == null || nameSurname.length() == 0) {
for (int i = 0; i < nameSurname.length(); i++) {
if ((nameSurname.charAt(i) > 'a') && (nameSurname.charAt(i) < 'Z')){
inputCorrect = true;
else{
inputCorrect = false;
break;
try {
BufferedReader inStream = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("Please enter your name and surname: ");
nameSurname = inStream.readLine();
inputCorrect = true;
}catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println("You did not enter your name and surname, " + nameSurname + " is not a name, please enter your name and surname :");
inputCorrect = false;
System.out.println("\nA warm welcome " + nameSurname + " ,todays date is: " + format1.format(now));
System.out.println("and the time is now exactly " + format2.format(timeIn) + ".");
return nameSurname;
public String inputNumber1() throws IOException {
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("\nPlease enter a number you want to do a calculation with and hit <ENTER>: ");
num1 = br.readLine();
double number1 = Double.parseDouble(num1);
System.out.println("\nThe number you have entered is: " + number1);
inputCorrect = true;
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
System.out.println("\nYou did not enter a valid number: " + "\""+ num1 + "\" is not a number!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return num1;
public String calculatorChoice() throws IOException {
System.out.println("Please select an option of what you would like to do with this number from the menu below and hit <ENTER>: ");
System.out.println("\n*********************************************");
System.out.println("---------------------------------------------");
System.out.println("Please select an option from the list below: ");
System.out.println("---------------------------------------------");
System.out.println("1 - Add");
System.out.println("2 - Subtract");
System.out.println("3 - Multiply");
System.out.println("4 - Divide (remainder included)");
System.out.println("5 - Maximum and minimum value of two numbers");
System.out.println("6 - Squareroot");
System.out.println("7 - Absolute value of numbers");
System.out.println("8 - Octal and Hexadecimal equivalent of numbers");
System.out.println("9 - Round numbers");
System.out.println("0 - Exit program");
System.out.println("**********************************************");
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
BufferedReader inStream = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("Please enter your option and hit <ENTER>: ");
choice1 = inStream.readLine();
int c1 = Integer.parseInt(choice1);
System.out.println("\nYou have entered choice number: " + c1);
inputCorrect = true;
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
System.out.println("You did not enter a valid choice number: " + "\""+ choice1 + "\" is not in the list!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return choice1;
public String inputNumber2() throws IOException {
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
BufferedReader br2 = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("\nPlease enter another number you want to do the calculation with and hit <ENTER>: ");
num2 = br2.readLine();
double n2 = Double.parseDouble(num2);
System.out.println("\nThe second number you have entered is: " + n2);
System.out.println("\nYour numbers are: " + num1 + " and " + num2);
inputCorrect = true;
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
System.out.println("You did not enter a valid number: " + "\""+ num2 + "\" is not a number!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return num2;
public int Calculator() {
int choice2 = (int) Double.parseDouble(choice1);
switch (choice2) {
case 1 :
Add();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " + " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 2 :
Subtract();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " - " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 3 :
Multiply();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " * " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 4 :
Divide();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " / " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
Modulus();
System.out.print(" and the remainder is " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 5 :
maximumValue();
System.out.println("The maximum number between the numbers " + num1 + " and " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
minimumValue();
System.out.println("The minimum number between the numbers " + num1 + " and " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 6 :
Squareroot1();
System.out.println("The squareroot of value " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
Squareroot2();
System.out.println("The squareroot of value " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 7 :
absoluteNumber1();
System.out.println("The absolute number of " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
absoluteNumber2();
System.out.println("The absolute number of " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 8 :
octalEquivalent1();
System.out.println("The octal equivalent of " + num1 + " is: " + octalEquivalent1());
octalEquivalent2();
System.out.println("The octal equivalent of " + num2 + " is: " + octalEquivalent2());
hexadecimalEquivalent1();
System.out.println("\nThe hexadecimal equivalent of " + num1 + " is: " + hexadecimalEquivalent1());
hexadecimalEquivalent2();
System.out.println("The hexadecimal equivalent of " + num2 + " is: " + hexadecimalEquivalent2());
break;
case 9 :
Round1();
System.out.println("The rounded number of " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
Round2();
System.out.println("The rounded number of " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 0 :
if (choice2 == 0) {
System.exit(1);
break;
return choice2;
public String anotherCalculation() throws IOException {
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
BufferedReader br3 = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("\nWould you like to do another calculation? Y/N ");
more = br3.readLine();
String s1 = "y";
String s2 = "Y";
if (more.equals(s1) || more.equals(s2)) {
inputCorrect = true;
while (inputCorrect = true){
inputNumber1();
System.out.println("");
calculatorChoice();
System.out.println("");
inputNumber2();
System.out.println("");
Calculator();
System.out.println("");
anotherCalculation();
System.out.println("");
inputCorrect = true;
} else {
System.out.println("\n" + nameSurname + " thank you for using this program, you have used this program for: " + decimals.format(programRuntime()) + " seconds");
System.out.println("the program will now exit, Goodbye.");
System.exit(0);
} catch (IOException ex){
System.out.println("You did not enter a valid answer: " + "\""+ more + "\" is not in the list!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return more;
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
Project p1 = new Project();
p1.insertNameAndSurname();
System.out.println("");
p1.inputNumber1();
System.out.println("");
p1.calculatorChoice();
System.out.println("");
p1.inputNumber2();
System.out.println("");
p1.Calculator();
System.out.println("");
p1.anotherCalculation();
System.out.println("");
{code}
*Can you please run my code for yourself and have a look at how this program is constructed*
*and give me ANY feedback on how I can better this code(program) or if I've done anything wrong from your point of view.*
Your help will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advanceSmirre wrote:
Now my question is this: How can I restrict the user to only enter 'letters' (and spaces of course) but allow NO numbers for his/her surname??You cannot restrict the user. It is a sad fact in programming that the worst bug always sits in front of the Computer.
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