IBook hangs when running from Firewire drive

My iBook's internal drive took a dive recently. Luckily I was able to salvage the data and attached a bootable firewire drive.
It works fine but the system hangs intermittently for no reason. I unmounted the damaged internal drive and it is not showing under mounted drives so I am thinking that is not the problem.
My next thing as order of business would be to open up the laptop and replace the hard drive but I am wondering if this actually isn't a sign of worse problems like fw controller failing intermittently or something else?
Thanks for your help in advance.
G4 iBook 758ram 1.2 gHz processor Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I have no clue why it is still running. Basically the screen freezes and I get to move the mouse to no avail, I get the swirly circle moving like it is thinking, stays like that forever. I unplug the FW cable and plug it back up - the swirly disappears, I can close out of programs for a few clicks, then the swirly comes back up and stays there...unplug again and shutdown. Then I restart and I log back up into OS X. My internal drive is not showing up under "Startup Disk" as it got corrupted beyound repair. I wonder if it could be the hardware controller in the firewire adapter which is Maddog and not the best brand out there?
What it boils down is that this machine needs to be disassembled and hd to be replaced, I was hoping to stave off the inevitable by a few months...

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I managed to get the problem sorted out.
I first started the iBook from the internal HDD and then went to System Preference to select the startup disk. I selected MAC OS 9 on the external HDD as the start up disk.
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11.1.1.3 DRM Blender hangs when run from batch

We are with some frequency seeing hangs when we run a batch blender of our account hierarchy into our working version. When this happens logging into the client seems to hang up everything without much possibility of doign any work.
Has anyone experienced this? The account hierarchy has some 26,000 nodes and some 10 properties at each node.
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Hi Agnete,
I think I'd suggest logging a service request so that someone in support can have a bit of a dig into this for you and provide the following:
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I think that any other approach is probably just going to be guess work until we can see what's actually been going on at the time of the problem. Seeing as the log from the batch client is empty in your case that just leaves the Windows application event log where we can look for clues.
If we can see what is happening from the event log that should hopefully let us give you some pointers to get past the issue. At this point I'd suspect that something could be really upsetting a DRM engine process but until we can have a dig in the event log even that's just pure speculation
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The following code establishes a connection EXCEPT when run from within a jar file:
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When run from a jar file, the application does not execute beyond the line:
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Developer Server 6.0 hanging when launched from Netscape 4.6

Hi, simple question to ask about OAS and Developer Server.
My Developer Server 6.0 hanging when launched from Netscape 4.61,
I am currently running...
Pentium PII 200Mz running NT sp5
Forms Server version 6.0.5.31.0 (Patch 3 applied)
OAS version 4.0.7.1.0 (Patch applied)
Jinitiator 1.1.7.18
Netscape 4.61 browser
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I have followed the instructions.
I successfully connect to the OAS admin utility and have setup
all the virtual to physical directory mappings under the default
listener www. I successfully start all website OAS services.
I have Forms server successfully started up as a process
listening on port 9000.
I have two statics html files created:
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The very first time I connected to this static html file it
installed Jinitiator as expected. The Forms server splashscreen
then appears.
Jinitiator then starts up successfully, no errors appear in the
Java console. This has proved I am talking to the listener and
my virtual directory mappings are working.
At this point there is a lot of disk activity and then all
stops, the splashscreen remains and appears in the discussion
area:
FRM-9999 cannot access "koala.ilaco.gov.bo:9000" and
a series of java exceptions
I am pointing to the correct java directories (I think)
b) with out Jinitiator
When I try to call using URL with Netscape 4.61 I get a
message on the status bar saying...
Applet oracle.forms.engine.Main class oracle/forms/engine/Main
got a security violation: Method verification error
Can you help ?
If you know the answer, please let me know as soon as
posible.
Thanks for the answer....
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Bart LEBOEUF (guest) wrote:
: Hi,
: I've the same problem during this week. I've resolve the
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: (\extras\sp4\ifwcm60.dll) and vgs60.dll
(\extras\vgs\vgs60.dll).
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: variables
: FORMS60_MAPPING and FORMS60_TIMEOUT from my System Control in
the
: Config panel, then I reboot and surprise, it works !!!
: (Look also in database registry of Windows with regedit
utility
: in
: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE] and remove the two
: variables if you found them.)
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: : Bart.
I respond your email, with my actual server configuration my
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As the current one hangs when run

Trying to obtain orderline data for the Credit Memo project that produces examples where the quantity results in a fraction, using the following formula:
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As the current one hangs when run
select distinct order_number,l.LINE_NUMBER
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,l.DRAFT_REVENUE_AMOUNT- l.INVOICED_AMOUNT diff,
(nvl(l.DRAFT_REVENUE_AMOUNT- l.INVOICED_AMOUNT,0)/nvl(decode(l.SELLING_PRICE,0,1,l.SELLING_PRICE),1)) quantity
from xxrr_so_headers_all h, xxrr_so_schedules_all s
,xxrr_so_lines_all l,apps.oe_order_lines_all ol
where h.HEADER_ID=l.HEADER_ID
and l.LINE_ID=s.LINE_ID
and l.ORDERED_QUANTITY-l.CANCELLED_QUANTITY<>0
and nvl(l.DRAFT_REVENUE_AMOUNT,0)- nvl(l.INVOICED_AMOUNT,0) <>0
and to_date(ol.ATTRIBUTE2)between '01-JAN-2007'and sysdate
Thanks

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where h.HEADER_ID = l.HEADER_ID
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I have been able to create a bootable clone of my iBook HD using Disk Utility and the Restore function.
I have been able to create a bootable partition by installing the System Software onto it.
But I have not had success using SilverKeeper or SuperDuper! Does anybody know why? I would really like to use the features of one (or another if available) of these applications.
Thanks.
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Below is LaCie's Tech Support Reply. What is interesting is that they suggest Carbon Copy Cloner (instead of Silverkeeper). Also interesting is that it worked. I hope this helps some of you.
Ted
Hi Ted--
Thanks for contacting LaCie Technical Support. All of our firewire
drives can be used as boot volumes. Due to differences in operating
systems and Macs, we are unable to provide support for booting from
firewire drives other than the following information:
1. Make sure the Mac is bootable via firewire. All Macs with built-in
firewire can be booted from an external drive except:
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-PCI-Graphics G4s. This can be determined by looking in the Apple
System Profiler. The PCI Graphics G4s use the same motherboard as the
B&W, except with a G4 processor shoehorned in.
2. The drive must be connected to a native port. It will not work if
the drive is connected to an add-on card.
3. The Mac must have the latest firmware installed. The proper updater
can be found and downloaded from here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86117
Download and read the instructions carefully. It is possible to kill a
Mac if the update is interrupted. Then, perform the update. If the
firmware is already current, the updater will report this.
4. Format the drive fresh using either Apple's Disk Utility in OS X or
Silverlining in OS 9. Use the Mac OS Extended (HFS+) format only.
(Journaling may be enabled on OS 10.3.)
5. If making an OS 9 boot drive, you can just copy the System Folder
over to the root of the boot volume. To be bootable, the System Folder
must be blessed, i.e. has a happy Mac face on it. If it does not, you
can try to force it to bless by removing the Finder from the folder and
moving it to the root. Then, move the Finder back. The folder should
now be blessed. If not, then there is probably an issue with the System
Folder.
6. In making an OS X boot drive, the ONLY two recommended solutions
are:
--install from the OS X install disk, preferably the one which came with
the Mac. You will not be able to make a successful boot drive using an
older disk set. A newer disk set should also be fine.
--use a utility, such as Carbon Copy Cloner, to perform a copy of an
existing OS X install. It is not possible to do this manually. There
are issues with permissions, hidden files, and files in use that cannot
be manually overridden. If you are using a disk image, you will still
need to use a utility, such as Carbon Copy Cloner, to copy the files out
from the image to the root of the new boot volume. A simple drag and
drop will not include the necessary hidden files, such as the boot
loader and the kernel.
If the volume does not appear as a Start Up Disk, try booting with the
Option key held down and see if the drive shows in the boot drive
selection screen.
If the volume does not show, or the kernel panics on boot, chances are
the OS install was not performed properly.
In general, CD/DVD drives are not bootable via firewire, but will work
under certain circumstances, usually booting from OS X to OS X. They
should not be relied upon as such. To boot from one, hold down the
Option key while booting. If the boot CD shows on the screen, you may
select it and continue the boot.

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Hi,
I have a little vbs script that instantiates the Excel.Application object and then opens a work book to perform some tasks on it. The script runs fine when run from the command line. When I attempt to run it as a scheduled task (it is supposed to update
data that is pulled from a SQL Server at regular intervals), it fails with the following error:
Microsoft Office Excel cannot access the file 'c:\test\SampleWorkbook.xlsm'. There are several possible reasons: .....
The file does exist. The path reported in the error is correct. The account under which the task is running is the same account I use to run it from the command line. User Account Control is not enabled, and the task is set up to run with highest privileges.
When I run the same script through the Task Scheduler from a Windows Server 2003 machine, it works without issue.
I was just wondering if somebody on this forum has run into a similar issue in connection with Windows Server 2008 R2 and figured out what the magic trick is to make it work. I'm sure it is rights related, but I haven't quite figured out what which rights
are missing.
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.

This is truly killing me ... trying to get it working on Windows Server 2012 without success.
I desperately need to automate running Excel macros in a "headless" environment, that is non-interactive, non-GUI, etc.
I can get it to work using Excel.Application COM, either via VBScript or Powershell, successfully on many other Windows systems in our environment - Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 (32-bit), etc., -BUT-
The two servers we built out for running our automation process are Windows Server 2012 (SE) - and it just refuses to run on the 2012 servers - it gives the messages below from VBScript and PowerShell, respectively-
I have tried uninstalling and re-installing several different versions of Microsoft Excel (2007 Standard, 2010 Standard, 2010 Professional Plus, 32-bit vs. 64-bit, etc.), but it makes no difference.
Would be extremely grateful if any one out there has had any success in running Excel automation on Server 2012 in a non-interactive environment that they could share.
( I have tried adding the "%windir%\syswow64\config\systemprofile\desktop"
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[VBScript error msg]
Z:\TestExcelMacro.vbs(35, 1) Microsoft Office Excel: Microsoft Office Excel cannot
access the file 'Z:\TestExcelMacro.xlsm'. There are several possible reasons:
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• The file is being used by another program.
• The workbook you are trying to save has the same name as a currently open work
[Powershell error msg]
Exception calling "Add" with "0" argument(s): "Microsoft Office Excel cannot open or save any more documents because th
ere is not enough available memory or disk space.
To make more memory available, close workbooks or programs you no longer need.
To free disk space, delete files you no longer need from the disk you are saving to."
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ComMethodTargetInvocation
You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

My iMac (late 2006) no longer boots from FireWire drives, although they contain all the system files.

My iMac (late 2006) no longer starts (boots) from Firewire drives, although they all contain a current system (Mac OS X 10.6.7). If the drives are connected with USB 2, they boot normally. The FireWire drives appear in the Start Volume program, but they do not boot. If I press and hold the Alt key while booting, only the internal drives and the USB drives appear as options. What can I do in order to boot from FireWire drives as I always could in the past?

I'd first recommend doing a SMC reset and if that doesn't work refer to:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10333969-263.html
and
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/firewiretroubleshooting.html
SMC RESET
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and all peripherals.
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
Release the power button.
Attach the computers power cable.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
PRAM RESET
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
Roger

Time Machine Data Transfer - From FireWire Drive to Time Capsule - HELP!

Time Machine Data Transfer - From FireWire Drive to Time Capsule - HELP!
I've been searching for weeks for a solution to my problem. Here's the story I've come across since I installed Leopard on Oct. 26, 2007.
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The Time Capsule is released, I finally talk myself into getting one and transferring my old data from the 200GB drive to my 1TB TC.
I did some researching through forums about how to move data from one Time Machine drive to another, so I took the concept and wanted to apply it to my Time Capsule. I made a DMG image of my 200GB drive, in order to move the data. I figured if I can make an image, copy it, and open it on the Time Capsule - all will go smoothly - just as some had mentioned they've done with external drives.
Now, I have a 164GB DMG image of my Time Machine, with no hope in sight of gaining it back. I've tried taking the image, using Disk Utility, and restoring my original 200GB external with the imaged Time Machine data, but whenever I do, I come across error messages.
In Disk Utility, I've done the following steps:
* Disk Image is found on Time Capsule
* I select the 200GB drive and select 'Restore'
* I drag and drop the Disk Image to the 'Image' field
* I drag and drop the 200GB drive into the the 'Restore' field
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* I enter my password
Error message pops up:
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I select the image in Disk Utility, then proceed with the following steps:
* Click on "Image" then down to "Scan Image for Restore"
* I enter my password
After hours of waiting, I get another error message:
"Unable to scan. (Broken pipe)."
I'm going to see, after transferring the DMG to the Time Capsule, if I can drag-and-drop the files from the Time Capsule drive onto the 200GB hard drive.
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2007-12-19 09:32:03 -0800: Installed "MacBook MacBook Pro Software Update" (1.1)
2007-12-23 23:57:32 -0800: Installed "Security Update 2007-009" (1.1)
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2008-01-16 09:18:14 -0800: Installed "Front Row Update" (2.1.2)
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2008-01-16 09:19:31 -0800: Installed "QuickTime" (7.4)
2008-01-29 21:33:14 -0800: Installed "Keynote Update" (4.0.2)
2008-01-29 21:33:23 -0800: Installed "Pages Update" (3.0.2)
2008-01-29 21:33:31 -0800: Installed "Numbers Update" (1.0.2)
2008-02-02 01:18:43 -0800: Installed "iWeb Update" (2.0.3)
2008-02-05 20:12:17 -0800: Installed "iPhoto Update" (7.1.2)
2008-02-15 09:03:49 -0800: Installed "iLife Support" (8.2)
2008-02-15 09:04:17 -0800: Installed "QuickTime" (7.4.1)
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2008-03-03 17:14:31 -0800: Installed "iPhoto Update" (7.1.3)
2008-03-12 18:11:36 -0700: Installed "AirPort Utility" (5.3.1)
2008-03-18 10:03:57 -0700: Installed "Safari" (3.1)
2008-03-20 13:00:58 -0700: Installed "Security Update 2008-002" (1.0)
2008-03-20 13:01:04 -0700: Installed "Time Machine and AirPort Updates" (1.0)
2008-03-21 22:49:16 -0700: Installed "Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update" (2.0)
2008-04-03 00:50:22 -0700: Installed "Front Row Update" (2.1.3)
2008-04-03 00:50:50 -0700: Installed "QuickTime" (7.4.5)
2008-04-03 00:51:58 -0700: Installed "iTunes" (7.6.2)
2008-04-08 17:16:02 -0700: Installed "Keynote Update" (4.0.3)
2008-04-08 17:16:08 -0700: Installed "MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update" (1.5)

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Regards,
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Edited by: user777720 on May 21, 2013 5:00 AM

Have you tried changing the parameter in the Assets/Databank "Save Path" from "Relative to current script" to "Relative to a repository"?
Regards, Ian.

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