Mac OSX 10.2.8 G3 iMac Question...

Hello. My dad has had this old blueberry sitting around the house for years. He wants to have it connect to our wireless network. I know that airport won't work. How would this be done? Any help would be appreciated. And help discussed in simple terms would be even better! Thank you a lot. ♥

Internet Sharing is a feature available at least back to Panther (not sure if Jaguar had it).
Open System Preferences to the Sharing pane. In Panther and Tiger, that pane has a separate tab called Internet; on Leopard, it on the main list of things you can share. Go there. To share the Internet connection through a Mac with Airport, make the settings for Internet Sharing say:
Share your connection from Airport to computers using Ethernet.
For Panther and Tiger, click the Start button; on Leopard, it starts when you check the checkbox.
If the Mac with Airport to share is fairly recent, just use a regular Ethernet cable to connect the Ethernet port between the two Macs. The Network Ethernet port settings on the receiving Mac should be the default ("Configure using DHCP") setting.

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Hi,
please don't write with CHAPSLOCK on.
Maybe it's not the flash version but the browser version. As I understand the system requirements you're limited to Safari 3 and Firefox 2 on OS 10.4.

Continuous Kernel Panic and heavy instability for my iMac Mac OSX 10.6.8

Two or three days after the second upgrade to Mac OSX 10.6.8 my iMac started with instability.
Hour after hour the system stability degenerate affecting all the applications, the Finder and at the end with all the user's accounts of my family.
The problem started with Mozilla that was unable to launch flash player on youtube asking for an update, I switched to Safari, but after a first video without problem I obtained the same result (the plugin stopped to work). Then Firefox and Safari did become unstable and crashed all the time also looking to other website. Nor other application was affected at that moment.
I downloaded and installed Google Chrome. After few minutes of normal behaviour the same thing happened to Chrome. It doesn't crash but it is impossible to see any single web page (session crash).
In few minutes any single application started to become unstable, crashing all the time.
Finally a grey shutter appears on the screen with written in different languages something like: you have to reboot manually your system maintaining the power button for a while.
It seems as a strong Virus (on a mac? it is possible? and no one report this in internet?).
Hour after hour the situation becomes unmanageable. Finder crashes, Dock crashes if only I try to ope application folder and restart, antivirus are stopped or crashes when I try to make a full scan of the disc. When some application attempt to use the network it crashes.
I did try to use Time Machine to restore the system at the date 25/7, when all worked fine for sure. Nothing. Time Machine crashes as soon as I try to restore the system at the date.
At the end I - desperate - took the original DVD of my iMac and make several attempts to reinstall all tfrom scratch.
Nothing to do. A strange message appears: "The Mac OS X Installation couldn't be completed" and an error log appears.
Let me summarize the message in the log (what I think is relevant):
Process: LCA
Path: /System/Installation/CDIS/LCA.app/Contents/MacOS/LCA
COde Type: X86-64 (Native)
Application Specific Information:
*** error for object =0x....: incorrect checksum for fread object - object was probably modified after being fread.
Thread 0 crashed:
< follows threads items reverse history >
It seems to me that this means there is a strong Virus affecting my Mac. But please correct me if I'm wrong.
What appear strange to me is the fact that the OS X installation program cannot proceed. How it is possible if the source code is read from a DVD?
If a virus affect my iMac it should be activated by normal bootstrap of the system, not with a boot from CD.
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I suggest you might try some maintenance on the system:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
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Delete caches to resolve some startup problems:
Boot into single-user mode. After startup is completed you will be in command line mode and should see a prompt with a cursor positioned after it. At the prompt enter the following then press RETURN after each commandline:
/sbin/fsck -fy
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If you were successful then enter:
/sbin/mount -uw /
rm -rf /System/Library/Caches/*
rm -rf /Library/Caches/*
reboot
I suggest you print out the above to be sure you do not make any errors when entering the commands. When in single-user mode you have 'root' access, so it's important that you not make any mistakes.

Mac osx 10.6 with sbs server 2003

Hi everyone
i m using mac osx 10.6 on my imac . i want to connect it with sbs server 2003 , then i want to to make a map drive on it .I m trying it to cmd+k to connect with server but it not connecting , i m wondring do i need to configure any thing else to connect with windows server .
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Hi John,
thanks for your advice, I have actually been using the two links you provided,
yet they both lack support for the home user, and all suggest that the users have a static ip address, but this is sadly not the case.
has anyone used . http://www.dyndns.com/about/home_solutions.html
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Iam trying to buy OS Lion to my Imac but i can not buy because its saying Mac OSX 10.7 requires at least 2 GB of memomie and mine has 1 GB what can i do?

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hey guys in a few weeks im gonna buy an iMac ... but im having a little doubt ... will Magic Mouse support all the new Multi-Touch Gesture features [like that Mission Control and stuff] of Mac OSX Lion ? ... or is this Multi-Touch Gesture feature is limited to MacBooks ?... if i hurry too much..... then it will be big "BRATTTT" ... so is there any new Magic Mouse coming or it will support all the feature... [and i dunt want Magic Trackpad.. Desktop Computer should look like Desktop Computer] .... please guys HELP !!

I had the same question.
A lttile digging and find out that the Magic Mouse has a limited set of multi-touch capabilities:
http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/
It appears the Magic Trackpad has the full set of capabilities:
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Receiving message "your Mac OSX start up disc has no more space available for application memory."
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That can happen for two reasons:
You have a long-running process with a memory leak (i.e., a bug), or
You don't have enough memory installed for your usage pattern.
Tracking down a memory leak can be difficult, and it may come down to a process of elimination.
In the Activity Monitor application, select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected. Click the heading of the Real Mem column in the process table twice to sort the table with the highest value at the top. If you don't see that column, select
View ▹ Columns ▹ Real Memory
from the menu bar.
If one process (excluding "kernel_task") is using much more memory than all the others, that could be an indication of a leak. A better indication would be a process that continually grabs more and more real memory over time without ever releasing it. Here is an example of how it's done.
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With Macs and OS X, you shouldn't let the hard drive get below 15 GBs or less of free data space.
If it does, it's time for some hard drive housecleaning.
Follow some of my tips for cleaning out, deleting and archiving data from your Mac's internal hard drive.
Have you emptied your iMac's Trash icon in the Dock?
If you use iPhoto, iPhoto has its own trash that needs to be emptied, also.
If you store images in other locations other than iPhoto, then you will have to weed through these to determine what to archive and what to delete.
If you use Apple Mail app, Apple Mail also has its own trash area that needs to be emptied, too!
Delete any old or no longer needed emails and/or archive to disc, flash drives or external hard drive, older emails you want to save.
Delete any other mail in your Junk folders. Also, look through your Sent Mail to see if there is anything that can be deleted.
Other things you can do to gain space.
Once you have around 15 GBs regained, do a search, download and install OmniDisk Sweeper.
This app will help you locate files that you can move/archive and/or delete from your system.
STAY AWAY FROM DELETING ANY FILES FROM OS X SYSTEM FOLDER!
Look through your Documents folder and delete any type of old useless type files like "Read Me" type files.
Again, archive to disc, flash drives, ext. hard drives or delete any old documents you no longer use or immediately need.
Look in your Applications folder, if you have applications you haven't used in a long time, if the app doesn't have a dedicated uninstaller, then you can simply drag it into the OS X Trash icon. IF the application has an uninstaller app, then use it to completely delete the app from your Mac.
Download an app called OnyX for your version of OS X.
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move these files/data off of your internal drive to the external hard drive and deleted off of the internal hard drive.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
Whilst Apple have withdrawn Snow Leopard from download, you can still get it from Apple by calling 1-800-MY-APPLE (if you are in the USA) and they will supply the SL DVD for $30. You can also purchase the code to use to download Lion from the same number.
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IMac 24" iMac (iMac7,1), Intel Core 2 Duo 2,8 GHz Ram 4 MB running OS 10.6.8: impossible upgrade to Mac OSX Mavericks. Already created second account, according to apple online support, but still doesn't work. Thanks for help.

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If so, what happens when you try to download? Is it a case of nothing happens? If so, take a look at the suggestions under 'Stalled Download' in this link:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/mavericks-issues-and-fixes/#slideid-23477 1
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Mac OSX 10.5.3 Leopard STANDARD Server CHANGEIP questions

I am confused on how to check and change TCP/IP addresses via Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.3 server in STANDARD mode.
I watched the great Sean Colins Lynda.com tutorial on OSX 10.5 Server, but i still have a few questions with how to deal with DNSs and CHANGE IP
Here is the hardware & scenario:
-- G5 Silver Doors Tower with 1.7GB Ram and Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard 10 user server
-- Cablevision ISP with there BOOST service [that allows you to set-up a server and does not block ports 25 or 80]
-- NO Static IP from Cablevison [they change it once in a blue moon when they want so I rely on DYNDNS below]
-- Apple Airport TimeCapsule [with all latest firmware updates etc]
-- DynDNS account and client software installed on server to update the DYNDNS severs with the current Cablevisions TCP/IP address
Problem and Question
===
Three times a year I will need to move this server. 1/3rd of year and at setup it is on residential Cablevision Account and Apple TimeCapsule Router, Then 2/3 of year server will be behind two funky large networks where I will have to set-up manual IP, DNS, and proxy info
I need to know what the proper process is when I want to move the Mac. When the 10.5.3 STANDARD Server is in STANDARD mode can I just change the TCP/IP address in SYSTEM PREFERENCES...NETWORK ? Do I have to run the CHANGEIP command Afterwards [or Before]
Also, for DNS config on server does it always need to have the loop back self reference [127.0.0.1] or can it just be configed from the Airport and/or network?
And, big problem for now... dumbly when I set-up the OSX Server on the TimeCapsule Network I forgot to write down the TCP/IP address used. Now I am on the second funky corporate network and can't use the command:
sudo changeip - idon't_knowip 10.0.96.48 server.cmtenyoffice.com server.cmtenyoffice.com
Also, another question for the HOSTNAME... should it be HOSTNAME or FullyQuallifiedDomainName?
My HOSTNAME seems to be "CMTE-Server.local" but I specified the FullyQualifiedDomainName to "sever.cmtenyoffice.com"
NOTE: I do NOT have this domain registered and am not yet hosting a website or email server on this machine, but I may soon register the domain and then point MX records etc to the DYNDNS record that would point to server
Anyhow, to wrap up,
1- What is the proper process for changing the TCP IP address with a Leopard 10.5.3 STANDARD SERVER?
2- What do I do with CHANGEIP command if I don't know what the STARTING TCP/IP address is?
3- For HOSTNAME should I be entering the unregistered FQDN or the "CMTE-Server.local"
Thanks for any an all info.
-- Eric ZORK Alan
-- Professional Poet & BED VLOGGER

Hi Eric
You use the one its using now.
If the Server is Standalone issue:
sudo changeip - oldIP newIP oldhostname newhostname
Even if nothing changes you can still issue the command, supply the system admin name and password and let it do its stuff. Prior to doing this you must change the address in the Network Preferences Pane. Although not necessary it does not hurt if you restart afterwards.
If the Server is an OD Master issue:
sudo changeip /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 oldIP newIP oldhostname newhostname
You will not only be prompted for the system admin name and password but also for the Directory Administrator name and password. With both command you will get feedback as to what is going on. Obviously you will see more changes made if its an LDAP Server. Hostname will be the fully qualifed domain name (FQDN) defined in the DNS Service eg: myserver.mydomain.com.
man changeip
For usage. Actually prior to doing any of this and incidentally a good way of finding out not only the hostname but also the IP address associated with that name issue:
sudo changeip -checkhostname
You should run this before/after making the change. If everything checks out OK it should report 'the names match, there is nothing to change'. This is a good a test that lets you know its worked. However its not the only test. I would run host, nslookup and dig also. Next set a client to use the Server for its DNS and then test connectivity with firstly the Server's fqdn and lastly its IP Address.
Ultimately the truest test is: "what impact has the change made on clients accessing the Server and its Services successfully?"
If the Server is a mature OD Master (possibly PDC as well) with DNS, Mail, AFP, SMB, iCal and any other 2-3 additional services configured and running then issuing changeip may appear - superficially - to have worked. Occsasionally - in my experience - serious problems begin to develop with the LDAP database to the extent where the only 'cure' is to demote to Standalone, sorting out DNS and re-promoting. This can have serious repercussions if you have not made preparations to limit the re-build time prior to changing the IP address and issuing the command. Equally it can be successful. However can you take the risk?
Tony

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