Powerbook 12" and leopard

Can some one please clarify if i can put leopard on a powerbook 12" 1.33ghz and 1.25 ram. I have seen that the specs say yes but reading thru threads a lot of people seem to have problems. I currently backed up all data and have done a re-install of panther( which looks stone age!) so i have nothing on the HD at the moment so a clean slate. thanks

Yes, your PB should run Leopard comfortably, assuming your RAM is of good quality. Borderline or unsuitable RAM is the most common cause of trouble in Powerbooks following major OS upgrade installations. You can eliminate most of the other possible pitfalls by reformatting the hard drive before installing Leopard. Don't use the "Upgrade Install" option, i.e., installing over an already-installed Panther.

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Powerbook G4 and Leopard Problems

I've had Leopard for over a month on my Powerbook G4. I went so far as to make a post here saying how smoothly the install went and that all was well. I spoke too soon. Yes, I rather like many things about Leopard and most things work. But little problems keep cropping up. I would guess that Apple did MUCH more testing with newer Intel machines before releasing Leopard, and much less with legacy machines like mine. Makes sense to put their resources where their new computers are.
Just tonight I found that iDVD does not work. It appears to load and I can create a new project, but nothing works beyond that.
Final Cut Pro works in almost all ways, thankfully, but Log and Capture will not work with HDV devices. Works fine with DV.
Leopard is very erratic about recognizing older Windows computers on my small office network. Does work perfectly with other Macs on 10.4 or later.
Before installing Leopard, I did backup all my data, of course. Should have done a mirror image so I could have gone back to very stable 10.3.9, but I did not. Going back is intimidating, especially since I cannot seem to find many of the old updater downloads on the Apple website now.
Are others having problems with Leopard on G4 machines?

Thomas,
I installed Leopard on my PowerBookG4 about a month ago. So far, so good.
All of my Adobe apps work fine; Office 2004 works just fine; mail is ok. For a while, I thought the chronic Airport problems had gone away but I still have to work with some of my network express units from time to time. (Unplug & replug="work with"...then they reestablish their respective connections). Dropouts with iTunes (AirTunes) have not happened with Airport under Leopard. This is huge!
My printer drivers acted up at first but seemed to have mysteriously worked out the 'bugs' on their own.
If I had to criticize Leopard at all, I would say the only real disappointment so far is with repairing permissions. It takes far longer than it should. Finder is not as snappy as it was in Tiger...connecting to the .Mac servers is a little slow. (iDisk)
But all in all, I really like the new OS. I rebooted a few times to my Tiger clone (Thank you *_a brody_* for all your advice on cloning drives) when I had some issues with the printer drivers, but those issues are now gone.
iDVD works ok for me as well.
Stick with it...Leopard is good stuff!
-Mark

AI have an iPad and iPhone but am stuck with Tiger and Leopard. Will I stir be able to get my email on my PowerBook if I after I upgrade to iCloud? I don't have the cash to upgrade the mac right now.

I have an iPad and iPhone but am stuck with Tiger and Leopard on my old powerbook G4. Will I still be able to get my email on my PowerBook after I upgrade to iCloud? I don't have the cash to upgrade the mac right now. Just wondering what my email options are. Thank You.

You will be able to get your mail on the PowerBook. The calendars (iCal) will not sync; any events added to iPad and/or iPhone will not sync with the Mac but will sync with each other (that is: the mobile devices which are on iCloud). My MacBook Pro (Lion) and iPad2 (iOS5) sync fine; I still get my Mail on iBook G4, MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard) and iMac (Snow Leopard).
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My time machine does not want to save any more the data from my powerbook 13" Snow Leopard; i get the message "Time Machine could not suppress the disk image of saving "Volumes/Time Capsule Disk/PowerBook _2011_03_21_123627 sparsebundle" What should I do?

My time machine does not want to save any more the data from my powerbook 13" Snow Leopard; i get the message "Time Machine could not suppress the disk image of saving "Volumes/Time Capsule Disk/PowerBook _2011_03_21_123627 sparsebundle" What is the problem? What should I do?
Thanks !!
Alain

Could that read " . . . could not access . . ."? If so, try repairing your backups, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
If not, or if that doesn't help, see #A1 there. Use the TM Buddy widget it details to copy and post the messages here.

I have a powerbook G4 and iforgot my password and want to update OSX

I have a Powerbook G4 and I want to upgrade my OSX but forgot the password. I haven't used it since I bought the computer 4 years or so ago.

This article tells you how to procede without a install CD.
It works, already tested on Snow Leopard.
http://www.macyourself.com/2009/08/03/how-to-reset-your-mac-os-x-password-withou t-an-installer-disc/
Ther is also a Lion reset link updated.

Share external hard drive between PowerBook (PPC) and MacBook (Intel)?

Hello.
I recently purchased an HP Portable USB 3.0/2.0 1TB external hard drive (http://j.mp/f9FP4M). I'm trying to figure out the best way to format it so that my girlfriend and I can both use it. Problem is, I have a PPC-based PowerBook G4, and she has an Intel-based MacBook. Hopeless?
If not, here is the ideal scenario:
--One partition that can boot Tiger (I still have the CD).
--A second partition that can boot Snow Leopard (just got it for my girlfriend).
--A third partition where my girlfriend can back up her MacBook using Time Machine.
--A fourth partition where I can back up my PowerBook using whatever means possible/necessary.
Can someone please suggest how I might do this? I would be very grateful for any assistance.
If any part of my ideal scenario has to be sacrificed -- I would not be at all surprised -- then let's forget about my PowerBook and focus on how to format the drive for her MacBook. I presume I would just need to do GUID, but I'd still need guidance on how to create partitions to boot Snow Leopard (and Tiger, if that would still be possible).
Happy to clarify any of the above if it's unclear or incomplete. Thanks for reading and for thinking this through with me!

Question was resolved here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2803825&tstart=0

Firewire between PowerBook G4 and MacBook

I'm trying to connect my PowerBook G4 and MacBook via firewire. The MacBook is acting as the external hard drive.
The PowerBook G4 was turned on, I connected the firewire to both computer and then booted the MacBook holding down T. The firewire icon is floating on the MacBook, but the hard drive isn't showing up on the PowerBook G4 desktop. I restarted the PowerBook G4 while they were both still connected, but still nothing. Does this mean my MacBook hard drive isn't work?

The cable works fine, tried it between the PowerBook G4 and an external hard drive.
The MacBook does not boot. It turns on to a blank white screen and stays there. It won't boot into safe mode or single user mode or anything like that.
Yes, I do have the install discs and put them in to try and reinstall Leopard. They boot, but the hard drive won't show when it asks me where to install. I hear there's a bug with the hard drive not appearing there and waited up to an hour on that screen, but that didn't make it show either. Then I went into Disk Utility, but the hard drive wouldn't show there either. At some point it did, but I couldn't run a repair on it. Then I restarted with the installation disc in again and then it wouldn't show at all.

Powerbook G3 and Lepoard

I have a powerbook G3 and need info on what I need to upgrade to run Leopard.. This G3 is currently running 8.5.. I was given this Mac and plan to use it to run a home studio program.(Protools by Digidesign)

Patricia,
I think the Wallstreet would be just fine for your intended purposes with just more RAM. You probably have a 32MB in the bottom slot (on the underside of the microprocessor card) and a 64MB in the top slot. You can buy a 256MB module for $29, remove the top 64MB and replace with a 256MB; you would then have a total 288MB. If you bought a 128MB and installed as above, you would only have 160MB. If you follow this strategy, you do not have to remove the microprocessor card, and it is very easy to replace the top module.
Here is good, reliable source:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iBooks-PowerBooks/G3-Lombard/
If you buy a 256MB module, both the Lombard and Wallstreet require a special architecture on the memory chip; generic 256's will not work.
Here is Apple's Guide:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22070
Here is iFixit's guide with photographs:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/PowerBook-G3-Wallstreet/3
If you plan on installing OSX, please post back; the Wallstreet has several peculiarities.

Does 1.67GHz PowerBook G4 Meet Leopard DVD Player Requirements?

I know this might seem like a silly question, as 1.67GHz is faster than 1.6GHz, but I would like to know from someone who has upgraded to Leopard:
Does the (January 2005 non-HR) PowerBook G4 1.67GHz meet the minimum system requirement for "improved de-interlacing" in DVD Player?

OK, I just installed Leopard on my PowerBook G4, and I can not select "Better Deinterlacing". According to the DVD Player System Requirements, I exceed the minimum (by 70MHz). So should I be able to use Better Deinterlacing?

I had to reinstall a harddrive in a PowerBook G4 and lost all my apps, where can I get a new Apple Works?

I had to reinstall a failed harddrive in a PowerBook G4 and lost all my apps. Where can I get Apple Works?

Allan:
It did not work on my SL Mac Mini and I am sure you will have the same results.
I need to find a quick and easy download PPC application for someone on this forum who is having problems in Snow Leopard and I want to rule out that it is PPC that is the problem. I had suggested he download Appleworks for this purpose; ooooops!
Can you think of a quick and dirty PPC app to download?
Yes, he has Rosetta installed...
I am almost positive that the problem is that his game was released in 2003 when OS X was 10.2.x and it just will NOT function in Snow Leopard without some patch or upgrade.
I am getting my hands on a copy of this game tomorrow, so I will go down that path for him, too!

VOIP and Leopard

I've had a PowerBook for the past seven years - the little 12" guy, and loved it because I travel a lot. A few weeks ago it died after many years and miles of trouble free service. I recently purchased a MacBook with Leopard 10.5.2 pre-installed. As a traveller, I use Vonage VOIP through their Softphone application. I've downloaded it to my new MacBook and find that it is slow to launch and unexpected quits in the middle of a phone conversation and always unexpectedly quits when I hang up. Is there a compatibility problem between Vonage Softphone and Leopard? If so, can I still buy a copy of Panther and install it on my new MacBook? The ability to use the Vonage Softphone is more important to me than the latest and greatest version of the operating system. Thanks.

Thanks Thomas. Another chap suggested I contact Vonage and I'll try that but as you have pointed out Vonage is probably behind in updating thier versions. I'd try the Skype gladly but Skype is blocked in the Middle East which is where I'm working at the moment. Etislat doesn't like the competition so they block a lot of intenet based stuff. The other drawback to Skype is that it is only computer to computer and I need to be able to call a landline. My parents aren't into the internet. Cheers

DVD's and Leopard on a 1 GHz

I just ordered my first laptop off ebay a 1 GHz TiBook w/ stock hardrive and superdrive and 1 GB RAM and Leopard. So will I be able to play DVD's on this old computer ? I bought it basically for internet to go and wordprocessing but an occasional dvd on it wouldn't hurt.

DVD playback will be fine. It was (and still is) working fine on the original PowerBook G4 Titanium with as little as 400 MHz, so you don't need to be worried at all.

IMac (Late 2006) Stalls with EFI 1.2 and Leopard

A few days ago, I installed both the iMac 1.2 EFI Firmware update and Leopard on my late 2006 20" iMac. Since then, I've seen random momentary stalls throughout the system.
It sometimes happens while scrolling a web page, displaying a sheet, opening a stack, browsing CoverFlow, and so on. I don't know how to intentionally recreate it, it just seems to happen. It often (always?) seems to coincide with some disk activity.
I don't remember this behavior on the same hardware in the past, so either it's something with the firmware update or Leopard. Has anyone seen anything else like this?
Thanks in advance.

Some people reported various bugs after installing the firmware update. Shutting it off and turning it back was all that was needed to fix the bugs.

Endnote X1 and Leopard

Has anyone tried using Endnote X1 and Leopard? I can't open any files ("the document blabla couldn't be opened"), nor can I create a new library ("Failed to create library").
Anyone any ideas if this is fixable?

Fixed the problem. Originally I had no problems keeping the Endnote files wherever I liked, however it now only works with the Endnote files in Users/Library. A bit weird, but I can live with it.

Can I run Tiger and Leopard on the same computer

Hi folks.
I've been meaning to install Leopard for ages but have never got round to it (I bought the retail box when it first came out). I have upgraded my RAM to 2GB and my hard drive to 320GB with no problems.
My upgraded hard drive has been partitioned into 2 equal parts of 160GB. These appear on desktop as Mackintosh HD1 and HD2. HD1 is the disk with all my files, music, OS etc and HD2 is empty
I have 2 bootable clones of my present system - one is on a 160GB external and the other is the original 80GB HD that I replaced.
My question is this - can I install Leopard on to my 160GB external HD, then clone it on to the empty HD2. If I do this would I be able to run both Tiger and Leopard on the same Macbook?
Is there any problems with this plan? Would I be able to transfer between the 2 OS and how do I install Leopard on the external drive. Is it just a case of inserting the Leopard DVD and choose the external drive as the target?
As usual thanks in advance
Del

# Original Tiger in the internal HD, New Leopard in the external HD.
# New Leopard in the internal, Legacy cloned Tiger in the external.
# Split internal, one partition with Tiger, another with Leopard.
Leopard is backwardly compatible with older Macs, just make sure yours fulfills the minimum system requirements, both use the same filesystem format, so each can see the other. You can't run both at the same time, unless you purchase the server version of Leopard and run it virtualized. 99.9% of Firewire external HD's are bootable, some USB's are bootable but have to test first. You can choose which system to boot from by pressing the Option key at boot time, before the chime. Just make sure the external HDD is plugged in and turned on if that's where you want to boot from.
When I migrated my PBG4 from Panther to Tiger, got an external FW HDD, cloned Panther onto it, upgraded using Archive and Install, cleaned up, customized and tested it. When I was satisfied all was ok, cloned the original Panther onto another partition of the external HDD, wiped and tested for failure the internal HDD, then cloned the known good and tested Tiger into it. Only thing that died along the way was my old and ancient Photoshop v2.x, that refused to run on Tiger.

Powerbook 12" and leopard

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