Strange behavior in CS3 WinXP not fixed by trashing Prefs file
My doc has many objects on multiple layers. 85% of the objects are strokeless filled objects, filled with only 5 different colors. A small number of the objects are not showing the correct fill color when placed over other objects. They show the correct color when moved. All layers are "normal" transparency, 100% opacity.
Tried trashing prefs file but that didn't help. Any ideas?
They are probably set to over print which is an object setting that stays with the file. However you should only be able to see the effet if you have Overprint Preview on and trashing the preferences should setyou back to the default of not having Overprint Preview on.
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Hi,
After moving from Win8 to Win8.1 (using WindowsStore update),
I observed sometimes that some command prompt Windows (ugly black MSDOS Windows) opens / closes Repetitively in my desktop.
At a moment where the computer was really busy, I was abble to see the title of this black window :
It was : C:\Program Files\Microsoft\OnlineManagement\Updates\Bin\omupdclt.exe
Can someone tell me how to prevent this strange behavior ?
Thanks in advance.
AC Soft.I have also openned a case at WindowsIntune support, and up to now, they replyed me this :
We have been able to reproduce this issue ourselves. We are currently working with our engineers to identify if there is a way to prevent these command prompts from launching.
So, while waiting, I Tried your solution.
On the Win8.1 computer that had the problem, i found an AccoundID value, with { }, and all letters in Uppercase, as described in your solution. So, the problem for me is not that AccountID is not populated...
When I looked at another Win8.1 computer that had not the problem, i found an AccountID value
without { }, and with all letters
in lowercase.
So I looked at a Win7 Virtual machine that was enroled into intune too, and that obviously didn't had the problem, and I found there an AccountID value without { }, and with all letters in lowercase, same as on the working computer.
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%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\OnlineManagement\Updates\Bin\omupdclt.exe /agentupdatenow
I rebooted the computer, and now, I wait to see if the problem is solved...
I will tell you what happened in some days...
AC Soft.
That process will not fix this issue. We have a fix coming in an upcoming service release.
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Compiler Error - No Fix With Trashing Pref's.
I'm attempting burn a project originally authored in DVDSP 3 through DVDSP 4 - however I get the infamous "Compiler File Error" immediately after initiating burn.
Reviewed previous posts about trashing Prefs, Repaing Permissions and trashing the PAR files associated with the project with no luck.
This is a HUGE gig - so any advice is much appreciated in advance.
Josh
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Welcome to Apple Discussions.
8lias wrote:
Does that mean that it is possible to do a hide/unhide menu bar option?
No, it only means you are able to do it because there is some corruption either in your Home folder or in the system. Let's find out:
Create a new account, name it "test" and see how your apps work in that User acct? (That will tell if your problem is systemwide or limited to your User acct.) This account is just for test, do nothing further with it.
Open System Preferences >> Accounts >> "+" make it an admin account.
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(Note: If you are running build 9C7010 do not install the Update.)
Remember to Verify Disk before update and repair permissions after update from /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.
If the problem does not appear in the test account try starting in "Safe Mode" (It will take a bit more time to startup because it runs a directory check first).
If that works go to System Preferences >> Accounts >> Login Items and remove them. Boot normally and test. If there are still problems, go to ~(yourHome)/Library/Contextual Menu Items and move whatever is there to the desktop. Then do the same with /Library/Contextual Menu Items. Lastly, try moving /Users/Home)/Library/Fonts to your desktop and restarting.
Log out/in or restart, if that sorts it start putting items back one at a time until you find the culprit.
Let us know.
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Hello All,
We are using Weblogic 5.1 SP11 and I am seeing a strange behavior when I use the
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prepended to the file name...Eg : index.jsp is translated into __index.java and pre-compiled
into __index.class. Now when i start the webserver and
then access this page, it does a re-compile and then
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Could someone please explain this phenomenon with WLS ??...How do
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__index.java 129 kB 3.06 PM
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By the Server on Request
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Please let me know if more information is needed....
Thanks,
Venkat
Hi.
Hmmm, hard to say. Please open a case with support on this.
Regards,
Michael
Venkat K wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I did check again to make sure that weblogic510sp11.jar
> is in the front. Any other suggestions ??
>
> Thanks,
> Venkat
>
> Michael Young <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Hi.
> >
> >When you invoke weblogic.jspc from the command line do you have weblogic510sp11.jar
> >at the front
> >of your classpath?
> >
> >One possibility might be that you have sp11 applied when running WLS but
> >not when you compile
> >from the command line, or vice versa.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Michael
> >
> >Venkat K wrote:
> >
> >> Hello All,
> >>
> >> We are using Weblogic 5.1 SP11 and I am seeing a strange behavior when
> >I use the
> >> JSPC pre-compiler.
> >>
> >> Using JSPC compiler, I get class/source files in the workingDir that have
> >two underscores
> >> prepended to the file name...Eg : index.jsp is translated into __index.java
> >and pre-compiled
> >> into __index.class. Now when i start the webserver and
> >> then access this page, it does a re-compile and then
> >> creates class files and source files that have one underscore prepended
> >to the file
> >> name Eg : index.jsp is precompiled into index.java and index.class.
> >>
> >> Also, the byte sizes of the two classfiles are different...What is the
> >reason for
> >> this occurence ??....I looked at index.jsp and it does not contain a <jsp:include>
> >> that could have potentially explained the issue...
> >>
> >> I have set the pageCheckSeconds in the weblogic.properties file to -1
> >and also we
> >> are using the exploded directory format....
> >>
> >> Could someone please explain this phenomenon with WLS ??...How do
> >> you let WLS know about the pre-compiled classes ???...
> >>
> >> By JSPC Compiler
> >> Name Size Time
> >> __index.java 129 kB 3.06 PM
> >> __index.class 34 kB 3.07 PM
> >>
> >> By the Server on Request
> >> Name Size Time
> >> _index.java 146 kB 3.22 PM
> >> _index.class 36 kB 3.22 PM
> >>
> >> Please let me know if more information is needed....
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Venkat
> >
> >--
> >Michael Young
> >Developer Relations Engineer
> >BEA Support
> >
> >
Michael Young
Developer Relations Engineer
BEA Support
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Strange behavior: action method not called when button submitted
Hello,
My JSF app is diplaying a strange behavior: when the submit button is pressed the action method of my managed bean is not called.
Here is my managed bean:
package arcoiris;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.faces.model.SelectItem;
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//Collected from search form
private String keyword;
private String country;
private int[] postcode;
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private int rating;
private boolean websiteExists;
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private List<SelectItem> availablePostcodes;
private List<SelectItem> availableRatings;
//Retrieved from ejb tier
private List<EstablishmentLocal> retrievedEstablishments;
//Service locator
private arcoiris.ServiceLocator serviceLocator;
//Constructor
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System.out.println("within constructor SearchManagedBean");
System.out.println("rating "+this.rating);
//Getters and setters
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return keyword;
public void setKeyword(String keyword) {
this.keyword = keyword;
public String getCountry() {
return country;
public void setCountry(String country) {
this.country = country;
public boolean isCommentExists() {
return commentExists;
public void setCommentExists(boolean commentExists) {
this.commentExists = commentExists;
public int getRating() {
return rating;
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this.rating = rating;
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return websiteExists;
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this.websiteExists = websiteExists;
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List<SelectItem> countries = new ArrayList<SelectItem>();
SelectItem si_1 = new SelectItem();
SelectItem si_2 = new SelectItem();
SelectItem si_3 = new SelectItem();
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si_1.setLabel("ecuador");
si_2.setValue("1");
si_2.setLabel("colombia");
si_3.setValue("3");
si_3.setLabel("peru");
countries.add(si_1);
countries.add(si_2);
countries.add(si_3);
return countries;
public void setAvailableCountries(List<SelectItem> countries) {
this.availableCountries = availableCountries;
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List<SelectItem> postcodes = new ArrayList<SelectItem>();
SelectItem si_1 = new SelectItem();
SelectItem si_2 = new SelectItem();
SelectItem si_3 = new SelectItem();
si_1.setValue(75001);
si_1.setLabel("75001");
si_2.setValue(75002);
si_2.setLabel("75002");
si_3.setValue(75003);
si_3.setLabel("75003");
postcodes.add(si_1);
postcodes.add(si_2);
postcodes.add(si_3);
return postcodes;
public void setAvailablePostcodes(List<SelectItem> availablePostcodes) {
this.availablePostcodes = availablePostcodes;
public List<SelectItem> getAvailableRatings() {
List<SelectItem> ratings = new ArrayList<SelectItem>();
SelectItem si_1 = new SelectItem();
SelectItem si_2 = new SelectItem();
SelectItem si_3 = new SelectItem();
si_1.setValue(1);
si_1.setLabel("1");
si_2.setValue(2);
si_2.setLabel("2");
si_3.setValue(3);
si_3.setLabel("3");
ratings.add(si_1);
ratings.add(si_2);
ratings.add(si_3);
return ratings;
public void setAvailableRatings(List<SelectItem> availableRatings) {
this.availableRatings = availableRatings;
public int[] getPostcode() {
return postcode;
public void setPostcode(int[] postcode) {
this.postcode = postcode;
public List<EstablishmentLocal> getRetrievedEstablishments() {
return retrievedEstablishments;
public void setRetrievedEstablishments(List<EstablishmentLocal> retrievedEstablishments) {
this.retrievedEstablishments = retrievedEstablishments;
//Business methods
public String performSearch(){
System.out.println("performSearchManagedBean begin");
SearchRequestDTO searchRequestDto = new SearchRequestDTO(this.keyword,this.country,this.postcode,this.commentExists,this.rating, this.websiteExists);
SearchSessionLocal searchSession = lookupSearchSessionBean();
List<EstablishmentLocal> retrievedEstablishments = searchSession.performSearch(searchRequestDto);
this.setRetrievedEstablishments(retrievedEstablishments);
System.out.println("performSearchManagedBean end");
return "success";
private arcoiris.ServiceLocator getServiceLocator() {
if (serviceLocator == null) {
serviceLocator = new arcoiris.ServiceLocator();
return serviceLocator;
private arcoiris.SearchSessionLocal lookupSearchSessionBean() {
try {
return ((arcoiris.SearchSessionLocalHome) getServiceLocator().getLocalHome("java:comp/env/ejb/SearchSessionBean")).create();
} catch(javax.naming.NamingException ne) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE,"exception caught" ,ne);
throw new RuntimeException(ne);
} catch(javax.ejb.CreateException ce) {
java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE,"exception caught" ,ce);
throw new RuntimeException(ce);
}Here is my jsp page:
<%@page contentType="text/html"%>
<%@page pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<%@taglib prefix="f" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core"%>
<%@taglib prefix="h" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"%>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="pragma" CONTENT="no-cache">
<title>JSP Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<f:view>
<h:panelGroup id="body">
<h:form id="searchForm">
<h:panelGrid columns="2">
<h:outputText id="keywordLabel" value="enter keyword"/>
<h:inputText id="keywordField" value="#{SearchManagedBean.keyword}"/>
<h:outputText id="countryLabel" value="choose country"/>
<h:selectOneListbox id="countryField" value="#{SearchManagedBean.country}">
<f:selectItems id="availableCountries" value="#{SearchManagedBean.availableCountries}"/>
</h:selectOneListbox>
<h:outputText id="postcodeLabel" value="choose postcode(s)"/>
<h:selectManyListbox id="postcodeField" value="#{SearchManagedBean.postcode}">
<f:selectItems id="availablePostcodes" value="#{SearchManagedBean.availablePostcodes}"/>
</h:selectManyListbox>
<h:outputText id="commentExistsLabel" value="with comment"/>
<h:selectBooleanCheckbox id="commentExistsField" value="#{SearchManagedBean.commentExists}" />
<h:outputText id="ratingLabel" value="rating"/>
<h:selectOneListbox id="ratingField" value="#{SearchManagedBean.rating}">
<f:selectItems id="availableRatings" value="#{SearchManagedBean.availableRatings}"/>
</h:selectOneListbox>
<h:outputText id="websiteExistsLabel" value="with website"/>
<h:selectBooleanCheckbox id="websiteExistsField" value="#{SearchManagedBean.websiteExists}" />
<h:commandButton value="search" action="#{SearchManagedBean.performSearch}"/>
</h:panelGrid>
</h:form>
</h:panelGroup>
</f:view>
</body>
</html>
here is my faces config file:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE faces-config PUBLIC
"-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD JavaServer Faces Config 1.1//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-facesconfig_1_1.dtd">
<faces-config>
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>SearchManagedBean</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>arcoiris.SearchManagedBean</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
<navigation-rule>
<description></description>
<from-view-id>/welcomeJSF.jsp</from-view-id>
<navigation-case>
<from-outcome>success</from-outcome>
<to-view-id>index.jsp</to-view-id>
</navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>
</faces-config>The problem occurs when the field ratingField is left blank (which amounts to it being set at 0 since it is an int).
Can anyone help please?
Thanks in advance,
Julien.Hello,
Thanks for the suggestion. I added the tag and it now says:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
I got that from the log:
2006-08-17 15:29:16,859 DEBUG [com.sun.faces.el.ValueBindingImpl] setValue Evaluation threw exception:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor118.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at com.sun.faces.el.PropertyResolverImpl.setValue(PropertyResolverImpl.java:178)
at com.sun.faces.el.impl.ArraySuffix.setValue(ArraySuffix.java:192)
at com.sun.faces.el.impl.ComplexValue.setValue(ComplexValue.java:171)
at com.sun.faces.el.ValueBindingImpl.setValue(ValueBindingImpl.java:234)
at javax.faces.component.UIInput.updateModel(UIInput.java:544)
at javax.faces.component.UIInput.processUpdates(UIInput.java:442)
at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processUpdates(UIComponentBase.java:935)
at javax.faces.component.UIForm.processUpdates(UIForm.java:196)
at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processUpdates(UIComponentBase.java:935)
at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processUpdates(UIComponentBase.java:935)
at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processUpdates(UIViewRoot.java:363)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.UpdateModelValuesPhase.execute(UpdateModelValuesPhase.java:81)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:200)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:90)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:197)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:81)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.CustomPrincipalValve.invoke(CustomPrincipalValve.java:39)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:159)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:59)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:856)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:744)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.MasterSlaveWorkerThread.run(MasterSlaveWorkerThread.java:112)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
2006-08-17 15:29:16,875 DEBUG [com.sun.faces.context.FacesContextImpl] Adding Message[sourceId=searchForm:ratingField,summary=java.lang.IllegalArgumentException)Do you see where the problem comes from??
Julien. -
Strange behavior ACR 4.5 W/CS3 on Intel MacPro W/ OS 10.4.11
I installed ACR 4.5 on my MacPro running OS 10.4.11 and all seemed fine except that if I open an image and try some settings with either a RAW or JPG file and then click on "CLOSE" the computer or CS3 the computer flashes bright for just an instant. as though I had triggered on of expose's hot corners. I have never seen this before. Obviously something is going on that the machine or CS3 does not like... and it never happened with ACR 4.4.1. Is there some place I can report this to the Adobe Beta folks for testing?
>Is there some place I can report this to the Adobe Beta folks for testing?
The Contact link at the top of this page. -
Strange boot bug; open firmware not working
Hi!
I have a powerbook Alu 15", 1.5Ghz. It runs OS X 10.4.2 with the latest security update. My problem started last Saturday.
The problem is that my pb will not restart nor boot on its own. The computer makes its usual chime, the hard-disk starts to spin for a few second, and then stops suddenly before anything is displayed on the screen (the display does not even light-up). If I press the option key after or before the chime, and keep it pressed, or the shift key, or the c key, or the t key, or the command-option-p-r key combination, or even the command-option-o-f key combination, the behavior is exactly the same: the disk starts to spin for a few second after the chime, and suddenly halts. The computer appears to shutdown on its own before the boot can even start.
Here is the strange part: the computer boots normally if I press the command key (this key on its own is not suppose to do anything). It also works if I press the command-s or command-v key combination. No other key combination seem to work.
Except for this strange boot behavior, the computer works flawlessly. I did not have any kernel panic for at least a year, the computer did not crash recently, everything works fine except for one small detail on which I will come back at the end.
I've tried to fix the problem by the following actions:
1) Clean install of Tiger with a new partitioning of the disk; I even zeroed the entire disk. This did not change anything so the problem is probably not OS related.
2) Reset of the PMU with the four finger salute: shift-control-option-power combination. No effect except that I lost the date/time information. Hence the reset worked.
3) Tried to reset the PRAM, but the command-option-p-r key combination does not seem to work.
4) Tried to load the open firmware with command-option-o-f, but this does not work either.
5) Memory seems ok. I have 1x256M of Apple RAM + 1x1G of RAM bought from OWC. I've had the OWC RAM for about a year without any problem. Anyway, I removed the 1G module and tried to boot on the 256M Apple module alone. Exact same behavior. Then I removed the Apple module and put back the 1G module. Exact same boot behavior. So the problem is not with my RAM, unless both modules have simultaneously developed a malfunction.
6) Tried to run the Apple hardware tests. However, for my machine, these tests come on the install DVD, in a special hidden volume. To boot on this special volume, one needs to boot with the option key depressed, and to select the boot volume from the open firmware interface. But this does not work on my machine, the computer seems to shut down before this interface can be activated!
So this problem is very strange. I can live with having to press the command key for booting my machine, but I would sure like to know what is going on here. Is the problem hardware related? Perhaps, but as I said, the machine works flawlessly except for the strange boot behavior.
Is the problem related to firmware? I think that this is the most probable option. What do you think? Maybe, the firmware got slightly corrupted? Maybe a bit got flipped in the flash memory? Is this possible? I guess so. But, what can I do? Should I contact my friendly local repairman?! I have to admit that this option scares me a little bit for such a strange problem. I would need an Apple engineer with boot related experience/expertise!
Now, here is a little bit of further information. I don't know if its related, but it is also very strange. I work with a dual screen configuration. Usually, I connect my screen and then I wake up the computer. Last week, I noticed that if I connect my second screen live, the system detects it automatically. I guess this is new to Tiger? Anyway, the strange behavior is that the computer then asks me if I want to sleep, restart or shutdown my pb, as if I had pressed the power button. But I did not press this button when I connected the dvi connector >:-o
Many thankHi Scott!
Almost every time the PowerBook woke after sleep, I got the 'Are you sure you want to shut down your computer now...' message.
I get this message upon wake only rarely, but every time I plug or unplug a display live.
The strange behaviour was tolerable, so I've lived with it for several months. But then when checking out the PowerBook discussions, I read about the failing lower RAM slot problems, and just out of interest, checked out my System Profiler....
Ok, so the good news is that my pb may continue to work for several months
My lower RAM slot appears to be ok for now.
Interestingly, I'm sure that the start-up problems began when I started using my PowerBook with a 23" Apple Cinema Display (a pink hued one, but that's another on-going saga) - and you too have mentioned that you use an external display, so I wonder if that's part of the cause of our start-up problems.
Yes, I've noticed the 'Are you sure you want to shut down your computer now...' message just a few days before noticing the strange boot problem (not sure if the machine booted in between). I use ViewSonic displays (one at home and one at the office), and several different projectors in different class rooms. From what I read, it is plausible that there is a link between this problem and the dvi port. Could it be that the boot sequence of mb is affected by a hardware problem on the dvi port? But not when a press the command key?!
Anyway, my machine is no longer under warranty, so I intend to live with the problem for as long as possible...
But I've been doing more regular backups since then.
Best wishes to you and your (almost) new machine!
Marc. -
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On to my next issue. Often when I'm typing the insertion point will jump to someplace other than where it should be or just disappear all together. I'm not doing anything to cause it to do this. I've been being really carefull to not to do anything wrong. I'ts often enough to be a real nuisance. It happened 7 times during my first post (Strange behavior from a PB G4) and 3 times during this one. Please help. Thanks.
Igor_G5 wrote:
... I thought about putting in a larger drive but when I looked up instructions for it i was surprized at how difficult it was.
Did you use the iFixit website? It has excellent pictures and instructions that are easy to follow.
Replacing any hard disk drive will be challenging for a paraplegic, but with someone's help it can be done fairly inexpensively. There are many tiny fasteners that require tiny tools. Use an egg carton to store them, separated by their location in the PowerBook.
Earlier PowerBooks are easier to work on than later ones.
I still use a PowerBook G4 on occasion, mostly for importing video for editing in iMovie. I upgraded its original 60 GB HD to a much larger one. If you were to do this you would need to locate the PowerBook's original System Install DVD to install and subsequently update OS X and all its original programs.
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Keep the number of icons on the Desktop to a minimum also. That makes a difference, for reasons that I do not fully understand. -
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