So far this is frustrating...( PLEASE HELP!)

tigerwoods99tigerwoods99
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
So I got a dual GHz G4 here, trouble is it is not connecting to the internet. First what I did was go into X and put in my info in the network stuff in OS X. With my G3 I connect to the internet using FreePPP software. I put in all the stuff that I could exactly how it is when I connect but it doesn't seem to be communicating with the network. Basically it is dialing normally and then seems as if it is connecting. Then it will just say "Disconnected".



Also I agree that X is harder than 9. I was trying the then reboot into classic (9.2.2) and it kept giving me errors. So then after a while I got it switched so I am now booting into 9.2.2 exclusively. I thought for the time being I could get on through 9 but I was dead wrong. I had all the FreePPP as is on my G3 (that Im using right now at 600x something resolution on an old monitor! ) and it says cannot connect no dial tone. WTF! I am not dumb here and was to assume that if I put all my ish into the OS X network ish then I could connect fine. This is really frustrating......



I ran a couple tests and assure you I will run a full series once I can get on the internet. Here are two:



Altivec Fractal Carbon Test- 7753.9 Mflops



iTunes 2 Convert to MP3- 19.7 @192Kbps

that seems low....



I don't have any games right now to test out (i.e. the infamous Quake III benchmark). If anyone can tell me where to get an X demo I will run that.



P.S. Now that I've made it boot into OS 9, how do I change it back to X? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 8
    johnkentuckyjohnkentucky Posts: 68member
    1. Congrats on the dual ghz! I'm jealous!



    2. If you can't connect, how are you posting here? Different mac I am assuming. Can you call your ISP and ask them?



    3. Quake3.....you need the full version to run it on OSX. You can get the X beta here: <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=8961&db=macosx"; target="_blank">http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=8961&db=macosx</a>;



    4. To boot back into OSX, go under your Apple Menu items/Control panels/start up disk
  • Reply 2 of 8
    tigerwoods99tigerwoods99 Posts: 2,633member
    I'm on my G3 (albeit using the IIci's monitor!) so luckily I can still get on here. I think the problem could be that my ISP needs some software for X. That's what my dad said and he will check it out tomorrow.



    Another problem. Using Sherlock I cant search for anything! WTF! it gives me an error. I think it says something about indexing the hard drive. how do I index the hard drive? I wanted to get to the Terminal so I could change the GUI but can't cause I can't find it.... hmmm......



    I just hope I don't have a repeat here...



    BTW this machine is fast. I thought the 933 in the store was a dual GHz seriously.
  • Reply 3 of 8
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    The terminal is in Applications/Utilities.
  • Reply 4 of 8
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    indexing the hard drive is done automatically when you open Sherlock. It analyzes each file so that you can do the search by content which allows you to search for words within documents
  • Reply 5 of 8
    /mandolux//mandolux/ Posts: 648member
    [quote]Originally posted by TigerWoods99:

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    P.S. Now that I've made it boot into OS 9, how do I change it back to X? Any help is greatly appreciated.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Are you familiar with 'Startup Disk' in the control panel? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
  • Reply 6 of 8
    tigerwoods99tigerwoods99 Posts: 2,633member
    Ok check out the message I get when trying to search in Sherlock:



    "Please finish entering search information. Enter the text to search for and select a hard disk or folder to search. If you're doing a custom search, select custom search settings by clicking edit"



    i've done all that, I'm not a complete idiot. So what the f*ck is wrong with it?



    Plus I cant find anything on the desktop.....
  • Reply 7 of 8
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    I'm not sure why this was closed, but I'm going to open it and move it to the Genius Bar.



    Dual processor Macs have had problems staying connected with modems since OS X first appeared. It shouldn't be as bad as it seems to be for you, though. Try the <a href="http://discuss.info.apple.com"; target="_blank">Apple Tech Support Forums</a>.



    Sherlock won't index the entire OS X partition (and it will say so in its volumes list), so if you're searching the entire hard drive, you'll get a complaint to that effect. Try searching your user account.



    To boot back into OS X, choose the OS X folder in OS 9's startup disk control panel and reboot, or reboot and hold down the option key, then click on the 'X' button and click the forward arrow.
  • Reply 8 of 8
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Amorph, I hadn't closed it... i had moved it to Genius bar...
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