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Cursor and PRAM Issues [message #339927] Tue, 21 March 2017 12:49 Go to next message
Sky King is currently offline  Sky King
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My MDD G4 has two hard drives, one with Leopard (10.5.8) and one with Tiger
(10.4.11). I run Leopard 99% of the time.

1. After archiving and reinstalling Leopard and all updates, the cursor now
exhibits aberrant behavior. It frequently flickers on and off, especially
when using Photoshop, and also displays as an 'empty' square or string of
squares through which the background can be seen. I've researched this
problem thoroughly, but none of the solutions I have found have worked.

2. One of the solutions suggested was to reset the PRAM/NVRAM. When doing
this in the typical manner (holding down the Command, Option, P, and R keys
at start-up) from Leopard, the computer starts up in Tiger from the other
hard drive!

What's going on here????

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Re: Cursor and PRAM Issues [message #339928 is a reply to message #339927] Tue, 21 March 2017 12:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Clark Martin is currently offline  Clark Martin
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Booting from the Tiger volume after PRAM Zap is normal, the startup disk parameter is stored in PRAM so it has been reset to a default value.

The aberrant cursor behavior doesn’t sound like a PRAM related issue. More likely it is a software conflict. Try creating a new user on the Leopard volume and see if the the same behavior occurs for that user.


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> On Mar 21, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Sky King <mcmurtreyjames@twc.com> wrote:
>
> My MDD G4 has two hard drives, one with Leopard (10.5.8) and one with Tiger (10.4.11). I run Leopard 99% of the time.
>
> 1. After archiving and reinstalling Leopard and all updates, the cursor now exhibits aberrant behavior. It frequently flickers on and off, especially when using Photoshop, and also displays as an 'empty' square or string of squares through which the background can be seen. I've researched this problem thoroughly, but none of the solutions I have found have worked.
>
> 2. One of the solutions suggested was to reset the PRAM/NVRAM. When doing this in the typical manner (holding down the Command, Option, P, and R keys at start-up) from Leopard, the computer starts up in Tiger from the other hard drive!
>
> What's going on here????


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Re: Cursor and PRAM Issues [message #339930 is a reply to message #339928] Tue, 21 March 2017 13:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Doug McNutt is currently offline  Doug McNutt
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I recently replaced the power supply on a G4 and just because it was
easy I checked voltage on the 15 V (something like that) lithium dry
cell on back-bottom corner of the motherboard. It was way below in
voltage and clearly printed 10 year lifetime. It's a half length triple
C and it wasn't hard to find in the neighborhood. It had been running
the clock while the machine was shut down.


On 03/21/2017 12:58 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
> Booting from the Tiger volume after PRAM Zap is normal, the startup disk parameter is stored in PRAM so it has been reset to a default value.
>
> The aberrant cursor behavior doesn’t sound like a PRAM related issue. More likely it is a software conflict. Try creating a new user on the Leopard volume and see if the the same behavior occurs for that user.
>
>
> Clark Martin
> A designated driver on the information Super Highway
>
>> On Mar 21, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Sky King <mcmurtreyjames@twc.com> wrote:
>>
>> My MDD G4 has two hard drives, one with Leopard (10.5.8) and one with Tiger (10.4.11). I run Leopard 99% of the time.
>>
>> 1. After archiving and reinstalling Leopard and all updates, the cursor now exhibits aberrant behavior. It frequently flickers on and off, especially when using Photoshop, and also displays as an 'empty' square or string of squares through which the background can be seen. I've researched this problem thoroughly, but none of the solutions I have found have worked.
>>
>> 2. One of the solutions suggested was to reset the PRAM/NVRAM. When doing this in the typical manner (holding down the Command, Option, P, and R keys at start-up) from Leopard, the computer starts up in Tiger from the other hard drive!
>>
>> What's going on here????
>

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Re: Cursor and PRAM Issues [message #339946 is a reply to message #339930] Tue, 21 March 2017 16:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
W.Adrian D'Alessio is currently offline  W.Adrian D'Alessio
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Is there a CUDA switch on this machine? Did you press it?


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On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 1:27 PM, Doug McNutt <douglist@macnauchtan.com>
wrote:

> I recently replaced the power supply on a G4 and just because it was easy
> I checked voltage on the 15 V (something like that) lithium dry cell on
> back-bottom corner of the motherboard. It was way below in voltage and
> clearly printed 10 year lifetime. It's a half length triple C and it wasn't
> hard to find in the neighborhood. It had been running the clock while the
> machine was shut down.
>
>
>
> On 03/21/2017 12:58 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
>
>> Booting from the Tiger volume after PRAM Zap is normal, the startup disk
>> parameter is stored in PRAM so it has been reset to a default value.
>>
>> The aberrant cursor behavior doesn’t sound like a PRAM related issue.
>> More likely it is a software conflict. Try creating a new user on the
>> Leopard volume and see if the the same behavior occurs for that user.
>>
>>
>> Clark Martin
>> A designated driver on the information Super Highway
>>
>> On Mar 21, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Sky King <mcmurtreyjames@twc.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> My MDD G4 has two hard drives, one with Leopard (10.5.8) and one with
>>> Tiger (10.4.11). I run Leopard 99% of the time.
>>>
>>> 1. After archiving and reinstalling Leopard and all updates, the cursor
>>> now exhibits aberrant behavior. It frequently flickers on and off,
>>> especially when using Photoshop, and also displays as an 'empty' square or
>>> string of squares through which the background can be seen. I've researched
>>> this problem thoroughly, but none of the solutions I have found have worked.
>>>
>>> 2. One of the solutions suggested was to reset the PRAM/NVRAM. When
>>> doing this in the typical manner (holding down the Command, Option, P, and
>>> R keys at start-up) from Leopard, the computer starts up in Tiger from the
>>> other hard drive!
>>>
>>> What's going on here????
>>>
>>
>>
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Re: Cursor and PRAM Issues [message #339947 is a reply to message #339927] Tue, 21 March 2017 17:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bruce Johnson is currently offline  Bruce Johnson
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On Mar 21, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Sky King <mcmurtreyjames@twc.com<mailto:mcmurtreyjames@twc.com>> wrote:

My MDD G4 has two hard drives, one with Leopard (10.5.8) and one with Tiger (10.4.11). I run Leopard 99% of the time.

1. After archiving and reinstalling Leopard and all updates, the cursor now exhibits aberrant behavior. It frequently flickers on and off, especially when using Photoshop, and also displays as an 'empty' square or string of squares through which the background can be seen. I've researched this problem thoroughly, but none of the solutions I have found have worked.


I agree with Kris, this is most likely a video card issue, and may well be merely coincidental to the re-install.


2. One of the solutions suggested was to reset the PRAM/NVRAM. When doing this in the typical manner (holding down the Command, Option, P, and R keys at start-up) from Leopard, the computer starts up in Tiger from the other hard drive

Entirely expected if the Tiger volume is the first one on the bus. Clearing the NVRAM deletes the value holding the preferred startup volume.

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Re: Cursor and PRAM Issues [message #339967 is a reply to message #339947] Tue, 21 March 2017 21:11 Go to previous message
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If this machine does have a CUDA it is separate issue having to do with
hardware config.
Very often forgotten on the pre G3 machines.

If anything was changed hardware wise such a machine with a CUDA would not
see the current config but be set for an old one.

HD changes, memory, bus cards etc.


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On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Bruce Johnson <johnson@pharmacy.arizona.edu
> wrote:

>
> On Mar 21, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Sky King <mcmurtreyjames@twc.com> wrote:
>
> My MDD G4 has two hard drives, one with Leopard (10.5.8) and one with
> Tiger (10.4.11). I run Leopard 99% of the time.
>
> 1. After archiving and reinstalling Leopard and all updates, the cursor
> now exhibits aberrant behavior. It frequently flickers on and off,
> especially when using Photoshop, and also displays as an 'empty' square or
> string of squares through which the background can be seen. I've researched
> this problem thoroughly, but none of the solutions I have found have worked.
>
>
> I agree with Kris, this is most likely a video card issue, and may well be
> merely coincidental to the re-install.
>
>
> 2. One of the solutions suggested was to reset the PRAM/NVRAM. When doing
> this in the typical manner (holding down the Command, Option, P, and R keys
> at start-up) from Leopard, the computer starts up in Tiger from the other
> hard drive
>
>
> Entirely expected if the Tiger volume is the first one on the bus.
> Clearing the NVRAM deletes the value holding the preferred startup volume.
>
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> College of Pharmacy
> Information Technology Group
>
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>
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