Comments on: Upgrading to Leopard on a Powerbook G4

By: Pete Hindle

Pete Hindle — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:59:29 +0000

Thanks Jim – I hope your laptop does okay. However, I think the extra gig of RAM will be a big help whatever happens!

Maybe it’s worth reinstalling Leopard again, but I have the feeling that the fan noise is really coming from extra stuff inside the new operating system, such as Front Row.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:46:35 +0000

Hmmmm, PB kernel panicked twice before really booting Leopard ? Something doesn’t seem right about that in so far as any upgrade or update is concerned. I’ve read horror stories about updates with G4 PB’s back from days of Panther, Jaguar and Tiger of those same issues (kernel panics and fan activity), only the hdd died shortly afterward, and sometimes the PB simply never booted.

I’m getting a gig of PC2100 (up from 640 MB) and Leopard (migrating from Tiger) shortly (awaiting UPS and USPS), I hope my experiences aren’t like your’s. Then again, my PB never has balked at upgrades and updates. Your horror story of incessant & constant fan noise sounds like reliving 2003 and beyond again. Mine’s a 12″ 867, the Leopard min spec model, the fan was relatively active around 47-52* C, and upgrades and updates get her to 63* C easily if they are prolonged service pack-like OS X dmg’s. I hope she’s strong enough to withstand that cardio stress test for Leopard.

By: brendadada

brendadada — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:10:36 +0000

I like this latest one. Is it different again?

Asking myself if I really need three columns now, and I think I do. Please let me know if you see something useful. My ftp isn’t working, mind. Feh.

By: Pete Hindle

Pete Hindle — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:43:51 +0000

Mine theme ist wundabar.

Actually, I’m not sure about this one, but the guy who made it also does a very good one in English too.

By: brendadada

brendadada — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:07:28 +0000

Cripes, another new theme!! This is so exciting. German!!

I probably need to get out more.