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PowerBook 3400 modem problems: Too hot to handle?

Greg Hyra claims that at least some of the reported connection problems with the modems in PowerBook 3400s are due to the high internal temperature of the 3400 after it has been on for awhile. He writes that when his temperature control strip indicated that the temperature was 98 degrees (which was shortly after starting up), the modem worked. After awhile, the temperature moved up to 106 degrees. The modem then would not reconnect. "The only way it would work again was to put the machine to sleep and let the thermally-challenged modem cool off. This has proven to … Read more

PowerBook 3400 extension conflicts: a follow-up

Regarding the several conflicts noted last time:

a. CyberFinder and the loss of the Power key shut down message Dirk Munson (of Aladdin) writes: "This is an issue that we are aware of that only affects newer PowerBook models (PPC only I believe). Unfortunately, there is currently no fix available."

b. Type 10 errors when waking from Sleep Several readers (John David Dionisio was the first to email me on this) have confirmed that this problem only occurs when AppleTalk is active and Ethernet is selected as the Connection method (from the AppleTalk control panel). Keeping AppleTalk off … Read more

Other updates to be included with Mac OS 8: Drive Setup 1.3 and more

Speaking of updated software to be included with Mac OS 8, we have received word from Apple that the previously mentioned bug-fix Drive Setup 1.3 will be released as part of Mac OS 8. It will likely be available separately some time after that.

Open Transport 1.2 will ship with Mac OS 8. According to Apple, "this version will fix some significant bugs." OpenDoc 1.2 and Cyberdog 2.0 will also be included with Mac OS 8.

Also (as noted on the MRP today) Mac OS 8 Product Manager Peter Lowe states that the Epsy … Read more

CFM-68K OSL 1.2 crashing bug: the fix is in for Mac OS 8

Awhile back, we posted an item about PointCast's discovery of a bug in the latest version (1.2) of ObjectSupportLib (a component of CFM-68K 4.0). We have now received some follow-up info on this subject from Tony Gentile (of PointCast):

"The bug causes system crashes to occur if CFM applications are quit in a different order than they were launched. Apple fixed the OSL 1.2 bug in Mac OS 8.0b5; we have confirmed the fix in our QA Lab. We have asked Apple to release a fix for pre-Tempo systems; they are currently investigating this, … Read more

Alert! Using HDT 2.0.6 to reformat (with multiple volumes) certain internal IDE drives may prevent further access to the driv

Rolf von Andrian reformatted the internal IDE drives of several Power Mac 4400 and Motorola 3000/180 machines - using FWB's Hard Disk Toolkit 2.0.6. Both models use Seagate ST31267A drives. He selected to make two partitions on each drive. After doing so, he tried to install system software on the drives from an external SCSI drive. However, the machines froze midway in each case. After this, he was unable to successfully start up the machines - even when using a bootable CD-ROM or floppy disk. The only way he could get the machines to boot was … Read more

Odds & Ends

a. Gear Box 1.0 Rockstar's Internet utility, Gear Box, is now out.

b. Adobe on troubleshooting Adobe has a page with some basic troubleshooting advice for dealing with system errors. (Thanks, Paul Amundson.)

c. AppleVision possible fix Michael Zwick reports that an Apple Support statement on Apple's Discussion Boards, recommends plugging the AppleVision monitor directly into a wall outlet - rather than to a multi-plug power strip - as a potential solution for the problem of the monitor not turning on after a restart. However, this is not likely to be the solution for all instances of … Read more

Illustrator 7 printing problems: a follow-up

Regarding the printing problems with Illustrator 7 ( mentioned last time), a reader sent in a statement from Adobe on the subject.

Also, two more readers weighed in with their comments:

a. Jeff Montgomery noted that the Release Notes for Illustrator 7 "indicate that separations, at least, are not possible with a Level 1 interpreter."

b. Contrary to another reader's suggestion, James Magee claimed to have the printing problem even on Level 2 Postscript devices.

Problem copying/saving text on a web page?

Having trouble successfully saving or copying a page in your web browser to a text file? Check this tidbit out (as noted on the Mac-Wizards mailing list):

An align="left" tag in the first table tag can prevent the copy text from working. Remove the tag and it should work fine. However, the problem seems to occur only with Netscape, not with Explorer.

Deleting Multi-resolutions preferences: a follow-up

Several readers pointed out that you can delete the preferences file for Multi-resolutions (or any other Control Strip module) without having to delete the entire Control Strip preferences file ( as suggested last time).

The trick is to use ResEdit. Open the Control Strip Preferences file. Then open the "pref" resource. Here you will see a list of the preferences for each module that has any preferences. You can then cut the preferences just for the module you wish.

Also, Cristian Viola notes that if your screen goes black after selecting a resolution - so you cannot see the … Read more

Extension conflicts on my PowerBook 3400

While dealing with the desktop rebuild problems on my 3400 (running Mac OS 7.6.1), as just noted, I first became aware of several other conflicts (which probably predated the desktop problems). It took a long afternoon of using Conflict Catcher to work all of it out. The causes of some of them were a bit strange and unexpected. For example:

1. Power key and CyberFinder When holding down the Power key, the message that should appear (asking whether you want to shut down) no longer appeared. Disabling CyberFinder brought this feature back.

2. CD-ROM and Profiler Apple System … Read more