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Mac 0S X 10.4.11 Safari is not showing website images

Hi everyone,


I have an old IMAC from 2011 Mac 0S X Version 10.4.11 and I am having problems surfing the internet because when I visit certain websites its not displaying their website images.


There is also one other issue when I visit certain (most) websites even AOL Mail it cannot open the website and I get an error which reads "Safari Cant Open the Page - Because Safari cannot establish a secure connection to the server"


It does not have any other browser installed on it apart from Safari.


Does anyone know how I can fix this issue with the website images not being displayed? And the websites which are not opening?


Many thanks.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Jul 31, 2020 8:15 AM

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Jul 31, 2020 6:25 PM in response to Jamiesroom

What is the exact model of your Mac? You can get this information by entering your serial number here or here.


Web technology has advanced a lot in the years since OSX 10.4 was used and Tiger's version of Safari is too far out of date to access most websites today. None of the major browsers support 10.4, but I believe there is a modified version of Firefox or Chrome which has been made to work with older versions of macOS.


Another option may be to upgrade macOS to 10.11 El Capitan if your Mac meets the hardware requirements, but you may first need to upgrade to OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard by purchasing a retail version of 10.6 Snow Leopard DVD (one with a black label). Then if your Mac supports macOS 10.11 you can try installing it. If you can get your Mac online to access the Apple website, then you could try downloading the macOS 10.11 installer from here and try creating a bootable USB installer. I have no idea if the 10.11 installer will even allow you to install it to the Applications folder or whether the "createinstallmedia" tool will work with a version of macOS that is so old. Running OSX 10.6 first is likely a requirement.


Keep in mind your Mac may not have enough memory to run newer versions of macOS (4GB is recommended).


macOS 10.11 hardware requirements & download link for the installer:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT206886


macOS 10.11 installer download:

http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41424-20191024-218af9ec-cf50-4516-9011-228c78eda3d2/InstallMacOSX.dmg


Apple article for creating a bootable macOS USB installer:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

Aug 1, 2020 2:57 AM in response to HWTech

Hi there,


I checked to see if I can upgrade the operating system but Apple says you cant. And as the computer only has 1 GB of ram it does not have enough memory to run the more modern operating systems.


Its a 2006/2007 computer.


Specifications:


Model name: Imac

Model Identifier: Imac5, 1

Processor name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz

Serial number: 3U731009YAE


https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-2.16-20-inch-specs.html


Many thanks.



Aug 1, 2020 10:30 AM in response to Jamiesroom

It is not worth putting any money into the white iMacs. They had a lot of capacitor issues with their power supplies and Logic Boards plus many of them had LCD Panel issues especially as they aged. Plus if it still has the original Apple hard drive is is most likely worn out if not actually failing.


Normally I would suggest installing Linux on the computer which would give you an OS capable of using modern web browsers, but with only 1GB of RAM it would not be a very good experience since I find 4GB is best even with Linux, although I was able to enjoy a decent online experience running only 2GB of RAM on one highly customized Linux OS that removed most of the automatic easy to use features people expect from an OS these days. By removing all the automatic features from Linux I was able to get the OS to use only 70MB of RAM when booted to the Linux desktop (normal installs use about 400MB of RAM).

Aug 1, 2020 1:02 PM in response to HWTech

Hi there,


I found a fix to the problem and I wanted to share it with anyone who might be in a similar situation.


I downloaded - TenFourFox-FPR24-i386 browser from this website:


https://sourceforge.net/projects/tenfourfox/files/unstable/contrib/


And it runs perfectly on my old 2006 Imac and allows me to surf the web as I wanted. Apparently its a customized version of Firefox I believe.


Many thanks.

Aug 3, 2020 12:48 AM in response to HWTech

There is a newer (TenFourFox FPR25) version than this 'unstable' build v24 & can be downloaded

and installed according to an instructions page. The file is named TenFourFox_G3 and minor set

ups are required; on first-run to use this, in the Early 2006-2008? Intel-based Mac with Tiger 10.4.11

and Leopard 10.5.8. Suggestions & instructions to run this are in main floodgap TenFourFox site.


• Can 10.4Fx run on an Intel Mac with 10.4, 10.5 or 10.6?

https://github.com/classilla/tenfourfox/wiki/AAATheFAQ#can-104fx-run-on-an-intel-mac-with-104-105-or-106


Been using these for many years in a first edition MacBook1.1, 1.83GHz; runs Leopard 10.5.8 &

the latest regular build TenFourFox (This is released same time as All; ahead of 'unstable' build.)


~ With main versions; select it from among others. Only 'G3 TenFourFox' runs OK on Intel Mac.


From main site, read for general detail/choose TenFourFox_G3 for 'unsupported' intel Mac:

•TenFourFox: A fork of Mozilla Firefox for the Power Macintosh and Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard PowerPC

http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/


This one is the 'present up-to-date' across all versions of TenFourFox ~ other one lags weeks behind.

TenFourFox for G3 processors (latest Feature Parity Release has been on v25 for weeks now.)


Hope this helps set the record straight, to use actual latest build of compatible TenFourFox FPR;

best & affirmed by a month ahead.~ A cautionary is stated in Github above, about unstable one.

While in the official TenFourFox pages, to update MacBook ~ I download 7450 ("G4e") build for G4 Mini.


Good luck & happy trails!🌞🎣

Aug 4, 2020 1:28 PM in response to Jamiesroom

There are a few variables, so these may not work in similar yet slightly different build.


Usually the better result when attempting this, would be to be using Early Intel Mac

some core2-duo may be a path-too-far. The list of TenFourFox & 'custom Firefox' that

could function with Intel-based Mac does vary. I've been using stable' build G3 Ten2/4.


Thank you for the feedback. Figure the entire 'unsupported' or 'unstable' idea is like

an experiment. ~ In this, even the setup-path to use these may cause issues.

Also G4 versions, are specific to that hardware; same as G5. Not for intel-mac. ☕


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