Q: Upgrading eMac to OSX 10.5 - Problems!

Could be many things, we should start with this...

"Try Disk Utility

1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.

2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)

*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*

3. Click the First Aid tab.

4. Select your Mac OS X volume.

5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.

(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)

Any change?

A few things to consider:

1) Did you use a full retail install disk to install Leopard? Looks like this:

The gray system install/restore disks from another Mac wont do a proper job

2) How much free space on your hard drive did the installation leave? If you do the Archive & Install option, the old system folder is retained and that eats HD space. Highlight your hard drive icon on the desktop and then type command i to get this:

"Available" should be no less than 10-15 percent of "Capacity."

3) How much RAM is installed? Leopard wants more than Tiger; 1GB RAM is the real-world minimum for Leopard. If you have a 1.25Ghz or 1.42gHz eMac, you can safely install up to 2GB RAM if you get the RAM from the right place.

If you have a 1.25Ghz or 1.42gHz eMac, you can safely install up to 2GB RAM if you get the RAM from the right place.

I'm thinking about updating my eMac from 10.4.11 to 10.5 and the RAM from 1GB to 2GB. Where is the "right place" to get the RAM?

Thanks

Hi,

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/2700DDR1024/

BD linked to where I got mine. To make sure you can use 2GB RAM, do "About this Mac" to verify you have a 1.25 or 1.42Ghz processor.

Yes. likely 65% the Safe boot, which also clears many Cache files, 35% the update... which replaces several system files with new ones!

Great to hear.

Hi,

I have a Emac with 1Ghz & 768Mb of Ram and 40Gb Hd it's have 2.0 usb

Now I need to install 10.5 from 10.4.11 to run my Epson L200 print,

Can any one let me know what will be the performance after installing 10.5?

And can I install 2 Gb in the model?

THANKS...

Hi,

You can only have 1 GB of RAM in that model.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/emac/specs/emac_1.0.html

It'll run 10.5 OK, but will be slower than 10.4.11 because of the Video card.

Do any of these work in 10.4.11?

http://esupport.epson-europe.com/ProductHome.aspx?lng=en-IE&data=0ccCGROWIYN3dXi uwQp6HjgjdJ9OMRlwHjYazQIBWl0U003D&tc=6

As far as Scanning...

VueScan is not a free program, but it supports many scanners. <http://www.hamrick.com/>; The Epson L200 is listed as being supported.

For 10.4 printing I think the L210 driver will work...

http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php

I think the last 10.4 version is...

Gutenprint 5.0.2
gutenprint-5.0.2-ub.dmg  (16.5 MB)

  Gutenprint 5.0.2 is the latest release from the stable branch of Gutenprint 5.0. This release supports additional printers and offers some important bug fixes. It is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard). The updated uninstaller is also included and is Mac OS X 10.5.x compatible.

http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php

There is a little-known USB 2.0 eMac variant with a 1.0 gHz processor. It was sold exclusively to educational accounts but used ones are on the regular market now. It is mentioned in this everymac.com page:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/emac/specs/emac_1.25.html

in the italicized text near the end of the text block.

Other than the processor and optical drive it was identical to the USB 2.0 1.25 ghz models. You can confirm--and you should--by opening System Profiler in Applications > Utilitites and looking at the opening screen, Hardware Overview. The second line, "Machine Model" in OS 10.4, will read PowerMac4,4 if it's the older USB 1.1 logic board, but will read PowerMac 6,4 if USB 2. Only the 6,4 version can use 2GB RAM.

You can also use this Apple article to find the exact model from your serial number:

eMac: How to locate the serial number and identify your model - Apple Support

You should understand that a significant number of the 1.0 and 1.25 ghz USB 2.0 eMacs have a fatal logic board flaw that is no longer economically feasible to fix. See if your computer's serial  number falls in these ranges:

• G8412xxxxxx- G8520xxxxxx
• YM412xxxxxx - YM520xxxxxx
• VM440xxxxxx - VM516xxxxxx

If it does, I would not spend any money on it.

I have a 1.42ghz eMac USB 2.0 that has 10.5.8 and 2GB RAM. It runs quite well for an 11-year old computer.

I have a 1.42ghz eMac USB 2.0 that has 10.5.8 and 2GB RAM. It runs quite well for an 11-year old computer.

Yes, my most reliable Mac outside of my Quadra/630... just wish I was able to lift it!

Yes, my most reliable Mac outside of my Quadra/630... just wish I was able to lift it!

Oh yes! I tried upgrading the RAM in ours about six months after shoulder surgery. The RAM upgrade had to wait until Dear Son was visiting.

According to EveryMac.com it weighs 50 pounds. With no easy place to grab on, it seems even heavier!

Since it was an educational model, I bet not many were stolen from classrooms!