James Snedeker
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Q: Problems using 10.4.11 w/Internet

My dad has a G4 with 10.4.11.  The computer is the old tower kind.  He has a Sony Trinitron monitor.

 

He uses AOL for email and that works very well.  But when he tries to go on the Internet, URLs often take a very long time to load--he said up to 15 minutes sometimes.

 

Also, when web pages do load, they are often not centered on the screen, and using the scrolling bars doesn't help--you never can see the entire page.

 

I think it's due to the oldness of his OS.   What do you think?  Is there a way to fix this?

Posted on Feb 2, 2014 12:29 PM

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Feb 2, 2014 12:40 PM in response to James Snedeker
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    Feb 2, 2014 12:40 PM in response to James Snedeker

    Hi James,

     

    Sounds like muktiple problems.

     

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

     

    "Try Disk Utility

     

    1. Insert the Mac OS X 10.4 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 & clear caches.)

     

    If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.

     

    TenFourFox is the most up to date browser for our PPCs, they even have G4 & G5 optimized versions...

     

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

     

    I'd avoid vesrion 24 though, as it no longer supports plug-ins like Flash.

     

    SeaMonkey seems pretty fast also, with many options...

     

    http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

     

    http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/

     

    Might also look into iCab & OmniWeb versions.

     

    And finally...

     

    Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712

     

    Is that Interface dragged to the top of Network>Show:>Network Port Configurations and checked ON?

     

    The Interface that connects to the Internet, needs to be drug to the top of System Preferences>Network>Show:>Network Port Configurations and checked ON.

     

    Then... Try putting these numbers in Network>TCP/IP>DNS Servers, for the Interface you connect with...

     

    208.67.222.222

    208.67.220.220

     

    And if not in the EU, disable IPv6.

  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Feb 3, 2014 11:43 AM in response to James Snedeker
    Level 6 (8,506 points)
    Classic Mac OS
    Feb 3, 2014 11:43 AM in response to James Snedeker

    You can get reasonable browsing with 10.4.11 & TenFourFox.  Something is amiss.

     

    Try looking at activity monitor.

     

    Once you figure out the problem & you continue to want to use the machine.

     

    Eventually, you should max out the memory on this machine. owc/macsales

  • by Neville Hillyer,

    Neville Hillyer Neville Hillyer Feb 4, 2014 5:21 AM in response to James Snedeker
    Level 4 (1,877 points)
    Mac OS X
    Feb 4, 2014 5:21 AM in response to James Snedeker

    Which G4 model, what speed, how much memory?

     

    Some people are very happy with Safari on OS X 10.4.11 so I don't think it is the age of the OS.

     

    Carefully try all the maintenance items advised and report back here.