Nando17
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Q: My safari browser is version 4.1.3 and started to crash often. How can I fix it so it does not crash anymore?.

Hello there,

 

I have G4 Ibook with the following specifications:  serial number 4H5290VTS87 and upgraded to MacOSX TIGER. My Safari browser is version 4.1.3. Started to crash I do not know why. So far I got a new browser "TenFourFox" and is working great with no crashing at all but I would like to get back to Safari if I can because run everything faster and smoother.

I have tried the disk utility application to find out if my system needed to be repair something inside and is working good nothing needed to be repair, I even put the installation disk to run disk utility and it show me all is working fine but it did make the computer run faster for sure except safari browser keeps crashing so I quit safari and decided to find different browser until I find through you what I can do to fix it, if I can not fix it then I will continue with the new browser.

 

My impression so far is the operation system can not be upgraded more therefore this version of safari can not be upgrade either. Please let me know.

 

Fernando

iBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on May 25, 2014 7:47 PM

by Lyssa,Solvedanswer
Lyssa Lyssa
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A:

Safari 4 is very old at this point. Safari 7 is the latest version so my guess is most websites are no longer supporting Safari 4, which is why you're seeing it crash so much.

 

Your iBook might be able to run Leopard, but finding a retail copy of Leopard is tough and can be costly, so you may as well stick with Tiger.

 

Switching to another browser is the way to go.

 

~Lyssa

Posted on May 25, 2014 7:58 PM

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  • by Lyssa,Solvedanswer

    Lyssa Lyssa May 25, 2014 7:58 PM in response to Nando17
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    May 25, 2014 7:58 PM in response to Nando17

    Safari 4 is very old at this point. Safari 7 is the latest version so my guess is most websites are no longer supporting Safari 4, which is why you're seeing it crash so much.

     

    Your iBook might be able to run Leopard, but finding a retail copy of Leopard is tough and can be costly, so you may as well stick with Tiger.

     

    Switching to another browser is the way to go.

     

    ~Lyssa

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    Nando17 Nando17 May 25, 2014 8:58 PM in response to Nando17
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    May 25, 2014 8:58 PM in response to Nando17

    Thank you Lyssa for the advise. I would try to find the leopard disc installation through Apple and other sources.

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer May 26, 2014 12:51 PM in response to Nando17
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    May 26, 2014 12:51 PM in response to Nando17

    You could get and use a browser built on a custom version of Mozilla code

    that would run OK in OS X Tiger 10.4.11 as well as OS X Leopard 10.5.8;

    however this one does not directly support Flash plugins, so web content

    relying on that function will not work. Otherwise, if you get the version for

    your series of processor (PowerPC G4 shows two versions in download)

    that can do well enough for most casual browsing w/ some security.

     

    •TenFourFox:

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

     

    Another browser that should be available for use in Tiger & Leopard, is

    iCab; this will run freely but is shareware and a prompt will appear on a

    re-occuring basis like a fade-in/fade-out image, asking you to buy it.

    There are a few features in iCab that set it apart from others, it is OK.

     

    •iCab - Internet Browser - Downloads: (for Tiger 10.4, note v. iCab 4.9)

    http://www.icab.de/dl.php

     

    If you contact the main Apple number, (800MYAPPLE) some users had

    been able to ask for an operating system specialist, provide a serial

    number for their Mac computer, have method of payment handy, and

    the lucky ones were able to order a "Replacement OS X 10.4 DVD" or

    a "Replacement OS X 10.5 DVD" from Apple directly. These are White-

    Label, and should work across several models of PPC (G4/G5) Mac

    to install a complete basic OS X, in the supported hardware, and be

    good to use as a means to upgrade to the last supported OS X for PPC.

     

    If your iBook has a processor less than 867MHz speed, it would not be

    able to be upgraded past Tiger 10.4.11; if it has a cpu faster than that,

    it should be able to use the OS X 10.5 system install DVD.

     

    So if you are among a lucky few, you may be able to order Apple disc(s)

    direct from an expert, the system replacement discs with white label. For

    the older Macs as noted above (and when available) had a cost of about

    $20 per each. There may be an additional shipping fee, but still if you can

    get either one or both OS X versions on Apple media, that's a deal.

     

    About the Safari 4.x browser, crash. Had you repaired disk permisssions

    in the system by use of Disk Utility? I'd safe-boot startup first, repair disk

    permissions, then restart to see if it helps. You may also be able to get

    a replacement download of the same old Safari browser from Support

    online, should there be a need to, in the course of troubleshooting it.

    http://support.apple.com/downloads/#safari old version download page

     

    You can use Safari to assign another browser to be system default, so

    a different one will launch (see Safari prefs) instead of older Safari. I

    have SeaMonkey for PPC (works in OS X 10.5) set as default.

     

    Good luck & happy computing!

    edited