dave9199 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Posted June 21, 2005 I downloaded the version of Stuffit posted here, but it didn't do anything when I tried to open it. I get this sometimes. Any ideas what is happening? Quote
Kalo Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 (edited) I wish I could help, Dave 9199. At first I thought that I needed to download a new version of Stuffit, but it turned out that the one I already had worked fine. Maybe just try again? Edited June 21, 2005 by Kalo Quote
Jim R Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 I downloaded the version of Stuffit posted here, but it didn't do anything when I tried to open it. I get this sometimes. Any ideas what is happening? ← It's been some years since I downloaded "Stuffit", but I don't recall ever trying to (or needing to) open "Stuffit" itself. "Stuffit" is used to open (decompress) certain files that you would otherwise be unable to open, so the only time I use it is when I'm prompted to (automatically) when opening a .zip file or something like that. Maybe you know all this, but it sounded like you were trying to open "Stuffit" after you downloaded it, which didn't seem to make sense to me. So, if you downloaded "Stuffit" successfully, the next step (following Mr. Dye's advice) would be to try downloading Mozilla again, and choose Stuffit when you get to the step that calls for it. If there is indeed a version of Mozilla for 8.6, then there's got to be a way (I would think) for you to successfully download it. Beyond this, the best advice I can give is... go to the nearest white courtesy phone and page Mr. Dye. Seriously, it might be helpful if you took detailed notes during your attempt to download Mozilla, and that way it might be easier to get help here from the guys who are computer savvy (not me). Hope this helps. Quote
Kalo Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 I'm far from computer savvy, as you might have guessed. When I downloaded Mozilla, my computer said that I did not have the proper program to expand what I had just downloaded and prompted me to select another program. I selected the version of Stuffit that I already had and, lo and behold, it worked. So here I am, having somehow blundered my way onward, as usual. Quote
Kalo Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 Macintosh, for the man who refuses to read the manual. (like manuals come with these things anymore...) Quote
dave9199 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Posted June 21, 2005 You've got a point Jim R. I would think Stuffit would load itself, but nothing happened after the download. The icon was a white paper, not the Stuffit icon. I have 4.5, but sometimes that does the same thing, it says it opens, then nothing happens. Other times it does it automatically. Quote
Jim Dye Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 (edited) Try to drag and drop the compressed mozilla application file onto the stuffit application. Perhaps you already have a stuffit application there in your applications or utilities folder? Edited June 21, 2005 by Jim Dye Quote
Jim R Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 I have Stuffit 5.5, which I downloaded back in 2000. So, maybe the first priority is to make sure you get a workable version of that up and running. When you say "nothing happens", you mean you select Stuffit (following a prompt) to open a file, and nothing happens? If so, that's happened to me too, but only with certain types of files, which I assume are PC-only. Regarding Jim's drag and drop idea, I'm confused... do you already have a Mozilla installer downloaded? Quote
dave9199 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Posted June 21, 2005 I tried the drag & drop with Mozilla, but both times it said insufficient space and I had 15GBs available. This info was in a log in the folder after I had installed it, but it never finished the install and there wasn't any installer icon anywhere. Does that make sense? Quote
Jim Dye Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 I tried the drag & drop with Mozilla, but both times it said insufficient space and I had 15GBs available. This info was in a log in the folder after I had installed it, but it never finished the install and there wasn't any installer icon anywhere. Does that make sense? ← I don't think that the 15 Gb available is right. If you have an older mac, the entire hard drive isn't that big. What is the model of your macintosh? Could you free up any space by deleting some files? Quote
dave9199 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Posted June 21, 2005 It originally had 10GBs I believe. I added 20 GBs. It's the first iMac that came out in 1998. I got it as a severence package from a job and it had Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Word for MacIntosh and some other stuff. I tossed what I didn't need and have a startup disc and backups of my programs I got for free!!! Quote
Jim R Posted June 23, 2005 Report Posted June 23, 2005 Up?... I can't add any more ideas, but I'm hoping to see this brought to a successful conclusion. At this point, it's like I watched the first 2 1/2 hours of a 3 hour movie. Quote
Jim Dye Posted June 23, 2005 Report Posted June 23, 2005 Can you open the Mac system profiler in the utilities folder or Apple Menu and post a screen print or cut and paste the system information that comes up? Also, control-click on your desktop hard drive and post the information that pops up. Maybe we can troubleshoot the problem! Quote
Kalo Posted June 23, 2005 Report Posted June 23, 2005 (edited) Jim R Posted Today, 03:25 PM Up?... I can't add any more ideas, but I'm hoping to see this brought to a successful conclusion. At this point, it's like I watched the first 2 1/2 hours of a 3 hour movie. Me, too. We're ALL rooting for you. Edited June 23, 2005 by Kalo Quote
dave9199 Posted June 24, 2005 Author Report Posted June 24, 2005 (edited) Software overview Mac OS overview Finder: 8.6 System: 8.6 US Active enabler: None At Ease: Not installed QuickTime: 6.0.3 File sharing: is off Startup device Name: Macintosh HD Type: Hard drive Location: ID = 0 Bus: Internal ATA Startup device Name: Macintosh HD Type: Hard drive Location: ID = 0 Bus: Internal ATA Memory overview Disk cache: 4 MB Virtual memory: is off Built-in memory: 128 MB Location Size Memory type J3/BOTTOM 64 MB DIMM J1/TOP 64 MB DIMM Video memory: 2 MB Backside L2 cache: 512K Memory overview Disk cache: 4 MB Virtual memory: is off Built-in memory: 128 MB Location Size Memory type J3/BOTTOM 64 MB DIMM J1/TOP 64 MB DIMM Video memory: 2 MB Backside L2 cache: 512K Hardware overview Model name: iMac Keyboard type: Apple USB Keyboard Processor info: PowerPC G3 Machine speed: 233 MHz FPU: Built-in Network overview Ethernet Link: up Speed: 100 Mbps Duplex: full Modem Name: iMac Internal 56K Protocol: V.90 Version: V2.100-V90 Status: Information gathered. Open Transport Installed: Yes Active: Yes Version: 2.0.3 AppleTalk Installed: Yes Active: No Version: Not available TCP/IP Installed: Yes Active: Yes Version: 2.0.3 Personal Web Sharing: is off Multihoming: is off Production information ROM revision: $77D.44B5 Boot ROM version: 3.0.f2 Mac OS ROM file version: 1.4 Edited June 25, 2005 by dave9199 Quote
Jim Dye Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 Maybe you should try turning on your virtual memory since you only have 128MB of physical memory. Find the memory control panel, open it, then find the check box that turns your virtual memory on. I would set it at 192 so you have 128 MB of physical memory and 64MB of virtual memory. Once you have changed the setting, you have to restart your computer. When you hear the chime, hold down the option and apple key as it reboots to rebuild your desktop file. There are some instructions here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10182 Give it a shot and let us know what happens! Quote
Jim Dye Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 I really suggest you upgrade to os 9.2. I'm pretty sure I have a disc around somewhere. Send me PM with your address and I'll send it along. Quote
Kalo Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 9.2 is what I'm running on my iMac DV, just a generation past yours. I had no problems downloading Mozilla and expanding it with Stuffit. Maybe it'll work for you, too. Quote
Christiern Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 (edited) 9.2 is what I'm running on my iMac DV, just a generation past yours. I had no problems downloading Mozilla and expanding it with Stuffit. Maybe it'll work for you, too. ← It sounds like Dave has the so-called bondi blue iMac, which was the first one. If so, just one generation will make a big difference. What works on the rest of the G3 iMacs often will not always run on the bondi blue. I have a couple of those here--one gathers dust, the other has 9.2 installed and is used for simple tasks. Mine really needs more memory. Before you install OS 9.2--which you should--you do have to perform a firmware upgrade. Edited June 24, 2005 by Christiern Quote
Jim Dye Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 I forgot about that firmware upgrade. Thanks, Chris! Quote
dave9199 Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Posted June 25, 2005 I heard OS 9 has USB problems and that's the main reason I never upgraded. Everything I have is USB. Is there any truth to this? Quote
Jim Dye Posted June 25, 2005 Report Posted June 25, 2005 I never had any USB issues in OS 9. Maybe some of the earlier drivers were a bit unstable in OS 9.0.4, 9.0.5. All of those issues were ironed out in 9.1 and 9.2. Quote
Christiern Posted June 25, 2005 Report Posted June 25, 2005 I don't have any USB problems on my old iMac, either. Quote
dave9199 Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Posted June 25, 2005 Forgive my ignorance, but which line tells me what version of firmware I have? Quote
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