Mac Forum / General / General / June 2006

Hi. I'm trying to install linux on 1/2 of my mac mini. Problem is, I
can't get the thing to boot off the CD or DVD. I tried 3 different
linux flavors, and none works. Holding option down during boot gives
only the HD and no other options. I know the CDs work fine, because I

   is it posiible to install several system versions on one mac?
for instance a mac os 8.6 install and a mac os 7.6 on one machine?
And then somehow choosing at startup (or before a restart) which will
be loaded?

OK, this may be a dumb question, but:
I've been using DVDs for backups for the stuff on my 500 MHz Mac G4, but
wishing I could also write to CDs. While digging around in my System
Profiler I noticed something in the Extensions folders just below CD

...sometime during the my upgrades from 10.3.6 to 10.3.9.  It's a basic
Logitech with two buttons and a scroll wheel.  It works fine on my other
computers and I'm missing the scroll wheel functionality on my Mac.
What should I be checking?

This seems so simple yet having scoured Appleworks help, the answer
escapes me.
All my documents are rendered on the screen 2/3 size. It says the
document is 8 1/2" wide, it says they are 100% size, but when I measure

I remember reading somewhere that the regular maintenance scripts will
be run under Tiger even if the Mac is turned off for the night, thereby
eliminating the need for utilities such as Macaroni.
Or am I just imagining that?

I have my first Mac and am trying to figure out how to turn off the
sound effect that accompanies the booting of the computer.  I want to
keep the other sounds, but that one is a problem when I'm booting in a
quiet public place.  The Mac is a MacBook.  Thanks for any info offered ...

I've had X11 installed on my powerbook previously, but somehow lost the
X11 app.
I've tried reinstalling, but the installer says that a newer version
already exists.

Dear Friends,
Greetings from Brasil,
I´m a really new user of mac os and im setting up my new acquired old
performa with mac os 8.6.

Apple Mail (2.0.7), preinstalled on my iMac (OS 10.4.6), goes along
dutifully downloading my mail, except for periods of time that it
insists on my entering the password.  I do so, checking the box,
"Remember the password" and it will give me my mail, then ask for it

Has anyone clustered any Intel Macs?
The favorite software for clustering before seemed to be Pooch.  
Just to make sure its clear what I'm talking about:
http://daugerresearch.com/pooch/recipe.shtml

If there's another ng that's more appropriate for this,
please let me know, and I'll redirect. I'm interested in
hearing from people who have installed and used the
OS called Ubuntu on the G4 (esp. on an AGP graphics

MP3pro will play on anything that can play MP3.  The problem is that if
the device that you are playing the MP3pro with (software, portable
player, whatever..) doesn't supprt MP3pro then the quality SUCKS.
MP3pro rips the lower frequency at normal MP3 and uses the "pro" for

I recently inherited an iBook (10.3.9) off a colleague at work, having
been using an iMac (10.4.6) for the last few months.
I am not able to launch the Terminal window either from the dock or
from the Applications/utilities folder. Clicking on the icon does cause

My iMac G3 DV+  OS 10.4.6  has begun refusing all blank CDs.  It accepts
any previously burned disk and reads them perfectly...  My external CD
burner continues to work normally.  
Thanks in advance for your help.