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iBook freezing, error related to video card in logs

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Hi,

My poor iBook G4 had an issue since yesterday. It suddenly hang, I restarted it, take a while to get the login window, but do not pass this windows. I let it cool all the night, it start this morning, pass the windows, show the desktop then hang...

But it's not dead: I sshed on it, and saw bunch of error messages in /var/log/system.log, such as "ATI 9700 fb overflow....", "ASIC HANG", etc (not exactly the message here). The log was full of such messages.

It was working pretty well 'till yesterday :(

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This can be the result of a corrupted system folder. To test this, try booting from your system installation disk. If that works go to the second screen pull down menu to Utilities > Disk Utility. Select your hard drive in the left hand column and see if you can repair it. This failing you may need to reinstall the system.

Unfortunatly, the DVD player is also dead. Is there a way to start a Repair disk from ssh ? Do not want to start any more, stucked on the blue screen. It may be the video card problem, also.

Vernet,

I don't know what a ssh is. You can connect to another Mac via Target Mode. Here's how: http://osxdaily.com/2010/04/07/how-to-bo...

mayer,

Hi SSH is a way to connect to the Terminal from another Mac. I need to find something to boot from, no the internal CD? Will try to put MacOsX on a USB Key... Here is what the log say: May 7 10:26:41 new-host-4 kernel[0]: ATIRadeon9700::wait_for_rb_space: Overflowed block waiting for FIFO space. Have 0, need 5. RBBM_STATUS 0x80010140 May 7 10:26:51 new-host-4 kernel[0]: ** ASIC Hang Log Start ** May 7 10:26:52 new-host-4 kernel[0]: 0x01014e56 4f000217 00000004 20080100

Vernet,

You can use a Firewire external hard drive with a system on it to boot from or use Target mode as explained above. You cannot boot from the USB port.

mayer,

I can boot 10.4 but not 10.5. What ever I tried, MacOsX Install Disk 10.4 can boot and start install, MacOsX 10.5 won't. I copied MacOsX Install disk on my iPod G2 and boot from it. 10.5 no success -blue screen-, 10.4 ok. What the %^&! ?

Vernet,

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