HELP screensaver keeps flashing on B/W g3...

ijimk · Aug 3, 2005, 07:51 AM

Ok so i have OS X tiger on a B/W G3 and everytime the screensaver trys to come on it starts to flash. It looks like it is trying to start the screensaver then the screen goes black. When i change the screensaver it works fine with the new one. Any ideas on what could be causing this???

rainman::|:| · Aug 3, 2005, 08:53 AM

which screensaver are you trying to run? if it's only a certain one, it's probably not supported by your video card.

ijimk · Aug 3, 2005, 09:43 AM

it is any of them and i had panther installed prior to tiger and they all worked fine. now the problem occurs the first time any screensaver is started after a fresh reboot. once it is changed th problem seems to go away but this never happened with panther.

Krazykrl · Aug 3, 2005, 09:58 AM

May not be related, but I have heard of some quirky things happening in Tiger if when you upgraded from Panther, you chose to 'Upgrade' instead of 'Archive and install'.

Do you remember these options?

ijimk · Aug 3, 2005, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazykrl

May not be related, but I have heard of some quirky things happening in Tiger if when you upgraded from Panther, you chose to 'Upgrade' instead of 'Archive and install'.

Do you remember these options?

I did archive install on it...

Krazykrl · Aug 3, 2005, 10:17 AM

Perhaps it is a memory issue? How much memory is installed?

ijimk · Aug 3, 2005, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazykrl

Perhaps it is a memory issue? How much memory is installed?

4 256mb sticks, so cpu reads 1 gig

Krazykrl · Aug 3, 2005, 11:04 AM

Try running a repair disk permissions. This fixes alot of silly things sometimes.

ijimk · Aug 3, 2005, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazykrl

Try running a repair disk permissions. This fixes alot of silly things sometimes.

tried that even tried using OnyX too...

Aug 3, 2005, 07:51 AM	#1
ijimk macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Here	HELP screensaver keeps flashing on B/W g3... Ok so i have OS X tiger on a B/W G3 and everytime the screensaver trys to come on it starts to flash. It looks like it is trying to start the screensaver then the screen goes black. When i change the screensaver it works fine with the new one. Any ideas on what could be causing this??? __________________ ijimk 60 gig iPod 5g; iPod shuffle; dual 1.8 ghz G5 nVidia 6800, 2 gig ram; 20" Cinema display; 1.8 ghz Macbook Pro

Aug 3, 2005, 09:43 AM	#3
ijimk Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Here	it is any of them and i had panther installed prior to tiger and they all worked fine. now the problem occurs the first time any screensaver is started after a fresh reboot. once it is changed th problem seems to go away but this never happened with panther. __________________ ijimk 60 gig iPod 5g; iPod shuffle; dual 1.8 ghz G5 nVidia 6800, 2 gig ram; 20" Cinema display; 1.8 ghz Macbook Pro

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Aug 3, 2005, 08:53 AM	#2
rainman::\|:\| macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: iowa	which screensaver are you trying to run? if it's only a certain one, it's probably not supported by your video card.

Aug 3, 2005, 09:58 AM	#4
Krazykrl macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: MA	May not be related, but I have heard of some quirky things happening in Tiger if when you upgraded from Panther, you chose to 'Upgrade' instead of 'Archive and install'. Do you remember these options?

Aug 3, 2005, 10:17 AM	#6
Krazykrl macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: MA	Perhaps it is a memory issue? How much memory is installed?

Aug 3, 2005, 11:04 AM	#8
Krazykrl macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: MA	Try running a repair disk permissions. This fixes alot of silly things sometimes.