Problem with Jaguar

MacFan26 · Jan 11, 2003, 07:21 PM

As much as I love Jaguar right now, I do have one problem. I haven't shut down my computer in a while because every time I turn it on, I find my system preferences reset. I'm running Jaguar on a PowerBook G3. My dock, desktop, and finder toolbars are set back to default, and also, my Safari and Chimera bookmarks are deleted, along with my preferences for those programs. If anyone has an idea as to what would cause this, advice would be greatly appreciated!

zimv20 · Jan 11, 2003, 07:42 PM

this is just a guess. perhaps your logic board battery is dead? (or wherever that little battery is)

i'll poke holes in my own argument -- i would suspect that if your main battery is still good, or you're on wall power, those settings would remain.

good luck

Billicus · Jan 11, 2003, 08:11 PM

Maybe. I would also venture a guess that his preferences aren't being saved. Maybe you should try opening Disk Utility and running Repair Permissions. That might help. If not, it's probably the battery.

morlium · Jan 11, 2003, 08:33 PM

I would definitely check the permissions.
They're the most common solution to annoying Jaguar bugs.

gl.

Taft · Jan 11, 2003, 08:35 PM

There's a couple of things I can think of all pointing to the same underlying problem: messed up permissions.

You could try to repair permissions from Disk Utility. If you've been messed around in the command line, you could have screwed up permissions. You may have to manually repair them in that case. You migh also check that the login you are using is properly setup in Accounts in the System prefs.

Another possible explanation is Jaguar's caching problem. This is not likely given that the Bookmarks aren't saving (though that could be a seperate problem, I suppose). You could try to empty the cache using a tool (check on versiontracker.com--search for 'cache' and 'Jaguar').

Hope this helps.

Taft

MacFan26 · Jan 12, 2003, 02:34 AM

Wow, I feel so stupid! I should have known to repair permissions, now everything is back to normal. Thanks so much for all your help.

rainman::|:| · Jan 12, 2003, 03:18 AM

Glad you've found a fix; however i had this problem but it was mainly with screen dimensions-- i like having my screen extend to the edge of it's area, not the shrunken version it ships with. Reparing permissions worked for me, but every 3rd restart or so it would happen again, and i'd be stuck repairing permissions *again*. i had to do a fsck and repair permissions at the same time to permanantly aleviate the problem. something to keep in mind if it happens again--

pnw

Jan 11, 2003, 07:21 PM	#1
MacFan26 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, California	Problem with Jaguar As much as I love Jaguar right now, I do have one problem. I haven't shut down my computer in a while because every time I turn it on, I find my system preferences reset. I'm running Jaguar on a PowerBook G3. My dock, desktop, and finder toolbars are set back to default, and also, my Safari and Chimera bookmarks are deleted, along with my preferences for those programs. If anyone has an idea as to what would cause this, advice would be greatly appreciated! __________________ 15" 1.67GHz PowerBook, 5G black iPod 60GB, 22" Viewsonic display, bt apple keyboard, Logitech MX1000 mouse, Lacie 250 GB external drive

Jan 11, 2003, 07:42 PM	#2
zimv20 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: chicago	this is just a guess. perhaps your logic board battery is dead? (or wherever that little battery is) i'll poke holes in my own argument -- i would suspect that if your main battery is still good, or you're on wall power, those settings would remain. good luck __________________ "Legacy code" often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling. -- Bjarne Stroustrup

Jan 11, 2003, 08:11 PM	#3
Billicus macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Charles City, Iowa	Maybe. I would also venture a guess that his preferences aren't being saved. Maybe you should try opening Disk Utility and running Repair Permissions. That might help. If not, it's probably the battery. __________________ "...I know it's hard when you're up to your armpits in alligators to remember you came here to drain the swamp." - Ronald Reagan February 10, 1982

Jan 11, 2003, 08:33 PM	#4
morlium macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2002	I would definitely check the permissions. They're the most common solution to annoying Jaguar bugs. gl. __________________ Check out my latest work.

Jan 12, 2003, 02:34 AM	#6
MacFan26 Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, California	Wow, I feel so stupid! I should have known to repair permissions, now everything is back to normal. Thanks so much for all your help. __________________ 15" 1.67GHz PowerBook, 5G black iPod 60GB, 22" Viewsonic display, bt apple keyboard, Logitech MX1000 mouse, Lacie 250 GB external drive

Jan 11, 2003, 08:35 PM	#5
Taft macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago	There's a couple of things I can think of all pointing to the same underlying problem: messed up permissions. You could try to repair permissions from Disk Utility. If you've been messed around in the command line, you could have screwed up permissions. You may have to manually repair them in that case. You migh also check that the login you are using is properly setup in Accounts in the System prefs. Another possible explanation is Jaguar's caching problem. This is not likely given that the Bookmarks aren't saving (though that could be a seperate problem, I suppose). You could try to empty the cache using a tool (check on versiontracker.com--search for 'cache' and 'Jaguar'). Hope this helps. Taft

Jan 12, 2003, 03:18 AM	#7
rainman::\|:\| macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: iowa	Glad you've found a fix; however i had this problem but it was mainly with screen dimensions-- i like having my screen extend to the edge of it's area, not the shrunken version it ships with. Reparing permissions worked for me, but every 3rd restart or so it would happen again, and i'd be stuck repairing permissions again. i had to do a fsck and repair permissions at the same time to permanantly aleviate the problem. something to keep in mind if it happens again-- pnw

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