PowerBook Display Corruption

[rtgwbmsr]

PB G3 233
160 MB RAM
Jaguar 10.2.3 (Only happened in 10.2, 10.2.1 and 10.2.2 I haven't seen it in 10.2.3)

Does anyone know what the cause of this is? Never happened in Mac OS 8 or 9. Usually I force shutdown the computer and it goes away, but it is very annoying.

Here's what it looks like (~600 KB)
http://www.akgames.net:8000/Downloads/Files/Personal/Cpt.tiff

[trc3]

Does it just happen randomly?  Or when you plug in another monitor or run a certian app or something like that?

[rtgwbmsr]

Just randomly on some startups

[billy_gates]

is that a screenshot taken from inside the computer or was that a camera picture.

If it was a screenshot there is something wrong with your video card (bad)
If it was a photo there is either something wrong with your video card or display (bad)

That really sucks Man.  If you ever feel the need to remove crap of such a minor sort from your presence send it to me (i'll even pay the shipping)

[psyjax]

Download and install the new upgrade. It fixes issues with old ATI cards, this may be what is causing the problem. As I understand it your pbook isn't even officially supported. Don't sweat it, I think the upgrade will fix it.

[rtgwbmsr]

quote: If it was a screenshot there is something wrong with your video card (bad)

Yes it was a screenshot.

 

quote: It fixes issues with old ATI cards, this may be what is causing the problem. As I understand it your pbook isn't even officially supported. Don't sweat it, I think the upgrade will fix it.

My PowerBook is supported. It is a Wallstreet, not the original PBG3 aka Kanga. I haven't had any problems since the upgrade, but I've only restarted my computer once since then.

[psyjax]

quote:Originally posted by The Muffin Man:


My PowerBook is supported. It is a Wallstreet, not the original PBG3 aka Kanga. I haven't had any problems since the upgrade, but I've only restarted my computer once since then.

Cool, i bet that fixed it    Oh, thanks for clearing that up, I thought the Wallstreets werent.

[rtgwbmsr]

Fuck. It just happened in OS X 10.2.3 now...

The corruption varies though. Sometimes it's not as bad, and other times half the screen is black and the other half is horrible.