Re: Poll: "Old" G4 with Tiger & CS2 installed : How should it work?
Re: Poll: "Old" G4 with Tiger & CS2 installed : How should it work?
- Subject: Re: Poll: "Old" G4 with Tiger & CS2 installed : How should it work?
- From: G3 <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:27:04 -0400
Paul,
Sorry to be slow responding. Several listers gave you some good advice.
While Marco is right that computers have gotten faster, I would not
expect to see the extreme problems that you are experiencing going from one
version of Photoshop to another. Nathan Duran gave a reference to MacFixit
where problems are reported with CS2, even on the latest dual G5's. As
suggested, some type of system-software conflict is may be occurring under
some circumstances. Also, the reference from Tom Brayne to MacGurus on
Photoshop optimization is useful.
Two specific suggestions:
1. An OS X memory tester called Memtest can be found by searching for RAM
test on versiontracker.com. It is freeware and can be run from Single User
mode to maximize the amount of ram tested. The ReadMe file explains how to
type a one-line command into the single user mode (reboot holding down
Command-S, similar to booting from a CD by holding down Command-C).
2. Activity Monitor is your friend. Found in the Utilities folder of 10.3
or 10.4, you can drag an alias your Dock for quick access. When an
application "hangs" or goes into a processor-intensive loop, you can see it
in the CPU pane. Also, turning off Spotlight while using Photoshop may
help. Be sure it also is turned off on other disks or partitions in the
computer. You also can see disk activity and memory usage.
I also am planning to install CS2 after PS7 on a Dual G4-MDD, but since it
is a relatively fast computer, I'm hoping not to see problems, but will have
it installed on a new fast 10.3 disk with relatively few applications as
well as a 10.4 disk.
Good luck,
Bob Manka
On 9/23/05 5:46 AM, "Paul Schilliger" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Rolf,
>
> I had noticed that my drives where indexing all the time, so turning it
> off will probably help. I will try this now that you told me how to do
> it. The fact is that I have several Lacie FW drives, and each time I
> plug one in, or if I commit the sin of carrying a search with Spotlight,
> there it goes with indexing and I'm short of power.
>
> I wish I could find a shareware to check the RAM. I had Guru for OS9,
> and last time I used it, it told me that all is fine. But does it really
> satisfy the OSX requirements, maybe not.
>
> And the scans I work with are sometimes 800 Mb work size. It was not a
> problem with OS 10.2 and PS 7, but now it seems that I have a completely
> different set of tools.
>
> Thanks for your hints!
>
> Regards,
> Paul
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