LimeWire on a PowerMac 6500???
 

I had LimeWire running fine on my Performa 6360,
but when I replaced the board with a PowerMac 6500
motherboard LimeWire stopped working.

I can install and open LimeWire, but when I connect
the green light comes on, but no files are shared and
when I search for something nothing is found.

I'm not sure if the RAM is EDO or FPM memory, would
that make any difference? Everything else checks out
fine as far as I can tell (Internet, EnvoyClassic, TechTool
Pro hardware scan, etc.). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely

rfmtmc123

Sounds as if something is different in regards to your internet connections, because LW does launch properly.

Are you using the same OS? Do you have a firewall or anything of the sort whose ports have to be open (6346-8)?

Damn! That is one old @ss computer!

Update
 

My Performa 6360 board which LimeWire used to
work on, was using RAM that originally came out
of a PowerMac 7500 (which LimeWire also works on).

When I put the RAM from the 6500 into the 6360,
LimeWire stopped working correctly. And when I
tried to put the RAM from the 6360 into the 6500,
the 6500 would not even boot up. Very strange.

Does any one know of software or hardware for the
Mac that can test RAM and tell you whether or not the
RAM is EDO or FPM, and the refresh rate of the RAM?

Summary:
LimeWire worked: Performa 6360 w/ 2 128MB modules/ read as 128MB total.
LimeWire NO GO: Performa 6360 w/ 2 64MB modules/ read as 64MB total.
LimeWire NO GO: PowerMac 6500 w/ 2 128MB modules/ NO BOOT.
LimeWire NO GO: PowerMac 6500 w/ 2 64MB modules/ read as 128MB total.

OS: Mac OS 8.6
Firewall: Don't think so/ got my 7500 (G3 upgraded) networked to the 6500.
Other: Normal internet, Envoy Classic and Drumbeat 1.6.5 work.
Utilities Scan: TechTool Pro hardware/ software scan fine.

Thanks. Gonna try turning virtual memory on.

According to mactracker (a handy little app if i may say so), the 6360 could only take 2 72 Pin SIMMs or 2 168 pin DIMMs. With the max speed at 70ns.

I would guess that any RAM that does not meet those specifications won't work on your comp.

This is the sort of thing I was looking for,
but they're expensive.

http://www.memorytesters.com/

Update
 

Finally got LimeWire to work on my PowerMac 6500. Loaded Java separately and then installed LimeWirePro 3.6.1 NVM on top of that. Now everything is working fine. Thanks again, to all who tried to help.

PS
Like the old program "splash screen" better.