Subject: Re: Dual G4 ("blue light") install issues
From: Stephen Lewis (lewis@napanet.net)
Date: Fri Jan 19 2001 - 16:19:17 MST
I believe that one or more of the myriad variables in OF
have been changed. I think that the "PRAM" reset
Apple-Option-P-R only resets about a third of them.
Try this:
Boot into OF (Apple-Option-O-F) and, blind if necesary
type "set-defaults" and carriage return - there is
some hope that this will restore your monitor and
boot settings,
Stephen Lewis
> Subject:
> Re: Dual G4 ("blue light") install issues
> Date:
> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:50:25 -0800
> From:
> Dennis Morrison <dennis@tristream.com>
> Reply-To:
> yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> To:
> yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>
>
>
> >The first thing you're going to have to do is get Open Firmware working.
> >I would suggest setting the resolution of your monitor in MacOS to
> >something smaller, perhaps 800x600 or 640x480 and see if that works. If
> >you still can't get into OF, you can try flashing the PRAM. If you
> >still can't get into OF I would suggest calling Apple, because that's
> >something that should work.
>
> Looks like the latter suggestion is all that's left. Although
> changing my MacOS res actually showed a little more detail..I could
> barely make out "olo Community" and some other text..Weird..It acts
> like the installer boots (I know how many CRs it takes to get to the
> point of the install where it initializes the CD..it did just that
> when I did it blindly..), but I just get that messed up screen I've
> been talking about.
>
> It's been my suspicion that something beyond my control (Like OF just
> bein hosed in a weird manner)..Figures.
>
> Looks like my frustration might continue, as soon as they ship (order
> is in) I'll have a Titanium on my hands..LinuxPPC says their distro
> works, it'll be nice to see if YDL does too (I'm sure it will)..
>
> Thanks!
> (in the meantime..if anyone else has any miraculous ideas to make
> this work, let me know! It could be a month or more before I get the
> laptop..)
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