Drew. I got the machine running again. The case was that I thougt that the arrow up key was the option key. After being puzzled for a long time the switch went on. That made a big difference. And the sound didn't sound because the soundlevel was at 0.
Thank you so much. You are my hero! What a knowledge. Now i have to find out how to show my old firewire HD on the desktop. Do i have to use jumpers? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Kershaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 1:17 AM Subject: Re: PISMO CAN'T FIND SYSTEM > >Thank you Drew. I tried all your hints but Pismo doesn't make a start up > >sound. It goes straight to a grey screen with a small folder in the middle > >wich switches to a system icon and a question mark. > > > >What to do? > > That's strange. Some Macs when muted don't sound the startup > chime... Don't know if that's the case with the Pismo or not... > > Try this: > As soon as you hit the power button, hold down > <Apple>-<Option>-<O>-<F> to boot into OpenFirmware. You should get a > white-ish/grey screen with a text interface (it will look a bit like > DOS does). > > Type "reset-all" <return> at the prompt. > > You Mac should reboot after you hit the return key. > > Then try holding down Apple-option-p-r to reset the PRAM... > > If after doing all this booting from a CD still doesn't work (by > holding the "c" key at startup), then who knows... > > Failing all that, I'd check all the connections again - make sure to > check that the keyboard is plugged in correctly, that all the RAM is > seated correctly, and that both ends of the hard drive cable are > firmly seated. You might even try using an external keyboard, just > to be on the safe side. > > I'm also rather surprised that the PRAM reset didn't sound the > startup chime the second time. Not that I doubt you, but are you > sure you pressed all four buttons at the same time and that you > pressed them immediately after (or even during) the startup chime (or > right after pushing down the power button), then held them down until > the screen lit up, went dark, PowerBook restarted, and repeated once > or twice? The fact that you didn't hear a startup chime sounds odd - > a PRAM reset done correctly _always_ sounds the startup chime on the > re-boot. > > If that still doesn't work, then I'm stumped. > > Peace, > Drew > -- > > > Author of ClassicStumbler > email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > web: <http://www.alksoft.com/> > > Visit the PowerBook 5300 FAQ! > <http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/> > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
