Lastest tries:
I'm trying to zap everything in Open Firmware ... did the : reset-nvram set-defaults reset-all
Still no go ...
When I try to shut down the computer from OF, it tells me: erasing ff0 and some other numbers ... ERROR erasing on nvram
I am not sure about the pram battery, the previous owner let it stand on a shelf for over a year ... , would it affect my booting up if it's dead ? I remember on my 8500, it would not boot the first couple of time, then boot from accumulated energy !
I tried connecting an external VGA display, but the display goes into sleep mode 2 seconds after hearing the chime.
NVRAM is not the same as PRAM. NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) is a Flash or EEPROM memory and is used by OF. PRAM is static RAM with a battery backup.
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238> is the best article I could find on the subject.
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