Here is something I have discovered and would never have thought to do so! I have, as I have mentioned, a WS I/ 233/288. I had a couple of familiar problems with it: not waking from sleep and the random but annoying video white out. I assumed that the issue was a PMU that needed replacing and/or a bad inverter. However, I proceeded to install Panther using XPF because I am both foolhardy and intrepid. (In keeping with the season) Lo! the issue resolved itself! I have had the machine on Panther for 36 hours, turning it off and on a couple of times. I have put the computer to sleep and been able to awaken it without a hitch. I would never have thought that the these two issues would be resolved by using an OS that is not intended for the machine! There is a God after all! Miracles DO happen!
Now if I could...
I've long had a feeling that the OS X isn't accessing the power management unit correctly. This is in older iMacs and PowerBooks. I am also surprised that X.3 would fix it (at least in the WS) since it doesn't support the WallStreet. It is possible however that the PMU code got rewritten and closer attention was paid to some specs or it could simply be a fluke.
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Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
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