=?iso-8859-1?q?Matt=20Peacock?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > OK, I've Zapped the PRAM 10 times, and it did speed up > on restarts etc, but when I powered down again, the > same problem. Also, it was no faster than when I > zapped the PRAM once (mentioned in my original post). > > Tried the RAM trick, no avail either. There seems to > be confusion as to whether this works at all on Beige > G3's, or if it works reliably. Many seem to think it > is only for new-world macs. Anyone know the truth? > > So, there is nothing else I can do, just grin and bear > it? > > Oh, before I forget (again!), does anyone elses > monitor ping on and off 2 times before starting?
I had a bunch of funky problems with a Beige minitower until I A) Ran the "System Disk" thing from Apple to patch the Open Firmware. B) Ran "bootvars" to set the boot device to /AAPL,ROM I can't remember what it was set to before, but it just didn't seem right. Anyway, before I did this the only way I could get it to boot was to command-O-F and then "bye" the Open Firmware. It couldn't seem to hold onto the monitor-- the LED would blink, and then go orange-- similar to yours, but worse? It also lost the ATAPI busses, and would only boot off the SCSI disk. That may be unrelated, though. It wasn't a happy computer before I got it. Oh, by the way-- I think the "System Disk Extension" may have been resetting some of my OF settings. I don't use it, so I took it out. -- Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
