I had an issue where I couldn't run the OSX CD off of certain CD ROM.....did you change any of the hardware? specifically the CD-ROM?
with the Apple 2x DVD ROM, i would run the install, then the screen would go black during the CD bootup like you mentioned. I stuck in a liteon- 16x10x40 CD-RW and it worked just fine.... Regis ----- Original Message ----- From: "pmonje" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 10:19 PM Subject: Blank screen on beige g3 after OSX re-install > Happy Holidays, > I'm having a little problem with my Beige G3 DT. It was running fine with > OSX 10.2.3 until I decided to install a new 60gb Maxtor HD. I installed it > as master on the secondary IDE channel, formatted it and everything seemed > fine. I used Carbon Copy Cloner to copy the original 4gb quantum drive, > then selected it in the boot selector. When I reset, it booted from the > quantum. Puzzled, I checked the Maxtor and found that the system folder > wasn't blessed, so I blessed it with CCC and reset again. That's when the > trouble started. It wouldn't recognize either drive as bootable. I tried > everything i could think of to get it to work, resetting pram, pressing > cuda, swapping drives, removing all but the original components, and nothing > would work. so, I got out my osx 10.2 cd and tried tried reformatting. > Much to my suprise, the install wouldn't run. The CD booted fine, I'd get > the grey apple screen with the spinning wheel, then the screen would go > black. Time to call Apple. Unfortunately, they had no idea what was going > on. After talking to three techs their verdict was that both HDs had been > damaged and OSX couldn't format them. I really found that hard to believe, > so I got out my unix books, booted from the CD into single user mode and > started to poke around. I eventually got the install to work by hand > executing all the commands in the /etc/rc.cdrom file. The install screen > was very messed up. The screen was greyscale, but it looked like the > program was trying to display in color, there were lots of extra bits all > over, kind of like a b+w TV with a bad antenna. The install went fine, but > when I rebooted I got the same black screen as before. Back to single user > mode, I checked the system.log and watched the boot process a couple of > times and it seems that the problem is with SystemStarter and the Window > Server. There are no error messages in the log or during the boot process. > The OS is running while the screen is black, it just won't display anything. > I think maybe, that Darwin isn't detecting my display hardware or monitor, > but i don't know enough about bsd device drivers to find out. Sorry this > message is so long, but I wanted to be as detailed as possible. Has anybody > seen anything like this before? Thanks in advance for any help. > > > > > -- > 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> > --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
