Hi, all. Hope everyone had a good Christmas, and all the best to everyone for 2003 from the UK.
Got a weird problem. Just obtained an iMac DV SE (G3 400MHz, 256Mb RAM, 12Gb drive etc.) from a relative. They had attempted to install 10.1, and the Mac booted into 10.1 ok. However, when attempting to use System Preferences to change the startup to OS9 there was nothing showing in the window. I started from the original (8.6) CD, re-initialised the drive , installed 8.6 and subsequently upgraded the OS to 9.1. Screen set (from Control Strip) to 1024 x 768. At no time was I asked for any firmware updates, but now the weird behaviour starts. If I restart from the pull-down menu, the Mac starts with no red on the screen - screen overall bluish etc. There is a shimmering line down the left of the screen, distorted icons - barrel distortion present. I've only ever seen this before when someone's tried to use an unsupported refresh rate. If the iMac is actually shut down and then started from "Off", everything's OK. If it's put to sleep, and woken up, everything's fine, too. But restart from the pull-down menu, and the display is all weird. Does any guru out there have any idea what's going on? Thanx, Ted Treen -- 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
