On 21-09-2005 19:00, Nat Hall, [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: > I'm still convinced I can salvage my current installation. Everything > is there-- it's just getting the computer to boot into the friggin' > thing.
Well, here 2 other ideas to get your IDE/ATA HD booting. But 1st a remark: Be sure the OS X partion/HD in any Beige (w/wo upgrades) is phys. <8GB ( and not = !!!!)! 1) Booting from your SCSI HD OS 9, dl System Disk. Use this instead of Startupdisk of OS 9+. I got most of the Beiges having the problem you descripeted, booting up from the OS X partition/HD again in this way. Goto: <http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/En glish-North_American/Macintosh/System/Mac_OS_X/System_Disk_Utility.smi.bin> And please READ the Read-me's etc. 2) Being familiar with OF as you said, do following: Restart the machine booting into Open Firmware (holding down these keys until you get a text screen: OPT+ CMD + O + F). Then, enter these commands, following each with hitting the return key: reset-nvram set-defaults reset-all For details, see <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60285> HTH, Jo -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
