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From: Nat Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject:Re:[G] HELP! OS X no longer boots (snip)... Yesterday I started experiencing some issues under 10.2.8 I'm 99.9% sure were permissions-related so I rebooted with the OS 10.2 factory installation CD so I could "Repair Permissions" on the OS X drive. Rebooting from the CD seems to have done something to the computer's Boot loader, and now the computer will NO LONGER boot into OS X at all! I can only start up under OS 9.2.2. I have tried holding down "X", "CMD-X","CMD-OPTION-SHIFT-DELETE", "D" and a few others I can't remember right now to try and force an OS X boot. I also reset the NV RAM. Rest assured, I have pursued all the normal courses in a situation such as this. No matter what I do, the computer now just boots from the internal SCSI drive with 9.2.2. When I get to the OS 9.2.2 desktop, my IDE OS 10.2.8 drive is right there... (snip)<< - - - Hmmm... this used to happen to me from time to time on my Beige G4'd g3 in 10.2.8 with an added SCSI drive w/ conroller and for a while ATA controller. The boot sequence would get nightmarishly out of whack I believe because the NVRAM was just so unstable and got easily corrupted. Booting in Open Firmware mode (hold Command-Option-O-F)and resetting the NVRAM always was the trick for me. Can't remember if beige uses "reset-nvram" or "init-nvram". Every once in a while my OSX boot drive would just not show up at boot and , like you,my machine would only boot into OS 9.2. I would have to hook up the original 4 GB ATA drive w/ OS X (it sits in my machine disconnected for such emergencies) and the beige would fire right up off of that. (May have had to select it in OS 9, I don't recall exactly). Anyway once THAT 10.2.8 booted I could select any OS X disk and boot afterwards. Then I'd disconnect te 4 GB ATA again so the machine would run quiter and not tax the power supply. Beats me but this procedure worked! Once you change SOME Beiges from their stock set-up and use OS X, they can get really tempermental. AB _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- 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
