Hi Kris, As below:
On 1/30/11 7:08 PM, Kris Tilford of [email protected] sent > On Jan 30, 2011, at 3:49 PM, Dana Collins wrote: > >> QS DID boot up off the OS 9.22 (universal install) CD (so that install >> of the OS was successful) > > I don't believe there's such as thing as a 9.2.2 universal install CD. > The final "retail" OS 9 disc was the OS 9.1 disc that's white with the > orange/yellow "9" on it. This disc installs OS 9.1 and is the only > "universal" disc I'm aware of. It requires both a 9.2.1 and a 9.2.2 > update to reach the final OS 9.2.2 installation. > > There were quite a few of the grey OS 9.2.1 discs that shipped with > most of the G3 & G4 Macs that came with OS X as the original OEM OS. > The only 9.2.2 discs I'm aware of came with the MDD and were specific > to the MDD. There's also the free download of the 9.2.2 netboot OS X > installer package:<http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1192> If you use > this, remove the two "netboot" extensions from the System > Folder>Extensions Folder. > I have been using a retail install of OS 9.2.1. It was a disc that came as part of a package set issued by Apple which included OS 10.2 and some educator's development tools. Then using a .img of 9.2.2 update to arrive at my "final destination". > >> but on the subsequent restart was treated to my "black screen of >> death" > > It sure sounds like what you're calling your "black screen of death" > is simply a computer that isn't finding a bootable drive. Normally a > Mac would eventually default back to a firmware screen with an icon of > a folder with a flashing "?" on it. Since you're not seeing this, and > you've said the HDs aren't doing anything, it doesn't seem likely to > me that it's a video card issue. It seems like a PRAM/NVRAM issue. You > should reset the NVRAM using these instructions: > > 1)Boot holding the Cmd-Opt-O-F keys > 2)at the Open Firmware prompt, type: > > set-defaults<Return> > reset-all<Return> > Did this, no change for better, or worse > where <Return> means to hit the Return key > You should see a response of "ok" to the 1st command, and a restart > after hitting the Return key of the 2nd command. > > Hopefully this will straighten out your startup disk issues. If not, > you may have a bad HD or other hardware issue? This "may" help. I have developed a scenario, involving the boot up from left-option key, then select the OS 9 (.22) drive, then holding down the left-shift (as if I want to start w/ no extensions). What happens is, immediately after the OS 9.2 splash screen (happy Mac 2-face), I get the following message: "The built-in memory test has detected a problem with cache memory. Please contact a service technician for assistance." The OS then proceeds to boot (with extensions - no-extensions keystroke ignored) normally, and operate normally. This warning is splayed even after turning off the memory test and reducing the system cache. It would help if I knew this: does anyone know IF the OWC Mercury G4 (1.5GHz, rev. 2, not 3) processor upgrade was supposed to have an L3 cache or not? Here's a picture for identification: http://eshop.macsales.com/images/Items/owcmeg4/card.jpg "About this Mac" in Leopard does not show an L3 cache present, so I'm just wondering. Thank you for the consideration. Best regards, Dana -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
