On 9/11/03 4:10 PM, "Michael Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> I installed Jaguar on my Daughters 500 MHz DV SE iMac this week....with > no trouble at all. I updated the firmware using the 4.1.9 Firmware > Update off the Jaguar CD. > > I got a call from a buddy with OS 9.2 on a 350 MHz Slot-loading iMac. He > tried to start up off the Jaguar CD last week without updating the > firmware. Then he read horror stories about others who had done the same > thing. > > Big mistake > > First his video went wonky, curved in on the sides, and then it went > really dark, as in black screen. disassembly and replacement of battery > and hard drive didn't help. CUDA & Pram Zap ditto. > > Removing all but one DIMM got us to a temporary desktop > > Then we ran the Firmware update off the Jaguar CD again and it actually > WORKED. It's best not to hit the CUDA in this situation, but I'm glad it worked. You followed the other advice that I offered a month ago (and I follow in the shop), and that is to modify the hardware configuration to force the firmware into a seek. That sometimes gives you some video to work with so you can update the machine. The easy fix is to hook a VGA monitor up to the optional VGA port if the iMac has it. -- Kyle H. Hansen "It's Always darkest... right before it gets totally black." -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
