On 9/12/03 10:50 AM, "Tekno Liber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: > Could someone please explain exactly what the issue is here? > Does installing Mac OS X on an iMac without the FirmWare > update screw up the screen (screen control that is) ????
Yes. On the slot loading (Summer 2001 and iMacDV models) it sure does. There is a BIG FAT warning in the "Read Me" file on the Jaguar install CD that no one reads. ----------- Begin Common (weekly) Dialogue in tech shop --------------- Me, "Hi there, what seems to be the problem with your iMac?" Customer, "my iMac is dead." Me, "What happened?" Customer, "Nothing...it just won't start up." Me, "Did you install anything of have a lightning strike or anything???" Customer, "Well, It seems that after I installed 10.2 my unit was black." I Respond, "Oh, so you DID install something. Let me ask you...did you update the firmware like the installer instructed you to in the read me file?" They usually say... "What Read Me file?" "What's firmware?" Then I say, "It will cost you $99.99 and I will have your machine ready for you in a couple of days *if* it is saveable." ----------- End Common (weekly) Dialogue in tech shop --------------- If they hit the CUDA or restarted the machine a bunch of times the only way to save it is to place the Logic Board into a different unit (of the exact same model) and update the firmware in OS 9. DO NOT go hitting the CUDA button anytime you feel like it. And if you do feel the need to hit it then press it in ONCE and hold it for a few seconds and release. DO NOT hit it repeatedly. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
