> Hmmm. I have a rather large accumulation of Macs (must be nearly 100, > from the 128 to G3 Powerbooks) and have never run into one with "access" > to the Open Firmware at boot. A prior owner must have been mucking about > with the thing. Is there some utility that causes the odd boot screen?
You've probably never run into it as apple sets it to boot straight into the mac os when you turn it on. To access it, normally you have to press cmd-option-o-f BEFORE the chime stops, and most of the time this won't even get you into it, as its setup to communicate via the serial port instead of keyboard/monitor. There's an interesting tutorial to help you access open firmware much more easily: http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/SystemDisk-tutorial/ -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
