OT? - I know this happened to someone else!

[mkauspe]

So I flashed the PRAM on my PM G4, no big deal right? Yeah, well, the 
little guy decided OS X just wasn't going to boot anymore. After 
learning more than I would like about Open Firmware (in an attempt to 
tell it to boot OS X, it refused) I decided to reload. Then it hit me. 
Why don't I grab some old HD laying around and put X on that and then 
change the start up disk to my old HD. Well, you learn every day! Now 
it works.
My question: Why did zapping the PRAM revert back to the old blinking ? 
and happy Mac face characteristic of classic? Why couldn't I find 
anything online about Open Firmware that wasn't extremely vague? No 
command lists, no explanation of what "Apple" Open Firmware is, does, 
etc. I did find out about Linux, Sun, and Unix open Firmware though. 
Eh, such is life.

Mike (aka PC Tech)
Computer/Networking Support Technician
AAHS, CO, Academy School District 20
"Don't trust anyone below 10,000 feet" -Me Dad

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