I didn't think the PRAM Battery caused anything this serious, just loss of time etc in the finder when you wake/start up.
Surely once the main battery or AC power is applied the PRAM battery would be irrelevant?? But like I said, I just don't know. I assume you've tried it already, but you can zap the PRAM, (command-option-P-R when starting up), who knows, it might work. Also, I recall getting the 'to start up without extensions, hold shift down' warning once, I restarted and the second time it worked ok (ie, no extensions) - a little temperamental obviously... Did you try Mac OS Base extensions set when using the extensions manager? How about simply going back to the way it was? Maybe it's moved some files around, and 'bumped' something into place... ??? If all else fails, you can ask if anyone is in your area on this list, and maybe borrow a floppy drive... ...or a service centre. Good luck, -- john On 17/2/03 1:00 PM, "djl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is one bad pickle > > I didn't say before but I got to the extension manager using the space > bar, then turned off the Time sync extension and continued booting only > to get a different extension error (HP Background...) rebooted again > back to the ext mgr, turned off that one, and got a different extension > error, back to ext mgr, turned that one off and another extension > error. Then I turned all extensions off and got the "To turn > extensions off, hold the shift key..." message, which is the same > message that comes up when holding the shift key. > > I've been trying original os 8.0, 9.2, techtool with 9.04, techtool > with 8.6, cds, on the internal cd drive, and the external non-apple cd. > I don't have a floppy/ drive or os disk. It was/is running os 9.0. > It's a friends machine who said it was working fine for a few months > since the 9.0 install then this 'lockout' > > Would a bad pram battery cause this? It just feel like it. > Dan -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
