This is a quirk with OSX on the wallstreet, and your PRAM battery is also probably bad.
Boot into OS9 (8 might work too), then boot into OSX, and that should fix it until you powerdown again. If it isn't remembering the date & time, and also has trouble with powerup from battery, then your PRAM battery is probably bad. J > > From: Jean-Philippe Pellet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/06/28 Sat AM 05:32:54 EDT > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PowerBook G3 Series & Mac OS 10.2.6 Brightness problem > > Hi, > > I recently acquired for $200 a PowerBook G3 Series (Rev. I) and I > decided to install Jaguar on it. 10.2.0 ran fine, but after I upgraded > it to 10.2.6 with the combo updater, I began having the following > problem: when I startup the Mac, the screen brightness is OK as long as > I can see the spinning 'cursor' with the Apple logo. Then, when the > startup progress bar appears, the screen turns to black until the > startup process is finished, and only when it is finished do I get a > chance to turn the brightness on again using the brightness buttons > (one press on the button is enough to turn brightness completely on > back again). > > Do you know what could be causing that problem? > > TIA, > JPP > > > -- > 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 > > -- 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
