Ge' wrote:
Hi John,
Screen reset: I'm not sure what happened there...! My 'tip' was just a shot in the dark. E.g., Command-Backspace to trash a file doesn't work on OS 7.6 or earlier.
Well, even though I much prefer to know what's going on, I'm not going to quarrel with success!
If you trashed something else, and hopefully didn't empty the Trash since, you can put it back by opening the Trash folder on the desktop, selecting the file(s) by clicking once, and choose "Put Away" from the File menu.
I can't find anything in the trash but what I put there myself knowingly (school stuff from the previous owner). I don't recall having emptied the trash since I got the machine.
If you trashed the correct file, it has already been re-created automatically: It's a small file that stores the screen settings when the computer is off. Because it was not there when you restarted, the OS created it anew, filling it with default values, and that is what set the screen brightness to an average level.
I've scoured the hard drive, looked at every file, and the only ones I can't see (because they're "system files" that can't be opened), seem to have names that make good sense in other contexts. The only display related files are those regarding an external monitor, and the one telling how many colors to use.
For the 7.5.3 update: I'm not sure if the update will work with files on your harddisk. At the very least, you'll have to change the filetype of the installer program to "APPL", which can be done with many file utilities. I'll delve in my archive if you need one.
So it's not enough to change the extension? If I need yet another conversion utility, keep in mind that it'll have to be in pure binary format, unless you can tell me what I can use to decode it.
John Perry
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