> >From: "Dan Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 08:36:58 -0400 > > >I'm using the "Startup Disk with S900 support" (from you I believe) >or the XPostFacto utility itself to boot X - either works fine. The >Startup Disk utility in X worked fine for re-booting into 9.1 when I >had the 604e CPU. It's only since installing the G4 that it doesn't >work. > >Specifically, it results in a crashed, hung, frozen system. I get >the white 9.1 pre-boot screen (not the grey X screen) with the mouse >cursor arrow in the upper left corner. Moving the mouse does not >move the cursor, however. I get the same result when holding down >the Option key when booting. The only way out is to zap the PRAM and >then boot with the Sonnet "PRAM Restore Disk". This disk came in the >box with the G4 card. After that, it will boot into 9.1. I can then >boot into X by using either of the above mentioned methods. > >OK, I just tried something new. Using the X Startup Disk utility, I >selected my 9.1 disk, and then *shut down*! I had been restarting at >that point with no power off. I shut down, then re-powered up - it >booted right into 9.1! > >Dan Dan glad you have gotten things to work to your satisfaction. A few ideas as to why this may be happening. My "System Disk for S900' was folded into XPostFacto for legal reasons and because I no longer saw a need for it sometime ago.Ryan is a great guy and much faster and better then me at code writing. It hasn't been upgraded for use past OS 10.0x which may or may not matter. I recommend you use the latest non beta XPostFacto or beta 7 seems to taken care of the bugs.While the Sonnet Pram setting software sounds like a good thing...it wasn't designed to work with XPostFacto (which changes the NVRAM settings for your machine when booting into OSX) so this likely causes a conflict.I leave "System Disk" in OSX set to boot into OSX and use the option key to boot or restart into OS9.x Then use XPostFacto for booting into OSX. This likely doesn't matter since you have figured out something that works for you.But perhaps try this to see if you still need to use the pram software. Best of luck Will S
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