Eric, I have run into problems where OSX sometimes refuses to load. I'll either sit at the Apple logo screen or the cross-out version, or just get nothing at all.
I have two ATA drives inside. One has OSX and one has OS 9.1 I've been very fortunate that all I need to do is to hold down the "C" key when restarting and it will boot into OS 9.1 when i can't boot into OSX. I don't have a CD in any drive. I don't know why this works, but it's worked on the last two times i've needed to boot into 9.1 and reload OSX. I use Xpostfacto 3.x (the very last version) Again, i don't know why i'm so @#$ lucky that all i need to do is to hold down the C key to get the second drive as boot drive. Perhaps give it a whirl. Sometimes i do zap pram, maybe that's the contributing factor. I know it works on my machine cause ii've just installed OSX twice in the last 3 days. (that' from me trying on shareware programs/atari emulators, etc.) If you have two drives, i'd suggesting splitting up the OS'es so you can unplug one and default boot if you have no other recourse. I keep a handy 2GB scsi drive when all else fails. and I can't get the ATA drives to behave. I'm probably not doing any favors to my s900 with all the old plugging and unplugguing, but i play around to much. Anyways, iagain, it's the C key that's magic for me. By the way, i think holding down the C key works because after an OSX crash and when OSX won't boot, i put in a 9.1 CD and then hold down the C key. After that, i can take out the CD and just hold down the C key to get it to default to the 9.1 drive. maybe that's it. the reason i remove the CD is because sometimes it won't boot up from the CD. yeah, i have strange workarounds. mek --- Eric Ladner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a misguided attempt to fix some weird behavior by > Apple > programs--Address Book Cards wouldn't display, Mail > wouldn't do > automatic checks--I reset the PRAM. Now I can't > start up at all. I get > the chime and a little bit of disk access noise, > then nothing. Black > screen. > > Sonnet G4 450, 1 meg RAM, 2 internal SCSI drives, > has been humming > along happily on OS X 10.3.9 for some time, until > these strange > problems started last week. > > I've tried: > Holding Option at startup to try to get into OS 9 > Holding Shift at startup to try a "safe start" > Pressing the CUDA switch > Removing and replacing the CPU board and pressing > the CUDA switch > > Any suggestions before I go to the extreme measure > of reinstalling the > original processor? > > Many thanks! > --Eric Ladner > > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > SuperMacs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
