On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 12:39 AM, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/1/10 9:11 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote: > >> Somehow, I got it to boot without crashing....once. I don't know if it >> was blind luck, but as soon as I started poking at it again, it >> started crashing, again. I do have Mode32, version 7.5 installed, but >> it crashes just as much. It's just seeming a little odd, because it >> was rock solid under 7.1, before I swapped the hard drive for a bigger >> one, in order to install 7.5. >> >> So, my next question is, do any of you think it could be because of >> the hard drive's SCSI ID settings? It's currently set to an ID of 1 >> according to Lido7, even though I could have sworn I set it to 0, >> before installing it. Again, though, it boots perfectly every try, as >> long as I disable all extensions. > > Provided there is no other SCSI device attached then, no, the SCSI ID > doesn't matter as long as it isn't set to 7. You can always set it to 0 > now. > > Are you disabling extensions by holding down the Shift key or by extension > manager (or the like)? > > I have found a difference between the two. I can't recall the details but > it ended up being a bad font file. When some system file loaded it tried to > use the font and hung the computer. But this system file was something that > wasn't selectable by Extension manager but was something that was disabled > by the shift key. I think what I did was to use EM to turn off everything > then manually transferred some of the files that were left to a "(Disabled)" > folder.
I've been booting by holding down the shift key, but now, I have, somehow made the problem worse.. I installed OpenTransport 1.1.1 with the extensions disabled, and I have managed to get the thing to a state where it refuses to boot at all. With extensions enabled, it just freezes at the "Welcome to Macintosh" screen, and with the extensions disabled, it gives the bus error and asks me to restart while holding down the shift key. I'm leaning more and more toward thinking it's a hardware problem, not software.. I think my NeXTStep (the pun was waiting) is to pull the logic board and look over it very closely, since I just glanced over it when I pulled the PRAM battery. Any particular things I should be looking for? Thanks, Caleb -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
