On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On a Beige, it takes at last TEN cycles of Cmd-Opt-P-R to completely > clear the PRAM.
OK, so they say you're the G3 king.. Tell me how.. Short of removing the battery for 24 hours, tell me how on earth I'm supposed to do this. OK, I know the four keys used. The question is: When? And in what order? Before the chime, after the chime during the chime? All four simeltaneously or in order? Aren't I supposed to hear a chime back at me? How long before it chimes at me? I try on my beige G3. I try on an old SE/30. I've tried on a purple imac. I refuse to believe in the trick until its proven conclusively to me. > This fact was discovered during beta testing of OS X on a Beige, wherein > the install process would often disable one of the on-board EIDE > controllers. "Whoops." > If it disabled the EIDE controller on which your, say, OS 9 boot drive > was located, then your machine was unusable unless you had an external > device from which to boot, or you manually transferred your OS 9 drive to > the other EIDE controller. This might explain the black screen, but shouldn't I get the CAN'T OPEN: error instead? > Resetting the PRAM using software is not a substitute for TEN Cmd-Opt-P-R > sequences. Neither is a solution when you can't boot and you can't seem to master a simple key combo. :) -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com <-> photography and portfolio. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
