>Was thinking of something related when this came up, which is: >I believe OSX alters firmware on a G3 Beige. Is it reversible or forever?
While experimenting with the "first public beta" release of OS X on my 300 MHz Beige MT, I discovered loss of devices after a failed install of OS X. The ten consecutive repetitions of Cmd-Opt-P-R was the only thing that would get my machine back to its base level, with all devices being "found" by OS 9. This was particularly egregious as the "lost" devices happened to be my OS 9 boot volumes, so I was stuck between the proverbial rock and the hard place, until I, in complete desperation, tried ten resets. So ... the ten Cmd-Opt-P-R sequence has forever after been my savior on Beige device problems. Ten is not a magic number ... I determined, however, that more didn't help, and less might not deliver the expected improvement. So, ten it has been. (The AIO is a Beige-in-a-box, so the same approach should be used). (Just this weekend I picked up a nice Rev. 3C AIO for $40, so I now have another machine to experiment with). (Likely, the AIO is going to get an install of OS X, so I have at least one OS X-capable machine, other than a seldom used 300 Mhz Wallstreet II). -- 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
