Re: Blank screen after installing OS X

[Shay Telfer]

> The machine is a new style iBook with 128MB RAM _ not sure of the processor
> size _ which had been operating very happily on OS 9.
> 
> If anyone can help, I_ll relay the info.

Probably what has happened is that the iBook is booting with a screen 
resolution that's unsupported by the internal display.

Try plugging the iBook into an external monitor/TV and see if you can then 
navigate to the System Preferences and thence the displays panel (or use the 
monitor menu on the right side of the menu bar if present.

I assume when zapping the PRAM that the command-option-P-R keys are being held 
down from before startup until the beep is heard.

If that fails, then they may want to try resetting the power manager, detailed 
at



Also try Apple's OS X troubleshooting page 


And if that fails, well you might be able to single user boot into OS X and 
edit the appropriate settings file for the screen resolution.

Good luck,
Shay

Blank screen after installing OS X

[Neil Blake & Associates]

Hi ŒMuggers

A list colleague from Bunbury has rung in some distress because his new(ish)
iBook is refusing to boot up properly after installing OS X. He has rung me
to see if I can get some help from the list. The iBook will chime as per
usual at start up, but with no screen display. I have searched the archives
and found one message referring to a similar problem with an iBook and OSX
which was solved by zapping the PRAM, but unfortunately the iBook in
question also refuses to be zapped ­ it won¹t chime any more than once.
Strangely, he can¹t open the CD drawer to try and boot from disc, so we are
a bit flummoxed. I¹m not familiar with the iBook or OSX, so my phone
ministrations have not been much help beyond the basic trouble shooting.

The machine is a new style iBook with 128MB RAM ­ not sure of the processor
size ­ which had been operating very happily on OS 9.

If anyone can help, I¹ll relay the info.

Cheers

Neil



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