on 13/9/03 4:05 PM, Vladimir James at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Anyone ever heard of the printer cable on a beige G3/266 connected from
> the printer port to the modem port? My stepdaughter accidentally did this
> on her G3, thus forming a diabolical loop. She then started the G3.
> (Makes you wince, doesn't it?) This has resulted in the startup procedure
> stopping after one or two extensions are loaded with a blank error window
> appearing. During my examination I once saw words in the error message,
> stating "system failure, illegal instruction".
>
> DiskWarrior and Disk First Aid say all is well. I have thus assumed it is
> a hardware problem.
>
> Looks like it will have to go in for repairs. Anyone have any suggestions
> ... comments?
>
> Vlad James
>
Have you tried booting from the system disc or if you have it Norton's ?
