On (18/04/05 17:42), James Tappin wrote: > On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:28:17 +0100 > James Tappin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > JT> I have a G3 iBook that is supposed to dual-boot Debian/Sarge and > JT> MacOS X. > JT> > JT> I use the yaboot boot loader, but since the latest OSX release > JT> (10.3.9) I can only boot Linux. Whenever I try to boot OSX it comes > JT> up with the Apple logo then powers itself down again. I've tried > JT> rerunning ybin with no joy. > JT> > JT> My question therefore is: Has anyone else had a similar problem and > JT> if so have you found a solution (e.g. a change in the yaboot config > JT> files)? > > I think I may have found something here (at least the problem's gone). > > It looks as if the upgrade managed to trash the hardware clock setting, > and in addition when I booted to Linux, the wireless base station was > weak so that the network was effectively down when ntpdate tried to run > -- as a result on Linux I was getting a date of 1-Jan-1904. After > manually running ntpdate on Linux I can now boot both OSes. Wierd!!! > (I can only assume that OSX checks and won't run before its release date). Often, resetting the PRAM will sort out these sorts of problems. Hold down: Apple+Option+P +R on boot and wait for the chimes.
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