On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 12:36:03AM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 09:48:53AM +0200, Bruno Waes wrote: > > ok, now i really screwed up ... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > command-option-O-F to boot into OF. > > > > i never been able to boot into OF ... > > i think you have, its just sent all its output out the serial port. > > > so i thought, i will try setting auto-boot off with the bootvariables macos > > utility like you said ... but when i rebooted, ... nothing happend, nothing, > > no screen output nothing, it doesnt even boot from the hfs floppy anymore > > ... > > you just sucessfully booted into OpenFirmware, but you neglected to > change the input-device and output-device variables so all the OF > output is going out the serial port. its also listening for commands > on the serial port. > > > > > sigh, ... is there anything i can do ? or is this box lost ? > > shutdown, boot up while holding down `command option p r' which will > reset the nvram back to its default settings which boot only MacOS.
That didn't work for me, when I found myself in the same position. I found http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html helpful. They say that cmd-opt-p-r won't solve this, but the solution they propose works: Turn off the computer, and unplug it from wall. Remove the battery from the mobo, and wait 10 minutes. This will reset your OpenFirmware settings. I need to find a mac serial <-> db25 adapter :( -- #define X(x,y) x##y Peter Cordes ; e-mail: X([EMAIL PROTECTED] , ns.ca) "The gods confound the man who first found out how to distinguish the hours! Confound him, too, who in this place set up a sundial, to cut and hack my day so wretchedly into small pieces!" -- Plautus, 200 BCE
