Another aproach: whats the command to boot from cdrom from the firmware command line. cdrom is ide secondary master and has macos 8.1 cdrom inside. I tried boot fd to boot linux boot disk but it got stuck tried boot ide1/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 ide1/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:0 ide1/[EMAIL PROTECTED],\ etc but I keep getting the message can't OPEN: <device name> although I can change to the device using dev <device name>
thanx --- Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >This is kind of missing the point. > >I have been through what you said. The problem is something was > ruined > >in the setting somwhere and I can't boot anything from any device. > >When I start it up all I get is a blank white screen that doesn't > >respond. > >I can here it cdrom starting if I boot with c pressed but nothing > comes > >on screen. > >I tried pressing command option p r to zap the firmware but nothing > >happed. > >I tried taking out the battery and disconecting it for over 10 > minutes. > >Settings went back to what it thinks is the default, but still > nothing > >else then the white screen happens. > >All I can do with it right now is start it using command option o f > to > >boot into firmware, and I can play around with the firmware, but > still > >nothing else happens (managed to get a black screen on boot once ;) > ). > >firmware version os 2.0f1 I can see that when firmware starts. I > think > >its supposed to also show something about rarom version or something > of > >the sort but I am not getting that (that is porbably what is > broken). > > > >Once I can boot of the boot floppy or the macos cdrom I can handle > the > >rest, just can't get there now. > I don't know if your G3 is SCSI or IDE but when encountering this > problem in the past I've managed to boot using an external Jaz drive > (SCSI). I installed MacOS8.6 on the Jaz drive from another Mac then > plugged the Jaz into the sick machine. > > To boot, cmd+opt+shft+delete tells the mac to skip the first device > on the scsi chain. > > HTH > > Clive > -- > > > Clive Menzies & Associates Limited > strategies for business > > http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk > > 75 Priory Road, London N8 8LR > d/l: 020 8348 0996 > fax: 087 0705 2066 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
