Hi Folks I have a bizarre event ;)
A mac 8600/350 which has run linux from bootX before in its lifetime has suddenly decided to fail. I installed a fresh hd for this test and a new version of 8.5 (and 8.0) unstuffed the bootx folder installed the kernel and ramdisk, and clicked the bootx app. Normally everything Mac quits and after a small pause the kernel messages appear on a black screen. On this occasion all of the open Mac windows close and the Mac appears headed for the linux boot and then it seems to stall. MacOS is dead, but there appears to be some lingering function running. I have tried turning off virtual mem and disabling extensions and using bootx as an extension, none of these tactics work. Any ideas? david
