[DuoList] 2400c not booting up (or, perhaps, booting up w/ no display) - any troubleshooting suggestions?

[Alex Santos]

Sounds like an OpenFirmware problem…does any one out here know what  
can be done?

Hey your little 2400 is worth good money.

Alex


On Oct 10, 2006, at 4:58 AM, Iman Bhullar wrote:

> Josh -
>
> That didn't work. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
>
> BUT, I think I had misdiagnosed the problem. It seems
> the computer IS booting up, but that the display isn't
> working. I've set the computer to give me witty error
> messages in the "O.K. Computer" voice (e.g. "Get back
> to work, you lazy bastard") and when I accidentally
> pulled out the power cord after it had attempted to
> boot up, the computer gave me one of those error
> messages. That means it's got to be starting up,
> right?
>
> So, does this mean it's a display problem? The screen
> is backlit but all grey. Is that what happens when
> they break?
>
> And I'll definitely give you the computer if I can't
> fix it. Do you live in NYC, by any chance? If not,
> I'll have to ask you to cover the shipping. The
> battery has over an hour of charge left, so that alone
> might make it worth your while.
>
> Iman
>
> --- Josh Keady <joshkeady at msn.com> wrote:
>
>> Nope, no value, give it away.  To me. :-)
>>
>> But seriously, try holding down command-option-p-r
>> immediately after
>> you turn the machine on.  Keep holding them until
>> after you hear the
>> speaker chime for the second time.
>>
>> Josh
>>
>> On Oct 9, 2006, at 6:26 PM, Iman Bhullar wrote:
>>
>>> I have a 2400c that I just tried to boot up for
>> the
>>
>>> first time in almost a year. As soon as I plugged
>> it
>>> in (i.e. before I hit the on/off button) it
>> started up
>>> - screen lit up, hard disk whirring, etc - but it
>>> didn't boot. The computer kept whirring away, but
>>> nothing else happened except that it made a beep
>> noise
>>> by itself at one point and then (after I hit a few
>>> random buttons with no response) would beep if I
>> hit
>>> buttons.
>>>
>>> I've turned it off and on several times, and the
>> same
>>> thing keeps happening - it's whirring and there's
>> a
>>> lit-up-but-still-grey screen. I tried holding down
>> the
>>> SHIFT key while starting it (to turn the
>> extensions
>>> off) because it's the one trick I know - but it
>> didn't
>>> work this time.
>>>
>>> Any further suggestions?
>>>
>>> If nothing works, I'll probably give this thing
>> away
>>> (or sell it if I can) - so if anyone's interested
>> let
>>> me know.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help,
>>> Iman
>>>
>>
>>
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