[G4] Help for my G4

[Rich Northouse]

What are OF resets?  and how do you reset them?

rich

On Aug 21, 2010, at 6:02 PM, CDT wrote:

> I hate to reply to my own message, but I just read the other posts.   
> You might try the OF resets on any of the mentioned problems.  It  
> resets some stuff (I don't know exactly what) that doesn't get reset  
> any other way.  I have had numerous issues corrected that I had long  
> term problems with.  I learned about it by chance from a guy I was  
> wining to about G3 & G4 mac problems.  He suggested I try it first  
> when I have a problem and it seldom lets me down.  MacJanitor, Apple  
> Jack, or running the chron tasks from the terminal also helps keep  
> an mac running smoothly.
>
> Best wishes to all.
>
> Dan
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2010, at 6:49 PM, CDT wrote:
>
>> Hi, guys.  I'm a bit late to the party, but I'll throw in my 2  
>> cents anyway.
>>
>> When I have those "restart required" messages start on my G4's, I  
>> always start with the Open Firmware resets.  It usually takes care  
>> of the problem.
>>
>> On startup, immediately after the chime, press and hold 4 keys  
>> simultaneously;  the letter "o", the letter "f", the command  
>> (apple) key, and the option key.
>>
>> The system will boot into open firmware and the message "release  
>> keys to continue" (or something close) will appear on the screen.
>>
>> Type the following three commands, one at a time, exactly as shown  
>> within the quotes, and hit the return key after each:
>>
>> "reset-nvram" (return)
>> "set-defaults"  (return)
>> "reset-all"        (return)
>>
>> If you type the line correctly the system will respond with "ok".   
>> Make sure you get an "ok" on each line before continuing.
>>
>> After the "reset-all" command, the system will reboot and bring up  
>> the normal operating system.
>>
>> Good luck.  I'd also be interested in seeing the problem line(s)  
>> from the log and the proposed solutions.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>
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