[G4] Help for my G4

[CDT]

Hey, Rich.  Its the Open Firmware resets, described below (my  
original post).

Dan


On Aug 21, 2010, at 10:54 PM, Rich Northouse wrote:

> 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