[1394] Re: FireWire Problem
support at fwdepot
support at fwdepot.com
Tue Apr 29 17:08:13 PDT 2003
Try reset all or resetall
It should be reset-all
Example:
0 > reset-all
Press Return
The reset-all command should cause the computer to restart. If this occurs,
you have successfully reset the Open Firmware settings.
You may also want to cycle the power manager - depending on your machine,
check the Apple knowledge base for information specific to the model machine
you are using
http://www.info.apple.com/
> Thank you for your suggestions. (I'm new and jumping in here.) I followed
> all your suggestions (my iMac has stopped recognizing firewire devices). I
> zapped the PRAM and rebooted for the firmware. When I got to the re-set
> firewire spot, the computer could not recognize the reset-all. Any idea
> what I did wrong? I typed the reboot command and it restarted.
>
> Thanks.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David DelMonte" <ddelmonte at mac.com>
> To: "Macintosh FireWire List" <FireWire at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:53 AM
> Subject: [1394] Re: FireWire Problem
>
>
> Cool.. Thanks
>
>
> On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 08:06 AM, support at fwdepot wrote:
>
>> Reboot your machine like you would for zapping pram except hold down
>>
>> Command-Option-O-F (that¹s the letter O NOT number 0)
>>
>> At the open firmware prompt type reset-all and press return, the
>> machine
>> will reboot
>>
>>> How do you "reset firmware"?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 03:22 AM, support at fwdepot wrote:
>>>
>>>> Did you he have do the following:
>>>>
>>>> 1) reboot machine
>>>> 2) zap pram
>>>> 3) reboot machine
>>>> 4) reset open firmware
>>>>
>>>> Without another firewire device to test it will be hard for you to
>>>> determine
>>>> whether the port is live or dead but if the cdrw is still
>>>> functioning,
>>>> after
>>>> performing the above it should either work or confirm that the port
>>>> is
>>>> dead
>>>> (which we doubt) - the problem you described sounds more like a
>>>> probably
>>>> media problem than an actual firewire problem, but the force quit may
>>>> have
>>>> caught the firewire port in an interim state which is why it is
>>>> frozen...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I have a 550mHz G4 Powerbook that I bought in December
>>>>> of 2001. I have a 6 month old external cd-rw drive
>>>>> connected to the FireWire port. I use Toast Lite to
>>>>> burn CDs. Two weeks ago I was copying an audio cd and
>>>>> it was almost finished with the verification process
>>>>> when it "froze" -- not exactly froze. It seemed to be
>>>>> still working, but when it was in the same
>>>>> verification position for about 30 minutes I figured
>>>>> something was wrong (it normally takes about 10
>>>>> minutes total for me to copy one cd). I was unable to
>>>>> cancel, so I force-quit the application. Ever since
>>>>> that time, my computer is not reading anything
>>>>> connected to my firewire port. I had a friend of my
>>>>> who is a mac-guru take a look at it and he couldn't
>>>>> tell what was wrong, but said he had been reading
>>>>> about a potential problem with the firewire ports on
>>>>> some of the earlier models of the G4 Powerbook. He
>>>>> also said it might be my cd-rw drive. I don't have any
>>>>> other firewire devices, so I'm wondering if there is
>>>>> any way of determining if it is a problem with the
>>>>> computer or the peripheral.
>>>>>
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>>
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>>
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>
> ADS Tech.| PYRO Drive Kit: convert your drive to firewire!
> Dr. Bott | Now $169.00 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ADS.html>
>
> Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com!
> Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml
>
> FireWire | 2.5" and 3.5" FireWire hard disk enclosures
> Depot | starting at $95!! <http://www.fwdepot.com>
>
>
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>
> ADS Tech.| PYRO Drive Kit: convert your drive to firewire!
> Dr. Bott | Now $169.00 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ADS.html>
>
> Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com!
> Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml
>
> FireWire | 2.5" and 3.5" FireWire hard disk enclosures
> Depot | starting at $95!! <http://www.fwdepot.com>
>
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