[1394] Re: FireWire Problem

Tue Apr 29 18:31:53 PDT 2003

How do you do that?

----- Original Message -----
From: "jeff chasick" <jchasick at mac.com>
To: "Macintosh FireWire List" <FireWire at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 7:32 PM
Subject: [1394] Re: FireWire Problem

> Try recycling the power manager
>
>
> > Me again (the guy with the original problem). I reset
> > the pram and reset the firmware. It didn't work. I
> > also looked on apple.com/support. They suggested (for
> > Powerbooks) that you update your firmware (you can get
> > downloads on the apple site, which I did with no luck.
> > Any other suggestions?
> >
> > --- "support at fwdepot" <support at fwdepot.com> wrote:
> >> 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  (that?s 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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> >>
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> >>>>>
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> > === message truncated ===
> >
> >
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> >
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>
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