[G4] Sawtooth won't load X, must be a bigger problem....

[Ryan Smith]

Try doing a firmware update.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120068

Ryan Smith
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Subject: Re: [G4] Sawtooth won't load X, must be a bigger problem....


> Hello all,
>
> I am back again. I'm starting to think I have a serious logic board
problem, as this doesn't make sense to me.
>
> Put in OSX gauranteed compataible 512 memory stick. Nothing. Install still
hangs early on.
>
> Put in a SIIS ultra ATA 133 Raid controller for MAc, compatable with G4's.
(The machine doesn't see the card on the Apple profiler?)
> Also put in a WD 80 gig ATA harddrive. Well, since the card isn't reading,
the disk is not mounting.
>
> Now I did put in a new battery and I did reset the PMU and I have reset
the PRAM.
> I am going to try another new battery, and another PMU reset, because the
clock continually resets to 1/1/1904. And other than the battery I can't
imagine what is off here.
>
> Could I have a bad logic board? Why then does it load 9.2 and run
seemingly without problem?
>
> Going to try the ATA card in some of the other PCI slots, in the event I
have some bad PCI slots.
>
> This machine is a conundrum.
>
>
>
> > Why won't OS X install? I have a Sawtooth and have had OS X running on
it on and off since 10.1,
> > and full time since 10.2. Unless there's something wrong with the
machine or it has a
> > ridiculously small amount of memory or disk space, OS X should run on it
just fine. That's the
> > first thing you need to figure out, and then worry about upgrades. If OS
X doesn't run now and
> > it's not because of memory or disk space, an upgrade probably won't
help.
>
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