[G4] System Preferences Update

[Dan A Currie]

John Baltutis wrote:

>On 04/13/07, Dan A Currie <dancurr at frontiernet.net> wrote:
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>>Harry Freeman wrote:
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>>>Dan if you pull up the System Preferences... and click on "Startup
>>>Disk" do you see a choice for OS 9?
>>>If not there isn't a valid OS 9 system folder.
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>>>
>>That is the problem ... now how do I tell it to open up with either the
>>OS 10.2 or OS 9 Install CD so that I can erase that disk and reinstall?
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>>Every time I use OS 9 and the C or X keys it just keeps restarting  with
>>the smiley Mac and when I use OS 10.2 all I get is a gray screen.
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>>I have been to the artnum 58042 on my computer but until I can get the
>>FrankenMac to recognize something I am stuck and rapidly losing hair!!
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>>Now I know the true meaning of "Catch 22"!!
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>>Got to go to work will check back after 11PM
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>Try this. Boot into Open Firmware (hold down the CMD+OPT+O+F keys), let up when
>text starts scrolling down the screen. Type in these these commands, following
>each with hitting the return key:
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>	reset-nvram
>	set-defaults
>	reset-all
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>The last one reboots the machine. Then, see if it'll boot from the one of your
>install disks.
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Thanks!!!! That got me back up and running but it still will not restart 
with either OS CD's and the Starup Disk preference is empty. 

BTW  reset-nvram said unknown words but the other 2 sets worked.

Keep going ... you are on a roll!!

Dan
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