[iBook] Dual USB Black Screen symptoms

[Kevin Avery]

Tried OF mode, same black screen. something is toasted. I may take it  
to the local genius bar and see what they think it is, I seriously  
doubt they will do anything about it though considering it is so old.

I can get to the hard drive via the network and have backed up my  
wife's user folder. I may tear it apart and see if the cable seems  
damaged. I have pretty much written this thing off and plan on  
parting it out on the swap list.

thanks for all the suggestions.

take care,
Kevin

On Mar 23, 2006, at 8:58 AM, Tony Gamble wrote:

> That last sentence in their statement indicates to me that any  
> iBooks brought in after the program would be dealt with on a case- 
> by-case basis, so you certainly have nothing to lose by bring it in  
> to the Genius Bar.
>
> Good call on the cable-to-the-screen idea, but I don't think it's  
> the case here, as I'm pretty sure the AV port signal would come  
> through a different cable, and you said the external monitor  
> doesn't work either.  Have you tried booting into Open Firmware?   
> The OS would rely on loading a video card driver, but Open Firmware  
> would be the ROM communicating directly with the video at the most  
> basic level.  If you get nothing there, I'd say she's cakked.
>
> Tony