[OT] Re: Cannot boot OS X anymore

[thk]

Hi Ben

after reinstalling Mac OS X I can boot all three OSes as I want to. 
Seems that the YDL installer changed my OF and OS X install repaired it.

Maybe something undocumented related to the initalisation of the 
graphics adapters by OF or so...

However I don't want to try to boot Mac OS X from MOL again...

Thomas

On Donnerstag, Dezember 11, 2003, at 04:43  Uhr, Ben Ricker wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 09:23, Thomas Kuehner wrote:
>> Hi Ben
>>
>>>
>>> It has something to do with OpenBoot getting fragged. I have done 
>>> this a
>>> number of times (mainly by zapping the PRAM). The only way I could 
>>> get
>>> OS X back was to reinstall OS X from scratch. Let me know if you 
>>> figure
>>> out another way!
>>
>> That's what I found out to. When keeping the ALT-Key pressed I can 
>> boot Mac
>> OS 9 and therefrom starting YDL using BootX, so no probs.
>>
>> But when I choose Mac OS X using the Startup Disk control panel and 
>> reboot
>> the Mac stops booting and stays in an OpenFirmware prompt on the 
>> internal
>> video.
>>
>> If I knew how to pass the correct boot-device setting in the OF I 
>> could
>> force the machine to boot from OS X.
>
> Hmm. You are better off then I was. When I zapped the PRAM, all I could
> get was OS 9; it seemed as if OpenBoot was erased from ROM.
>
>> I had the same problem booting from the YDL 3.0.1 CD on my PBG3 
>> Bronze and
>> had to boot into OF and give em a 'boot cdrom' command to make it 
>> boot from
>> the CD.
>>
>> If I reinstall Mac OS X will the issue dissapear or come back after 
>> booting
>> YDL again?
>
> I assume you use BootX to go into YDL. I myself boot into OS X usually
> and when I hold down the Option key I can go into OS 9 and then boot 
> YDL
> with BootX. I have had no problems with going in and out of each OS for
> at least 6 months. So you should have no problem, after reinstalling OS
> X, getting back into OS 9 and YDL.
>
> There might be a way to type in the right boot command in OpenBoot but
> the disk syntax is greek to me. Some forums or Apple's support site
> might shed some light on it. However, I find it easier to reinstall OS
> X. I have the restore process down to a science!
>
> HTH,
>
> Ben Ricker
>
> P.S. Do you run a USB card? I cannot get mine to work to save my life.
> OS X just will not recognize it!
>
>>>
>>> Ben Ricker
>>
>> Thomas
>>
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