On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 09:39:59PM -0400, Rich Noonan wrote:
> Originally intended for the list at large...
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> Subject: Re: OF trouble on 7500
> Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:48:56 -0400
> From: Rich Noonan <macppc@fightgravity.com>
> To: Juergen Tritthardt <juergent@mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de>
> 
> On Monday 02 September 2002 06:18, Juergen Tritthardt wrote:
> > On Mon, 2 Sep 2002, Rich Noonan wrote:
> > > System is a 7500 long ago upgraded with a 604 from a 9500.  Works fine
> > > under OS9.  I applied the patch to System Disk, set to boot to OF, and
> > > hit save. The system comes up and seems to sync video just fine, but I
> > > only get the white screen.  No text, no prompt.  I have not attempted
> > > going over serial as I'm anticipating needing X on this system and would
> > > prefer to get this sorted out.  Any suggestions no what to try next?
> >
> > Did you set output device to "/chaos/control" in "System Disk"?
> 
> Yes, I did.  There's definetely a video signal.  I get the white background
>  as expected.  The impression I get is that OF has not loaded fully.  I type
>  commands such as reset-all, bye, etc. and nothing happens.  So, it's not
>  that I'm just not seeing the prompt and banner.  I would presume the system
>  is just dead, but I can zap the pram and still boot into OS9 just fine.

Set auto-boot? false

This is the same symptom people get when trying to load netbsd when
the disk hasn't spun up yet. The FAQ addresses this.

  C.
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