Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org> wrote:
> Does the machine boot?

I don't know.  Maybe.  I can't see anything on either the screen or
over serial-console.

> I've encountered problems like this before, and ususally something in the
> bootparams is corrupted, and OFW can't boot far enough to have the
> Command-Option-P-R trick work.

IF I could get to OFW to check for corrupted bootparams, then I could
fix things.  However, I can't get to OFW.

> Try either removing the battery and power for a day, or removing the
> battery & power and shorting the battery pins with a resistor (I used a
> screwdriver, but do that at your own risk) for a while.

Right now I'm letting the machine set with nothing (no RAM, battery,
cache, ROM, or VRAM) in it, and will check it again tomorrow.

> The rtc in my beige G3 held enough charge to stay alive for quite a while.
> 
> Do you still have MacOS boot media?

Yessir.

Thanks for your help.  I'll let you know how things turn out.

Charles Fultz
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