I have a friend who tried to install Panther on her slot-load iMac. Her
computer seems to run OK (she can access the drive via filesharing), but
there is no video.

Anyone see this before and know a cure?

Brian

In article <BBDCF9FE.4D01F%behni@comcast.net>, Brian Paul Ehni
<behni@comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a friend who tried to install Panther on her slot-load iMac. Her
> computer seems to run OK (she can access the drive via filesharing), but
> there is no video.
>
> Anyone see this before and know a cure?

Kinda. Not during an install but when I was playing with resolutions.
Everything worked great but when I started the computer up the next day
I had a black screen. I started the computer from an OS 9 CD which gave
me a screen to view. Didn't do anything else except a restart. Panther
came up in the resoulution I had set which I immediatly changed.

Sorry I can't come up with anything more definitive except boot from a
CD but it's the only black screen experiance I had and for some reason
it seemed to work at the time.

--
Christopher S. Moore
usenetspamtrap@mooregraphics.us
Email replies must begin with "Re: " or be killed

In article <BBDCF9FE.4D01F%behni@comcast.net>, Brian Paul Ehni
<behni@comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a friend who tried to install Panther on her slot-load iMac. Her
> computer seems to run OK (she can access the drive via filesharing), but
> there is no video.
>
> Anyone see this before and know a cure?
>
> Brian
>
Li battery dead?

Did she try zapping the PRAM?

Cathy

--
"there's a dance or two in the old dame yet." - mehitabel

C.Stevenson, M.D.
cats1921@sonic.net

On 11/16/03 12:26 PM, in article 161120031026234375%cats1921@sonic.net,
"Cathy Stevenson" <cats1921@sonic.net> wrote:

> In article <BBDCF9FE.4D01F%behni@comcast.net>, Brian Paul Ehni
> <behni@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I have a friend who tried to install Panther on her slot-load iMac. Her
>> computer seems to run OK (she can access the drive via filesharing), but
>> there is no video.
>>
>> Anyone see this before and know a cure?
>>
>> Brian
>>
> Li battery dead?
>
> Did she try zapping the PRAM?
>
> Cathy

Just tried booting from OS 9.2 CD; no dice.
Zapped PRAM; no dice.
Reset logic board; no dice.

Brian

In article <BBDD24EB.4D08E%behni@comcast.net>, Brian Paul Ehni
<behni@comcast.net> wrote:

> On 11/16/03 12:26 PM, in article 161120031026234375%cats1921@sonic.net,
> "Cathy Stevenson" <cats1921@sonic.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <BBDCF9FE.4D01F%behni@comcast.net>, Brian Paul Ehni
> > <behni@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I have a friend who tried to install Panther on her slot-load iMac. Her
> >> computer seems to run OK (she can access the drive via filesharing), but
> >> there is no video.
> >>
> >> Anyone see this before and know a cure?
> >>
> >> Brian
> >>
> > Li battery dead?
> >
> > Did she try zapping the PRAM?
> >
> > Cathy
>
> Just tried booting from OS 9.2 CD; no dice.
> Zapped PRAM; no dice.
> Reset logic board; no dice.
x
Sounds like the typical signs of dead Li battery- no?

Cathy

--
"there's a dance or two in the old dame yet." - mehitabel

C.Stevenson, M.D.
cats1921@sonic.net

On 11/16/03 3:55 PM, in article 161120031355064627%cats1921@sonic.net,
"Cathy Stevenson" <cats1921@sonic.net> wrote:

> x
> Sounds like the typical signs of dead Li battery- no?
>
> Cathy

I'll try that, though it's now happened to a second unit. Same age as the
first, though! 8^)

Brian

On 11/16/03 4:32 PM, in article BBDD5707.4D1D1%behni@comcast.net, "Brian
Paul Ehni" <behni@comcast.net> wrote:

> On 11/16/03 3:55 PM, in article 161120031355064627%cats1921@sonic.net,
> "Cathy Stevenson" <cats1921@sonic.net> wrote:
>
>> x
>> Sounds like the typical signs of dead Li battery- no?
>>
>> Cathy
>
> I'll try that, though it's now happened to a second unit. Same age as the
> first, though! 8^)
>
> Brian
>
Didn't work on the one I have here.

Brian

If she didn¹t install over Jaguar, she may be missing a firmware
upgrade. I remember that a bunch of people ran into this last year with
Jag and screamed bloody murder. I think the cure was to boot with an
external monitor connected, then applying the firmware.


In article <BBDCF9FE.4D01F%behni@comcast.net>, Brian Paul Ehni
<behni@comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a friend who tried to install Panther on her slot-load iMac. Her
> computer seems to run OK (she can access the drive via filesharing), but
> there is no video.
>
> Anyone see this before and know a cure?
>
> Brian
>

On 11/16/03 6:03 PM, in article 161120031903501376%pmevans@nospam.mac.com,
"Phyllis Evans" <pmevans@nospam.mac.com> wrote:

> If she didn¹t install over Jaguar, she may be missing a firmware
> upgrade. I remember that a bunch of people ran into this last year with
> Jag and screamed bloody murder. I think the cure was to boot with an
> external monitor connected, then applying the firmware.
>
>
> In article <BBDCF9FE.4D01F%behni@comcast.net>, Brian Paul Ehni
> <behni@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I have a friend who tried to install Panther on her slot-load iMac. Her
>> computer seems to run OK (she can access the drive via filesharing), but
>> there is no video.
>>
>> Anyone see this before and know a cure?
>>
>> Brian
>>


I'll give it a shot right now!

Brian

Brian Paul Ehni <behni@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<BBDD9F07.4D277%behni@comcast.net>...
> On 11/16/03 6:03 PM, in article 161120031903501376%pmevans@nospam.mac.com,
> "Phyllis Evans" <pmevans@nospam.mac.com> wrote:
>
> > If she didn¹t install over Jaguar, she may be missing a firmware
> > upgrade. I remember that a bunch of people ran into this last year with
> > Jag and screamed bloody murder. I think the cure was to boot with an
> > external monitor connected, then applying the firmware.
> >
> >
> > In article <BBDCF9FE.4D01F%behni@comcast.net>, Brian Paul Ehni
> > <behni@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I have a friend who tried to install Panther on her slot-load iMac. Her
> >> computer seems to run OK (she can access the drive via filesharing), but
> >> there is no video.
> >>
> >> Anyone see this before and know a cure?
> >>
> >> Brian
> >>
>
>
> I'll give it a shot right now!
>
> Brian

Just as a heads up--You need to have OS 9 installed on the boot drive
in order to run the firmware update.!

I know b/c this happened to me when I tried to install Jag on my slot
load running 8.6

I am even more frustrated b/c I don't have a copy of OS 9, and Jag
didn't come with it like 10.1 did. So know I have an effectively dead
iMac sitting in my study. Repeated calls to Applecare weren't
effective either since Apple doesn't want to send me a copy of OS 9,
nor can they sell me one. Anyone know where I can find a copy on the
cheap?

Much obliged, and good luck with update Brian.

Aaron

In article <9d563a69.0311171648.3077b094@posting.google.com >, aclassi
<aclassi********.com> wrote:

> Brian Paul Ehni <behni@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:<BBDD9F07.4D277%behni@comcast.net>...
> > On 11/16/03 6:03 PM, in article 161120031903501376%pmevans@nospam.mac.com,
> > "Phyllis Evans" <pmevans@nospam.mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If she didn¹t install over Jaguar, she may be missing a firmware
> > > upgrade. I remember that a bunch of people ran into this last year with
> > > Jag and screamed bloody murder. I think the cure was to boot with an
> > > external monitor connected, then applying the firmware.
> > >
> > >
> > > In article <BBDCF9FE.4D01F%behni@comcast.net>, Brian Paul Ehni
> > > <behni@comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I have a friend who tried to install Panther on her slot-load iMac. Her
> > >> computer seems to run OK (she can access the drive via filesharing), but
> > >> there is no video.
> > >>
> > >> Anyone see this before and know a cure?
> > >>
> > >> Brian
> > >>
> >
> >
> > I'll give it a shot right now!
> >
> > Brian
>
> Just as a heads up--You need to have OS 9 installed on the boot drive
> in order to run the firmware update.!
>
> I know b/c this happened to me when I tried to install Jag on my slot
> load running 8.6
>
> I am even more frustrated b/c I don't have a copy of OS 9, and Jag
> didn't come with it like 10.1 did. So know I have an effectively dead
> iMac sitting in my study. Repeated calls to Applecare weren't
> effective either since Apple doesn't want to send me a copy of OS 9,
> nor can they sell me one. Anyone know where I can find a copy on the
> cheap?

eBay has some cheap OS 9 disks for sale. I can't tell whether or not
you are in the US, however, so this may not be available to you.

I happen to have OS 9 on my computer. But, if I didn't have it, I would
also be in trouble. I recently did a firmware update (afer having
problems with Panther) and needed OS 9 to run it. But, I had several
questions. How was I supposed to know I needed the update? Software
Update never told me - why not? (It told me I needed a "Hard Disk
Update" which, it turned out, I didn't need.) What if I had found out
I needed the G4 firmware update after I dumped my OS 9 and perhaps
gave away or sold my disks?

Am I missing something here? Is Apple really screwing up in this OS X
switch?

Cathy

--
"there's a dance or two in the old dame yet." - mehitabel

C.Stevenson, M.D.
cats1921@sonic.net