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- Subject: Re: Powerbook 170 Startup Problem
- Message-ID: <zaphod-231292155204@gregt.winona.msus.edu>
- From: zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu (Gregory Talmo)
- Date: 23 Dec 92 15:55:29 -0600
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- In article <AG.92Dec22110825@erasure.ATT.COM>, ag@erasure.ATT.COM (Agesino
- Primatic) wrote:
- >
- >
- > I had a strange problem with my PowerBook 170 recently (System 7.0.1
- > w/ System 7 Tuner 1.1.1, 8 MB RAM, 120 MB Hard Drive). When I tried
- > to start it up, it would get as far as putting up the Finder's Menu
- > Bar, then pause for about 1/2 second, then clear the Menu Bar and
- > repeat. I tried disabling all of my INITs (w/ Extenstion Manager),
- > but it didn't help the problem.
- >
- > Here's the weird part. I booted from a floppy, but when it got to the
- > Finder, two of the hard drive's folder windows continually became
- > selected and deselected rather quickly. I couldn't do anything,
- > because the watch cursor was up (I tried Command-., and a few other
- > keys and mouse clicks). Scary thing, not even being able to boot from
- > a floppy.
- >
- > I tried rebuilding the desktop (which it let me do), but it didn't fix
- > the problem.
- >
- > Then, I started up again with just the hard drive, and while it was in
- > its Finder/No Finder cycle, I held down just the Option key. It then
- > started up correctly.
- >
- >
- > First question: Did anyone ever see this behavior with a PowerBook
- > before?
- >
- > Second question: What does holding down just the Option key do when
- > starting the Finder?
- >
- >
- Wow,
- I saw the exact same thing happen on a IIsi. I tried everything that I
- could, but to no avail; so we sent it off to Apple. I thought it was a
- hardware problem. It is interesting that the optiooon key fixed it though.
-
- Must be a "feature" of System 7 ;-)
-
- - Greg Talmo (zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu)
- |The opinions expressed above are my own,
- "A censor is a man who knows more |and do not necessarily reflect the
- than he thinks you ought to." |opinions, tastes, or policies of Winona
- - Granville Hicks |State University, its faculty, staff or
- |students.
-