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| Click here to select a new forum. | | 7.5.5 - Uhh, what? | Posted by: Gil on 2008-11-11 13:47:04
So I have the Performa 578 in my room, set up with System 7.5.3, upgraded to 7.5.5., Open Transport, etc.. So today I turn it on, it freezes. I restart, and the network does not initialize. I go to set the AppleTalk connection to Ethernet. This also causes the computer to freeze. I restart the computer, this time resetting the PRAM. It boots up, but Open Transport is gone, and has reverted to MacTCP.
How the heck did it do this? What did I do wrong?
To be honest, a lot of weird stuff has been happening with this computer.
| Posted by: elbaroni on 2008-11-11 20:11:15
It's conceivable that the PRAM battery is dead, but it sounds like you know what you're doing. The clock stays correct?
I guess the network card could also be fried - that might cause the problems.
You could try trashing (but backing up) the Open Transport preferences files.
| Posted by: wood_e on 2008-11-12 09:43:02
Get a copy of 7.6 🙂
Seriously I have no clue what's going on there. I would repair the disk using DFA and rebuild the desktop. Also replace the PRAM battery.
| Posted by: Gil on 2008-11-12 12:56:14
Took out the motherboard - There's no PRAM battery there. 8-o
I will have to pick one up. I own 7.6, but I like 7.5.5 better.
| Posted by: porter on 2008-11-12 13:02:43
Took out the motherboard - There's no PRAM battery there. 8-o That's the low power option. 😛
| Posted by: wood_e on 2008-11-12 13:09:19
Dude, 7.6.1 is the most stable mac OS IMO! ... Besides oSX
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