From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 2 17:28:39 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DE7E16A418 for ; Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:28:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jcoombs@gwi.net) Received: from pan.gwi.net (pan.gwi.net [207.5.128.165]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C44F13C43E for ; Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:28:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jcoombs@gwi.net) Received: from [192.168.0.7] (murdoc.gwi.net [207.5.142.8]) by pan.gwi.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m02GBKwx026838 for ; Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:11:20 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jcoombs@gwi.net) Message-ID: <477BB7A8.6030200@gwi.net> Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:11:20 -0500 From: Joshua Coombs User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org" References: <200712301041.36623.jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> <20080101173551.cc92a546.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <200801011239.55665.jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> In-Reply-To: <200801011239.55665.jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Half-dead G4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:28:39 -0000 Justin Hibbits wrote: > I've reseated all data cables. Haven't reseated the motherboard power cable, > but I've reseated the hard drive power cable, and can't quite figure out how > to remove the CD-ROM drive power cable, as it's enclosed. I've tried > removing the hard drive and CD-ROM drive data cable connections from the > motherboard, but that didn't help. I'll try pulling out everything, even the > CPU, and see what I can come up with. I was hoping removing the battery and > resetting the PMU would do the trick, but that failed as well. > > Am I right in assuming that because holding the mouse button ejects the CD-ROM > tray, the CPU is functioning because it has to go into openfirmware? > > - Justin Pull the battery and power, and leave it unplugged with no battery for at LEAST 48 hours. That pesky pram is persistent. Josh C