Re: My Power Mac G5 cannot even enter Open Firmware console

Michael <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Nov 2023 03:08:51 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.macppc
Message-ID <20231106030851.36839500@bushmills>
Hello,

On Mon, 6 Nov 2023 13:37:54 +0900
Rin Okuyama <[email protected]> wrote:

> I tried:
> 
> (a) Keep unplugged AC cable over a night.
> (b) Push SMU reset button with and without power on.
> (c) "Command + Option + P + R" from USB keyboard
> ---> only single bell  
> (d) "Command + Option + O + F" from USB keyboard
> ---> cannot enter Open Firmware console  
> 
> But nothing works.
> 
> Does anyone have idea to fix this?

Sounds like OF gets stuck somewhere before setting up USB.
Supposedly you can reset OF and such by powering up and holding the
power button until the chime sounds a 2nd time ( as in, what
cmd-opt-p-r is supposed to do )

fingers crossed
Michael