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

Rin Okuyama <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Nov 2023 21:52:06 +0900
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.macppc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

On 2023/11/06 17:08, Michael wrote:
> 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

That's it!! I could enter OF console. After ``reset-nvram'' and
``reset-all'', the system became just sane :)

Thanks so much,
rin