NVRAM error on 9600 |
August, 23, 2002 2:56 PM |
evaisanen |
Hi all... I finally took the plunge to get my 9600 onto OSX. Configuration is a 9600 upgraded with the ZifCarrier G3/400; 256 Megs ram (uninterleaved); Initio MilesU2W scsi card-upgraded to their 1.06 beta firmware; three UW drives on U2W card; zip/cd/4 gig HD on internal scsi; ATI Mac Radeon videocard. I am using XPF 2.2b17. Has been running 9.1 quite nicely. First time with install - nada - it would copy a few files and then reboot and hang. Now that I am more follicularly challenged, I updated the Initio firmware to 1.6beta and deinterleaved the ram. Now XPF copies a large number of files to the destination drive - and then I get a "error writing to NVRAM" dialogue box. I checked the log and the last few lines include the line "NVRAM size limits exceeded". Help! Why is it running out of NVRAM? Suggestions, other than buying a Dual G4 1Gig (which I am seriously tempted to do), to get this going would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! |
. |
RE: NVRAM error on 9600 |
August, 23, 2002 3:40 PM |
Tony.Scaminaci |
. |
Installation of OS X takes quite a bit more NVRAM than just booting into it once it's installed. You should turn off as many XPF options as possible (e.g. set input device to none, output device to none). Also, if you want verbose mode during installation, just hold down command-v rather than setting it XPF's prefs. As you turn off these options, you'll see fewer messages in the XPF window which means fewer bytes being written to NVRAM. *IMPORTANT* If the Radeon Mac Edition to which you refer is the Radeon 7000 card, you won't get any video after reboot. This card is only supported under OS 10.1.5 (which you aren't anywhere near at this point) and only after the Radeon drivers have been installed in OS X along with all of ATI's patches through July. You should put in an older video card for the install process or use on-board video ram (if present) until you get up to 10.1.5. Then install the Radeon software off of CD and apply the July (or August??) patches. Shut down the machine, swap back in the Radeon 7000, and you'll be in business. |
|
|