NVRAM |
February, 03, 2003 11:42 AM |
Photonick |
I'm trying to install OS X on a G-3 Powerbook and I keep getting a "Problem writing to NVRAM" error. What am I doing wrong? I have 9.2.2 on one of the three partitions now. Any ideas? Thanks |
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RE: NVRAM |
February, 05, 2003 10:12 PM |
tpmco |
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fuzzball-- Thank you for the much-needed clarification on clearing PRAM and clearing NVRAM! Mark |
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RE: NVRAM |
February, 05, 2003 7:30 PM |
fuzzball |
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You might try to really clear it out by "zapping the pram" by holding the option, command and "P" & "R" keys which will clear the PRAM on a restart but if you do it from a cold start, it will also clear the NVRAM. Good luck. |
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RE: NVRAM |
February, 05, 2003 11:28 AM |
Photonick |
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I'm still getting the NVRAM error. I am using XPostFacto version 2.2.5. I have made all the settings you suggested, still no luck. Could I need more memory? I have 256Mb now. A processor upgrade? It's 300MHz . Thanks again |
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RE: NVRAM |
February, 04, 2003 2:51 PM |
OSXGuru |
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You're not necessarily doing anything wrong. There is a limited amount of space in NVRAM, and the settings required to boot Mac OS X sometimes use more than is available. One thing you can try is to reduce the length of the various settings XPostFacto makes. For instance, make sure that the "verbose" and "single user mode" options are disabled in the "Advanced" menu. Also, leave all the items in the "Debug" menu unselected. You can also set the "input-device" and "output-device" to none to save some NVRAM space (they are in the Open Firmware menu). Also, make sure you are using the latest version (2.2.5). I often come up with little tricks to reduce the amount of NVRAM required. |