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ok, a buddy of mine is trying to fix up (and eventually install X on) an old beige G3. he knows very little about computers so i'm helping him, but it's been a long time since i've dealt with OS 9, so i thought i'd post this. here's the deal:
the G3 started out with OS 8.5 on it. i upgraded that to 9.1 with no trouble, but after a restart, it bombs on the startup screen while loading extensions every time. so i think no sweat, just startup with extensions off. but...every time i do that, i can't use the mouse, which is a logitech two button mouse that must depend on an extension to work. i tried using my apple pro mouse under the same circumstances, but it won't work either. anyway, once it starts up without extensions, i can only view the extensions. i can't turn them on or off. and i can't restart either. what really bothers me is that once it's started up with extensions off, they all appear as generic icons in the extensions manager, thus making it impossible for me to figure out which one is causing the problem. i know what it looks like from the startup screen, but i have no idea what it is called or what purpose it serves.
i also tried to start up off my OS 9 install disc, but that's no good either, because the internal cd drive on the beige is broken, so he's got a usb drive that refuses to work without it's proper extension running.
so i can't find a solution. i don't want to give up without a fight though. anyone have any ideas what might work?
the G3 started out with OS 8.5 on it. i upgraded that to 9.1 with no trouble, but after a restart, it bombs on the startup screen while loading extensions every time. so i think no sweat, just startup with extensions off. but...every time i do that, i can't use the mouse, which is a logitech two button mouse that must depend on an extension to work. i tried using my apple pro mouse under the same circumstances, but it won't work either. anyway, once it starts up without extensions, i can only view the extensions. i can't turn them on or off. and i can't restart either. what really bothers me is that once it's started up with extensions off, they all appear as generic icons in the extensions manager, thus making it impossible for me to figure out which one is causing the problem. i know what it looks like from the startup screen, but i have no idea what it is called or what purpose it serves.
i also tried to start up off my OS 9 install disc, but that's no good either, because the internal cd drive on the beige is broken, so he's got a usb drive that refuses to work without it's proper extension running.
so i can't find a solution. i don't want to give up without a fight though. anyone have any ideas what might work?