From c85434aa4d461fa80cd9af71ca27a79a33ed3cea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mbw Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 06:08:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] tsubai said the 'panic mesh' error is fixed in 1.5 also mention about a bug in which the backlight on laptops is turned all the way down and the screen may appear black. --- distrib/notes/macppc/install | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/distrib/notes/macppc/install b/distrib/notes/macppc/install index 1e40f00ccd4a..d0fe4c924b28 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/macppc/install +++ b/distrib/notes/macppc/install @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.7 2000/11/02 08:20:27 mbw Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: install,v 1.8 2000/11/04 06:08:34 mbw Exp $ . .Ss2 Booting the installer . @@ -277,7 +277,12 @@ a kernel). .It Black screen .Pp -You need a serial console. See the section entitled +If your system is a PowerBook, +.Nx +may have turned down the brightness of the backlight. Use the buttons to +turn your brightness back up. +.Pp +Otherwise, you need a serial console. See the section entitled .Sx Getting to the Open Firmware Prompt .It Grey screen with flashing question mark @@ -317,11 +322,6 @@ Plug the USB keyboard directly into the computer (i.e. not through a hub) .Pp See .Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#pciide-lost-interrupt -.It -.Dq Li "Panic: mesh: FIFO != 0" -.Pp -Try unplugging your Zip drive. If that doesn't work, see -.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#mesh-fifo .bullet) . .so ../common/sysinst