Re: Reboot

[gsaikin@primenet.com (Gina Saikin)]

In article <6a8n68$2ni$1@pith.uoregon.edu>, nparker@inferno.uoregon.edu
(Neil Parker) wrote:

> In article <6a8dv6$ncl$1@news.injersey.com>,
> Karl  Horster <khorster@nj5.injersey.com> wrote:
> >       I have trouble rebooting my Rom 01 GS.  WHen I hit Ctrl+Open Apple
> >+ Reset on my keyboard it doesn't reboot.  It just acts as if I just hit
> >Ctrl+Reset.  But when I hit the Open Apple on the Joystick, it reboots
> >just fine.  I've narrowed it down to something to do with my SCSI card.  I
> >have the Apple Rev C I think....the old one...anyway it has jumpers on it,
> >might this be a solution, because I don't know what those jumpers do....
> 
> Important question:  Are you a new IIGS user, with previous experience on
> the IIe or IIc?  If so, the IIGS reset keys require a much slower pacing
> that what you're used to.  You need to keep holding down the open-apple key
> after you release the control and reset keys.  Don't let go of the
> open-apple key until you see something start to happen.
> 
> If you're already an experienced IIGS user and familiar with the proper
> reset technique, then I'm not sure what could be causing it.  My first
> suspicion would be the keyboard itself or the ADB controller chips, not the
> SCSI card.
> 
> The jumpers on the Apple Rev C SCSI card are used to set the card's SCSI
> ID.  There should be exactly one jumper on the jumper block.
> 
>           - Neil Parker
> 
> (P.S.  Followups directed to comp.sys.apple2, since this isn't really a
> communication-related question.)
> -- 
> Neil Parker, nparker@inferno.uoregon.edu, nparker@axis.llx.com,
> http://axis.llx.com/~nparker/     (Note new addresses and home page!)
> 
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Also, have you tried to disconnect the joystick, and see if the open-apple
(command) key works?  You might have a sticky key there or something, or
some conflict between the joystick and the keyboard.

Gina
gsaikin@primenet.com