Re: is my ppc dead?

[Elizabeth Barham <lizzy@soggytrousers.net>]

"David" writes:

> Hi to everybody!
>  
> I was changing quik.conf on my ppc 9600/350, adding:
>  
> image=/boot/kernel-2.4.18-powerpc
>     label=linux
>     read-only
>  
> I forgot (yes, I idiot) to run quik in the command line after that,
> rebooting the machine without the changes. But the ppc did not
> restart... I tried it with the rescue disk, with the same result. Is my
> ppc dead? what can i do?
>  
> Help, and thanks in advance

Those symptoms sound similar to what happened when my StarMax'
BIOS-battery went dead - it worked fine until I tried to restart it.
The quick remedy is to remove the battery, wait 10 minutes and try
again. The other remedy is to replace the battery.

Elizabeth