Re: Apple TV/Video system remote control and System 7.6
SlickRCBD
> Due to a corrupted partition, I'm unable to boot any verison of the Mac
> OS later than 8.0. I need to finish using Linux to backup some data
> prior to reformatting and fixing the drive.
>
> Until then, I used the original RestoreCD to put system 7.6.1 back on
> the computer. Now however, I've found that the remote control for the TV
> tuner does not work. Is this a System 7.6 problem, or a sign that
> something else is wrong? I tried changing the batteries to no avail. If
> I need to copy an extension, which extensions should I extract from the
> old (but still there, as I installed this on another partition) OS 8.6
> install?
>
> Oh, I'm using a powermac 6500/250. The previous installation was Mac oS
> 8.6. I do plan to restore it to that condition after I format the hard
> drive, but I probably won't get to fixing it until either this weekend
> or next weekend, and I'd like to have the TV and remote working in the
> meen time.
Found it. After much searching and finding other posts by other people
on other forums, most of which went unanswered, I stumbled upon the
solution.
The solution was surprisingly simple. I don't understand why it
worked, but it did. I simply unplugged the Mac and pressed the Power
button. To my surprise, it made the clicking sound like it was
powering up and the lights on the keyboard flashed for an instant.
Obviously the powerup didn't last long with the computer unplugged.
After a minute I plugged the computer back in.
Once that was completed, I hit the power button again and immediately
zapped the PRAM again as suggested. I have no idea if that was
necessary or not, as I managed to do it on the first powerup. I should
add that I DID zap the PRAM before making the first post and it had no
effect.
Well, after hitting the power button with the computer unplugged and
zapping the PRAM again, the remote started working normally again.