Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: killpanda on September 11, 2008, 01:42:07 AM
Post by: killpanda on September 11, 2008, 01:42:07 AM
Hello,
I'm new here and I think this forum is just like the NeXT, amazing :-)
It's very nice to find a place where people still use those great technologies !
Now, here is my "little" problem :
I bought a NeXTCube (68040 25MHz, 64MB of RAM and a 480MB hard drive) equipped with a NeXTDimension card. So after connecting all the stuff to the big Cube, I try to reinstall the system from my NeXTStep 3.3 CD-Rom (with my original NeXT CD drive 8) ), the installation works as expected and the computer reboots. But then, disaster... I get this messages :
(http://img374.imageshack.us/my.php?image=11092008045yc5.jpg)
Which is very annoying :cry:
What am I doing wrong here ? :?
I'm new here and I think this forum is just like the NeXT, amazing :-)
It's very nice to find a place where people still use those great technologies !
Now, here is my "little" problem :
I bought a NeXTCube (68040 25MHz, 64MB of RAM and a 480MB hard drive) equipped with a NeXTDimension card. So after connecting all the stuff to the big Cube, I try to reinstall the system from my NeXTStep 3.3 CD-Rom (with my original NeXT CD drive 8) ), the installation works as expected and the computer reboots. But then, disaster... I get this messages :
(http://img374.imageshack.us/my.php?image=11092008045yc5.jpg)
Which is very annoying :cry:
What am I doing wrong here ? :?
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: pentium on September 11, 2008, 12:40:58 PM
Post by: pentium on September 11, 2008, 12:40:58 PM
Hmmm, did you try the install again?
I always seem to get random instances when an install fubars itself for no reason.
I always seem to get random instances when an install fubars itself for no reason.
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: killpanda on September 11, 2008, 12:44:51 PM
Post by: killpanda on September 11, 2008, 12:44:51 PM
I tried again and it didn't worked :-/
How can I format the hard drive when booted in safe mode on the CD ?
How can I format the hard drive when booted in safe mode on the CD ?
Title: Re: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: cubist on September 11, 2008, 08:25:39 PM
Post by: cubist on September 11, 2008, 08:25:39 PM
Quote from: "killpanda"What am I doing wrong here ? :?Well, start by doing what you should do with all old hardware. Reseat all memory, boards and cables. They may have become loose.
Next, the monitor has some basic hardware tests that can be enabled. You must escape to the monitor and enable them. Report here anything unusual.
There are some more extensive tests available on the net. I think they're at channelu.com. But start with the first two.
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: killpanda on September 12, 2008, 02:46:33 AM
Post by: killpanda on September 12, 2008, 02:46:33 AM
I checked the cables, all is nicely put together.
As far as tests goes, I enabled some and they went fine the other day, I'll try to enable some more to check.
Don't know if it's linked or anything but my Soundbox is emitting crackling noises some times.
As far as tests goes, I enabled some and they went fine the other day, I'll try to enable some more to check.
Don't know if it's linked or anything but my Soundbox is emitting crackling noises some times.
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: helf on September 12, 2008, 08:39:52 AM
Post by: helf on September 12, 2008, 08:39:52 AM
are you hooked up to the Dimension board on bootup or the onboard video? You might want to try removing the dimension and seeing if it boots up. Does NeXT automatically work with both video systems at the same time or do you have to set it up first? I've never used a Dimension system. My current desktop system was giving me problems until I realized I had to manually disable the onboard video to get my pci card to work right :/
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: Zardoz on September 13, 2008, 12:12:20 AM
Post by: Zardoz on September 13, 2008, 12:12:20 AM
Hi, fellow european!
You can send me the board to Berlin!
I can put it into my cube and see if it works.
My cube has an NTSC ND board and works fine.
Did you try another slot? Maybe the slot is broken or dusty.
wkr
You can send me the board to Berlin!
I can put it into my cube and see if it works.
My cube has an NTSC ND board and works fine.
Did you try another slot? Maybe the slot is broken or dusty.
wkr
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: killpanda on September 14, 2008, 11:58:27 AM
Post by: killpanda on September 14, 2008, 11:58:27 AM
Hello :-)
The board is good, it was running fine before I try to reinstall it!
I don't have a NeXT screen, I just have a sgi screen hooked up with a 13w3 cable to the NeXTDimension, so I can't pull the card out.
Maybe there is some specific thing to do with the NeXTDimension card to reinstall the system... sadly I didn't really got any software with the Cube nor any informations from the guy who sold me it.
The board is good, it was running fine before I try to reinstall it!
I don't have a NeXT screen, I just have a sgi screen hooked up with a 13w3 cable to the NeXTDimension, so I can't pull the card out.
Maybe there is some specific thing to do with the NeXTDimension card to reinstall the system... sadly I didn't really got any software with the Cube nor any informations from the guy who sold me it.
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: killpanda on September 15, 2008, 04:48:45 PM
Post by: killpanda on September 15, 2008, 04:48:45 PM
I've seen something here : http://www.vamp.org/next/nd-faq.txt about some Installer Package for the WindowServer and the NeXTDimension, maybe I'm missing some piece of driver by not running the original install CD :-/
I so wish the dude who sold me the Cube could have got the software with it... who knows, maybe one day I'll have a good surprise :-)
I so wish the dude who sold me the Cube could have got the software with it... who knows, maybe one day I'll have a good surprise :-)
Title: NeXTDimension Boot
Post by: cubist on September 17, 2008, 01:32:37 AM
Post by: cubist on September 17, 2008, 01:32:37 AM
It's been so long since I installed that I don't remember what had to be done. Not much as I recall. But I've captured most of a good boot here plus hand-copied monitor setup. There are errors and unknowns ('???') in it which we can refine into some kind of a useful guide eventually.
Monitor:
??????
??????
Ethernet address ? ? ? ? ? ?
Memory size 128MB
NeXT>?
NeXT ROM monitor commands
p inspect/modify configuration parameters
? [n] open address register
m print memory configuration
d [n] open data register
r [regname] open processor register
? [systemreg] open system register
e [lvb] [alist] [format] examine memory location addr
ec print recorded system error codes
ej [drive #] eject optical disk (default = 0)
e? (same as above)
ef [drive #] eject floppy disk (default = 0)
c continue execution at last pc location
b [device[(ctrl,unit,part)] [filename] [flags]] boot from device
S [fcode] open function code (address space)
R [radix] set input radix
Notes:
[lvb] select long/word/byte length (default = long)
[alist] is starting address or list of addresses to cyclically examine
Examine command with no arguments uses last [alist]
Copyright (c) 1988-1990 NeXT Inc.
NeXT>p
boot command sd?
DRAM tests yes?
perform power-on system test yes?
sound out tests no?
SCSI tests no?
loop until keypress no?
verbose test mode no? y
serial port A is alternate console no?
allow any ROM command even if password protected no?
allow boot from any device even if password protected no?
allow optical drive ?? eject even if password protected yes?
enable parity checking if parity memory is present no?
NeXT>
Boot output in monitor (I'm missing the final daemon startup which includes the ND, I'll try to get it sometime):
NeXT ROM Monitor 3.3 v74
NeXT Mach 3.3 Tue Jul 13 ??:30:44 PDT 1999. root(rcbuilder) ok-171 14 obj-22/?C_m68k/RELEASE_????
FPU version 0?41
physical memory = 128.00 megabytes
available memory = 123.90 megabytes
using 254 buffers containing 1.98 megabytes of memory
ADB device 2 reg3 6e??
ADB device 3 reg3 7501
NBIC present
ic0 at 0x2014100
Sony MPX-111N as fd0 at fc0 slave 0
SCSI 53C90A Controller Target 7 as sc0 at 0x2014000
DEC RZ29B (C) DEC Rev as sd0 at sc0 target 1 lun 0
Disk Label System33
Disk Capacity 1091MB Device Block 512 bytes
SONY CD-ROM CDU-541 Rev 2 6? as sd1 at sc0 target 4 lun 0
sd1 UNIT ATTENTION
Waiting for drive to come ready
..........................
Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc0 target ? lun ?
Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc1 target ? lun ?
Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc2 target ? lun ?
Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc3 target ? lun ?
en0 at 0x2006000
en0: Ethernet address ...
IP protocol enabled for interface en0 type 10MB Ethernet
dsp0 at 0x200????
np0 at 0x200f???
sound0 at 0x200e???
root on sd0
Wed Sep 17 00:39:20 EDT 2008
Checking disks
/dev/rsd0a file system clean skipping check
/dev/rsd0b file system clean skipping check
Faking root mount entires
Setting tape block size for /dev/nrst0
Setting tape block size for /dev/nrst1
en0: netmask set to 255.255.255.0
lo0: address automatically set to 127.0.0.1
Setting hostname to musashi
Reinitializing nmserver's network portion
/dev/sd0b mounted on /Users
/usr/etc/mach_swapon swapping on /private/??/swapfile front
Cleaning up /etc/nologin ptys floppy devices editors /tmp /Net
Starting early daemons: syslogd
Starting RPC and network services: portmapadd net default gateway 10.0.0.1 netinfo lookupd ntpd
Mounting remote filesystems
[ edited ]
Starting file service daemons: autonfsmount nfsd rpc mountd bootpd rpc bootparamd
Starting network daemons: inetd sendmail printer
Starting NeXT servic4es: pbs ????_faxes
PPP version 2.3.3-0.5.1 for NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP
[ edited ]
Starting standard daemons: update cron
Sep 17 00:41:22 musashi reboot reboot complete
/usr/adm/messages:
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: NeXT ROM Monitor 3.3 v74
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: NeXT Mach 3.3: Tue Jul 13 10:33:44 PDT 1999; root(rcbuilder):mk-171.14.obj~22/RC_m68k/RELEASE_M68K
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: FPU version 0x41
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: physical memory = 128.00 megabytes.
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: available memory = 123.90 megabytes.
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: using 254 buffers containing 1.98 megabytes of memory
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: ADB device 2 reg3 6e02
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: ADB device 3 reg3 7501
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: NBIC present
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: fc0 at 0x2014100
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Sony MPX-111N as fd0 at fc0 slave 0
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: SCSI 53C90A Controller, Target 7, as sc0 at 0x2014000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: DEC RZ29B (C) DEC Rev as sd0 at sc0 target 1 lun 0
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Disk Label: System33
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Disk Capacity 4091MB, Device Block 512 bytes
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: SONY CD-ROM CDU-541 Rev 2.6a as sd1 at sc0 target 4 lun 0
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Waiting for drive to come ready
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: ...................
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc0 target 7 lun 7
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Generic SCSI Device as sg1 at sc0 target 7 lun 7
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Generic SCSI Device as sg2 at sc0 target 7 lun 7
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Generic SCSI Device as sg3 at sc0 target 7 lun 7
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: en0 at 0x2006000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:00:0f:01:40:14
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0, type "10MB Ethernet"
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: dsp0 at 0x2008000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: np0 at 0x200f000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: sound0 at 0x200e000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: root on sd0
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach:
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: PPP version 2.3.3-0.5.1 for NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: by Stephen Perkins, Philip Prindeville, and Pete French
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: ppp0 successfully attached.
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: ppp1 successfully attached.
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: PPP Successfully Installed.
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach:
Sep 17 00:41:22 musashi reboot: Reboot complete
Sep 17 00:41:30 musashi mach: NeXTdimension Board in Slot 2:
Sep 17 00:41:30 musashi mach: ROM Version 43, Memory Controller step 1, i860 step C.1
Sep 17 00:41:30 musashi mach: 64 Mbytes of DRAM installed, NTSC video configured
Sep 17 00:41:33 musashi mach: NeXTdimension server running (7936)
Sep 17 00:41:34 musashi mach: audio kernel server initialized
Sep 17 00:41:48 musashi loginwindow[206]: failed to login to account: mcb
Sep 17 00:41:54 musashi loginwindow[211]: running /usr/lib/NextStep/Workspace.app/Workspace
Sep 17 00:41:54 musashi Workspace[211]: logged in
Sep 17 00:42:09 musashi TickleServer.daemon[215]: Registered and waiting for action.
/etc/kern_load.conf will look like:
/usr/lib/kern_loader/Midi/mididriver_reloc
/usr/lib/kern_loader/Midi/midi_reloc_2.0
/usr/lib/NextStep/Displays/NeXTdimension.psdrvr/ND_MachDriver_reloc
And the server process:
root 207 0.0 0.8 75.8M 1.05M ? SW 0:01 (NextDimension) -NDSlot 2
How the slot number gets configured and stored I haven't found yet.
The .psdrvr subdirectory will also have 'reloc' and 'NDserver' files.
Monitor:
??????
??????
Ethernet address ? ? ? ? ? ?
Memory size 128MB
NeXT>?
NeXT ROM monitor commands
p inspect/modify configuration parameters
? [n] open address register
m print memory configuration
d [n] open data register
r [regname] open processor register
? [systemreg] open system register
e [lvb] [alist] [format] examine memory location addr
ec print recorded system error codes
ej [drive #] eject optical disk (default = 0)
e? (same as above)
ef [drive #] eject floppy disk (default = 0)
c continue execution at last pc location
b [device[(ctrl,unit,part)] [filename] [flags]] boot from device
S [fcode] open function code (address space)
R [radix] set input radix
Notes:
[lvb] select long/word/byte length (default = long)
[alist] is starting address or list of addresses to cyclically examine
Examine command with no arguments uses last [alist]
Copyright (c) 1988-1990 NeXT Inc.
NeXT>p
boot command sd?
DRAM tests yes?
perform power-on system test yes?
sound out tests no?
SCSI tests no?
loop until keypress no?
verbose test mode no? y
serial port A is alternate console no?
allow any ROM command even if password protected no?
allow boot from any device even if password protected no?
allow optical drive ?? eject even if password protected yes?
enable parity checking if parity memory is present no?
NeXT>
Boot output in monitor (I'm missing the final daemon startup which includes the ND, I'll try to get it sometime):
NeXT ROM Monitor 3.3 v74
NeXT Mach 3.3 Tue Jul 13 ??:30:44 PDT 1999. root(rcbuilder) ok-171 14 obj-22/?C_m68k/RELEASE_????
FPU version 0?41
physical memory = 128.00 megabytes
available memory = 123.90 megabytes
using 254 buffers containing 1.98 megabytes of memory
ADB device 2 reg3 6e??
ADB device 3 reg3 7501
NBIC present
ic0 at 0x2014100
Sony MPX-111N as fd0 at fc0 slave 0
SCSI 53C90A Controller Target 7 as sc0 at 0x2014000
DEC RZ29B (C) DEC Rev as sd0 at sc0 target 1 lun 0
Disk Label System33
Disk Capacity 1091MB Device Block 512 bytes
SONY CD-ROM CDU-541 Rev 2 6? as sd1 at sc0 target 4 lun 0
sd1 UNIT ATTENTION
Waiting for drive to come ready
..........................
Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc0 target ? lun ?
Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc1 target ? lun ?
Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc2 target ? lun ?
Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc3 target ? lun ?
en0 at 0x2006000
en0: Ethernet address ...
IP protocol enabled for interface en0 type 10MB Ethernet
dsp0 at 0x200????
np0 at 0x200f???
sound0 at 0x200e???
root on sd0
Wed Sep 17 00:39:20 EDT 2008
Checking disks
/dev/rsd0a file system clean skipping check
/dev/rsd0b file system clean skipping check
Faking root mount entires
Setting tape block size for /dev/nrst0
Setting tape block size for /dev/nrst1
en0: netmask set to 255.255.255.0
lo0: address automatically set to 127.0.0.1
Setting hostname to musashi
Reinitializing nmserver's network portion
/dev/sd0b mounted on /Users
/usr/etc/mach_swapon swapping on /private/??/swapfile front
Cleaning up /etc/nologin ptys floppy devices editors /tmp /Net
Starting early daemons: syslogd
Starting RPC and network services: portmapadd net default gateway 10.0.0.1 netinfo lookupd ntpd
Mounting remote filesystems
[ edited ]
Starting file service daemons: autonfsmount nfsd rpc mountd bootpd rpc bootparamd
Starting network daemons: inetd sendmail printer
Starting NeXT servic4es: pbs ????_faxes
PPP version 2.3.3-0.5.1 for NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP
[ edited ]
Starting standard daemons: update cron
Sep 17 00:41:22 musashi reboot reboot complete
/usr/adm/messages:
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: NeXT ROM Monitor 3.3 v74
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: NeXT Mach 3.3: Tue Jul 13 10:33:44 PDT 1999; root(rcbuilder):mk-171.14.obj~22/RC_m68k/RELEASE_M68K
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: FPU version 0x41
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: physical memory = 128.00 megabytes.
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: available memory = 123.90 megabytes.
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: using 254 buffers containing 1.98 megabytes of memory
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: ADB device 2 reg3 6e02
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: ADB device 3 reg3 7501
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: NBIC present
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: fc0 at 0x2014100
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Sony MPX-111N as fd0 at fc0 slave 0
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: SCSI 53C90A Controller, Target 7, as sc0 at 0x2014000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: DEC RZ29B (C) DEC Rev as sd0 at sc0 target 1 lun 0
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Disk Label: System33
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Disk Capacity 4091MB, Device Block 512 bytes
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: SONY CD-ROM CDU-541 Rev 2.6a as sd1 at sc0 target 4 lun 0
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: sd1: UNIT ATTENTION
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Waiting for drive to come ready
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: ...................
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Generic SCSI Device as sg0 at sc0 target 7 lun 7
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Generic SCSI Device as sg1 at sc0 target 7 lun 7
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Generic SCSI Device as sg2 at sc0 target 7 lun 7
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: Generic SCSI Device as sg3 at sc0 target 7 lun 7
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: en0 at 0x2006000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:00:0f:01:40:14
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: IP protocol enabled for interface en0, type "10MB Ethernet"
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: dsp0 at 0x2008000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: np0 at 0x200f000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: sound0 at 0x200e000
Sep 17 00:39:32 musashi mach: root on sd0
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach:
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: PPP version 2.3.3-0.5.1 for NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: by Stephen Perkins, Philip Prindeville, and Pete French
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: ppp0 successfully attached.
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: ppp1 successfully attached.
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach: PPP Successfully Installed.
Sep 17 00:41:20 musashi mach:
Sep 17 00:41:22 musashi reboot: Reboot complete
Sep 17 00:41:30 musashi mach: NeXTdimension Board in Slot 2:
Sep 17 00:41:30 musashi mach: ROM Version 43, Memory Controller step 1, i860 step C.1
Sep 17 00:41:30 musashi mach: 64 Mbytes of DRAM installed, NTSC video configured
Sep 17 00:41:33 musashi mach: NeXTdimension server running (7936)
Sep 17 00:41:34 musashi mach: audio kernel server initialized
Sep 17 00:41:48 musashi loginwindow[206]: failed to login to account: mcb
Sep 17 00:41:54 musashi loginwindow[211]: running /usr/lib/NextStep/Workspace.app/Workspace
Sep 17 00:41:54 musashi Workspace[211]: logged in
Sep 17 00:42:09 musashi TickleServer.daemon[215]: Registered and waiting for action.
/etc/kern_load.conf will look like:
/usr/lib/kern_loader/Midi/mididriver_reloc
/usr/lib/kern_loader/Midi/midi_reloc_2.0
/usr/lib/NextStep/Displays/NeXTdimension.psdrvr/ND_MachDriver_reloc
And the server process:
root 207 0.0 0.8 75.8M 1.05M ? SW 0:01 (NextDimension) -NDSlot 2
How the slot number gets configured and stored I haven't found yet.
The .psdrvr subdirectory will also have 'reloc' and 'NDserver' files.
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: killpanda on October 05, 2008, 01:32:04 PM
Post by: killpanda on October 05, 2008, 01:32:04 PM
Good news everyone!
Today I tried with another hard drive (a 4GB Quantum) and all went fine!!!
I'm now exploring again NeXTStep 3.3 :-)
Thanks for your help! :-)
Today I tried with another hard drive (a 4GB Quantum) and all went fine!!!
I'm now exploring again NeXTStep 3.3 :-)
Thanks for your help! :-)
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: helf on October 05, 2008, 08:06:57 PM
Post by: helf on October 05, 2008, 08:06:57 PM
awesome! :) Don't forget to update your system with kb7sqi's packages :P
http://kb7sqi.dyndns.org/files/packages
http://kb7sqi.dyndns.org/files/packages
Title: Problem after NeXTStep 3.3 Installation
Post by: killpanda on October 06, 2008, 01:27:16 AM
Post by: killpanda on October 06, 2008, 01:27:16 AM
New update :-D
A few moments after my post, I got a huge panic and the system never booted again... I got a panic after the detection of the Dimension card every time...
So I found a link on a lost FAQ somewhere on the internet (had to search very very hard => http://web.archive.org/web/20010415155246/http://www.avalon.net/~tmcintos/NeXTnsFAQ.html). I tried to swap some memory chips and had no display at all, then swaped again and TADA, display! Then I reinstalled (for some reason it was stuck at some point) and the awesome happened: no problem at all!
Funny thing is, before I remove memory on the Dimension, it detected 16MB of RAM, now that I have removed memory, it detecte 16MB of RAM :-D
Thanks for the link ^^ I have to configure NFS to have a link with my G4 now :-)
A few moments after my post, I got a huge panic and the system never booted again... I got a panic after the detection of the Dimension card every time...
So I found a link on a lost FAQ somewhere on the internet (had to search very very hard => http://web.archive.org/web/20010415155246/http://www.avalon.net/~tmcintos/NeXTnsFAQ.html). I tried to swap some memory chips and had no display at all, then swaped again and TADA, display! Then I reinstalled (for some reason it was stuck at some point) and the awesome happened: no problem at all!
Funny thing is, before I remove memory on the Dimension, it detected 16MB of RAM, now that I have removed memory, it detecte 16MB of RAM :-D
Thanks for the link ^^ I have to configure NFS to have a link with my G4 now :-)