[rescue] Quadra 840av questions

[Andrew Weiss]

bin's are apple binaries... use a debinhexer to open it..(same with 
HQX). like Stuffit Expander... then smi is self-mounting image... double 
click it and it mounts on the desktop.  Drag to the trash when done... 
poof.

Set the ID on Apple CD-ROMs to 3.

Andrew

On Sunday, March 10, 2002, at 01:34 AM, Joshua D Boyd wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 03:32:50AM -0800, Fogg, James wrote:
>>> My first question is, does anyone want to send me a set of
>>> older CDs? I need something with Quicktime 2.0 or older.
>>
>> You can D/L every O/S from Apple.com
>
> What are these .smi.bin files I keep seeing.  For instance, one is
> System_7.0.1.smi.bin.  The directories don't have text files explaining
> what I do with these files.  The files usually are too large to dd off 
> to
> a floppy, but they aren't ISOs either (unless they are ISOs by another 
> name),
> so I can't make boot CDs.
>
> I think the CD-ROM I have in my 840av is bad because I tried setting it 
> to
> what I believe is SCSI ID 6, and still it isn't working (the scsi ID 
> pins
> are labeled 0, 1, and 2.  I have pin 0 off, and pins 1 and 2 on).  I 
> don't
> currently have any other CD-Roms to try with it... Wait, I just realized
> that the 7100 has a CD-Rom in it.  Maybe it will work...
>
>>> Next question.  In MacTCP, I set it to get it's information
>>> by DHCP, but it
>>> isn't getting anything.  The light on the Asante AAUI lights
>>> up, as does the
>>> proper light on the switch.  What else do I need to do to
>>> make this work?
>>
>> It has been too many years since I played with MacTCP. Also, an older 
>> O/S
>> won't have MacTCP (there is a feature matrix on Apple.com). I do 
>> recall the
>> dhcp worked painlessly. You should check the following:
>
> I haven't been able to find this matrix.  Mind pointing me to it?
>
>> 1) Is dhcp REALLY working? Can other devices get addresses assigned 
>> and can
>> they release/renew them?
>
> Yes.
>
>> 2) Is your switch in spanning-tree portfast mode? The trick with Macs 
>> is
>> that they bring their network interfaces up real early in the boot 
>> process
>> and look for an AppleTalk Network Number and DHCP. Many switches hold a
>> newly-linked port in blocking mode (no packets forwarded to the switch
>> fabric) for up to 1/2 minute while the Spanning Tree Protocol 
>> determines
>> that there are no topology loops (a devastating condition for all 
>> attached
>> devices, causes broadcast storms). While blocked, your Mac cannot 
>> find a
>> Network Number or perform DHCP. In spanning-tree portfast mode the 
>> switch
>> will immediatly forward packes on a newly-linked port. One test for 
>> this is
>> to find out how the O/S allows you to release and renew dhcp (in that
>> order). Release any address first then try to renew your dhcp lease. 
>> Since
>> the machine will have been up for a while, the STP-Blocking issue won't
>> exist.
>
> Ack.  I have no idea what this means.  I reset the switch and NFS, SMB, 
> SSH,
> telnet, httpd, IPX, etc work fine on it between assorted suns, linux 
> machines,
> and windows machines.  I'm not much of a networking guru.  If I move 
> the Mac
> to a hub attached to the switch (the Hub having a pair of linux 
> machines on
> it, but not the DHCP server), would this prevent the port blocking thing
> you describe?  I'll try it just in case...  Nope didn't work.  Now 
> trying
> moving the DHCP server to the hub also...  Nope, didn't convince the Mac
> to pick up DHCP either.
>
>> 3) Sorry, basic ASSumption here... you *can* move packets on the 
>> network,
>> right? Or is the network card/switchport dead? (again, sorry to ask 
>> such a
>> stupid question, but you'd be surprised how many people don't check).
>
> Yes, the switch port is just fine.  I just double checked it.
>
> --
> Joshua D. Boyd
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