What to do now when I see a white page?
Hi All,
My iBook has kernel panic if I enable the Airport card. To repair cost me about 850 USD because a simple connection problem and that started when the computer was 15 months buying. Now I have new problem. When I start I got a white screen written Illegal instruction at....etc...Welcome to Open Firmware.
To start the computer with "C" and the original disk is in it not help.
The HD disk was checked before by the Disk utility.
Where I can find list of commands for this page?
What can I do now?
How can I make installation without the Airport driver.
I am quite sad about the situation of this computer.
Thanks for you help and for your patience to help solve this problem.
Best regards,
doki
OK. Forgive me for not quite understanding. I have worked as an electronic technician myself, so I understand what you are saying now. It is bad practice to fix electronic problems by applying pressure with shims and spacers. It may make something work for a while, but it can and probably will cause problems in the long run. It is always better to do a proper repair. I just wanted to be sure you were aware of all the possibilities.
It is unclear just what the proper repair would be here. You could replace both the logic board and the airport module, but if the problem lies in the connection between the two, due to poor design perhaps, then the problem will just never really be fixed.
If you don't want airport at all, then one option would be to just remove the airport card and leave it out. But since you indicate that you are visually handicapped, this is likely not an option for you.
Now I am wondering if the simplest thing to do would be to just get rid of the AirPort Utility? Go to Finder>Applications>Utilities>Airport Utility. Drag the AirPort Utility to the trash, but don't empty the trash just yet. The utility should not be able to open if it is in the trash, so the airport module should not be able to turn on. See if this helps.
Also, check that AirPort is not a login item. Go to System Preferences>Accounts>Login Items. If Airport is on the list, remove it by highlighting it and clicking on the "-" sign.
I am no software expert, but it seems to me that this should work. Try it and see. If it does and all seems well, you can eventually empty the trash. But it would be best to run for a while and be sure that there aren't going to be any problems first. Not emptying the trash gives you the option to restore the Airport Utility if you have to. And maybe a software expert can give an opinion here.
Good luck!
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