Weird Monitor Problem Options

[gavinf]

Hi

Can someone help?!?!? Please?!? I have this annoying thing where I switched monitors a while ago, and found when I booted my G4 into 9.2 with the new monitor the startup got about 10% through the bar (before any extension icons) and then flickered twice, then the bar moved a little more, and the screen goes black. Sometimes it won't reboot from the switch from there. Tried another monitor (original monitor gone). No change.

Funny thing is, it boots fine into 10.2 and in Classic, and it boots fine from a CD.

Tried base set of extensions. No change.

I tried an in-place reinstall of 9.1 (couldn't find the 9.2 disk). No change. Reinstalled 10 over that. No change. It's driving me completey bonkers.

Gavin

[gavinf]

Thanks Folks

Tried the above, except for the applescript one, but I did try setting the resolution when running classic, surely that keeps the change when booting in 9 native? Still no luck. The pointed about the two drivers is interesting... the monitor goes momentarily black between the gray apple screen and the X screen with the bootup bar, and that feels kinda similar to the moment where the trouble happens. Would using the script cause it to preempt things?

Which is the actual driver extension in 9? Do you mean the driver for the card (as I said it's a stock G4/533) or is there a driver for monitors? Or both? I can see a thing called Video Default (PAL) as well as the bunch of ATI and NVIDIA drivers etc.

Oh, and I put this up on macfixit and noone answered...

Thanks for your patience. Um... by the way, don't use the latest Echo 1.1 driver unless you have upated your system to 10.2.3. It doesn't see the card unless you have.

Ta

gavin