Bus error...?

Hello:

I'm using a blue & white G-3 with OS9.2.2. Almost everytime I start it, I
get a message saying that a bus error has occurred, and I need to re-start
with extensions off. Usually, I re-start without turning off the extensions,
and most of the time, it boots just fine.

What's a bus error? How do I fix the problem so that I only have to boot it
once?

Thanks in advance!

--Guy
Thurston, OR

Guy <gwkuddles.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote:

 > Hello:
 >
 > I'm using a blue & white G-3 with OS9.2.2. Almost everytime I start it, I
 > get a message saying that a bus error has occurred, and I need to re-start
 > with extensions off. Usually, I re-start without turning off the extensions,
 > and most of the time, it boots just fine.

If you're getting this bus error partway through the startup process,
then you may have a bad extension. But if, as I suspect, you get this
bus error right at the start, you probably have a problem with your hard
drive's boot blocks. The simple solution is to back up, reformat the
hard drive, and restore. When you do, you might as well reinstall the
system clean, just to be on the safe side. m.

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