Shutting down System 7.5.3 hangs on desktop (OSHW derivative HW)

[that-ben]

Hi! Thanks for making this.

Issue: When I shut down my LC III, at the time where the Mac is supposed to go black with a white box saying that it's safe to turn off the Macintosh, instead, ZuluSCSI activity LED flashes once and then it just stays on the desktop. The mouse cursor moves but I cannot click on anything and the computer is seemingly frozen. I tried 3 times and it always does that. Is this a firmware bug? It does not do that when booting from a real floppy disk.

I'm on the latest firmware: ZuluSCSI_Pico_DaynaPORT_2024-07-16.bin

[aperezbios]

@that-ben Thanks for the report. Given that so far, you're the only person who has reported an issue like this, it seems unlikely to be a firmware issue, but it's always possible. With the information provided, there's not (yet) enough data to be able to determine if it's a hardware problem. There's no mention of the model of the machine you're using your ZuluSCSI with. What is it, and what's the origin of the ZuluSCSI board you're using?

I've converted this issue to a discussion. If it turns out to be an actual bug, we will create an issue for it.

[that-ben]

Hi! Thanks. It's a GBSCSI2 board. Is that an issue? Also, I believe I wrote "LC III" in my original message, is the Mac I'm using ZuluSCSI with. If I'm the only one who has reported this issue, it might just be the System file that needs to be reinstalled. Sometimes, those can become corrupted, it happened even back in the 90's on real hard disks. I will try a full System 7.5.3 reinstall and I'll post again if it does the same thing or not.

[aperezbios]

@that-ben it's been nearly a couple of months since your last post. Were you ever able to figure this out?

[that-ben]

I am now in the process of recapping it, been waiting for nearly 2 months for parts from AliExpress 🤦 and once I get the parts, I'll recap it and try a fresh System 7.5.3. I doubt it will make a difference but we'll see.

[Jakeysp]

For what it's worth, I have no issues with a V1.1 or V1.0 mini on my LC III with System 7.5.3, it displays the correct shut down screen every time. I don't own the Pico DaynaPORT version though.