[NTLK] MP2100D reboot loop

[Eckhart Köppen]

On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:16:31 +0100, cg via NewtonTalk wrote:
> Hi all, to apply Y2K25 Patch to my US 2100 I first have to remove the 
> system patch 710031. As I cannot connect my 2100US to my Mac only the 
> 2100D I transferred the „Patch Remover.pkg“ 
> https://40hz.org/Pages/newton/patches/patchremover/ to my 2100D 
> hoping (I now, bad idea…) beeing able to beam the pkg to the 2100US. 
> Since then the 2100D remains in a reboot loop. Reseting and reboot 
> with extensions off does work, but how/where to find/remove the 
> „Patch Remover.pkg“ (assuming that this one causes the reboot loop, 
> unless I remove the PCMCIA card). Thanks for any hint. Regards CG

The patch remover can't actually be uninstalled, it just removes all 
patches which have been installed and reverts the Newton to the 
original state.

I suppose the reboot loop is caused by the Y2010 bug, so you'd have to 
set the time on that Newton to e.g. 2007.

I just sent you the patch candidate for the MP2100D though, so if you 
can get that onto the MP2100D, you could see if that fixes the problem.

Eckhart