on 03/07/04 14:21, Brian Andrews at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just purchased a 500mhz G3 iBook from the Swap list and it looks like > the machine has some issues. The internal CD does not work so I tired > upgrading to Panther by putting the CD in another Mac and having the > ibook in Firewire Target disk mode. The install completed but the > machine won't boot, just sticks at a full blue screen. > > So, now I put OS 9.2 back on the machine and it gets stuck on the 3rd > extension, which is Apple audio or something. I don't know OS 9.x at > all. I have rebooted with the SHIFT key and the machine will boot to > the desktop. I ran disk first aid and it said all was OK. > > How can I fix this? How can I identify which extension is causing the > problem? How can I "unload" or remove extensions?
You should use "Extension Managers" in the control panels to turn off all extensions except those default ones from Apple. Then, reboot. Your OS X installation should have worked. Have you tried formatting the hard disk before installing? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] CLM /C-L-M/: [Sun: `Career Limiting Move'] 1. n. An action endangering one's future prospects of getting plum projects and raises, and possibly one's job: "His Halloween costume was a parody of his manager. He won the prize for `best CLM'." 2. adj. Denotes extreme severity of a bug, discovered by a customer and obviously missed earlier because of poor testing: "That's a CLM bug!" -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
