on 03/07/04 15:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Interesting dilemma: > > Graphite iBook 466mhz Clamshell, tons of ram, 10 gig drive, successfully > installed and ran Panther, but iMovie refused to load and then 9.1 off a > Universal Installer would not load. Wiped, installed 9.2.1 then upgraded to > 9.2.2. Figured Panther v. of iMovie is too sophisticated for this iBook, so > installed Jaguar first, which loaded and ran just fine, with iMovie also > loaded and fine. Then installed Panther upgrade. Repaired permissions. > But no go. The unit will boot into 9 but when attempting to boot into X, it > cycles just at the point when the finder bar first appears at the top of the > screen and goes no further. > > Any ideas? > > Similarly, Panther just up and quite, will not boot in an iMac Indigo, > though 9 boots just fine...any further ideas?
Have you tried installing from the same installation CD? If so, maybe something is corrupted on the CD? It should install fine on both computers. Are there any firmware issue where you would need to update the firmware maybe? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fear and loathing n.: [from Hunter S. Thompson] A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous -- Intel 8086s, or COBOL, or EBCDIC, or any IBM machine bigger than a workstation. "Ack! They want PCs to be able to talk to the AI machine. Fear and loathing time!" -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
