Re: Problem with new G4 iBook (more)

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 11:38:27 -0700

its looking for the network which isn't there or on a different port. in network sys. prefs. if still in automatic try making custom 'locations' ie ethernet, dial up, airport. conversely it might be looking for a network on the ethernet port while its on airport. hope this helps.

rama.

On Aug 22, 2004, at 12:34 PM, bobgir2004 wrote:

My "new" Apple refurbished iBook G4 does the same thing at startup--the
bar only goes half way across the screen, it says "waiting for network
initialization" and then the desktop appears. I haven't done much with
the iBook yet so I don't know if there are any issues.

Re the above: I have found out that it is not an issue/problem. If you
want to watch everything that is happening as your OS boots up, press
Command + V key as you start up. It's called Verbose Mode. You will get a
black screen with white text listing, in excruciating detail, everything
going on as your Mac boots up. When it's done, you are sitting at your
desktop just as when you start up in the normal manner. Very interesting.

    See...

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106388

    ...for more info on this subject.

Here's what a seemingly knowledgeable fellow had to say on MacFixIt re
the iBook not booting from either the TT Deluxe or DiskWarrior CDs:

First off, the iBook isn't going to boot up from the TT Deluxe or DiskWarrior
disks since the OS in the new iBooks and PowerBooks has been modified slightly
(even though the version numbers are the same) and Micromat and Alsoft haven't
released updated versions of their diagnostic CD's which will boot the new
machines. As to when this might occur I couldn't say. I ran into this while
working on a friend's new iBook and PowerBook and emailed Alsoft to inquire
about it. The response was that Apple hadn't released the changes made to the
OS's on the new machines and until that happened no bootable CD's would be
available. 

    Ciao,
    bob


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