On 02/12/04 14:02, "Kristina Rost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> If you press "C" at boot time and the PowerBook doesn't boot from the CD, it >> can only be one of three things: the CD is bad, the CD-ROM drive is bad or >> an OpenFirmware password was set. > > > Thanks Laurent, > > I have tried my another 8.6 CD that I used for my faithful and heavy G3 > beige...also I tried to boot the 8.5 that came with the beige... still > defauts to 9.2 > > Like I said I have used the CD-ROM to load the Latin Vocab drill > program...doesn't that mean it is working? > > so does this leave that thats still something with the OpenFirmware > password, and isn't that what John was advising? > > > if not how can I find out what the password might be? > > I still have contact with the seller, who has been helpful, I just didn't > want to bother him to much...i do have the option of returning the Lombard > within 30 days, but I really wanted it. Well, forget about OpenFirmware password. I just checked on the Apple web site and it's only supported starting with PowerBook G3 FireWire (Pismo) and up. So, although you were able to load the Latin Vocab drill program, I would still guess that there is a problem with the CD-ROM drive. My assumption is that not the same sectors on a CD are read whether you're accessing data from it or booting from it. Are you getting the same result if you try to boot from the 8.5 system install CD than the 8.6 system install CD? I mean, I'm not sure that you would be able to boot from 8.5 on a Lombard. Maybe you can, I'm not sure. But if you get exactly the same problem, then there is something wrong about the drive. Now, since this thread has been going on for some time now, I'm not sure if you tried this or not, but have you tried setting up the startup disk after booting in OS X? Did that work at all? I'm getting low on ideas... -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
