on 20/01/05 00:45, David Lesher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On a nearly new iBook; I needed to boot from CD to do a pw-force on the > root account. > > No joy... the CD would appear on the "hold option at powerup" menu but > attempts to boot from it would get a ISO-type slashed circle. I tried > both a 10.3 and a 10.2 CD #1. > > I then tried an external Firewire CD drive with the CD's in it. No joy > there either... > > Plus, the &(^&* box would not relinquish the CD! I held shift and > powered up. It worked with one but not the other. It took logging in and > ejecting that way. > > THEN on a 2nd newer iBook; the boot CD's would not appear on the > hold-option screen -- either the internal or the Firewire. > > > ARGH! Did Murphy follow me home or???? >
Is this the CD that came with one of the newly iBook? Maybe it's bad? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] coaster n.: 1. Unuseable CD produced during failed attempt at writing to writeable or re-writeable CD media. Certainly related to the coaster-like shape of a CD, and the relative value of these failures. "I made a lot of coasters before I got a good CD." 2. Useless CDs received in the mail from the likes of AOL, MSN, CI$, Prodigy, ad nauseam. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
