> iBook 500 (dual USB) 64MB of RAM, CD ROM drive dead. > > OF works fine, I can do a printenv at the prompt and the boot-device > shows the correct default for new world machines as being, hd:,\\:txbi > > It just won't boot. But in Target mode the disk mounts on my eMacs > desktop and in fact I can boot up my eMac using the iBook's HD while > the iBook is in Target mode. > > Can anyone explain this? Since the CDROM drive is dead I can't use C to > startup from a CD, but I have installed Panther, while the ibook was in > Target mode, using my eMac and like I said it will boot my eMac right > up but it will not boot itself. > > I get a flashing question mark inside a folder > > Alex >
Restart And hold the option key. This should bring up a list of available drives. Select the HD and let it continue. Its looking for the last drive & OS it started from last time it made a complete start. John > On Jan 24, 2005, at 12:58 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > >> on 23/01/05 15:25, Alex Santos 100MB Neostrada Mail at >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> My internal CD ROM is dead on my ibook. >>> >>> I have installed Panther using my emac's Panther CDs over firewire >>> (eMac and iBook connected via firewire) while the ibook is in target >>> mode. >>> >>> It doesn't work. >>> >>> Do I need retail Panther CDs or iBook CDs. >>> >>> Please help. >>> >> >> Can you provide us with more details? What happens when "It doesn't >> work"? >> What kind of iBook is this? Can you boot in OpenFirmware? >> >> -Laurent. >> -- >> ======================================================================= >> ===== >> Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin >> <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> >> Logiciels Nemesys Software >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> card walloper n.: An EDP programmer who grinds out batch programs that >> do >> stupid things like print people's paychecks. Compare code grinder. See >> also >> punched card, eighty-column mind. >> -- I explained the facts of life to my teenagers tonight. My insulin keeps me alive; my Prozac keeps them alive. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
