on 23/03/05 01:30, Dennis B. Swaney at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was given an iBook (M6497, 2001) and am trying to get it to boot up > into OS 9. The person who gave it to me started to install OS 10 but > never finished the installation, so the iBook boots up into OS 10 but > before getting to where I can access the Startup Disk Control Panel, > launches into the continue installtion mode. I tried to boot up from > my Tech Tool Pro 3 disk by holding down the "C" key but it just > booted from the hard drive (This may be due to the type of CD drive; > my Bondi Rev B has never booted from a CD using the > hold-down-the-C-key) > > What is the other key to use to choose a startup disk? > > I'm resending this with the model and year from the bottom of the > iBook sine the first message hasn't showed up after 45 minutes
If the "C" key didn't work, I'm assuming that you didn't have the original installation CD that came with this iBook and that might explain why it didn't boot from it. The other option you can try is to press the option key, or try to boot in OpenFirmware, which I think is Command + Option + O + F simultaneously. Again, if the CD you're trying to boot from is the appropriate for the type of iBook you have, then no combination of keys will ever help... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] BUAG // n.: [abbreviation, from alt.fan.warlord] Big Ugly ASCII Graphic. Pejorative term for ugly ASCII art, especially as found in sig blocks. For some reason, mutations of the head of Bart Simpson are particularly common in the least imaginative sig blocks. See warlording. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
