I've had a similar boot problem on my G3 beige mt (with a sonnet G4-450mhz upgrade). I can't zap the PRAM while in Jaquar, when I do, it restarts in OS 9. There is nothing that I've found to get back to OS X except restart on the Jaquar CD and do an "upgrade", basically installing a "fresh" system under OS 9. This "upgrade" doesn't affect internet connection or other software, only a new (hopefully) clean OS. If I zap the pram again, it's back to OS 9. Startup Disk shows the OS X partition, but refuses to boot on it. I have the original 6gig hd partitioned in two, the first for OS X, the second for 9. There are no other internal hds, and only firewire hds attached. Has anyone else had a problem like this? Or a solution? Is zapping the pram now a no-no? Thanks, Bob *********** > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 11:36:18 -0600 > From: Philip Stortz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Boot-up Loop > > you probably need to run a drive repair utility, it's not so much that > a particular file is damaged as it is that the directory structure on > the drive is damaged. you might try just deleting the finder > preferences, but you've probably got a more serious problem. > reinstalling the os might or might not fix it, if the directory > structure is damaged it probably won't help. > > Ken wrote: >> >> Once I boot with the Install CD how do I replace only the files that >> are damaged? Or do I have to do a complete re-install of Jaguar?
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