OK. I'll try that later today. (option key)
Mel --- On Tue, 9/16/08, Charles Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Charles Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re. G4 DA with corrupted OS on master HD and slave HD To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 9:59 AM On Sep 16, 2008, at 12:26 PM, Mel wrote: > I have been using a 667 MHz G4 DA for the last 18 months running > flawlessly and currently running on 1.5 MB SDRAM. The G4 has a > master 36 GB HD with no partitions with 31 GB unused and a formerly > working OS 10.4.11 installed. The G4 also has a second slave 40+GB > HD installed with three partitions: a working OS 10.4.11 in one > partition, a working OS 10.2.8 in a second partition and a non > working OS 10.4.11 in the third partition which unfortunately is > the current selected start-up system. > > The current situation is that the start up disk is the third > partition which on start-up with a blue screen almost at the end of > the boot-up. The screen says that a debug module is missing and > instructs a shut down and restart of the computer. > > I was originally using the master HD with no problems and then > downloaded an update to Itunes without first clearing up a failure > of Firefox. When I restarted, the G4 never got out of the spinning > wheel. > > So I tried a restart while depressing the shift/option/command/ > delete keys and the G4 booted-up using OS 10.4.11 from the first > partition of the slave HD. Then I copied the contents of the > master HD to the third partition of the slave HD and that completed > successfully. I then reinstalled OS 10.4 and 10.4.11 on the third > partition and restarted with the third partition of the slave HD as > the boot-up HD and got the message that a debug module is missing > and instructs a shut down and restart of the computer.. > > Doing a restart with the the shift/option/command/delete keys > depressed does assign the boot-up drive to the master HD but I then > get the spinning wheel. > > The G4 DA is set to open on the OS in the third partition and I > don't know of anyway to change the OS to startup either in the > first or second partition because the G4 DA will not boot amnd > allow me to change the start up partition. > > I have tried booting with a start up update OS disk by holding down > the "C" key. > I have tried booting by holding down the shift key. > I have tried booting by holding down the command/option/shift and > delete but all that does is change the start up HD from the third > partition to the master HD. You don't mention it, so it may not be available on the DA's ------ But Try holding the 'option(AKA Alt) key' while booting. Chuck D. > > > I don't have a good DVD with OS 10.4 and an 10.4.11 update as the > one I used didn't work. > > Any suggestions? > > Does anyone have a working DVD with OS 10.4 and 10.4.11 update with > the documentation that I can buy? > > Mel > > PS: I am typing this on another earlier model G4 which has OS > 10.3.9 installed. > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
