Hey All… I've been experimenting with linux and thought I'd try installing it on a Sawtooth I had sitting around collecting dust. The machine was running just fine before I tried installing Ubuntu.
I got almost through the installation and the installer decided that my DVD was faulty. Several more fruitless attempts and I decided to reinstall OS X 10.5. The problem… Now I can't boot the Sawtooth from =any= Mac OS media. OS 9.2.2 and OS X 10.0 go to a empty grey screen and nothing further happens. (Optical drive activity stops, as well) OS X 10.4 and 10.5 go to the Apple on a grey screen with the spinning cog and nothing further happens. (The optical drive activity led stays lighted (with an occasional flicker). I've let the machine churn for a couple of hours and no joy! I've tried zapping the pram and resetting the Nvram. Trying to start in target disk mode ends with the machine shutting down. The Sawtooth =will= boot to a linux cd!? I've used three optical drives and tried three different hard drives. Next step is to pull my DA out of the closet and see if I can install an OS on one of the drives from the AGP. I've tried just about everything I can think of. Have I fatally munged the Sawtooth somehow? Has anyone else run into this issue? I would deeply appreciate any suggestions!!!! Thanks, Amanda -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
