On 24/1/04 6:40 pm, "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:32:55 -0500 > Subject: Locked Out! > From: dan_A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Listers- > > At the beginning of the month I purchased a blue slot loader; 350 MHz > iMac that had a serious looking screen problem. The image on the > monitor screen had a distorted shape, not fully correctable via the > geometry controls, was very green and bright enough to make some things > not possible to see. The os was 9.1. I thought this might be PRAM > corruption, and hoped it was only that. After a couple of weeks of > fooling with, I was totally successful in bringing it back to normal. > Along the way, the machine booted into 10.2.6 and there I was, faced > with a University's log-in window for either administrator or guest. > Guest is what I am and now cannot get the machine to start up in 9 or > from a startup CD. When it was in 9 it allowed me to start up with > DiskWarrior. So here I am, unable to get to preference panels or do > much of anything. Great looking screen. > > Does anyone know how to get around this, short of replacing the 16 GB > drive? > I would just like the opportunity to erase the drive and start from > scratch. If I could just restart in 9, I'd be able to make the machine > useful. Thanks for any help, secret key depressions and/or incantations. > > dan_A >
Others have addressed how to get back to OS9 and reset the password. My concern is with the screen distortion you first experienced. This is typical of what can happen if OSX is installed before updating the iMacs firmware. Of more concern is that you have a 350 MHz iMac, these don't have an external video socket that lets you regain access if the screen display eventually disappears, as it can. When you get back to OS 9 go to system profiler and check the firmware is version 4.19f, if not update it. You will need OS 9.1, 9,2,1 or 9.2.2 installed to do this. Replacing the hard disk won't resolve this potential problem as the firmware resides in the logic board. Steve Bell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
