Thank you for your response. I agree with you about the battery not being the problem for the same reasons. I also have to agree with you on the version of the files I tried to copy into the newer system folder. In addition to what you suggest as the problem, could the file format between the two differently formatted drives have anything to do with the hanging boot sequence?
My plan includes putting the disk into a 4400 clone and format and load a system on it. The iMac won't finish boot up, and does not respond to keyboard commands. I am using a WinBest keyboard connected through a PS/2 to USB adapter. I was wondering if the keyboard commands could be getting interpreted incorrectly, because the keyboard is not an Apple brand? I can't shut off extensions with the shift key, and I tried holding down the space bar, as suggested, but with no change in boot up sequence. Any ideas about this? TJ -----Original Message----- From: iMac List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Fortman Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 4:14 PM To: iMac List Subject: Re: iMac not starting now On Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 06:45 PM, TJ Ciaffone wrote: > I recently bought a bondi 233 iMac (OS 9.03) from someone that got it > from U > of Michigan. The CD-ROM was not recognizing, so I looked up what files > were > missing. Found that UDF Volume Access was not in the system folder I > think > as a security measure. Makes sense. > > To get the file from a 6100 running 8.1 formatted (older file system, > not > HFS+)I networked the two computers. Copied over the file from the 6100 > to > the iMac and put it in the system folder. Now the iMac does not > complete the > desktop build. The iMac still does not recognize a system disk (OS9) > in the > CD-ROM during startup holding down the C key and Command + C as > alternatives. Nadda. > > I tried to hold down the shift key on the keyboard during startup, but > all > extensions loaded so I could maybe get the desktop built with out the > faulty > extension loading. No luck. > > Any suggestions? > > TJ The extensions in OS 9.03 and OS 8.1 are very different (version numbers, etc.). You will need to replace the UDF volume access from a machine running OS 9.03 or at least some version of OS 9. You could install OS 8.1 on the iMac. Both Rev A and Rev b iMacs (the 233 mhz ones) shipped with OS 8.1. It is probably not a hardware issue. If your motherboard battery is bad, you will lose setting such as the date and time each time the iMac is shut down. Gary Fortman -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
