Thanks for the help, Jaal & Ashgrove! I tried a couple of the options from Jaal's link: Bypass startup drive and boot from external (or CD).... CMD-OPT-SHIFT- DELETE Boot from CD (Most late model Apples) ................. C
Start in Firewire drive mode........................... T The 1st & 2nd didn't do anything, but the "T" put it into Firewire drive mode. I tried Disk Utility (running from my MacBook), and it looked (according to DU) like I was fixin' stuff. But it still can't boot from the internal HD (perhaps the System is trashed?). Next, I decided to see if I could access the tunes from my MacBook. While I can find the Music folders after opening the User folder, I don't have permission to access the Music Folder content. How do I login to User Accounts on the iMac internal HD when I'm accessing it via FireWire drive mode, from my MacBook. I don't see where I can input the appropriate passwords. Further suggestions? Patrick PS When I wrote On Nov 10, 3:44 pm, "./aal" <[email protected]> wrote: My wife suddenly wants to load > > up her iPod Touch with tunes she had on the old iMac, but I'm getting > > an "infinite" blue screen when I try to boot it up. It is not a blue screen, but rather a light gray screen, with a big gray apple, and the "pinwheel" just keeps spinning ... I think the OS is 10.4.11 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
