only reason i suggested OF was if he was encountering a known bug that affected some iMacs (it was an issue w/ certain DVi iMacs that you had to use OF commands to boot OSX CD's)but its something to look into if a last resort of a USB External cd drive, if the OP's imac isnt using it's orginal drive or a Apple branded drive it could be a indication why, or simply that the drive is beginning to fail.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Alex Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree, there should be no reason to go into OF (open firmware) to load > the CD - try alt or hold C on boot, if it fails check keyboard or try other > USB port. > > On Wednesday, 31 December 2014 03:44:59 UTC+1, Clark Martin wrote: >> >> I don't know why you would need any sort of trick, I maintained a ton >> (literally) of that vintage iMac running OSes 9.2, 10.2, 10.3 & 10.4 and >> only ever needed to press 'c' or use the option feature to get them to boot >> a CD. >> >> -- > -- > 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] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
