Tim, Flash the PRAM and insert a 9.1 boot CD. If you are able to boot into the Finder attempt to select the MacOSX volume in the Startup Disk Control Panel. If you get the same results, I would recommend reformatting the drive using Disk Utility on the Jag boot CD and setting the boot partition to be 7.5GB.
On Sunday, March 30, 2003, at 11:02 PM, Larson, Timothy E. wrote: > Hi... > > I'm pretty frustrated at this point. At long last I finally get the > chance to install Jaguar on my beige G3/300. I backup my HD, put in > my new 40GB drive, and boot from the system CD to partition the drive > because of the 8GB limitation. (The drive setup tool on the Jaguar > disk was worthless.) Then I boot the Jaguar CD. Half hour later, it > finishes installing the first disk and reboots. > > It never comes back up. I get a white screen that says "can't OPEN: > can't OPEN: can't OPEN:" about two dozen times, then the display > flickers to the gray "happy Mac" screen with mouse pointer for a few > seconds, then restarts. It will keep doing this until I power down. > I tried googling for "can't OPEN" in relation to OS X, but the only > pages I find are in Japanese. :P > > Apple tech support had me remove stuff one piece at a time (3rd party > video card, 3rd party RAM, all external devices, etc) but nothing > helps. All I have left to try are the Apple A/V card and DVD that > shipped from the factory with it when I bought it. The only other > suggestion Apple has is "upgrade to a newer computer". Well that > won't be an option for at least a year if not more. I need to get > this to work. > > Help?!?! Please???? > > Tim > > -- > MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.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/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.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/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
