To all that replied I am back on track thanks to Bob's suggestion. I was able to boot from the CD and then used Disk First aid and todate everything appears to be back to normal
Thanks again to all John Quoting Robert Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 29/11/2005, at 6:28 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > > > > On 28/11/2005, at 11:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> Sorry about the lack of info > >> > >> OS 9.2.2 PB G3 400 > >> > >> I was trying to load some music for my daughter onto Ralistic usb > >> device. The > >> device asked whether I wanted to format the device and I did to > >> Universal USB > >> But because I have intermitten sound problems I rebooted with the > >> USB and a > >> music CD in the drive and thats where we are at the moment. Have > >> been able > >> reboot from CD but its 9.0. > > > > Hi John, > > > > You have been able to start the computer from the Mac OS 9 > > Installation. > > > > 1. Open the Utilities folder and locate Disk First Aid. > > 2. Open Disk First Aid and repair the disk. > > 3. Open the Startup Disk control panel. > > 4. Choose your hard disk as the startup disk. > > 5. Restart the computer. > > > > Cheers, > > Ronni > > So John, > How are you making out ? > > Is this perhaps a PISMO Power book, has USb and Firewire Ports ! ? > > If you have been able to start with CD you should see Hard Drive on the > Desktop . > Look on that Hard Drive for your System Folder and inside it > The Apple Menu folder. > > When the System is blessed there will be a little Apple sitting on the > Folder. > > However , looking at your description I'm not sure . > > You said > >> I rebooted with the USB and a music CD in the drive and thats where > >> we are at the moment. > > >> Have been able reboot from CD but its 9.0. > > Does that mean you got the Music CD out and and put the System CD in ? > > If so, and you have done what Ronni suggested above and still no joy, > then :- > > 1. > > Start from your CD, go to the Hard drive ->System folder ->System File . > > Double Click the System File and I think it should open like a Folder > and show you a list of Fonts. > If it comes up with an Error message it will be corrupted . If you > have backups of YOUR system > it is possible to get it going by dragging out the corrupted file > and dragging in a good one , > otherwise you will need to do a Clean Instal reinstallation . > > More on that if you have to do it. > > 2. > > If the Apple Menu Folder has the Apple on it , your problem could be > just that the Power Book > has it's knickers in a knot. > > a Pram Zap may fix that . > > At Startup before the chimes, hold down Apple + Option + P + R > until > the startup chimes sound for a second time . > > Lets know how you make out ! > > Bob > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
