On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 06:15:40PM +0100, Florian Friesdorf wrote: > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 05:55:26PM +0100, Florian Friesdorf wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 06:27:46AM +0100, Florian Friesdorf wrote: > > > > > Another strange thing is, that after Installing MacOS X I cannot boot > > > anything. MacOS 9 and MacOS X, and also their install CDs hang during > > > boot phase. They stopped nearly at the end of the progress bar. > > > > > > I used the partition tool from the MacOS 9 Install CD to create 3 > > > Partitions (MacOS 9, MacOS X, Linux dummy). > > > Others reported, there are a lot of partitions belonging to Open > > > Firmware. I could only see my newly created 3 partitions - hmmm. > > > > > > Now, I have a new ibook, but nothing is working on it. And I do nearly > > > know nothing about powerpc hardware. - So please help. > > > references to documentation would also be fine. > > > > Now I think I know a little bit more about powerpc hardware, but > > definitely not enough. > > Thanks for all your help. > > - I tried the SHIFT key with the installed MacOS 9. > > - I tried the SHIFT key after the C key to skip the extensions of the > > install CD > > - I tried the Command + Options keys during bootup to rebuild the > > desktop, but it came not that far. > > I forgot to mention, that I resetted the PRAM several times. > > > I all three cases, my MacOS system hangs in the end with a nearly > > finished progress bar. >
It's really starting to sound like a hardware problem. I'd call Apple, they'll replace it if it's faulty. -- *----------------------------------------------------------------* | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | `. `'` | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | `- | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------*