>Have you tried booting with any live cd? Does it freeze there? I have tried the Ubuntu 9 (jaunty) live cd which freezes before it boots the desktop environment.
> >The debian install cd can be used as a live rescue cd...although it >doesn't boot up to a desktop environment. This I will try. 2009/6/21 Amit Uttamchandani <amit.ut...@gmail.com> > On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:23:05 -0400 > "Tomislav V. Butkovic" <tomislav.butko...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Some updates: > > This is a very dust free machine on the inside. No air ports are being > > blocked, and I've pointed an external fan to blow at the rear vents. I've > > confirmed that the internal fan still works as well. Still freezes. > > > > I've also downloaded the debian netinstall cd, which has frozen the last > two > > times I tried it. It was not even able to get past setting up dhcp. > > > > I had someone try to boot OS X tiger via firewire drive which also froze > at > > the 'apple' screen with a little counter that just keeps spinning. > > > > I have also tried holding option+command+p+r as well as booting into > > openfirmware (option+command+o+f) and doing each of the following: > > > > reset-nvram, set-defaults, reset-all > > > > It also tells me when it loads the partioner that my drive has multiple > > logic sectors for each physical sector & that this is for experimental > use > > only. I am not sure if that makes any difference. > > > > Sorry to hear that you are still having problems... > > Have you tried booting with any live cd? Does it freeze there? > > The debian install cd can be used as a live rescue cd...although it > doesn't boot up to a desktop environment. > > Amit > -- -tomislav v. butkovic http://tomislav.us
