iMac 333 won't boot

I have 9.2.2 and 10.3 on a grape 333 iMac. I usually boot into 9, but I tried booting into 10 lately and I get a Terminal message after the Apple image screen.


/etc/master.password: Not a directory

/etc/master.password: Not a directory

-sh: /etc/profile:Not a directory

-sh-2.05b#


I tried every combination of keyboard commands but nothing works but the command option p r combination. Still comes up with the terminal message. Even tried booting from a Norton Utilities disk.

Posted on Aug 5, 2023 1:11 PM

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Posted on Aug 8, 2023 7:11 PM

I'd say the Hard Drive is on it's way out.

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iMac 333 won't boot

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