Powerbook g4 wont turn on.
Powerbook G4, Other OS
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Powerbook G4, Other OS
SSMMAC wrote:
Well I like it for like 15 min and it just sat at the grey screen with apple logo. Anything else I may try? I remember reading on a blog something like type in the white screen <fsck>? Ill try anything as I need this Mac.....
SSMMAC wrote:
Ok well i did it but nothing happened. I tried holding cmd-v before boot, after boot, ect. NOTHING. well should i try <fsck>? and what should i do?
SSMMAC wrote:
It IS a grey disc but it says "Mac OS X install disc v10.4.8
SSMMAC wrote:
just had a idea. I cant boot into single user mode or verbial(?) mode (cmd-s or cmd-v) so can i boot into Open Firmware mode (cmd-optoin-o-f) and then use that to boot into single user mode with some kind of code?
SSMMAC wrote:
hey it booted up and i can use applications and all!! but should i shut it down or will i encounter same probs? the admin account i still cannot get into though....but I would like to know if i should shut it down or if i should run a program to reset and clean it up? thanks so much
Powerbook g4 wont turn on.