Killed iMac G5 -- Revival Possible ?

I booted it into FW with the 1T External HD connected but all it did was show the icon floating around on the desktop. I've tried it both with the xHD on and off. I'll try it again now. That's boot up with just the T held down, right?

OK. I'll go with my iMac Intel. I've connected my Intel with my G5 with an 800 port on the Intel and a 400 port on the G5. Approximtely how long will it take to bring up the G5 files onto the Intel? The FW icon is coasting around on the Intel screen.

Missed this about the xHD, yes it has an OS 10xxx. It's compatibale with PP, G3, G4, G5, OS 9.3 and up but does not have a boot. It is in GUID mode and needs an APD for boot, I intend to reformat it when I get the G5 going.

Booted FW from G5, is now on Intel being repaired. Where do I go from here?

I had given you a "Helpful Answer" before and meant to upgrade it to "Correct Answer" didn't mean to give it to myself. You told me to boot the G5 not the Intel in Firewire. It worked, sooooo, --"Correct Answer".

However, I still have a ways to go. I need to clean out a bunch of unwanted/duplicate files from the G5 HD on the Intel desktop. All the while the FW icon is drifting around on the G5. If I shut it down the HD goes off the Intel screen and file. I guess it's alright to just let the icon spin around until I get the files cleaned up?

What's more I've got company coming and the cat's yelling to get out. May be awhile before I get back. Don't go too far 😕 .....goldie

What do they mean by "Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required."? There doesn't seem to be any action.

It says it has 25.61 GB free. I still can't find the correct password, guess you'll have to walk me through the single user monitor.

"...change all other account passwords in the account preferences!!...."

Where/what are the "account preferences"? Define "accounts". 😕

Gotta go for now, back later tonight.

Sorry for the seemingly stupid inquiry but I was getting a little harried last night and have heard of Accounts in reference to "Web Accounts" such as eMail, web pages, etc. In the light of day, of course you meant "Users" accounts since we are dealing with the Mac, not the web.

Did as told, when the black screen gave me a root curser I got:

localhost:/root# /sbin/fsck -fy

**/dev/rdisk0s3

**Root file system

**Checking Extents Overflow files.

**Checking Catalog file.

/sbin/mount -uaw (I don't know what happened here, this is what I entered

but nothing came up. perhaps I hurried it?)

First time I entered:

rm /v--- (the computer cut off "var" and entered):

rm/v** Checking multi-linked files

**Checking Catalog hierarchy

Second time entered:

rm /var/dbl.apple** (the computer cut off "applesetupdone" and entered):

**Checking extended attribute files

**Checking volume bit map

**Checking information

**The volume MacIntosh HD seems to be OK

Then I could get only "localhost/root#" although I reentered your codes again.

The G5 has been sitting there with a black screen for half an hour. I'm going to shut it down and reboot. I guess I did something wrong and will have to start over. Or if you meant that when I rebooted it would give me access to the initial accounts then all is well. I'll let you know.