Option-Command-P-R, produces, only, dark, screen, and, repeating, chime. Would, anyone, be, familiar, with, this, happening?
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), eMac (2) 80GB & 160GB
Can you start up from your Install disk and run Repair Disk on it?
There are some tips in the link below. You might have already seen them.
I did A 35 pass erase, loaded Leopard disc, froze, 1st attempt, 2nd attempt, install sucessful. Unit, would not restart. (gray st'rt up screen and timer) Opened, terminal, ran, fsck -f, and got, this / "Localhost rpc.statd[81] unable to open status file /var/db/statd.status". This repeated, with the number in brackets increasing each time. When, I try to zap, PRAM, I get start up note, with dark screen, only, with note repeating, endless. Whadda ' ya, think ? O' by the, way, thanks , for the assist attempt.
A 35 pass erase is pointless to the problem at hand, in fact it is just pointless full stop. Did you run Repair Disk as suggested?
loaded Leopard disc
Is this a retail Leo disk or the grey system disk from another Mac? Some of that sounds like it may be the latter.
Continuing to hold the "Zap the PRAM" key combo normally results in repeating chimes. If you let go the keys and the chiming continues, that's not normal. I usually hold until I hear a total of three chimes, then let go and let booting proceed.
I, option-ed, to install DVD, (Leopard) ran, repair disc, and, permiss, repair, and, I'm now installing, once, again. Unit, (eMac, 1.25GHz, 1GB, 160GB HD) would not, start up after, 1st attempt to install, (only gray Apple screen and timer, for too long) I, did Otion-Command-O-F to reset, nvram, and that worked, so we'll see soon. Thanks, for your interest, and I'll post result, as soon, as it's in. Thanks again.
No, Mr. Jones Leopard 10.5 disc. I got the PRAM, zapped, by, Option-Command- O-F, and that worked, I hope.
Excellent!
It's, up and, running ! I'd, use that, other, "L" word, (u know) but, I, really, really, really, "like", Apple! It, just, seems if you do, the right, thing, at, the right, time, "bam" , they work! It, did, freeze, once, but, after, A, optional, install, and permission repair, it seems, to be OK, now. Thanks, for sharing. AND, THIS,...... - WOULD ANYONE KNOW ALL THE INTEL FILES THAT ARE NOT USED BY THE POWER PC PLATFORM, I'D, LIKE TO GET RID, OF THEM. THEY JUST TAKE UP SPACE ON THE HD. I DUMPED THE FILES (INTEL) IN, System/Library/Extentions, and, (another eMac, I've, got 6, yes count'em six!) and, it, really, seems, to run, smoother, really. I, just remember, reading, somewere, can't, remember, where, that, there, are, a few that share, functions. I think, it was, some, bluetooth, files, but, I'm not, sure, and, I, have not been able to scrounge, up that kind of data, please let me know if you have A link for this, or something, similar. Great, communicatinng with you all, thanks, for the, input!
Can you post the name of the Intel files? That's not ringing a bell at the moment.
They are easy to find in Leopard, (this is A retail version) like I stated previous, Sys/Lib/Extentions. There, are unix intel files and folders everywhere, I was, just hoping, someone would know which ones are exclusive to Intel and are not used in part or whole by the power PC
OK. I've only one Mac left running Leopard but it's a multiple-boot machine that is running 10.4 most of the time. I'll have to go boot it into 10.5 and have a look.
However, from a historical standpoint, a full retail install disk is designed to install only the components a specidic model needs. Example, it would not install power management components that a laptop needs if you install it on a desktop Mac.
Still, I'll look this morning at ours as see what they are.
I'm suspecting they are important.
I would look in, Sys/Lib/Extentions, and, relate, the, specific files, that, I deleted, but I have, deleted, them all, on, all, my up and running, eMacs. Like, I said, they all work, fine, without, the ones, I, have deleted, and I would go so far, as to say the system is more responsive, on booting, and, "snappier" in every app that I use. (Me, Naval, trained, electrian) (first, part oif training, how to design, electronic, and, electric, circuitry) (and you must do this in a short time period, each module is timed, so I became good at it, top three in my class) So, I, see, in my, head, that, poor, HD, read, arm, sweeping, over, the disk, and, having, to, avoid, the Intel, stuff, that it, will, never read, and, it, annoys, me. Classically, to make A perfect install DVD would be quite, A, daunting, task, and most software companys, would like to keep their good program, writers, without, making them rich. There, is, A Leopard, Security, PDF, that, notes, the, uselessness of unused, software, on, A harddrive. Are you familiar, with it? if not I'll post it, or google Leopard Security to find it. It's on Apple's data base. I, would just like to get rid of the rest of the files not used, by the Power PC platform, while not causing A crash! Please let me know if you, come up with anything, thanks.
OK, I see what you mean. I have a bunch of extensions on my G4 MDD that are for hardware like video cards and the like that aren't installed.That partition was installed form a retail Leopard disk. Something changed.
What had me confused was 'Intel" in your post. Unix files structures use a lot of similar naming conventions to those in the Win OS.
You probably did this already but one of the biggest spacesavers is to do the custom install and opt out of ALL printer drivers, all foreign language support, and all foreign fonts. That assumes you don't need foreign language support. Once I get the OS installed sans printer drivers, I go to the printers' websites and get just the ones needed to support our printers.
Yes, yes, and yes, (drivers, foreign language, and, fonts) all, are gone, from, my, HD. These, things, are for the user, to, pick, and choose, in, the, first place. So, If, I don't, use, them, I, feel, I'm better, off deleting them. Now, if I could only find out what files, are, exclusive, to, the, Intel Macs, that, would, be, another, chapter, in, this, journey.
Option-Command-P-R, produces, only, dark, screen, and, repeating, chime. Would, anyone, be, familiar, with, this, happening.
