When i startup my power g4 towner it boots to the main login (which i dont know the password) and i try to press command R or command S it freezes and wont load the boot menu... is there something im doing wrong? my system version is 10.4.11
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Boot up while holding the Option key down until you see the boot manager, do you see this...
<img src="http://km.support.apple.com/library/APPLE/APPLECARE_ALLGEOS/HT1352/106482_2.jpg">
Firmware password protection in Mac OS X ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1352
It would block usage of all the startup keys, like C, N, T, D, CMD+s, CMD+Option+p+r, CMD +v, Option boot will show a lock, and Shift, as well as booting from anything but the Hard Drive.
Force Removing Password Protection
1) Add or remove DIMMs to change the total amount of RAM in the computer.
2) Then, the PRAM must be reset 3 times. (Command + Option + P + R).
boot errors?
