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My old PowerBook G4 running on OS Tiger stopped working ... it doesn't react to clicks from Trackpad and/or mouse ... can't get to any file, applications, any informed suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.2)
Does it boot in Safe Mode, SHIFT key at bootup?
How about from the Install Disc hold c key or alt key?
Does it boot to Single User Mode, CMD+s keys at bootup, if so try...
/sbin/fsck -fy
Repeat until it shows no errors fixed.
(Space between fsck AND -fy important).
http://www.westwind.com/reference/os-x/commandline/single-user.html
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Have you done a PRAM reset, CMD+Option+p+r...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
In fact, do 3 in a row, takes a bit of time.
Hi BDAqua, thank you for your response and suggestions.
I never received an Install Disk when bought the laptop.
Tried the Safe Mode before, but nothing changed. Still the arrow moves around with the Trackpad and/or mouse, but still nothing reacts to the clicks ...
Tried the Single User Mode as you suggested, it came out: the HD Volume seems to be working properly.
Couldn't try his one as the link doesn't work ...
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Still hoping to resolve this issue ...
Thanx for your input and help.
Couldn't try his one as the link doesn't work ...
Sounds like the link is no good anymore, but the commands that were at that link did work, as listed above that.
Did you try the 3 PRAM Resets?
Do you have the Titanium version of the G4? If so, the exact same thing happened to me. I had to replace the palm rest.
Thank you for your response! It was a hardware issue, had to replace an internal connection of the touchpad and mouse ... Now it's working.
Thank you for your response! It was a hardware issue, had to replace an internal connection of the touchpad and mouse ... Now it's working.
I'm glad it worked out!
PowerBook G4 running on OS Tiger stopped working ... (:
