PowerMac G5 Leopard in a boot loop

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PowerMac G5 Leopard in a boot loop

HELP! My G5 is stuck in a boot loop due to some sorta app problem

My PowerMac G5 is stuck in a boot loop because first my mac was working fine until I launched TextEdit and it and any other apps I open after that always sit there bouncing saying Not Responding and I can't quit them so I tried Logout and it timed out saying it can't quit TextEdit so my common sense knew Shutdown wont work so I forced Shutdown and now it just WONT BOOT! PLEASE HELP!😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

Garret

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), G5

Posted on Dec 12, 2015 6:40 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 16, 2017 4:52 PM in response to TheMacMaster20

(i started a new reply chain, it was getting tight) So after a couple of months, im back at it. I got my hand on a Kali image and it has different "flavors". Here they are (storm of typing ahead, it was a direct copy&paste)

Kali Linux 64 bit	ISO	Torrent	2.9G	2016.2	25cc6d53a8bd8886fcb468eb4fbb4cdfac895c65
Kali Linux 32 bit	ISO	Torrent	2.9G	2016.2	9b4e167b0677bb0ca14099c379e0413262eefc8c
Kali Linux 64 bit Light	ISO	Torrent	1.1G	2016.2	f7bdc3a50f177226b3badc3d3eafcf1d59b9a5e6
Kali Linux 32 bit Light	ISO	Torrent	1.1G	2016.2	3b637e4543a9de7ddc709f9c1404a287c2ac62b0
Kali Linux 64 bit e17	ISO	Torrent	2.7G	2016.2	4e55173207aef7ef584661810859c4700602062a
Kali Linux 64 bit Mate	ISO	Torrent	2.8G	2016.2	bfaeaa09dab907ce71915bcc058c1dc6424cd823
Kali Linux 64 bit Xfce	ISO	Torrent	2.7G	2016.2	e652ca5410a44e4dd49e120befdace38716b8980
Kali Linux 64 bit LXDE	ISO	Torrent	2.7G	2016.2	d8eb6e10cf0076b87abb12eecb70615ec5f5e313
Kali Linux armhf	Image	Torrent	0.7G	2016.2	7aec28a2aa7f303467d29d7e3cf38fd372aefe4c
Kali Linux armel

Ok, wut should i get? (im burning it to my 8 gb flashdrive)

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Answer 2

May 10, 2017 4:20 PM in response to BDAqua

WITHIN THESE 3 MONTHS, IVE BEEN TAKING APART THE G5. AND LORD HOW CAN I BE SO DUMB! I was looking at this site and it brought something up about folder permission and acl's. I reminded me of the g5 and that day. I WAS MODDING THE MAC THAT DAY! I CHANGED THE FLIPPIN' PERMISSIONS and i didnt know it!!!!! Lord, this was all for nothin....

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Answer 3

BDAqua

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Dec 12, 2015 5:18 PM in response to TheMacMaster20

Hi Garret,

Could be many things, we should start with this...

"Try Disk Utility

1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.

2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)

*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*

3. Click the First Aid tab.

4. Select your Mac OS X volume.

5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.

(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive & clear caches.)

If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.

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Answer 4

Dec 12, 2015 5:18 PM in response to BDAqua

Note BDAqua: I don't have an install disk 😠

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Answer 5

BDAqua

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Dec 12, 2015 8:01 PM in response to TheMacMaster20

If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.

Any diff?

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Answer 6

Dec 13, 2015 8:07 AM in response to BDAqua

My machine freezes when trying to boot in SM

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Answer 7

BDAqua

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Dec 13, 2015 11:01 AM in response to TheMacMaster20

Tough without the Install disc, but some things to try...

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

What does that do?

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Answer 8

Dec 13, 2015 12:56 PM in response to BDAqua

OK, I found out only option and cmd-v shortcuts work (Boot Disk Manager and Vebrose (does it every boot)).

Can you make a "Recovery disk for Leopard"?

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Answer 9

BDAqua

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Dec 13, 2015 1:19 PM in response to TheMacMaster20

I think we have a Hardware problem, if it boots in Verbose Mode, CMD+v, what are the last few lines it shows?

Not a Recovery Disk per se, but you might try to find AHT or better yet ASD for your G5, do you know which exact G5 it is?

You might even ask over here for ideas...

My Site...

http://x704.net/bbs/

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Answer 10

Dec 13, 2015 2:10 PM in response to BDAqua

OK, now I found a 10.3 setup disk but I was standing there waiting for it to boot up for 2 minute but it doesn't work! I would try AHT after I finish posting this. BTW: The be vebrose lines froze for a few seconds before rebooting, the lines froze at:

BSD (something): (number) (something) (number) major (number) minor

(Sorry, my memory is not that good right now)😕

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