> >> If you press "C" at boot time and the PowerBook doesn't boot from the CD, it >> can only be one of three things: the CD is bad, the CD-ROM drive is bad or >> an OpenFirmware password was set. > > > Thanks Laurent, > > I have tried my another 8.6 CD that I used for my faithful and heavy G3 > beige...also I tried to boot the 8.5 that came with the beige... still > defauts to 9.2 > > Like I said I have used the CD-ROM to load the Latin Vocab drill > program...doesn't that mean it is working? > > so does this leave that thats still something with the OpenFirmware > password, and isn't that what John was advising? > > > if not how can I find out what the password might be? > > I still have contact with the seller, who has been helpful, I just didn't > want to bother him to much...i do have the option of returning the Lombard > within 30 days, but I really wanted it. > > Kristina > Another thought, The CD may be of an older version without the enabler for your machine. Try an OS-9 CD if you have one available.
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