At 12:00 PM -0800 12/11/2004, Dennis B. Swaney wrote:I have a 15" PowerBook, Mac OS 10.3.6.
Me too. Ran backups then went to 10.3.6 yesterday.
I need to install an older version of OS X to get around a bug in 10.3.6,
Which specific bug?
10.3.6 doesn't recognize some external FireWire drives. The vendor has come up with a stop gap work-around until Apple fixes the problem (probably in 10.3.7) but the fix requires that the computer be booted up into 10.1 through 10.3.5.
so I thought that I'd do an Archive & Install of 10.3.0. I insert the Install 1 CD of Panther, tell the Start Up control panel in system preferences to boot from the cd, and restart. I get the Drab Apple splash screen and then nothing. The splash screen just stays there. after about 5 minutes, I hold down the power button until the PB shuts down. I then power up again, holding down the trackpad button until the cd ejects. The PB then powers up normally. The Panther cd will boot up my G4 iMac with out a murmmer. Any suggestions as to why the PB won't boot up from the cd?
Did the PB used to boot on that CD? IOW, is it a Panther from before that PB was released or after?
Don't know as there never was a need. The PB came with 10.3.3 on it, but I updated to .4, .5 and .6
Try the standard:
Shutdown the PB. Hit the boot button. Stick in the CD quickly. Hold down the C key.
BTDT, same result. -- Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney
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