On 14/03/05 13:36, "Adam Hargrove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My first time having to deal with this, I'd love some assistance. > > I have an old 466MHz SE Graphite iBook (the clamshell one). I had > 10.1.5 up on the machine and yesterday tried to upgrade to 10.2. The > upgrade went through well apparently until time to reboot. Now it > "kernel panics". > > Following Apple's documentation, I've reset NVRAM & PRAM and tried to > boot from the Mac OS X.2 install disc. When this happens, it boots to > the gray apple, then I get video problems (once an overly bright screen > wash, once lots of verticle gray lines) and a freeze. A soft restart is > possible (Apple-ctrl-Power), so I've not reset the PMU. > > I've tried to boot from a stray OS 9 boot disc (from my PowerMac g4, > BTW). This time I only see a blank gray screen -- no happy Mac. Again a > freeze/restart. > > Lastly I've tried booting from the old X.1 upgrade disc: I get the > happy Mac, spinning beach ball, then "Unresolved kernel trap". And the > X.0.3 install disc: the same except this message instead: "The > Installer has unexpectedly quit. (error 0) Press Return to restart" > which fails to restart, then messages "kmod_destroy: ....etc. etc." > Freeze/restart. > > Any ideas? I'm out of 'em. Should I pull the hard drive? > Do you have anything connected to the iBook? If so, disconnect everything and try again. If the problem persists, then I would think there might be something wrong with the hard drive... -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
