Thanks to everyone for the suggestions - dead chicken made a horrible mess
of the carpet...
but seriously :
> Try disconnecting your adb keyboard and plugging back in the USB one.
No adb keyboard, can't be this.
> On the other hand, I've also seen this problem on OS X CDs that were
> duplicated under Mac OS 9.
Nope - authentic apple supplied cd in exchange for my hard earned cash.
> OS X requires OS 9.1 be installed first, any lower OS
> won't work......
Nope - upgraded to 9.1 and also done firmware.
> Have you added ram or video cards or hard drives to your set
> up ?
Yes! Thanks Groucho - but i tried removing all but one stick and it still
won't play...
any more ideas??
as a side note, this cd was used to do a successful install on a cube*
already - so i don't think that the cd is actually faulty, especially as it
also shows up on the desktop etc.
thanks again
frank
* since then i've decided to run X on the G4 tower instead, so the cube
installation has gone and been replaced with 9.1 (just in case anyone
suspects me of blatant software piracy)
when I bought OS X it came with a separate OS 9.1 CD
> On 9/25/01 3:37 PM, frank hebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:
>
>> hi folks
>>
>> i'm trying to install OS X on a G4 tower (400mhz) and it's just not
>> happening...
>>
>> i can't start up from the X installer cd - it shows up if i insert the cd
>> under OS 9 in the finder so it's not damaged, just doesn't seem to start up.
>> holding down option on startup doesn't display it as an icon to choose
>> either.
>>
>> please help! i'm rearing to plunge into the OS X world but worried that my
>> cd is knackered.
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