Dan wrote: > At 10:20 AM -0600 2/8/2009, Dan A. Currie wrote: > >> G4 MDD DUAL 1.25 MHz / 2 GB RAM >> 1 -120 GB (OS10.5), 1 - 200 GB (OS10.4), 1- 120GB and 1 - 6GB >> (OS9.2) HDD's in that order. >> >> When I go to Startup Disk in System Preferences all 3 OS's are there on >> their respective HDs but when I select OS9.2 and then click RESTART the >> G4 begins a normal restart, looks for OS9.2 ... CAN NOT FIND IT ... and >> restarts in OS10.5. >> > > hum. If it shows up in the prefs then it's a valid system to boot from... > > Does it seem to delay at all, as if it's searching for that boot > volume? I'm thinking maybe because it's the 6th device in the search > order, it's not "ready" for some reason when the strap reaches for it. > > If you select that boot volume then close the prefs and restart > normally, does it work? > > If you zap the pram, does it work? > > If you boot holding down the option key - which should show you the > boot choices, is it listed? > > How old is your pram/backup battery? > > - Dan. > When I try to boot up OS9.2 going through SP, it tries very hard to find OS9.2 - the old file folder is there flashing from the Picasso to ? mark about 5 or 6 times then it "gives up" and goes to 10.5.
Will try the Option Key next. Perhaps the 6GB is TOO far down the tree? I asked about that before ... I thought. Other thoughts? Dan Currie --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
