Earlier, at 1:37 pm -0600 2/22/09, Eric Volker wrote: >I'm not sure about those instructions, but the way >I've always used >AppleJack is to do a complete Shutdown from the Apple >Menu. You would >then start your Mac back up. After the startup chime, >hold down CMD-S >until a black screen comes up. Once the black screen >comes up, you can >let go of CMD-S. The black screen should look like a >Terminal window >that fills the whole screen. At that point, you can >run AppleJack. My >understanding is that this the best and safest way to >use AppleJack.
There is a READ ME enclosed with the Applejack install IIRC But I restart and hold down the S and Command buttons, wait for the prompt and type applejack, after which I get my choices. If, when you install Applejack, you opt for the optional install, you get MemTest, which is accessed from the prompt (after typing Applejack) by typing x [return] HTH, p. -- Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. -- David T. Wolf --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
