I agree, there should be no reason to go into OF (open firmware) to load the CD - try alt or hold C on boot, if it fails check keyboard or try other USB port.
On Wednesday, 31 December 2014 03:44:59 UTC+1, Clark Martin wrote: > > I don't know why you would need any sort of trick, I maintained a ton > (literally) of that vintage iMac running OSes 9.2, 10.2, 10.3 & 10.4 and > only ever needed to press 'c' or use the option feature to get them to boot > a CD. > > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.