Hi Ben, I did, but I used my SL disk. It didn't work, and I couldn't figure out why. Just figured out from another post, that it was because my SL disk was an upgrade disk, not the original system disk. Ah, the things we learn the hard way. :) Cheers, Donna
On Sep 16, 2011, at 9:12 AM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > Hi, > > Did you try niels instructions for booting from the cd and reinstalling sl? > > I was going to suggest the same thing but he beet me to it. > > On 16/09/2011, Donna Goodin <goodi...@msu.edu> wrote: >> Hi Doug, >> >> Well, I finally got it out--explain more later. But I'm definitely saving >> this message. :) >> thanks! >> Donna >> >> On Sep 16, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> >>> Hi Donna, >>> Try the following: >>> 1. make sure the machine is powered off. >>> 2. Hold down the eject button, that is the key to the right of the F12 key >>> and press the power button while keeping the eject button held down. You >>> should hear the cd start to spin and then the mac chime. After the chime >>> the cd should eject. Just keep the eject button held until the cd pops >>> out. >>> >>> Doug >>> >>> On 2011-09-16, at 9:33 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>>> thanks for the suggestion Keith. right Now, though, I don't have an OS, >>>> so can't go into the utilities area to open Terminal. >>>> Best, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> On Sep 16, 2011, at 8:00 AM, Keith Watson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Donna, >>>>> >>>>> I am not sure exactly what is wrong or why you cannot get out your >>>>> dvd. If you can boot the system I would open terminal from the >>>>> utilities area and run the following >>>>> >>>>> sudo eject /dev/cdrom >>>>> >>>>> and see if that doesn't help. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Keith Watson >>>>> 813-760-1381 >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 16, 2011, at 7:55 AM, Donna Goodin <goodi...@msu.edu> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Because I can neither install from my SL disk, nor get the Mac to >>>>>> reinstall Lion. I don't know what else to do, and I'm unable to eject >>>>>> the SL disk at all. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 16, 2011, at 7:52 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Donna, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unfortunately, there's no way to physically eject the disc without >>>>>>> having >>>>>>> the machine turned on, since the only way you can do it is with the >>>>>>> eject >>>>>>> button. Also, why would you need Apple to reinstall the OS? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 6:39 AM >>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Subject: Is there a manual eject button anywhere on the MBP? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> OK, since I seem to be out of options here, I don't know what to do >>>>>>> except >>>>>>> take the MBP into the Apple Store and have them reinstall the OS. But >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> don't want to travel with a DVD in the drive. 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