If its not responsive because its stuck on a gray, blue, or white screen, just hold down the macs power button for several long seconds until it gives up and. As useful and wellwritten as this article is, it has an incorrect assumption. I have this mac and this morning i rebooted it and it is not booting. After you push the power button, you see a gray screen or a black screen, depending on the mac you are using while your mac searches for the startup drive, and then a blue screen as your mac loads the files it needs from the startup drive. Apr 30, 2011 dont know why but my tigers dvd wont load in my mac mini powerpc g4 hopefully, i can read it from another dvd drive, namely my macbook pros one.
They are not for every day use, mostly troubleshooting. This is the default partition map for all external drives. If you have a powerpc most models it wont boot from a usb but i found a ben collins blog. Install on a ppc mac from an external usb drive mac.
Adding or removing peripherals like usb keys, digital cameras, other external hds, cdroms etc, or installingremoving devfs, udev, and similar stuff might alter the way linux sees the firewire drive, i suggest becoming familiar with supplying boot options to yaboot during the boot process. Nov 23, 2003 the application, once started, asks for the name of the cd, size of the cdr youre going to write on and the ramdisk the booting os should create. Another option is to have a tech remove the hard drive from the mini, and connect it to another mac, using an adapter kit. Boxee was owned and developed by a single forprofit startup company, boxee. Bootcamp not detected in startup disk or option boot menu when booting mac. How easy is it to switch back and forth between windows and ubuntu. You may need to select the no video driver checkbox, depending on. You may get a sad mac face, an audible beep, or another ailment keeping your mac from properly booting. You try to boot into your boot camp, and the windows partition isnt shown in the startup disk selector or the.
It gets stuck on the screen with the apple logo and the progress bar, simple hangs about through. Boxee forums thread on installing samba 3 on mac os x 10. Intel based machines can read and write to a drive with a apple partition map, however you cannot boot of off this partition map on an intel mac. How do i enable windows boot option while booting in dual boot laptop with ubuntu. The mac address is the unique id of the lan controller chip. Clone your current system over to the external drive or install a. Travel, apple computers, web design, software publishing and other similar. For all mac models, startup is complete when you see the finder menu bar, desktop, and dock. Both are powerpc only, and lion cuts rosetta support. Booting from usb for powerpc ppc imacs is problematic to say the least. Through my epic research, i found great information that i want to share with all of you.
Mac book pro not booting up solutions experts exchange. I shot this video really quickly using my iphone, which also explains my slow onehanded typing. Howto make a mac os x utilities boot cd mac support. Boxee is not yet available for arm, powerpc, or mips instruction set. Nobody here seems to have thought to mention that the install disk for 10. Select the startup disk that has the default operating system you want to use. After some serious digging around and rather a lot of experimenting i found a way though. Dual booting with mac os x ppc and linux mac os x is great for getting your work done and all but i barely touch the terminal and i think my unix skills have gone to hell. No matter which boot procedure i use, the same thing happens. This will give you the chance to select the ramdisk. If the drive is not showing up in the boot menu option at startup you have to rebless its bootx file in the coreservices directory for your machine. Thats not an error, its your onboard lan seeing if theres a network server to boot off.
If you don t hear a startup chime, you dont hear any fan or drive noise, and there are no. This is for anyone looking for a solution to installing leopard on a mac ppc that doesnt have a cddvd drive. Once you see the screen go white with some text on it, you can release those keys. This video shows you how to enable smb file sharing on your mac so you can stream files to your boxee media player. The application, once started, asks for the name of the cd, size of the cdr youre going to write on and the ramdisk the booting os should create.
Building a tigers bootable usb key to build a bootable usb continue reading boot mac mini g4 from usb. This project base on the initial work from magnus damm called 8xxrom. Earlier versions cause apparent io errors and may not boot properly from the clone. Jun 14, 2003 im not going to address individuals, but a few of you have had the same problem. It sounds like the computer is trying to boot from the network. If you are formatting this drive for use as a drive on a ppc based mac select apple partition map and click ok. If you want to start up using the default operating system now, click restart. Two of the squares have a disk sign on it while the third square has a cdrom sign in it. Oct 24, 2009 nobody here seems to have thought to mention that the install disk for 10.
On powering on with the tiny switch on the corner of my 4 year old mac mini, i get the chime and the apple icon and the line that fills from left to right on the log in screen. Assuming the disk isnt completely failed this should boot the mac in verbose mode, where you can read what is occurring as the mac is attempting to boot. There are times when your mac may misbehave and refuse to boot into os x. Oct 27, 2009 5 this should connect the troubled mac to the good mac as an external hard drive. Mar 22, 20 linux on, powerpc a lot had been said lately about running linux on powerpc and it reminds me a lot about the argument of pcs vs mac. Has always been a problem with spotty booting for the past few years, but after a recent minor os downloadupdate and reboot, i got the gray screen problem. Unfortunately, we do not always have the means to create or get either powerpc or universal binaries. If a user account control dialog appears, click yes. When it does boot osx will beach ball at some point after i begin using it, and killing processes does not fix, it will require a hard reboot to exit. If you go into the cmos setup and disable booting from the lan it may go away. Some people defend their favorite os to death and theyre so passionate that its hard to talk about it without offending someone.
I would be on the lookout for disk io errors, these will indicate a hardware failure with the hard drive itself. Boxee was a crossplatform freeware htpc home theater pc software application with a. How to fix common mac startup problems macrx cult of mac. This requires an internet connection over ethernet or wifi. Problems may be related to the power supply, battery, hard drive, logic board, os. Jul 23, 2010 clues to the causes of mac startup problems can be found by analyzing when in the boot process the system fails. Macbook keeps booting osx utilities instead of mac os x. I usually add apples own harddisk utilities, the terminal application and any harddrive utilities ive bought, such as diskwarrior, norton etc. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. It is just showing a grey screen with some smiley face in the middle and a rorating cd symbol on top left. Heres what to do if your imac wont turn on, your macbook pro wont. The logical reason would be that there is some fault on your usual os volume that prevent it from booting, or it is being instructed to do so. Apr 30, 2020 startup screens can vary by mac model, operating system macos, and more. Oldworld powermacs will not boot a debian cd, because oldworld computers relied on a mac os rom cd boot driver to be present on the cd, and a freesoftware version of this driver is not available.
My diskwarrior cd is uptodate but will not boot this newer mac. Start up your mac in windows or macos with boot camp. Booting a mac g4 from cd apple osx geeks to go forum. Sounds, such as from a fan, hard disk, or other startup sound. Want to boot your powerpc mac from an external usb 2.
Given that you state that you get to this recovery screen regardless of what volume you select to boot from, it seems the former is more likely. How to use os x boot options to troubleshoot your mac. In the powerpc days, we talked about resetting the pram. Did you know that very are various keys which you can use to change how you mac boots and access certain settings. Oldworld powermacs will not boot a ubuntu cd, because oldworld computers relied on a mac os rom cd boot driver to be present on the cd, and a freesoftware version of this driver is not available. The windows partition must be included into the hybrid mbr and marked as bootable active. Im not going to address individuals, but a few of you have had the same problem. Startup screens can vary by mac model, operating system macos, and more. Mac computer can you dual boot windows 7 on a ppc mac. If you have problems booting, see the section called troubleshooting the installation process. My apple ibook 4 will not boot up just shows apple logo and. Macromedia authorware application cbt, elearning development, no mac development environment since version 4, though can. Heres how i booted the mini from a usb key to reinstall mac os x. Boot your powerpc mac from an external usb drive engadget.
If everything goes well selecting linux at the bootloader prompt and hitting return in the second stage will boot debian and the system will continue with the final installation phase. Power mac g5 2005 boots with flashing question mark. Last year i unsuccessfully tried to find information on how to boot my ibook g4 from a usb. On macs released before midtolate 20, booting windows in a boot camp configuration relies on a special hybrid mbr record in the beginning of a gpt disk. Nov 12, 2019 the mac s startup process is normally predictable. By using this approach, it is possible for boxee not only to play flash video. Sep 21, 2016 note, some computer models do not support booting from big drives and you may need to adjust your partition sizes if you have installed a new hard drive. Hi, im new to the forum but would appreciate any insights you all can offer.
Clues to the causes of mac startup problems can be found by analyzing when in the boot process the system fails. Ive had exactly one of dozens of ppc macs boot osx from usb, thats my emac 1. If you have a powerpc based mac, please download mira 1. Some screens, such as the prohibitory symbol or question mark, mean that you need to resolve an issue before your mac can finish starting up. Note, some computer models do not support booting from big drives and you may need to adjust your partition sizes if you have installed a new hard drive. I have had to rename it to ppcboot because sourceforge does not allow any names that start with a digit. Click on the options button and select use specified ram disk. My apple ibook 4 will not boot up just shows apple logo and turning gear answered by a verified mac support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. From there, its relatively smooth sailing, depending on your. Jul 05, 2011 my apple ibook 4 will not boot up just shows apple logo and turning gear answered by a verified mac support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website.
Even if the hard drive wont boot, it may still be possible to read it. To get into openfirmware, youll need to reboot your powerpcbased mac. Took to the apple store and all tested out except the cpus and mobo. Thanks goes to all the people in the linuxppcembedded mailinglist, especially to dan malek and his creat work on the embedded powerpc support in the linux kernel people contribute to the ppcboot. If your mac has no signs of power, start by making sure that its. Pcipcixpcie usb cards are not able to be used for usb booting in a powerpc mac. Libreoffice maclinkplus deluxe file format translation tool for powerpcera mac os x. Boot your powerpc from a usb for mac powerpc mac powerpc. Revive a powerpc mac running linux the mac observer. Some mac computers that shipped with os x lion v10. How to fix a mac or macbook that wont turn on or boot up.
The following is a list of macintosh softwarenotable computer applications for current macos. All oldworld systems have floppy drives, so use the floppy drive to launch the installer, and then point the installer to the cd for the needed files. The boot process on a mac is a magical process, all you see is a grey screen with the magic happening in the background. The application is very intuitive by itself and the instructions are very helpful in answering any questions. I had the very same dilemma and after searching the internet for days, i stumbled upon the solution by myself. Currently, the only powerpc subarchitectures that support cdrom booting are prep and new world powermacs. Finally, exit from chroot and then from the shell with ctrld or the command exit, and finish installation. In windows on your mac, click in the right side of the taskbar, click the boot camp icon, then choose boot camp control panel. Booting debian from external firewire on powerpc mac. In fact, 32bit powerpc support is going away in most.
Beta version zipped intended for testing with old macos versions do not use. Dont know why but my tigers dvd wont load in my mac mini powerpc g4 hopefully, i can read it from another dvd drive, namely my macbook pros one. When you hear the startup chime, make sure youre pressing and holding commandoptionof. Your machine is booting into recovery mode for some reason. Building a tigers bootable usb key to build a bootable usb. My apple ibook 4 will not boot up just shows apple logo. This has to be done with another mac, as the mac file system. On powermacs, hold the c key, or else the combination of command, option, shift, and delete keys together while booting to boot from the. Linux on, powerpc a lot had been said lately about running linux on powerpc and it reminds me a lot about the argument of pcs vs mac. Install on a ppc mac from an external usb drive hint the following comments are owned by whoever posted them. For the guy that keeps booting and getting the blue globe, try holding down d after the chime when you start up that will force the computer to start up to the first available hard drive.