[CUBE] External FireWire-HD/internal CD won't boot

[Stevie]

Hi Andre,

first: thanks for your answer.
Sorry, but what's the meaning of "CMD"?

And is your tip to use under OS-X?

Stevie


>The first thing you can do is run a file system check
>and fix, by booting with CMD and S held down. Follow
>the exact file path which is something like sbin/fsck
>-y  and hit enter. Note the space. When it runs it
>will fix files and directories, but if it shows some
>problems after that then run it again and again. When
>it shows system OK then type reboot and hit return.
>Andre
>
>
>  --- Stevie <erasmus at t-online.de> wrote: > Hello,
>>
>>  I have got the problem, that my external (mirrored)
>>  HD (FireWire) and
>>  my DVD-drive intern can not be choosed as
>>  startup-drives.
>>
>>  This means: they can be choosed, but the cube will
>>  not accept them
>>  when booting after that.
>>  After a short time of search, the system of the
>>  internal HD will boot.
>>  I used the original system-CD and apple care CD for
>>  the cube.
>>
>>  On the external FireWire-HD (tested with Norton Disk
>>  Doctor as OK)
>>  the cube will start, but after showing the litte Mac
>>  it freezes.
>>  This was under 9.2.2, but I also can't start from
>>  the OS-X Partition
>>  on the external drive.
>>
>>  All this was done successfully in the past!
>>
>>  Any ideas what I can try or what might be the
>>  reason?
>>  Thanks in advance
>>
>>  stevie
>>
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