[G4] G4 Boot Time (Applejack)

[Harry A. Freeman]

Greetings Mikey,

Are you using a wireless keyboard or is it USB connected.

Using a Wireless (bluetooth) keyboard is not recognized early enough  
it the boot process to active single user mode.

Cheers

Harry
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On Jan 21, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Mikey wrote:

> Thanks Bill.
>
> Tried all that, but my machine will not enter single user mode. It  
> just boots into OSX, even with Command and the "S" key held down.  
> Looks like a BIOS problem.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Skygram" <skygram at gmail.com>
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
> >
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 6:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [G4] G4 Boot Time (Applejack)
>
>
>> Hi Mikey,
>>
>> I found Leopard to be problematic on that G4 or any G4 for that  
>> matter. So
>> consider opting for an earlier OS.
>>
>> Applejack is an excellent troubleshooting freebie. However you need  
>> to run
>> it in Single User Mode. Go to the Mac Apple site and read up on  
>> what that is
>> if you don't already know. Below is a link to the Applejack  
>> download site.
>>
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack/
>>
>> Read the reviews on this download page. I haven't used it in  
>> several years
>> as I currently use Alsoft's Disk Warrior. So there are limits to  
>> the help I
>> can offer you, but I learned how to use Applejack cold and I did it  
>> slowly
>> step-by-step and I recall that it saved my butt at that time. Disk  
>> Warrior
>> costs about $120 but the interface and the support from Alsoft when  
>> you are
>> in a jam is first rate. However Applejack should help you clean up  
>> what ails
>> your Mac. It is an excellent maintenance tool and it is free.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
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