[iBook] Installed security update now iBook will not boot

[Robert Crawford]

I am now in the process of reinstalling the OS.

On 8/11/06 08:16, "Robert Crawford" <robertc at clancrawford.us> wrote:

> I went online and got the reset instructions (unplug, remove battery, press
> reset button). This did not fix the issue. I am still getting a blank grey
> screen (once I got the black apple).
> 
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> On 8/11/06 06:58, "Mary H." <maryh at brucetelecom.com> wrote:
> 
>> At 8:44 PM -0700 8/10/06, Robert Crawford wrote:
>> 
>>>  I installed today's security update. now my G3 600mhz 14" iBook, running
>>> 10.3.9, will not boot.
>>> I have had several symptoms throughout the day. A couple of times it sat
>>> there for about an hour with a blank screen. It came up several times with
>>> the message to type "mac-boot" ( I may be remembering the syntax wrong) I
>>> tried that, I also tried typing "shut-down" at that point.
>>> 
>>> Later it came up to my background screen bout would do nothing and go no
>>> further. Now it is sitting there with a OS 9 folder icon in the middle of
>>> the screen and sometimes the icon alternates between a face and a question
>>> mark in the middle of the icon.
>> 
>> You might start by powering off and then resetting PRAM by holding
>> down the Apple/Option/P and R keys while starting up. Wait until you
>> hear 3 start-up chimes and then release the keys.
>> 
>> If that doesn't take you you back to a normal state, let us know.
>> 
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