[G4] Re: [G4 Quicksilver) The blinking ? Mark.

[Jim Manley]

On Sep 29, 2005, at 8:33 AM, Raymond E. Hardy wrote:

> I couldn't find anything among my old files  that discuss this  
> problem,
> although I'm sure for most of you its not a new issue.
> SYMPTOMS: (and what I did - right or wrong?): the whirling disk  
> indicating
> the Mac is "working", no response when trying to access the Force Quit
> dialog box, shut down by pushing in the start up switch on the  
> Quicksilver.
> Startup, then a repeat of the above, eventually just a Blinking  
> question ?.
> Read a bit in Pogue's Mac OS X book and rebooted holding down the C  
> key,
> somehow got to loading my OS X 3.9 disk, used Disk Utility- repair  
> disc - it
> said Disk repaired - No problems .....

Just because there aren't any disk errors doesn't mean that your OS  
isn't housed. A blinking question mark means it can't boot off your  
OS or that there isn't an OS. Reinstall your OS & you should be fine.
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James Paul Manley
jpmanley at gmail.com