[G4] G4 Boot Time (Applejack)

[Harry A. Freeman]

Mikey,

Where do you have your keyboard plugged?

Is it plugged into a USB port on a plugin card or is it plugged into  
the main USB port on the back of the G4?

USB ports that are on PC Cards are not recognized early enough in the  
boot process ot enter single user mode.

The keyboard needs to be plugged into the main USB port on the back.

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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