[HM] Dead iMac

[Christian Dupuis]

On 27-Dec-04, at 10:21 PM, 
homemac-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:

> I got the screen up by pressing the cuda button. The
> iMac ran for 18 hours, but it could not reboot it
> after being turning off.
>
> I'm going to press the cuda button again.
>
> If I get it up and running, can I install the firmware
> fix from a cd?

I seem to recall that It needs to run from the hard drive; you can copy 
the fix from the CD to your desktop, and run it from there. Follow the 
instructions in the readme file included with the firmware update.

>
>
> Can I make changes to a system that's currently in
> use?

I don't fully understand your question;  if you mean can you try to 
apply the patch to a booted system, sure. If it's already been applied, 
the firmware updater will give you a message that the system doesn't 
require the upgrade and stop.

> Do I have to upgrade to OS 10 after that? I don't have
> the disks for it.

No, but the next time someone accidentally sticks an OS X based 
software disc in your system, it won't suffer from the "boat anchor" 
syndrome. ;-)

Chris