[iBook] Power PC 6400

[Tom Legare]

Hmmm.....sounds to me like you either need a new install CD or to 
perhaps try formatting with an either system CD and then upgrade to 8.5 
(or better yet 8.5.1)?  You might also boot off the internal hard disk 
and simply delete as much as possible by dragging everything that is 
not the system folder to the trash and emptying the trash.

Another possibility is to boot off the internal hard disk and THEN run 
Disk First Aid to simply to a REPAIR on the internal hard disk to 
elimate any bad sectors.

Tom


On Oct 13, 2004, at 6:38 PM, Russ Edwards wrote:

> Tom, I have tried the press the c key down thing.  It does boot off of 
> the
> CD but it doesn't get the install part at all.  It just comes up with 
> an
> error saying that the file map is invalid or that I have to hold down 
> the
> shift key and reboot because the file extensions are not working.  It 
> keeps
> giving me this error on boot.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>
> On 10/13/04 5:10 PM, "Tom Legare" <Tom.Legare at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I love the PPC6400 and 6500 series.... had one for years and years.
>> Equip that puppy with the Apple TV Tuner / Video card (revision D of
>> course) and an FM radio receiver, and you got yourself a really decent
>> multimedia system.  Throw in an ADB MIDI interface and you can do 
>> great
>> music editing as well.
>>
>> If you startup with the C key pressed down and the OS 8.5 CD in the
>> drive, you will boot off of the CD.  At that point you can run the
>> utility Disk First Aid and format the internal hard drive.
>>
>> The 6400 will run well on system 8.5.1.  When you push it beyond that
>> you start getting into hacks and non-standard installs that can get 
>> you
>> some more forwards compatibility, but at the cost of stability.
>>
>> The best 6400 site around is "The 6400 Zone" at 
>> http://www.zone6400.com/
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> On Oct 13, 2004, at 4:51 PM, Russ Edwards wrote:
>>
>>> I know this is off topic for this list but I am desperate for an
>>> answer.  I got a used PowerPC 6400 for my class.  It doesn’t
>>> have an OS on it.  I have a disk of OS 8.5.  When I start the 
>>> computer
>>> it starts with the CD but it comes up with an error
>>> saying the file map is not good.  Can someone tell me how I can
>>> reinitialize the hard drive so that I reinstall the OS from
>>> scratch.  I come from a Wiindo$ background so I just don’t know how 
>>> to
>>> do this.  Please help me out so I can give this
>>> computer to my students to use.
>>>
>>> ThanksRuss Edwards
>>> russ.edwards at spymac.com
>>> www.spymac.com
>>>
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