[iBook] Power PC 6400

[MacExperts]

If you are booting from the CD and you get this error message before  
the Finder loads then the problem is with the CD.

Nick

On 14 Οκτ 2004, at 4:31 πμ, Tom Legare wrote:

> 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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