[iBook] Installed security update now iBook will not boot

[Robert Crawford]

I went online and got the reset instructions (unplug, remove battery, press
reset button). This did not fix the issue. I am still getting a blank grey
screen (once I got the black apple).




On 8/11/06 06:58, "Mary H." <maryh at brucetelecom.com> wrote:

> At 8:44 PM -0700 8/10/06, Robert Crawford wrote:
> 
>>  I installed today's security update. now my G3 600mhz 14" iBook, running
>> 10.3.9, will not boot.
>> I have had several symptoms throughout the day. A couple of times it sat
>> there for about an hour with a blank screen. It came up several times with
>> the message to type "mac-boot" ( I may be remembering the syntax wrong) I
>> tried that, I also tried typing "shut-down" at that point.
>> 
>> Later it came up to my background screen bout would do nothing and go no
>> further. Now it is sitting there with a OS 9 folder icon in the middle of
>> the screen and sometimes the icon alternates between a face and a question
>> mark in the middle of the icon.
> 
> You might start by powering off and then resetting PRAM by holding
> down the Apple/Option/P and R keys while starting up. Wait until you
> hear 3 start-up chimes and then release the keys.
> 
> If that doesn't take you you back to a normal state, let us know.
>