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Re: Can't boot Mac OSX after installing Etch



On (22/01/07 16:49), Ananda Samaddar wrote:
> I am new to the PPC platform after having use either Debian or Ubuntu
> on X86 for a while now.  I would describe myself as an intermediate
> user, I can usually get most things working on my own, but this one
> has got me stumped.
> 
> After selecting Mac OSX (10.1 btw) from the Yaboot prompt. The little
> Apple face appears but instead of booting normally a broken folder
> icon appears and then system appears to hang.
> 
> As I said I'm quite experienced with X86 problems but have had no
> experience at all with PPC till about four days ago!  I tried google
> etc but had no luck.  Any help would be appreciated as I don't know
> where to start!

Try booting with Apple+Option+P+R keys held down.  That will reset the
PRAM.  It may not help but always worth trying before more drastic
solutions like reinstalling your OSX system.

Regards

Clive

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