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BUBBLES88 · Nov 3, 2006, 12:02 PM

some one please, whilst loadin logic 6 on to my g4 my little brother turned the power off and now when i start it up it keeps telling me the restart it, i need t for college so some one please help me thanks

Tuoder · Nov 3, 2006, 12:12 PM

That is a little vague for me to say much to help, but it sounds like your computer is wasted.

Why the poll?

BUBBLES88 · Nov 3, 2006, 12:34 PM

but i can get it in to a mood wher it asks if i want to mac-boot or shut-down if i type mac-boot it loads up says its loading everythin and when its done its just a blank blue page with the mouse curser

Rumor · Nov 3, 2006, 12:38 PM

Hmm, poll options are help and help.

Try booting from the DVD.

BUBBLES88 · Nov 3, 2006, 12:43 PM

i havent got the cds i broke them by accident

chris v · Nov 3, 2006, 01:12 PM

I voted "help."

Try holding down command+s at startup, then when it dets done churning through the text and you get a prompt, type

/sbin/fsck -yf

then hit return.

When it's done, it'll tell you if it fixed anything. To get out of the text screen (Known as single-user mode) type exit, and hit return.

BUBBLES88 · Nov 3, 2006, 02:37 PM

thanks but what if this does not work

Tuoder · Nov 3, 2006, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by BUBBLES88

i havent got the cds i broke them by accident

how?

imitchellg5 · Nov 3, 2006, 04:49 PM

What an informative poll. Tuoder, CDs are wonderfully fragile and break easily. Bubbles, I would suggest reinstalling the OS, which of course you must purchase since you have broken it.

chris v · Nov 3, 2006, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by BUBBLES88

thanks but what if this does not work

I dunno. Go buy an OS X retail install disk and do an archive and install? I guess you'll have to decide whether your files are worth $129.00 or not.

BUBBLES88 · Nov 3, 2006, 07:03 PM

if i reinstall OS X would i lose my files because i had many college projectson there which i cant do again, also will it install even if ithe page is always blank or tells me to restart

Tuoder · Nov 4, 2006, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

What an informative poll. Tuoder, CDs are wonderfully fragile and break easily. Bubbles, I would suggest reinstalling the OS, which of course you must purchase since you have broken it.

I don't know exactly what it is, but something about the thread seems weird to me. Never mind.

kick52 · Nov 4, 2006, 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by BUBBLES88

but i can get it in to a mood wher it asks if i want to mac-boot or shut-down if i type mac-boot it loads up says its loading everythin and when its done its just a blank blue page with the mouse curser

um... are you sure you are not on the desktop when it goes to the blank blue "page"?

also.. WTF? you said that when it boots, it tells you to restrart(called a kernel panic). but when you go into open firmware and type mac-boot it works? your two statments dont really match.

could you take some pictures and put them on ImageShack� - Hosting and then give us the link?

kick52 · Nov 4, 2006, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by Tuoder

I don't know exactly what it is, but something about the thread seems weird to me. Never mind.

explain..

Tuoder · Nov 4, 2006, 02:53 AM

Originally Posted by kick52

explain..

It is of the quality of spam, but is not spam (at least the original post seems that way to me). Also, people actually are bothering to help under these conditions.

pantie sniffer · Nov 4, 2006, 06:44 AM

"i havent got the cds i broke them by accident"

hmmmmmm....free copy off the net maybe?

chris v · Nov 4, 2006, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by BUBBLES88

if i reinstall OS X would i lose my files because i had many college projectson there which i cant do again, also will it install even if ithe page is always blank or tells me to restart

Choose "Archive & Install" from the options on the install disk, and make sure "preserve users & settings" is checked. That way, if your data isn't hosed already, it'll still be there after the re-install.

And when you're done, put some sort of back-up plan into action.

BUBBLES88 · Nov 4, 2006, 08:42 PM

thanks everyone, i didnt say it actually works i said it loads but im left with a blank blue screen, im a wizz with pcs but im new to macs just wanted to use it for music production,oh by the way no my discs are not copies they was broke after they were left on my bed and me and girlfriend didnt notice them i dont need 2 tell the rest of what happened also what key is command on a mac?

BUBBLES88 · Nov 4, 2006, 08:43 PM

p.s. i will try and get some pics im jus not sure how to load them on this site

kick52 · Nov 5, 2006, 03:49 AM

Originally Posted by BUBBLES88

p.s. i will try and get some pics im jus not sure how to load them on this site

goto TinyPic Video and Photo Sharing and upload your picture, then give us the link to the picture it will give you.

the command key is then key with an apple on it.

BUBBLES88 · Nov 5, 2006, 12:05 PM

TinyPic Video and Photo Sharing
TinyPic Video and Photo Sharing
TinyPic Video and Photo Sharing
these are three of the pictures one of it tellin me to mac-boot,one of the blank screen i get when i do mac-boot and the other of it telling me to restart when i power it up.

BUBBLES88 · Nov 5, 2006, 12:07 PM

TinyPic Video and Photo Sharing
TinyPic Video and Photo Sharing
http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=359a5hj
these are three of the pictures one of it tellin me to mac-boot,one of the blank screen i get when i do mac-boot and the other of it telling me to restart when i power it up.

BUBBLES88 · Nov 5, 2006, 07:05 PM

thanks chris v and kick52 it worked

chris v · Nov 5, 2006, 07:29 PM

Rock on. Now, get yourself a backup plan going, there. My fave is to mirror EVERYTHING on an external drive.

BUBBLES88 · Nov 14, 2006, 03:37 PM

does any one know how to burn from pc to a dvd disc in a format my mac will read?

Tuoder · Nov 14, 2006, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by BUBBLES88

does any one know how to burn from pc to a dvd disc in a format my mac will read?

Yes. Do nothing different. What problems have you had with discs that you brought from a PC to a Mac?