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Nov 20, 2005, 11:54 AM
 
Need help. Have installed 10.4.3 on my 12" PB. Have also installed Applejack. Trying to start from Single-User mode to run Applejack. And can't do it. I can do it flawlessly from my 15" PB by holding down the Apple Key-S. But no matter how I try on my 12", it just takes me to the Log-in screen. Any help greatly appreciated.
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Nov 20, 2005, 02:12 PM
 
This does happen on some Macs. Do you have the Open Firmware password on? That's the usual reason.

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Nov 20, 2005, 03:37 PM
 
Thanks for the reply . . . and . . . ummm . . . hate to be slow, but I don't know what that means. How do you turn it off or on?
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Nov 20, 2005, 04:00 PM
 
Thanks Big Mac . . . found what I needed in the help file. I had just had the computer repaired by Apple and they must have set the password in the process of repairing it. Ran the openfirmware application and all is well. Thanks again.
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