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steve477668 · May 1, 2008, 01:04 PM

ive had to boot from an old disk that only has the leopard install disk on one partition and a leopard itself installed on the other..
the trouble is that i needed to slim it down a bit so i deleted everything in the apps folder (and somehow my whole system preferences bit...
i need to get to the 'boot from' pref pane but it isnt there so can someone either upload one for me or perhaps point me in the direction of where i can find one...(i only need it for a one off use really as i wont be using this disk for long, but i cant boot into the partition thats got the install disk any other way?

chees for any help

Big Mac · May 1, 2008, 01:11 PM

You want to restart using a different partition's OS? Just hold down the option key at startup to get the OS selector.

steve477668 · May 1, 2008, 01:49 PM

thats not working at all (i do have a non apple keyboard if thats the problem, my apple keyboard has had a few cups of coffee spilt in it and now some of the buttons dont work so i cant use that)

is there any other ways pls...
cheers again for the help,
steve

Chuckit · May 1, 2008, 01:59 PM

That's very odd if holding in option isn't working. Any Mac that supports Leopard should have that in its firmware. Otherwise, you could try a physical Leopard disk.

steve477668 · May 1, 2008, 02:18 PM

well the trouble is that all i have is a microsoft windows key and alt and a ctrl key and ive tryed all of those...
unfortunatly i dont have a disk at all the only install disk i have is on the other partition of this disk..
is there any way of getting my system preferences thing back at all? (can i get it out f the install partition maybe?

cheers again
steve

Big Mac · May 1, 2008, 02:29 PM

Can't you copy it from your other partition?

steve477668 · May 1, 2008, 02:32 PM

i did have a look but i dont know where it is, can you point me in the direction pls?

reader50 · May 1, 2008, 03:09 PM

Plug the Apple keyboard into the Mac. Plug your 3rd party keyboard into a different USB port. Or even one of the ports on the Apple keyboard, if your Mac doesn't have a free port.

Use the Option key on the Apple keyboard during boot, then switch to the new keyboard for all later work.

steve477668 · May 1, 2008, 03:25 PM

hi reader50,
i tryed that but the apple keys dont work....(i think thats where the coffee pooled on each spill

is anyone able to upload the system prefs.app (if thats what its called) or tell me where abouts it is on the leopard install disk pls?
cheers, steve

steve477668 · May 1, 2008, 04:53 PM

ok i managed to find system preferences.app and im good to go...
here is System Preferences.app if anyone else ever comes accross this problem in the future, as i couldnt find anything like this anywhere...

System Preferences.app:

Code:
http://hosted.filefront.com/steve477668/

reader50 · May 1, 2008, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by steve477668

is anyone able to upload the system prefs.app (if thats what its called) or tell me where abouts it is on the leopard install disk pls?
cheers, steve

Under Tiger, it's in one of the installation packages. Here, specifically:

/System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg

You can extract with Pacifist or unpkg.

Fusion · May 4, 2008, 05:02 PM

The coffee spilled on both option keys, at separate ends of the keyboard? lol

If you are having problems with your hackintosh just come out and say so... no one cares.

Here is the StartupDisk preference pane: http://dznr.org/kqk4

It goes in HD/System/Library/PreferencePanes