hello hello
i do have few powerpc computers
was going to give/disposal them..
but a little association proposed me to borrow them for kids, as they might need to use them for offline activities (read/write)
the thing is :
the a1054 is in very well state
the a1133 is with a big issue : i mean the hardware is good, but the software..
here it is for this last one :
* it can't bootup on cd/dvd (i tried dozen of times)
* ONLY the minimal mode (with shift maintained key from mac sound to end of mac loading) went up to the "login screen", when only one session works up well (but is enough)
* i tried several fsck in sort of rescue mode, without any effect
* i did several cmos reset with O/R at electric boot (heard 4 times the little sound, then reboot), no effect
in minimal mode :
there is no wifi (afterwhile i opened up the kb, noticed that this model looks like not having wifi builted in card)
the dock just doesnt appears. at all.
the left column of the finder is empty, even if the hdd content is well accessible
the hard drive looks like to be very busy
i found absolutely nothing to restore the os (and those powerpc are second hand, i have nothing else than computer and AC adapter)
i saw it could start in "target mode" using the minimal mode, but requires a firewire cable.. obviously i dont have any.
i even swapped it's hard disk with another powerpc, a a1054, and the macos do same effect on the other computer, where the a1054's hdd starts up well on the a1133 laptop..
how could i save the life of that computer, at least the idea to get it working/started well without requiring to handle shift key on bootup?
thank you vm!
i do have few powerpc computers
was going to give/disposal them..
but a little association proposed me to borrow them for kids, as they might need to use them for offline activities (read/write)
the thing is :
the a1054 is in very well state
the a1133 is with a big issue : i mean the hardware is good, but the software..
here it is for this last one :
* it can't bootup on cd/dvd (i tried dozen of times)
* ONLY the minimal mode (with shift maintained key from mac sound to end of mac loading) went up to the "login screen", when only one session works up well (but is enough)
* i tried several fsck in sort of rescue mode, without any effect
* i did several cmos reset with O/R at electric boot (heard 4 times the little sound, then reboot), no effect
in minimal mode :
there is no wifi (afterwhile i opened up the kb, noticed that this model looks like not having wifi builted in card)
the dock just doesnt appears. at all.
the left column of the finder is empty, even if the hdd content is well accessible
the hard drive looks like to be very busy
i found absolutely nothing to restore the os (and those powerpc are second hand, i have nothing else than computer and AC adapter)
i saw it could start in "target mode" using the minimal mode, but requires a firewire cable.. obviously i dont have any.
i even swapped it's hard disk with another powerpc, a a1054, and the macos do same effect on the other computer, where the a1054's hdd starts up well on the a1133 laptop..
how could i save the life of that computer, at least the idea to get it working/started well without requiring to handle shift key on bootup?
thank you vm!