MAC Mini looping during startup, cd stuck inside

[Jhaslup]

I recently attempted to configure my MAC mini to read my smart card via the /etc/authorization file. After the changes were made the system was rebooted. Something must have gone wrong because now the system is on a constant loop and my new Leopard disk is stuck inside the system. I've tried the various commands to eject the cd, but nothing works.

I need to figure out how to boot in single user mode with write access. I've booted in single user mode via the instructions, but it's in read-only mode. I would like to mv my original /etc/authorization file to it's original state, and eject the cdrom at the same time, but I just do not know how. I even tried to sudo -s to root, but I'm still in a read-only mode.

Appreciate any input!

J. Haslup

 

[dbam987]

Try this: using a Mac keyboard hold the eject button down while the system is starting up to get the disk out. Hope that helps.