Help booting on OS 9.2?

[dswoodley]

We had a power outage last night that affected my computer's ability to boot. When I turn it on, I get a Mac Boot-ROM message with a command line prompt. I'm instructed to type either "shut down" or "mac-boot." Shut down works. Mac-boot produces no results. I tried inserting a system CD, but the computer doesn't recognize it.

Any ideas?

 

[Powerbook G5]

Did you hold down "C" while booting up with the disc?