hey, I just started my iBook g4 up and after the initial grey screen with the spinning thing and apple logo, it just stays at the blue screen straight after that. I have left it for ages and it is still there and I have tried several times now. Does anyone know what the problem is and how I could fix it? Thanks a lot.
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Try to boot into single user mode (hold command and S at startup), then when it enters the black screen, type the mount command listed to mount the disc, then type this:
rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist
then reboot, see if that helps.
rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist
then reboot, see if that helps.
Hey thanks for the reply, what do u mean by type the mount command listed to mount the disc? Sorry I'm don't know that much about this stuff. Thanks a lot.
Hey everyone, would someone still be able to help because Im starting to get quite worried thanks.
Try rebooting off the original OS discs that either came with the machine or a retail disc. You have some booting error.