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reinstall...need help...

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jvaska

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Feb 18, 2002
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about a month ago my G4/400/OSX10.2.1/tonsoram crashed while i was using the internet...a new dsl installation that was causing quite a few crashes i think is somehow the culprit...but this time...i was never able to boot back into OSX...

OS9 was still around and i've been using it ever since...

when, i try to boot into OSX i ultimately get a blank gray screen...BUT...this also happens to me when i try to boot FROM THE INSTALLATION CD!!

what do i do?

i have OS9 and OSX on separate hard drives...i was planning to wipe out the OSX drive but i can't even get to it with anything OSX...

i'm quite stumped...any help is much appreciated...jv

ps: until i installed the DSL...OSX was running like a pro on my machine...i was VERY happy with it...

pps: and yes, i've messed with the pram and did the fs -y...whatever it's called thing - i can't remember right now too...
 
yeah...it's very easy to get to the drive...

actually, i think that's the problem...it's partitioned into four parts...and at one time or another, each has had osx installed on them (one reason why i need to redo it all)...

it's a new drive...i don't think it's the drive actually...unfortunately, i think it's alot of bad installations...jv
 
"actually, i think that's the problem...it's partitioned into four parts...and at one time or another, each has had osx installed on them (one reason why i need to redo it all)..."

I agree. That is likely the problem. Your best bnet is to recover any data you can and reformat.
 
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