jotokun Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I dont know if this is the right section, but since its regarding OS9, I think its ok... I've been haivng trouble with my bondi blue imac (rev A) since I got it. It has been doing the following: - Display cuts out when resolution changes - Display will only turn on if you unplug it and then plug it back in - Display will randomly cut out - In OS X, will not recognize any USB devices except a keyboard and mouse I havent been concerned about this because everything is working so far.... but as of late, I have had another problem: Mac OS 9 wont boot properly. The machine boots fine in OS X 10.2, but in OS 9 it boots to the point where you see the menu bar (nothing on it, though) and the desktop, and then the display cuts out. I can tell its still alive because I can press the power button and hear the dialog come up, shortly by having the dialog be spoken to me. I tried booting from an OS 9 CD, but that is also plaged by the same problem. There are files I need to get off of it and I can only do so in OS 9 because OSX is not recognizing my thumbdrive. Help? Specs: 233mhz G3, 192 mb ram (128 + 32), 4 gb HD (planing on replacing with 13 gb after files are recovered) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I dont know if this is the right section, but since its regarding OS9, I think its ok... I've been haivng trouble with my bondi blue imac (rev A) since I got it. It has been doing the following: - Display cuts out when resolution changes - Display will only turn on if you unplug it and then plug it back in - Display will randomly cut out - In OS X, will not recognize any USB devices except a keyboard and mouse I havent been concerned about this because everything is working so far.... but as of late, I have had another problem: Mac OS 9 wont boot properly. The machine boots fine in OS X 10.2, but in OS 9 it boots to the point where you see the menu bar (nothing on it, though) and the desktop, and then the display cuts out. I can tell its still alive because I can press the power button and hear the dialog come up, shortly by having the dialog be spoken to me. I tried booting from an OS 9 CD, but that is also plaged by the same problem. There are files I need to get off of it and I can only do so in OS 9 because OSX is not recognizing my thumbdrive. Help? Specs: 233mhz G3, 192 mb ram (128 + 32), 4 gb HD (planing on replacing with 13 gb after files are recovered) ok, does the display trouble happen in OS X? and also this sounds like the OS 9 boot disk got corrupted somehow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jotokun Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 OS X has all the display problems OS 9 has. Is there an equivelent for Disk First Aid for OS X 10.2, or can I use the OS 9 version in classic mode? (Assuiming your right about the corupted OS 9 partition) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 OS X has all the display problems OS 9 has. Is there an equivelent for Disk First Aid for OS X 10.2, or can I use the OS 9 version in classic mode? (Assuiming your right about the corupted OS 9 partition) oh {censored} im so stupid i just remembered that my (old) powerbook suddenly got most of those "symptoms" when i brought it into the store the guy said it needed a new motherboard for $300(which is like 20% of the cost of the computer). but it could be the corrupted thing as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jotokun Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 I hope the m/b's not dying... thats the part I value most in it... anywya, I found a way to trick it into booting... turns out, it for some reason starts up in OS X's resolution and once it gets to the desktop, switches, thus trigering that problem. I loaded up the Monitors control panel from classic and set it straignt, and it booted just fine. Thanks for the help! Now I can only hope my Tiger instalation through XpostFacto can go as smoothly and quickly... oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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