Re: can't open cd-rom drive to boot from cd

Hi,

Try holding down the Command Key + S. Do you have anything enable
like Open Firmware Password to prevent you from booting up with
a CD?

You should probably see a black screen with white text if you
are in single user mode.

Thanks,
Anthony

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Letitia Carper wrote:

>
> Hello Anthony,
>
> Right, holding down the C key doesn't work -- no change in boot-up process,
> no dialogue box, nothing.
>
> I suspect that I already work in single user mode, but if not, how do I get
> there? (Boot-up doesn't get past "Waiting for application services".)
>
> --Letitia
>
> On 11/17/2003, "Anthony Vann" <anthony@cafe.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >So it doesn't boot form the CD holding down the C key? You could try
> >starting up in single user mode. You should be able to see the cdrom
> >listed in the volumes directory if it is working.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Anthony
> >
> >On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Letitia Carper wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Thanks to everyone who told me to hold down the eject button on startup,
> which
> >> worked, and also the mouse button, which I didn't try. Now, however, with
> a
> >> cd-rom in place, I still can't get an option-boot to find another startup
> >> disk. I've tried with the Jaguar disk (both #1 and #2) and with a Norton
> 7.0
> >> disk. The startup manager finds no other bootable disk than the hard
> drive.
> >>
> >> Is it possible that the cd-rom drive is dead?
> >>
> >> --Letitia
> >>
> >> >Reboot the machine and hold down the mouse button.
> >> >This forces the CD tray to open.
> >> >Then insert your install CD.
> >> >You should be good to go from there.
> >>
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