can`t boot my g4 powerbookn 12"

[euricodcosta]

I have a serious problem!!! When switch on my powerbook the computer starts the regular process. However when it reachs approx 90% of booting it just freezes. On the screen it just says "waiting printing services"... and nothing else. To make things worse, my dvd/cd doesn`t work and I live temporarily in Menorca (no apple dealer here). Is they`re any way I can bypass this process...or reset it without using a CD. Please someone help!!!!!

[cfr]

You can try booting into single user mode and running fsck from the command line. To do this, hold down apple and s as the machine boots. You should get a command prompt. At the prompt, type "/sbin/fsck -fy" without the quotes. Make a nice cup of tea to drink while you wait. If it repairs anything, you'll see it tell you so. It should eventually end with something like "Macintosh HD volume OK" (or "Volume Macintosh HD OK"). If it ends with anything else, run the command again.

Type "reboot" to restart the computer normally. You should be sure to repair permissions using Disk Utility. Either boot from the CD/DVD to do this (if you can) or do it once logged in (if you can).

You can also try a "safe" boot. Hold down shift while booting. This may let you boot to troubleshoot.

If this doesn't help, I'd suggest reposting with as much detail as you can - version of OS X, what happens when you run fsck / safe boot etc. That will help people reading narrow the problem down and maybe make some more specific suggestions. What I've suggested here is generic advice - it certainly cannot do any harm, but it may be that you'll need to post more information if the issue is more specific.

Good luck,
cfr

[euricodcosta]

Thanks for the reply...but still no good. Everytime I start my mac, the same situation occurs..."waiting for printing services".

How on earth can eliminate this without using a cd (mines not func.)? I did read a thread about the same problem, but the lady somehow got to the HD a sorted her problem out.

Im not a computer genius, but please some one help me. Iam desperate! I have a g4 powerbook 12". I think its the lower end of the line in terms of memory and processor.

Ive tried the "prvm" or something like that, Ive reset it, god Ive tried alot of s*** and still no luck. Please someone explain in plain english a way around the booting process where I can bypass this "waiting for printing services". Iam so tempted to throw this laptop in the ocean and leave mac to return back to PC (it was alot easier to sort this problems out). Please guy`s....help a poor fellow out.