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#1
July 1st, 2008, 03:39 PM
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| Crossed out Circle on Boot - G4 iMac I just recently installed Tiger over target disk mode from my G4 iBook to my 700 mhz G4 iMac. The installation went smoothly, but when I try to boot up the iMac the Apple logo on the gray start up screen is replaced with a crossed out circle (kind of like a do not enter sign.) I then booted up via TDM over my iBook and it worked fine. I was able to surf the web, check out iTunes and run updates; but all from my iBook. I installed all the updates Apple had to offer, but when I tried to boot up the iMac I had the same problems. Any idea why I can use my iMac's Tiger through my iBook but NOT through my iMac?  |
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#2
July 1st, 2008, 04:55 PM
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| Did you use the iBook Software Restore disks to install Mac OS X on the iMac? If so, that's your likely culprit. Use a retail version of Mac OS X or the Mac OS X install disks that came with the iMac to install OS X on the iMac.
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#4
July 1st, 2008, 05:32 PM
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| Strange... Well, when you install Mac OS X from a computer to another computer, you're potentially installing portions of Mac OS X that are specific to the computer that is the one doing the installing. It could be that you're installing some iBook-specific things that are incompatible with the iMac. Is there a reason you're using your iBook to install Mac OS X on the iMac (does the iMac not have a DVD drive, or is the optical drive broken), instead of installing Mac OS X directly from the iMac?
__________________ Power Macintosh G4/500MHz "Yikes!" 10.4.11 Server • 1024MB • 3 x 120GB + 320GB • DVR-111D • 2 x Radeon 7000 PCI • 2 x 17" CRT MacBook 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo - White 10.5.5 • 2048MB • 80GB • CD-RW/DVD-ROM iPod Photo 60GB • iPod nano 1GB • AT&T DSL 6Mb/768k http://www.jeffhoppe.com |
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#6
July 1st, 2008, 09:19 PM
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| I'm a bit confused about the two macs ... are you certain the iMac is a G4? Is it the Flat Panel mac or the all-in-one with the coloured back that may or may not be transparent? If it is the Flat Panel G4 then it should have a DVD drive already .... Having got that off my chest, try the following: Boot the iBook with the DVD drive into Target Disk Mode with the Tiger install disk inserted and mounted, which is probably a better way to go, since the installer will tailor any necessary machine-specific system resources to the boot machine.  700MHz G3 iMac  700MHz G4 iMac |
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#7
July 1st, 2008, 10:20 PM
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| Yes, it is a flat panel. The iMac was used in education at a local school and has a combo drive in it. Apparently that was standard for the iMacs at this school. I wish it did have a DVD drive as that would make this a lot easier. I booted the iBook up with the DVD in it and held down "R" so it would load to the iMac's disk. From there I ran the DVD which restarts the computer and begins the installation process all over. Was this what I was suppose to do, or did I get a bit confused? |
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#8
July 1st, 2008, 11:01 PM
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| AFAIK, the Combo Drive means your iMac can read but not write to DVD .... |
