Hi there,
I have a PowerBook G4, running OS 10.3.9. it's about 3 yrs old, but I can't access the "about this mac" for more system info, I think 256RAM and 867MHz PPC. (I'm using another computer to write this!) No particular add ons or extra software, apart from Firefox and MS office for mac.
For the last week or so the finder has been freezing every startup, goes to spinning beachball and have to hard shutdown (ie command-alt-esc doesn't work). but other apps have worked. I've been trying to find the problem.
From today the finder freezes, with a open window when the computer is started up, and nothing works - no dock, no other app, no command+ anything. Can't do anything. Can only hold down the power button to shut down.
I've tried:rebooting, repairing permissions thru disk utility, resetting pram, resetting nvram, safe reboot, booting from disk warrior (won't work, just says in 4 languages need to restart), have deleted finder prefs via the single user mode which is the only way i can seem to do anything. but then reboot and it's the same, spinning beachball on startup.
Have lost my original installation disks, but have a 10.2 installation cd from another powerbook. Tried to boot from it, could only do it by rebooting and holding down "option", (as holding down "c" while booting didn't work). Then screen fixed onto apple logo, with about one third of the screen covered in horizontal shading.
All help very gratefully received!
Thanks in advance.
I have a PowerBook G4, running OS 10.3.9. it's about 3 yrs old, but I can't access the "about this mac" for more system info, I think 256RAM and 867MHz PPC. (I'm using another computer to write this!) No particular add ons or extra software, apart from Firefox and MS office for mac.
For the last week or so the finder has been freezing every startup, goes to spinning beachball and have to hard shutdown (ie command-alt-esc doesn't work). but other apps have worked. I've been trying to find the problem.
From today the finder freezes, with a open window when the computer is started up, and nothing works - no dock, no other app, no command+ anything. Can't do anything. Can only hold down the power button to shut down.
I've tried:rebooting, repairing permissions thru disk utility, resetting pram, resetting nvram, safe reboot, booting from disk warrior (won't work, just says in 4 languages need to restart), have deleted finder prefs via the single user mode which is the only way i can seem to do anything. but then reboot and it's the same, spinning beachball on startup.
Have lost my original installation disks, but have a 10.2 installation cd from another powerbook. Tried to boot from it, could only do it by rebooting and holding down "option", (as holding down "c" while booting didn't work). Then screen fixed onto apple logo, with about one third of the screen covered in horizontal shading.
All help very gratefully received!
Thanks in advance.