Help! I am running mac os x server on a g4 with an old sony (not flat) screen. I was able to install the server from the installation cd, and then updated it all with the available updates...
I think the problem is somehow linked the fact that before i shut it down i changed the screen resolution to a much higher setting, which worked fine while the computer was on. But now it won't restart.
I know that the screen is not broken because i have hooked it up to another laptop in the meantime to see if it will still run, and it still displays correctly when used as an external screen. The only thing is that when I reconnect the screen to the computer and try and start it up, the screen displays correctly until the Apple appears, then the cog appears for a while. then it suddenly changes to a blue screen, with the mouse visible, and the whole window is smaller and scewed, and crooked on the screen. At this point, it then freezes and won't do anything, even though I can move my mouse around. What the heck is going on??!! Is it the hard drive, the screen or a compatibiility issue???? Help!!
I havent been able to restart it at all...not once! I have tried all the possible shortcut keys to get it to load up in different ways, but no success...
I have tried booting up into safe mode - no start
i have tried bypassing the startup volume and booting from the original cd - so that i can re-install the operating system on top, without having to reformat everything, but it wont let me because the version on the cd is older than the version on the computer now.
I have tried starting up in Single User mode, but that didnt help either - it ended up only getting as far as the blue screen and then hanging as well.
I am totally stuck and have no idea where to go from here. I really really don't want to have to reformat the hard drive and try and boot from scratch again because i will lose all my data. Is there any way anyone knows anythign that could help me?
Thanks for all your input!
If you're wondering why someone as clueless as me is using Mac OS x server - its becuase my husband is using it, but he can't figure it out either...so I decided to write in about it.
I think the problem is somehow linked the fact that before i shut it down i changed the screen resolution to a much higher setting, which worked fine while the computer was on. But now it won't restart.
I know that the screen is not broken because i have hooked it up to another laptop in the meantime to see if it will still run, and it still displays correctly when used as an external screen. The only thing is that when I reconnect the screen to the computer and try and start it up, the screen displays correctly until the Apple appears, then the cog appears for a while. then it suddenly changes to a blue screen, with the mouse visible, and the whole window is smaller and scewed, and crooked on the screen. At this point, it then freezes and won't do anything, even though I can move my mouse around. What the heck is going on??!! Is it the hard drive, the screen or a compatibiility issue???? Help!!
I havent been able to restart it at all...not once! I have tried all the possible shortcut keys to get it to load up in different ways, but no success...
I have tried booting up into safe mode - no start
i have tried bypassing the startup volume and booting from the original cd - so that i can re-install the operating system on top, without having to reformat everything, but it wont let me because the version on the cd is older than the version on the computer now.
I have tried starting up in Single User mode, but that didnt help either - it ended up only getting as far as the blue screen and then hanging as well.
I am totally stuck and have no idea where to go from here. I really really don't want to have to reformat the hard drive and try and boot from scratch again because i will lose all my data. Is there any way anyone knows anythign that could help me?
Thanks for all your input!
If you're wondering why someone as clueless as me is using Mac OS x server - its becuase my husband is using it, but he can't figure it out either...so I decided to write in about it.