Computer is an original EMac, can boot up at 9.2.2 or 10.2.8.
The OS 10.2.8 no longer boots up fully. It goes through the progress bar (Loading Network Extensions, etc.), but then all I get is a blank blue screen.
It started doing this a month ago, when then it wouldn't shut down. I backed stuff up but did nothing else, then a week ago it started its current problem of not starting up. Meanwhile, 9.2.2 works perfectly.
I used all the disks I had and the tricks I found online Disk First Aid, Techtool Deluxe, and booting as Unix and using the fsck function. All claimed to had fixed any problems it found. Apple Hardware Test checked out OK.
Disk First Aid found major MountCheck errors, invalid directory valence and volme bit map errors.
On a 1-10 scale of Mac knowledge, I'm probably a 7. Thanks!
The OS 10.2.8 no longer boots up fully. It goes through the progress bar (Loading Network Extensions, etc.), but then all I get is a blank blue screen.
It started doing this a month ago, when then it wouldn't shut down. I backed stuff up but did nothing else, then a week ago it started its current problem of not starting up. Meanwhile, 9.2.2 works perfectly.
I used all the disks I had and the tricks I found online Disk First Aid, Techtool Deluxe, and booting as Unix and using the fsck function. All claimed to had fixed any problems it found. Apple Hardware Test checked out OK.
Disk First Aid found major MountCheck errors, invalid directory valence and volme bit map errors.
On a 1-10 scale of Mac knowledge, I'm probably a 7. Thanks!