Had this G4 Powermac for almost a year now.
ORiginally bought it on eBay with 10.4 installed.
I wanted to use some Classic applications, but it didn't come with a restore disc or a Classic system folder like the iBook I used to own.
So I got the software install and restore discs from my dad's old iMacs and tried to boot from the CD.
That didn't work, so I used my software install discs from my iBook, and the process wouldn't recognize one of the discs.
Long story short, I switched my startup disc to a Classic folder I found in the list, and now I have a grey screen.
I've tried several keystrokes during startup (X, D, Cmd + V, Cmd + S, Option, Spacebar, Shift+Option+Cmd+Del, T, N, R) and so far the only thing that works is holding C when I have the System Install Disc in for OS 10. That screen, however, looks like the resolution was turned way down so that it's only black and white, and everything is pretty much unreadable and fragmented.
I don't want to reinstall an older version because I have a lot of software that's 10.4+ only! Also, I use this computer for work, so I'm losing hours trying to solve this problem.
Anyone know how to switch the startup disk another way?
::UPDATE::
I have since used the Disk Utility to verify and repair the disk and its permissions. I have also used Norton Disk Doctor to run some diagnostic stuff on the hard drive now labeled "Untitled" under the temporary OS 9 interface provided by Norton. Under the same OS, the Startup Disk control panel can't locate anything besides the CD in the drive. Without a disc, I get a flashing question mark with the classic logo and none of the keystrokes work, all on startup.
I still need to switch the startup disk, but none of the keystrokes I've found online work except for C!
ORiginally bought it on eBay with 10.4 installed.
I wanted to use some Classic applications, but it didn't come with a restore disc or a Classic system folder like the iBook I used to own.
So I got the software install and restore discs from my dad's old iMacs and tried to boot from the CD.
That didn't work, so I used my software install discs from my iBook, and the process wouldn't recognize one of the discs.
Long story short, I switched my startup disc to a Classic folder I found in the list, and now I have a grey screen.
I've tried several keystrokes during startup (X, D, Cmd + V, Cmd + S, Option, Spacebar, Shift+Option+Cmd+Del, T, N, R) and so far the only thing that works is holding C when I have the System Install Disc in for OS 10. That screen, however, looks like the resolution was turned way down so that it's only black and white, and everything is pretty much unreadable and fragmented.
I don't want to reinstall an older version because I have a lot of software that's 10.4+ only! Also, I use this computer for work, so I'm losing hours trying to solve this problem.
Anyone know how to switch the startup disk another way?
::UPDATE::
I have since used the Disk Utility to verify and repair the disk and its permissions. I have also used Norton Disk Doctor to run some diagnostic stuff on the hard drive now labeled "Untitled" under the temporary OS 9 interface provided by Norton. Under the same OS, the Startup Disk control panel can't locate anything besides the CD in the drive. Without a disc, I get a flashing question mark with the classic logo and none of the keystrokes work, all on startup.
I still need to switch the startup disk, but none of the keystrokes I've found online work except for C!