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Old 09-16-2008, 12:30 PM
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Unhappy PowerBook Stuck at Startup Screen
I have a PowerBook 667 and a security update failed the other day and now it's stuck at the gray loading screen.

I've tried resetting the PRAM and using my 10.4 disk to run disk utility. I also hooked it up to my iMac in target disk mode and rank disk utility. All problems were fixed but it still doesn't start.

Ideas? I don't really want to wipe it.
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Old 09-16-2008, 10:18 PM
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Well if you can use target disk mode to make a backup what's wrong with wiping it? Sounds like it could be a firmware problem...
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Old 09-17-2008, 12:11 PM
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Wiping it just takes time that I'd rather not spend without checking out all other solutions. But I guess it sounds like that's what I'm going to have to do.
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Old 09-18-2008, 10:07 PM
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When you ran disk utility from your 10.4 DVD did you repair disk and repair permissions? I'm assuming it starts okay with the dvd.
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Old 09-21-2008, 08:44 PM
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It fixed a few issues, but nothing that made the computer startup.
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Old 10-18-2008, 02:47 PM
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Did You try to delete all those RAMs? Like NVRAM... this actually helped me once, having the same troubles with my 12"PB

also, making a Super Duper or Time Machine backup running again is no big loss of time at all! took me round two hours, You should opt for that if everything fails...

report back, maybe we can learn from Your experience!

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Old 10-19-2008, 02:22 AM
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I gave up and re-installed the OS on another partition. Never fixed the problem, but the machine is usable again.
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