Command-V gives no joy--bootup screen with or without it doesn't get to the spinny circular bars. I held them down both right after powering it on and before powering it on until my hand got uncomfortable, and nothing.
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§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 2:34:45 pm PDT #9766 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - Apr 21, 2009 2:41:32 pm PDT #9767 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ita, this is a Mac laptop, right?
I'm not sure if this is a useful strategy, but I'd try unplugging it and removing the battery for a minute or so... then put the battery back in and see if it boots.
Tom Scola - Apr 21, 2009 2:41:58 pm PDT #9768 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The only other thing you can try is to boot off of the install disk, and try to repair your filesystem.
tommyrot - Apr 21, 2009 2:44:26 pm PDT #9769 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, you could try reseating the RAM?
Rob - Apr 21, 2009 2:50:51 pm PDT #9770 of 25501
If you reboot with the option key held down do you get a screen of boot device choices?
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 2:57:47 pm PDT #9771 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm guessing the Tiger Update CD is a no go? Dammit. That's all I can find. I don't know if I had anything else, unless ... fuck. Would it have shipped with the laptop? I don't know where any other discs are. Man, this is my most-used machine.
I'll try the RAM. The memory doesn't do anything either.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 2:58:03 pm PDT #9772 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you reboot with the option key held down do you get a screen of boot device choices?
I'll do that next.
Tom Scola - Apr 21, 2009 2:59:29 pm PDT #9773 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Tiger Update CD ought to work. You can boot from it, choose not to install, and run Disk Utility from the Menu.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 3:02:55 pm PDT #9774 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Choose not to install. Good. Because install? NSM. The option key thingy did work, but I didn't notice any options other than installing. Will redo.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 3:06:42 pm PDT #9775 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's not listing Macintosh HD as a boot device... :(. It lists the Hitachi hardware, but nothing below that. I can't even select it for repairs.