IMac DV refuses OSX install
hello all -- i am reposting this here because i was unable to find an answer in the iMac forum.
i have an old G3 iMac with a DVD drive, 60 GB HD and 512MB ram running at 500Mhz. The RAM is Apple factory installed. I have been trying to install OSX (10.3 or 10.4) on it without success. The machine either locks up during the install process or during the install set up screens. I can wipe the HD starting up from the Install disc and then install OS 9.2 without any trouble.
Here is some more info:
- firmware has been updated to 4.1.9 or whatever the most recent version is
- OS X install discs are purchased retail versions
- iMac passes all hardware tests, memory is OK, HD is fine
- i have wiped the HD and written zeroes to it several times, then reformatted it as required by OS X
- install discs work on other machines
The only thing i have not yet done is replaced the internal battery, but i don't know why that would cause an OSX install to fail but not an OS 9.
Any help would be much appreciated. This is driving me crazy.
Is the DVD drive the original optical drive?
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IMac DV SE refuses to install OSX
hello all --
i have an old G3 iMac with a DVD drive, 60 GB HD and 512MB ram running at 500Mhz. I have been trying to install OSX (10.3 or 10.4) on it without success. The machine either locks up during the install process or during the install set up screens. I can wipe the HD starting up from the Install disc and then install OS 9.2 without any trouble.
Here is some more info:
- firmware has been updated to 4.1.9 or whatever the most recent version is
- OS X install discs are purchased retail versions
- iMac passes all hardware tests, memory is OK, HD is fine
- i have wiped the HD and written zeroes to it several times
- install discs work on other machines
The only thing i have not yet done is replaced the internal battery, but i don't know why that would cause an OSX install to fail but not an OS 9.
Any help would be much appreciated. This is driving me crazy.the RAM is factory installed
It came from Apple with 512 MB? or from a retailer?
...what would your next step be?
Disconnect/remove all 3rd party devices. Replace RAM with RAM known to be agreeable with OS X. -
Bonjour, j'ai un Imac et j'ai installé une partition windows dessus. Le problème est que sur osx, l'ordinateur détecte bien mon wifi ou mon cable ethernet, or sur la partition windows je n'arrive pas à avoir accès à internet. Vous avez la solution?
Bonjour Laurent,
premièrement vous pouvez utiliser: http://helpx.adobe.com/fr/x-productkb/global/find-serial-number.html et éventuellement là
http://helpx.adobe.com/fr/x-productkb/global/find-serial-number.html#a dobeproductdownload
Aussi possible également de contacter Adobe à la page suivante:
http://helpx.adobe.com/fr/support.html > Aide de photoshop > Choisissez un sujet ... > ... (J'avais choisi Utilisation ...) > Je encore besoin d'aide ... > Chat
Veuillez utiliser le chat (si un agent est disponible), j'ai eu les meilleures expériences.
Peut-être que vous avez obtenu un "numéro de série" d'Amazon (ou similaire). Ce n'est pas un numéro de série, seul un code avec lequel vous pouvez demander un numéro de série à partir d'Adobe. Ici, vous devez passer par "Adobe Store", et recherchez le bouton "Serial Demande de numéro". Remplissez le formulaire et, après un certain temps, vous obtiendrez un numéro de série "réel".
Il pourrait être nécessaire d'activer/désactiver s'il vous plaît jeter un oeil là:
http://helpx.adobe.com/fr/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-deactivation-products.html
Hans-Günter
P.S.
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The latest version of Adobe FlashPlayer can be obtained from here:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFl ash
You can check here what version of Flash player you actually have installed: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html
You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS.
You should first uninstall any previous version of Flash Player, using the uninstaller from here (make sure you use the correct one!):
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/909/cpsid_90906.html
and also that you follow the instructions closely, such as closing ALL applications first before installing. You must also carry out a permission repair after installing anything from Adobe. -
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What can I do?
Thanks for your suggestions. AntonioNot familiar with that version of OS X but try using Terminal and type in resetpassword. If that brings up a password reset screen is your original username shown?
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Imac rejects OSX install disc.
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It is a 20" Late 2006 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB graphics card and Ram with now only 1gb (did have 3gb) and I am running OSX Lion 10.7.5
When I go to system report and go under memory it shows this:
BANK 0/DIMM0:
Size: 1 GB
Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0xCE00000000000000
Part Number: 0x4D342037305432393533435A332D43453620
BANK 1/DIMM1:
Size: Empty
Type: Empty
Speed: Empty
Status: Empty
Manufacturer: Empty
Part Number: Empty
Serial Number: Empty
Any help I can get would really be appreciated. Thanks in advance
ALSO...Here is also a pic of the system log right before it happened. It even changed the date to 07/2014????
I have some more if needed???????????????
<Personal Information Edited by Host>The Memtest just completed and came back like this? It only test the single 1gb chip because anything more in this computer it won't go past the black screen with solid white power light.
Memtest version 4.22 (64-bit)
Copyright (C) 2004 Charles Cazabon
Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tony Scaminaci (Macintosh port)
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 only
NOTE: No command-line arguments have been specified
Using defaults: Test all available memory, one test pass, no logfile
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) running in multiuser mode
Memory Page Size: 4096
System has 2 Intel core(s) with SSE
Requested memory: 250MB (263086080 bytes)
Available memory: 250MB (263086080 bytes)
Allocated memory: 250MB (263086080 bytes) at local address 0x0000000101000000
Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
Partitioning memory into 2 comparison buffers...
Buffer A: 125MB (131543040 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000101000000
Buffer B: 125MB (131543040 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000108d73000
Running 1 test sequence... (CTRL-C to quit)
Test sequence 1 of 1:
Running tests on full 250MB region...
Stuck Address : ok
Linear PRN : ok
Running comparison tests using 125MB buffers...
Random Value : ok
Compare XOR : ok
Compare SUB : ok
Compare MUL : ok
Compare DIV : ok
Compare OR : ok
Compare AND : ok
Sequential Increment: ok
Solid Bits : ok
Block Sequential : ok
Checkerboard : ok
Bit Spread : ok
Bit Flip : ok
Walking Ones : ok
Walking Zeroes : ok
All tests passed! Execution time: 362 seconds.
logout
[Process completed]
Seems Okay I guess? -
updated my mac to mountain lion 10.7.8.3 and now my app store, mail or facetime won't open. Also, I am not longer able to play videos through firefox. I tried downloading the combo for mountain lion and it refuses to install saying that I need to see developer. Whenever I try to open my appstore, mail or facetime it says that the programmes need to be installed and might not be compatible with this version of mac operating system. Can anyone help me?
It's not a bad install of Mountain Lion. I've had the same thing happen to me, but it affected not only Mail, but a variety of other programs including iPhoto and MS Office, where I had to delete preferences, caches, and reinstall the OS as well as the program itself. I'm still having issues with Mail, so I've gone to another program.
Everything was fine upon the initial install. I restarted my iMac about two weeks after the install, and that's when the issues began to happen. I've reinstalled Mountain Lion twice, but the same issues arise.
As I mentioned above, you'll need to figure out which preferences are causing the issue, then reinstall the program, as a fresh reinstallation will do you no good unless you wipe the drive completely.
Here's a thread that helped me with iPhoto:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4794375?start=0&tstart=0 -
Can't do factory restore & only disks that keep ejecting are the osx install and apps disks
First of all let me say, this is my first Apple computer and I'm not experienced in forums. Please do not read rudeness into what is actually frustration at searching forever for a solution and trying not to wish I had been talked into an Apple. With that said....
I've had my iMac for about a year and a half. We had lost our internet and were using a hotspot for awhile so we could look for another provider and get online if we needed to. One day I signed on and, we didn't have an isp mind you, but the browser opened up to the dominant isp in this area saying a virus was detected coming from this iMac address? I thought that was strange and panicked so decided to do what I would on a pc, just restore the whole thing to factory settings. Everything was going smooth, (my updates were at 10.6.8 at the time)... when I restored I was back at 10.6.2. (osx disk) I was doing systems updates and one apparently hung.... when told to restart, I did... but the computer would never boot back up. It would turn on.... go to gray screen... then blue screen... then shut off. I couldn't boot in safe mode, pram reset did nothing, smc reset did nothing, couldn't hold 'd' to get to diagnostics, couldn't boot to recovery... it kept spitting out disks after trying to read them... with all those solutions I found online and nothing helping I had to call Apple... they couldn't help over the phone because Apple Care expired, unless I purchased help... this frustrated me because every where I found my problem and a different solution their Apple Care had expired too.... so had to set an appt at an Apple store.
So took it in to Apple, just got it back yesterday. I let them know I was restoring to factory settings so wasn't worried about losing anything. When I picked it up, I was told no charge... it was a software issue they saw where it hung and fixed it. I tried to ask questions about the 'software repair' but they didn't seem to want to answer my questions. It just says 'software repair' on my order. So I asked 'okay, so it's back to factory settings like when I bought it?' I was told yes and I said great that was my goal anyway. I get home and it's NOT like when I first purchased it or like a factory restore. Everything I was doing before it crashed is on there. So I'm back to trying to do a factory restore. But for some reason now, it seems the only disks that keep self ejecting are the osx install and application disks. I still can't do a boot recovery, AHT, or 'c' boot... since the apple disks eject I can't use start up to get to them.
I find it odd that both the oxc install disk and applications disk would be damaged at the same time when they both previously worked. I called the Apple Store where I took it to talk to the geniuses that worked on it because I had a question about the repair they did....
Apple: I'm sorry we don't offer tech support
Me: I understand but I had a question about the repair done from there the other day
Apple: We are just a store and can't answer tech questions
Me: I understand and get that but since I took my mac to your store to be worked on I thought I could ask the person that worked on it a question about the 'software repair' and meaning and what software was repaired
Apple: No you will have to set another apt to bring your computer in if you are still having problems
Me: UGHHHHHH (pulling hair out)
So (a little late huh?) to make a long story short giving what I stated above:
Why is it, only the osx install and application disks not working now? They worked before taking it to Apple
What can I do at this point?
Can you do a factory restore without disks on a Mac?
If by chance both disk did for some reason go out, how do I get them replaced?
If I gave TMI without enough important info let me know.
My OS X install disk says version 10.6.2 on it
About this Mac currently says Mac OS X version 10.6.8
Batteries died on keyboard and mouse so am using usb wired keyboard and mouse
At some point I had used bootcamp and then later found parallels so I could install a Corel product and keep using... could some windows files be messing something up in there somewhere?
It used to say Mac OS X Version 10.6.8 and I could have sworn I saw it said 'snow leopard' in there somewhere, now I can't even find that word in search on the computer. Long post I know but trying to set what was going on at the time I took it in.
I'm not sure what else needs to be added to get this to the correct thread or help. As I stated my goal is to have it like I just pulled it out of the box for the first time so no solution will scare me off about loss of data.
Thanks for any help.Wow, sorry to hear of your experience. Seems strange that your disk would just eject like they did. It could be a lot of things but more than likely you just kind of have to start all over.
What I would do is insert your system disk and instead of going immediately to an install I would go to disk utility and erase the drive. That will erase everything on the disk and give you a new blank disk to start with. After that I would try to reinstall the system. Assuming that goes well then you should be restored to where it was when you purchased it. After that you can reinstall all your applications or personal files. I hope you have good backups.
I remember one time I was having a similar problem and don't ask my why I did it but I actually could not get it to install a system. I removed both of my ram sticks, shut the computer down for about 10 minutes including unplugging it from the wall plug, then reinstalled the ram, plugged it back in and started up from the system disk and all worked just fine. To this day I have no idea if pulling the ram helped but I have never had to do it since and for some dumb reason that solved the problem I was having, which is the same problem you are having now. Call it voodoo but it worked.
Good Luck!!
Message was edited by: Al Van Malsen -
Can't boot from OSX Install disc.
Hello,
I am trying to restore my iMac from a Time MAchine backup and to do that I remembered that I had to boot off of the OSX install disk and choose Disk Utility. I thought that restoring from timeMAchine would be the hard and long part, but I am having trouble booting off of the OSX disc.
1.) I popped it into my iMac and it mounts and loads. Its runs fine so I know there is nothing wrong with the disc.
2.) I restarted my iMac and held C.
3.) The grey screen appeard and then the Apple logo and then the spinning icon underneath it. But it gets stuck there and doesn't boot off of the disk.
4.) I shutdown the machine by holding the power-button and when it restarted I held D. It ran the hardware test fine and I passed the hardware test.
5.) I shut it down again, same way in four, and held option. This time I chose to boot form the Mac OS X Install DVD. It again got stuck at the Grey screen with the Apple logo and the spinning icon.
Does anyone know how to or can help me get my iMac to boot from the OSX install disc or how I can use Disc Utility to restore my iMac from TimeMachine?
Thanks in Advance & Best Regards,
theirf.Sorry, OE = Original Equipment - the grey discs that came with your Mac.
SL = Snow Leopard - Mac OS X 10.6.x.
theirf wrote:
What do OE and SL mean?
I think i understand though. You mean that any disc with a higher version of something will still work on a machine with a lower version of that thing right?
Not any disc. The only grey ones that will work are those that came with that Mac.
Any retail disc of a later OS version will work, and in most cases it would boot from an external HD with a later OS installed.
However, as Snow Leopard only came on two retail versions, 10.6.0 and 10.6.3, the choice is a bit limited.
The current retail version is available here. -
I have an iMac 8.1, OSX 10.6.8, Boot Camp 3.2 running Windows XP. My original keyboard (MB110LL/A) was damaged by a water spill. I ordered a new one from the Apple Store. They sent me MB110LL/B, function keys need updated drivers (Boot Camp 3.3) which will only install if Windows 7 is installed. I have a large amount of older software that runs under XP but not Windows 7. The Apple support team basically said "too bad". If they replace a keboard model with a new model, they should at least make it backwards compatable or provide a Boot Camp update that will allow this model to work on older iMacs. Reloading Bootcamp 3.3 several times has no effect because it does not detect Windows 7. Any Ideas or help would be appreciated.
It is free. It is beta. It works well - I use it on mine and two PCs as well...
MS Security Essentials will no longer install due to compatibiliity issues - that is the idea of a beta - and the RC could be out in June.
Windows 7 doesn't work great on any Mac, or Apple drivers, fan cvontrol to manage heat, and other issues.
Put 8 in and get to know it, then when the RC comes out you'll be ready -
I am using a Seagate backup plus portable drive as my time machine backup on my iMac 7 with OSX 10.9.2 Mavericks. At startup I always get popup window stating "The disk you inserted is not readable by this computer..? I click ignore and everything seems to be OK. Time machine seems to be backuping up to the seagate. I can open time machine and see the history of backups. Why does this message come up at startup of computer????
If you installed the Seagate software, remove it according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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i own an imac 2011 running osx 10.6.8. I want to buy the new airport extreme but it says in the system requirements that it needs osx lion 10.7.5 or later. would it work with my older osx 10.6.8?
In order to set up and install the new AirPort Extreme:
Setup and Administration
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5 or later and AirPort Utility 1.3
Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later and AirPort Utility 6.3
would it work with my older osx 10.6.8?
Yes, if you set up the new AirPort Extreme using the guidelines above. The 10.6.8 Mac will be able to connect to the AirPort Extreme, but it will not be able to make any configuration changes.
Only the devices listed above can be used to set up and make any changes to the new AirPort. -
I'm actually going to be selling my iMac having upgraded recently, so I've reformatted/clean installed it and loaded on some apps, but my Classic (which was working) is now gone.
As I recall I think all I had to do was drag copy an old System 9 folder over onto the HD, but is it more complicated than that?
I have an OS9.2.1 Install disk but am a little worried about trashing my OSX install if I run it's installer. I've tried searching about installing Classic but it gets a little mucky with so many different questions/scenarios being talked about. What's the simplest way to get it back onto my iMac?OK, that worked - almost. I added a "Classic" folder then drag copied both the folders over - one called System and the other called System Folder.
I identified the folder in Classic/Preferences, but when I try to launch it, a couple of things happen.
1. It tells me I have OS9.1 and 9.2 should be installed
2. Another message comes up saying I have an old version of Quicktime and a new one needs to be installed (6.0.3)
The launch of OS9 in Classic mode just hangs on the startup window. I must still be missing a piece somewhere. I've downloaded Quicktime 6.0.3 but can't install it because it need to be run in ...you guessed it - OS9! :-/
I don't know if it makes a difference but the System Icon for OS9 in the Classic/System Folder is just a blank paper - no smiley Mac. -
My iMAC sometimes freezes after installing Mavericks.
My iMAC sometimes freezes since installing OSX Mavericks. I have to RESTART to get computer to respond to keyboard and trackpad. Anyone experiencing similar problems?
Thanks in advance for your help.You have not provided ANY useful information, please carefully read Help us to help you on these forums and then repost. Please do not leave out details.
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