Imac G5 startup problems - and cannot access leopard install dvd
My imac G5 (3 years old) has been running fine - until the other day when I updated to the latest version of leopard using software update (dunno if this is related) - anyway the thing slowed down the next day - freezing/hanging/spinning coloured ball etc.
Then it wouldn't restart - took forever - I have discovered if you leave it 2 hours it gets to a blue screen, another hour or so it gets to login screen but everything hangs - unable to use it for anything!
I have tried to reinstall from DVD leopard BUT the dvd gets spat out of the drive when i C on boot - I also tried an older OS X install DVD but it also gets spat out! I can boot into unbuntu from a CD and the HD is fine and there - it seems the superdrive since the upgrade is only recognising CD's!!!!
Anyway I phoned Apple - unable to help - out of Warranty!
I cannot reinstall Leopard, cannot use imac and haev no idea where to go next (having already tried the old PRAM reset, verbose mode (showing I/O errors but going nowhere), safe mode not working, boot from DVD unable to work. The frustrating thing is I could install UBUNTU and erase HD and the system woudl work on this OS but I really want to get into OS X again!
Any help.....please.....?
If you used Software Update, you installed the Delta (only the latest update)version, not the Combo, which basically re-installs 10.5 up to and including the latest update.
If you can see the iMac on your PB, do install the Combo and see if that helps. Often it will fix problems that occur when data has been corrupted in a previous update and the Delta, since it only updates one step, but doesn't go back and start from scratch, can't correct the problems, but the Combo can.
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