Yes, I'm afraid it might be hardware, either RAM or a bad spot on the
disk that gets used by the Kernel. I cannot startup from a CD
(holding down the C key), and I get a panic (power cycle needed in 4
languages) message even when I try to start without extensions
(holding down the shift key at startup). I can't easily get the
panic msg because when it happens (not reliably, usually get the
power cycle msg), it's on a screen that fills up. At the end it says
something like "we are trying...".
Can I force a re-install of the system somewhere else on the disk by
renaming the System file to another name while using the iMac as a
Target?
Mike, I'll try the D feature on the CD _if_ I can ever get it to
work, but this system is 2 years old. Would the developer MacOS
Tiger DVD have the same feature?
Can I do anything in the Open Firmware screen to do testing?
-Al-
On Aug 7, 2007, at 12:54 PM, Allen Briggs wrote:
On Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 12:48:36PM -0700, Terry Lambert wrote:
[...] This type of failure can be anywhere [...]
It might also indicate hardware failure -- perhaps RAM that has
developed problems. A freshly-installed system might have been
different enough to not tickle the bad portion. More analysis of
the panic might help rule that out...or not.
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