Unable to find driver for this proucuct!

help! i just got this Ibook from a friend and i got this message whenever i startup....
here is a picture....

Did he give you the restore disks that originally came with the computer?

i have the new OS X 10.5.4

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What you are seeing on the screen is a Kernel Panic. KP's can be caused by defective hardware like say RAM but also happen when there are problems with OSX. Do you have the DVD's to reinstall? If so that is the first thing I would try. Are you plugging in anything when booting like some USB device?

not plugging in anything. and i tried putting the CD in and it wont load...


just noticed that your from modesto!...im from stockton!

Very cool on you being in Stockton. I make it up there from time to time.

Put in the OSX DVD and hold down the C key right after the startup sound and keep it down till it starts booting from the 10.5 DVD. That should boot.

i just tried it...it just pops out the CD.....doesn't load up

nope it still wont work

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anyone know anything else i could try?

Replace the RAM. If that doesn't work, then it's likely that some component on the motherboard is dead and the computer would be useless at that point.

Try this URL. Same driver message in the Kernel Panic. Worth a read anyway.

Kernel Panic Error : (Unable to find driver for this platform: Powerbook 6,5) - Mac Help Forums

i tried most of that stuff and nothing

You say when you hold down C after the startup sound with the OSX disc in the drive it spits it out. What OSX CD/DVD is this? Black? Gray? What does it look like and say on it?

it spits it out....And i think i found the problem..i just talked to a guy about it and he said that the OSX 10.5.4 leopard wont work with the computer...i need tiger. thats why im getting the Kernel warning

Is it an iBook G4? If so leopard should work fine. I bet that 10.5 DVD of yours is an Intel installer that came with an Intel Mac. If that is the case, your friend is correct.

i believe i have a g3...
the model number is A1005

Even if it is a G3 it would boot and come up with a screen saying it's not able to install. The KP to me means your install DVD is for an Intel Mac. What color is the face of the DVD?

dtravis7 said:

Even if it is a G3 it would boot and come up with a screen saying it's not able to install. The KP to me means your install DVD is for an Intel Mac. What color is the face of the DVD?

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Its Black with the X and purple around the X