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I just recieved my first mac a used G4 MDD dual 1.25 with 80 gig original mac HD, 2 gig ram. I am having extreme difficulty and cannot find a answer.
I have the original Panther discs and Tiger upgrade I insert the disc and it boots to the install screen and locks after the 2nd install screen, i think the introduction after the language selection. I then rebooted to the disc utilities and it searchs and comes back with a error message about a background application error and locks up.
I installed a different HD 200 western digital and it will not boot from CD with this installed. I use linux on the laptop and am totally confused as to why it locks and I cannot continue.
I went to single user mode and open firmware but it cannot seem to see the HD only cd/Dvd drive? Is there any way I can fix this without taking it somewhere?
Any ideas?
I have the original Panther discs and Tiger upgrade I insert the disc and it boots to the install screen and locks after the 2nd install screen, i think the introduction after the language selection. I then rebooted to the disc utilities and it searchs and comes back with a error message about a background application error and locks up.
I installed a different HD 200 western digital and it will not boot from CD with this installed. I use linux on the laptop and am totally confused as to why it locks and I cannot continue.
I went to single user mode and open firmware but it cannot seem to see the HD only cd/Dvd drive? Is there any way I can fix this without taking it somewhere?
Any ideas?