No CD Boot

[Sipheren]

Hey all,
I am new to macs, this G4 is my first.
Now I want to put Ubuntu Linux on here so I can see how Dapper has turned out. I downloaded the live cd and it booted for the first few times, but after I installed OS 9 and updated the macs firmware it has only booted into the live cd once. Now it just hangs at a black screen.

I couldnt install it the first time it booted as I didnt realise what was involved with having multiple OS's. I now have my second hard drive partitioned and ready to go but am unable to boot into the cd to install, the OSX cd and OS9 cd work, just not the Ubuntu one.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[dtravis7]

I don't know if this will fix it but worth a try. Hold down CMD/Apple-Option-P-R all at the same time right after you turn on the power. Let it chime and keep holding till it chimes yet a 2nd time. The let the keys go and see if that takes care of booting from your ubuntu CD. Remember, Hold the Apple, Option, P & R keys all at the same time and with them down let it chime 2 times. That resets the PRAM.

Hope that helps. It's helped me a few times with older Macs that would not boot off the CD.

 

[Sipheren]

yeah, I had to do that when I first got it to install OSX, on a side note, what does that actually do?....is it like resetting the BIOS (PC talk...lol)

 

[dtravis7]

It Resets the Parameter Ram to factory defaults.