Timeline for Rescue data from Powerbook G4 with forgotten password
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| Feb 10, 2019 at 19:46 | answer | added | lillianna marie | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 14, 2017 at 4:20 | history | edited | Chap | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added update which describes the resolution of the problem
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| Feb 14, 2017 at 4:13 | vote | accept | Chap | ||
| Feb 10, 2017 at 3:28 | comment | added | Chap | @Allan Yes. Holding the click bar and powering on, I can see something "cycle" that lasts about one second -- the mechanical "stop" retracts, and something close to the center moves toward me; then they return to their original positions. I assume these are the motions of an eject, but it seems odd that they would finish the cycle by returning to a position that prevents a disk from being inserted. | |
| Feb 10, 2017 at 1:27 | comment | added | Allan | Have you tried force ejecting the (non)disk? Turn off the Powerbook, hold the click bar or mouse button, then power on. That should force a cycle of the eject mechanism so you can try the installer disk. | |
| Feb 10, 2017 at 1:15 | history | edited | Chap | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
add 2nd: CD slot is empty but still inaccessible
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| Feb 8, 2017 at 2:29 | answer | added | Gordon Davisson | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 6, 2017 at 15:28 | history | edited | Chap | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 6, 2017 at 7:53 | comment | added | Gordon Davisson |
In single-user mode, run the commands sw_vers and ls /dev/disk*, then plug in the USB flash disk and run the ls command again. Also, with the flash disk connected, try diskutil list -I'm not sure it'll work, but if it does it'll tell us more about the disk setup. Anyway. Add the output from these commands to your question.
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| Feb 6, 2017 at 1:04 | answer | added | Monomeeth♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 6, 2017 at 0:38 | history | asked | Chap | CC BY-SA 3.0 |