From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 9 05:48:42 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03984106566C for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2012 05:48:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jamie@kode5.net) Received: from kontrol.kode5.net (kontrol.kode5.net [80.229.5.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48D988FC14 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2012 05:48:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (kontrol [127.0.0.1]) by kontrol.kode5.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FE8F6C12FE for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2012 06:50:19 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at kode5.net Received: from kontrol.kode5.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (kontrol.kode5.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id odgBQrI_7V3v for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2012 06:50:18 +0100 (BST) Received: by kontrol.kode5.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 18D936C133E; Thu, 9 Aug 2012 06:50:18 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 06:50:18 +0100 From: Jamie Paul Griffin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120809055018.GG25781@kontrol.kode5.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <50234C4C.7040809@mail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <50234C4C.7040809@mail.com> x-operating-system: NetBSD 5.1_STABLE amd64 x-pgp-fingerprint: A4B9 E875 A18C 6E11 F46D B788 BEE6 1251 1D31 DC38 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Subject: Re: mac powerpc ibook g3 blank screen on start up X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:48:42 -0000 == Jeff Tipton wrote on Thu 9.Aug'12 at 8:36:12 +0300 == > On 08/09/2012 06:22, Andy Recker wrote: > >i installed the power PC version of free BSD and put it on my mac i book g3 > >i was in the insulation process when i couldn't get it to work because of a > >few errors and i decided to turn it off and restart when i turned it back > >on it only booted to a blank white screen it has nothing on it and nothing > >is responsive i have tried to reboot the same CD i had the first thing and > >still just a blank screen what can i do to get BSD to work on my computer? > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > When you are trying to reboot into the installation CD, are you sure > you have the right boot sequence selected (CD, not HDD)? I guess on > your mac it might mean restarting, holding down the option key, > choosing the CD icon and the arrow on the right side. > > -Jeff Yes, it's either the 'option' key or the 'C' key; can' recall which.