Black screen 30 secs after normal start up
iBook was fine, Optical Drive crashed, installed one from ebay along with a Mercury Legacy Pro SSD. After that screen goes black 30 secs after normal boot. Reinstalled the old HD, same result. Tried all the keyboard finger combos and removed replaced RAM.
I’ve seen suggestions about an external screen but have no idea what that means. Using another computer in Target mode??
I love my old G4 and would really like to be able to use it again. I have an extra screen from a parts G4 from the past, might try to install that if I can’t get any solid advice here.
Thanks in advace
Update (09/29/2018)
I DID IT!!
Figured if it was running fine now with no shields or plastic I would spend my Saturday very carefully putting it back together testing it as I went. Seems leaving six screws out of the bottom shield did the trick eventually after about 4 hours or so of this and that.
Anyway, thanks for everyone’s help. Something happened when I put in that first Optical drive and for two months it has been very challenging.
Here’s my iBook with all it’s glory. The HP speakers are on an aluminum channel with felt on the inside as to not scratch the display. Really add to music listening.
These are the screw locations that are empty after hours of testing.
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"Use an external screen" means "plug an external monitor into your laptop" and see if the problem persists with the external screen.
- de Steve
Perhaps we have a failure to communicate here. My language was not precise. I obviously was talking about and external monitor but not using the correct words.
I have no idea what an "external monitor" would be and I have been using Mac since 1985?? Is it some sort of screen like a tv screen? Why would someone have a "monitor?" Thanks
- de DesertMac
@ejd It seems you got it in the end..yet to understand if it's a single screw shorting something or the screws pressure pushing something out of place, but I believe the most is done and it's just fine tuning left.
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- de arbaman
@arbaman
Thanks, I didn't "get" that the HTML was in the row to modify text. It is running great. On line with the latest TenFourFox version. As to whether it was pressure or shorting out I couldn't say for sure but glad it is done.
I've chosen not to go beyond 10.4.11 on my iBooks and 17" PowerBook as IMO the OS turned to crap with 10.6.8 on my iMac. Too much nanny state nonsense...always being asked: "Are you SURE you want to do this or that.." The ugly, industrial looking, unmodifiable side bar, the need to use that POS iTunes for everything. Why put the folder color in an annoying line across the whole menu? Changing long time keyboard commands and what is with the change of direction on the mouse wheel??
In fact I do most of my work: slide shows, creating mp3's of my songs (see EJ Doyle on youtube) letter, book, and screenplay writing, etc. in OS9.2.2 on my Pismo using AppleWorks 5.
Enough ranting :-)) Thanks to one and all.
- de DesertMac