ok so i have this 2000 g4 powermac and i have a hard drive that has mac os 10.4.11 but its stuck in the apple screen i have recently reset the nvram but it still doesnt works it's a Sawtooth (AGP) machine and i think its not corrupted bc all the files are in there and i could enter the files
os doesnt boot up
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Resetting NVRAM is always a good first step. When you say you could "enter the files" what do you mean?
If there is nothing to backup, I'd try a fresh install. You could also boot from the installer and check the disk from disk utility to see if there's any issues.
If there is nothing to backup, I'd try a fresh install. You could also boot from the installer and check the disk from disk utility to see if there's any issues.
Press the ⌘ and the V keys on your keyboard at the same time. It‘s the same keyboard shortcut as if you would paste some text from the clipboard.
First thing that I noticed was the invalid node error - when I see node kind/structure type errors, that often points to the hard drive where there is an issue with its ability to catalog & retrieve files. You could try repairing the install in disk utility or maybe disk warrior if you have it but you might be looking at a new hard drive. I actually have a iBook g4 with this almost exact issue lol. The old rusty hdd is most likely borked. I plan to replace the hdd with an SSD.