2 A1224 Kernal panic and bootloop
I obtained a older iMac recently and found it was bootlooping. I have a boot disk, however it will not mount or boot for that matter. I’ve tried every key combo in the book. Any sugjestions
Let me also note that I only hear the chime over and over about 2-3 seconds apart.
I also have no video or logo on the screen.
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A system which is in boot loop often points to a POST error condition.
Restart your system and with a USB keyboard plugged in press the D key to enter into diagnostics. Depending on the OS-X release you might not get in at which point you would need the original grey CD/DVD's that came with the system to boot up under the one that has diagnostics on it.
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I don't have the cd, but I do have a USB drive with the correct os on it. Will this work. Also could my usb port be bad if it none of the the key combos work.
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Sadly these early models will only boot up under FireWire drives, not USB
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Dan crwdne2934271:0
Will it work with the built in cd drive or no?
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Jordan Hasty crwdne2934271:0
@yeetkid - if the CD is properly set up, yes
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