Can't boot from dvd on Macmini.

[Firedawg]

OK i give up. Why can't i boot from a dvd? I have tried holding down c then d and then command+option+shift+delete and nothing happens. What am i doing wrong?

The keyboard works fine and i never had any trouble before booting it up from a dvd. I have also tried dvds that previously worked and they are showing on the Ambient desktop as they should be but they won't boot either. So what's going on? Any ideas?

OK, holding d will only direct the boot call to your hard drive and command+option+shift+delete works for older Macs, so holding c down should force the the CD/DVD to boot with a viable boot disc.  Have you tried holding down the OPTION key during startup? By doing so you will get the Startup Manager which will have all the available volumes including CD/DVD volumes.  Select the DVD volume and boot from there.  Hope that helps.

Mike

[Firedawg]

Well i have a small problem also when trying to boot morphos 3.0 cd for a try or install.... when on the boot screen selection drive, i´m not able to select the morphos cd, which is next to the osx drive with a selected sign. I press the mouse button on the morphos icon and nothing happens, after a while a line command screen pops up.... any one have a tip to solve this? THANKS

"Mac mini:
                                   

• Turn on the Mac mini.
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•  In order to eject a previously inserted disc from your optical drive,  press and hold your left mouse button during the reboot or power on  process.
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• Insert the MorphOS CD immediately while holding the 'C' key.
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• If the mini doesn't boot MorphOS or it has already booted another operating system,                                     reboot and press and hold the 'C' key immediately after the welcome chime.                                     Alternatively you can press and hold the Alt key to get the mini's boot menu.
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• MorphOS will now start booting. Once it is done booting, follow the on screen

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Taken from MorphOS website for booting OS install.  Give them a try.


I agree with the poster who mentioned wireless keyboards and timely key functions on the Mac's, I would suggest using a wired keyboard (USB of course) as it maybe a bit better at signaling the key call.  Also, I have had to replace a DVD drive in my Mac Mini.  Opening these machines up is no fun.:furious:

Mike