I googled jdnetwork it don’t look good. It looks a web development site with the only English site listed referenced child porn.
I just noticed that too, once I scrolled down on the google results page. I wonder why his computer was trying to connect to a server in China? This is like the Twilight Zone or something. Thanks for your reply.
Folks —— don’t forget that any wireless network (routers in particular) can be named anything - and many people use initials or names with “network” added. So, even though the porn-hosting network of “jdnetwork” may very well be what you say, it is just as likely that the person this thread is about may simply have a hardware problem that coincided with this lack instance.
In fact, my guess (I have an iBook as well) is that he has it set up to look for open connections when the “preferred” one is not found. I have seen a very similar message before (although not jdnetwork). I suspect that a hardware issue just showed up at a poor time - not that there is ever a “good” time for hardware problems.
But I could be wrong. But I am 99.999999979% confident that his iBook was not “compromised”....
Some thoughts:
1 - what “green power light”? Mine has no green power light. The only green light is when the power adapter is plugged in and the battery is fully charged. Has no bearing on the power-on status.
2 - Hourglass? What hourglass? Macs use a “spinning beachball”. Unless that is what you meant to say.
3- Having never had to remove the battery (never a good idea while the computer is on and not plugged in to the AC adapter), I don’t know what to expect when that is done. I would suggest that maybe the battery isn’t connected properly? Have you tried with the AC adapter?
4- Press and hold the power button for several seconds.... any signs of life?
5- Remove the battery for 20 minutes or so without the AC adapter plugged in. The plug it in and try to boot...
6- Any sounds at all when you press the power button (hard drive spin-up, anything?
7- If there is an Apple Store nearby - that might be a good starting place if none of the above does any good.