Hi, Sorry, The command to boot into firewire disk mode is holding down "t" when the system sound plays. Remember to power down your unit before unplugging the Maacs.
Thanks for listening, Alex, On 7/28/08, Jane Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Before trying Disk Warrior, if you have someone else that can help you, you > can run fsck from the command line by booting up in single user mode. But > you won't be able to use voiceover, that's the only drawback. The link for > more information and what commands to run: > http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417 > But this depends on where exactly the disk verify is failing and what it's > saying. It's ambiguous, but if the disk verify finishes and says repairs are > necessary and you cannot do a repair because the drive needs to be > unmounted, you can either use disk warrior, or you can use my easier way > (provided you have someone to help). > > cheers, > jane > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Alex Jurgensen` > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Alex J Jurgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:37:38 -0700 >> Subject: Fwd: problems doing disk repair >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Hi, >> I'm not sure, but you might try Disk Warrior. It fixed a similar >> problem. Keep your broken Mac powered off, until instructed. Otherwise you >> may >> BLOW it. >> >> 1. Connect your computer to another Mac via firewire. >> Turn on the Mac you have connected your broken Mac to >> 2. Boot your broken mac. Before you stop hearing the start sound press >> either "CMD + F", "CMD + SHFT + F", or just "F". I honestly don't >> know. You want to boot your broken Mac into firewire disk mode. This >> will allow you to treat your Mac as an external firewire disk. >> 3. Use disk Warrior or Disk utility on the fixed Mac to repair your hard >> drive. >> >> I can't garentee this will work. It did for me, but I only had a >> similar problem. >> >> Please unplug the Macs before powering on the Mac that was broken. >> Remember the shorting out warning above. Hope this helps. >> >> >> Thanks for listening, >> Alex, >> >> On 7/26/08, hank smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > but the bootcamp partition has been all ready removed >> > I am trying to recreate the partition and can't. >> > Hank >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Maurice Mines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X >> > by >> > theblind" <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:29 PM >> > Subject: Re: problems doing disk repair >> > >> > >> >> hi what I am traying to say is remove the vm and teal bootcamp to >> remove >> >> >> >> the boot camp partishen and restart the apple and resatup your >> partishen >> >> >> >> thin reinstall windows. and reinstall vmwhere on your system thin >> >> donot >> >> run windows from the vm but reboot into windows for those taskes . it >> is >> >> importent to only run windows from the boot camp partishen. not in he >> >> .the vm for enay reson or the vm wil write a boot camp partishen.hth >> >> Maurice Mines. going to bed. >> >> On Jul 26, 2008, at 9:36 PM, hank smith wrote: >> >> >> >>> but the vmware isn't bootcamp machine. >> >>> meaning I am not even using bootcamp what soever in my bootcamp >> >>> matter fact I am using the vm before I even used bootcamp the first >> >>> time. >> >>> I am trying to redo it because vista went down and I can't get it to >> >>> repartition. >> >>> Hank >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maurice Mines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >> >>> X >> >>> by theblind" <[email protected]> >> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 5:20 PM >> >>> Subject: Re: problems doing disk repair >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> hi you shud remove the vm and go back to a bootcam only system >> that's >> >>>> >> >>>> what I had to due. for windows to work . write me off list to findo >> >>>> out mor about my triles. if you wunt to use a vm enay other os other >> >>>> thin windows shud due if you need to run fedora for instence you >> >>>> shud >> >>>> have know problems with the vm. btw i tested with vmwhare 1.3. >> >>>> On Jul 26, 2008, at 5:22 PM, hank smith wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> I have virtual machine but it isn't my bootcamp machine I created a >> >>>>> total different virtual machine from scratch with in fusion I have >> >>>>> never gotten bootcamp birtual machine to work properly. >> >>>>> Hank >> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maurice Mines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>>>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >> >>>>> OS >> >>>>> X by theblind" <[email protected]> >> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 1:36 PM >> >>>>> Subject: Re: problems doing disk repair >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> Along with your boot camp partition are you running a virtual >> >>>>>> machine? >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On Jul 26, 2008, at 11:59 AM, hank smith wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>> I did >> >>>>>>> told it to restore the partition to the defaults whitch it did >> >>>>>>> then went to recreate partition and am unable do to reasons I >> >>>>>>> mentioned >> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" >> >>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:11 AM >> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: problems doing disk repair >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> tell boot camp to kill the partition and then do the install. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "hank smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>>>>>>> To: "mac visionaries" <[email protected]> >> >>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 11:45 AM >> >>>>>>>> Subject: problems doing disk repair >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> hello am trying to re install windows on my mac >> >>>>>>>> bootcamp is saying it can't partition my hd do to not being able >> >>>>>>>> to varify >> >>>>>>>> the disk >> >>>>>>>> disk permissions checked out okay but disk verify is not. >> >>>>>>>> my leopard disk is at home in olympia I am in tucson az. >> >>>>>>>> there another work around to get this working? >> >>>>>>>> thanks >> >>>>>>>> Hank >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> *** >> "This message is intended for the" specified user and may contain >> private information. 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