On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:36AM -0500, Ed Zelinsky wrote: > on 1/30/03 9:53 AM, Russell Holt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> The long startup is usually fsck, I think, due to the system not >> doing a >> sync at shutdown. Check macosxhints for the key sequence to press at >> startup to show what's happening in the boot sequence (a verbose >> mode). that's all I know > > > > What is fsck? Where is macosxhints to be found? >
fsck is file system check, a unix util that fixes file system inconsistencies often run at startup. The normal shutdown procedure involves running 'sync' which flushes file system buffers etc to disk and does clean up (in the terminal do 'man sync' if curious.) Not that it matters. Search for 'verbose' on www.macosxhints.com (or is it .org?) and go to the startup key sequence hint. I think it is command-v during boot. I suggest this just to see what is taking so long during boot... And hypothesized it is fsck. -- russell holt ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
