I have never been able to boot either machine with the DW CD. It 'looks' good, but doesn�t mean there's not a problem with it.
I have booted with the OSX CD and ran disk utility, that's how I spotted those errors that say they are fixed, but when I run it again, immediately after I had just ran it, they are still there, says it fixed them, etc. Rad... On 4/26/04 10:47 AM, "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 26/04/04 11:43, "Rad Craig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have a Wallstreet with 10.2.8 on it. I have tried and tried to get 10.3 >> to install, but it won't. I have tried XPF .15, .16, and .17, none of which >> have worked. I was told to try .14, but I haven't been able to find it, >> anyone have a copy? >> >> Anyway, it has been locking up frequently recently, like several times in an >> evening. I have run disk utility and it finds and fixes some errors, or at >> least it says it does, but when I run it again, they are still there. I >> have Disk Warrior 3 and when I try to reboot to that CD, the computer locks >> up on me, at the gray Apple screen with the spinning (lines) cursor. >> Doesn't matter if I put the CD in the drive and restart, press c, or select >> that CD from the startup disk utility. >> >> In the startup disk util, I noticed that it said something about "Disk >> Warrior with OS X 10.2.3" or 10.2.5, don�t' remember, I just remember that >> it was a different version than what is on the HD which is why I noticed it. >> >> I have also tried to boot off of this CD on my QuickSilver and it also locks >> up on the reboot. >> >> I really need to get this resolved ASAP. Do you have any suggestions? > > That sounds like a hard disk problem. You shouldn't worry too much about the > slightly different version of OS X that comes with DiskWarrior. They put > whatever was current when they burned the CD, plus they probably did some > testing under that version. > > If the CD locks up at the same point on the 2 machines, then it seems as if > the CD was damaged or scratched. Have you been able to boot those 2 > Macintosh with that exact CD in the past? Have you try to boot from the OS X > install CD and run DiskUtility from there? > > -Laurent. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
