--- Charles Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'd strongly recommend running fsck, > > > > fsck repairs the HD, right? How'd you do that exactly? IIRC booting > > > with > > CMD-S and typing fsck I guess? > > The actual instructions used to be spelled out when you press cmd-S > at > startup, but I'll repeat them here. > > Hold down the command key and s-key at startup. > > You will get a bunch of DOS-like gobbledegook. Do not be alarmed. > > When you get a cursor, type > > /sbin/fsck -y > > and press return. It will occupy itself for a few moment and then > spit > out a very brief report. > > If the report says that the HD appears to be okay, you can type > > exit > > and the machine will continue to boot up as normal after a moment. > You > might want to restart after that. > > If, OTOH, you get a report that mentions what the fsck program > cleaned > up, you will want to repeat the running of the program, multiple > times > if necessary, until you get the message that the hard drive appears > to > be OK.
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