Steve: Thanks for the information. I thought it might be a "Unix" thing. I have used single user mode with Linux before on a PC, so I am somewhat familiar with it's usage.
Thanks again. Robert Newman On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 09:41 PM, Steve Sobek wrote: > Hold down the command and "s" keys after restarting. You should get a > black screen with a bunch of Unix-y gobbledy-gook. This is called > "Single User Mode," and it's good because it's a basic Unix system > without actually mounting your disk, so you can work on it. When all of > the stuff stops, type "fsck -y" (no quotes) at the prompt and hit > enter. Wait for it to do it's thing. (It will say "Checking volume bit > map" and all sorts of stuff like that) When it finishes you will get a > prompt again. If it found errors on your disk check (it will tell you > while it's going through it's thing), run it again by typing "fsck -y" > (no quotes!) again. Keep doing it until it finds no errors on your disk > and says something like: "The volume xx seems to be OK." Then type > "reboot" and hit enter. It will restart and reboot as usual. > > On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 10:32 PM, Robert Newman wrote: > >> Greetings: >> >> I am sorry, but I didn't see any information about the "fsck trick" to >> which you referred. Could you give the information again? >> >> Thanks >> >> Robert > "His money is twice tainted; 'taint yours and 'taint mine." > -Mark Twain > > Steve Sobek > http://www.unitedmac.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! > | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
