My previous response was very cryptic, sorry about that.

If you can tell me what the directory is that the music is in, I can give
you better step by step instructions.

Or how much space do you have free on your mac books hd?


On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Robert Pangrazio <[email protected]>wrote:

> The suggestion I would make is from a unix standpoint.
>
> Open terminal(in Applications/Terminal)
>
> change to the directory containing your music folder.
>
> sudo cp - R (name of music folder) ~
> sudo chmod -R 777 (name of music folder)
>
>
> That will give you access to the folder in your home directory on your mac
> book.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Patrick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks for the help, Jaal & Ashgrove!
>> I tried a couple of the options from Jaal's link:
>> Bypass startup drive and boot from external (or CD).... CMD-OPT-SHIFT-
>> DELETE
>> Boot from CD (Most late model Apples) ................. C
>>
>> Start in Firewire drive mode........................... T
>>
>> The 1st & 2nd didn't do anything, but the "T" put it into Firewire
>> drive mode. I tried Disk Utility (running from my MacBook), and it
>> looked (according to DU) like I was fixin' stuff. But it still can't
>> boot from the internal HD (perhaps the System is trashed?).
>> Next, I decided to see if I could access the tunes from my MacBook.
>> While I can find the Music folders after opening the User folder, I
>> don't have permission to access the Music Folder content.
>> How do I login to User Accounts on the iMac internal HD when I'm
>> accessing it via FireWire drive mode, from my MacBook. I don't see
>> where I can input the appropriate passwords.
>> Further suggestions?
>> Patrick
>>
>> PS When I wrote
>> On Nov 10, 3:44 pm, "./aal" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>  My wife suddenly wants to load
>> > > up her iPod Touch with tunes she had on the old iMac, but I'm getting
>> > > an "infinite" blue screen  when I try to boot it up.
>> It is not a blue screen, but rather a light gray screen, with a big
>> gray apple, and the "pinwheel" just keeps spinning ... I think the OS
>> is 10.4.11
>> >>
>>
>

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