>On Monday, March 3, 2003, at 12:41 PM, Nelsn Helm wrote: > >>If I then push the off button twice and and hold down the [C] key, >>it will reboot from the TechTool Pro CD >>but NOT from the Mac Install CD (with Disk First Aid). > >This sounds like a damaged install CD.
It's a copy. >>I think the problem is with extensions, >>but why would the Install CD have problems? > >Extensions on your hard drive are not the problem with booting off a >CD because they have not been loaded. It is possible that your >parameter RAM is messed up. You might want to reset it, just for >fun. (Hold down command+option+p+r all at once when you reboot. Let >the machine bong three or four times. It's also said that it works >better, if you do it with only one hand.) > >>When TechTool finds a damaged file it cannot fix, >>I try to restore from a back-up. > >When you restore, you have to be sure the permissions are restored >correctly for X. Have you tried repairing the permissions? > >>Might I do better with a complete re-install? > >If you've messed around with a lot of files, a reinstall would >certainly give you back the correct permissions. Permissions? -- Nelsn Helm helmkyny at clockwinders.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enuff is enuff. Enough is tu much. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
