What you are seeing is the new kernel panic alert. OS 10.2.5 caused lots of these, usually tied to external USB devices, such as hubs. OS 10.2.6 should have fixed this. You might try downloading and installing the 10.2.6 combo updater. It tends to fix things the standard updater doesn't.
We just got our copy of DiskWarrior 3.0 this week. I haven't used the boot CD it comes on, but I did create a boot CD with a utility called, appropriately enough, BootCD. The CD that it creates is SSSSSLLLLLOOOOOWWWW booting, but once it does, you have access to Terminal, Console, network functionality, and any utilities you have chosen when you create your disk. I created a new disk and added DiskWarrior. It took about 10-15 minutes or so to boot my G4/dual 867, but once it came up, DW worked like a charm. Someone said if you make the RAM disk 64MB, it speeds things up a little. I'd hate to see it with the standard config! Hope this helps! Bryan C. Forrest Macintosh Specialist LifeNet http://www.lifenet.org On Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at 09:33 AM, Dan Crutcher wrote: > For the past week or so, whenever I boot my computer after a shut > down, I get the normal gray screen with the black apple and the > "sprocket" spinning for a minute or so, and then instead of continuing > to boot I get a message in a large box that says (in several > languages): "You must restart your computer ..." or words to that > effect. It doesn't give me a reason, just says I have to hold down the > power key for several seconds to shut it down and then restart it. > > Usually after I've done this it will boot normally the next time. But > after the next shutdown, I get that message again. Sometimes I'll get > the restart message for two consecutive starts. > > I have used Disk Utility to repair permissions and run fsck -y (which > reported no problems). I am running 10.2.6 on a Powerbook G4. I have > recently tried to reset the Power Management Unit while > troubleshooting a firewire port problem and this "restart message" > problem dates from around that same time. Don't know if it's related > or not. > > Can anyone tell me why I'm getting this message and what I need to do > to keep it from occurring, or have other suggestions? > > Also: I have not had a real disk utility program since installing X. > The latest I've got is Norton Utilities 5.0. I'd be interested in > hearing recommendations for the best disk utility program for OS X. > > Dan Crutcher > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be May 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be May 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
