Hi again Dan (et al.), On 14/06/2010, at 2:02 AM, Dan Shoop wrote:
> On Jun 12, 2010, at 11:54 PM, Don Montalvo wrote: >> Since Apple doesn't provide post-10.6.3 device drivers to the public, all >> you can do is start with the OSX install that came on that computer and >> migrate your stuff over manually. Or, as you stated, wait for 10.6.4. Heck, >> if you have an ADC login... ;) > > Note, as I said, this is not purely a driver issue (not that we have real > drivers in OS X anyway) and 10.6.4 may not resolve this, you may need to wait > for the next bootable release, not just an update. Could you elaborate on this please? Why it is so? Any idea why an install from the restore DVD over the previous version left me with horizontal black (and then dark blue) and white lines. The boot got much further than before, the login screen even blinked on the display for a second before the thick lines appeared. > Your best options in order are: > > (1) Clean install from the Installer CD/DVD, reinstall any third party app, > copy over your $HOME and data. > > (2) Clean install from the Installer, as root (preferably in SUM, logged in > via ssh or the Terminal) copy over any missing applications (which should be > self-contained .apps or should have supporting code in /Library), and > everything in /Library. You shouldn't have anything in /System that doesn't > belong to Apple. Then copy over your $HOME and data. Both much messier than I'd hoped for (but, of course, that's not your fault). Thanks, Ashley. -- Ashley Aitken Perth, Western Australia mrhatken at mac dot com Skype Name: MrHatken (GMT + 8 Hours!) _______________________________________________ MacOSX-admin mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-admin
