I sent two disks, one was 4.1 specifically for Leopard and one was 4.2 specifically for Snow Leopard. Severin Crisp
On 18/01/2013, at 9:15 AM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Peter, > > I believe that DiskWarrior 4.2 is for Snow Leopard. > You will need DiskWarrior 4.1 for Leopard. > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 18/01/2013, at 9:01 AM, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ok, so my Dad kindly sent me Disc Warrior (for Leopard and Snow Leopard) and >> I put it in and did a restart whilst holding "c". The DVD drive spun >> indicating it was booting from the DW disc. I left it all night last night >> and this morning still grey screen but with Apple icon and the spinning >> spinner thing. >> >> I will eject this disc and try with the OS disc to see if that gets anywhere. >> >> I think it's cactus. >> >> Regards >> >> Pete >> >> On 13/01/2013, at 4:26 PM, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Peter & Susan, >>> >>> I'm having a break from WAMUG.... but in this instance... I felt I should >>> contribute. >>> >>> On startup a Circle/Slash (Prohibitory Sign) means your Mac can’t find a >>> valid Startup Disk. >>> >>> This can indicate a corrupt installation of Mac OS X or a failed (or >>> failing) hard drive. >>> >>> A pass through the excellent DiskWarrior utility is highly recommended for >>> any disk-related startup problems. >>> You can also try Apple Disk Utility (booted from the installation disc as >>> Susan has already mentioned), or another third-party utility like TechTool >>> Pro or Drive Genius to try to repair the disk. >>> >>> If the drive is OK after repairs but the Mac still won’t boot, do an >>> Archive & Install of Mac OS X (Snow Leopard) to replace the operating >>> system. >>> >>> If Mountain Lion: Reinstall Mountain Lion >>> >>> Restart your Mac holding the cmd+r keys. >>> >>> When Mountain Lion installs it creates a special small, hidden Recovery >>> Volume on your hard drive. >>> Booting cmd-r will boot your Mac into that Recovery Volume. >>> <http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/> >>> >>> The screen should give you these choices... >>> >>> Restore from TM backup >>> Reinstall Mac OS X >>> Get help online >>> Disk Utility >>> >>> Choose Reinstall OS X. This will be an install in place and won't affect >>> any of your own data. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni back to her break from WAMUG >>> >>> On 13/01/2013, at 4:04 PM, Susan Hastings <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Peter, I did a quick google and found this question and answer which >>>> solved someone's problem. If your son has the original install disk he >>>> should boot up in from the install disk, by holding down "c" when starting >>>> up. He can then run disk utility on his hard drive to check for problems >>>> as a first step. Also, we need to know which operating system he is >>>> running. >>>> >>>> http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/271143-macbook-pro-wont-boot-up-no-recovery-disk.html >>>> Regards, Susan >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> On 13/01/2013, at 12:59 PM, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> My 12 yo's MacBook has refused to boot up after shutting down in the >>>>> normal way a few nights ago. >>>>> >>>>> I am remote so trying to resolve this remotely from him is a bit >>>>> challenging. >>>>> >>>>> I did a quick google and it suggested to try boot up in Safe mode. >>>>> >>>>> He tried this but screen stays on the grey screen with a circle with a >>>>> diagonal slash through it the whole time. I left overnight thinking it >>>>> might be processing but to no avail. >>>>> >>>>> Are there a series of steps to go through to maybe work this out? >>>>> >>>>> We have full backup on Time Capsule to restore content if it turns ugly. >>>>> >>>>> Any tips appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Pete >>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: >>> http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130113/fb9c2d53/attachment.htm >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130118/67049fba/attachment.htm > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ____________________________________________________ Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: [email protected] ____________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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