Yes, I used the Leopard DW disc. Is it worth trying the Snow Leopard disc (the MacBook OS is Leopard)?
Regards Pete On 18/01/2013, at 9:22 AM, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: > 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... > URL: > http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130118/49c7f04a/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>
