I managed to get the MacBook to boot by holding c using the OS disc. I went to Disk Utility and selected "Repair Disk". It indicated that would take approximately 3 minutes and the progress bar moved forward to around 70%. It has stayed there for around an hour now saying there is 1 minute remaining. It reached the "Checking Catalog hierarchy" stage in the repair. I will leave it run all night in the off chance there might be some good become of it.
At least the Disc image is viewable, maybe there is life in the old cactus yet! Regards Pete On 18/01/2013, at 9:38 AM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok Severin thanks. > Peter, you need to hold the "C" key down until the computer boots into > DiskWarrior. > Note: this may take a long time over 10 Mins. > > If you still can't boot from the DW disc try holding down the Option key. > > Hold the option key down until you see the boot menu. > The boot process should happen almost immediately. > When this boots, wait for the spinning wheel to stop spinning, then select > the CD drive title ("DiskWarriorCD") and then click the right arrow ("->") to > continue loading the CD. > > Note: this option will be faster to boot, but takes longer once the CD is > chosen from the menu. > In addition to the option key being the faster boot process, it also allows > you to see fairly immediately whether the computer's hard drive (usually > named "Macintosh HD") is viewable. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > 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> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130118/d16f4d31/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>
