Hi Alan, > To extend your suggestion, I could copy the app to the 2012 iMac and > download (?) version 4.4.
Yes. > Or even use the 2009 backup as the 2012 Startup disk. A too-simple view of > things? Follow my previous instructions below - Use the 2012 iMac to run DW - TDM 2009 > You seem to suggest that Disk Warrior may succeed where Apple Disk Repair > failed Disk Warrior can often repair a Hard Drive that Disk Utility can not repair. Cheers, Ronni > On 23 Nov 2014, at 10:33 pm, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > Hi Ronni > > I had just checked to see if Disk Warrior was installed on the 2009 iMac > SuperDuper backup. It is! But I think it would be safer to leave any action > until tomorrow. To extend your suggestion, I could copy the app to the > 2012 iMac and download (?) version 4.4. > Or even use the 2009 backup as the 2012 Startup disk. A too-simple view of > things? > > You seem to suggest that Disk Warrior may succeed where Apple Disk Repair > failed. It was the high regard held for DW that caused me to buy it in the > first place, but I never had occasion to use it; then it slipped from memory. > I would like a fair diagnosis before I call in the Consulting Wizard: the > 2009 iMac has no ethernet due to lightning damage 2 years ago, so it may be > time for a beautiful machine to go to a retirement home - or the street verge. > > Cheers > Alan > >> On 23 Nov 2014, at 9:25 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Alan, >> >> Might be time to call in your Apple Consultant / Technician as the Hard >> Drive might be failing and need replacing. >> >> You mentioned some time ago both your iMacs 2009 & 2012 are running OS X >> 10.9 Mavericks >> >> As your newer iMac 2012 has Thunderbolt connection - your older 2009 has >> FW800 connection >> >> Do you have Disk Warrior v4.4 installed in Utilities on the 2012 iMac? If >> you have v4.3 installed in Utilities you can use the free updater for >> existing owners of DiskWarrior 4 versions 4.0-4.3 to download version 4.4 >> (you need your serial number) >> >> You could then use Target Disk Mode by connecting both iMacs via Thunderbolt >> to Firewire Adaptor cable. >> First: Have both iMacs connected to Power & Disconnect anything connected to >> your iMacs other than Keyboard & Mouse >> >> Target Disk Mode: >> >> Shutdown target 2009 iMac - Your 2012 ‘host’ iMac can be running. >> >> 1. Connect two iMacs with a Thunderbolt to FireWire cable where the 2012 >> iMac is the “host” and the 2009 iMac is a “target”. >> >> 2. The host 2012 iMac should be running an OS X in which DiskWarrior 4.4 >> runs. >> >> In this scenario, the target 2009 iMac is the Mac whose disk you are trying >> to fix/rebuild. >> 3. Start the 2009 iMac and immediately Press & Hold the “ T “ key down until >> the Firewire icon appears >> >> 4. The target Mac’s drive will appear as a usable drive on the host Mac. >> >> 5. Run DiskWarrior from the host Mac and rebuild the target Mac’s disk. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> >>> On 23 Nov 2014, at 6:30 pm, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ronni >>> >>> No joy I’m afraid. >>> >>> Also no chime at startup this time - just a litle squeak. But loaded Boot >>> Manager OK. >>> >>> Using Recovery HD, SMART was shown as “verified”. Ran DU Repair Disk twice >>> but had same error message each time “Disk Utility can’t repair the disk - >>> - reformat”. No errors noted as fixed. Verify and Repair Permissions >>> remained greyed out. >>> >>> I have Disk Warrior 4.3 on a CD - some years old now. The only CD drive >>> is on the faulty Mac! >>> >>> Cheers >>> Alan >>> >>> >>>> On 23 Nov 2014, at 4:17 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Alan, >>>> >>>> If you don’t have DiskWarrior on another Mac that you could boot from and >>>> try to Repair the iMac’s Hard Drive. >>>> >>>> First: Disconnect all devices connected to your iMac - only leave >>>> connected Keyboard & Mouse. >>>> >>>> Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press >>>> and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. >>>> Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold >>>> down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the >>>> Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button. >>>> >>>> Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility >>>> from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows. >>>> >>>> When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select >>>> your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side >>>> list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. >>>> status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard >>>> drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external >>>> Firewire or USB drives.) >>>> >>>> If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on >>>> the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, >>>> then click on the Repair Disk button. >>>> >>>> If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk >>>> until no errors are reported. >>>> If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait >>>> until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. >>>> >>>> Reinstall Mavericks: Select Reinstall Mavericks and click on the Continue >>>> button. >>>> >>>> Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using >>>> Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless. >>>> >>>>> On 23 Nov 2014, at 3:46 pm, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Update on issue - - -. >>>>> >>>>> Booted from a 4-week old SuperDuper backup (on a Firewire drive). Held >>>>> Option key while powering on. Operations are very slow and I don’t know >>>>> if I’m responding to the SuperDuper or iMac messages. Got boot disk >>>>> options - Macintosh HD; recovery disk and SuperDuper disk. Selected >>>>> SuperDuper and logged in. >>>>> >>>>> Got information message: “OSX can’t repair the disk Macintosh HD … you >>>>> can still open or copy files … backup and repair a.s.a.p." >>>>> >>>>> Started Disk Utility and Verified disk Macintosh HD. After step “check >>>>> catalog file” got messages in red: Invalid key length. The volume >>>>> Macintosh HD could not be verified completely. Error: this disk needs to >>>>> be repaired. Click Repair Disk. >>>>> >>>>> Did Repair Disk and got message “Error: Disk Utility can’t repair the >>>>> disk - - - reformat - - - and restore files from backup.” >>>>> >>>>> Sounds rather serious. I did not reformat disk. Any advice (apart from >>>>> having a strong coffee - - -)? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers (sort of) >>>>> Alan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 23 Nov 2014, at 1:40 pm, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Help please! >>>>>> >>>>>> My late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM with OSX 10.9.5 >>>>>> Mavericks fails to complete the start-up sequence. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mac was powered off via Apple - Shut Down. Power-up sequence starts >>>>>> normally: chime and grey screen, then the Apple logo and daisy wheel. >>>>>> Then I get a progress bar as if it is loading something (I don’t recall >>>>>> if this is normal). After about 5 percent progress the bar disappears, >>>>>> the daisy wheel continues for a second or so and then the screen goes >>>>>> black plus silence from the internal hard drive. >>>>>> >>>>>> The only wired peripherals are two WD My Book Studio Firewire external >>>>>> hard drives in tandem (one cable from Mac). Tried powering up with the >>>>>> Firewire cable plugged in (normal) and then unplugged. No joy. >>>>>> >>>>>> I tried starting in Safe Mode but could not do so. There was no change, >>>>>> but possibly a slightly longer time interval between chime and daisy >>>>>> wheel. >>>>>> >>>>>> Other observations, but may be red herrings. I used AirDrop to move >>>>>> EyeTV recordings to the iMac this morning. Came back 30 minutes later >>>>>> to move the videos to a WD My Book Studio for iTunes. Noticed that one >>>>>> of the two external drives did not show in Finder. I powered off the >>>>>> iMac so I could access the drives, power cords, etc. Then a few minutes >>>>>> later I attempted to start up the iMac - - -. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Alan
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