Hi Ronni Success!
DiskWarrior.app 4.4 installed OK. Used Target Mode with Firewire to scan the 2009 iMac. “Directory” was main area of action. On completion, DW asserted that the old and new directories would be on Desktop and the proposed changes could be viewed. This did not seem to happen so I accepted DW reconstructed directory (what other real choice is there!) but saved the log file for “later perusal”. A few exceptions were noted with the “Files” test and no problems with “Hardware”. iMac subsequently started up OK. Some “irregularities” noted for future investigation, including no startup Chime; iTunes certificates invalid; Dropbox on the menu bar is inactive; Sudoku is “damaged” (but I can download that again). Thanks for your perserverence and help. Disk Warrior certainly fixed things that Apple Disk Utility couldn’t. I’ll send a closing email on the original iMac "failing to start up" thread to make things tidy in the WAMUG archives. Cheers Alan On 24 Nov 2014, at 2:30 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Alan I've sent you an email offlist Let me know if you want me to send the > DiskWarrior.app v 4.4 to you please. > > Ronni > >> On 24 Nov 2014, at 2:28 pm, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Ronni >> >> Your instructions are for Installing the DiskWarrior received via download >> purchase. They do not seem to apply to me. But I did follow the steps re >> trashing and restarting, with no benefit. >> >> Alsoft sell a new DiskWarrior for $100 or an “Upgrade” for $50. I >> understand the software can be downloaded and with a CD/DVD mailed out with >> a 3-4 weeks wait. I did not purchase either of these marketing variants. >> >> Alsoft also provide a free Update with no hard CD provided. Serial number >> of the original version must be (and was) provided. A 2.5MB .dmg file was >> downloaded to my “downloads” folder. I assumed the Update version is just >> the same as the Upgrade, but without a hard copy. >> >> I think Alsoft are playing games with semantics. “Update” must refer to DW >> software, NOT to a different Apple OS. >> >> The fine print in the Read Me file may explain it: >> >> The DiskWarrior 4.4 Disc Update >> >> Please Read This First >> >> This free updater application allows you to create a new startup disk >> (CD/DVD) with the latest version of DiskWarrior using your original >> (factory) DiskWarrior 4.0 to 4.3 disc. You can use your updated disc just as >> you used your original disc to start up your Mac. >> >> Please note that your new DiskWarrior disc will contain the latest version >> of DiskWarrior, but will still contain the same version of Mac OS X as your >> original DiskWarrior disc. Alsoft cannot update the version of Mac OS X on >> your disc with this updater application. This means that the disc created by >> this updater will not be able to start up any Macs that your original >> DiskWarrior disc is unable to start up. If you have purchased a new Mac that >> requires a later version of Mac OS X than the copy of Mac OS X on your >> original DiskWarrior disc, you'll need to purchase an update disc from >> Alsoft. >> >> What if I have a new Macintosh that my current DiskWarrior 4 disc will not >> start? >> >> You should order a new DiskWarrior disc containing a later version of Mac OS >> X. You can contact our Customer Service department by calling 1-800-257-6381 >> or 281-353-4090. >> >> In any case, I think the Update has failed - at least it should have >> updated the DW software for the old Snow Leopard utility. >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >> On 24 Nov 2014, at 12:50 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Installing the DiskWarrior you received via download purchase: >>> >>> Hi Alan, >>> >>> Did you drag the DW 4.3 Application from Utilities into the Trash and empty >>> the trash & restart your Mac before trying to install v.4.4? >>> >>> Installing the DiskWarrior you received via download purchase: >>> >>> 1) Open the 'DiskWarrior.dmg' file you received via download. This will >>> cause the disk image named 'DiskWarrior' to appear on your desktop. >>> >>> 2) Drag to the trash any existing copy of DiskWarrior you have installed. >>> You may need to restart in order to empty the trash. >>> >>> 3) Select the DiskWarrior icon (the icon is a drive with a knight's helmet) >>> found in the upper left corner of the disk image window and drag it to your >>> hard disk. Alsoft recommends that DiskWarrior reside in the Utilities >>> folder within the Applications folder. >>> >>> 4) To run DiskWarrior from your hard disk, simply double-click the >>> DiskWarrior icon. >>> In order to run DiskWarrior, you must be started from Mac OS X 10.3.9 or >>> later. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >>> >>> >>>> On 24 Nov 2014, at 12:04 pm, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Any Disk Warrior users in Wamug? >>>> >>>> I have Disk Warrior 4.3 on disk and as a soft copy on a good iMac in >>>> Utilities. The internal HD on my 2009 iMac is faulty. I intended to do >>>> a disk repair with Disk Warrior using Firewire and Target Mode. Both Macs >>>> have Mavericks 10.9.5 installed. I downloaded the update for DW ver 4.4 >>>> but cannot install it. >>>> >>>> I attempted to use DW 4.3 but received the message “Directory cannot be >>>> rebuilt. Disk is a newer version than Disk Warrior”. Not unexpected, so >>>> back to trying to get 4.4 working. >>>> >>>> The general message on opening the .dmg file states: To install update >>>> need - >>>> (1) original DW disk >>>> (2) admin privileges >>>> (3) 3.5 GB disk space >>>> (4) a blank CD-R or DVD-R. >>>> >>>> I opted to “continue” and the install process got to accepting licence >>>> agreement then the message “No recordable devices were found. You may >>>> connect one via Firewire or USB and press Rescan, or quit." >>>> >>>> I inserted a 16GB thumb drive but no change to the messages. I >>>> reformatted thumb drive to Mac OS extended (journaled) and with GUID >>>> partition table. Still no progress. Tried again with DW 4.3 copied to >>>> the USB drive. Still no progress. Bought a new 1TB USB 3 hard drive and >>>> formatted it as above. Still no progress. >>>> >>>> Found that information on the Alsoft (DW) website is confusing and the >>>> FAQs are Dorothy Dixers. >>>> >>>> The Update page includes the following information: >>>> "Uses your original 4.0-4.3 disc to create a new startup disc containing >>>> DiskWarrior 4 version 4.4. The new disc will only start up the same Mac >>>> models as the original disc.” The last sentence is alarming. Does it >>>> mean Mac OS version? >>>> >>>> Any advice on how to install the update? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Alan >>>> >>>> Alan Smith >>>> Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5 Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.9.5 >>>> Mavericks >>>> Late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.9.5 >>>> Mavericks >>>> >>> -- 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> > > -- 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>
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