[Brmug-l] HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP!

[brmug-l at isaac.lsu.edu]

Glenn,

Do you live here in Baton Rouge?  If so, I'll offer to meet up with  
you somewhere in town and give you a hand.   I have a couple of  
external hard disks and can possibly help you recover/backup your data.

I'm a Mac switcher and really would like to help you out.

Thanks,
Will (wsellers at wsellers.com)


On May 23, 2006, at 9:08 PM, brmug-l at emac3.ocs.lsu.edu wrote:

> Here are some steps you could try. Boot in single user mode (hold  
> down the Command [Apple] key and "S") when restarting. Once you get  
> a command prompt, type "fsck -fy". This will check the disk and  
> attempt to repair it. Run this command until you get a message  
> saying that the disk seems to be OK. You may need to run it several  
> times.
>
> If this doesn't work (after running fsck several times), you may  
> have to get a disk repair program. The program DiskWarrior is  
> highly recommended. It will rebuild the disk directory.   
> Information can be obtained at <http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/ 
> >. CompUSA should have the program.
>
> On May 23, 2006, at 8:33 AM, brmug-l at emac3.ocs.lsu.edu wrote:
>
>> OK, I've done it now!  I tried to remove some programs from my  
>> PowerBook G4
>> and have somehow corrupted OSX so that the machine won't boot.
>>
>> I've tried booting from the original restore disc & running both  
>> "Repair"
>> and "Repair Permissions."  The repair program said there was a "leaf
>> mismatch" and that one of two volumes could not be repaired.  I've  
>> still got
>> no boot - the machine comes up with a blank blue screen & won't go  
>> farther.
>>
>> I have both programs and data on the hard drive that I can't lose  
>> (no, I
>> haven't yet done a backup because I've only had the machine a few  
>> days).
>>
>> Unless any of youse guys can suggest an alternative, here's my plan:
>>
>> 1.  Boot from the restore disc & create a startup disc on an  
>> external CD
>> burner.
>> 2.  Boot from the startup disc.
>> 3.  Do a full data and programs backup on an external DVD.
>> 4.  Reinstall OSX on the hard drive.
>> 5.  Restore data and programs from the backup.
>>
>
> Richard Johnson
> rcjohnsn at intersurf.com
>
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> Richard Johnson
> rcjohnsn at intersurf.com
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