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Q: Problem in Repairing Startup Disk

This morning I began a routine cleaning using Onyx.  Although I usually skip the step, today I let Onyx go through the verifying startup volume.  I got the message that I needed to do a Disk Repair.  Using the instructions from this website (Testing and repairing your startup disk) I kept getting the message "There were errors installing the software.  Please try installing again.  I did, twice more, with the same result.  How should I work around this to do the disk repair?

iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on May 18, 2012 10:48 AM

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  • by blountcomick,

    blountcomick blountcomick May 27, 2012 6:55 PM in response to BDAqua
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    May 27, 2012 6:55 PM in response to BDAqua

    I read the references you sent and decided to head back to Best Buy this morning.  I got a different technician than the one who installed the new hard drive.  He said the disk should have been formated and followed the same Install procedure as I did.  When he got to Select a Destination it was blank, just like my experience.  He made a couple back commands and opened  Disk Utility, made some change there, then went back to Select a Destination...........it now showed the new hard drive.  I went happily home and installed OS X 10.4 and many updates.  I am now in the procsss of entering files I had backed up, reestablishing preferences, etc.

     

    When I decided to replace the hard drive rather than get a new iMac, I thought I should consider upgrading to Leopard or Snow Leopard.  What is your advice?  I thought I read in one of the discussions that the Leopard upgrade was only $29 though I haven't confirmed that yet.

     

    Thanks for all the help and patience.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua May 27, 2012 7:27 PM in response to blountcomick
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    May 27, 2012 7:27 PM in response to blountcomick

    Great to hear, likely it was thePartion schemeIntelMacs require GUID for installation while APM was the previous scheme.

     

    10.6 is cheap, maybe even free if you have a MobileMe account...

     

    Snow Leopard/10.6.x Requirements...

     

    General requirements

       * Mac computer with an Intel processor

        * 1GB of memory (I say 4GB at least)

        * 5GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)

        * DVD drive for installation

        * Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.

        * Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.

     

    Which apps work with Mac OS X 10.6?...

     

    http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/

     

     

    It looks like they do still have it:

    http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOA

    And it's been reported that if you have a MobileMe account Apple will send one free.

  • by blountcomick,

    blountcomick blountcomick May 28, 2012 1:50 PM in response to BDAqua
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    May 28, 2012 1:50 PM in response to BDAqua

    My iMac does not have an Intel processor.  I checked with the Apple store to see if the $29 Tiger is still available: it is not.  The rep made a couple suggestions about where to get Tiger.  Like me he seemed put off by the current market (in the $200 range) for that version.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua May 28, 2012 2:23 PM in response to blountcomick
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    May 28, 2012 2:23 PM in response to blountcomick

    Tiger Requirements...

    To use Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, your Macintosh needs:

        * A PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor

        * Built-in FireWire

        * At least 256 MB of RAM (I recommend 1GB minimum)

        * DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) or SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation

        * At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools  (I recommend 20GB minimum)

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514

     

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+tiger+retail+10.4

    See Tom's, (Texas Mac Man), great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/15305521#15305521

     

    Or Ali Brown's great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...

     

    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10381710#10381710

     

    Leopard requirements/10.5.x...

     

        *  Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor

     

    minimum system requirements

     

        * 512MB of memory (I say 1.5GB for PPC at least, 2-3GB minimum for IntelMacs)

        * DVD drive for installation

        * 9GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)

    Classic/OS9 Apps no longer supported.

    Trouble is Apple no longer sells it, check eBay & such for the Retail version, not the Gray Discs...

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+leopard+retail+10.5

  • by blountcomick,

    blountcomick blountcomick May 29, 2012 6:58 AM in response to BDAqua
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    May 29, 2012 6:58 AM in response to BDAqua

    Thanks.  If I can find Leopard for under $100 I'll get it.  Otherwise I will stick with Tiger for a while longer.

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