HT204017: About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.1 Update

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gregturnbull

Q: 10.10.1 install fails

manual install seems to complete (and reboot) but does not take.

sys info still reports 10.10(.0).

this blocks security updates because 10.10.1 is required.

mac mini early 2009

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 3, 2015 10:09 AM

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Q: 10.10.1 install fails

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Apr 3, 2015 10:12 AM in response to gregturnbull
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    Apr 3, 2015 10:12 AM in response to gregturnbull

    Try this then reinstall Yosemite.

     

    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions

     

    Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. 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 installer.

     

    If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.


  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Apr 3, 2015 11:39 AM in response to gregturnbull
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    Apr 3, 2015 11:39 AM in response to gregturnbull

    If you don't mind going to 10.10.2, try running the combo update.

     

     

     

    10.10.2 Combo Update