Q: Cannot access safe boot for Mac Air running Snow Leopard any suggestion please?
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Sep 12, 2014 4:09 PMby Kappy,I suggest you backup your files, if possible, then do the following:
Clean Install of Snow Leopard
Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
the drive and everything on it.
1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
2. 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 the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
(Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
Assistant. Be sure you configure your initial admin account with the exact same
username and password that you used on your old drive. After you finish Setup
Assistant will complete the installation after which you will be running a fresh
install of OS X. You can now begin the update process by opening Software
Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your installation current.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.
Reinstall your third-party software from the original media. Restore your data from the backup.
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Sep 13, 2014 1:25 AMby Ivy1105,Kappy,
Thank you for your detailed and helpful instructions. Have done loads of Windows installs but never a Mac so this will be a learning curve for me. I now have to figure out how to use my Mac Pro drive for the Air to gain access to installation discs. I can see this is going to take some time. I was hoping that i could manage to gain access without having to reinstalled but it is what it is.
Many tks Ivy
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Sep 13, 2014 8:38 AMby Ivy1105,WZZZ,
Thank you for the heads up on this. Unfortunately, having tried in vain i am still unable to startup unit through safe boot, so cannot make changes to verify whether removal or update of file works. I have decided to leave it to Apple to update op sys to Mavericks which should resolve this and future issues. Shame though, seams a lot of aggravation, inconvenience and no doubt cost for one incorrectly installed file. What can i say
Tks again Ivy
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Sep 13, 2014 8:48 AMby WZZZ,What happens when you try Safe Boot? Just never finishes? If that's the case, might be a directory issue. There are other ways to repair this. See items beginning with Try Disk Utility.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417
The slowdowns might also mean a failing hard drive (coincidental with the iTunes update issue) so by all means first thing to do is a backup.
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Sep 13, 2014 11:06 PMby Ivy1105,WZZZ,
Safe Boot constantly freezes at Login screen with cursor locked. Have followed instructions in your link and tried single user mode Cmd V & S but unit continues to arive at Login screen and freezes. I am starting to think this issue may very well be the drive is on the verge of failing or failed.
Tks for all your help and suggestions. Ivy
