Hi everyone,
Appreciate if someone could help. I cannot update my softwares and kept being put in a cyclical motion from:
1.Checking updates
2.Click "install x items"
3.Restart
4.Waited for reboot (sometimes have to do a hard reboot)
5.Nothing updated
6.Repeat all the above...
I've tried a safe boot (pressing shift to restart) and yet nothing happened.
My Mac is running 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 8GB DDR3
Thank you in advance.
A.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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.
Now, download and try to install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1. If this works, then open Software Update to update any remaining components.
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.
Now, download and try to install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1. If this works, then open Software Update to update any remaining components.
Try installing in smaller numbers at a time.
Hi Kappy and Eric,
Thanks people for your assistance. For some obvious reasons, I've decided to upgrade my system to Yosemite thus rectifying all my problems, one being among them is my request for help here.
Now, I am a happy camper.
Thanksamillion ya!
You are welcome.
Snow Leopard 10.6.8 failed to update
