Got reply today from Alsoft tech support. Thought that some may be interested to read. They promise to have an updated version of DW 3.0 (compatible with new hardware and Panther) within a week or two.
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From: "Mike Rogers" <mike.tech.support@alsoft.com>
To:
Subject: Re: Cannot start from DW CD
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:14:25 -0600
DiskWarrior v3.0 is perfectly safe to use on the new Macs such as the
iMac 1.25Ghz, iBook G4, G5 or PowerBooks; however the DiskWarrior CD
contains a System that will not start these machines.
We are working closely with Apple to provide a compatible CD and hope to
have it within a week or two.
Once this CD is released we will make note of it on our web site. This
same update should also address Panther (10.3) compatibility.
Despite the CD's inability to start your machine, the DiskWarrior
application is perfectly safe and will rebuild the directory of the disk
without a problem.
There are two possible workarounds:
(1) Alternate Startup Disk: If you have another drive (such as an
external FireWire drive or an iPod) you could install OS X (10.2.1 thru
10.2.8) on that drive and then start from it. Install DiskWarrior on
that drive's "Utilities" folder, (which is inside the "Applications"
folder) and run DiskWarrior from there.
(2) Target Disk Mode: Connect two Macs with a FireWire cable where the
one is the "host" and the other is a "target". The host Mac should be
running an OS X in which DiskWarrior 3 runs. In this scenario, the
target Mac is the Mac that cannot be started from the DiskWarrior CD.
Start by shutting down the target Mac. Then turn it on while holding
down the "T" key. The target Mac's drive will appear as a usable drive
on the host Mac. Run DiskWarrior from the host Mac and rebuild the
target Mac's disk.
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Mike Rogers
Alsoft Tech Support
www.Alsoft.com
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