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youthsurfer · Sep 17, 2003, 10:15 AM

Very interesting, yesterday used airport fine all day at school. Went home took computer out and it was off(should have been sleep). Try to start it up and it would only go to the OSX white box on blue screen no matter what i did. I had my copy of Panther from WWDC on there so decided to go back to 10.2.6.

Did archive and install but now something is messed. When i open internet connect airport is getting a signal but i cannot connect. The network preferences panel wont allow me to save changes and i can't connect through ethernet either.

Please give advice, i am willing to try everything so I don't have to use this PC I am on now.

Xeo · Sep 17, 2003, 01:08 PM

Try moving your Library and let it create a new one. Just rename it to "Library2" or something. Then log out and log back in, just for good measure.

See if that helps.

youthsurfer · Sep 17, 2003, 02:12 PM

In the Network Pref Pane there is no option for DHCP, it will also not allow me to show Airport in the menu bar.

Tried the library move, no luck...

pat++ · Sep 17, 2003, 02:32 PM

Originally posted by youthsurfer:
In the Network Pref Pane there is no option for DHCP, it will also not allow me to show Airport in the menu bar.

Tried the library move, no luck...

Reset the PRAM (hold down cmd-option-P-R during startup).

youthsurfer · Sep 17, 2003, 02:40 PM

Reset the PRAM, gave the battery a 5 minute break,said a few prayers...still nothing.

Boondoggle · Sep 17, 2003, 03:03 PM

Did you disconnect it from an ethernet without shutting it down?

youthsurfer · Sep 17, 2003, 03:10 PM

It is on wireless both at home and here at work, Different settings for each (static/dynamic) I always just close it and open it and haven't had problems before...

youthsurfer · Sep 17, 2003, 05:12 PM

I just figured something else out. Nateback, which is my system partition, i cannot delete any thing at the top level, for instance two movies and any folder. Move down a level and it is no problem. I am so confused!!!

Boondoggle · Sep 17, 2003, 05:53 PM

I think I would try repair permissions and then fsck -y after single user boot.

Cipher13 · Sep 17, 2003, 07:41 PM

Yeah, I'd fix permissions firstly... but failing that, just reinstall.

youthsurfer · Sep 18, 2003, 09:54 AM

Reinstalled Jaguar with a clean install. Now the sound doesn't work except with speakers, dang macs, not really but you know.