[RobOnTheCape]

Some files appeared in my hard disk and though I now know I shouldn't have, I trahsed them. Now when rebooting I get a black screen which has the text "launchd: can't exec /bin/sh for single user: No such file or directory".

What do I do now?

Thanks

[Cold Warrior]

try reinstalling your OS
You should be able to boot from the iBook's system disc and reinstall WITHOUT deleting your data.

[Chips G]

If you have some important data that you don't want lose, as a precaution it might be a good idea to boot your iBook into target FireWire disk mode (hold t while the iBook is booting, while it is connected via FireWire to another Mac I think.)

The iBook should appear as a hard drive on the other Mac, and you can drag any important files you want to back up from the iBook to the other computer.


Good luck!

[Big Mac]

Unless he choses to "Erase and Install," a reinstall or Archive and Install will not cause him to lose any of his data. With that said, backups are A Good Thing.