[posthumanus]

hi there,

so just had to do a clean install on an older macbook pro for a friend and now start-up hangs with a distorted (fat) apple logo until the screen goes black.

ran applejack who said:

"SUID file System/Library/CoreServices/Remote management/ARD agent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARD Agent has been modified and will not be repaired"

we think we got that right. it went fast.

any help or ideas appreciated

thanks, posthumanus

[ghporter]

If you hold Alt at the boot chime, does the boot manager come up (distorted or not)? Can you boot from the DVD? Was it the right DVD for that machine? I think this last is the key, particularly since you point out that the display is not normal.

[posthumanus]

yes, we booted from the snow leopard (bought) DVD a few days ago (when i had it with me)

we just let it cool a bit and it booted fine.

tried the ALT thing and it re-booted fine

could this be a heat issue? it does run a lot hotter than my laptop.

posthumanus

[seanc]

What MBP is it?
If it has an nVidia 8600m then take it in for repair.

[kevtamba]

Hi I'm the friend of posthumanus with the booting problem.
Just became a member here. Thanks for the help so far. We managed to boot but I'm afraid to restart now in case I cant successfully.
The MBP is MBP31.0070.B07