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10.3.6 System won't boot from install CD after upgrade
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Patterson, NY USA
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Titanium powerbook 400.
After upgrading to 10.3.6 system won't boot from Panther install CD. While holding down the "c" key, the machine spits out the install disc.
My system froze during a download. After rebooting, instead of repairing permissions I installed the update. When I tried to repair permissions, it spit out the disc. Anyone else have the same problem and/or know a fix???
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Join Date: Mar 2000
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Why not repair permissions using the Disk Utility in the Utility folder in your Applications folder? I believe these repairs are more up to date than those on the disk.
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Originally posted by Fredo:
Why not repair permissions using the Disk Utility in the Utility folder in your Applications folder? I believe these repairs are more up to date than those on the disk.
I am almost 100% sure that in order to repair permissions on your startup disc, you MUST boot off the install CD.
If I am wrong, somebody please enlighten me..........
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enlightened. You don't need to boot off a CD to repair permissions to you startup disk.
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Originally posted by Finny:
enlightened. You don't need to boot off a CD to repair permissions to you startup disk.
I'm a dick. You mean to tell me that I've been using old permissions to repair my disc all this time?? Whenever I repaired permissions, I booted from the install disc. I mixed up repairing permissions with repairing the disc. Thanks for the enlightenment!!!
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Still, since you sometimes have to reinstall due to a flawed upgrade (something that happened to a lot of us with the 10.3.6 upgrade) trying to figure out what is wrong with your disk ought to be a priority. I'd check it for scratches. I'll lay pretty good odds that the DVD drive can't read the disk.
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Do this...
Download the full 10.3.6 package (not just the delta). repair permissions before you install, then do the install, and repair permissions after... no problems.. guaranteed.
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Originally posted by clarkgoble:
Still, since you sometimes have to reinstall due to a flawed upgrade (something that happened to a lot of us with the 10.3.6 upgrade) trying to figure out what is wrong with your disk ought to be a priority. I'd check it for scratches. I'll lay pretty good odds that the DVD drive can't read the disk.
Well things seem to be working now after repairing permissions the right way. I can now boot off the Panther install disc. I may have an issue with my drive. There was a slight grinding sound right before it spit the disc out. Hope I'm wrong.
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