do you have the original leopard disks?
Inara: So. Would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways? Book: I brought you some supper, but if you'd prefer a lecture, I've a few very catchy ones prepped. Sin and hellfire... one has lepers.
'Serenity'
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le nubian - Sep 19, 2009 9:05:11 am PDT #11193 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jon B. - Sep 19, 2009 9:07:52 am PDT #11194 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Yes, I have those. But let me ask you this: When you installed Snow Leopard, was there a long period when the screen was blank (as though it was off)? Because that's what's happening, even though I hear some hard drive or DVD (not sure which) whirring periodically.
Barb - Sep 19, 2009 9:12:11 am PDT #11195 of 25501
“Not dead yet!”
It didn't go blank for me.
le nubian - Sep 19, 2009 9:19:03 am PDT #11196 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jon,
I am not sure, but I think it is possible.
I think you should do the following:
a) reinstall leopard on your mac mini
b) repair permissions
c) try snow leopard again
d) after it starts, walk away for 2 hours
e) come back and see what happened.
Jon B. - Sep 19, 2009 9:23:26 am PDT #11197 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
OK, I will try to reboot with the Leopard disk inside and see what happens.
Jon B. - Sep 19, 2009 9:53:42 am PDT #11198 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Well, so far so good. The MacMini started up with the Leopard disk and it's now installing that OS. It's good to know that it wasn't a hardware problem (e.g. fried HD). Stay tuned...
tommyrot - Sep 19, 2009 10:41:25 am PDT #11199 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
We should have all installed Snow Leopard at the same time, and had an Install and Post....
Somewhat relatedly, when is Apple gonna release an OS called "House Cat"? "Sphynx"? "Hairless Cat"?
NoiseDesign - Sep 19, 2009 10:48:57 am PDT #11200 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
In a few years they will release Cougar, you just won't be able to let it near any of the earlier OS versions.
Barb - Sep 19, 2009 11:05:26 am PDT #11201 of 25501
“Not dead yet!”
In a few years they will release Cougar, you just won't be able to let it near any of the earlier OS versions.
::groan::
Jon B. - Sep 19, 2009 11:14:45 am PDT #11202 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The Install and Post continues... Leopard is installed! I think I'll take a breather before retrying to install Snow Leopard.