You can run the disk utility from the OS install disk.
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Tom Scola - Aug 29, 2012 11:02:16 am PDT #20794 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
tommyrot - Aug 29, 2012 11:04:54 am PDT #20795 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.
You can run the disk utility from the OS install disk.
How old a version of the OX X install disk can I us? It is (was) running Mountain Lion but I think I'd have to go back two or three versions to find an actual install disk.
le nubian - Aug 29, 2012 11:10:49 am PDT #20796 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tom Scola - Aug 29, 2012 11:12:15 am PDT #20797 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
How new is your Mac? This might work.
tommyrot - Aug 29, 2012 11:17:31 am PDT #20798 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.
try this. single user mode.
Wow, that's cool.
Sadly, I'm not getting a command prompt. (Looks like it's dying right after it detects the boot device.)
eta: OK, now I got a bunch of disk errors too.
tommyrot - Aug 29, 2012 11:21:29 am PDT #20799 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.
How new is your Mac? This might work.
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Sounds like internet booting is not an option, as the MacBook Pro predates Lion.
tommyrot - Aug 30, 2012 2:44:21 pm PDT #20800 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.
Weird. I can't get my MacBook Pro to boot from a Snow Leopard intall DVD nor from a USB drive.
I tried booting from the DVD while holding down the 'c' key and tried booting from a USB drive by holding down the 'd' key.
eta: Tried booting into single user mode so I could use the command line to mount the DVD. But I don't get a command prompt, even after the attempt to mount the HD times out.
tommyrot - Aug 30, 2012 2:48:18 pm PDT #20801 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.
If Apple's webpage won't let me make an appointment for the Genius Bar tonight, would it pay to go to the store anyway? I wouldn't get there until 8:00 and they close at 9:00.
le nubian - Aug 30, 2012 2:52:30 pm PDT #20802 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tommy,
Only do it if you are prepared for them to send your computer away for a week.
tommyrot - Aug 30, 2012 2:55:11 pm PDT #20803 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.
Ugh. There's a Mac repair place in Evanston I might take it to instead.
Now I have my doubts that it's the HD, even though the HD sometimes make weird noises when I try to start it. A bad HD shouldn't stop it from booting off a DVD or USB drive, right? I fear it may be some disk controller issue that would be beyond my ability to fix.
Thoughts?