Recovering from an Official Update

[paean]

I have tried to find threads on how a person recovers from stupidity, but with no luck. Here's my story. Help out if you feel enough pity.

 

I have been using my osx86 box with much success when one of the OS X updates popped up. When I am on my Mini, I don't think twice about doing the updates, and sadly... the moment overcame me and my 10.4.5 install suddenly found itself preparing for a 10.4.7 update.

 

She wasn't reached in time. The update completed, the unit was rebooted and now I am enjoying a black screen with an error message.

 

I don't mind reinstalling OS X, but how do I recover files from the hard drive besides single user mode?

 

I tried using the "Archive and Install" feature I had read about, but instead of getting the option I get an error that says I can't install because my disc version is too old compared to the local install. I have a 10.4.6 disc which allows a reinstall, sans the A&I option I need.

 

 

Any help is appreciated. Or feel free to point me to any threads I might have missed in my searches.

 

Adam

[sandmanfvrga]

Ugh, that sucks. I just turned the software updates off, even though I am not on high speed yet. Recover stuff? Off the top of my head would be to take the drive, put it in a windows box, download Macdrive, and recover. I hope you figure it out, just turn that off next time.

[TieBieBack]

Have you tried to fix the harddisk with the install-dvd?

Hopefully you can replace the updated version after the fixing (with archive and install option).

 

I'm not aware of a big difference between 10.4.5 and 10.4.7 (about formatting). Most likely it's a fixable corruption.