Keamas Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Hi ich used this 10.4.8 update from demonoid but if i reboot my screen was black I can only see the black mouse courser. How can I rescue my System ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29149-1048-update-from-demoid-and-screen-is-black/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 It looks like you and several other people got taken in by this update. If you look at the comments for that torrent you will see no one has had success with it. To any others reading this thread DO NOT USE THIS UPDATE. Wait for a word from one of the reliable sources here at Insanely Mac to make a post about a working 10.4.8. I am sure news would be posted here of a successful patch before you try some random torrent you download. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29149-1048-update-from-demoid-and-screen-is-black/#findComment-200173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keamas Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 I don't want to reinstall my complete System is there any way to fix the system ? I tried to boot the instal CD and want to over install the system with the JAS DVD patches SSE3 and Combo update but I can't select them. Is there any way? Or do I need to reinstall complete ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29149-1048-update-from-demoid-and-screen-is-black/#findComment-200247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocopico Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 You can boot with -v -x (safe mode?) this at least works for me. I'am waiting for RC2 to complete download and i hope that after the install over previous 10.4.8 it will work. ;-) keep watching : Mac OS X 10.4.8 thread for news. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29149-1048-update-from-demoid-and-screen-is-black/#findComment-200319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpc47 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I dunno but theres on Pirate Bay a update of the update.... that claims to be fixed by Kiko.... besides that anyone know if this works on AMD? was uploaded 2006-10-02 13:37:47 GMT named 10.4.8 Kiko Combo Fixed RC2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29149-1048-update-from-demoid-and-screen-is-black/#findComment-200347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokinDerrick Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 downloading the RC2 now, hopefully this one will fix the getting stuck on a black screen with mouse movement. is it showing a seed for anyone else? I'm seeing "0" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29149-1048-update-from-demoid-and-screen-is-black/#findComment-200395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpc47 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 44 seeds here;P soon to be me included:P Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29149-1048-update-from-demoid-and-screen-is-black/#findComment-200598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phi Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Like all the others who have downloaded this package i was dumb enough too to install this update. After reboot screen is black with mouse pointer. I spent some hours in single user mode, repaired pemissions... I could boot to the login screen in safe boot, but the login did not accept my password, so i couldn't get in and install one of the newer updates. Finally i could boot into safe boot: This funny update destroyed my netinfo database where all account information is stored. To restore a bootable version do this: boot up using -s into single user mode and type fsck -fy mount -uw / mkdir /trash mv /var/db.AppleInstallDone /trash/ (or so, use tab and don't forget the dot) mv /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb /trash/ reboot select -x to boot into safe boot, then create a new temporary account (osx is like after a fresh installation) then backup your old user directory create a new user with your old name log in as this new (oldname) user, and then logout, for creating the user diretory log in as the temporary user, delete the userdirectory of (oldname) user and replace the backuped one with old name. right click on this user directory and set permissions for the (olduser)-name to gain full read&write privilegees logout and login as (olduser), your desktop,software and data should be restored then then be carefull with installing the newer RC2 update, i messed my system the second time up, because after the install of KiKoRC2 the installed told "update failed" and i could start any app, not even pacifist or diskutil, so i rebooted, now the system boots behind the black screen, but not very further, but i on doing that Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29149-1048-update-from-demoid-and-screen-is-black/#findComment-201093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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