osx_on_p7 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 i did a dumb thing today, i had 10.4.6 running very nicely on my fujitsu p7 (sse2) except it would freeze if there was no activity for a short period. i figured this was something i could sort in the settings and guessed that it was due to some suspend issue with the acpi driver. so, i duh yes DUH, tried to update using the built in updater from mac. well, now it won't boot properly (gets to the grey apple screen and reboots) and am wondering what i might be able to do to salvage the install. does mac have anything like windows where you can "repair" an install (essentially keep the data)? do i: 1) grab the real jas 10.4.8 update and try to get to a shell and install the pkg? if so, does anyone have any idea how to boot into safe/single mode if using grub boot loader? 2) re-install using my 10.4.6 disc and cross my fingers that the packages i've already installed and settings aren't overwritten? thanks a bunch! i LOVE osX Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30784-quick-question-regarding-updates/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaS Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 i did a dumb thing today, i had 10.4.6 running very nicely on my fujitsu p7 (sse2) except it would freeze if there was no activity for a short period. i figured this was something i could sort in the settings and guessed that it was due to some suspend issue with the acpi driver. so, i duh yes DUH, tried to update using the built in updater from mac. well, now it won't boot properly (gets to the grey apple screen and reboots) and am wondering what i might be able to do to salvage the install. does mac have anything like windows where you can "repair" an install (essentially keep the data)? do i: 1) grab the real jas 10.4.8 update and try to get to a shell and install the pkg? if so, does anyone have any idea how to boot into safe/single mode if using grub boot loader? 2) re-install using my 10.4.6 disc and cross my fingers that the packages i've already installed and settings aren't overwritten? thanks a bunch! i LOVE osX You are screwed , you will need to reinstall.can't say if your packages will still be installed or not. Here is the 2Pac wallpaper http://img93.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2p...ifferentxt9.png Also check my sig for other wallpapers and a nice site some ppl set up for me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30784-quick-question-regarding-updates/#findComment-213496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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