Soündless Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 whenever i try to erase something in disk utility, i get this diskutil_error.tiff . what can i do to fix this? it is really annoying to have to boot onto the install dvds to erase a usb disk Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 on hacintosh, or mbp? did you try usig pacifist to reinstall it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 mbp. what files would i install? disk utility is on the dvd as an app, not as a package Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 no, it's also a package, becuase it DOES install, you could also just copy the one off of the disk Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 tried and failed. i extracted and installed the pkg, but it still has the same problem. i will try installing the disk management tool again Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 use terminal to repair disk permissions, and then check the files the error's talking about Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 can do in disk utility Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 but i though disk utility was broken EDIT: oh, only that one thing is broken Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 i re instaled the diskmanagement tool,, and still no luck i also am correcting my permissions now in terminal, but it is frozen terminal.tiff i have been watching that terminal screen for 10 mins Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 well, it seems to have found that same file that the other error found. maybe it;s corrupted, you could try deletin it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 i just replaced it with the one from leopard. same problem. i also just repaired permissions off the dvd, and still nothing. i will go to the apple store this weekend, who knows howmany genius bar staff are at the 5th ave apple store? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftlbaby Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 (edited) Are you able to accomplish what you are attempting to do when booted via the tiger dvd? if so then delete the contents of the following directories... /library/caches/ /system/library/caches/ ~/library/caches/ /tmp/ /var/tmp/ now empty trash. click continue many times. shut-down. try again. repair permissions is mostly a red herring. Edited February 21, 2007 by ftlbaby Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-307958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 are you sure? those look kinda important. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-308192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 don't delete /var/tmp or /tmp!!!!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-308195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Y not? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-308404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 those hold important files Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-308454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 psh. i will be seeing fltbaby soon, i will let him play around with it. i will bring my install dvds Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-308456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 did ftlbabys idea, and diskutilerror2.tiff Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/43055-disk-utility-problems/#findComment-313748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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