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so i tried updating 10.4.5. from maxxuss website by following his tutorial.

im stuck at this point

# Startup essential services. Then wait a while until everything is loaded.
launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons /etc/mach_init.d

upon doing that, it halts at some nDISwrapper or something or other (i dont know how to take screeners in -s mode)

 

it shows a read in and a read out time (?) and it just sits there, and never shows root# again, for me to carry on with the update. also, if i try the next step, seen here....

# Update manually
hdiutil attach MacOSXUpd10.4.5Intel.dmg

it waits for driver timeout, and cant find the proper loaded driver to mount/attach the .dmg

this is most likely due to the mach_init.d not completeing, and not initializing all the services.

how would i get around this? i dont have 10.4.3 installed anymore, and this is being a pain in the ass consitantly swapping and formatting. i know i gotta probably do it, but if anyone has ideas before i try?

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Careless
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UPDATE

so what i did was boot into macosx, mount the 10.4.5 update .dmg file

put the pkg file into the root folder

 

then i ran this:

installer -verbose -target / -pkg /*.pkg

 

it sounds like the harddrive is doing something.

i skipped the hdiutil command, because it no longer needs to be mounted.

hopefully its working, it is taking a while, and it sounds like the HDD is doing its thang... but my comp is quite loud so its hard to tell.

 

damnit, how long is this .pkg install usually take?

you'd think they could atleast implement some feedback, so that i know its not just sitting there doing f**k all.

 

UPDATE

so that didnt work, i know it didnt update anything, because i booted right back into 10.4.4 with no problems or errors in -v mode. i also renamed my volume to Macintosh_HD instead of Macintosh HD so that i may execute this instead

installer -verbose -target / -pkg /Volumes/Macintosh_HD/*.pkg

 

however i think it's sitting on the same thing and doing jack :pirate2:

 

UPDATE

i was right. it didn't do anything.

somebody help our poor souls.

 

:whistle:

Luki
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Yeah same problem here. Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

same here

 

 

edit: now i've deleted all things from ati which was in the system - liberary - extended..

 

the installation come to 50% by tge optizing volumen then it will hang up...

(in single user -> in graphical also..)

 

 

whats the problem? :whistle:

 

pls help

mark7714
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same here

edit: now i've deleted all things from ati which was in the system - liberary - extended..

 

the installation come to 50% by tge optizing volumen then it will hang up...

(in single user -> in graphical also..)

whats the problem? ;)

 

pls help

 

I assume you mean it locks at optimizing after installing the update from Apple. In that case: The lock at 50% isn't really a problem (in most cases anyway). Optimization happens after it has installed. However, since you would not have been able to copy over the old kernel (among other things), you can't boot that drive. That could be a problem. You may need to boot to another disk, or use some type of boot disc (I used my 10.4.3 install disc, but I think something like knoppix would work). At that point, mount the partition with your wannabe-10.4.5, and finish Maxxuss' steps.

 

This is what I did anyway, and it seems to have worked sans problème.

Careless
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ok dudes and dudettes, this is how you do it, thanks to tek_no, i got a reply from him telling me how to mount the disk when booting from dvd.

 

 

1) open the DMG file while IN MACOSX (in the gui, using the finder, double click to mount image)

 

2) copy the pkg file from the mounted image to your desktop

 

3) go into the disk utility, click on the drive you are running OSX from, and do "information" (option+click menu) on the PARTITION you boot osx from and that is storing all the files for your update, like the pkg you just copied to your desktop. thats the drive you need to be writeable to in single user mode. in the INFORMATION dialogue box, you will see "disk identifier"... write this down. this address is important. dont forget it. mine was disk0s1.. and it will be used for the rest of the examples in this small tut.

 

4) with the pkg file on your desktop, reboot the computer and go to the

boot loader with F8.

boot into single user mode with -s

boot using the mach_kernel and any other commands you use regularly that you use to run your OSX correctly.

 

once booted in, start from the beginning of the maxxuss guide. follow the all steps on maxxuss update guide. when you reach the "update manually" portion of his guide, change your command to:

 

installer -verbose -target / -pkg /Users/YOURUSERNAME/Desktop/*.pkg

 

5) chances are the installation will upgrade your system, and then crash at 50% optimization. just let it sit for a minute to make sure its ok, then reboot with a 10.4.3 or 10.4.4 bootable dvd in your cd drive, and boot to that drive first like you would as if you were repairing your install or something (i dont think restore discs work, but if you installed 10.4.4 you shouuld have a 10.4.3 dvd that boots... if not, you can quit reading at this point. i dont know what your options are anymore, ha!!)

 

press F8 to go to the boot loader. use the rd=disk0s1 command. replace the red part with whatever you wrote down previously. (if you forgot that step #3... /end yourself)

 

ALSO remember to put the -s to boot into single user mode. your command line should look like 

rd=disk0s1 -s

remember to add any other variables to the boot loader like you did previously (mach_kernel, platform, idlehalt, etc....)

 

6) continue with the rest of the maxxuss update. thats all that i did and it worked. and thats basically all Tek_No did, and it worked.

 

keep posting any questions here. im building a car so i wont be able to attend this thread often but i'll try.

 

 

 

NOTE: a problem i experienced while doing this was after running the hditutil, the driver would keep showing that nDISresponder {censored}, and everytime i would be half way through a command, it would skip to the next line and separate my in-progress typing into 2 lines. what i found out was that you can continue typing the command and press enter at the end, provided you didnt make a single miistake... it will work as if the text was never split. so keep typing whenever the driver prints something to the screen and splits your typing in half. if you need to be sure, press the UP ARROW 3 or 4 times, then the DOWN ARROW once or twice, and you will find previously typed commands, as well as the one you are currently typing. and it will show up on one line and you can check for mistakes.

 

the thing that sucks is that you HAVE to press up or down to find the command line you are typing if you THINK you made a mistake, because the backspacing wont hop up to the line above the one you are typing on (i.e. - the line before the stupid driver had to butt its ugly text in between them)

 

 

enjoyz0rs!!!

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