Leopard Install Issues
I've just gotten back from the local Apple Store and was in the process of installing Leopard. It's failed to verify my [leopard install] disk twice now, anyone else get this as well?
[EDIT] Apparently third time's the charm in my case. After trying once more to install, the disk passed verification during the install process. The fact that it failed twice previously is very odd. Any thoughts?
[EDIT2] Leopard up and running.
MBP, 2.0GHz
2GB RAM
100GB HDD
ATI Radeon X1600 256MB
[EDIT] Apparently third time's the charm in my case. After trying once more to install, the disk passed verification during the install process. The fact that it failed twice previously is very odd. Any thoughts?
[EDIT2] Leopard up and running.
MBP, 2.0GHz
2GB RAM
100GB HDD
ATI Radeon X1600 256MB
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After that's complete then try installing Leopard.
Don't know if this will help
Have Fun!
(I have to wait until apple ships mine
You might want to try running Disk Utility to Verify Disk the disk then Repair it.
After that's complete then try installing Leopard.
Don't know if this will help
Have Fun!
(I have to wait until apple ships mine
Sorry, when I said disk, I meant my Leopard install disk. No repairing that...
Why don't you try booting it from the disc itself?
(put the disc in, restart, and hold down C).
Hhmm, well that's odd.
Why don't you try booting it from the disc itself?
(put the disc in, restart, and hold down C).
I have, it failed to verify during the install process. Very sketchy...
Could you post a picture of the window that says that it can't verify the install disc?
Wow, that is really odd
Could you post a picture of the window that says that it can't verify the install disc?
unfortunately, I can't. But it does have a yellow triangle with an exclamation point on the top. And it appears to be working the third time 'round... hmm
But anyway, Congrats!
Did you use iWeb to create you Blog?
Also,
Did you use iWeb to create you Blog?
yes, yes I did
Back into disk utility i verified that my user account, files etc were still ok on the drive. I archived the entire drive to an external disk (my previous backup is a partial, so I hesitate to do a clean install).
Now I'm trying an archive and install, which I expect will fail and I'll need to do a clean sweep. Reinstalling all of my applications is going to suck, and there's a decent amount of work files I completed since a backup that could be lost (not sure I'll be able to access the image I created even if I finally complete an install.)
Very un-Applevlike experience. Made worse by being "the Mac guy" and having coworkers anxious to hear me gloat about Leopard only to laugh that I didn't/couldn't get it installed.
Ugh. Leopard has shown me nasty spots so far.
I wish I had that problem. Leopard failed to find my startup disk at its, so I used Disk Utility to Repair the disk and fix permissions. Then Leopard found it fine and I did an Upgrade install. Upon restart after the 'successful' install, my Mac hung on the spinning gear boot screen for an eternity. I restarted and it did the same thing. I fixed permission in Disk utility with no luck, then ran the install again. Booted ok to a login screen this time, but wouldn't accept my username/password and the options showed only Other as an available user.
Back into disk utility i verified that my user account, files etc were still ok on the drive. I arcived the entire drive to an external disk (my previous backup is a partial, so I hesitate to do a clan install).
Now I'm trying an archive and install, which I expect will fail and I'll need to do a clean sweep. Reinstalling all of my applications is going to suck, and there's a decent amount of work files I completed since a backup that could be lost (not sure I'll be able to access the image I created even if I finally complete an install.
Very in-Applevlike experience. Made worse by being "the Mac guy" ad having coworkers anxious to hear me gloat about Leopard only to laugh that I dibn't:couldn't get it installed.
Ugh. Leopard has shown me nasty spots so far.
Keep us posted on how your archive install goes, and the rest of your experience! Best of luck mate!
(I mean, how did you get the layout onto iweb?)
1) Disk Utility takes a LONG time to show the Tiger disk, but it will show it if you wait long enough.
2) Similarly, the gray spinning gear takes FOREVER on initial startup after install. It may even reboot again. Don't interrupt it by killing the power. Just wait.
Folks, be advised that
1) Disk Utility takes a LONG time to show the Tiger disk, but it will show it if you wait long enough.
2) Similarly, the gray spinning gear takes FOREVER on initial startup after install. It may even reboot again. Don't interrupt it by killing the power. Just wait.
Thanks -- I'm one of the impatient types, and I'm just about to install. Forewarned is forearmed.
As far as my install, everything has worked perfectly so far. I've got it on one of my MacBooks and putting it on the other right now. My roommate is installing Leopard on his at this time as well, but we haven't seen any issues so far.