I am using a G3 slot loading 600 MHz iMac on which I installed OS X 10.4 last year. I have upgraded this to version 10.4.10 over the last few months and was successfully running several applications on this system (Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and QuarkXPress). Last week I tried to update from 10.4.10 to 10.4.11 (along with an iTunes and Quicktime update) and this operation failed twice. On starting up my computer the next day I just got a small black box in the middle of a blue screen and the computer would not start up any further. I have tried resetting the PRAM, but to no avail. I researched this problem on the Internet at work and came across an article on the Macworld website which stated that the 10.4.11 update harms some Boot Camp Systems (http://www.macuser.com/troubleshooting/10411_could_be_killing_boot_ca.php).
The solution for my problem seemed to be, to link up my computer with another mac and start up in Target Mode in order to rescue all data, erase the disk and clean install OS X 10.4 in order to start from scratch. I then wanted to update the system back to 10.4.10, as previoulsy, but this operation failed and I had to re-install OS X 10.4 again. The iMac was now starting up fine and I installed the Adobe Suite and QuarkXPress - however - none of these Applications apart from Photoshop will now work on my computer, which makes me think that the system software update for 10.4.11 has seriously damaged the hard disk. I am not sure what to do next. Can anybody help?
The solution for my problem seemed to be, to link up my computer with another mac and start up in Target Mode in order to rescue all data, erase the disk and clean install OS X 10.4 in order to start from scratch. I then wanted to update the system back to 10.4.10, as previoulsy, but this operation failed and I had to re-install OS X 10.4 again. The iMac was now starting up fine and I installed the Adobe Suite and QuarkXPress - however - none of these Applications apart from Photoshop will now work on my computer, which makes me think that the system software update for 10.4.11 has seriously damaged the hard disk. I am not sure what to do next. Can anybody help?