I've got an iBook G4 (PowerPC) with OS X 10.3.9 that no longer boots. The helpful genius bar guy "booted" it in firewire mode (making up terms here) and found that the data files are intact. Diagnosis was a corrupt OS on the hard drive - prescription was to "archive and install" using the original disks. I actually HAVE THEM! They are 10.3.5. I have plenty of space on the drive.
Three times now I have attempted to archive and install, and every time it hangs. I get to the screen that says "Preparing the Disk" at the top. Below the graphical bar that shows how far along it is it says "Checking Target Volume Consistency". Every time it has climbed to "100% completed", but then it hangs - even though the hard drive is still busy busy busy doing who knows what.
Two other details: the graphical bar indicating progress never gets beyond the very beginning of the bar - just a tiny sliver of light blue during the climb to 100%. ALSO, I have run the "test disk", and it checks out OK.
Please help!
Three times now I have attempted to archive and install, and every time it hangs. I get to the screen that says "Preparing the Disk" at the top. Below the graphical bar that shows how far along it is it says "Checking Target Volume Consistency". Every time it has climbed to "100% completed", but then it hangs - even though the hard drive is still busy busy busy doing who knows what.
Two other details: the graphical bar indicating progress never gets beyond the very beginning of the bar - just a tiny sliver of light blue during the climb to 100%. ALSO, I have run the "test disk", and it checks out OK.
Please help!