Startup issues

[Shawn Erickson]

On 5/2/07, Steven DeWitt <info at stevendewitt.ca> wrote:
> > If you can't even boot from a CD, then I don't see how the problem
> > could be with your internal HD - And in that case DiskWarrior will
> > not be able to resolve your problem.
> >
> > Also, if you have a good backup I wouldn't bother with trying to
> > rescue the current filesystem. IMO it's much better to reformat and
> > reinstall in such cases.
> >
> > Can you use "Target Disk Mode" to mount your new iMac from your old
> > iBook? In that case you might be able to salvage any files you're
> > missing from your current backup before starting over from scratch.
> >
> >
> > j o a r
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> It lets me start up from the CD, and it lets me run Disk Utility, but
> it finds missing threads, then displays "Error: The underlying task
> reported failure on exit" and then aborts the repair process.
>
> When I plug the iMac into my iBook and try turning the power on while
> holding the T button down, the symbol comes up on the iMac's screen
> so that I know it is in disk mode, but strangely it never shows up as
> a drive in the iBook Finder. Is there a way I can go "looking" for
> it, or am I just out of luck if it does not show up in Finder
> automatically?

In that case I would give Disk Warrior a shot by running it on your
iBook while connected via Firewire to your iMac in target disk mode.
You can use Disk Utility to see if your iBook can see the physical
disk in your iMac. If you can see it listed in that tool then it is
alive enough to attempt using Disk Warrior.

-Shawn