tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post728381830908223498..comments2022-12-04T20:47:13.182-08:00Comments on Igor Minar's Blog: MacOS X 10.4.9 Update Killed My Mac!Igor Minarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03520548417275543432noreply@blogger.comBlogger299125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-29143331838408189672010-11-20T08:21:55.107-08:002010-11-20T08:21:55.107-08:00The data will be preserved. But if you are not sur...The data will be preserved. But if you are not sure what you are doing and you really value your data, you better look for some professional help.Igor Minarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520548417275543432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-58326352995273403002010-11-20T07:04:52.521-08:002010-11-20T07:04:52.521-08:00If I use this solution, will all my data then get ...If I use this solution, will all my data then get lost? I don't have any backup and I really needs my computers hard disk to work .... Please helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-77073060263064267422010-01-30T08:50:21.814-08:002010-01-30T08:50:21.814-08:00You'll still need to boot your Mac from a DVD....You'll still need to boot your Mac from a DVD. Maybe the best option for you is to take it into a mac shop, otherwise you might be spending hours and hours figuring out how to fix it. <br /><br />good luckIgor Minarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520548417275543432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-53682088187687856602010-01-30T08:48:02.342-08:002010-01-30T08:48:02.342-08:00Open it in the windows notepad.Open it in the windows notepad.Igor Minarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520548417275543432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-1397649989256229282010-01-30T08:41:21.423-08:002010-01-30T08:41:21.423-08:00Ok so I am a less than average user experiencing t...Ok so I am a less than average user experiencing this problem on my father's older imac g4 10.4.1something. Since the imac isn't functioning I can only access this blog and your fix from a windows pc. I tried to download your shell via the windows pc, but I can't open it to read the instructions. How can I use your ingenious fix? Thank you.Scotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-51819471848574164152009-09-27T16:31:21.091-07:002009-09-27T16:31:21.091-07:00I just tried this .
Booted up the g4 ibook in tar...I just tried this .<br /><br />Booted up the g4 ibook in target disk mode , downloaded the 10.4.9 combo update to my powerbook , fire-wired the two together , then down loaded the update then installed the update making the ibook the destination .<br /><br />Shut the ibook down the booted it up again and it is running like a charm. <br /><br />Thank-you very much IgorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-84991570668595353282009-06-14T22:24:56.293-07:002009-06-14T22:24:56.293-07:00Hi there,
I recently attempted to install an OS ...Hi there, <br /><br />I recently attempted to install an OS X 10.4.11 update on my iMac and when it asked me to reboot I did so, only to see the folder/question mark combo when the computer was rebooting. From my experience that usually means hard drive failure. Could this software update "bug" actually have caused the hard drive to fail? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-90218057317864303462009-02-26T22:58:00.000-08:002009-02-26T22:58:00.000-08:00@Jonathon I recommend using 10.4.x in your case.@A...@Jonathon I recommend using 10.4.x in your case.<BR/><BR/>@Anonymous no idea why that app is missing.Igor Minarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520548417275543432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-64745296225035910442009-02-26T14:05:00.000-08:002009-02-26T14:05:00.000-08:00Hi! Thanks for this guide, it's great. I do, howev...Hi! Thanks for this guide, it's great. I do, however, have a problem.<BR/><BR/>There doesn't seem to be a Installer.app in my Utilities folder. I'm sure I haven't deleted it, but it doesn't seem to find it anyway.<BR/><BR/>Any ideas? I'm running Leopard.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-29425350052993272812009-02-24T04:27:00.000-08:002009-02-24T04:27:00.000-08:00Thanks Igor, I would dearly love to solve it with ...Thanks Igor, I would dearly love to solve it with this method, but i suspect my macbook has other issues caused by this failure to update. I am getting "segmentation fault" error whenever I try to run disk utility commands or "hdiutil attach" from single user mode and I suspect this is hampering the fix you provided. My own disc is scratched and unusable and I have borrowed a leopard disk to access the disk utility from that and the terminal. I think i will try and get hold of a 10.4.10 disc and hit it with a repair/reinstall. Thank you very much for your help, not a wasted exercise as I am a whole lot wiser now in what happens under the hood in my mac. Cheers, jonathon :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657076794235724465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-70786194135284069872009-02-23T23:54:00.000-08:002009-02-23T23:54:00.000-08:00Hi Jonathon,you can find the correct name by listi...Hi Jonathon,<BR/><BR/>you can find the correct name by listing the Volumes directory: ls /Volumes/<BR/><BR/>wrt the second error - make sure you use Installer.app and not installer.app<BR/><BR/>/iIgor Minarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520548417275543432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-12459548602288782862009-02-23T21:34:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:34:00.000-08:00Hi again Igor, I worked out the proper way to desc...Hi again Igor, I worked out the proper way to describe the update for the command line. Auto complete does it for you once you have attached it, Doh. I am fairly confident i have the command ok now, however i am getting an error:<BR/>no such file /Applications/Utilities/installer.app<BR/>which is very frustrating as i can see the Installer.app in the utilities folder. Any clue on this one.<BR/>Cheers, jonathon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657076794235724465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-73068525647806604632009-02-23T01:21:00.000-08:002009-02-23T01:21:00.000-08:00Thanks Igor.I have absolutely no problem attaching...Thanks Igor.<BR/>I have absolutely no problem attaching (mounting) the .dmg. And I can copy it to the hard drive using terminal from the install disk no problem. (new tricks i am proud of :) It is the actual command to run the installer i am having problems with.<BR/>The update used in your example is:<BR/>MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.9Intel.dmg<BR/>and when running the app it turns into <BR/>"/Volumes/Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combined Update (Intel)/\<BR/><BR/>I guess the SecUpd2009-001intel.dmg also has a unique descriptor but i don't know where i would go to find that.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, jonathon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657076794235724465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-88069987375150419962009-02-22T22:09:00.000-08:002009-02-22T22:09:00.000-08:00Have you tried:hdiutil attach \"/Volumes/YOUR_HDD/...Have you tried:<BR/><BR/>hdiutil attach \<BR/>"/Volumes/YOUR_HDD/SecUpd2009-001.dmg"<BR/><BR/>Where YOUR_HDD is most likely: Macintosh HD<BR/><BR/>wrt 3 vs 4 lines.. in fact it's all just one line but the extra \ at the end of each line means that the command continues on the next line, so even though the quotes are there, the \ symbol splits the quoted string into two lines so that it is easy to read.Igor Minarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520548417275543432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-76331772527014788092009-02-22T20:03:00.000-08:002009-02-22T20:03:00.000-08:00Hi Igor, thank you for this info.I have a similar ...Hi Igor, thank you for this info.<BR/>I have a similar problem after updating. (hangs on blue screen etc.)<BR/>and I am trying to do this for a macbook (intel) running 10.4.11, but am having a little trouble with the command line syntax. I have managed to mount the file and copy it to the hard drive. But where you used:<BR/>/Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ 10.4.9\ Combined\ Update\ \(Intel\)\/<BR/><BR/>I need to have the right syntax for the SecUpd2009-001.dmg<BR/>Would anyone be able to help me with this.<BR/><BR/>the only other problem i had was that the command to run the installer app has (according to the instructions) 4 lines, but it appears that lines 3 and 4 have been quoted together, so i assume that is just one line? eg:<BR/><BR/>"/Volumes/YOUR_HDD/usr/bin/open" \<BR/>/Applications/Utilities/Installer.app \<BR/>"/Volumes/Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combined Update (Intel)/\<BR/>MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.9Intel.pkg"<BR/><BR/>Thank you in advance. I am a novice with this stuff but am learning heaps in the process. Cheers, jonathonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657076794235724465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-6839969680238397672009-02-18T20:15:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:15:00.000-08:00Thanks for the site. Ultimately what worked for m...Thanks for the site. Ultimately what worked for me to repair this on a 10.4.11 Tiger machine was downloading the stand alone security update included with my initial update attempt onto another Mac. I did the firewire connection to the troubled Tiger machine, repaired permissions, and selected it as the target for the update. I did permissions again and rebooted with success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-43717472162307995072009-01-05T02:42:00.000-08:002009-01-05T02:42:00.000-08:00Hi Igor,Thanks for taking the time to publish a so...Hi Igor,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking the time to publish a solution. I'm a Windows guy with almost 0 Mac experience. My girlfriend's ibook G4 blew up inexplicably last week. Your post helped me get everything working again.<BR/><BR/>RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-44578971282940230772008-12-23T14:33:00.000-08:002008-12-23T14:33:00.000-08:00I made it!...a lot of troubles with typos, as I co...I made it!<BR/><BR/>...a lot of troubles with typos, as I couldn't figure out why I could not type properly the name of the HD (I finally copy and paste it to the terminal command line), but finally...<BR/><BR/>It worked.<BR/><BR/>Igor, thank you so much, you really made my day.<BR/><BR/>thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou<BR/><BR/>Philippepfelelephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05624048996119447060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-55917368260328615532008-12-20T22:07:00.000-08:002008-12-20T22:07:00.000-08:00How to recover from a failed Software Update to OS...How to recover from a failed Software Update to OS X 10.5.6<BR/><BR/>Symptoms:<BR/>The computer stuck at the blue screen, that appears just before the login screen comes up.<BR/><BR/>The computer stuck on the gray screen with the Apple logo and a wheel spinning forever.<BR/><BR/>Solution:<BR/>Download the Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update from the Apple website: <BR/>http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_6_Combo_Update <BR/><BR/>Put the update on a USB key<BR/><BR/>Boot from Mac OS X Installation Disc (put the disc in, restart and hold c key)<BR/><BR/>When the installer starts, run Disk Utility and repair disk permissions on the Hard Disk<BR/><BR/>Open a Terminal and copy the update from the USB key to your computer's hard drive (ENTER after each line of commands below)<BR/>cp "/Volumes/YOUR_USB_KEY/MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.6.dmg" \<BR/>"/Volumes/YOUR_HDD/"<BR/><BR/>Mount the dmg file<BR/>hdiutil attach \<BR/>"/Volumes/YOUR_HDD/MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.6.dmg"<BR/><BR/>Run the update. A GUI installer will start if the command was entered properly.<BR/>"/Volumes/YOUR_HDD/usr/bin/open" \<BR/>/System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app \<BR/>"/Volumes/Mac OS X Update Combined/\<BR/>MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.6.pkg"<BR/><BR/>Restart computer when prompted<BR/><BR/>Delete the dmg fileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-88770902631705528012008-12-19T14:39:00.000-08:002008-12-19T14:39:00.000-08:00first of all, thank you very much for this post. I...first of all, thank you very much for this post. I was really becoming desesperate by messing up my wife's computer.<BR/><BR/>Before she think about divorce, I'm going to try the re-install the update as I guess this is exactly the problem I encounter now by installing the lastest security update on Tiger.<BR/><BR/>But, as I'm not sure to get the install DVD, I will try the "target mode" option with another mac.<BR/><BR/>So, if I'm not wrong, the correct line of command should be this:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Before I get lost, I would like to review the modified script:<BR/>As "YOURHDD" is the working MC HD and "WWY" is my wife's HD:<BR/><BR/>echo "copying the update to your hard drive"<BR/>cp "/Volumes/$USB_KEY/SecUpd2008-008PPC.dmg" "/Volumes/$YOUR_HDD/"<BR/><BR/>echo "attaching the update dmg file"<BR/>hdiutil attach "/Volumes/$MY_HDD/SecUpd2008-008PPC.dmg"<BR/><BR/>echo "starting the update installer"<BR/>"/Volumes/Macintosh\MY_HDD/usr/sbin/installer -pkg /YOUR_HDD\SecUpd2008-008PPC.pkg -target /Volumes/Macintosh\WWY"<BR/><BR/>am I planning right?<BR/><BR/>thanks for your all your help.<BR/><BR/>pfeleleppfelelephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05624048996119447060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-594485873781604852008-10-20T17:22:00.000-07:002008-10-20T17:22:00.000-07:00Hi,Thanks so much for this, it really helped.In th...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for this, it really helped.<BR/><BR/>In the end my problem was resolved with this taken from another blog but I was able to use your information in terminal to reinstall the security update;<BR/><BR/>BLUE SCREEN ONLY<BR/>"I just got stuck with the same or a similar problem. After installing the latest Security Update 2008-002 v1.1 (Leopard) via Software Update I would not get past the blue screen after restarting. Just to be sure, I let the machine keep trying for over a half hour. I could hear the hard drive working, but it appeared to be stuck in some sort of loop. The reason for this is that the blue screen was "blinking" every half minute or so. The way it normally blink just before the login window appears or (if auto login is on) it gets me to the desktop. It would do that over and over.<BR/><BR/>I tried the previous things suggested in this thread to no avail and was even on the phone with and Apple rep who claimed no known issues with the latest security update. She recommended an archive and install. Something I definitely wanted to avoid. (I have tons of audio software installed that would require reauthorizations etc).<BR/><BR/>In the end I just had a hunch and rebooted from an external drive, downloaded the security update manually from apple's support site,<BR/>http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/<BR/>ran it (while booted from the external drive) but applied it to my internal drive. Problem solved. Everything works fine now.<BR/><BR/>I guess something must have gone wrong during the update itself, possibly the bug mentioned in an article linked to earlier in this thread, but applying the update again fixed it. Hope that helps."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-64536097714370612262008-08-30T12:49:00.000-07:002008-08-30T12:49:00.000-07:00Thank you very much for this tutorial on solving t...Thank you very much for this tutorial on solving the problem!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-83450723775125283552008-08-25T04:18:00.000-07:002008-08-25T04:18:00.000-07:00hi. had the same problem. your guide solved it. pe...hi. had the same problem. your guide solved it. perfect. i reinstalled the SecUpdate 10.4.11 (2008-005). thank you so much. best wishes from germany - merlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-78761018242205608452008-07-31T08:06:00.000-07:002008-07-31T08:06:00.000-07:00Adam,It sounds like your OS is already fubared. I'...Adam,<BR/><BR/>It sounds like your OS is already fubared. I'd just archive re-install it.<BR/><BR/>/iIgor Minarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520548417275543432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406593750327945950.post-72938250874684799792008-07-31T00:16:00.000-07:002008-07-31T00:16:00.000-07:00Igor, Okay so i realized what i did wrong, i insta...Igor, <BR/>Okay so i realized what i did wrong, i installed the wrong patch LOL. But when i finish the last command line to start up the installer... it opens the installer but then i get spinning curser of death... should i just archive?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17337065429895726760noreply@blogger.com