Mac disk error with Halo Universal and QT7.2

Question

This is not a question, but a means of posting a problem for Apple and others to see:
1) Halo Universal (original and 2.0.2 upgrade) will always create a "volume header error" on my hard drive whenever a checkpoint is reach. This error is found with Disk Utility. The game may be OK for quite a while before actually crashing (unable to load saved game - must start all over).
I use Apple's Disk Utility on the install CD to repair the error.
2) The original Halo, Combat Evolved, for PPC, upgraded to 1.5.2 works without causing a "volume header error".
The following answer was sent back to me from [email protected]:
This problem has been reported by a number of other users, and we've reproduced it here on our machines. We are 99% sure that Quicktime 7.2 is causing these problems. Unfortunately, the only advice I can give you at the moment would be to try and reinstall Quicktime 7.1.6 to see if this solves your problem.
Here are instructions for rolling back to 7.1.6:
*Force installation of QuickTime 7.1.6*
1. Download _QuickTime 7.1.6_
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime716formac.html
but do not attempt to install
2. Download and launch Pacifist
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12743
3. In Pacifist, click the "Open Package" button, then locate and open
the QuickTime 7.1.6 .pkg file.
4. Click the lock and enter your administrator password, then click
the "Install" button.]
5. Download and install the _Mac OS X 10.4.10 combo updater_
http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=14214&cat=1&platform =osx&method=sa/MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.10Intel.dmg
Please follow these directions carefully, as not doing things exactly as they are written has caused some users to have to reinstall OS X.
I haven't tried this, but it does sound like it should work - after reading what's been posted for other QT 7.2 problems
I'll continue with the PPC version of Halo until an update for QT7.2 comes out.
Message was edited by: bobolander

Answer 1

megm123 wrote:
I have time machine turned off "permanently" for now. When I plug my drive in, it asks if I want to use it as a backup disk, I say decide later.
Yes, Time Machine will nag you every time you connect a disk and Time Machine isn't configured. You might be able to stop that by selecting the "none" disk.
This is where I hit a problem - I don't remember getting any Install discs when I got my computer and can't find any.
You bought it new, right? 2 discs with gray labels should have been in the box (they're easy to miss, unfortunately). They might be with the small DVD-size booklet.
You will need them, sooner or later. You need the originals (or copies) to run the +Apple Hardware Test+ that's tailored to your Mac, or to reinstall the original version of OSX and Apple apps. And the 2nd disc has your iLife apps on it.
If your Mac didn't come with Snow Leopard, you'll need a retail Snow Leopard disc, too, to repair the file system on your disk, reinstall the Snow Leopard version of OSX, or do a full restore from Time Machine backups.
What do I do?
If you can't find them call AppleCare. Give them your serial number, and they'll send a replacement set for a nominal fee.
The retail Snow Leopard disc is $29.
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In the meantime, how old is the WD disk? It may be failing or have failed.
It's a very long shot, but try different ports, cables, and combinations of the two (sometimes a plug that works fine in one port won't make good contact in another one).
Disk Erase failed with the error:
POSIX reports: The operation couldn’t be completed. Cannot allocate memory
It sounds more like the disk has failed.