Mac OS X 10.5.1 - Disk Permission Verify and Repair Functions Are Broken

Machine: Mac mini with 1.66 MHz Intel Core Duo,
OS: Mac OS X Version 10.5.1
Note: Upgraded to Leopard from version 10.4.10
When using Disk Utility to attempt to verify or repair the permissions of the internal hard drive volume containing the OS, the progress meter stops moving and the verify or repair operation does not finish. The Console log file reveals the problem:
Mac OS X Version 10.4.10 (Build 8R2218)
2007-10-29 17:57:06 -0700
2007-10-29 17:57:07.061 SystemUIServer[3402] lang is:en
Oct 29 19:47:08 Mac3 diskarbitrationd[39]: loginwindow [3374]:12959 not responding.
nvram: Error (-1) getting variable - 'boot-args'
Can't access "efi-boot-device" NVRAM variable
Can't access "efi-boot-device" NVRAM variable
Can't access "efi-boot-device" NVRAM variable
Note that the OS version is incorrectly reported as 10.4.10 in the console log. This was the version that I was using PRIOR to installing Leopard. The version I'm actually using is 10.5.1.

After a second look, the console messages do not relate to the problem I reported. They relate to another lockup problem I'm having after moving from Tiger to Leopard.
Nevertheless, the description of the problems I'm having with the Verify and Repair functions of the Disk Utility is accurate. I had absolutely no problems when I was using Tiger.

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Page: 9. Duplicating a CD or DVD, item 4...
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