10.5.3 update disaster PowerBook G4

ok, normally i never have problems like this, and apparently no one else is having this one specifically. - -
- i hope someone can stomach my longwinded description of what happened enough to help. -
i updated to 10.5.3, rebooted fine. then i couldent mount my usb key, or any FAT32 formatted drive it would seem, cd-rw's wouldent mount either. getting fed up i rebooted, i have my machine set to verbose login, and amidst the booting process, i keep seeing 'Reportcrash[##]: Saved crashreport to etc etc.. all down the screen every few seconds, i let it boot all night in the hopes it would someday get finished booting, it dident. i was presented with a screen of reportcrash's and the os would not boot, only booting into safe boot it works, but not so well. -
- no i did not check permissions before i did this.
so, i reinstalled leopard, told it to grab my time machine backup of 10.5.2, did that. couldn't login. that another issue though (i think), so i reinstalled again w/o using my backup at first. used migration assistant to get my backup all on the machine, performed permission repairs once my original backup was up and running. - - ran software update once more, (it was a 10.5.0 disk so it thought it was at 10.5.0) when i ran software update it had a bunch of updates, including the 10.5.3 combo update. told it to update and it IMMEDIATELY asked me to reboot. - - now i know i couldn't have downloaded them that fast. but i obliged, rebooted, claimed to have installed things, came back and it was 10.5.3. - - same problems, it wanted nothing to do with mounting FAT32 volumes, and eventually i rebooted, just to see the same reportcrash errors over and over again... - - i could try various methods w/ my backup, or just forgo updating to 10.5.3 at all. anyone have some suggestions?

heres one of the several reportcrashes, i believe this one is from when it was booting.
Process: kextd [88]
Path: /usr/libexec/kextd
Identifier: kextd
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
Date/Time: 2008-05-30 15:44:15.773 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.3 (9D34)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS at 0x0000000000635000
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libz.1.dylib 0x914aa098 inflate_fast + 1096
1 libz.1.dylib 0x914a8b2c inflate + 4492
2 com.apple.framework.IOKit 0x94442e6c _KXKextManagerAddRepositoryFromCacheFile + 480
3 com.apple.framework.IOKit 0x94444f0c KXKextManagerAddRepositoryDirectory + 1128
4 kextd 0x000039f0 0x1000 + 10736
5 kextd 0x0000225c 0x1000 + 4700
Thread 0 crashed with PPC Thread State 32:
srr0: 0x914aa098 srr1: 0x0200d030 dar: 0x00635000 dsisr: 0x42000000
r0: 0x00000008 r1: 0xbffff890 r2: 0x00000000 r3: 0x00805e00
r4: 0x00000001 r5: 0x00000011 r6: 0x0001cd2c r7: 0x0007fb9d
r8: 0x00634fff r9: 0x00000072 r10: 0x914b12e8 r11: 0x00000000
r12: 0x0007f989 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x0000001b
r16: 0x00008000 r17: 0x0041a7bd r18: 0x00008000 r19: 0x00081000
r20: 0x914b12e8 r21: 0x00000007 r22: 0x00008000 r23: 0x000001ff
r24: 0x00080bef r25: 0x0084f638 r26: 0x00806b70 r27: 0x00000000
r28: 0xbffff95c r29: 0x00000024 r30: 0x00806330 r31: 0x914a9c60
cr: 0x24424422 xer: 0x20000007 lr: 0x914a8b30 ctr: 0x00000000
vrsave: 0x00000000
Binary Images:
0x1000 - 0x16fff kextd ??? (???) <7aba9b1449e1256c8c6a34e3cd5f402a> /usr/libexec/kextd
0x8fe00000 - 0x8fe30b23 dyld 96.2 (???) <de66a32c822723aa5d6fb93f79e40ae9> /usr/lib/dyld
0x903b0000 - 0x90549fe3 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) <787ea59c19201d04a507b13d2bb3f9ac> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x90564000 - 0x90647feb libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) <23a407d7dac6090562827e97bac3cb86> /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0x908ea000 - 0x908efff6 libmathCommon.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
0x908f0000 - 0x9091bff7 libauto.dylib ??? (???) <b3a3a4b0f09653bd6d58f1847922b533> /usr/lib/libauto.dylib
0x90a3e000 - 0x90a47fff com.apple.DiskArbitration 2.2.1 (2.2.1) <a389b4c2badce39540f24402f7df35e7> /System/Library/Frameworks/DiskArbitration.framework/Versions/A/DiskArbitration
0x90bc0000 - 0x90d08ffb libicucore.A.dylib ??? (???) <dd2fd169aa328f6e97a1d700e5846866> /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib
0x9101e000 - 0x91143ff3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 6.5.2 (476.13) <3b30e87617efcb7c8d011da234eafb56> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
0x914a6000 - 0x914b4fff libz.1.dylib ??? (???) <1a70dd3594a8c5ad39d785af5da23237> /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib
0x92d0e000 - 0x92ef3fff com.apple.security 5.0.3 (33532) <dc897a4cd41d7281f2ead4e0a5b1e4c8> /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
0x94423000 - 0x944b7ff7 com.apple.framework.IOKit 1.5.1 (???) <c1d6fa5eb7372b90ca4fea8910170152> /System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit
0x95256000 - 0x952bdffb libstdc++.6.dylib ??? (???) <a4e9b10268b3ffac26d0296499b24e8e> /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib
0x9672c000 - 0x96737ffb libgcc_s.1.dylib ??? (???) <ea47fd375407f162c76d14d64ba246cd> /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib
0xfffec000 - 0xfffeffff libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0xffff8000 - 0xffff9703 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
this seemed to happen around the time when my fat32 drive wouldent mount itself.
Process: kextload [61]
Path: /sbin/kextload
Identifier: kextload
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: automount [60]
Date/Time: 2008-05-30 14:48:27.470 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.3 (9D34)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS at 0x0000000000635000
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libz.1.dylib 0x914aa098 inflate_fast + 1096
1 libz.1.dylib 0x914a8b2c inflate + 4492
2 com.apple.framework.IOKit 0x94442e6c _KXKextManagerAddRepositoryFromCacheFile + 480
3 com.apple.framework.IOKit 0x94444f0c KXKextManagerAddRepositoryDirectory + 1128
4 kextload 0x000030ac 0x1000 + 8364
5 kextload 0x00001ef4 0x1000 + 3828
Thread 0 crashed with PPC Thread State 32:
srr0: 0x914aa098 srr1: 0x0000d030 dar: 0x00635000 dsisr: 0x42000000
r0: 0x00000008 r1: 0xbffff600 r2: 0x00000000 r3: 0x00805a00
r4: 0x00000001 r5: 0x00000011 r6: 0x0001cd2c r7: 0x0006bb9d
r8: 0x00634fff r9: 0x00000072 r10: 0x914b12e8 r11: 0x00000000
r12: 0x0006b989 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000001 r15: 0x0000001b
r16: 0x00008000 r17: 0x0041a7bd r18: 0x00008000 r19: 0x0006d000
r20: 0x914b12e8 r21: 0x00000007 r22: 0x00008000 r23: 0x000001ff
r24: 0x0006cbef r25: 0x0084f638 r26: 0x00806770 r27: 0x00000000
r28: 0xbffff6cc r29: 0x00000024 r30: 0x00805f30 r31: 0x914a9c60
cr: 0x24424422 xer: 0x20000007 lr: 0x914a8b30 ctr: 0x00000000
vrsave: 0x00000000
Binary Images:
0x1000 - 0x5ffe +kextload ??? (???) <12f7459dafce3cfb326caa23f0ef98df> /sbin/kextload
0x8fe00000 - 0x8fe30b23 dyld 96.2 (???) <de66a32c822723aa5d6fb93f79e40ae9> /usr/lib/dyld
0x903b0000 - 0x90549fe3 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) <787ea59c19201d04a507b13d2bb3f9ac> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x90564000 - 0x90647feb libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) <23a407d7dac6090562827e97bac3cb86> /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0x908ea000 - 0x908efff6 libmathCommon.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
0x908f0000 - 0x9091bff7 libauto.dylib ??? (???) <b3a3a4b0f09653bd6d58f1847922b533> /usr/lib/libauto.dylib
0x90bc0000 - 0x90d08ffb libicucore.A.dylib ??? (???) <dd2fd169aa328f6e97a1d700e5846866> /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib
0x9101e000 - 0x91143ff3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 6.5.2 (476.13) <3b30e87617efcb7c8d011da234eafb56> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
0x914a6000 - 0x914b4fff libz.1.dylib ??? (???) <1a70dd3594a8c5ad39d785af5da23237> /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib
0x94423000 - 0x944b7ff7 com.apple.framework.IOKit 1.5.1 (???) <c1d6fa5eb7372b90ca4fea8910170152> /System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit
0x95256000 - 0x952bdffb libstdc++.6.dylib ??? (???) <a4e9b10268b3ffac26d0296499b24e8e> /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib
0x9672c000 - 0x96737ffb libgcc_s.1.dylib ??? (???) <ea47fd375407f162c76d14d64ba246cd> /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib
0xfffec000 - 0xfffeffff libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0xffff8000 - 0xffff9703 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
and heres another for good measure.
Process: automount [60]
Path: /usr/sbin/automount
Identifier: automount
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: autofsd [49]
Date/Time: 2008-05-30 14:48:35.802 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.3 (9D34)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE at 0x0000000000000010
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x903b9b88 strlen + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x904503cc __vfprintf$LDBL128 + 16332
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9044c530 __vfprintf$LDBL128 + 304
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9045cb08 vfprintf$LDBL128 + 108
4 automount 0x00001b94 0x1000 + 2964
5 automount 0x00002038 0x1000 + 4152
6 automount 0x0000191c 0x1000 + 2332
Thread 0 crashed with PPC Thread State 32:
srr0: 0x903b9b88 srr1: 0x0000d030 dar: 0x00000010 dsisr: 0x40000000
r0: 0x9044dc6c r1: 0xbfffea30 r2: 0xbffffd40 r3: 0x00000013
r4: 0xa00b6f2c r5: 0x00000010 r6: 0x556e6b6e r7: 0xffffffff
r8: 0x6572726f r9: 0x00000010 r10: 0x903f9c28 r11: 0xa0081b60
r12: 0x903b9b80 r13: 0xffffffff r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0xa007bd34 r17: 0xbffff91b r18: 0x00000013 r19: 0xbffff288
r20: 0x00000000 r21: 0x00000073 r22: 0x0000003b r23: 0x00000000
r24: 0xbfffead0 r25: 0x00000000 r26: 0x0000003b r27: 0xbffff919
r28: 0xbffff8ec r29: 0xbfffead8 r30: 0xbffff8ff r31: 0x9044c42c
cr: 0x24008224 xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x9044dc6c ctr: 0x903b9b80
vrsave: 0x80000000
Binary Images:
0x1000 - 0x9ffc +automount ??? (???) <65010012e04db38d31e855149e05de2d> /usr/sbin/automount
0xe000 - 0x10ffd libutil.dylib ??? (???) <dacc21eea7647ba1bee44ffc0124489d> /usr/lib/libutil.dylib
0x8fe00000 - 0x8fe30b23 dyld 96.2 (???) <de66a32c822723aa5d6fb93f79e40ae9> /usr/lib/dyld
0x903b0000 - 0x90549fe3 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) <787ea59c19201d04a507b13d2bb3f9ac> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x90564000 - 0x90647feb libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) <23a407d7dac6090562827e97bac3cb86> /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0x908ea000 - 0x908efff6 libmathCommon.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
0x908f0000 - 0x9091bff7 libauto.dylib ??? (???) <b3a3a4b0f09653bd6d58f1847922b533> /usr/lib/libauto.dylib
0x90bc0000 - 0x90d08ffb libicucore.A.dylib ??? (???) <dd2fd169aa328f6e97a1d700e5846866> /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib
0x9101e000 - 0x91143ff3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 6.5.2 (476.13) <3b30e87617efcb7c8d011da234eafb56> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
0x92d0e000 - 0x92ef3fff com.apple.security 5.0.3 (33532) <dc897a4cd41d7281f2ead4e0a5b1e4c8> /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
0x95256000 - 0x952bdffb libstdc++.6.dylib ??? (???) <a4e9b10268b3ffac26d0296499b24e8e> /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib
0x9672c000 - 0x96737ffb libgcc_s.1.dylib ??? (???) <ea47fd375407f162c76d14d64ba246cd> /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib
0x96c3f000 - 0x96c5aff3 com.apple.DirectoryService.Framework 3.5.3 (3.5.3) <07a5cceb7997a9a03749b1b15c7f9c5f> /System/Library/Frameworks/DirectoryService.framework/Versions/A/DirectoryServi ce
0xfffec000 - 0xfffeffff libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0xffff8000 - 0xffff9703 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
i tried to get one of each process crash.
i dont know how much of these logs are required to find out what the problem could be. but heres hoping. - -

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Mountain Lion (10.8) is available here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion. Mavericks (10.9) is no longer available, and once you have 10.6.8, you can download OS X Yosemite (10.10, the latest) from the Mac App Store. If your Mac isn't compatible, you can still download Lion (10.7): http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion.

Problem installing Mac OS X Update on PowerBook G4

I'm trying to install the Mac OS X Update Combined 10.5.5 on my PowerBook G4 but it can't open the installer package. It keeps saying the Bill of Materials was not found. Are there any answers to this please?
Thanks,
Colin

The System Requirements on the update page I already mentioned
(http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1055comboupdate.html) clearly state that
*Mac OS X 10.5.1 - Mac OS X 10.5.4* is required for this update.
Is it not obvious that 10.3.9 does not meet this requirement?
You must buy Leopard (an OS upgrade ) before you can update it.

Leopard 10.5.5 software update crashed powerbook, unable to solve reinstall

Powerbook 15" G4 running Leopard with software updates turned on. Update started but never completed. Mac won't restart, reaches apple logo and indicator and hangs permanently.
Follow support articles already tried the following fixes:
Unable to start mac in safeboot mode or verbose mode
Able to start mode in single user mode
fsck reports no disk errors
Checked no ApplicationEnhancer present.
Reset PMU and still can't restart
Reset PMU and PRAM and still can't restart
Tried to startup from OSx install diskette and startup reaches blue screen and coloured pin wheel but no further, so unable to archive and reinstall
Any suggestions what else to try?

yes yes, 5.1 problem! installed update for OS 5.0 to OS 5.1 and now Safari and Mail will not open.
I grabbed both apps from time machine as well and this 5.1 does not even like Safari and Mail from the 5.0.
and, repair disk permissions took forever, nothing resolved there. Do I make room on HD to re install Leopard 5.0?

Update Disaster. Graphics card problems.

(yes, MORE problems!)
Ok I dont really think its a disaster but it sure fells like it.
My computer (G5 desktop OS 10.4.9, no intel) crashed and powed down during an update. Now nothing functions properly! I get this when it starts.
Sysmquickmenu quit unexpectadly.
and: archiveassistant quit unexpectadly.
AND: sh:line 1 command not found. Operation not permitted.
Also my itunes says its version 7.1.1 but the new features are not visable.
My graphics card seems to be glitching when i start up.
The screen color is very dark, i notice when i exit a Hi-Def game the color returns to normal. So when i start up i enter the game and then exit, to see properly.
By the way im using an Apple LCD Cinema Display

I also experienced problems with my graphics card after installing the latest update via the "software update" application. I have the standard GeForce FX 5200 installed in my Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz. After the update, the available resolutions listed in my "display preferences" were changed. Several additional resolutions were added, most of which were "interlaced." I normally run my display, a Sony Multiscan crt, at 1024 x 768. This was now only available as a "interlaced" option, which would not display properly on my monitor. I downloaded the 10.4.9 Combo Updater directly from the Apple web site. Once I ran the combo updater, it removed the "interlaced" options and restored my normal choices. Everything is now running smoothly. If anyone is having graphics card issues, I would give the combo updater a try.
Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Mac OS update kills Powerbook G4

Hi. I'm using a 15-inch Powerbook G4 and have had no problems whatsoever. Until today. I downloaded the latest OS upgrade and now the computer won't boot. I get the white screen with the Apple logo and nothing else.
Anyone else have this problem? How do I fix it?
Thanks.

Hi GothamPhotog,
I hope you were backed up before trying the upgrade; reverting to your earlier trouble-free state would be easiest. I haven't done any of this myself, but if you can boot to your Tiger install dvd, you could try the strategy in Igor Minar's blog. Seems to have worked for a lot of people. Note that you will have to adjust his Terminal commands to suit the name of your HD and version (PPC) of the updater. Finally, if it were me, I would use the Combo (163 MB) version of the updater.
TiBook 867MHz 1 GB Mac OS X (10.4.7) G5 10.4.5; LaCie d2 160GB

Kernel Panic after Leopard update on Powerbook G4

I've updated my 15" Powerbook G4 to Leopard. Initially everything seemed ok (for about half an hour), but then I started to get Kernel Panics everytime my machine went to sleep.
It also sometimes didn't start up - I heard the start-up sound, but the screen stayed dark. After resetting the PRAM it would work again. I replaced the RAM, but the problem persisted.
I then thought it may be a hard disk problem, because when I booted from an external 10.5 or 10.4 disk, the problem was gone and my computer went to sleep without any problems.
So I ended up buying a new hard disk for my Powerbook, installed Leopard, and it indeed looked as if the problem was solved - for half a day. Because it re-occured after leaving my machine on overnight to allow spotlight to index the HD. The next morning, it wouldn't wake up from sleep mode (the white indicator light at the front also wasn't on), I restarted and the problem came back. Everytime my machine tries to go to sleep, or I put it to sleep, I get a kernel panic.
Any thoughts what this may be? I'd hate to have to go back to 10.4, but I also fear that it may be a hardware problem. Strange though that a replacement HD would fix it for a little while (or booting from an external HD).

Hi Barry
Thank you for your help. You may give me too much credit for my hardware knowledge, though. I can replace RAM, but that's about it. Everything else is done by my hardware genius friend at work.
Nevertheless, I have now noticed that the problem seems to be specific for only one of my user accounts. Not surprisingly, the one I use most. None of my other accounts, including the admin account, are not affected. Wouldn't this argue against a hardware problem? Unless someone has a better idea, I may just have to delete this account and see if this will do the trick. Is there any way to painlessly migrate all the meat (keychain etc.) into a new account?
Thanks a bunch for any help.
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10.4.6 Update disaster

Since I updated to 10.4.6, my hard drive seems to have disappeared, and I can't see it in disk utility.
I tried disk Utility with my MacOS InstallCD : it sees my hard drive, but the volume is not mounted (and can't be !!!). Of course it can't be repaired.
I erased my hard drive, and I'm now trying to re install.
I had bought my DualG4 with Mac OS 10.2. (which comes with MacOS 9.2)
Then I bought Tiger last year.
I thought I had to reinstall 10.2 (because I need to have MacOS 9), so that's what I did ; but since, each time I try to boot, after a few seconds there's a message that says : "you need to restart your computer" !!!!
I'm fed up with Update problems (3 months ago, I had big FireWire troubles after an update).
Can anybody help me ?

Thanks for you answer !
Actually, I could boot into MacOS9 until the day I installed MacOS 10.4.6 Update.
After this update, I couldn't boot into Mac OS 9 anymore.
After this update, my hard drive did not appear in Disk Utility any longer.
So I decided to erase my hard drive and re-install everything.
I finally managed to re-install Mac OS 10.2 yesterday (with the Install CD that came with my G4).
Then I connected to the Internet, and I made all the updates (til Mac OS 10.2.8) ; everything seemed to be OK.
So I tried to install Mac OS X Tiger (the install CD I bought last year). The installation quits after 20 minutes, and there's a message that says there has been some errors during the installation, and I have to try again.
I tried to install Tiger 5 times (archive and install, or erase and install, etc...). The same thing happened.
My hard drive is formatted with HFS+ (extended and journalled). The 10.4 Disk Utiliyty says tha hard drive is OK.
I'm beginning to... cry.

Can I update my powerbook G4 OSX 10.5.8 to Snow Leopard

I want to know if I can upgrade my Powerbook G4 to snow leopard

No. You need a Mac with an Intel processor...
Snow Leopard Specs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575

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