Archive/Erase and Install fail

I hate to add my own sob story here, but I'm at a loss here.
I'd had lingering minor problems with my Tiger installation, so I figured that when I got Leopard, I'd wipe my hard drive and start fresh. So I pop in the disc and 24 hours later, I've had no success. At first, I thought my problems might be the result of a bad DVD, so I returned it to the CambridgeSide store today and obtained a replacement, which fails exactly as before.
I've tried using both "Archive and Install" and "Erase and Install", with several extras or just the base system; it always terminates with a message about how the Installer could not validate the contents of the "Essentials" package. At one point, after a botched Erase and Install I tried an Archive and Install for kicks, and it seemed to get farther along before terminating in another Install Failed, this time telling me that it could not install files to my hard drive.
I've run Verify Disk in Disk Utility on my hard drive twice, and it hasn't found anything wrong. Anyone have any idea what's going on?

Larry V. wrote:
I The Genius I worked with told me it was likely a bug (albeit a major one) in the install program.
Well there's one Genius whom I can respect.
I think this is the conclusion many of us are reaching. I wonder if it might be related to the DVD being double-layered? It might simply demand a tad too much from an older or slightly out-of-kilter optical drive.
I know for a fact that the ultra-thin optical drives in the MBPs have been a headache for Apple.
Eventually this will all be sorted out. My disks shipped today. I am already an expert in what not to do, but only the doing on my own machines will tell how well I have learned my lessons. I have two MBPs and one G5 to Leopardize. I will have a house full of backups for each before I even start

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Is "erase and install" better than "archive and install"

I have heard its best for permormance purposes to do an erase and install, but is that really true? it seems like much less of a hassle to just do the archive and install. any thoughts?

Jeff,
To me, there is not much difference in doing an Erase and Install as opposed to an Archive and Install but NOT preserving user settings...
An erase and install might be a little better but not much plus you would need to reinstall everything.
With an Archive and Install and NOT preserving user settings, you still have a brand new system with nothing from the old system installed... However, you do have a folder called "Previous Systems" which has all your stuff in it... If you want some stuff out of that folder, you can get it.. Otherwise, if you throw that folder out, it will be just about as good as an Erase and Install....
Now, an Archive and Install and preserving user settings is a little different because it does bring things over from the old system....

Archive and install or Erase and install

Gee!!! it is nice to be off of the Quicktime topics and moving towards a solution !,
After a disastrous attempt to down grade from Quicktime 7.4, it has become necessary for me to reinstall my system from my original D.V.D, which I have done before but it has been over 2 years. I am wondering how best to reinstall the numerous updates already on the system, which is Tiger 10.4.11 on a G4 power book.
I have and will reinstall the system using the Original D.V.D, thenI will install Tiger , and then iLife six ( without iMovie six), so far so good ? Then do I use Software updates to do the rest stopping at Quicktime 7.2 ?
The condition of the current system is as follows,
I can use safari, and Mac Mail, and a few of the apps that I had in the dock when every thing went crazy. Omni Disk Sweep is one of them, which I can use to see all of my system files and what is in the trash, I can also see all the system files and home folder browsing for attachments in mac mail.
What I cant access is Finder, it is gone, as well as my Desktop, the menu bar at the top where airport is shown only opens if an app is open and I cant open the trash to retrieve the files I ditched from the System files.
In preparation for a system reinstall I used target disk mode to move all of what I want from the G4 powerbook to my iMac using copy and paste (something always goes wrong with back up ), my iTunes Library ,Photos, Users library, Documents ,Desktop folder, Movies , about 54 Gigs.
With all of this done Couldn't I just do an erase and install and have a fresh new system? and are there any other files it behooves me to add to the ones I already have saved ? I still have previous system folders from past archive and installs, should I save those to?
I care a lot about my third party apps for iMovie editing and also saved my Users /Library/Preferences/iMovie folder where all the plugs are.

Doesn't really sound like archive and install would be of much benefit to you, with as fubarred as everything sounds. However, you would at least have what you had before, just in case there's some unixy or other obscure thing that you did in the past that you need to reinstall because of the reversion to an OEM state. After 10.4.0 is reinstalled from DVD, then apply the OS 10.4.11 combo ppc update to get you up to the latest and greatest in one fell swoop. I believe that QT7.4 came out later than 10.4.11 release so that should be okay. Don't know about QT7.3, though.

I did an erase and install of os 10.6.8 and it failed

Macbook Pro:
- selling my 2011 MBPro... did an erase & install for 10.6.8... Erased fine, but install failed... started install over, same result. Third try, same result... so, Disc Utility checked install disc and hard drive, they check out OK, there was a message that went with the big yellow caution/alert exclamation point that said (wish I wrote it down) "install failed, then something about script error I think....
- tried again, but did custom install and left out other languages... this time, installed OK, but when starting up, got to keyboard select, highlighted US keyboard and clicked Next and it hangs there... had to use the power button to shut it down, and tried 2 more times, same result, can't get past Keyboard layout selection...
- don't know how to eject the install disc, or how to get past my situation... anyone? Thanks!

1: Hold the power button down to hard shutdown.
2: Hold the option key and trackpad button down and boot the machine.
3: The disk hopefully should pop out, if not when you get to Startup Manager, keep pressing eject on the keyboard.
4: Take some rubbing alcohol (a tiny bit) on a soft clean cloth and polish the bottom of the disk, when dry and blemish free, stick it in and when it appears, click the arrow key to boot from it.
5: Review your secure erase procedures here to make sure your not leaving data
How do I securely delete data from the machine?
6: Try to reinstall 10.6 again
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
7: If that fails, call Apple and tell them you have a Early 2011 Mac and require MACHINE SPECIFIC Snow Leopard install disks. (10.6.4 -10.6.8) These disks also include the free iLife suite on them.
The 10.6 white retail disks sold online are 10.6.3 and won't work in your machine due to a lack of more recent hardware drivers not present on those disks also they don't contain the free iLife suite.
8: After install, just hard shutdown and it will boot to the "Welcome" video for the next owner.
9: If Apple is going to take too long to send you disks or won't, there is a option to create a image of the bad disk and burn a new one on another Mac (possibly on a PC too) as a ISO image.
Sometimes when the read and burn occurs, errors are repaired and the new image will work when the old one won't.
http://www.walterjessen.com/make-a-bootable-backup-snow-leopard-install-disc/
10: Another option is to create a Snow Leopard boot USB from the disk
http://www.maciverse.com/install-os-x-snow-leopard-from-usb-flash-drive.html

Missing groups and memberships on Archive and Install vs Erase and Install

The shortname user group problem seems to be quite well documented now but I spotted another two differences. An Erase and Install Leopard machine has the following two groups:
Screen Sharing 102
Public 101
on an Archive and Install machine
Screen Sharing 101 and there is no Public group at all!
I don't believe this causes any problems per-se but is odd..anyone got any input?
It's also worth noting that my admin account on the Archive and Install Machine was not a member of the following two groups either:
App Server Admins 81
Application Server 79
whereas it is on the Erase and Install machine.....

Appears that you don't have a bootable backup/clone of your previous Tiger installation. Your current installation is screwed up, so I don't think it can get any worse. You could always try making a bootable backup/clone of the current installation and then go about trying to solve the KP problem, as detailed in http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html

Failed Erase and Install of OS X Tiger on a 15" MacBook Pro (older model)

Hello,
I just recently attempted to erase and install Tiger on my MacBook Pro using the two installation CDs that came with my computer when I originally purchased it (August 2006). The error I am having trouble with is that about three quarters of the way through the installation using disc 2, the installation stops and says that it was unsuccesful due to errors that occured in the installation process. The installer suggest that I attempt the installation again and asks for disc 2, at which point the process starts again and I recieve the exact same error message.
I tried to solve the problem myself by looking at the support pages, but nothing specifically addressed my problem. The support site said that sometimes a lack of RAM can be to blame but clearly my computer's 2 GB is more than the reccomended 512 MB or 256 MB or whatever it said it was.
I suppose the culprit is either the install disc or my hard drive. All I really need is to know how to get out of the installing process and try and install off of a different OS X Tiger DVD disc that I have in addition to the two CDs that came with the computer. This obviously will tell me if my computer or the disc is at fault. I hope it's the disc.
Thank you very much for your help,
-Travis
15" MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.10) 2 GB RAM 120 GB Hard Drive

travishaby:
+There isn't any way to access the utlilities menu,+
I suspect that there may errors in the directory that is causing your difficulties. I suggest that you start over.
Formatting, Partitioning Zeroing a Hard Disk Drive
Warning! This procedure will destroy all data on your Hard Disk Drive. Be sure you have an up-to-date, tested backup of at least your Users folder and any third party applications you do not want to re-install before attempting this procedure.
Boot from the install CD holding down the "C" key.
Select language
Go to the Utilities menu (Tiger) Installer menu (Panther & earlier) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left side bar.
Select Partition tab in main panel. (You are about to create a single partition volume.)
Select number of partition in pull-down menu above Volume diagram.
(Note: 1 partition is normally better for an internal HDD. External HDDs usually have more than one)
Type in name in Name field (usually Macintosh HD)
Select Volume Format as Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Click Partition button at bottom of panel.
Select Erase tab
Select the sub-volume under Manufacturer ID (usually Macintosh HD).
Check to be sure your Volume Name and Volume Format are correct.
Select on Security Options button (Tiger) Options button (Panther & earlier).
Select Zero all data. (This process will map out bad blocks on your HDD. However, it could take several hours. If you want a quicker method, don't go to Security Options and just click the Erase button.)
Click OK.
Click Erase button
Quit Disk Utility.
Open installer and begin installation process.
(Note: There is some question about the usefulness of zeroing the HDD, but because of the difficulties you are having I think it is advisable)
Please post back with further questions or comments.
Good luck.
cornelius
Message was edited by: cornelius

IMac still broken after 10.5.7 problems and Erase and Install

I had written the following at the end of a "solved" post when it was suggested that I start a new post instead. So here is what I had...
Ok. I think my iMac was turned into a giant paper weight by 10.5.7.
Here's what happened with the Archive and Install. The screen said "Calculating Time Remaining" and stayed there for over an hour. I searched the boards and found that I should try to create a partition with Disk Utility and then try again.
So, I hard reset the computer and reboot off the Leopard DVD. I tried to make the partition but couldn't figure out how. Turns out I needed to click on the actual hard drive icon, not the existing Volume icon (which I discovered later). So, I checked the drive for repairs and it still checked out ok. I decided to erase the drive and go from there.
While tinkering in the Utilities I noticed the Restore from Backup option. So, I plugged in my Firewire Time Machine drive and began a restore from the last time my System was using 10.5.6. The restore completed successfully and I was hopeful that things would be ok.
I restarted the machine and it immediately went in to Open Firmware and the fans start spinning at full. So, I shake my head and decide to reset NVRAM. It tries to reboot and I have to hard restart it 3 or 4 times (as usual lately) and was able to reboot again off the Leopard install DVD.
That's it, I thought. I'm going to erase and install OS X.
I go back to Disk Utility and figure out how to partition the drive. I create a single partition and begin the process of Install OS X. It says starts fine and in about 40 minutes it is complete.
Restart with fingers crossed! New OS, wiped drive... it HAS to work, right?
Nope.
Same problems... freezing on boot, fans loud, etc. I reset PRAM and SMU(SMC).
Luckily I don't have any pressing work on my computer - someone who did would be quite angry with Apple that this was happening.
For my part... I now have a wiped hard drive... all iTunes content, iPhoto content, all my apps, games, docs... GONE. I do have the Time Machine backup... but did it really have to come to this? I suppose my hard drive could be failing... but wouldn't the multiple disk checks have shown something?
If there are any suggestions I'm all ears. I have reached the limits of my troubleshooting knowledge.
Thanks,
Jon
Follow-up:
After the computer had been off for several hours over night I decided to start it up again to see what would happen. At first it looked encouraging... got the startup chime, the Apple logo, the progress wheel.... then kernel panic.
Several hard restarts later (to get the Leopard DVD out of the drive) and the iMac now sits, packed in it's original box, ready to go to the Apple Store.
My question is this... does anyone think this might be a power supply issue?
The reason I ask is that I exhausted ALL troubleshooting procedures that I can think of. These include:
Replacing RAM, both DIMMs
Reset PRAM and NVRAM and SMC
Check hard drive using install DVD - OK
Restore 10.5.6 from Time Machine drive - did not resolve issues
Erase and Install OS X - did not resolve issue
Plug iMac in to wall outlet versus power strip
Removed all peripherals
etc, etc
I just can't believe that upgrading to 10.5.7 would hose my hardware. The iMac was working fine until 10.5.7 except the occasional crash of Halo on the larger maps.
Totally stumped.
Thanks,
Jon

Hello Joanne:
A suggestion - reset the SMU:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1767
If that does not help, let me try to answer your questions.
Wondering if I should roll back to 10.5.4 which is what I had, and, if so, how to do it?
If you have Time Machine, use that (a copy before the problem). If you do not have TM (or a bootable clone) the way to go back is to do an archive and install:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1710
Also, I've downloaded the Safari update, which I know won't run on that, so would I even be able to get the old Safari back?
The archive and install will do that. By the by, Safari 4 should run just fine on your system. It is faster than Safari 3.
Barry

Leopard 10.5.7 refuses to launch applications after "erase and install"

I have an older iMac G5 (1.6Mhz PPC, 2 Gb RAM) born with Panther OS. I wanted to update some applications so I could have a secure browser and other apps. I upgraded the RAM to 2 Gb as a first step. The additional RAM really perked up the old iMac so the next step was to update the OS to 10.5.6 using a DVD that was printed in Jan '09 and sold as part of a bundle pack with the new iLife 09 and iWork 09.
I thought I could get away with an overwrite installation and I knew there were risks in doing that. The result was a really bugey computer with frequent terminal views, kernel panics and even hard shut downs. Apple issued the 10.5.7 update and that helped stabilize the system somewhat.
I still had problems with instablility of the OS and with Safari 3.2.3, Firefox 3 and other applications. I decided to reinstall Leopard using the archive and install procedure. The 2nd install stabilized the OS but I still had problems with browsers and Open Office refusing to launch.
I did lots of troubleshooting using Onyx, MemTest OSX, repair permissions in the Disk Utility, etc. I created a new user account and the problems persisted. I decided to try a third install of the OS using the Erase and Install procedure.
The system now has Safari 4.0.1 but after a few page views Safari crashed and now it crashes as soon as you launch it. A freshly downloaded Camino browser does the same thing. iTunes, System Profiler and a fresh download of Onyx also refuse to launch. All of them crash while launching.
I can launch an ancient version of IE and Firefox 3 from the desktop.
After the last OS X install, I noticed the system did not accept the first attempts at downloading the Leopard updates and the Safari update. A second attempt was successful for both. I am reluctanct to proceed with installing anymore applications until I can fix what I believe is a problem with the OS. The OS worked well after the archive and install procedure and I am thinking it should be able to work at least as well after the erase and install.
I live in a rural area and the nearest Apple "genius" counter is about a 5 hour round trip. Is there anyone out there that has encountered this problem?

The Internet Explorer came with the iMac and I never used it. I had it on a disk so I put it on the desktop to get a download of Camino after Safari failed. It's so old that most websites can't render for it unless they have some html default page.
Here is what the Crash Reporter log had. The iTunes was on the OS X install disk. The Camino browser was downloaded from Caminobrowser.org.
Process: iTunes [275]
Path: /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes
Identifier: com.apple.iTunes
Version: ??? (???)
Build Info: iTunes-8202301~15
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [67]
Date/Time: 2009-07-04 21:34:25.644 -0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.7 (9J61)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 17FE9D2E-ED3C-44C8-BD16-23C937CA83AE
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000008fe0105c
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Symbol not found: __ZN7WebCore11RenderLayer18gAlignCenterAlwaysE
Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.frame work/Versions/A/WebCore
Process: Safari [118]
Path: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Identifier: com.apple.Safari
Version: ??? (???)
Build Info: WebBrowser-55301800~1
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [67]
Date/Time: 2009-07-04 21:14:45.039 -0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.7 (9J61)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 17FE9D2E-ED3C-44C8-BD16-23C937CA83AE
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000008fe0105c
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Symbol not found: __ZN7WebCore11RenderLayer18gAlignCenterAlwaysE
Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.frame work/Versions/A/WebCore
Process: Camino [361]
Path: /Volumes/Camino/Camino.app/Contents/MacOS/Camino
Identifier: org.mozilla.camino
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [67]
Date/Time: 2009-07-04 22:14:43.753 -0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.7 (9J61)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 17FE9D2E-ED3C-44C8-BD16-23C937CA83AE
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000008fe0105c
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Symbol not found: __ZN7WebCore11RenderLayer18gAlignCenterAlwaysE
Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.frame work/Versions/A/WebCore

HD not an option to erase and install on

I have been working through a problem with my 1.5 year old Powerbook over the past few weeks. I was first told I had to archive and install but when I tried that an error message told me that the disk was too damaged. I got my hands on a copy of the disk warrior boot disk and was able to retrieve all the files I wanted to save, but the program was unable to rebuild the disk.
Now I am prepared to erase and install, but when it comes time to select a volume to install to, nothing shows up. (this is the third step of the install process, before I actually choose erase and install vs. archive/install). does erasing through disk utility make it possible to install OSX again without taking up all my space? are there any other options to look into before taking my computer to a store or something and getting the hard drive replaced?

Can you start/boot the computer from your hard drive boot volume?
If so, after the startup process is complete, go to Application > Utilities > Disk Utility.
Launch Disk Utility and select the hard drive at the very top of the drives and volumes window.
Under the First Aid tab, what does the S.M.A.R.T. status indicate at the bottom of the window?
If anything other than Verified, your hard drive is failing or has failed and needs to be replaced.
If the S.M.A.R.T. status for the hard drive is shown as Verified, quit Disk Utility and boot the compute from your Tiger install disc.
Select your language and at the Installer screen/prompt, navigate to Disk Utility via the Installer menu bar.
If you are unable to boot the computer from your hard drive boot volume, select the hard drive at the very top of the drives and volumes window and under the First Aid tab, check the S.M.A.R.T. status. If shown as Verified, you need to erase the hard drive using Disk Utility. Be sure HFS+ (or extended) is selected as the format with Journaling enabled.
When completed, quit Disk Utility and the focus will return to the Installer.
Try performing an Erase & Install again.

Please help with erase and install

I have been having major problems lately with my Leopard upgrade which I did once Leopard first came out.... Ran good for a while but now it locks up all the time and force quit does nothing... At first I did an Upgrade from Tiger but now I want to do an erase and install...
Can someone run me through using Time Machine to backup my existing drive for my Applications I have like CS3 and Quark etc...
My main question is... after running TM and having a copy of my existing hard drive.. once I erase and install Leopard can I just tell TM to put certain files back on but leave the NEW Leopard install clean?
Thank you in advance,
Marc

If you are going to go to the extreme of doing an Erase and Install, then do it right and also re-install all your third-party software. This will assure that you won't have problems caused by damaged components or files belonging to your third-party applications. Just backup your personal data files, pictures, music, etc. which you can do by copying them to your backup drive.
If this isn't feasible then rather than an Erase and Install do an Archive and Install:
How to Perform an Archive and Install
1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.5.2 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.

Can't erase and install SNow Leopard on old MacBook Pro

I am trying to erase and install Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro3,1. I boot up with the installation disc, get to pick a language but then a window pops up that says "Mac OS X can't be installed on this computer" and gives me the options to Restore from Backup or Restart.
I had upgraded to a 500GB hard drive on this machine which I used for months, but it is currently running off the hard drive of a new MacBook Pro that got fried. The installation disk I am using is the one I got with that unfortunate machine. Could this be the problem?
Any other suggestions?
Other info: Mac OS X 10.6.1 (108504)
Other History: The machine I am trying to erase and install on recently had its logic board replaced under warranty because of the NVIDIA graphics card issue. I have not found the service centre in South Africa to be very trustworthy, in fact the first time they claimed to have replaced the logic board, the computer (which had been intermittently failing to boot up) immediately started displaying the same problems. Another mac shop said to me that the "new" logic board looked so dusty that it seemed extremely unlikely that it had been replaced a week prior. Anyway, it has ostensibly been replaced again, along with a faulty superdrive.
When it went back to the service centre, they put in the hard drive of another, new, MacBook Pro of mine that got fried in an unrelated incident
Please help! I want to give this machine to an employee but
a) want to make sure it's stable and functioning properly, and
b) want to give it a clean slate with my personal data and settings erased.

You need a retail Snow Leopard installation disk. Available for $29 USD. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MACOS_XSNGL
Once you install it onto the old machine, you can use the setup assistant to migrate your stuff and apps from the other machine.

Cant erase and install cleanly. some type of hijack itseems.

m trying to erase and install cleanly. i know the procedure, done it many times due to the fact some very malicious and tech savvy individual has a beef with me for some reason. the attacks are worse and worse. its debilitating actually. not a game anymore. i was able to save a piece of all messages log during install. much different than previous install logs. the system works although i have very limited authority. and oddities re: preference panes,( its shows it as locked yet i ca change security setting even in std user account. only some terminal commands are operable even under sudo. (error message"command not found") e.g.: env, open, history, rm, ls -A, etc..... no function.
PLEASE NOTE : I UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THIS AND REALIZE THERE MAY NOT BE ANY RESPONSES OR RESOLUTIONS. IN ANY CASE THANKS A MILLION FOR YOUR TIME.
SORRY BOUT THE LENGTH....ALLMESSAGESLOG:
4/20/09 1:20:37 PM com.apple.launchctl.System[2] BootCacheControl: could not open /var/db/BootCache.playlist:
4/20/09 1:20:37 PM com.apple.launchctl.System[2] No such file or directory
4/20/09 1:20:38 PM com.apple.launchctl.System[2] launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
4/20/09 1:20:38 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
4/20/09 1:20:38 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd) Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel npvhash=4095
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kextd[10] 394 cached, 0 uncached personalities to catalog
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel hi mem tramps at 0xffe00000
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel PAE enabled
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel 64 bit mode enabled
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Darwin Kernel Version 9.0.0: Thu Oct 11 19:23:39 PDT 2007; root:xnu-1228~3/RELEASE_I386
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel vmpagebootstrap: 973843 free pages and 74733 wired pages
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel migtable_maxdispl = 79
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Extension "com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform" has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style.
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Extension "com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement" has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style.
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel devfsmakenode: not ready for devices!
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=0 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Loading security extension com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Loading security extension com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel calling mpopolicyinit for TMSafetyNet
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Loading security extension com.apple.security.seatbelt
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel calling mpopolicyinit for mb
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Seatbelt MACF policy initialized
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Security policy loaded: Seatbelt Policy (mb)
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel MAC Framework successfully initialized
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel using 16384 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vectors 64:87
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Extension "com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform" has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style.
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel ACPI: System State [S0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Extension "com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform" has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style.
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Extension "com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform" has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style.
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel mbinit: done
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Security auditing service present
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel BSM auditing present
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 1E76D942-E07B-3808-B155-B129A649A793
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 8025 built-in now active, GUID 001e52fffe48209e; max speed s800.
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleAHCI/PRT0@0 /IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDrive r/ST9500325AS Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Untitled@2
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel HFS: created HFBT on untilted
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Jettisoning kernel linker.
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Resetting IOCatalogue.
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel GFX0: family specific matching fails
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Matching service count = 1
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Matching service count = 2
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Matching service count = 2
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Matching service count = 2
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Matching service count = 2
4/20/09 1:20:39 PM kernel Matching service count = 2
4/20/09 1:20:41 PM kernel ath_attach: devid 0x24
4/20/09 1:20:42 PM kernel Override HT40 CTL Powers. EEPROM Version is 14.4, Device Type 5
4/20/09 1:20:42 PM kernel NVDANV50HAL loaded and registered.
4/20/09 1:20:42 PM kernel GFX0: family specific matching fails
4/20/09 1:20:42 PM kernel CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start []
4/20/09 1:20:42 PM kernel GFX0: family specific matching fails
4/20/09 1:20:42 PM kernel athdescdmasetup: tx dddescpaddr = 0x165a3000, length 0x46500(288000) bytes
4/20/09 1:20:42 PM kernel athdescdmasetup: beacon dddescpaddr = 0x1507a000, length 0x90(144) bytes
4/20/09 1:20:42 PM kernel mac 12.10 phy 8.1 radio 12.0
4/20/09 1:20:43 PM kernel CSRHIDTransitionDriver::switchToHCIMode legacy
4/20/09 1:20:43 PM kernel USBF: 9.152 CSRHIDTransitionDriver[0x6ddda00](IOUSBCompositeDevice) GetFullConfigDescriptor(0) returned NULL
4/20/09 1:20:43 PM kernel CSRHIDTransitionDriver... done
4/20/09 1:20:44 PM bootlog[60] BOOT_TIME: 1240258834 0
4/20/09 1:20:44 PM fseventsd[51] log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 1C2B66FB-7F36-44AC-82E6-865CFF20B0A8
4/20/09 1:20:44 PM rpc.statd[42] statd.notify - no notifications needed
4/20/09 1:20:45 PM kernel E:[AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController][FindInterfaces] mInt0InterruptMaxPacketSize = 16
4/20/09 1:20:46 PM DirectoryService[55] Launched version 5.0 (v514)
4/20/09 1:20:48 PM kernel yukon: Ethernet address 00:1b:63:bd:6c:4c
4/20/09 1:20:48 PM kernel AirPort_Athr5424ab: Ethernet address 00:1e:52:73:57:e4
4/20/09 1:20:48 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[47] Login Window Application Started
4/20/09 1:20:50 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd[72] SFLSharePointsEntry::InitializeSPNode: dsOpenRecord returned -14136
4/20/09 1:20:50 PM mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-162 (Oct 15 2007 16:31:59)[46] starting
4/20/09 1:20:50 PM configd[58] New network configuration saved
4/20/09 1:20:51 PM airportd[86] Launching AirPort updateprefs
4/20/09 1:20:51 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[43] Entering service
4/20/09 1:20:51 PM Apple80211 updateprefs[87] updateprefs launchd..
4/20/09 1:20:51 PM Apple80211 updateprefs[87] Changing version to 6 (6)
4/20/09 1:20:52 PM airportd[86] Error: ACInterfaceGetPowerPreference() failed
4/20/09 1:20:52 PM /usr/sbin/ocspd[92] starting
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM kextd[10] writing kernel link data to /var/run/mach.sym
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] ...Generating key pair...
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] ...creating certificate...
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Serial Number : 3F EF 8A D8
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Issuer Name :
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Common Name : com.apple.systemdefault
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Org : System Identity
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Subject Name :
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Common Name : com.apple.systemdefault
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Org : System Identity
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Cert Sig Algorithm : OID : < 06 09 2A 86 48 86 F7 0D 01 01 05 >
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] alg params : 05 00
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Not Before : 20:20:53 Apr 20, 2009
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Not After : 20:20:53 Apr 15, 2029
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Pub Key Algorithm : OID : < 06 09 2A 86 48 86 F7 0D 01 01 01 >
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] alg params : 05 00
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Pub key Bytes : Length 140 bytes : 30 81 89 02 81 81 00 BD ...
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] CSSM Key :
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Algorithm : RSA
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Key Size : 1024 bits
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Key Use : CSSMKEYUSEENCRYPT CSSMKEYUSEVERIFY CSSMKEYUSEWRAP
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Signature : 128 bytes : 37 79 EA DB 34 6B A9 7D ...
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Other field: : OID : < 06 0C 60 86 48 01 86 F8 4D 02 01 01 01 17 >
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Other field: : OID : < 06 0C 60 86 48 01 86 F8 4D 02 01 01 01 16 >
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Extension struct : OID : < 06 03 55 1D 25 >
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Critical : FALSE
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] purpose 0 : OID : < 06 09 2A 86 48 86 F7 63 64 04 04 >
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] ..cert stored in Keychain.
4/20/09 1:20:53 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] ..identity registered for domain com.apple.systemdefault.
4/20/09 1:20:55 PM kernel E:[AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController][StartInterruptPipeRead] there is alredy a pending read, skipping.
4/20/09 1:20:55 PM kernel [InterruptReadHandler] Received kIODeviceNotResponding error - retrying: 1.
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] ...Generating key pair...
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] ...creating certificate...
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Serial Number : 54 E2 19 7F
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Issuer Name :
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Common Name : com.apple.kerberos.kdc
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Org : System Identity
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Subject Name :
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Common Name : com.apple.kerberos.kdc
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Org : System Identity
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Cert Sig Algorithm : OID : < 06 09 2A 86 48 86 F7 0D 01 01 05 >
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] alg params : 05 00
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Not Before : 20:20:56 Apr 20, 2009
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Not After : 20:20:56 Apr 15, 2029
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Pub Key Algorithm : OID : < 06 09 2A 86 48 86 F7 0D 01 01 01 >
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] alg params : 05 00
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Pub key Bytes : Length 140 bytes : 30 81 89 02 81 81 00 D1 ...
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] CSSM Key :
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Algorithm : RSA
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Key Size : 1024 bits
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Key Use : CSSMKEYUSEENCRYPT CSSMKEYUSEVERIFY CSSMKEYUSEWRAP
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Signature : 128 bytes : 8F EF 0E C8 B8 76 3B A5 ...
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Other field: : OID : < 06 0C 60 86 48 01 86 F8 4D 02 01 01 01 17 >
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Other field: : OID : < 06 0C 60 86 48 01 86 F8 4D 02 01 01 01 16 >
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Extension struct : OID : < 06 03 55 1D 25 >
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Critical : FALSE
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] purpose 0 : OID : < 06 09 2A 86 48 86 F7 63 64 04 04 >
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] ..cert stored in Keychain.
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] ..identity registered for domain com.apple.kerberos.kdc.
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] launchctl: Error unloading: com.apple.kdcmond
4/20/09 1:20:56 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] /usr/sbin/kadmin.local-q add_principal -randkey afpserver/LKDC:SHA1.C508249D73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C@LKDC:SHA1.C508249D 73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C
4/20/09 1:20:57 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] WARNING: no policy specified for afpserver/LKDC:SHA1.C508249D73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C@LKDC:SHA1.C508249D 73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C; defaulting to no policy
4/20/09 1:20:57 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Authenticating as principal root/admin@LKDC:SHA1.C508249D73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C with password.
4/20/09 1:20:57 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Principal "afpserver/LKDC:SHA1.C508249D73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C@LKDC:SHA1.C508249 D73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C" created.
4/20/09 1:20:57 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] /usr/sbin/kadmin.local-q ktadd afpserver/LKDC:SHA1.C508249D73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C@LKDC:SHA1.C508249D 73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C
4/20/09 1:20:57 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Authenticating as principal root/admin@LKDC:SHA1.C508249D73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C with password.
4/20/09 1:20:57 PM com.apple.configureLocalKDC[57] Entry for principal afpserver/LKDC:SHA1.C508249D73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C@LKDC:SHA1.C508249D 73E93D92C34AA2DE76F825F0D9B3D83C with kvno 3, encryption type Triple DES cbc mode with HMAC/sha1 added to keytab WRFILE:/etc/krb5.keytab.
4/20/09 1:20:57 PM
log disappeared soon after

thanx. i took your advice, and though the passwords were different the account with apple and mobile me and email and such were the same. so i started with a new hd and took it to apple and they installed os x and all the updates THEN i made a completely new id ,address, passwords and thought how simply brilliant that was. unfortunately i need a little more advice if you could be so kind.
so i got this person messing with me. i know this because he/she is taunting me with emails sent from "me" with subject "you looked at me today" and "i am going to bad today" and other personal messages one could only get from reading my mail.
but i dont want to pester you with trivial matters. i have been researching what is happening and i have a ypbind that i cant seem to unbind. at least not as admin using the GUI in directory utility. i can unlock the active directory and change some of the options but the ones that matter remain grey. and the ones i do change return to their original value by the next time i open it. the directory server help apple provides is pretty thorough but the procedures just arent jiving with the machine. is there a way to unbind or delete these automatic connections for good with the command line. i disabled the root user immediately following the fresh install so that is still intact but im afraid to open it with the password. perhaps with the sudo kill?
* ACTIVITY MONITOR ALL PROCESSES *
Active Memory: 755.22 MB
Free Memory: 2.76 GB
Wired Memory: 438.53 MB
Used Memory: 1.24 GB
Inactive Memory: 71.50 MB
Total VM: 38.07 GB
Number of processes: 58
ID Process Name User CPU RSIZE VSIZE
0 kernel_task root 3.5 74.77 MB 1.74 GB
1 launchd root 0.0 556.00 KB 586.74 MB
10 kextd root 0.0 1.28 MB 586.19 MB
11 notifyd root 0.0 476.00 KB 586.17 MB
12 syslogd root 0.0 460.00 KB 587.24 MB
14 ntpd root 0.0 864.00 KB 586.12 MB
15 usbmuxd _usbmuxd 0.0 944.00 KB 587.46 MB
16 update root 0.0 288.00 KB 585.57 MB
17 SystemStarter root 0.0 680.00 KB 585.61 MB
20 securityd root 0.0 2.16 MB 587.43 MB
23 mds root 0.0 13.52 MB 64.70 MB
24 mDNSResponder _mdnsrespo 0.0 1.21 MB 587.49 MB
25 loginwindow ianmac 0.0 5.92 MB 787.90 MB
26 KernelEventAgent root 0.0 652.00 KB 585.68 MB
28 hidd root 0.0 600.00 KB 586.12 MB
29 fseventsd root 0.0 1.38 MB 592.71 MB
31 dynamic_pager root 0.0 608.00 KB 585.61 MB
33 diskarbitrationd root 0.0 1,016.00 KB 585.69 MB
34 DirectoryService root 0.0 3.93 MB 21.80 MB
36 configd root 0.0 1.89 MB 587.20 MB
39 autofsd root 0.0 672.00 KB 585.62 MB
41 socketfilterfw root 0.0 2.29 MB 585.93 MB
44 distnoted daemon 0.0 792.00 KB 585.59 MB
45 portmap daemon 0.0 360.00 KB 585.62 MB
46 coreservicesd root 0.0 16.61 MB 38.91 MB
49 blued root 0.0 1.96 MB 596.99 MB
55 WindowServer _windowser 16.6 68.21 MB 864.35 MB
76 launchd ianmac 0.0 532.00 KB 585.74 MB
93 hpusbmond root 0.0 784.00 KB 586.77 MB
101 HPIO Trap Monito root 0.0 1.43 MB 588.07 MB
106 AirPort Base Station Agen ianmac 0.0 5.35 MB 2.75 GB
110 Spotlight ianmac 0.0 3.98 MB 731.96 MB
111 UserEventAgent ianmac 0.0 3.19 MB 598.84 MB
112 Dock ianmac 0.0 9.99 MB 782.59 MB
114 Finder ianmac 0.0 38.39 MB 322.15 MB
115 ATSServer ianmac 0.0 5.17 MB 638.64 MB
116 pboard ianmac 0.0 588.00 KB 586.61 MB
119 coreaudiod root 0.0 2.39 MB 588.91 MB
123 HP Event Handler ianmac 0.0 2.91 MB 721.91 MB
125 iTunes Helper ianmac 0.0 2.43 MB 730.67 MB
136 AppleSpell.service ianmac 0.0 3.63 MB 601.72 MB
306 Console ianmac 0.0 23.08 MB 847.61 MB
572 Safari ianmac 5.8 159.05 MB 1.11 GB
704 Terminal ianmac 0.0 6.18 MB 797.03 MB
798 Activity Monitor ianmac 15.7 21.17 MB 867.06 MB
799 pmTool root 1.4 1.39 MB 595.69 MB
988 SystemUIServer ianmac 0.1 12.73 MB 233.25 MB
1159 TextEdit ianmac 0.0 9.45 MB 814.12 MB
1418 cupsd root 0.0 1.91 MB 586.87 MB
2226 Mail ianmac 0.0 41.83 MB 850.06 MB
2361 helpdatad ianmac 0.0 8.14 MB 603.46 MB
2718 Photosmart _lp 0.0 25.29 MB 689.89 MB
2719 usb _lp 0.0 764.00 KB 586.62 MB
2804 Network Utility ianmac 0.0 8.91 MB 798.14 MB
2815 pppd root 0.0 1.62 MB 587.00 MB
2859 Directory Utility ianmac 0.0 15.32 MB 822.47 MB
2868 Help Viewer ianmac 0.0 9.70 MB 798.31 MB
3118 mdworker ianmac 0.0 2.04 MB 598.43 MB
* DIRECTORY SERVICE LOG *
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xA050D720] -
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xA050D720] - DirectoryService 5.7 (v514.25) starting up...
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0185000] - Plugin <Cache>, Version <1.0>, processed successfully.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0185000] - Plugin <Configure>, Version <3.0>, processed successfully.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0185000] - Plugin <Local>, Version <1.1>, processed successfully.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0185000] - Plugin <LDAPv3>, Version <3.1>, processed successfully.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0185000] - Plugin <Search>, Version <3.1>, processed successfully.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0185000] - Plugin <BSD>, Version <2.0>, processed successfully.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB030B000] - Registered node /Configure
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB030B000] - Plug-in Configure state is now active.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB040F000] - Plug-in LDAPv3 state is now inactive.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB038D000] - Registered Locally Hosted Node /Local/Default
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB038D000] - Registered node /Local/Default
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0513000] - Registered Locally Hosted Node /BSD/local
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0513000] - Registered node /BSD/local
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0513000] - Plug-in BSD state is now active.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB038D000] - Plug-in Local state is now active.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0491000] - Registered node /Search
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0491000] - Registered node /Search/Contacts
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0491000] - Registered node /Search/Network
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0491000] - Plug-in Search state is now active.
2009-07-05 03:39:57 PDT - T[0xB0420000] - Local Plugin - index passed integrity check
2009-07-05 03:39:58 PDT - T[0xB0289000] - BSD Plugin - index passed integrity check
2009-07-05 03:39:58 PDT - T[0xB0289000] - Registered node /Cache
2009-07-05 03:39:58 PDT - T[0xB0289000] - Plug-in Cache state is now active.
2009-07-05 03:39:58 PDT - T[0xB0185000] - Plugin "Active Directory", Version "1.6.5", is set to load lazily.
2009-07-05 03:39:58 PDT - T[0xB0185000] - Plugin "PasswordServer", Version "4.0.3", is set to load lazily.
2009-07-05 04:12:10 PDT - T[0xB0081000] - Network transition occurred.
2009-07-05 04:12:11 PDT - T[0xB0081000] - Network transition occurred.
2009-07-05 04:16:03 PDT - T[0xB0103000] - Plugin "Active Directory", Version "1.6.5", loaded on demand successfully.
2009-07-05 04:16:03 PDT - T[0xB0103000] - Plug-in Active Directory state is now inactive.
2009-07-05 07:54:25 PDT - T[0xB0081000] - Network transition occurred.
2009-07-05 07:54:25 PDT - T[0xB0081000] - Network transition occurred.
2009-07-05 08:22:22 PDT - T[0xA050D720] - Sleep Notification occurred.
2009-07-05 08:53:59 PDT - T[0xA050D720] - Will Power On (Wake) Notification occurred.
2009-07-05 09:03:31 PDT - T[0xB0081000] - Network transition occurred.
2009-07-05 09:03:31 PDT - T[0xB0081000] - Network transition occurred.
i dont know if these logs help. BUT THANKS A MILLION. REALLY.

Maybe it's time for an Erase and Install???

Things were getting a bit sluggish (like 90% speed drop, and beach balls every few minutes) on my main HD (MacHD), so I created a new backup on my external HD (MacBkup). This is a cloned, bootable copy, created via Carbon Copy Cloner. Sluggishness was especially prevalent in Safari and Apple Mail, but at some point would effect almost everything. First noted this after updating to 10.6.7 and Safari 5.0.5.
Some specs:
• 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
• 250 GB HD, about 100 GB not used
• 10.6 (or above)
I've tried a number of options, some of which worked for an hour or a few, but it wasn't long before the bad behavior returned.
First I tried all the basic stuff, like Repair Disk Permissions and Repair Disk in Disk Utility. Everything gets repaired. I used Reset Safari in the Safari menu and cleaned up a number of options there (caches, histories, and the like). Removed Safari extensions and similar, especially those from pre-Safari 5 days. Did the PRAM.
Did an Archive and Install of 10.6 on MacHD. Did Software Update to bring everything up to date. Worked somewhat well until Safari 5.0.5 was installed. Sluggishness returned big time. Did another Archive and Install of 10.6, but no further Software Updates. No matter. It's sluggish again.
Ran quite a few tests using Disk Genius (DG). Did repair disk and repair disk permissions using DG. Scanned for bad sectors. Found none. Did a Defrag. Supposedly never needed but did it anyway. The MacHD is still sluggish, sometimes even more so than before. Ran DiskWarrior. Created a new directory structure, which was only a slight modification from the existing one. Returned to MacHD, still sluggish. While doing all these tests on MacHD, MacHD seemed to be responding normally. No sluggishness. Only when booting from MacHD would there be a sluggishness problem.
Booted from MacBkup. The bootable copy on MacBkup is only 3 days old, so it's > 99% identical to MacHD. It runs fine. No sluggishness.
So here's where I am today...
• All hardware tests tell me MacHD is fine.
• MacHD is only sluggish when booted from. When accessed by utilities on disk or MacBkup, it seems to run fine.
• The cloned version, 3 days old and > 99% identical to the one on MacBkup runs fine, so that tells me my software is in good condition.
• All other tests run fine, except for small problems that get fixed, like permissions.
The only two options I can think of is reclone MacBkup back to MacHD. But the sluggishness was happening before this clone was made, so I don't what that will accomplish. Or I can Erase and Install, with all the resultant headaches that go with that.
So all you Mac Gurus. Any other ideas on this?

OK, well things are back to normal. As mentioned above, the backup I had made earlier this week, one that was already displaying problems, seemed to be working relatively normally on disk MacBkup. So I figured what the heck. Just copy it back to MacHD and see what happens. And it's working.
Anyway, the maintenance (Disk Utility, Drive Genius, DiskWarrior) I did on MacHD obviously did something. I thought that I would just copy the problems back, but no. I'm back to 10.6.7 and Safari 5.0.5 (although 5.0.5 definitely seems slower than 5.0.4).
Just another reason to keep not only a backup, but a bootable one.

Erase and install?? a few problems...

Hello. This is going to be a long one, so you might as well get a fresh cup.
A little history. I started with a G4 Powerbook (10.4.11) some number of years ago. In November of last year I got a 24" iMac. Turned it on, set it up with a new user named "swank" (the same as on on powerbook.) After this, I realized I wanted to bring my old user over from the lappy. Using migration assistant, I tried to do this. I can't remember exactly, but I'm pretty sure that because there was already a user named "swank", I had to change the one I was bring in. So, I changed it to "swanks." I also made a user for my girlfriend.
So, for a long time I used m$ office 2004 on the lappy. Then I upgraded to 2008. Everything worked fine and dandy. Then I moved over to the iMac. Not so fine and dandy anymore. Word works just fine, but PP and Excel have issues with saving documents. If I email a doc to myself from school, I can open it and view it just fine.
(on edit: actually, this is not true. I'm going over the details below and realized that I can access a file from a thumb drive, etc, but not email)
BUT, if I save it afterwards or save it from the email BEFORE opening it, it disappears somewhere into the ether. I eventually found out where this "ether" place is, but that will come later. I tried to reinstall office a couple times, to no avail. So I went to the local Mac store (non-corporate) the other day and talked with one of the techs about it. He told me about some files that needed to get deleted along with the uninstall. I did that a couple times, did a repair disk from the install disk (per the techs request as well), restarted between doing everything, etc, etc. Once convinced all was clear, I reinstalled office 2008. AAAAHHHHHH. SAME THING!!!! I don't get it. I don't want to talk with m$. I tried that once. It failed.
Now I am wondering about starting ALL over from scratch. I'm not sure how to proceed from this point though. I have a time machine backup (250 gb of stuff from myself and my gf) and I have a bootcamp partion (that time machine has NOT been backing up.) So I guess my questionS are:
1. can I do an erase and install on JUST the mac partition?
2. once reinstalled, will I be able to pick and choose stuff off the time machine disk? Or do I have to simply restore completely from it (which at this point I would rather not)?
3. is step #2 a good idea (bringing in individual files, if possible)? Or will this possibly bring in the corrupted-ness that I am currently experiencing?
4. is there a way to do this without a clean install?
Details of office problem:
1. I open a document (new)
2. Type anything
3. Save
4. Right click on file name at top of window
(this is what I was referring to as the "ether." *WHY IN GOD'S NAME WOULD SOMETHING GET SAVED HERE?* Even though I specified that it get saved in "Documents"?????
5. Bang head against wall
1. I ATTEMPT to open a document saved when office worked
2. 1 of 2 things will happen:
OR
(No matter WHAT file I try to open, only the last document I made will open, AND it will be called "juan")
2. Bang head against wall
Anyway, if you've made it this far, your are brave. Maybe you have advice. Thanks for listening.
Dave
Also, now, after erasing the m$ stuff, when I open a finder window in the user "swanks", the one I mainly use, the window for "swank" shows up. You know, with all the little red circle with white line through it things on the bottom right corner of a folder?? What the heck?

Before erasing the volume and reinstalling, there are a few things you might want to try first, which are less disruptive:
1. Force Office to generate new preference files. Go to /Users/swanks/Library/Preferences. Create a folder called "Microsoft_old". Drag the folder /Users/swanks/Library/Preferences/Microsoft into the new Microsoft_old folder. Drag all files in your preferences folder which begin with "com.microsoft" in there as well. Relaunch PowerPoint and test it out. You may find it was just a wonky prefs file causing the behavior. If you aren't seeing it in any other application, this is pretty likely.
2. Test the opening/saving behavior of powerpoint in the new user account. If it is fine, then you can just move your files over from one user to the other. There are a few ways of doing this, but the simplest is probably to put everything you want into the /Users/Shared folder and change ownership to your new user account via the Get Info window or the Terminal, if you are comfortable in the command line (using chown -R is usually faster and more reliable than using the Sharing & Permissions section of the Info window, in my experience). Also, you can use your girlfriend's account to test this - does PowerPoint work as expected when she is logged in?
If a new user account behaves the same way, then you probably have deeper issues than just preference problems. At that point you may want to consider rebuilding the OS.
To answer your questions directly:
1. can I do an erase and install on JUST the mac partition?
Yes. You do not have to touch the Boot Camp partition when reinstalling Mac OS X. When booted from the install disc, you will have
2. once reinstalled, will I be able to pick and choose stuff off the time machine disk? Or do I have to simply restore completely from it (which at this point I would rather not)?
Yes. When you browse your Time Machine Backup (with the fancy space-warp background), you can select individual files/folders to restore. It will prompt you to select a location where you want to restore the files.
3. is step #2 a good idea (bringing in individual files, if possible)? Or will this possibly bring in the corrupted-ness that I am currently experiencing?
I don't think you are dealing with actual file corruption, more likely broken preferences or damaged defaults. I wouldn't be worried about bringing over any non-OS files.
4. is there a way to do this without a clean install?
See above. Those are the things I would try first, before you do a clean install.
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, post and I'll try to answer.
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I'm trying (unsuccessfully) to erase and install 10.4 on my iMac G5

After running into various bad experiences (apps quiting and app installers refusing to complete the task) I tried the usual fixits. I began with the Disc Utility and it repeatedly told me "1 HFS volume checked - Volume needs repair". After a little digging online, I opted to make the $100 purchase and got DiscWarrior. DiscWarrior said the volume and the hardware are fine now All is repaired. Soon after the problems reoccured. discWarrior again. All is fine. Problems soon follow. After a little more digging, I went to the last resort. I backed everything up and attempted an erase and install from the os disc that came with the computer. Now I'm getting a message telling me the installation was unsuccessful and to restart. I've gone throgh this hoop several times. Any thoughts?
I was running the 10.4.5 downloadable upgrade previous.

Although not definitive open Disk Utility, select the hard drive entry (the one with the mfgr.'s ID and drive size), then click on the First Aid tab in the DU main window. In the DU status bar note the reported SMART status. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing and needs replacing. If it does say "Verified" then it's highly unlikely that the drive is bad. However, the drive may have developed a bad sector. If you're willing to continue the journey then try the following:
1. Boot from your Tiger DVD. After the installer loads select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process will take 30 minutes to an hour or more depending upon the drive size.
After the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Now proceed with the OS X installation. After selecting the destination device click on the Customize button. Deselect items you don't require such as additional language localizations, Asian fonts. Only select the printer driver families you require for your printers.

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