G4 ibook repair disc question.

Hi Everyone,
My G4 ibook as specified below did not come with any install discs as I bought it cheaply as not working. It had Leopard 10.5.1 already installed and I verified the disc and got these details
+Verifying volume “ALAN DISC”+
+Performing live verification.+
+Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.+
+Checking Extents Overflow file.+
+Checking Catalog file.+
+Missing thread record (id = 3186017)+
+Incorrect number of thread records+
+Checking multi-linked files.+
+Checking Catalog hierarchy.+
+Invalid volume file count+
+(It should be 248498 instead of 248499)+
+Checking Extended Attributes file.+
+Checking volume bitmap.+
+Checking volume information.+
+The volume ALAN DISC needs to be repaired.+
+Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed.+
Is this serious as it seems to be working fine.
Can I repair it with a retail Panther install disc that I have.
Any help would be welcome,
Alan
Message was edited by: Alan Bishop2

Alan:
I think that I am going to buy a retail Leopard install disc and start from scratch.
Good plan. It is a good idea to have the install disks for the OS you are running. Note that the Retail version does not include the full range of iLife apps. You can install them from the original disks, if you have them, or if you have iLife installed, and want to preserve it you can do an Archive and Install or choose the upgrade option.
cornelius

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2011-03-21 21:04:59 -0500: Disk Utility started.
2011-03-21 21:05:06 -0500: Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD”
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/dt.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/dt.jar".
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jce.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jce.jar".
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jconsole.jar ", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jconsole.jar ".
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/management-a gent.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/management-a gent.jar".
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2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib".
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/dt.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/dt.jar".
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/jce.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/jce.jar".
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/management- agent.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/management- agent.jar".
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2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/security/bl acklist".
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: User differs on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Libraries", should be 95, user is 0.
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Libraries".
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2011-03-21 21:06:42 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle".
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2011-03-21 21:06:43 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar".
2011-03-21 21:06:43 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/libdeploy.jnilib", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2011-03-21 21:06:43 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/libdeploy.jnilib".
2011-03-21 21:06:43 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/ Contents/Home/lib/security/cacerts", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2011-03-21 21:06:43 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/ Contents/Home/lib/security/cacerts".
2011-03-21 21:06:43 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/ Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2011-03-21 21:06:43 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/ Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar".
2011-03-21 21:06:43 -0500: Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/ Contents/Resources/Java/libdeploy.jnilib", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2011-03-21 21:06:43 -0500: Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Deploy.bundle/ Contents/Resources/Java/libdeploy.jnilib".
2011-03-21 21:07:11 -0500: Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
2011-03-21 21:07:41 -0500:
2011-03-21 21:07:41 -0500: Permissions repair complete
2011-03-21 21:07:41 -0500:
2011-03-21 21:07:41 -0500:

Yes, those are to be expected. They are merely notifactions.
RP is a one and done thing. Running it multiple passes with change nothing.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1448
-mj
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Select all the songs and then Advanced -> Convert ID3 tags.
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Or if you are running 10.7 Lion or 10.8 Mountain Lion, boot from the recovery partition (Command +R on boot) and use Disk Utility to repair your OS 10.7 or 10.8 partition.
When it does start up, you'll see a panel asking you to choose your language. Choose your language and press the Return key on your keyboard once. It will then present you with an Installation window. Completely ignore this window and click on Utilities in the top menu and scroll down to Disk Utility and click it. When it comes up is your Hard Drive in the list on the left?
If it is, then click on the Mac OS partition of your hard drive in the left hand list. Then select the First Aid Tab and run Repair Disk. The Repair Disk button won't be available until you've clicked on the Mac OS partition on your hard drive. If that repairs any problems run it again until the green OK appears and then run Repair Permissions. After repairing use Startup Disk from the same menu to choose your hard drive for restarting from your hard drive.

Windows won't start and can't get system repair disc to run

I have a toshiba A505-S6980 and suddenly windows will not load up and start. I did get to safe mode and saw some windows files load up but safe mode doesn't really open up windows where I can do anything. I have a System Repair Disc and the System Recovery discs I can run but I can't get to the Toshiba Recovery Wizard. How can I get the "D" drive to open to try and use the system repair disc?

Satellite A505-S6980
How can I get the "D" drive to open to try and use the system repair disc?
After you have loaded the repair disc, shut down the computer. Then power it up and press F12 to reach the boot-priority menu. Select the optical drive there.
What are the system recovery options in Windows 7?
If you can't boot from the repair disc, there's something wrong with the hardware, the BIOS, or the disc.
-Jerry

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