Help. Hd is "unmounted".

I have a mini running Panther, I think, which will not boot up. When I tried disk utility, the HD shows as no problem found, but I noticed it is not mounted. Is there any way to get it "remounted" using the Cd which came with it? Of course, I do not want to lose the data on the HD; also, of course, it was not backed up. I have looked for a solution, and apologize if I missed it in an earlier post. Thanks for any assistance I get.
"Feeling so dumb right now"

Tried that - I get the spinning wheel showing it is "trying", but it is still not mounted - any other options? or do I assume HD is trashed? I did try Verify Disk option, shows OK - now what? By the way, I did verify the version of OsX as 10.3.7 (if that makes any difference).
Thanks for trying!

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Sorry, for some reason, this question got posted twice.
I would like to reroute you to this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1610643&tstart=0
Could some kind soul please help me a bit with some applescript?
I would need two things in applescript:
1. A way to check whether a certain external (firewire) disk is mounted
(so that I can unount, er, eject it, if it is there)
2. A way to make an applescript being executed whenever the laptop goes to sleep.
For the interested reader:
what I want to do is to write an applescript that would automatically unmount my external backup disk whenever the laptop goes to sleep.
Oftentimes I forget to do that myself, then, when the computer is asleep and I want to unplug everything to take it home, I remember that I haven't properly ejected the backup disk ...
Any hints, pointers, tips will be appreciated!
Best regards,
Gabriel.
Message was edited by: GabrielZ

TeHDoHBoY wrote:
*sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Caches*
*sudo ln -s /private/tmp ~/Library/Caches*
If you have a script using "sudo", it will always prompt for a password. The easy way to call this is put your script in /Library/Resources/Scripts/ (you'll have to create the Resources/Scripts/ path) and follow these steps.
Step 1.) Edit your script and take out the "sudo" commands, leaving the following:
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches*
ln -s /private/tmp ~/Library/Caches*
Step 2.) Then open up Terminal and execute the following commands:
chown root:wheel /Library/Resources/Scripts/NameOfYourScript.sh
chmod 755 /Library/Resources/Scripts/NameOfYourScript.sh
Now create your login hook to call this script. If I'm correct, the script will run as root and not prompt the student for a password.

How can I get 18 Localized.rsrc's out of my trash can?

How's that for a dumb question. What happened was - I stupidly moved my Palm software to an external hard drive for a back-up of it. I had a HORRIBLE time unmounting my hard drive because of the message that it couldn't be completed because some unknown something was in use. I quit, restarted, deleted, redeleted, restarted, read all the help info on unmounting, did everything they said and 2 hours later, SOMEHOW my external hard drive unmounted. But ever since then, I can't empty my trash without bypassing this message 18 times!!!! "The operation cannot be completed because the item "Localized.rsrc" is in use." I've tried to spotlight it and it seems like it has something to do with different languages from possibly Filemaker Mobile which I use in my cell phone. I've tried to unlock it; its not locked. A folder named "Palm" and a document named "Palm Desktop" are stuck in the trash can. Any ideas?

Hi, Elaine!
If you're an admin user, then do this:
Rename the folder on your desktop with the items to be deleted, naming the folder myproblemtrash. Launch Terminal from the Utilities Folder. Copy/paste the following command to the terminal screen:
sudo rm -r ~/desktop/myproblemtrash
Press Return. Enter your admin user password when prompted. Within a second or so, the folder and its contents should be completely deleted from the disk.
Gary
ps: I used "myproblemtrash" so that you could easily and correctly copy/paste the command for the correct, corresponding folder into Terminal.

Image creation failed?

Trying to create a NetRestore image.
Used SuperDuper to repair peremissions and create DMG of Client Zero HD
Ran SIU. Log Follows. Seemed to be going OK but hung at this point, or was I too impatient to wait any longer? had been sitting there for 20+ minutes before I Quit SIU...
Any pointers, please?
Starting image creation.
Workflow Started (2011-03-17 08:47:57 +0000)
Mac OS X Server 10.6.6 (10J567), System Image Utility 10.6.5 (447)
Starting action: Define Image Source (1.2)
Finished running action: Define Image Source
Starting action: Create Image (1.5.3)
Starting image creation process...
Create NetInstall Image
Initiating NetInstall from Restore Media.
progressPrefix="_progress"
++ progressPrefix=_progress
scriptsDebugKey="DEBUG"
++ scriptsDebugKey=DEBUG
imageIsUDIFKey="1"
++ imageIsUDIFKey=1
mountPoint="/tmp/mnt.pde0nj"
++ mountPoint=/tmp/mnt.pde0nj
ownershipInfoKey="505:20"
++ ownershipInfoKey=505:20
mkextPathKey="/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mk ext"
++ mkextPathKey=/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mk ext
sourceVol="/Volumes/Macintosh HD 1"
++ sourceVol='/Volumes/Macintosh HD 1'
skipFileChecksumKey="0"
++ skipFileChecksumKey=0
dmgTarget="NetInstall"
++ dmgTarget=NetInstall
destPath="/image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG"
++ destPath='/image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG'
asrSource="ASRInstall.pkg"
++ asrSource=ASRInstall.pkg
blockCopyDeviceKey="0"
++ blockCopyDeviceKey=0
. "$1/createCommon.sh"
+ . /tmp/niutemp.laZrfc41/createCommon.sh
# createCommon.sh
# Common functionality for the Image creation process.
# sourced in by the various SIU scripts
# Copyright 2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
# Using dscl, create a user account
AddLocalUser()
# $1 long name
# $2 short name
# $3 isAdminUser key
# $4 password hash
# $5 user picture path
# $6 Language string
local databasePath="/Local/Target/Users/${2}"
# Find a free UID between 501 and 599
for ((i=501; i<600; i++)); do
output=`/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -search /Local/Target/Users UniqueID $i`
# If there is already an account dscl returns it, so we're looking for an empty return value.
if [ "$output" == "" ]; then
break
fi
done
# Create the user record
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -create $databasePath || exit 1
# Add long name
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -append $databasePath RealName "${1}" || exit 1
# Add PrimaryGroupID
if [ "${3}" == 1 ]; then
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -append $databasePath PrimaryGroupID 80 || exit 1
else
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -append $databasePath PrimaryGroupID 20 || exit 1
fi
# Add UniqueID
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -append $databasePath UniqueID ${i} || exit 1
# Add Home Directory entry
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -append $databasePath dsAttrTypeNative:home /Users/${2} || exit 1
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -append $databasePath authentication_authority ";ShadowHash;" || exit 1
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -append $databasePath picture "${5}" || exit 1
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -append $databasePath passwd "*" || exit 1
# Add shell
/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -append $databasePath UserShell "/bin/bash" || exit 1
# lookup generated uid
genUID=`/usr/bin/dscl -f "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default" localonly -read /Local/Target/Users/${2} GeneratedUID` || exit 1
genUID=${genUID:14:36}
# make sure the shadow/hash directory exists
if [ ! -e "${mountPoint}/var/db/shadow/hash" ] ; then
/bin/mkdir -p "${mountPoint}/var/db/shadow/hash" || exit 1
/bin/chmod -R 700 "${mountPoint}/var/db/shadow" || exit 1
fi
# to copy our password hash in there...
echo "${4}" > "${mountPoint}/var/db/shadow/hash/$genUID"
/bin/chmod 600 "${mountPoint}/var/db/shadow/hash/$genUID" || exit 1
# Create Home directory
if [ -e "/System/Library/User Template/${6}.lproj/" ]; then
/usr/bin/ditto "/System/Library/User Template/${6}.lproj/" "${mountPoint}/Users/${2}" || exit 1
else
/usr/bin/ditto "/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/" "${mountPoint}/Users/${2}" || exit 1
fi
/usr/sbin/chown -R $i:$i "${mountPoint}/Users/${2}" || exit 1
# If they exist, apply any Append.bom changes
ApplyAppendBom()
local tempDir="$1"
local srcVol="$2"
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
if [ -e "$tempDir/Append.bom" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Applying Append.bom additions from System Image Utility"
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt -bom "$tempDir/Append.bom" "$srcVol" "${mountPoint}" || exit 1
fi
if [ -e "$srcVol/Library/Application Support/Apple/System Image Utility/Append.bom" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Applying Append.bom additions from $srcVol"
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt -bom "$srcVol/Library/Application Support/Apple/System Image Utility/Append.bom" "$srcVol" "${mountPoint}" || exit 1
fi
# Copies a list of packages (full paths contained in the file at $1) from source to .../System/Installation/Packages/
CopyPackagesFromFile()
local theFile="$1"
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
while read FILE
do
if [ -e "${FILE}" ]; then
local leafName=`basename "${FILE}"`
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Copying ${FILE}."
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${FILE}" "${mountPoint}/System/Installation/Packages/${leafName}" || exit 1
fi
done < "
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
while read FILE
do
if [ -e "${FILE}" ]; then
local leafName=`basename "${FILE}"`
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Copying ${FILE}."
fi
read SUB_PATH
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${FILE}" "${mountPoint}/System/Installation/Packages/${SUB_PATH}${leafName}" || exit 1
fi
done < "${theFile}"
# Create the dyld shared cache files
CreateDyldCaches()
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Creating dyld shared cache files"
# This spews too much for verbose mode... only enable for debug
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-debug"
fi
fi
/usr/bin/updatedyld_sharedcache -root "${mountPoint}" -universal_boot -force $opt
# Validate or create the destination directory and mount point
CreateOrValidateDestination()
local destDir="$1"
if [ ! -d "$destDir" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Creating working path at $destDir"
fi
/bin/mkdir -p "$destDir" || exit 1
fi
# Create mount point
if [ ! -d "${mountPoint}" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Creating mountpoint for in $destDir"
fi
/bin/mkdir -p "${mountPoint}" || exit 1
fi
# If any exist, apply any user accounts
CreateUserAccounts()
local count="${#userFullName[*]}"
if [ $count -gt 0 ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Adding $count user account(s) to the image"
fi
for ((index=0; index<$count; index++)); do
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Adding user ${userFullName[$index]}"
fi
#lay down user here
AddLocalUser "${userFullName[$index]}" "${userUnixName[$index]}" "${userIsAdmin[$index]}" "${userPassHash[$index]}" "${userImagePath[$index]}" "${userLanguage[$index]}"
done
# "touch"
/usr/bin/touch "${mountPoint}/private/var/db/.AppleSetupDone"
/usr/bin/touch "${mountPoint}/Library/Receipts/.SetupRegComplete"
fi
# retry the hdiutil detach until we either time out or it succeeds
retryhdiutildetach()
local mount_point="${1}"
local tries=0
local forceAt=0
local limit=24
local opt=""
forceAt=$(($limit - 1))
while [ $tries -lt $limit ]; do
tries=$(( tries + 1 ))
/bin/sleep 5
echo "Attempting to detach the disk image again..."
/usr/bin/hdiutil detach "${mount_point}" $opt
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
# Dump a list of any still open files on the mountPoint
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
/usr/sbin/lsof +fg "${mount_point}"
fi
if [ $tries -eq $forceAt ]; then
echo "Failed to detach disk image at '${mount_point}' normally, adding -force."
opt="-force"
fi
if [ $tries -eq $limit ]; then
echo "Failed to detach disk image at '${mount_point}'."
exit 1
fi
else
tries=$limit
fi
done
# Create the dyld shared cache files
DetachAndRemoveMount()
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Detaching disk image"
# Dump a list of any still open files on the mountPoint
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
/usr/sbin/lsof +fg "${mountPoint}"
fi
fi
# Finally detach the image and dispose the mountPoint directory
/usr/bin/hdiutil detach "${mountPoint}" || retryhdiutildetach "${mountPoint}" || exit 1
/bin/rmdir "${mountPoint}" || exit 1
# If the pieces exist, enable remote access for the shell image
EnableRemoteAccess()
local srcVol="$1"
local opt=""
if [ -e "${srcVol}/usr/lib/pam/pam_serialnumber.so.2" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Enabling shell image remote access support"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
# install some things (again which aren't part of BaseSystem) needed for remote ASR installs
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${srcVol}/usr/lib/pam/pam_serialnumber.so.2" "${mountPoint}/usr/lib/pam/pam_serialnumber.so.2" || exit 1
if [ -e "${srcVol}/usr/sbin/installer" ]; then
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${srcVol}/usr/sbin/installer" "${mountPoint}/usr/sbin/installer" || exit 1
fi
# copy the sshd config and add our keys to the end of it
if [ -e "${srcVol}/etc/sshd_config" ]; then
/bin/cat "${srcVol}/etc/sshd_config" - > "${mountPoint}/etc/sshd_config" << END
HostKey /private/var/tmp/sshhostkey
HostKey /private/var/tmp/sshhost_rsakey
HostKey /private/var/tmp/sshhost_dsakey
END
fi
fi
# If it exists, install the sharing names and/or directory binding support to the install image
HandleNetBootClientHelper()
local tempDir="$1"
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
if [ -e "$tempDir/bindingNames.plist" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing Directory Service binding information"
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/bindingNames.plist" "${mountPoint}/etc/bindingNames.plist" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/etc/bindingNames.plist"
/bin/chmod 644 "${mountPoint}/etc/bindingNames.plist"
fi
if [ -e "$tempDir/sharingNames.plist" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing Sharing Names support"
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/sharingNames.plist" "${mountPoint}/etc/sharingNames.plist" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/etc/sharingNames.plist"
/bin/chmod 644 "${mountPoint}/etc/sharingNames.plist"
fi
if [ -e "$tempDir/NetBootClientHelper" ]; then
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/NetBootClientHelper" "${mountPoint}/usr/sbin/NetBootClientHelper" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/usr/sbin/NetBootClientHelper"
/bin/chmod 555 "${mountPoint}/usr/sbin/NetBootClientHelper"
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/com.apple.NetBootClientHelper.plist" "${mountPoint}/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.NetBootClientHelper.plist " || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.NetBootClientHelper.plist "
/bin/chmod 644 "${mountPoint}/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.NetBootClientHelper.plist "
# finally, make sure it isn't disabled...
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :com.apple.NetBootClientHelper" "${mountPoint}/var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist" > /dev/null 2>&1
fi
# Create an installer package in /System/Installation/Packages/ wrapping the supplied script
InstallerPackageFromScript()
local tempDir="$1"
local scriptPath="$2"
local scriptName=`basename "${scriptPath}"`
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Create installer for script $scriptName"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
# shouldn't exist on entry...
if [ -e "${tempDir}/emptyDir" ]; then
/bin/rm -rf "${tempDir}/emptyDir"
fi
# make some directories to work in
/bin/mkdir $opt -p "${tempDir}/$scriptName.pkg/Contents/Resources"
/bin/mkdir $opt "${tempDir}/emptyDir" || exit 1
cd "${tempDir}/emptyDir"
# Create Archive.pax.gz
/bin/pax -w -x cpio -f "$tempDir/$scriptName.pkg/Contents/Archive.pax" .
/usr/bin/gzip "$tempDir/$scriptName.pkg/Contents/Archive.pax"
# Create the Archive.bom file
/usr/bin/mkbom "$tempDir/emptyDir/" "$tempDir/$scriptName.pkg/Contents/Archive.bom"
# Create the Info.plist
/bin/cat > "$tempDir/$scriptName.pkg/Contents/Info.plist" << END
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.apple.server.SystemImageUtility.$scriptName</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>IFMajorVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>IFMinorVersion</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>IFPkgFlagDefaultLocation</key>
<string>/tmp</string>
<key>IFPkgFlagInstallFat</key>
<false/>
<key>IFPkgFlagIsRequired</key>
<false/>
<key>IFPkgFormatVersion</key>
<real>0.10000000149011612</real>
</dict>
</plist>
END
echo "pkmkrpkg1" > "$tempDir/$scriptName.pkg/Contents/PkgInfo"
echo "major: 1\nminor: 0" > "$tempDir/$scriptName.pkg/Contents/Resources/package_version"
# Copy the script
/bin/cp "$scriptPath" "$tempDir/$scriptName.pkg/Contents/Resources/postflight"
# copy the package to the Packages directory
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/$scriptName.pkg" "${mountPoint}/System/Installation/Packages/$scriptName.pkg" || exit 1
# clean up
/bin/rm -r "$tempDir/emptyDir"
/bin/rm -r "$tempDir/$scriptName.pkg"
# If it exists, install the PowerManagement.plist onto the install image
InstallPowerManagementPlist()
local tempDir="$1"
local opt=""
if [ -e "$tempDir/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing PowerManagement plist to install image"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist" "${mountPoint}/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagemen t.plist" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagemen t.plist"
/bin/chmod 644 "${mountPoint}/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagemen t.plist"
fi
# If it exists, install the InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle and progress emitter onto the install image
InstallProgressPieces()
local tempDir="$1"
local opt=""
if [ -e "$tempDir/InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing progress announcer to install image"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle" "${mountPoint}/System/Library/CoreServices/InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown -R root:wheel "${mountPoint}/System/Library/CoreServices/InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle"
/bin/chmod 755 "${mountPoint}/System/Library/CoreServices/InstallerStatusNotifications.bundle"
fi
if [ -e "$tempDir/com.apple.ProgressEmitter.plist" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing status emitter to image"
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/progress_emitter" "${mountPoint}/usr/sbin/progress_emitter" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/usr/sbin/progress_emitter"
/bin/chmod 555 "${mountPoint}/usr/sbin/progress_emitter"
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/com.apple.ProgressEmitter.plist" "${mountPoint}/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.ProgressEmitter.plist" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.ProgressEmitter.plist"
/bin/chmod 644 "${mountPoint}/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.ProgressEmitter.plist"
fi
# Converts a list of scripts (full paths contained in the file at $1) into packages in .../System/Installation/Packages/
InstallScriptsFromFile()
local tempDir="$1"
local theFile="$2"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Converting scripts into install packages"
fi
while read FILE
do
if [ -e "${FILE}" ]; then
# make an installer package out of the script
InstallerPackageFromScript "$tempDir" "${FILE}"
fi
done < "
local destDir="$2"
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Performing post install cleanup"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ] ; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
# delete the DS indices to force reindexing...
if [ -e "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/indices/Default/index" ]; then
/bin/rm $opt "${mountPoint}/var/db/dslocal/indices/Default/index"
fi
# detach the disk and remove the mount folder
DetachAndRemoveMount || exit 1
# copy the NBImageInfo.plist file
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/NBImageInfo.plist" "$destDir/NBImageInfo.plist" || exit 1
echo "Correcting permissions. ${ownershipInfoKey} $destDir"
/usr/sbin/chown -R "${ownershipInfoKey}" "$destDir"
# rename the folder to .nbi
if [ ! -e "$destDir.nbi" ]; then
/bin/mv $opt "$destDir" "$destDir.nbi" || exit 1
else
local parentDir=`dirname "${destDir}"`
local targetName=`basename "${destDir}"`
for ((i=2; i<1000; i++)); do
if [ ! -e "${parentDir}/${targetName}_$i.nbi" ]; then
/bin/mv $opt "$destDir" "${parentDir}/${targetName}_$i.nbi" || exit 1
break
fi
done
fi
# Prepare the source by deleting stuff we don't want to copy if sourcing a volume
PreCleanSource()
local srcVol="$1"
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ] ; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
if [ -e "$srcVol/private/var/vm/swapfile*" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Removing swapfiles on $1"
fi
/bin/rm $opt "$srcVol/private/var/vm/swapfile*"
fi
if [ -d "$srcVol/private/tmp" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Cleaning out /private/tmp on $1"
fi
/bin/rm -r $opt "$srcVol/private/tmp/*"
fi
if [ -d "$srcVol/private/var/tmp" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Cleaning out /private/var/tmp on $1"
fi
/bin/rm -r $opt "$srcVol/private/var/tmp/*"
fi
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Cleaning out devices and volumes on $1"
fi
if [ -d "$srcVol/Volumes" ]; then
/bin/rm -r $opt "$srcVol/Volumes/*"
fi
if [ -d "$srcVol/dev" ]; then
/bin/rm $opt "$srcVol/dev/*"
fi
if [ -d "$srcVol/private/var/run" ]; then
/bin/rm -r $opt "$srcVol/private/var/run/*"
fi
# Copy kernel and build the kext cache on the boot image
PrepareKernelAndKextCache()
local destDir="$1"
local opt=""
local archx8664=`/usr/bin/file -b "${mountPoint}/mach_kernel" | /usr/bin/sed -ne 's/.(x86_64)):./\1/p'`
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Preparing the kernel and kext cache for the boot image"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
# Insure the kext cache on our source volume (the boot shell) is up to date
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Updating kext cache on source volume"
fi
/usr/sbin/kextcache -update-volume "${mountPoint}" || exit 1
# Copy the i386 and, if it exists, the x86_64 architecture
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Preparing Intel architecture"
fi
# Prepare the kernel
/bin/mkdir $opt "$destDir/i386" || exit 1
/usr/bin/lipo -extract i386 "${mountPoint}/mach_kernel" -output "$destDir/i386/mach.macosx" || exit 1
# Build kext cache
/usr/sbin/kextcache -a i386 -s -l -n -z -mkext2 "$destDir/i386/mach.macosx.mkext" "${mountPoint}/System/Library/Extensions" || exit 1
# If the x86_64 architecture exists, copy it
if [ "${archx8664}" = "x86_64" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Preparing x86_64 architecture"
fi
# Prepare the kernel
/bin/mkdir $opt "$destDir/i386/x86_64" || exit 1
/usr/bin/lipo -extract x86_64 "${mountPoint}/mach_kernel" -output "$destDir/i386/x86_64/mach.macosx" || exit 1
# Build kext cache
/usr/sbin/kextcache -a x86_64 -s -l -n -z -mkext2 "$destDir/i386/x86_64/mach.macosx.mkext" "${mountPoint}/System/Library/Extensions" || exit 1
fi
# Create the i386 and x86_64 boot loaders on the boot image
PrepareBootLoader()
local srcVol="$1"
local destDir="$2"
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Preparing boot loader"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
# Copy the i386 and, by default, the x86_64 architecture
if [ -e "${mountPoint}/usr/standalone/i386/boot.efi" ]; then
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${mountPoint}/usr/standalone/i386/boot.efi" "$destDir/i386/booter" || exit 1
else
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$srcVol/usr/standalone/i386/boot.efi" "$destDir/i386/booter" || exit 1
fi
# If it exists, install the partitioning application and data onto the install image
ProcessAutoPartition()
local tempDir="$1"
local opt=""
if [ -e "$tempDir/PartitionInfo.plist" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing Partitioning application and data to install image"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/PartitionInfo.plist" "${mountPoint}/System/Installation/PartitionInfo.plist" || exit 1
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/AutoPartition.app" "${mountPoint}/System/Installation/AutoPartition.app" || exit 1
# Tell the installer to run the Partitioning application
/bin/echo "#!/bin/sh
/System/Installation/AutoPartition.app/Contents/MacOS/AutoPartition" > "${mountPoint}/private/etc/rc.cdrom.postWS"
# Due to the way rc.install sources the script, it needs to be executable
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/private/etc/rc.cdrom.postWS"
/bin/chmod 755 "${mountPoint}/private/etc/rc.cdrom.postWS"
fi
# If it exists, install the InstallPreferences.plist onto the install image
ProcessInstallPreferences()
local tempDir="$1"
local opt=""
if [ -e "$tempDir/InstallPreferences.plist" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing InstallPreferences.plist to install image"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/InstallPreferences.plist" "${mountPoint}/System/Installation/Packages/InstallPreferences.plist" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/System/Installation/Packages/InstallPreferences.plist"
/bin/chmod 644 "${mountPoint}/System/Installation/Packages/InstallPreferences.plist"
fi
# If it exists, install the minstallconfig.xml onto the install image
ProcessMinInstall()
local tempDir="$1"
local opt=""
if [ -e "$tempDir/minstallconfig.xml" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing minstallconfig.xml to install image"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "$tempDir/minstallconfig.xml" "${mountPoint}/etc/minstallconfig.xml" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/etc/minstallconfig.xml"
/bin/chmod 644 "${mountPoint}/etc/minstallconfig.xml"
fi
# untar the OSInstall.mpkg so it can be modified
untarOSInstallMpkg()
local tempDir="$1"
local opt=""
# we might have already done this, so check for it first
if [ ! -d "${tempDir}/OSInstall_pkg" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "uncompressing OSInstall.mpkg"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
fi
/bin/mkdir "${tempDir}/OSInstall_pkg"
cd "${tempDir}/OSInstall_pkg"
/usr/bin/xar $opt -xf "${mountPoint}/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg"
# make Distribution writeable
/bin/chmod 777 "${tempDir}/OSInstall_pkg"
/bin/chmod 666 "${tempDir}/OSInstall_pkg/Distribution"
fi
handler ()
echo "Terminated. Cleaning up. Unmounting $destPath"
# detach the disk and remove the mount folder
DetachAndRemoveMount
# Remove the items we created
/bin/rm -r "$destPath/i386"
/bin/rm "$destPath/$dmgTarget.dmg"
/bin/rm "$destPath/System.dmg"
# Finally, remove the directory IF empty
/bin/rmdir "$destPath"
exit 1
InstallNetBootClientHelper()
local tempDir="$1"
local destDir="${mountPoint}/System/Installation/Packages/SIUExtras"
local opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
opt="-v"
fi
if [ -e "${tempDir}/bindingNames.plist" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing Directory Service binding information"
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${tempDir}/bindingNames.plist" "${destDir}/bindingNames.plist" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${destDir}/bindingNames.plist"
/bin/chmod 644 "${destDir}/bindingNames.plist"
fi
if [ -e "${tempDir}/sharingNames.plist" ]; then
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ]; then
echo "Installing Sharing Names support"
fi
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${tempDir}/sharingNames.plist" "${destDir}/sharingNames.plist" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${destDir}/sharingNames.plist"
/bin/chmod 644 "${destDir}/sharingNames.plist"
fi
# This is required, make sure it's here
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${tempDir}/NetBootClientHelper" "${destDir}/NetBootClientHelper" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${destDir}/NetBootClientHelper"
/bin/chmod 555 "${destDir}/NetBootClientHelper"
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${tempDir}/com.apple.NetBootClientHelper.plist" "${destDir}/com.apple.NetBootClientHelper.plist" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${destDir}/com.apple.NetBootClientHelper.plist"
/bin/chmod 644 "${destDir}/com.apple.NetBootClientHelper.plist"
/usr/bin/ditto $opt "${tempDir}/installClientHelper.sh" "${mountPoint}/var/tmp/niu/postinstall/installClientHelper.sh" || exit 1
/usr/sbin/chown root:wheel "${mountPoint}/var/tmp/niu/postinstall/installClientHelper.sh"
/bin/chmod 555 "${mountPoint}/var/tmp/niu/postinstall/installClientHelper.sh"
trap "handler" TERM INT
+ trap handler TERM INT
# Set up for script debugging
debug_opt=""
+ debug_opt=
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ] ; then
debug_opt="-v"
fi
+ '[' DEBUG == VERBOSE -o DEBUG == DEBUG ']'
+ debug_opt=-v
# See if the source volume was overridden (NetRestore from install media workflow)
isRestoreFromInstallMedia="NO"
+ isRestoreFromInstallMedia=NO
if [ ! -z "${3:-}" ]; then
sourceVol="${3}"
isRestoreFromInstallMedia="YES"
fi
+ '[' '!' -z '' ']'
# Prepare the destination
CreateOrValidateDestination "$destPath"
+ CreateOrValidateDestination '/image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG'
+ local 'destDir=/image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG'
+ '[' '!' -d '/image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG' ']'
+ '[' DEBUG == VERBOSE -o DEBUG == DEBUG ']'
+ echo 'Creating working path at /image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG'
Creating working path at /image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG
+ /bin/mkdir -p '/image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG'
+ '[' '!' -d /tmp/mnt.pde0nj ']'
# If the sourceVol is the boot drive we have an asr:// type source
if [ "$sourceVol" == "/" ]; then
# Create an empty image to skip the ASR volume creation
/usr/bin/touch "${destPath}/System.dmg"
fi
+ '[' '/Volumes/Macintosh HD 1' == / ']'
# Look for an existing System.dmg
if [ ! -e "$destPath/System.dmg" ]; then
# update progress information
echo "${progressPrefix}imagingSource"
# Create an image of the source volume
# /usr/bin/hdiutil create "$destPath/System" -srcfolder "$sourceVol" -format UDBZ -uid 0 -gid 80 -mode 1775 -ov -puppetstrings || exit 1
if [ "${blockCopyDeviceKey}" == 1 ] ; then
theDevice=`/usr/sbin/diskutil info "$sourceVol" | grep "Device Identifier:" | awk '{print $3}'`
/usr/sbin/diskutil umount "${theDevice}"
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ] ; then
echo "Creating block-level image of $theDevice"
fi
/usr/bin/hdiutil create "$destPath/System" -srcdevice "${theDevice}" -uid 0 -gid 80 -mode 1775 -ov -puppetstrings || exit 1
/usr/sbin/diskutil mount "${theDevice}"
else
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ] ; then
echo "Creating image of $sourceVol"
fi
/usr/bin/hdiutil create "$destPath/System" -srcfolder "${sourceVol}" -fsargs "-c a=16384,c=8192,e=1280" -uid 0 -gid 80 -mode 1775 -ov -puppetstrings || exit 1
fi
# update progress information
echo "${progressPrefix}preparingASR"
# "Scan the image for restore"
asr_opt="--filechecksum"
if [ "${skipFileChecksumKey}" == 1 ] ; then
asr_opt=""
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ] ; then
echo "Preparing image for restore without file checksums"
fi
else
if [ "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "VERBOSE" -o "${scriptsDebugKey}" == "DEBUG" ] ; then
echo "Preparing image for restore"
fi
fi
/usr/sbin/asr imagescan --source "$destPath/System.dmg" $asr_opt || exit 1
fi
+ '[' '!' -e '/image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG/System.dmg' ']'
+ echo progress_imagingSource
+ '[' 0 == 1 ']'
+ '[' DEBUG == VERBOSE -o DEBUG == DEBUG ']'
+ echo 'Creating image of /Volumes/Macintosh HD 1'
Creating image of /Volumes/Macintosh HD 1
+ /usr/bin/hdiutil create '/image in here/NetRestore ofRolloutDMG/System' -srcfolder '/Volumes/Macintosh HD 1' -fsargs '-c a=16384,c=8192,e=1280' -uid 0 -gid 80 -mode 1775 -ov -puppetstrings
PERCENT:0.000000
PERCENT:0.433633
PERCENT:87.806953
PERCENT:-1.000000
Finalizing disk image.
detachTempimageFile: synchronous unmount /dev/disk1 returned 49153
lsof: status error on /Volumes/Macintosh: No such file or directory
lsof: status error on HD: No such file or directory
lsof 4.82
latest revision: ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/
latest FAQ: ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/FAQ
latest man page: ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/lsof_man
usage: [-?abhlnNoOPRtUvV] [+|-c c] [+|-d s] [+D D] [+|-f[cgG]]
[-F [f]] [-g [s]] [-i ] [+|-L [l]] [+|-M] [-o [o]] [-p s]
[+|-r [t]] [-s [p:s]] [-S [t]] [-T [t]] [-u s] [+|-w] [-x [fl]] [--] [names]
Use the ``-h'' option to get more help information.
retrying unmount (#1)...
detachTempImageFile: synchronous retry (#1) unmount /Volumes/Macintosh HD (/dev/disk1) returned 0
Workflow Stopped (2011-03-17 10:01:33 +0000)
Workflow Stopped (2011-03-17 10:01:34 +0000)
Stopping image creation.
Terminating script!

Thanks for your input...I did wonder if I was being impatient...
subsequently ran it again and was taken out of the office for a few hours, lo and behold on return all was well....
Now however, netboot service won't start, netboot folder is not being created within library...another posting to follow
Message was edited by: DaiVernon

Business scenario for CLIX

Dear Experts,
At what business scenario we need to use CLIX instead of MDM Console ?

Hi,
an example of CLIX that it can be used for Scheduled backups.
It helps in mounting, unmounting, starting and stopping MDM, and loading, unloading, verify and repairing MDM repositories.
CLIX is a separate MDM 5.5 application that allows you to manage MDM 5.5 repositories using a command line interface instead of the MDM 5.5 Console. CLIX makes most operational MDM 5.5 Console commands accessible via a command line interface and from within batch files, making it useful for scheduling and automating routine maintenance and backup operations.
+ An
refer to page 285 on console guide for more info. It has all the info for you.
In our project we had to use it since we required it to take backup every night and also load repositories automatically after all the software upgrades on windows server or db whenever the basis had to restart server.
Edited by: An. on May 17, 2008 12:13 PM

DVD Drive unmounts and crashes any app that tries to access it...help!

Hi,
I have a MacPro with a Pioneer DVD-RW DVR106d. All has been working well until recently.
Yesterday, I started a project to encode my DVDs for Apple TV using Handbrake.
When I insert a DVD, it spins up, mounts it, and allows normal operation.
However, once the drive spins down (e.g. after a rip), the drive unmounts and won't eject the DVD. I've tried ejecting it using the Terminal, but Terminal freezes. I've tried Disk Utility, but it won't get past the 'gathering information' stage. I've tried any other app that accesses the drive, and they all crash. Eventually, Finder itself crashes and won't restart (or allow me to shutdown).
The only thing to do is a hard-reset (ouch) which makes it work as normal.
Any ideas?
I've done a Permissions repair but no joy.
Mat

Really strange. If I 'catch' the drive before it's powered down and eject the disk once Handbrake has finished, it's fine - and will do another. If I leave it for a minute, the drive just switches off completely. So so strange. I wonder if Handbrake is to blame?
I've tried it on another user account as suggested, and it does the same thing. I'm going to try not using Handbrake and just play it, stop it, try to eject it and see what happens. Thanks for your help.
Mat

Help!!! T61 Blue Screen--unmountable boot volume-- error code 0000: Read verification failed

My computer is T61 (8891CT), but Blue Screen came out and reported--unmountable boot volume. I ran the diagnostic program and got the error code 0000: Read verification failed. I can’t run anything now including the restore and rescue. Has the hard drive died?
If the hard drive has died, I have to change the hard drive, but how to transfer the system (I don’t have any CD) and think vantage software? Thank you very much for you help.

Hi equalefk,
Yes, definitely sounds like it's time to replace the HDD.
Hope it helps.
Maliha (I don't work for lenovo)
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External drive no longer mounts or unmounts or formats. Help!

I have a 1TB external Seagate drive which is used to store my time machine backup for an iMac (2010). My time machine is failing as it says there is no backup disk. I ran disk utility. I see it on the external drive on the list below the line on the drive listings. I see the external drive and the time machine volume indented below it. I verified the external disk and it says it is fine. However it will not let me mount the external drive or the time machine partition. I cannot even re-format the disk because it says it cannot be unmounted (which is obvious it it does not let me mount it). It is connecting to the drive because it can see the verify results. I also tried every combination of unplugging power and cables to both the unit and the Mac itself.
Question(s):
1. Is there anyway to remount the external seagate drive?
2. Can I format it without mounting it. I don't care if I lose anything as it is all time machine backup files only
3. Do I need to format it on my windows PC and then reformat it again on a Mac!?
Help I am at my wit's end!!
Thanks
RZ

Disk Utility - Format, Erase, or Reformat a Drive

My daughter's ipod nano shows up in "devices" when I plug it in...but it disappears. Right away it says it needs to update, but then after extracting the files it comes back and says that it can't be updated because it can't be unmounted. help?!

My daughter's ipod nano shows up in "devices" when I plug it in...but it disappears. Right away it says it needs to update, but then after extracting the files it comes back and says that it can't be updated because it can't be unmounted. help?!

When in DFU mode and connected to the computer iTunes does not say anything but iTunes will see the iPod and you can restore the iPod via iTunes. When in recovery mode and you connect, iTunes will say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

Please Help, After Kernel panic restart failed- apple swirl(6 hrs), SafeMode-failed, SUMode-sucess. Could not unmount disk to erase. Repair permissions-multiple fail errors:unable to set permissions on... unable to set owner and group...

Please Help, I deleted an account that was the same name as the administrator but was not the administrator. Also a samsung galaxy s phone was charging through the usb port.
I closed out a program and got a message that the temp file could not be stored/saved.
Then a Kernel panic message occurred and restart was necessary.
The restart resulted in the screen with the apple logo and a continous swirl for 6+hrs,
Attempted Safe Mode start up, unsuccessful,
Single User Mode-sucess.
Ran $ fsck_hfs -rfd /dev/disk0s2 Ran several times repairs made with one which remained. something about a node.
No change in start up attempts
Started with install CD matching current OS 10.6
Ran Disk Utility Repair Permissions resulting in multiple errors:
One line/error
Warning: SUID file /////Ardagent has been modified and will not be repaired
144 lines/errors of this type of series of lines
Group permissions differ on...should be drwxr-xr-x, they are -rw-r--r-- .
permissions differ on...should be drwxr-xr-x, they are -rw-r--r-- .
unable to set owner and group...error 22: Invalid Argument
unable to set permissions on...error 22: Invalid Argument
Ran Repair Disk, result:
Error: Could not unmount disk (in red)
Ran Verify Disk, result:
The volume HD appears to be ok (in green)
Next I attempted to erase the dist to start from scratch since I have data backed up on time machine.
Error message box
Volume Erase failed
Volume Erase failed with error:
Could not unmount disk
I am looking to solve without buying DiskWarrior unless only resort.

So it looks like solved it for now I will update later. What I did was after starting from the install cd for the 10.6 system I ran from terminal ran:
diskutil disablejournaling /dev/disk0s2
diskutil disableownership /dev/disk0s2
diskutil repairPermissions /dev/disk0s2
then i closed terminal and then when to disk utility and chose to repair disk with results all was fine. Then ran repair permissions and got similar results from terminal function next I erased disk and then chose to restore from time machine and it is now restoring! yea!

Help needed with delete of bootcamp partition, error message 'Couldn't unmount disk'

Hello all
Sorry if this issue has been repeated elsewhere, I did search but there wasn't a discussion relating to my specific issue.
When we bought the iMac a couple of years ago, my husband partitioned the hard drive to run Windows via Bootcamp. Having got used to the Mac and experiencing the frustration between having to reboot to access each partition I have decided to restore the Mac to factory settings and install Parallels 8 so I can continue to use Office and Coreldraw).
So having backed up all of my files, I started the Mac up holding the 'Alt' key and then loaded the Recovery HD mode followed by Disk Utility. I then selected Bootcamp and erased all data from the partition. [Note: there are 2 files left which it won't allow me to erase through this method]
I then selected the main drive and the tab 'Partition', from the layout I then selected Bootcamp and clicked the minus button. I get the message confirming which partition I am about to delete and hit remove. I then get the error message 'Partition failed: couldn't unmount disk'.
I would be very grateful for some help please? I am not the best techy person but happy to give anything a go.
Just to mention there is nothing left on the Mac that I want to keep, therefore if there is an easier way than having to delete the partition then happy to hear it.
Thanks
Tara

Hello Tara,
Are you using Filevault?
https://kimmo.suominen.com/blog/2013/03/file-vault-volumes-cannot-be-resized/
Also see the last few posts here...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3894449?start=15&tstart=0

Help - Unmounting external USB drives causes error to system drive

Hi,
I am having problems with my Mid 2009 24" iMac OS 10.6.7. When unmounting external drives(usb OR firewire), I get either a message that "your computer must be restarted...." or sometimes system freezes.
Upon reboot and examining system drive with Disk Utility, I will find file count and/or folder count errors. I must then reboot from my SL disc, repair the errors and reboot, after which the system seems to run without problems...
So far, upon reconnecting and mounting those external drives, I have found no errors or anything that would lead me to believe that they were not unmounted correctly...
Any help with this would be appreciated. It is beginning to be frustrating to go through this crash and repair of the system drive each time I try to use an external drive....
Thanks,
JP

I have heard others with this problem so I am really surprised none here can help. My iMac has just crashed for the third time with corrupted disks because of this problem.
I will try Macfixit or something. Thanks

I have Os Lion on my mac book pro, im not a fan of this because i cant run many games, i have the disk for snow leopard my machine came with but i get a error saying "unable to unmount disc" when i try erase my hard drive i just want OS SL back any help?

I have Os Lion on my mac book pro, im not a fan of this because i cant run many games, i have the disk for snow leopard my machine came with but i get a error saying "unable to unmount disc" when i try erase my hard drive i just want OS SL back any help?
many thanks Carl.

You must boot from another drive in order to erase the system drive.
Try starting up with Snow Leopard DVD inserted and C depress. That should get you booted from the DVD. Then start Disk Utitlity from DVD and erase the disk then you should be able to install Snow Leopard.
Remember that everything will be removed from the disk when you erase it and install Snow Leopard so backup first.
Allan

HELP! Firewire Drives Unmounting by themselves.

I have a small workgroup with a G4/800 server with two FireWire drives connected. One of the drives contains ALL of the organizations files and is shared over the network using the SharePoints software. The other Firewire drive is just a backup drive which is used by Retrospect. What is happening is the users will frequently find the firewire shares mounted over the network on their machines will disconnect and users will receive an alert telling them that the network volume is no longer available or something. When we go to the server we find the Firewire drives are no longer mounted on the desktop. Otherwise, the machine is running normally. Trying to remount the drives usually does not work and I have found that the only surefire way to get them back is to turn the drives off, restart the machine, then turn the drives on. After that, they will mount fine and once again become available to the clients' machines.
I am at a loss as to what would be causing these volumes to unmount or eject themselves. Can anyone help me to troubleshoot this?

External hard drive spontaneously unmounted? Try these tips:
NEW FIRMWARE: Try updating your external hard drive's firmware, which is available from your drive manufacturers Web site--or just use VersionTracker's (www.versiontracker.com) search function to find it. Be sure to back up your data before applying the update, and carefully follow the manufacturers instructions.
OUT OF iSIGHT: If you're using an iSight camera while you're using a FireWire drive, the camera may be interfering with the drive's ability to stay mounted. Try temporarily disconnecting your iSight and moving it to a separate FireWire port. If you have multiple FireWire devices, try using a FireWire hub.
POWER PROBLEM: A faulty power adapter could be causing your drive to unmount. Your drive may not be getting enough juice to stay on, causing the drive to turn off and thereby unmounting it from your Mac. Alternately, the power adapter may not be providing a steady amount of power, causing your drive to turn on and off. Try replacing the adapter. If you can't get a replacement adapter from the hard drive manufacturer, try your local electronics store. Just make sure the adapter you choose has the same connector and input/output voltage. you can find the input/output voltage on the adapter itself.
Cheers! DALE

Help to eject or unmount disk upon shutdown

Hello all,
Please take pity on a newbie and answer what I hope is a really simple script question. This is my first attempt at Apple Script.
I have searched for a script that will eject (unmount) a disk upon shutdown, but haven't found anything on this board. Do you have a reference to an archived script or an example of such code?
Background:
I have a new FireWire drive (Western Digital MyBook). It is OSX compatible, but not well integrated. For example, it should power off when I shut down the computer. It does so, but only if I unmount it first. If you have a similar drive, I should note that this behavior began when I reformatted it to HFS+ (Journaled) from the OEM FAT32. I would like to autmate the un-mounting upon shut-down via an Apple Script.
I am running OSX 10.3.9 on an E-Mac. As for my programming skills, I used to program in Fortran on both IBM and Unix mainframes, and do some basic Unix system administration tasks. So, I should be able to manage this scripting task if given the right advice.
Thanks in advance for your help!
E-Mac Mac OS X (10.3.9)
E-Mac Mac OS X (10.3.9)
E-Mac Mac OS X (10.3.9) Western Digital MyBook Firewire Drive

The issue isn't how to unmount the disk (that's the easy part), the problem is when to trigger it.
There is no standard mechanism for launching a script at shutdown, so there's no way to tell your script to run prior to the shutdown.
The best solution I can think of is a stay-open script that sits around doing nothing all day, until it quits. When it quits it unmounts the drive.
Under normal circumstances you wouldn't quit the script at all - just leave it running, but when the OS tells it to quit as part of the normal shutdown process it does its thing.
Here's one way of doing it:
on run
-- nothing to do here
end run
on idle
return 3600 -- do nothing, and dont' bother me again for an hour
end idle
on quit
tell application "Finder"
try
eject disk "diskName"
end try
end tell
continue quit
end quit
The 'run' handler is executed when the script is launched, but there's nothing we need to do there.
The 'idle' handler is run periodically in the background - again, we don't need to do anything here, either. The return value tells AppleScript how long to wait before re-running the idle handler
The 'quit' handler does the work - as soon as it's called it unmounts the drive, then continues with the normal quit process.
Of course, there's no checking here to make sure you really are shutting down (vs. just quitting the script manually), so you might want to add some validation (prompt the user, maybe?). You'll notice I wrapped the eject command in a try block - that way it'll fail silently if the disk isn't mounted, otherwise it would post an error dialog "Can't get disk "diskName"".

Really Need Help Please! Xserve XRAID Volume Keeps Unmounting

I recently had a 14 Drive Apple RAID drop a drive and I immediately replaced the bad drive with a new drive so it could rebuild. Drives 1-7 are RAID5 handled by Upper Controller and Drives 8-14 are RAID5 handled by the lower controller. The Xserve is running Leopard Server 10.5.8.
I noticed the next day before the rebuild was almost done that the Volume had unmounted and didn't think much of it until the RAID rebuilt successfully and I rebooted everything to sync everything back. I thought all was good until the Volume on drives 1-7 started to unmount by itself. It will not stay up for more than 15 minutes. If I reboot the RAID or Xserve it always comes back.
I tried different cables, different ports on the Fibre controller, swaped different RAID Controller cards and even moved all the 7 drives into a different RAID chassis and the problem always follows the 7 drives in question, which is drives 1-7. I've just finished a parity rebuild, which did not help. I'm running another parity rebuild right now.
I would copy the data off onto the RAID which is identical but the Volume that the data is on won't stay mounted long enough to start and substantial copying of data.
I've looked at the console logs and RAID Admin logs, which didn't help much. I'm really at wits end and do not know what to do at this point. I believe the issues is not card, cable or chassis related but part of the 7 drives but don't know how to fix this issue. This problem only started after one of the drives had failed in drives 1-7.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Hi,
Couple of quick questions for you.
1) What drives do you have in the Xserve RAID?
2) What error does RAID Admin pop up? Is it Controller 1 Communications Failure?
3) If you look at the Console does if have an error in there Flushing FS disk buffer returned 0x5?
All the best
Beatle

Help. Hd is "unmounted".

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