Ibook G4 Disk Utility Errors - what is wrong?
Hello!
I have an ibook g4 that just started shutting off after about ten minutes of use on the battery. It wouldn't give me any warning, and said it was fully charged. Then after the last episode, I plugged it in and it started to boot, but would cut out after the grey apple was present for about 30 seconds.
I started it from my Tiger DVD and ran disk utility. When running a Disc Repair, I got the following text:
Verify and Repair disk "Macintosh HD"
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Invalid node structure
Rebuilding Catalog B-tree
The volume Macintosh HD could not be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
1 volume could not be repaired because of an error
Repair attempted on 1 volume
1 volume could not be repaired.
And then a dialog box:
"First Aid filed
Disk utility stopped repairing "Macintosh HD" because teh following error was encountered:
The underlying task reported failure on exit."
Did my hard drive die? It is new and has a warranty. But it is also the third one. This entire computer has been rebuilt and I don't know what else we could replace. We continue to have weird problems with it and have also had the logic board repaired. Any advice would be appreciated.
Are some computers just prone to problems?
Also - does a heavy program like Adobe Creative Suite or video over tax the logic board on this computer? It has a 933 mhz processor and 640 mb ram.
Thanks,
Kitty
Hey Tom and Kitty,
If the battery seems excessively hot check out the recall site:
https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/batteryexchange/main?id=qp
and make sure that your battery isn't on recall.
I wouldn't think that even a recalled battery could cause your hard drive to go bad due to heating issues. If it is defective or old it could cause unwanted shutdowns due to power anomalies. If this happened while the drive was writing that could cause errors in the OS. Do you remember checking out S.M.A.R.T. when these drives failed?
Did you keep all the old drives? You could put them into a FireWire external case like here:
http://www.microcenter.com/singleproduct_results.phtml?productid=0262752
There are cheaper USB/IDE adapters but they wouldn't be bootable.
You could then erase and reformat and reinstall your OS and see if those drives are still good.
3 drives in 5 years does seem a bit much but might be within failure modes especially is the iBook is traveled a lot.
Richard
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thank youWelcome to the Forums Nedd!
It's normal, no worry for us.
Michael Conniff covers some more of it here...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121755&tstart=0
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Disk Utility Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit 1
#!/bin/bash
# Author : Bill Hernandez
# Location : Plano, Texas
# Updated : Saturday, June 6, 2009 (1:48 PM)
# script name : setdisk_ownerenabled
# make sure to set permissions to execute
<hr>
# Description :
<hr>
# I've noticed that sometimes when using disk utility I cannot repair permissions, or I might get :
# ERROR: The underlying task reported failure on exit 1
# This shell script seems to have solved the problem.
# It worked very well for me,
# IF YOU USE THIS SCRIPT, IT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK...
# DO NOT USE IT UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT DOES
# After running it, it is best to restart before using Disk Utility again
<hr>
# Details :
<hr>
# After partitioning a disk using "Disk Utility", and then begin using it, at some point I would get
# an arror message when trying to save to one of the partitions, yet when I looked at the permissions
# everything looked fine. I would then try to use Disk Utility to repair permissions and end up with a
# cryptic error that pretty much told me nothing.
# I noticed that while in Disk Utility, if I selected a partition the lower LH corner of the dialog
# showed : Owners Enabled : No
# I tried selecting the partitions at the Desktop and doing a (CMD-I) and at the very bottom of each
# info dialog there was a checkbox :
# [ ] ignore ownership of this volume
# which I would check, even after logging in as root, and I couldn't seem to get a consistent way
# to get rid of the permissions dialog failure, so I found the vsdbutil command which can be used
# as follows to get partition, or disk info :
# $ vsdbutil -c /Volumes/driveor_partitionname
# ----> Permissions on '/Volumes/driveor_partitionname' are enabled.
# if it is not enabled you can enable the disk or partition using :
# $ vsdbutil -a /Volumes/driveor_partitionname
# It will set "Owners Enabled : Yes"
# This below script loops through the mounted disks, partitions, etc. and gives you information.
# You can leave the three flags below all set to TRUE, or selectively use what you want and change
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<hr>
# CHOOSE {"TRUE", "FALSE"}
<hr>
getvolumestatus="TRUE" # get "Owners Enabled : (Yes|No)" status
setvolumestatus="TRUE" # set "Owners Enabled : Yes"
list_volumes="TRUE" # show volume names
<hr>
# DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW HERE
<hr>
if [ $getvolumestatus == "TRUE" ]; then
echo '============================='
echo '$getvolumestatus'
echo '============================='
# get "Owners Enabled : (Yes|No)" status
for i in $( df -l | sort -u | awk '{print $6}' | grep '/' ); do
vsdbutil -c $i
done
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if [ $setvolumestatus == "TRUE" ]; then
echo '============================='
echo '$setvolumestatus'
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Here is a summary to the root cause of the problem.
SUCCESS...
Problem Summary : The system crashed and would hangup during boot, tried many things, until I eventually erased the disk and started over again.
iMacG5 24 GHZ Intel with One internal disk partitioned into 3 logical drives
Cub_1 OS X 10.5.7
Cub_2 OS X 10.5.7 (Carbon Copy Cloner backup of Cub_1)
Cub_3 OS X Server 10.5.7 (standard os x server setup)
At some point after setting up standard preferences, OS X Server crashed.
When I tried to restart, the machine would hang up during boot.
Finally after several attempts, ran Disk Utility from install dvd and repaired Cub_3
When I tried to run "Repair Permissions" on Cub_3 from install dvd, I got an error
Disk Utility Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit 1.
Rebooted, and started in single user mode (CMD-S) during boot until I saw the unix commands on the screen
RAN : root # fsck -fy
Then I began seeing the same command filling the screen :
posix_spawnp("/usr/sbin/mDNSResponder") could not find file or directory
Called Enterprise Support and spoke to Frank Alcorn, he said this was most likely a permissions problem and asked me to try repairing permissions from the install dvd. I told him about the error, but nevertheless I tried it again and got the same Disk Utility Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit 1..
He asked me to try booting into single user mode again, and to try
root # chmod 775 /
root # reboot
During the reboot process the machine got hung up again, and could not get the single user mode to work at all.
Frank said the command needed to be :
root # chmod 1775 /
Frank asked me if I had changed anything in file sharing, and I told him I had. He asked me what I had shared, and I said the entire drive Cub_3. He asked me what I had done for permissions, if I had denied permissions to anyone. I told him that I had set myself up as the only user that could have access to it, and when he said that's where the problem was the lightbulb went off, and it made sense.
Shortly after I set the sharing preferences is when the server crashed. It all makes sense now...
Frank said not to share the entire disk, only portions (share points) of it. I had done this in Panther Server, and Tiger Server and it worked fine, but apparently Leopard Server works a little differently, maybe more secure.
It seems to me that if sharing the entire disk, which is what I needed would cause such a problem there should have been some sort of warning from the operating system, but there wasn't. I had run into this problem several times over the past three weeks since I had started working with Leopard Server, but in each case I ended up re-installing OS X Server and starting over again.
I told him I would try to reboot from the OS X partition (Cub_1) and try it from there.
He asked me to let him know if it worked, and I said I would...
Problem FIX :
I booted back into the partition containing OS X (Cub_1) and did the following via the Terminal.
$ su - root
$ chmod 1775 /
$ reboot
During the reboot process I held down the (OPTION) key, and selected Cub_3 (the os x server partition) and sure enough after a few minutes of holding my breath the login window magically appeared. So I logged in, and did not have to re-install the server. Hallellujah....
This solved the boot hang problem. It is great to finally have an answer. In retrospect it makes sense, but that's why its hindsight...
The reason for sharing the entire disk in my mind was that since I was the only user on the system, it was easier to have one disk mounted on my workstation rather than several folders. It made sense to me, it still does. I don't need a bunch of folders, just one disk is easier... -
Repairing disk permissions daily what is wrong with my macbook pro
repairing disk permissions daily what is wrong with my macbook pro
Thanks Clinton - that is what I was afraid of so I have backed up to another hard drive and I ran that program the results are posted below
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:8:24
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (465.76 GB)
(null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 434 GB (16.5 GB free)
BOOTCAMP (disk0s3) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 31.44 GB (2.06 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 1.82 TB
(null) (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
Elements (disk1s2) /Volumes/Elements: 1.82 TB (944.25 GB free)
Western Digital My Book 465.76 GB
(null) (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
Time Machine Backups (disk2s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Backups: 465.44 GB (32.37 GB free)
EPSON EPSON Scanner
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Microsoft Compact Optical Mouse 500
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
[loaded] com.smithmicro.schedulerdaemon.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.930da3ce175de4e82bd3cdf1dd8571f74bd3b6a7236bc94bfc00f6e9.plist
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[redacted]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.smithmicro.cleaning.schedulermailer.plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
EEventManager
FontAgent Activator
Aimersoft Helper Compact
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
FAPPreferences
Growl
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobeAAMDetect.plugin
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
NPRoblox.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
Unity Web Player.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
None
Top Processes by CPU:
5% EtreCheck
3% syslogd
2% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% LaunchCFMApp
0% EPSON Scanner
0% ODSAgent
Top Processes by Memory:
102 MB mds
53 MB WindowServer
53 MB Mail
37 MB Finder
20 MB coreservicesd
20 MB FontAgent Activator
20 MB EtreCheck
16 MB Dock
16 MB mdworker
12 MB Aimersoft Helper Compact
Virtual Memory Statistics
2.26 GB Free RAM
531 MB Active RAM
420 MB Inactive RAM
702 MB Wired RAM
284 MB Page-ins
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My daughter told me her Mac mini isn't booting up past the grey screen. I put in the install disk and started it up pressing "C" and used Disk Utility to attempt to figure out what's up. I got the following error message:
Could not repair due to underlying task failure on exit (-9972)
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Thanks
~margaret
17 iMac G4 1.25GHz 160GIG HD Mac OS X (10.4.3) G4 iBook, Mac mini, 10G iPod, iPod mini (pink!), Apple IIGSDale, although the -9972 error is probably some serious data error on the drive, which can sometimes be solved by an Erase & Install of Mac OS X, the fact that the Hardware Test reports an issue probably means that the data error was caused by physical damage on the drive.
I have to say that I find your post(s) most unhelpful. It' true that the informatin contained in them can be useful, however, you could have made the effort to sort it for iMargB. The fact that you didn't, plus your posting of the exact same post in two different threads, makes me feel that you are in a hurry, and that you sacrifice quality to quantity. Trying to help as many people as possible is a good thing, however, we are here to help (or to be helped), not to overwhelm people with information, hoping that they will figure it all out on their own.
iMargB, the Hardware Test is not part of Mac OS X, it is a system-specific volume, which explains why it is included on your original disc rather than on the Tiger one. Your guess of using the latest OS's Install disc was a good one though, when it comes to using Disk Utility for example : attempting to repair a Tiger installation with a Panther disc is not a good idea, as it might damage it instead, because of the differences between Panther and Tiger.
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MacBook Pro Stuck in Recovery Loop; Disk Utility Error
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I am running OS X Server on it - and have considered migrating that to a Mac Mini (yet to be purchased) - but want to get a better idea of options before I pull that trigger. I also want to make sure my MacBook Pro is recoverable and can still be used.
1. What is the risk of reformatting just the startup disk "disk0s2"? Is that even possible?
2. Is MacBook Pro in need of service at the apple store? Or can this be completed by me? (I have above average ability, but no wizard)
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d. reformat MBP again, starting from scratch and install fresh copy of Yosemite
I had also considered just a fresh build of OS X Server on a new Mac Mini and starting fresh with the MBP. I don't use a ton of services on OS X Server so think my rebuild would be less time intensive than most.
Appreciate all the feedback.Well, your hard drive (flash storage) is good, at least. Here's what I would try next (before making a trip to the Apple Store or an AASP):
Boot into your Recovery partition and reinstall OS X. This won't damage or erase any of your user files, etc., just give you a fresh installation of Mountain Lion. Since your hardware seems to be OK, it could be that the system has just become corrupt and reinstalling it may 'fix' the problem.
Call back if that doesn't work...
Clinton -
Disk Utility Error 61 when attempting to create disk image on external driv
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Disk Utility error: "No such file or directory."
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I've tried selecting the drive ("2.0 GB PIONEER DVD-R...") and selecting the DVD ("CFTPRODUCTDEMO").
The DVD plays in DVD Player no problems. I have 11 GB free on my hard drive. I'm using a new Pioneer DVR-111D external optical drive (the internal 106D won't read DVDs it makes).
What's wrong?Hey,
Im having the same exact problem.
Toast even says it has a medium error with this drive.
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Hi:
I’ve used Disk Utilities awesome capabilities many times, but am now running into my first real problem.
I am trying to create a 100 GB new blank disk image, using the “Mac OS Extended (Journaled) option for format, 256-bit AES encryption, a single partition-Apple Partition Map, and Image Format as read/write disk image.
When I implement this, it asks for the AES password then repeatedly crashes, albeit in slightly different ways each time. The most informative was a Unable to create “filename.dmg” (error -60008) message. I can’t find anything explanatory about this in Google
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This error occurs on both my home and work iMacs. It seems to reliably occur about 1/2 way through typing in my password. The error occurs whether I use 128 or 256 AES encryption.
There is more than adequate space on the hard drive I am attempting to place this image on. Disk Utility is version 12.1.1 (353) and all is running on a 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5 iMac.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank youAgain, thanks for your help!
Here’s what I did:
1) In my account, I set up another administrator account
2) Logged out of my personal administrator account, then logged into the new SysAd account
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Neither my internal hard drive, nor the two external hard drives showed up on the desktop.
I clicked on “Documents” in the dock to get a window. Here, again the internal HD did not show up.
1) The two external FW drives did show up this way
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3) Only “Applications” folder opened in the usual way from this approach.
When I go into Disk Utility in the SysAd account and try to create the .dmg in the usual fashion, I again get the -60008 error.
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Disk Utility Error- Filesystem verify or repair failed.
I ran Disk Utility and before it finished I received Filesystem verify or repair failed error message.
It says to run repair but I can't
HELP!!! What do I do? What is wrong?
ThanksHi , and a warm welcome to the forums!
Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward. -
Disk Utility Error "no valid packages"
Hi,
I have a PowerBook G4 with 1GB RAM.
I've noticed a significant system slowdown lately. Programs take longer to open and respond, and it's rather annoying. I came to the forums to seek some remedy, and tried to run a Disk Utility to check that everything there is at least okay. But when I click on verify permissions, I get an error that says "no valid packages." Does anyone know what this means and how to fix it (if it needs fixing; I'm assuming this isn't a good thing, whatever it is!).
Thanks.
LoriHi librarygirl and Welcome to the Discussions!
Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4: Disk Utility shows a "No Valid Packages" alert
Disk Utility can't verify or repair permissions on the Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4 volume if the "BaseSystem.pkg" file is not in /Library/Receipts.
This alert appears when you try to repair permissions with Disk Utility:
"First Aid failed
"Disk Utility stopped repairing permissions on '(volume name)' because the following error was encountered: No valid packages"
In the Disk Utility text window, this message appears in red text:
"Error: No valid packages (-9997)"
This happens when the BaseSystem.pkg file is not in /Library/Receipts.
Solution
If you've moved this file, move it back to /Library/Receipts. You shouldn't normally remove any files from /Library/Receipts.
If the file has been deleted, replace it by copying it from a different computer that uses Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4, or by reinstalling Mac OS X 10.3/10.4 from an installation disc.
"Reinstall" means you can install 10.3 or 10.4 from a disc, if it's the same version of 10.3/10.4 (such as 10.3.3 on both the installation disc and computer). If the version of 10.3/10.4 on the computer is newer than what's on the install disc, then use the install disc to perform an Archive and Install installation instead, then update to a later version of Mac OS X.
Joe -
Disk utility error when erasing an external hard drive
Hi,
Not sure if this is the most appropriate fourm list to post this but I thought I'd give it a try.
I am running snow leopard on my MBP and am trying to use disk utility to erase and format an ext. HD. While the disk icon does not show up on the desktop when I connect it to my mac, Disk utility does show the ext. hd in the left column, but no matter what format I try, even just using one partition and selecting zero out all data, I get the following error: "disk erase failed with the error: POSIX reports: The operation couldn't be completed. Cannot allocate memory".
Is the hd dead? Are there other options? I do have disk warrior, version 4.1.1 and it does not regonize the ext. hd.
Please advise.
Thanks,Thanks for the reply. Yes, I did select the ext hd as the one I wanted to erase (my internal hd is my start up drive). After I selected the ext hd, (there is no volume listed under it so the only thing I can select is the hd itself). that is when I selected erase and then Mac journaled, then named the hd and then after selecting erase, I got the error. Also as a matter of note, if I select firstaid, both the repair and verify permissions are dimmed, so I can't even try to repair the disk. That is when I tried disk warrior hoping that could examine the hd, but since it is not mounted on the d/t, it doesn't show as a drive to check. I don't understand why the ext hd shows up in disk utility, but not the d/t. Also of note is the fact that when I connect that ext had to my Mac with a fw cable, a window opens saying that the drive is not readable and do I want to initialize it or ignore. I choose to initialize and that is when I get the error. Also of note is that I have tried both security options of "don't erase data" and "zero out data" and still get the same error.
Hope this clarifies things a bit. -
Hi,
Fed up with seeing the spinning beach ball I decided to reformat my MacBook Pro...
After backing up everything on an external hard drive I put in the OSX install DVD, restarted the machine and held down 'C'.
I followed the install prcedure, clicking next a few times etc...
I then went into Utilities > Disk Utility. I chose 7-Pass to erase the Macintosh HD and set it off erasing.
I checked the process an hour in and message on screen read:
Secure disk erase failed with the error:
could not open disk
The internal hard drive no longer exists in the disk utility so I cant retry erasing it.
The only thing that appears in disk utility is the OSX install DVD.
I can't even shut down the mac as everything under the apple tab is greyed out!
I'm guessing this means my hard drive is broken right?
If anyone has any other ideas of what to try I'd really appreciate that.
How do I turn the machine off?
If my hard drive is gone then should I consider getting an SSD drive?
Any recommendations for such a drive would be great.
Hope you can help!Did you partition the drive?
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. If you need to reformat your startup volume, then you must 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 or Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (only required for Intel Macs) then click on the OK button. 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 can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Steps 4-6 are optional but should be used on a drive that has never been formatted before, if the format type is not Mac OS Extended, if the partition scheme has been changed, or if a different operating system (not OS X) has been installed on the drive. -
Worrying Disk Utility Error Message
When I click verify disk in Disk Utility, a worrying error message comes up saying " The underlying task did not complete on exit" giving the error message
Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
Checking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Checking volume information.
Invalid volume free block count
(It should be 24694657 instead of 24694833)
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
Volume needs repair
I can't repair the volume as it is greyed out.
Help! This is a brand new MacBookPro, I've only had it a couple of days!So far I have never had any problems with them personally so I don't do an Erase & Install.
I'm sure we're all happy for you although problems do happen. Problems with the installation and even hardware problems. Thing is, often these issues aren't apparent until some time later.
The way I see it, the time and effort required to do an "Erase and Install" (which include a zero write to the drive) is a known… about 3 hours. To my mind, even there's a remote chance that this stops a potential problem in its tracks before it's a problem it's worth the time spent. 3 hours over the lifetime of a Mac OS X installation is not a lot to give up.
Additionally, by zero writing to a drive, it does allow you to see if your drive is on one way performing correctly. All four of my 300GB drives in my Mac Pro wrote zeros within one minute of each other. I know these drives won't have issues when being told to write a ton of data. Whithout doing this I would never know.
Now I did the same thing with my parents' 750GB drives and one finished in 3 hours and the other was still going at 5 hours. Now you can't tell me there's not something up there. So at what point would you like to have found that out?
How much time, let alone money, does it cost to do something later on?
Just like tools like Monolingual. How many issues with updates are caused by such tools? Again, how much time is lost to debug and maybe fix such issues? Thing is, we don't know although if you had a customised installation from the outset it wouldn't matter as you wouldn't be using such tools.
But hey… everyone's got their own opinion. All I know is that my systems always seem to go better and faster than every other Mac owners I know. -
Disk Utility Error Message-Bootable USB/ExternalHD
I'm using Disk Utility at the moment to create a bootable USB/External HD ( I've tried both ) and nothing is working. It comes up with a error message. I have the retail Snow Leopard DMG and i'm doing everything correct user wise. It's just something is wrong with Disk Utility in my opinion..
Error message (60) restore failure.
So now my question is.. I's there a alternative for creating a bootable usb/external harddrive. CCC only allows for the copying of your Macintosh but I want to create a bootable drive. Please someone help fast.Hello, have you used Disk Utility to Repair the External Drive?
Might try Carbon Copy Cloner...
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
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