Install Discs Won't Install/Go to 2nd Install Disc

Hello! I need some help. I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out what is going on. I recently had to use my installation discs that came with my IMAC to reinstall the operating system. That is a story in itself. In any case the first time I tried using them I started with disc #1 and went to bed, thinking it would finish while I was asleep. When I woke up I had the white screen of death and nothing else. So I decided to try again. This time everything worked well. I was prompted to insert disc #2 and then after 1 - 2 hours I was back up and working. I immediately went to update all my software and that is where my first problem started. I could not update from 10.5.2. The auto update wanted me to install 10.5.8 combo update but I kept getting "source media is damaged" error. So a local computer repair guy said that he thought I would need to reinstall the operating system again so off I went. This time I had no luck. I insert disc #1 and it runs like it should but instead of prompting me to insert #2 it automatically restarts my computer, doesn't eject disc #1, and then starts the whole process over again with disc #1. I can not get it to allow me to start disc #2 for re-installation. Am I making sense? It is almost like its in a loop. What can I do to fix this?
Thanks in advance for all the help.
Bill

Hi easybpw
If you did not completely erase the HD and are just installing/reinstalling the OS X from disk 1, then you may not need to reinstall disk 2 again?
If you want to start completely over, then startup from disk 1 and use Disk Utility to completely erase the Internal HD and then start over.
If the computer will startup and run after the last OS X installation, then eject the install disk and try downloading and installing the 10.5.8 Combo Update for the following link instead of using the system updater. > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL866
It also may be possible that you are having some kind of hardware problem with your HD, your superdrive or have a bad install disk. On thing you can try if you have a spare External HD around, is to format it GUID Partition Table / Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and install the OS X on it.
+Caution do not attempt this with your only backup drive if you have one, it will erase your backup.+
While on the backup subject, what if any do you have? If you have a Bootable Clone or Time Machine those might also help in Restoring your Internal HD.
Dennis

Similar Messages

Itunes 7.0.2 won't update my ipod 2nd gen. software

I purchased an ipod silver 2gb and it came with ipod software 1.1.1. I downloaded and installed itunes 7.0.2 and the it won't update my ipod to the 1.2 or greater version required for nike+.
I tried the updates but it only says that the itunes 7.0.2 version is the latest version. The summary of the ipod indicates that the ipod software installed in the ipod is version 1.1.1.
If tried download ipod software version 1.3 but the download at the apple websit only provide for the free download of itunes version 7.0.2.
What can I do to update my ipod software and be able to instal nike+?

did you consult and troubleshoot with any of the many helpful information here.
http://www.apple.com/support/nikeplus/
Try connecting your ipod to the itunes and see if it recognizes nikeplus there. If not then you can also try the 5 r's
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
Then if that doesnt work then go to your ipod settings and select about and see what firmware version your using on the ipod.
GFF:)

My apps are downloaded onto my itunes account but they won't download onto my 2nd gen ipod touch what do i do? when i go on summary then click on apps it wont let me click on any thing on that page its all faded and wont do anything

help me please

I had this issue before and it was related to security restrictions set on the touch itself
On the touch itself go to: Settings->General->Restrictions
If there is a restrict for Installing Apps the Apps page will be greyed out in itunes

Itunes won't recognize ipod nano 2nd gen

hi everyone,
I have a mac powerpc g4 and am running osx 10.3.2 and itunes 6.0.4. as far as I know, that's the latest itunes that will work with this os. I can plug in my own ipod (an old 40 gb) and everything's great. the problem is when my fiance plugs in hers -- she wants to load some of my mp3s onto her ipod. it shows up as an ipod on the desktop, but itunes doesn't recognize it. I tried the 5 R's already -- I even restored her ipod nano 2nd gen and made sure it was in mac format and had the latest software, which it now does. but it makes no difference. her own itunes/mac recognizes her ipod just fine; the problem is when we plug it into my mac. I suspect I need some different, updated driver that will explain to my mac that the thing that's being plugged in needs to be treated like an ipod. any ideas where I can find such a driver that would work with my os, or, failing that, any ideas as to anything else that would fix the problem? any help is much appreciated.
thanks,
John

My IPod Nano will charge when connected to my computer but it won't come up on My Computer or iTunes. So I can't update the songs. I've already tried reseting the iPod. Does anybody know what I can do to fix it.

Scrabble won't load on my 2nd gen ipod touch

I've downloaded scrabble on my 2nd gen ipod touch and it won't load, can anyone help me please?

This Scrabble requires iOS 4.3 or later but your 2G can only go as high as 4.2.1
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id284815117?mt=8

My Toshiba Canvio 3.0 won't mount on Lion (2nd Generation Air)

I tried mounting the external hardrive on another mac that runs on snow leopard and it mounts. However when i plug it into my macbook air after i upgraded to lion. It wont' mount anymore, it did before.
This messages pops up
PLEASE HELP. I beg all the geniuses on this community.
Thanks

I see this posting is pretty old but here's my experience, for what is worth.
I bought today a Toshiba Canvio 3.0 1Tb and I have both PC and Mac at home.
For 90 $ at Radio Shack I thought it is a good deal although it did not say on the box very much.
It was formatted NTFS and had some software on it as well as a manual.
I tried to mount it first on my Mac OS 10.7.4.
Without any drivers and with it's own cable it worked at first attempt.
I could copy some music to it and it just worked fine, I could play it.
Then I read the instructions and it says you must install the Tuxera NTFS driver supplied on Canvio to work read/write otherwise will be read-only.
Once I did that I attempted to copy and it shown some activity. Then I decided to reboot as indicated by Tuxera software and after that it only mounted in read-only mode. I tried to deactivate Tuxera, uninstall, reboot, reinstall, reinstall, reboot again, nothing helped. The Toshiba web site did not help at all.
Eventually I thought to try reformatting it and use it with HFS+. I copied all original content somewhere on my Mac for backup then started Disk Utility and opening the Canvio I noticed it offers a format option as Win NT NTFS Tuxera, which I thought to try and that worked indeed. Then I copied the original content back on the newly formatted partition. I can use it perfectly fine on my Windows 7 as well as Mac. It works pretty fast.

Ipod shuffle won't show up on 2nd computer

Please help..... I want to play my Ipod shuffle on another computer. I don't need to download any music from or to the 2nd computer, I just want to play the shuffle's content on it(in Itunes). When I plug in the usb, the device charges, but it does not show up in Itunes. I authorized the 2nd computer, but still nothing. Please talk me thru this. I love my Ipod, and am very much into my music, but I'm pretty lame at understanding computers, so please keep this in mind when you reply............ Thanks

Actually, that's a good question. I thought it was true with all iPods, but I just tried an experiment on my full-sized iPod and it wasn't the case.
I copied a song (one that I didn't mind deleting) manually to my iPod (not shuffle). I started playing it off the iPod list. Then I went to my main iTunes library list and deleted that song. The song kept playing and continued to be listed on the iPod's list. When I do the same thing with my shuffle, as soon as delete the song off the main library list, the song stops playing and the iPod shuffle re-syncs to no longer have the song.
So to answer your question, I believe you can set the larger iPods to manually manage your music (not sync) and play songs from it on multiple computers. You just can't do the same thing with a shuffle.

Incomplete book message won't let me order 2nd copy of iPhoto book

I have been trying to BUY a 2nd copy of a 90 pg photo book but message says it is INCOMPLETE & I must "drag a photo to place in background" which I already completed perfectly for the 1st book (and received it).
I have redone the pages in question over & over but nothing is accepted...what could be problem? Don't want to spend another month starting a new book over again.

what ever
It would be a lot easier to go though each page of the book and verify tha tthe page background is a color rahter that a missing photo - what you do is up to you
Well that indicates that there is a photo missing
have you deleted any photos from iPhoto or tided up your disk since you ordered?
Go thorough the book carefully and verify that all photo frames are filled in - the most common cause of this error- is a page background out requiring a photo with the missing photo hidden behind a layout that includes photos that are there
LN

PowerBook won't recognize iPod Shuffle 2nd Gen, PC will

Just before I throw yet another iPod Shuffle 2nd Gen 1GB down the toilet, I thought I'd check here for "Death Row"/"Life Support" suggestions. I've read similar questions with no, or unhelpful, answers, but here goes anyway:
After a whopping two weeks of use, my iPod stopped being recognized by my PowerBook. Not in iTunes, not in System Profiler, not in UNIX (etc etc). However, it is still being recognized by an old PC laptop I have that runs Windows 2000. So far I've tried the following:
-- The 5 R's
-- rolling back to iTunes 6 on Mac
-- iPod Reset Utility on the PowerBook (Mac doesn't recognize it so that's a dead end)
-- Restoring the iPod on the PC via iTunes
-- iPod Reset Utility on the PC
-- formatting the iPod as a drive on the PC
-- running Yamipod on both Mac and PC (admittedly, that was desperate)
Nothing, absolutely nothing, got the Mac to recognize the iPod. At this point, I've already used my one phone call with Apple Support (owning an iPod is kinda like being in jail!) and, even though it's under warranty, since I'm in the middle of nowhere in Mexico, getting the iPod back to Apple will cost me, oh, about the cost of a new iPod Shuffle!

If anyone comes across this post because they have the same problem, and you're "tech-savvy" enough to figure out how to reset your iPod, forget it, do yourself a favor and stop looking in this forum.
Below are links to three recent posts, all people with the same problem, none of them got any help from any Apple moderators and got "helpful" answers like "try cleaning your USB port" and "did you sweat too much while using it?"
"Not recognized by OS X or Windows XP -- charges and plays fine, though"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1572062&tstart=0
"Shuffle not recognized by itunes after a couple charges"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1508538&tstart=15
"constantly blinking orange light; no longer recognized by computer"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1444289&tstart=30
It's a common problem, Apple knows, Apple doesn't care, so, if you can, send it back or, better yet, throw it away and save yourself future headaches.

External Power adapter won't charge iPod Mini 2nd Gen

I just bought a 3rd party external power adapter and car charge cable for my iPod mind 2nd gen. Neither one seems to work. The only way I can charge it is via my USB connection. Should 3rd party adapters work or do I need a special one? Should there be an icon on the screen if the adapter is working? Thanks for any help.

Try an SMC reset:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319

Polygonal Lasso tool issues in newly installed Photoshop CS6 on IOS X Lion 10.7.4

I'm using a new install of Photoshop CS6 (via creative cloud) on a new iMac and getting superb performance aside from constant issues with the polygonal lasso tool.
All the other variants of the tool work fine without fault, but when using the polygonal selection , either the first 'point' won't register or subsequent 2nd or 3rd points won't register, causing photoshop to hang for a second then fill the marquee incorrectly.
I'm using a magic mouse and also tested it with a USB Logitech but still getting the same issue.
3.4ghz Intel Core i7 Quad core iMac
16GB Ram
OS & Photoshop on a SSD
Scratch Disk 1TB internal HD
2GB Video Card
IOS X Lion 10.7.4
... latest OS update
... latest photoshop update
Any help much appreciated ...

same here!
very unpredictable behavior from polygonal lasso tool with apple magic mouse and fresh wacom intuos 5 large.
work on imac 27" i5 late 2013 with 32GB RAM and mac pro 2006 with 16GB RAM
- can observe unsteady and unpredictable behavior of the polygonal lasso tool
in 10.7, 10.8 and 10.9 meaning it wont react on my click and "hang"
or suddenly fill the lasso selection as complete, when i just do a simple click.
- can reproduce this behavior with my apple magic mouse over usb, wireless and
more frequently with my wacom intuos 4 and 5 over usb.
- even on my latest imac 2013, newly installed only photoshop cs5 and cs6, i can reproduce much more strange behavior fo this tool ever: the first point/click won't register at all, it feels like the polygonal lasso tool hangs and waits and nothing happens. i click on another tool, click back on poly.lasso and try again. after the second attempt, after seconds of waiting, the third click always fills the selection as completed, although i am not finished with my selection at all
any idea why?
love working with polygonal lasso, although it reacts very unstable and unpredictable since years and versions !!

HT1386 ipod touch 2nd gen won't sync with Windows 8 laptop

Why won't my ipod touch 2nd gen sync with my Windows 8 laptop? It worked last week, but not since latest Windows update on my laptop. Has anyone found a solution to this?

Have you:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
I would start with
Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
New cable and different USB port?
Runs this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests

GT 610 2nd monitor pink screen

I've recently installed an MSI GT 610 graphics card and have set up 2 monitors. The primary monitor is on the DVI-I port, the secondary on the D sub port has a pink colour cast. Greens won't show on the 2nd monitor.
I've swapped the monitors around and the problem is definitely with the output from the D sub port.
Is this a faulty card or is there a fix?
The card refs are 912-V809-205 N610GTMD2GD3/LP I've got the latest driver 301.42
Grateful for a solution

could be read >>Posting Guide<<
do you have any temp monitor software installed?

Why won't Thunderbird open after Mac reboot?

Using Thunderbird on Macbook Pro for a couple of years, no problem. Recently moved house; same router and ISP but been getting invalid certificate messages on high-security sites ("Your connection is not private"). Changed two certificates to "always trust" and rebooted. Now Thunderbird won't respond, even after 2nd reboot as mentioned in another question - I've done my homework ;-)
thanks in advance for your help!

I mentioned the high security sites simply in terms of the general context of my problem. Thunderbird still won't open and I would very much appreciate someone's experience to understand why and what I need to do to get it to start again. All my emails are filed in Thunderbird and if it won't open, I can't work. Thanks for your help.

New mac - older iPod - it won't recognise the iPod!

my new mac won't recognise my shuffle 2nd generation. don't care if i have to delete the music on the shuffle?!

See the heading "How to open an app from a unidentified developer" on this support page. The instructions apply to installer packages as well as applications.

Satellite P10-304 Won't power up now

Hello,
Got Satellite P10-304 machine which won't power up after 2nd attempt. What happened:-
Machine powered up from cold start - booted up Window XP ok. After 5 -10 minutes, machine screen went dimmed (looks like backlight have gone) and couldn't power off machine by pressing power button, so had to remove the battery pack to kill the power into machine.
Now, machine won't power up (even battery pack fully charged), When I pressed the power button, I do get a orange light flashed once inside the blue light circle area around power button.
Leave machine powered off for about 1 hour and machine started up in BIOS screen and then after 3 mins screen went dimmed again. Machine won't start up again! Checked AC adaptor and getting 19.3Volts and 6.1Amp so power supply unit ok.
Sounds like the motherboard is playing up and needs replacing? Dose anyone come across this problem before?
Many thanks

Hello
> Sounds like the motherboard is playing up and needs replacing?
Yes, it seems so :(
Maybe its not the mainboard but another hardware part. But to be honest you should go to an authorized service provider. The technicians can check the notebook to determine what is exactly wrong.
And here you can search the nearest ASP:
http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com => Support & Downloads => Find an authorized service provider
Greets

Install Discs Won't Install/Go to 2nd Install Disc

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for