Local;/root#

I get a black screen with the message:
UniNEnet: Ethernet address 00:30:65:6d:fd:90
Localhost:/root#
iMac Snow Mfg: 2000, 500 MHz, 256 MB Memory
OS 10.3.5 Combined Update
This happens at Startup I tried to use Disk Utility but it shows a problem; got the message to restart received the same root# message as above. Used TechTool PRO restarted got the same root message. Tried reset PRAM and used reset button on iMac side panel. Tried To Startup in Safe Mode. Tried to reinstall OS 10.3 got install problem restarted got the same root# message. Can't find a Root# in any documentation. This iMac worked fine running OS 10.3.5 for a year and a half have changed the ROM battery it was showing correct Date and Time when root problem started. Problem happened after a forced restart showed Finder not Responding trying to open a PDF file which started to open Classic that did not open and I received the message Finder not Responding.
Would love some help;
Dick Deaton

You will need to reinstall OS X. You might give this a try:
How to Perform an Archive and Install
An Archive and Install will NOT erase your hard drive, but you must have sufficient free space for a second OS X installation which could be from 3-9 GBs depending upon the version of OS X and selected installation options. The free space requirement is over and above normal free space requirements which should be at least 6-10 GBs. Read all the linked references carefully before proceeding.
1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then quit DU and return to the installer.
2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.

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Sudarshan Thiagarajan wrote:
remote
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> well Local Root Folder in dreamweaver has the same
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> How I understand in windows exporer that a folder is a
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I'm updating, editing, and appending an existing site that was previously created with Dreamweaver.
I'm new to Dreamweaver but have a pretty good understanding of things
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<tr>
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To be sure all links in the template file are changed too.
This is the .dwt file itself
This is a random page created from the above template.
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To provide easier visual reference I offer the following:
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2) sync the local drive with staging.domain.com so my client can proof and approve
3) sync to the actual live site at domain.com
I assume I could simply do this by changing the ftp info and given the site structure and all files are same and ideally all links are relative this should be accomplished easily.
Though perhaps my problem stems from the fact my local site is buried several layers deep on my local drive Local Drive/Users/Me/Clients/Client.... etc... but I haven't checked this yet.

Great... Thanks for your patience....
Here are links to all questioned files on the staging server:
This is the .dwt file itself
This is a random page created from the above template that shows the image/navigation incorrect.
And this page was created by simply altering the .dwt template file linked above and then SAVING AS. You can see the relative links remained and the navigation bar looks and operates as normal. (obviously the wrong thing to do.
And this page is one that was created prior to my working on the site and was based on the subpage template and displays correctly.
Now bear with me here as I notice this behavour too.
In the code snipped taken directly from the DW .dwt template (linked above)
<td width="24"><img src="../images/L-Header-Corner.gif" width="30" height="50" border="0"></td>
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In a page that displays correctly the code looks like this:
<td width="24"><img src="../images/L-Header-Corner.gif" width="30" height="50" border="0"></td>
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<td width="24"><img src="../images/L-Header-Corner.gif" width="30" height="50" border="0"></td>
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Create a new site definition. Go to Site > New Site.
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See if these help:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=31&thread=199161
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=33&thread=66627
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This has got something to do with the fact that I am working on a Mac as it never happened to me in a PC environment.
Nothing's changed with my files and my sites were all perfectly defined just the other day.
Why has it resorted to this message? Why should I have to redefine multiple websites again?
When I researched this online, someone mentioned that the drive name of Mac HD somehow auto-changed to Macintosh HD, and this person reckoned this was what caused the issue.
So, why has this happened and what can I do to resolve without having to redefine? I'd like to get to the bottom of this!
Thank you!

Hi,
I have Leopard and have not upgraded yet. Nothing has changed so I am puzzled by this. I tried the re-naming of the hard drive, but this gives no fix. I even tried removing the space between Mac and HD, but still no luck.
It's strange to me because my path to all my sites goes something like this:
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hello dreamwevaers.
i just started to learn dw,and i all ready bumped into an obstacle.i made a folder giving it a name project site.
and in my files panel,i can see every folder that happens to be on my desktop!what have i done wrong here?
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the sites name acualy is project folder.
and the folder is on my desktop.(with the name project folder)
a proper screen shot is here:

Adobe: fix problem selecting local root folder in Vista & Windows 7!

Adobe knows about this problem and is refusing to address it. It may seem small but it creates immense frustration and double-handling issues in productive environments.
Is Adobe just showing a totally arrogant stance toward its loyal users by ignoring their pain, or are they deliberately holding them to ransom to force more upgrades to CS5?
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/478327
Please petition Adobe on this issue.
Adobe: fix this problem!!!

I can't believe Microsoft-bashing is still so much a part of this business. Yes it's a bug and any person of even modest intelligence should be able to understand that if the issue was fixed in CS5 that it is simply Adobe's choice not to have issued a public update for CS4.
A "Community Professional" or whatever they are called, should be well enough versed in the product to know fully well that Dreamweaver CS5 is most certainly nit a "ground up" upgrade by any stretch of the imagination. That said, I have been around Dreamweaver since version 1.0 and the phenomenon of not fixing bugs and updating existing versions is a recent phenomenon. I might also add that this bug affects some of our products and one of Adobe's Dreamweaver engineers was kind enough to make a fix available for our customers. It fixes exactly what we asked to be asked, which is the folder select dialog that we use for our image-handling extensions. It does not affect the folder select dialog for the Site Manager.
Adobe is within its rights to fix the bugs that fit within their development scope and budget. To expect more is nice - but perhaps an actual Adobe employee can jump into this thread as they have in recent others and offer their side of the story.
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