USB quits after 10.4.11 update and can't read external Lacie drive contents
Performed update through Software Updater. (After reading this forum, I now know better for future updates) Now, my USB ports don't work and external Lacie drive looks blank. Plugged USB devices into PC and they work fine. From PC on same network, I can see all the files on the Lacie. Repaired disk permissions, shut down and unplugged everything, even power cord, and let it "think" for several hours. Still same problems. USB lights up for a few seconds then shuts down. Tried all USB ports, same problem. I can connect to external HD but it appears that all the files are gone.
Still not working.
I ran applejack, then re-installed the combo upgrade for 10.4.11, gave it several restarts, still no USB power or access to external HD. One thing that I notice, when starting up and the grey screen is up, the USB is lit. As soon as the little clock thing starts "running" in a circle, the lights go out. If I unplug then re-plug the USB devices, the lights come on for just a few seconds and then go out. Same results with and without USB hub in both ports. This is our old machine used mostly by kids for iTunes so we must attach the iPod to it or they will be on the new iMac, fresh out of the box!
BTW, we were 'tricked' into this upgrade. iTunes gave an error message saying that we had to upgrade or some features would no longer work. After the upgrade, iTunes said it would not load until we upgraded the OS X. I just jumped from 10.4.3 to 10.4.11 because that was the latest version. I have always trusted Apple and never had a problem, until now
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